[PoddyMullet]

Anyone up for a Sat Mango Fandango? Morning predicted to be 15-20 knot SW dropping to 10-15 SW by afternoon. Location up for grabs... :?: :wink:

 

[Kevin]

Rob,

Can't make it Sat. but may try to get a trip up for Sun. morning. Maybe if we hit the fish with second wave of mangoes on the following day we may surprise them.

 

[PoddyMullet]

I'd love to mate but I'm back to work Sunday. Sunday looks a better day to be on the bay though. We're a chaotic bunch to get organised

 

[Squidder]

Fandango me up Poddy You pick the spot though, that way I'll have someone to blame when I don't hook up on a thresher

I'm keen to fish Sunday too Kev :wink:

 

[Rod L]

I could be in for a Sat arvo/evening trip at Mornington.
I'll confirn later

 

[Squidette]

After a few weeks of having to miss out due to other commitments I'm also up for a trip out on the Kayak...however someone else can have my thresher as one will definetly not be joining me in my Kayak.

 

[Squidder]

Great to see you're a keen starter Squidette. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Here are some current reports from Fishvictoria.com for Mornington and Ricketts:

Mornington
Out from Mornington the snapper have been a little hit and miss, with fish averaging 2-6kg. The 18m -21m line has been the most productive, the best tide has been the top of the run-in, and the pick of the baits have been squid, silver whiting and scad.

Ricketts Point / Black Rock
Going by reports I have received over the last couple of weeks there seems to be good schools of fish working from the point to just outside of the marine park, with bag limit catches of fish averaging 2-3kg. I spoke to a pair of anglers while they were on the water last Monday morning, they had 5 fish with 3 over 4kg. The fish were taken on pilchards and squid.

 

[hoit]

I feeling like crap at the moment and I didn't go to work today. Honestly, I didn't go fishing but I reckon the boss will be suss as he knows its snapper season.

I hope to get out on the weekend but I reckon Sunday might be the go.

Regards
Grant

 

[ScottLovig]

I'm keen for early am launches. Fri Sat and Sun

Fishing The Thresher patch tomorrow 4:30am and open to suggestions for the rest of the weekend.

Cheers

Scott

 

[PoddyMullet]

Crikey, there's a bunch of alternate preferences this week. I was thinking of working on a compromise but that would see us paddling our yaks around the corridors of the Epworth Hospital at 2am. There's no whiting reports coming from behind the x-ray machine and hoit can buy his own bloody grapes as far that's concerned Based on weather/fishing reports how about an arvo at Ricketts from 2pm to dusk (Sw 10 to 15 knots works)...with morning Mornington to follow soon (I think I've picked up a stutter). Someone else can drive the steamroller next week...it's a hoot. Beep beep !

(nah, he's not really in hospital as far as I know :wink: )

 

[Rod L]

Poddy, Scott,
It looks like I'll be down in Mornington over the weekend but I'm not real keen on targeting Threshers
Can you gents please PM me with some likely spots for a snapper launching from your usual spot.
Thanks muchly

 

[Milt]

i was considering jumping in my tub Sat morning but 20 odd knots will keep me warm in bed tomorrow morning.

We went out last night in 20 knots of wind of Point cook and let me tell you the amount of boats out there was insane! You'd be forgiven in thinking there were several new islands in PPB. There were boats lights concentrated every where. But no result up until 9 PM when we left anyways. The 2 metre swell made things interesting :shock: :shock: :shock:

PS i know what I'll be doing Melbourne Cup day???

Milt,

 

[Squidder]

Poddy, Squidette and I are keen for a Saturday arvo Ricketts bash.
As for Sunday, depending on how we do Saturday, maybe Ricketts again or Mornington, I'll keep an eye on this thread over the weekend.

Milt, there has been an absolute power of snapper taken over the past 3-4 days, hence the big boat turnout you saw. Were you fishing with Ange?

 

[Milt]

Yeah the poor bugger has done 3 trips with no results yet! Only a matter of time? I have seen some big snapper come out of the water on the Eastern side.

I can't do Sunday, but next weekend is another matter :wink: Good luck to all on the weekend.

Milt,

 

[Squidder]

If Ange keeps at it he'll pull a good fish soon. A few of dad's mates have been doing ok on the big fellas out of stinkboats along eastern PPB , curse their scaley hides :twisted:

I hope you manage to get your yak wet soon Miltman, we miss ya on the water

 

[Milt]

Won't be long now bloody work just keeps gettin in the way

I'm escaping down to Apollo Bay on the weekend of the 11th and 12th November Jason. I'll send you an email with the details if you're interested in yakking the area. All welcome of course :wink:

Milt,

 

[Kevin]

Jason,

In what water depth have those successful reports that you have heard about and out from where.

I'm definetely in for Sun. morning if the weather is ok. Just still deciding whether to go out wide from Chelsea of closer in at Mornington.

 

[Squidder]

Milt - let me know about the GOR trip, if the weather's nice it sounds like a goer. Only thing is that cray season doesn't open until the 16th of November - would you consider putting the trip off a few days? :wink:

Kevin - the 16m line all the way from Mt Martha to Sandrinham has been where most people have been concentrating their efforts. The first hand reports I have were from 16-18m directly out from Patterson River - quite a few 2-4kg fish, with many more runs than fish landed. I am starting to think that Mornington might be a good option for Sunday morning, mostly because you don't have to paddle out too far to get yourself to 16m

By the way, congrats on notching up the big 500 posts Kev

 

[Rod L]

ALRIGHT!
I'll do Sunday morning at Mornington if there's going to ge a turn out instead of Sat arvo on my own.
Who's in?

 

[Squidder]

"Lock it in Roddy"
Looks like Saturday arvo Ricketts and Sunday morning Mornington.