Mystery Brute of Woody Pt. 14/01/06

[MidgieFood]

Hey all,
Journeyed out of Pelican Park at about 3:00am and shot into the Pine to set our pots. That done I decided to cast up a few livies. 20 min had about 30 medium to large greasies and 7 herring in the well. Biggest surprise was a Queen fish about 50 cm wedged firmly in my top pocket (which was released to terrorise the locals) Have they always been in the Pine? That was a first for me. Headed out the river to Woody point (probably could have walked most of the way in the river, jelly blubbers everywhere) Set up on one of the rocks out there and fished till about 9:00 am. There was something out there that was enormous. Busted me of on 20,30,50lbs. We were close to the rocks so I had the drag done up pretty tight. But was left amazed and in awe of whatever this was as it broke the 50lbs by stretching it not by bricking me. I was fishing with a paternoster holding the livies with a 3/0. I could feel alot of head shaking through the line so I'm presuming that it was not a ray. I'm thinking a large cod. But I am not certain because at no time did I see any colour. Were there any ausfishers out there today? If so how did you go.

[brentasauros]

Big ray or small shark

[bidkev]

Could be a shark but there's some huge shovellies out there. The "head shaking" can quite often be the line being twanged by the flaps of the shovelly or ray. If the line passes under and gets snagged in the armpit, so to speak, then it feels like head shaking when the fish flaps it's wings.

kev

[fishingnottake]

it;s that stinking scuba diver again

[land_based]

Mate i do a lot of balooning off woody point jetty with big livies, and float them straight out to the reef (if the winds on my side). The amount of small bronzies and bull sharks out there is huge. It doesnt take em long to find the livie either.

[MidgieFood]

it;s that stinking scuba diver again

Oh! That was what that blue and white flag was about [smiley=jester.gif]

Maybe I should save up and get one of those underwater cameras. Just hate to be left wondering.
Shark or shovelly sound about right. I have caught heaps of rays and sharks out there and it was more like a shark I suppose, but just not as fast as they normally are. Thanks for the wisdom chaps.

[spotjo]

i am sure you will find out it was a big cod we used to get heaps of them there
but there are also some big sharks there as well

Jo

[cuzzamundi]

bully mate. maybe a big cod. some of the bigger sharks appear less quick when hooked too. either way i hope you nail it. let us know how you go. oh yeah, a bloody queenie in the pine???? awesome. how far up were you? that's great.

cuzza

[FOOCKCHUCKER]

probly the three eyed bar tailed sea monster that eats small dogs that venture out to far from the beach.