Hi All,

Day off on Friday, so decided what better way to spend the day then taking my old man fishing.

Packed the boat and off we went at 10am. In the water by 10:30 and fishing at 11am.

First 3 casts and and 3 fish. All throw backs but fun.

Around midday started getting some big bites and wooppiiee...a 30cm bream which weighed around 1/2 kilo.
Dad then started on the action and got a 28cm bream and more and more and more. 2 nice 33 & 35 cm tailors and 10 whiting. Dad lost a huge fish which i believe must have weight at least 5kg. Got the net ready but the line snapped b4 i could grab it. Must have been a jewfish. The longer we stayed the more the bites. It was a fantastic day again in glorious sunshine.

All up we took home 12 legal sized bream, 2 tailors and 10 whiting. Threw back at least 40 fish during the course of our 5 hour session. What a wonderful way to spend the day and believe me dad and i were using 2 rods each which kept us pretty busy.

I tell ya, fishing has never felt greater.

Good story Majed, sounds like you had a great day out, where did you launch the boat and where did you fish, sounds like a great days outing, these frosty mornings do turn in to good relaxing days.

Launced at Picnic Point and fished at Moon Bay. Used prawns and chicken breast fillets for bait.
It was great weather and hardly any boats. Beats working any day.

good one majed . nothing better than a good day and catching fish, did they start bitting more when tide started to peak.

They were biting the best about middle tide from low to high tide. between 11:30am - 2pm

good read majed, sounds like u had fun

I said a few months back May onwards is my favourite time of the year to catch fish.

It's when the larger fish come on a mate fished the spot I took him to both days on the weekend & bagged out both times on snapper.

See all you guys you dont have to get up B4 the sparrows start farting to catch fish Maged went out in the middle of the day & caught fish, I rarely ever venture out till after lunch & allways pick my tides.

Onya Majed well done what line class are you using ?????????

majed waited for the sparows to stop farting then went out

Onya Majed well done what line class are you using ?????????
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Gee now your getting too technical for me Jumpus...
I was using a jarvis walker kmart line (cheapy) 12lb....with the same line as trace...

I never go fishing before sunrise....i need my beauty sleep....

Hi Majed,
What a great day out,I got to get out and have a fish ,u have inspired me

WELL DONE MAJED,

Nice report mate.shame'bout the Jew.



SMELLY

Well done Majed, you know I've driven past that spot countless times and never thought to drop a line in.
I went past there on Monday after being in the Bay for a zero result, think I'll stop next time.
Did any of the fish have 2 heads or anything like that?

Using rope I see

In time I'll convert you have no fear off that, you'll find going down to a lighter line will produce better bags not to mention the fun you will have in the process.

I use max 3 kg line when Breaming & I think you've seen pics of the Brimus which I've caught they're not small fush.

That mate I was refering to earlier is CATCH22 I took him out a few times but barred him from bring his rods on the boat he used mine & I had to dong him on the head quite a few times till he learnt not to touch my drag settings he learnt.

Now he's been going out on his own & getting quite a few fish as well he's converted to lighter lines as little lead as possible, I told him to do a report but he dosen't know how to attach images I'll sort him out

I have never used any line under 12lb...I assumed that the stronger the line the better. I also use a small long shank hook and a small sinker, ans swivel. How does a 3kg line go with the larger breams, tailor and flathead?

Fishing line in good condition is very hard to break through a rod Majed, grab your rod & reel, tie the line off somewhere and give it a go.

I will buy some light line and see how it goes.

Wet your knots (spit) before pulling them tight. ;)

Bream no probs I dont even bother using a heavier leader
Flatones will bite through if you let them shake theirs heads up on the surface
Tailor why in F***s name do you want to catch them for ??? they'll bite through 12 il line just as easy as 3 kg line

Just a word of caution if you're going to use 3kg line make sure the rod is not a broom handle it's all about balancing your outfits & the most important aspect of all is a smooth drag system on the reel once you've got the gear in order you'll have a ball.

You'd be surprised how much pressure you can put on a fish with 3 kg tacle Never Ever Touch the Drag once it's set up

1st thing novices will do when a fish wants to take line is to tighten up the drag Thats a NO NO let the fish run it'll tire quick smart, when gaining line back onto your spool you can use your Smelly Finger on the line to add extra pressure on the fish BUT if it wants to run again release your Smelly Finger pressure.

Back when they were plentiful one of my favourite forms of fishing was to cast lures @ small yellowfin & Stripped tuna schools used either 2 kg or 3 kg outfits & used to have a ball now these fish scream off @ 100 mph unlike the more senile Bream.

Geez here's a old pic thats one of the original ABU Cardinal reels brings back good memories top reels unlike the crak they bring out these days thats the 54 & I had the 1st Cardinal 52 in Australia still got it I think used it to fish 1 kg line class

I'm going out in Port Hacking on Friday evening, for some bream fishing. Guess I need to downsize my line from 30lb to 6lb, after reading JG's post.

That pic looks like a young Don King.

