NSW Long reef 30th June 2012

[paulthetaffy]

Headed out with MrX for an afternoon targeting snapper. Aside from being followed everywhere by a seal, it was all pretty quiet and uneventful. I managed one snapper going 37cm amongst countless ooglies, taken on a nuc chicken squid vicious that was left to dangle midwater. Current from north (weird it shoukd be GOING north!) and wind from the W/NW made drifting difficult. I threw a plethora of plastics around and most of them got chewed to bits by stinky pike. Beautiful conditions, shame the fish didn't want to play. Tom came in early and left me at the wall, but all I found were pike, sergeant baker, and rock cod.

Used a new iPhone GPS app called commander compass lite, which I found brilliant for navigating to and holding marks. But it drained most of my battery in 90 minutes so not so great for long sessions!!

Paul

[GetSharkd]

G'day Paul

Sounds like Mr Seal's played that trick before, waiting to snatch a free feed.

Must have eventually worked out there was only those underated Sgt'Bkrs on the menu and nicked off

See you guys real soon on the water

[dru]

Great to see a Longie report in winter.

[jace89]

Damn seals at the moment.
I see heaps when im spearfishing the local spots too.

If you dont mind me asking, what case are you using on your iphone?

[paulthetaffy]

I keep my keys and phone in one of those aqua pouches. Bought it years ago but it works A treat.

[Zed]

I'm sorry to hear you have dog troubles down there, too. Once they start taking hooked fish, the future only gets worse.


Or, maybe affix a decal on the yak:

[paulthetaffy]

Zed, that is just sick, sick, sick.
where do i get them?

[Zed]

Why, cafepress, of course.
http://www.cafepress.com/sealclubber

[simond11]

Hi
Although not from a kayak, Longie produced some action for us on Thursday morning from a stinkboat. Legal kingie and snapper, and plenty more thrown back. All caught on pilchards and squid strips

Cheers

[dru]

Hmmm.

[paulthetaffy]

Very very interesting Simon. I've heard a few reports now of Kings being taken on baits meant for bream, snapper etc, and that they are responding to burley trails. It was actually this time last year that I had a memorable session catching kings on unweighted pillie cubes in middle harbour after setting a burley trail. I think wherever I fish this weekend I'll try bait fishing! Congrats on the legal too by the way, but what happened to the yak???

[simond11]

Currently repairing a leaky hatch, so grabbed the opportunity of a fish, no matter what means! Currently on reserve at work, so the window of fishing opportunity is a very small one. Will be back paddling very soon.

Used pillies AND the burley trail, but the kingies were not in the numbers we are used to. Unfortunately a slightly larger specimen took my mates rod and Penn reel clean out of the rod holder before we could grab it. We still don't know how it managed to do that!
Cheers

[avayak]

Unfortunately a slightly larger specimen took my mates rod and Penn reel clean out of the rod holder before we could grab it. We still don't know how it managed to do that!

Wasn't he biting hard enough?
Simon, tell your mate to buy some proper rod holders. They don't cost that much and they are cheaper that a visit to the dentist.