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snatcher
13-03-09, 09:13 PM
We have just been over to Drummore to open the caravan for the season.There was a break in the weather on the Tuesday 10/03/2009 so decided to grab a few hours fishing,my first since I fished in Australia Nov 2008 !!!!

I have never fished the Mull so early before but decided to have a go at a mark near Port Logan.I had mackerel,herring and limpet with me.

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As soon as I got there minced up some herring/mackerel/limpet and chucked some in as "groundbait" - just hoping to awaken those wrasse from their winter slumbers!!! I set up a sliding float and baited with limpet/mackerel.

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Kept putting on fresh bait and trying different depths but not a touch.Next tried hard on the bottom,still nowt.I had been there nearly 4 hours and never had a nibble.It was a pleasant place to blank though

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Put on a lure and tried spinning for the last 10 mins,not a touch.Oh well time to pack in and head back to the van for a medicinal red :scull:

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Passed another 8 anglers on my way back to the car and had a bit blether with them all.Not a bite between us all

There was even one guy trying spinning off the beach

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Oh well there is always next time.:thumbs: Had a good chuckle off two of the anglers I spoke to who hailed from Glasgow,they appeared to be beginners. "What time is is normally high tide here" I was asked - it did make me smile though. I quickly explained about tide tables and such and they thanked me for that as it had not ever been explained to them by anyone before.My good deed of the day :smiile:

There is always next time

John
jonnyc
16-03-09, 02:29 PM
yeah im beginner, ive had good hours of 'nothing' so i figured i was doing something wrong. but ey i can only improve with putting the hours in. if you could explain the table for me that would be awesome lol. or point me in the right direction. cheers
flat rock
16-03-09, 03:15 PM
Nice work mate,nothing beats waiting for the float to go under then :fishn: your on!!!:rolling laughter:
xtosea
16-03-09, 06:43 PM
yeah im beginner, ive had good hours of 'nothing' so i figured i was doing something wrong. but ey i can only improve with putting the hours in. if you could explain the table for me that would be awesome lol. or point me in the right direction. cheers

Go to http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/nsw.asp then just put your mouse on the top or bottom of the tide on the third graph and it will give you a time.
Kamil
jonnyc
16-03-09, 09:19 PM
thnks mate
kingyfisher
17-03-09, 03:21 PM
They really capture the look & feel of the area John ! I can almost feel the cold:wiink: in me bones))))) :rolling laughter:
Someday when I have a computer for myself I will have to get some tips off you.....I used to be quite good back in the olden days of real film & SLR's:lol:
snatcher
17-03-09, 07:41 PM
They really capture the look & feel of the area John ! I can almost feel the cold:wiink: in me bones))))) :rolling laughter:
Someday when I have a computer for myself I will have to get some tips off you.....I used to be quite good back in the olden days of real film & SLR's:lol:

Looking forward to another Kingfish session with you next year Chris,god willing :smiile: My plan is to arrive in Perth,drive around there for a week then fly to Darwin for a bit fishing :rolleyes: Then its a flight to Cairns/Port Douglas.From there hire a camper van and have a slow drive down the coast to Sydney,arriving November sometime. Would be good to meet up with Haji again and hopefully some more of you chaps :scull:

John
kingyfisher
17-03-09, 08:22 PM
John, if there is one person who I would like to see enjoy the beauty & physicality of a fit & fighting Kingfish & land it, you are it !
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, I would give quids to see what photos you would take !
Of course you would have to stop the adrenalin "Fishermans Shakes" first,everyone I have introduced Kingys to gets them !:rolling laughter:
snatcher
17-03-09, 09:09 PM
John, if there is one person who I would like to see enjoy the beauty & physicality of a fit & fighting Kingfish & land it, you are it !
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, I would give quids to see what photos you would take !
Of course you would have to stop the adrenalin "Fishermans Shakes" first,everyone I have introduced Kingys to gets them !:rolling laughter:
Sounds like I have a date then :beerchug::alcho meter::scull:

John