One last drop

Went out of Two rocks about a week ago solo, Got on the water early with high hopes, tried Bait and jigs, anchored burley on a few spots that have produced before but not much luck accept a nw blowie on the jig, the pickers didn't even seem to be picking.

Naturally about an hour before I had to head in things glassed off the sounder started to light up and fish started to bite, a slightly undersize blackspot rock cod I believe it was first up, never seen one down here before didn't get a photo so no proof, can anyone confirm that's what it could have been? I thought they were usually a bit further North. Then a small reef shark which took one hook off the paternoster, one hook one last drop and bingo finally something half decent.

Rougly 46cm not huge but still happy as first time I've caught one.

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 Wow, great pics Troy, really

Thu, 2016-08-11 19:21

 Wow, great pics Troy, really pop. Good fish too, will go well on the plate no doubt.

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Old mate Tom Harley

Thu, 2016-08-11 19:35

not bad on the chew I reckon. Their colours always look cool as well

 

good one 

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Reward for the effort. Love

Thu, 2016-08-11 20:38

Reward for the effort. Love that first pic its got the crazy eye going

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Ripper harley! love it when one comes over the side

Thu, 2016-08-11 21:22

 they taste as good as they look. Wrap in alfoil (no need to add any other flavour), put on barby hotplate for about 30mins, open alfoil and eat with fork out the back with a cold beer - bloody beautiful!!

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Nice one

Thu, 2016-08-11 21:43

Heap of these around lately... nice work.

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 Trout of the South!! The Mrs

Thu, 2016-08-11 22:47

 Trout of the South!! The Mrs would rather eat these and black arse than dhue.

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 Poor man's coral trout I

Fri, 2016-08-12 11:45

 Poor man's coral trout I reckon! Nasty set of dentures but nice firm white flesh.

 Love the first pic on how the colours came out of the photo