Heys guys

Took the boat for another run today, thought Long Reef would be worth a shot, well.

We got out there and it was way to choppy, the swell was up heaps, and there was no way i was going to head down to Long Reef. Change of plans i thought we'd get some fresh Bonito and fillet em up, and fish for kings inside somewhere, trolling, trolling, trolling, Bonito should of hooked on about now, trolling, trolling, then the rod went off ! i was thinking Kingie, but i couldn't quite work it out, it was doing runs like Kingies, but it had alot of head shakes, and up came this, well bigger then i usualy catch, Tuna looking fish ? I know it's a Tuna but what sort ? Going to smoke it up anyway, with the write up help from Haji.





We didn't end up getting any Bonito and i started to feel sick, so we headed in and burleyed up in a spot for a few hours.

We got a Flounder and a hand full of little Flatties on Soft Plastics, it was pretty quiet.





Called it a day after that, pretty quiet, but it was a good day and i am looking forward to getting out to Long Reef maybe next time.

Thought you said Port Hacking. I was waiting at the rock platform with a pile of stones to throw at you, but you never showed.

I was keen on Hacking but dad wanted to go The Harbour, how'd you go ?

I got three and the Parole Officer got one. Too windy, choppy and clear.

I'm keen to head out for a shot of them soon, maybe in the next few weeks

Wot ewe on about DanuSun ???

Twas pretty flat out there & I didn't go out till after lunch when the wind was @ it's worst

Oh yeah longy is up the coast from the habour not down the coast



Tis a striped tuna & if Haji eats those he'd also eat the cruch off a low flying DUCK

Watch out Bees

Twit top take the fillets off , salt them, put them individually into freezer bags & ewe've got the best bait available

BUT EWE CAN SMOKE THEM IF EWE LIKE

Remember my big boat is smaller then your little boat

Thanks for that, i'll fillet em up now and salt them, how long would you salt them for ? i

Not my fault glue 20 coca cola cans to the back of it so it looks bigger

Salt it & put straight into freezer bags

If ewe leave out of freezer to long the salt will start to dry out the flesh this way the flesh stays moist

wun slab wun bag, wun slab is more than enough for a days fushing

Hmmmmm !

Since ewe're a PadWunGerner & dont seem to get amoungst the wittle fishy's I'd split a fillet in 2 that way you've got 4 lots of bait use 4 bags

After taking bait out wunce dont try to re-freeze

ps] flesh never really freeze's salt stops that from happening

I've had people telling me to leave the fillets in salt for 3 days then freeze, but what you are saying actually makes sense so i'll do that now, i hope the kings like it

I might have to try getting some more squid too

3 days is pretty long, I usually only leave it for 1 day so you're not left with leather for bait. All you really want to do is toughen it up a bit, not completely dry it out. Having said that, I've never left it longer than 24-36 hours so maybe 3 days is ok, but I get a good result from about a day. Also there will be a lot of brine which will drain to the bottom, so either have drainage holes or don't put the bait near the bottom.

Note: The brine STINKS, it's basically super concentrated fish juice. You can collect it if you want - it makes great burley just dripping in the trail.

Alright that sounds good, thanks mate

I will throw that in the bucket of burley when i'm out there next, might try the harbour again but at some better spots if i can get them, are squid hard to get in the harbour ? i really need a GPS, haven't been there in so long i was having a hard time getting my way around

Ewe're kidding DunuSun

Why on earth would ewe ever use a GPS to find marks insiode an estuary ??????????

Suppose it's not your fault, kids of today are all the same cant add up unless they've got a calculator in front of then, most dont even know wot a book is unless it's a playboy,

Education system must really suck big time these days & that idiot Pillchard government wants to give you lot even more docile by making sure every student has a pc wot a joke

Just another waste of money and not getting kids to use a simply piece of paper and pen.

You have 3 seconds to answer this
2x3x6+15-72+21=

and that is exactly what the government should send on them , but should put more face to face and pen and paper back into action.
Plus simply english not things like m8 or k these piss me off.
The inventor of the sms is a genius but people that use it are just lazy with the way they use it.
It starting to get that way you need a degree to understand the message on some sms.