Are You Kidding KK ??

You pulling my leg or do you really use 30 lb line for Brims ???????????????

Don King is that the best you could come up with

Just as well you didn't say Don Boostie

JG. Do you think I'm kidding? Do I kid around or am I always my serious self?

YES I am kidding - but I am going fishing for bream on Friday night.

majed i don't have a lot of money to spend on top of the line gear so i use a daiwa procaster pr701mlfs 4 to 8kg this rod is matched with a daiwa 3000 S O L the cost of the outfit is around $300.
this outfit allows me to fish 2 line classes the reel comes with 2 spools on one i have 3kg line for briam and 6kg for snapper, the brand of line is platypus super-braid.
this is not the perfect way to fish but it dose allow me to have one good outfit. tight lines mate and thanks for a darn good read

Mate I've never seen your tackle & had to ask the Q
When you've seen some of the takle people have tried bringing aboard my boats you'd believe anything & one of the reasons I always take a couple of spare outfits along.

You should do well for the Brimus to me's but if you get out in daylight I'd definately give Jibbon Bommy a go love that place & there should be some Studus Maximus Brimus there this time of the year.

my bream gear is not expensive however i find it more than adaquate!

Rod is a 3-4kg Shimano Taipan Spin 6'6, Nice flexi tip and retails for around $80 i think,
Reel is the TR-30 Okuma reel that came free with fishing world (values at $89??, probably a little big but works good!
Im running 6lb Fireline in Lime Green.

Have hooked some decent flatties (using 12lb as leader) and some nice bream and gear has performed well.

i used to use 30 but as im learning i used 6lb and never caught so many fish but also must rememgber no more trawlers in the bay

I am going to use a very light line the next time i go out and see how it goes.
Just one question, what effect does light gear have on fish and why would it perform better on bream & whiting?

Dont think the trawlers have that much to do with it to be honest I've said it 100's of times fish dont live in one spot they move around & those same fish that might have been caught in the Botany Bays trawlers nets stand a very good chance being caught elsewhere by somebody else's nets.

Think the possitive thing about the Trawlers not being there is weed beds etc are starting to come back @ one time it was barren after the nets kept ripping weed beds [nurseries] out.



Picture you picking up rope say 12 mm then another length 25 mm thick you can feel the extra weight cant you ??

Well there's days you can catch fish on anything as you did last trip then there's days they're very touchy, thats when the lighter line shines.
You can still use 12 ld leader I do it myself but esp if fishing around reef generally tie around 2 meters or so of leader onto the mainline.

Imagin your a comando and walking around hungry, you spot some food but you stop because there's this barbed wire attached to this food . you know there's something wrong B) . so depending how hungry you are you leave it alone. ;)
But its very fine diameter you dont see it and your hungry you go and get it . :huh: and before u relise it's a booby trap and your hooked :o
fish can see and they shy away when they know somethings wrong. espeasialy breams
use as little lead if any . I use flurocarbon leaders as these are more invisible in water.
When a fish picks up a bait and moves off it can feel the drag of the heavy line as it moves away and will drop bait .
I tie on about a rod lenth of flurocarbon leader straight to main line . As I said this fluro is NOT visible to fish in water so they cant see booby trap

Hey Steve,
strap on a scuba tank (or can you hold your breath a long time?) and mask, then have someone drop a line down, flourocarbon or not, and then tell me it is invisible. You WILL be surprised

yeh have been down but unfortuantly I had my eyes closed
I have noticed when bringing up line i can see my braid but also see my lure but not leader . I use vanish. and i find it hard to see at all see braid then big gap and then lure.
cheers steve

You tell him kkw

Products on the market 2day catch more fishermen than fish

What a load of crap if you think it's invisible STEVE.P next thing you'll be trying to tell us is you have to sing to the fish to get them to bite

Hey kkw where's your report ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[ i tried that it don't work it just gets a hole bunch of sheslers hanging around

Don't wanna talk about it :( You know what happens when you rely on someone else.
My 120lb handline was too hard to get through the eye of my 1/0 hook, and the cheese squares covered the barb. You know how things conspire to ruin your fishing trip.

My mate phoned me 30 mins before I was due to meet him, telling me he had a sore back and to take a rain check. His boat was lined up for that night, so I just whinged and grouched around the house all night.

Well next time try using 240 lb line & splice it in 1/2 much easier to thread the hook with

I dont rely on anyone nor do I make plans if I want to go for a fish I just go unless I'm off gamefishing that is in which case you do need a crew.

Got sick & tired of peeps letting me down esp when I've booked & paid for accomodation on trips away thats why I dont bother anymore, if I want to go anywhere I just go dont get me wrong not everybody is unreliable but still dosen't change my attitude esp if I want to go for a fish no probs handling both my boats on my own.

Guess now that I went for 1st fish in ages last weekend I'll have to give my backyard a go someone has to do a fishing report around here

Na got some new outfits that I want to try out hopefully the Brimus will be there in good no's if not the reds will be