Chuckmeister
18-03-2007, 09:49 AM
G'day anglers,
I can't beat most of the stories I've been reading but went out for my first boat trip in a long while courtesy of a good friend (who also hadn't been out in a while). We left Raby Bay about 5.00 am which was pretty busy and it wasn't long before we were drifting and wetting a line. Within minutes we were throwing back undersized squire which were a good bit of fun. As we continued to drift we seemed to hit patches of Moses perch which were around 27-29cm long and Grassy's. Unfortunately just about everything was undersized but we were getting plenty of action. At this stage I was thinking it was great to be out on the boat and having fun catching something different from catfish. I made this comment to Steve who exclaimed that he'd never caught catfish at this spot. Ten minutes later I picked up two. Steve thought this was hilarious and I swore that I was being stalked by the bastards.
Eventually as the tide got bigger we started seeing some larger fish and managed a couple of Grasssy keepers and Moses perch. Steve was onto a good sized shovel-nose which eventually spat the hook. I even managed to net a squid which was reluctant to let go of my squid bait. He happily transfromed into a couple of nice Grassy's.
With a few keepers each we headed back to collect our crab pots and managed a sandy each. (I supplied the bait, Steve the pots).
While we didn't land any huge fish, it was a great morning out with plenty happening to keep us entertained - although I am easily pleased.
The piccy below was of an 27cm grassy which went back to fight another day. After that photo we both were more interested in fishing than taking snap shots.
Cheers
I can't beat most of the stories I've been reading but went out for my first boat trip in a long while courtesy of a good friend (who also hadn't been out in a while). We left Raby Bay about 5.00 am which was pretty busy and it wasn't long before we were drifting and wetting a line. Within minutes we were throwing back undersized squire which were a good bit of fun. As we continued to drift we seemed to hit patches of Moses perch which were around 27-29cm long and Grassy's. Unfortunately just about everything was undersized but we were getting plenty of action. At this stage I was thinking it was great to be out on the boat and having fun catching something different from catfish. I made this comment to Steve who exclaimed that he'd never caught catfish at this spot. Ten minutes later I picked up two. Steve thought this was hilarious and I swore that I was being stalked by the bastards.
Eventually as the tide got bigger we started seeing some larger fish and managed a couple of Grasssy keepers and Moses perch. Steve was onto a good sized shovel-nose which eventually spat the hook. I even managed to net a squid which was reluctant to let go of my squid bait. He happily transfromed into a couple of nice Grassy's.
With a few keepers each we headed back to collect our crab pots and managed a sandy each. (I supplied the bait, Steve the pots).
While we didn't land any huge fish, it was a great morning out with plenty happening to keep us entertained - although I am easily pleased.
The piccy below was of an 27cm grassy which went back to fight another day. After that photo we both were more interested in fishing than taking snap shots.
Cheers