skippy on the 3 mile
Not much being posted lately so thought I would do my first ever after being a long time reader here.
Not a post about big duhies or sambos sadly but a few fish none the less.
I mostly fish the 3 mile off and around Hillaries targeting Skippy on light gear (and anything else I can get) which is awesome fun and not bad to eat too IMO. Had a few good trips in the last few weeks when the wind has allowed it.
Anyway have just been burlying up in 7-15 m along the reef in a few spots and waiting for them to turn up. Was having a ball with my adult son 2 wks ago catching 40cm skippy when amongst all the excitement a few Kingis turned up. Not sure who was more excited me or the kingis chasing the skippy, me I suspect haha.
I didn’t have any live baits to throw out so just lobbed a half mulie on my 4-8kg gear, hoping for the best and hooked a couple amongst the skippy -who were now getting full of burley and going of the bite. Managed to land one kingi (see attached movie -75cm) and got smashed by its bigger brother.
The movie is the last bit of the fight, unfortunately missed the first long runs, but he played nicely and kept out of the reef. Man they go off!
The trip last week I was lucky enough to have a small school of SBT ( I think) moving into casting range. Ive seen them working on previous trips but can never get close enough to them to have a cast. Well these ones did it for me and my first cast was hit immediately, not big fish (55cm) but on my bream gear was almost out of control. It was turned into very delicate sushi and sashimi over the next few days. The skippy played the game as well and got a feed of them.
Funnily enough ½ dozen 60-80cm kingis were following the tuna around at the boat. Of course they had buggered off by the time I got it in the boat!
Each trip there has been plenty of good sized skippy as well, I thought they were mainly a winter target in close but has been a lot of fun lately. Maybe the cooler water has kept them around, although noticed it was 22.5 last week so warming up a bit. Anyway bloody good fun and made more enjoyable during the week when the ramp is not so ridiculously busy!
Hope you enjoy the vid -if the link works- maybe copy and paste if it doesn't. Sorry the photos are crappy :(
Cheers
kirky79
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Date Joined: 13/01/12
Nice size Skips
I don't mind skippy on the plate either and they are great fun on the light gear. Have caught a couple of the SBT on the bream gear too. Awesome fun
Cheers for the Report
Subaquatic
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Date Joined: 23/04/11
Great Report, Thanks.Used to
Great Report, Thanks.
Used to Catch Skippy like that off the old Mandurah Bridge as a kid.
uncle
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Date Joined: 10/02/07
Nothing wrong with skips
You never know what will turn up on the 3 mile, mack in the berly is fun
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
Thank you
A great report, when you hook into an unexpected large fish it really kicks the brain up a notch and makes your blood pressure come up a notch as well with the fight.
I think one of the many enjoyable aspects of fishing is you just never know just what may take a liking to your bait/lure whatever. It's one of the many things that makes the day on the water so enjoyable and keeps us coming back time after time.
Meeuwissen
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Date Joined: 29/03/13
great first report
i have to say kingfish keep getting higher on my list eating and fighting!
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Auslobster
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Date Joined: 03/05/08
Skippy bite...
...once the skips get fired up, it's close to a sure bet that the activity will get other, bigger species interested! Kingies, sambos, snapper...they gotta come in and have a look! Great first report, I always like to hear about light tackle escapades!
br3nno
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Date Joined: 25/12/12
how do kingfish taste?
how do kingfish taste?
BC
Rugbynut
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Bloody great. wouldn't mind
Bloody great. wouldn't mind getting onto a few more :)
br3nno
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Date Joined: 25/12/12
how do kingfish taste?
how do kingfish taste?
BC
Ashen
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Date Joined: 22/03/13
Awesome!
Great read, mate!
Did you have the skippy sashimi on the boat? If not, bring some soy sauce and wasabi next time and try the skippy fresh! Man, so tasty!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Rugbynut
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Date Joined: 15/01/17
Haha. No not yet. I usually
Haha. No not yet. I usually try to fish multiple rods, a floater, a placcy and another on the bottom. tends to get a bit hectic when there a fish around. Have some awesome cockups...with double hook-ups
Uluabuster
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Date Joined: 12/12/10
2nd Ashen, skippy sashimi
2nd Ashen, skippy sashimi beats Dhu sashimi hands down!
That is a great report! As with Auslobster, good to see light tackle report here!
Worth bringing in a micro jig combo (20-40g range) and jig the area when kingies are around.
crasny1
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Triple that
Don't like skippy cooked - but Sashimi - one of the best
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keg
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Date Joined: 17/07/07
sounds like you had a fun day
there are some awesome fish hanging around the 3 mile sometimes
Rugbynut
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Yeh for sure. you never know
Yeh for sure. you never know what to expect.
br3nno
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Date Joined: 25/12/12
Went out the back of little
Went out the back of little island (3 mile ?) today and caught a 1m bronzie, happily broke off the hook and sent him home. Went a little further out and caught a breaksea cod :D plus a bunch of reef fish
Brilliant catch, would love to land a kingie and tuna, maybe next time.
BC