Gather ewe're eating a Doughnut oz

You've got to be joking if ewe think kids today can work out that simple equation in under 3 seconds in their heads

Education system these days really gets on my nerves not the kids fault tis wot they're being taught.

No different to fishing DanuSun thinks a GPS will ketch him more wittle fishy's

Tis nothing more than a tool ewe 1st need to learn how to target fish where they'll be when to fish

Wont see a single GPS mark on my units for in close marks unless it's entree point mark for a bay/inlet used as navigation when I'm coming back in the dark or poor visibility

There's nothing wrong with technology or today's education system.

I mean, I turned out alright.

To get back to the salting down techneque.
This is how I do it, and in no way am i saying it's the right way or the only way, simply the way i have been salting my bait for more then 40 years.
Get yourself a good flat largish tray ( mine is Stainless about a metre long by about 1/2 metre wide and a 25cm lip all round ) and put it in a shady spot, Garage etc, Go to your local butcher and get a few kilo of butchers salt, spread a even laver of salt over the tray, depending on how many baits you are going to salt.
Cut your fillets into bait size pieces, preferably with a long skiny tail, and place on the salted tray, open flesh side down, sprinkle a top layer of salt all over the bait sized fillets, and leave for 24 hours. Then place in seal bags. Put about 6 baits in each bag, they don't stick together and don't freeze.
You can then take as many as you think you will use the next time you go out.

Nah not the fishing spots Ange, it took me an hour to get back to Tunks Park ramp. I couldn't remember where the hell i launched i most of went up 5 or 6 bays.

With a GPS i would of got back straight away

Thanks Frank, i've got a big tray out the back, i think i'll buy bulk salt from somewhere sometime soon, and stock my fridge up with bait

You need to do it sooner then later, do not freeze any fish prior to salting.

I've done the Tuna mate the way Ange said, i only had a little bag of Sea Salt, but i'll buy some bulk salt soon, and go and get a dozon Bonito or something

Another thing mate, try to at all times avoid washing your catch in fresh water, one thing i have against cleaning tables.
OH and off topic but to do with washing things,,,, never ever use detergent to was out an esky or bait tank or kill tank, always use water and when dry apply a film of white vinegar or lemon to the inside to take any smells away.

Alright mate that sounds good, i'll do that next time we clean the boat, last time i just used soapy water for the esky, next time i'll just do what you said

The fish always get washed in salt water, i take a 20L bucket in the boat and fill it up at the ramp and use it where ever we clean the fish

Monkeys can be educated but they'll still handle their bum holes then put fingers in there mouths.

Tis not the education that defines a person that counts
It's wot they do with it which will define them



Who's been telling ewe these PORKY'S ??????????



That'll teach ewe to launch in the habour plic of a place
Mind ewe my 1st launch there in over 20 years was last year, fushed longy & shorty reefs came back in the dark there was a plik of a 2nd lighthouse sth of the wun on sth head & that's where I headed for till I realised sum ting was wrong.



Salt is salt DanuSun it all comes from the sea just refined differently

I just get the fine table salt bags from woolly's

ps] wait till 2mollo or day after & pull fillet out of freezer & ewe'll see why I do it the way I do

Wont be frozen, Wont have lost any of it's juices [I'd rather have those juices coming out of the bait when it hits the water than use it as brine per googlefishy's suggestion as burley] best of all fillet will be nice & soft

Hey Dan did you notice how all the Stripey fins fitted into the grooves & slots, nature's version of speed & fuel efficiency.
Salted down and wrapped in newspaper turns them into leather and gives the boat a nice smell too.
They blow right back up when you wet them again.

Fed the stripy is dead, only keeping the fillets not the eyes & head so wrapping them up in newspaper is of no avail

They cant read the bloody thing can they ??

Yeah mate, always fillet the fish before we get home, clean and not mess and if cooking, the best way to eat fish i think

I was thinking of getting Pool Salt 25kg for $20 at Big W don't really want to store it though, i'll just get the bags from Woolys, sounds the go

Will check the fillets now

Thanks again mate

Butchers salt is about $1 a kilo and you tell the butcher how much you want and he bags it up.
But it's your choice.

Alright mate, that sounds better

I'll get 10 kg, well i'll tell dad to get some tomorrow

Thanks again

So now ewe've changed your name to BEN 10 kg