View Full Version : Mud Mix #2
kingcray
02-01-2013, 02:39 PM
back to mud again today, fished same area as saturday for similar results. 3 nice squire 39-53cm and a few just legal grassies.
Caught just about all fish in a hot little half hour session.
Almost all caught on small squid or floating ganged pilly.
No macks today.
Mate kept slateys.
We are finding the fish on pretty much flat bottom 5 -6mtrs depth, but pulling up plenty of clumps of musselly corally stuff on the lines which seems to be what they are feeding on.
Got drenched on the way back by mongrel NE breeze
Crabs are starting to thin out in my area, only 3 keepers for all day soak today.
Cheers!
fisho8
02-01-2013, 02:47 PM
Well done Dean another good session mate I was up at Scarby and that wind come up quick got soaked myself coming back in to Well done mate some nice snaps there.:thumbsup:
kingcray
02-01-2013, 02:54 PM
cheers mick yeah it came quick, wasnt too choppy but enough to get a good spray in the face the whole way back to clontarf lol.
fisho8
02-01-2013, 06:38 PM
Haha yeah that would have sucked Dean would have sucked even more if you didn't catch anything haha good stuff mate.
Mossy247
02-01-2013, 07:28 PM
Good stuff ol mate, some nice fish there.
tight lines - MoSsY
Freeeedom
02-01-2013, 07:48 PM
You did better than I did Kingcray. I slept in after a few too many last night and didn't get to Mud until about 6.30. I fished the northern side and the north-east corner wide because the car park was pretty full by then and I couldn't raise a scale. Ended up going in close to try for a few bream. Didn't get many bream but was quite happy to get a feed and a good bait supply as well.
Cheers Freeeedom
kingcray
02-01-2013, 08:21 PM
not eating the gar this time Freeeedom?? strange how those dart keep showing up around the islands.
There was no current until after 7.00am anyway so was very slow for me until after then. I never have ANY luck fishing eastern side, and yes i did see the car park! i just try and find a little rise of a meter or 2 away from everybody else
robersl
02-01-2013, 08:25 PM
Deano your killing me mate with these reports lol well done
try heading to shorncliffe in the nth easter and cut back accross from brighton to clontarf should be a better trip home that way
a bit longer but drier
shane
kingcray
02-01-2013, 08:39 PM
shane cheers mate i remember you saying that when u n i headed out there. i couldnt be bothered though too far lol.
hows things anyway mate hope your all good
Freeeedom
03-01-2013, 03:58 AM
not eating the gar this time Freeeedom?? strange how those dart keep showing up around the islands.
There was no current until after 7.00am anyway so was very slow for me until after then. I never have ANY luck fishing eastern side, and yes i did see the car park! i just try and find a little rise of a meter or 2 away from everybody else
Always love a feed of fresh gar, Kingcray. Put down about a dozen small ones for bait but the rest will become rolled garfish fillets filled with garlic butter ready for the barbie - and they wont last long!
Cheers Freeeedom
PixieAU
03-01-2013, 06:32 AM
What's the trick with gar? I remember you used to be able to catch them on a small long-shank hook with any sort of bait, even bread. The other day I couldn't entice them with nice peeled prawn. Perhaps their eyes are getting keener for the hooks. My bait kept getting smashed by thumb-size tailor instead! Cute little buggers they were.
MEG-A-BITE
03-01-2013, 06:44 AM
looks like you guys have got the snapper at Mud sorted.Good consistent catches.Well done.
Goodoo haven
03-01-2013, 08:26 AM
Some nice snapps there Dean.
Well done mate.
Freeeedom
03-01-2013, 08:55 AM
What's the trick with gar? I remember you used to be able to catch them on a small long-shank hook with any sort of bait, even bread. The other day I couldn't entice them with nice peeled prawn. Perhaps their eyes are getting keener for the hooks. My bait kept getting smashed by thumb-size tailor instead! Cute little buggers they were.
I never use a long shank hook - it seems to make them reject the bait as soon as they feel the hook. I use my luderick hooks - sizes 8 - 12 and a small piece of peeled prawn or dough from the white bread I use as berley. Throw pieces of bread, with the crust as well, ( about 3-4cm square) onto the water and the gar will form a 'feeding frenzy' all trying to get some. As the piece of bread gets eaten a small piece with a hook in it thrown close to the crowd will get swallowed almost at once. They also like a moving bait, so throw past the crowd and draw you float back towards and through them. This draws an eager crowd following the bait and it will get eaten as soon as you pause it.
Cheers Freeeedom
Rufus
03-01-2013, 09:18 AM
Hey Dean, well done, a good mixed bag. I spent the night out at Mud with visiting outlaws, we caught a huge number of undersize snapper and sweetlip. Also only three legal sand crabs. I think the place has been flogged this Christmas due to the good weather. Some rain is neaded.
Cheers, Mark
kingcray
03-01-2013, 10:08 AM
Mark there is certainly no shortage of small ones out there. We must have released 20+ in the 33-34cm range and alot more than that under 30cm. Those slateys can pull too !
TimBOO
03-01-2013, 10:49 AM
I got a 45cm slatey at macleay in about 6ft of water on a plastic amongst the bommies and i tell ya what, i had fun trying to get that in on 6lb braid and 10lb leader... Good fun
Timbo
Seahorse
03-01-2013, 07:01 PM
Hey dean, well done.
I got 1 undersize squire.
We headed out to meas mile and 4 beacons after mud and not a thing. No mack, no birds , no bait.
Then headed into tanga for a look then home by 11.30.
Trip home from tangas was ok, took 45 mins with couple stops to throw a line.
It was just starting to chop up.
Cheers
Greg
kingcray
03-01-2013, 09:25 PM
TIMBO - yeah theyre good fun and really arent too bad to eat. There may be different breeds i dont know but these ones are fine.
Greg - Bad luck mate! maybe seeing me at the ramp gave you some bad luck. There was lots of baitfish out at mud, but zero surface activity that i noticed. Im glad i didnt head out to chase the macks then
Funchy
04-01-2013, 06:47 AM
Good stuff Dean, looks like you got it sorted out there at the moment mate :thumbsup:
brock13
04-01-2013, 09:38 PM
Hey Dean. Nice catch again sorry i couldnt make it. Had house duties before heading back to work. Hopefully squeeze in a session when im back in brizzy. Keep the reports coming
Brock
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