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Fishing oz style _ Fishing Reports _ Batemans Bay
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 02:17 AM
Finally got back out on the water, Down at good old batemans bay, after a few more Snapper..
Started a bit late, as id just driven down from out west, so didnt hit the water untill about 10ish..
Went to a shallow bommy for a spin for a while and scored a few pike and bakers and 1 lone flatty, all on SP's.. Then headed out to look for some structure in deeper water.
Got myself 3 legal snapper best going around 40cm, 2 on bait and one on SP, lost a few that spat the hook.. Then i noticed the hook was blunt..
Also scored more pike, some Sg Bakers and Wrasse..
Had to call it quits before it was to late, and probably missed the good run of snapper on dusk, but i had to get home.. Looking forward to another trip.. 
Posted by: Bees Knees Jun 16 2008, 02:41 AM
Great stuff Rum 
Get them photos up mate..
Did you only have one day to fish?? And then head back to work??
Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jun 16 2008, 02:41 AM
40 cm's are a good pan size
I dont mind them that size cause I can eat it all by myself 
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 02:47 AM
Yea, very nice pan size.. have started catching alot more fish latly.. Slight change of tactics and some more experiance, is putting alot more fish in the boat... Just wish i could get out there more oftern!
Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jun 16 2008, 03:03 AM
Well with the crappy winds/seasof late think I'll have to start fushing the bay for them again
Posted by: Sir Reel Jun 16 2008, 03:09 AM
Great stuff there Chad. Are you still launching at Long Beach?
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 03:24 AM
Hey, forgot to mention, i bumped into a local down there....
Nah, launched frmo hanging rock this time.. What a great setup they have.. Will stick to that ramp.. Saw your car in the afternoon, was parked about 3 spots up frmo you in the landcrusier.
How big was the one you hooked while i was on the phone to you?
Posted by: Sir Reel Jun 16 2008, 03:32 AM
Hanging Rock is a great ramp, I use it all the time. Just be careful on a low tide as it only has .7mtr over the bar.
Chickenleg's Snapper was just over 70cm
Great spot there at dusk.
I was having a tug o war with something over a sweep. No Idea what it was but it was missing it gill section
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 03:41 AM
yea.. Great stuff, 70cm, awesome...
Was talking to a guy at the ramp while cleaning the fish.. He was a local, fishind out of a tinny like mine, think he said it was about 4.3m.. Said he had caught a few 6kg fish just down south..
Posted by: storms72 Jun 16 2008, 03:56 AM
Great stuff Rummy! I was happy as with my little keeper 3 weeks ago, the wife said it tasted great! 
Hope to get out soon and get one or maybe even two would make me a happy man!
BTW, whats your little tinny????
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 04:01 AM
4.1 Ally Craft, 30hp Honda 4 stroke..
Posted by: salty fil Jun 16 2008, 04:59 AM
Good one Rump.
I reckon we'l be hearing lots of reports of big reds this week for the fellas targeting them
Posted by: Sir Reel Jun 16 2008, 06:48 AM
Was talking to a guy at the ramp while cleaning the fish.. He was a local, fishind out of a tinny like mine, think he said it was about 4.3m.. Said he had caught a few 6kg fish just down south..
I think I saw him he was doing the same drift where we started from half hour earlier. How was tose whales. We had a pair breach 5mtrs off the port side.
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 07:59 AM
yea, one that came close to me was at least 2.5 times the size of the boat... it was massive... i seen a black thing in the wtare at first, not moving at all and thought it was a log, but lost sight of it.. Then i came up real close, couldnt get the phone camera out quick enough... Did get a few blurry shots though..
feel sorry for the people who dont get to experiance some of these things.... Whales, Platypus (got one lives out front of the house at farm) Wedgies, wombats etc etc etc...
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 16 2008, 09:38 PM
Pics Now Added
Posted by: poly Jun 16 2008, 11:20 PM
good one runpus, is that wasp island in the background, if it is, it will fish best in the late evening or early morning plus the headland to your north will fish best at these times. 
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 17 2008, 12:29 AM
if your talking about the first pic, its the tollgates, on my way out..
if your talking bout the second pic its a whale ;)
Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jun 17 2008, 01:17 AM
Geez you're good Rum ??
Catching fush without a reel & fishing line
Did you spear them with the rod ????????????
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 17 2008, 01:42 AM
Yea, mate... You recognise the rod did ya? Got it matched up to a abu 6500 with 300m of 6kg line... Works a treat!
Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jun 17 2008, 02:08 AM
Great blanks but a bit soft for 6kg line
Not to mention the guide spacings aren't suited to an overhead reel
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 17 2008, 02:10 AM
haha... Nope!!! Guess again......
Posted by: Sir Reel Jun 17 2008, 03:24 AM
1 5 3 5 8
or
1 5 3 5 8
Posted by: Rumpus Jun 17 2008, 03:50 AM
HAHAHA, you would have gone looking for that number to....
Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Jun 17 2008, 04:44 AM
Aha !
That's my old Sonique blank
Top sticks it's what I was using to SP for YFT a few weeks back
Posted by: nimrod Jun 17 2008, 04:55 AM
Catching fush without a reel & fishing line
Did you spear them with the rod ????????????
I thought he was using the old Ned Kelly Rig.
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