Mud Trip

[merseybluenose]

Quick report for the day.

First trip for the holidays so was at the eastern side of mud before first light determined to break my mud snapper virginity . No bait taken so I was drifting and flicking the placcies. First two drifts saw one grinner and a couple of nibbles on the Zman natural shrimp and the pearl paddler. Changed up to a lime tiger shad, few more drifts, another grinner, bitten off and then nothing. All up 3 and a half hours of drifting for nothing.

Change of tactic, back to the zman shrimp and in close to shore to see what's there.......2nd cast grinner ......big fukka too. Was feelin down and out when I spot an odd looking bit of shallow water, closer inspection was a massive school of taylor. Flicked what I had on the rod at them but were not interested, I finally calmed down enough to hook up a surface popper and within 3 casts hooked my first decent fish. Spent the next hour chasing them up and down the shallows......lots of fun with multiple takes but only 3 solid hook ups.......came across a school of trevally as well.

All up a pb taylor at 50cm, another at 45cm and my first golden trevally at 44cm ................................finally fish is on the menu after a fishing trip!!

Taylor and Trevally.jpg

Still a mud snapper virgin though

[tropicrows]

Nothing wrong with fresh Taylor well done.

[Still_Dreamin]

Sounds awesome and some good fish too. I dream of finding the fish on the boil like that. What were the conditions like?

[netmaker]

sounds like you had a lot of fun in the shallows. a feed to go with it is bonus.

[Moby One]

I can relate
1. I thought the comment about finally calming down really epitomises what fishing is about.
And point 2. A fishing trip when you bring fish home....perseverance is rewarded. Well done.

[merseybluenose]

I can relate
1. I thought the comment about finally calming down really epitomises what fishing is about.
And point 2. A fishing trip when you bring fish home....perseverance is rewarded. Well done.

hahahaha yeah moby - had to laugh, I was falling about the boat at times, adrenalin was pumping

S.D. - conditions were quite interesting, they were in the shallows, often less than 1.5m, water was clear but plenty of chop and they moved constantly

[BLOOEY]

Nice tailor MBN. I wouldn't have wanted to been out there around lunchtime yesterday, jesus it blew up quickly. You still don't have your first golden trev but maybe your first bigeye by the looks. Ben

[merseybluenose]

Nice tailor MBN. I wouldn't have wanted to been out there around lunchtime yesterday, jesus it blew up quickly. You still don't have your first golden trev but maybe your first bigeye by the looks. Ben

I'm certainly no fish expert - just assumed the golden colour on the bottom meant golden trevally, do juvenile big eye have this colouring as well???

[BLOOEY]

Yep sure do, moreso once they are dead. Goldens have blubbery telescopic mouths and at that size are generally bright yellow have black bars down their sides. Ben

[tailorkid]

great results mate.

those fish would have fought well on light gear!

cheers TK