Did anyone actually get out apart from us
We planned to get out on the water sunday morning (midweek decision) come saturday morning i put the new alternator in the boat and cranked her over ,the 350 chev running like a tiger on steroids so loaded everything on ready to go , had organised a friend and his son to come along for the ride with a plan to hit up a kg spot i have , got to rocko around 7 with the water being a bit iffy but we decided to go and see what it was like out there anyway. Our plans changed once we got out as it was a bit on the rough side so decided to go out after sand whiting which were a bit closer. We anchored up and droped a couple of lines down while i set up the burley pot and sure enough our first nice size sandy came up on our friends sons line (250mm) then our mate got a double hookup both around the same size as the first. in all we landed 9 sandys all around the 250mm size , 2 undersize flattys , 2 just size skippy and 3 small wrasse , the way i look at it is the fish werent big or large amounts but we got out on the water and had a bit of fun 2 old boys v 2 kids and a blowin (Sandy ) the tally old boys 5 whiting , 1 skippy , 2 flatties and 3 wrasse, the kids plus one 4 sandys and 1 skippy, we were back in at around 11 then the wind dropped off. all in all it was nice to get that salt water fix after nearly 4 months , next time it wont be so long.
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Ganged
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Better fishing than not.
Better fishing than not.
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Riaz
callum
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we did
me and a mate went out in his zodiac, launched of the hillary's beach, abit hairy, a few tailor but nothign to special.
by my count i find your competition a draw as wrasse are -1 :)
happy fishing
Faulkner Family
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nothing wrong with wrasse if
nothing wrong with wrasse if they are big enough to eat
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carnarvonite
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Nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with a good size fillet of wrasse,lovely tasty white flesh.
Good to see you got out for a fish,Russ,as you said its been a while.
brenz
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bait
whats wrong with wrasse they are fantastic dhuie bait
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they were perfect bait size
they were perfect bait size for dhui but as we cant catch them now they went back for another day, i hope
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roberta
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At least you got out
hope to go squidding during the week and test out the new floating ramps at the club.
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9 sandys?
I thought you only took out one Sandy? LOL
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we headed out about three
we headed out about three got some nice sand whithing,wrase,herring , and a small snapper,around 200mm.we were in 28m looking for KGs no luck.Tried trowing a few lures around on the way in with no joy
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catchalittle
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bagged out on nice large
bagged out on nice large squid over at garden island,was going to head out further but didnt like the look of the chop out there was pleasant having two rods in the holders drift anchor out and waiting for the squids to grab the jig,the arvo fined up nicely
Nathan
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Squid
What sort of jigs were you useing mate as me and the gf can get them to chase the jigs buy they wont grab them by the way ive had the jigs we were useing for 20years...
catchalittle
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was using yamashida and duel
was using yamashida and duel and yozuri
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Just how nice
are Wrasse on the table? I must say i've been catching and cursing them for 40 odd years and only ever saw them as emergency bait. I have caught some boomers and tossed them back - don't tell me i wasted a feed!
grayzeee
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i've also been wondering
i've also been wondering that as every time i cut one up for bait , the flesh looks really good.
i wonder how they'd go in a blind taste test against something well thought of.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
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out of the 2 that we get
out of the 2 that we get around perth the king wrasse are nicer on the tooth than the solider brown ones, as far as taste goes it is hard to describe but imo best off cooked lightly floured and cooked in butter but they also come up nice smoked, the flesh is a soft texture and can break up easily but would also go well in currys and as we have done fishcakes, next time you get a good one fillet it up and give it a try. it may surprise you, its not just a back up feed if nothing else is on the bite it is worth keeping the bigger ones, just remember they dont freeze well at all so eat them fresh
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