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Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 4 2008, 09:23 PM

back from port hacking .... got there in the morning .... headed to jibbion .... caught heeps of fish ... 2 leatherjackets, 2 big box fish, red rock cod, some small snapper, a small flattie, few wrasse, other whittle reef fish ... etc etc ... when i was reeling in a snapper something bigger which looked liked bigger snapper, i drop me bait back down,, i throught i hooked a good snapper but it was a bloddy boxfish, had a good school of kingfish or salmon near the boat,,, casted a few lures but no luck any way after all
that we headed to yowie got some small snapper so headed home ... keep the leatherjackets for the table

Posted by: Rum Dust N Ruckus Apr 4 2008, 09:41 PM

the one in the middle looks more like a FLATHEAD!!

good onya dan, at least a fwe of us are getting out on the water!!

5 days till i hit the big blue!

Posted by: jasonb Apr 4 2008, 10:11 PM

good one mate , sounds like ya had a frustrating time lololol

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 4 2008, 11:02 PM

lol jason nar mate had a top time .... i did't want to go home .. some of the fish where hooking up before i put the bail arm on the reel back ....

rumpus would that be a SAND flathead

Posted by: kkw Apr 4 2008, 11:12 PM

A ginger flathead. Danny boy - I had to read and re-read your report a couple of times, to make sense of it. Who is your English teacher at school? I want to phone the school and get him.her to give you more homework

Ahhhr you're a worry. Good catch. Where's the pic taken? Looks like NW Arm or Gymea Bay.

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 4 2008, 11:24 PM

:crim: yowie bay

Posted by: jack Apr 5 2008, 12:36 AM

Sound slike you had some fun today


Jack

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 5 2008, 12:41 AM

yep

Posted by: It'l Do Apr 5 2008, 12:58 AM

Good one Dan. Bit jealous we could not go fishing this weekend.

Where did you catch the Leatheies?

Saw quite a few Leatheries this morning in Yowie bay.

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 5 2008, 01:26 AM

mate got them at jibbion

Posted by: kkw Apr 5 2008, 01:44 AM

Good to see you edited your initial report Danny boy. Makes sense now So the leatherjacket were caught at Jibbion eh? Jibbon bommie or inside the heads? Jibbon, Jibbon, Jibbon. Say after me ...... Jibbon.

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 5 2008, 01:55 AM

kk ins the middle of the heads near the point of the rocks thingy in about 13 meters of water

Posted by: Christos Apr 5 2008, 05:11 AM

I did not see the initial report and was thinking that KKW is very strict. But then got to reading a little further.

I will say good report they Dan.

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Apr 5 2008, 03:01 PM

Good pic of the Flathead & 2 Leather Jackets

Posted by: poly Apr 5 2008, 03:33 PM

give em all a slap on the back of the head dan, your doin ok mate, nice fish those jackets

Posted by: Majed Apr 5 2008, 05:46 PM

Well done on having a good day out...

Posted by: It'l Do Apr 6 2008, 02:41 AM

Daniel finished the picnic early today and went and dropped a line and caught 2 Leatheries 28cm and 30cm. Yowie Bay, private jetty.
Yum, BBQed Jackets.
Your report and the kids wanting to go fishing just made it happen. Thanks.

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 6 2008, 02:52 AM

thats good grant .... thanks majed and poly ... as you you jumpus we never know what too do with you

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Apr 6 2008, 03:55 AM

As long as you're enjoying yourself Daniel that's all that matters

ps] I was thinking about editing your pic to give you a Flathead

Posted by: It'l Do Apr 6 2008, 04:10 AM

Don't worry about them Jumpy will do it anyway.

I was going to tell you not to squeeze the fish that hard. Looks like you made them pop their guts.
I normally cut from the spine down, but not all the way through and rip their head and guts out in one go. Why gut them before you go back to the ramp?

Posted by: jack Apr 6 2008, 04:13 AM

Nice
Must be lots of decent leatherjackets in yowie bay at the moment

Always good to have access to a private jetty in good fishing water like yowie bay

Jack

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 6 2008, 04:17 AM

thanks jack but as i said before the leatherjackets where caught at jbbion not yowie

Posted by: jack Apr 6 2008, 04:29 AM

Yes but It'll do caught some nice ones in yowie bay though

Jack

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 6 2008, 04:32 AM

yes yowie is good sometimes ... i caught a few underage snapper back ... but there are some good flatties in there

Posted by: It'l Do Apr 8 2008, 05:19 AM

Daniel, ASK your dad why he guts them that way. Also saw Kamil (in that other place) suggest doing it the same way as I do it.
So wake your dad up and say "It'l Do want to know why you gut the Leatherjackets that way".
Maybe he know something

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 8 2008, 05:28 AM

i would but his at work i ask him tomorrow

Posted by: flattie_hunter Apr 8 2008, 06:09 AM

he stay it kills them instantly but he is going to try your way next time because it sounds easy

Posted by: It'l Do Apr 8 2008, 06:46 AM

OK, I am sure he will find it easier.

Just cut from back of spine straight down but not all the way through.
Then pull head down and head will rip off head and guts will follow if you keep pulling backwards.
I clean out swim bladder but some people don't bother.
Nick skin either side of where spine was and pull off skin.
Fillet if big ones, but as I don't go outside I only get smaller ones and BBQ whole.
30 seconds and its all done.

BTW, you were lucky on Saturday to be near Hungry Point and it to be as flat as a tack.