Jonocoogee
23-03-10, 09:02 PM
Well wet a line down at Coogee beach last Friday after work with a friend.
got down the beach about 6.30 and waited a bit for the people to clear out. Equipped with a large bag of fresh pillies (and a bag of old ones for burley).
I started by flicking small unweight cubs behind the break for a cheeky flathead. Second cast I landed one of about 30. The following casts resulted in small but very aggressive dart.
After catching enough small dart i loaded up the surfcaster (Shimano Ballistic 3-6kg) with half a pillie and flicked it out.
My mate at this time just landed a nice Tailor of about 1 to 1.5kg and it looked like things would heat up. But as night fell the tailor buggered off and in came the banjos.
Between us we would have caught about 6 or 7. Plus a small stingray.
This is how things would continue. So about 9pm i called for last baits and threw out half a pillie.
Next thing i felt a very faint tap, followed by another one and then.
VVVVVVVVVVVVVZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Z.
In about 10 seconds i was missing about 100m of line.
With my hand on the spool i managed to turn the fish (its amazing the strain 6kg braid can take).
After battling the fish for about 5 mins i knew it was large, But i also knew it was of the ray variety. Another 5 mins later a very large eagle ray was thrashing at my feet and i was doing my best to keep a rods length between the two of us.
My mate grabbed the knife and as we were preparing to cut it free it swung its barb and cut the line. Problem solved!
Anyways was a mixed night, feed of tailor but a plaque of banjos.
got down the beach about 6.30 and waited a bit for the people to clear out. Equipped with a large bag of fresh pillies (and a bag of old ones for burley).
I started by flicking small unweight cubs behind the break for a cheeky flathead. Second cast I landed one of about 30. The following casts resulted in small but very aggressive dart.
After catching enough small dart i loaded up the surfcaster (Shimano Ballistic 3-6kg) with half a pillie and flicked it out.
My mate at this time just landed a nice Tailor of about 1 to 1.5kg and it looked like things would heat up. But as night fell the tailor buggered off and in came the banjos.
Between us we would have caught about 6 or 7. Plus a small stingray.
This is how things would continue. So about 9pm i called for last baits and threw out half a pillie.
Next thing i felt a very faint tap, followed by another one and then.
VVVVVVVVVVVVVZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Z.
In about 10 seconds i was missing about 100m of line.
With my hand on the spool i managed to turn the fish (its amazing the strain 6kg braid can take).
After battling the fish for about 5 mins i knew it was large, But i also knew it was of the ray variety. Another 5 mins later a very large eagle ray was thrashing at my feet and i was doing my best to keep a rods length between the two of us.
My mate grabbed the knife and as we were preparing to cut it free it swung its barb and cut the line. Problem solved!
Anyways was a mixed night, feed of tailor but a plaque of banjos.