Swanfish!
Submitted by Leemo on Sun, 2011-02-27 13:20
this is what i managed for swanfish.
yep. thats right, sfa. just could not land a bloody bream! lost a thumper early on saturday and lost a thumper this morning too, same spot.
how did the rest of the FW crew go?
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bludgin' since 94'
Markie
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haha thats funny. i was
haha thats funny. i was waitin for a pic to load up .
Devo dude
Leemo
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haha yeah. absolutely
haha yeah. absolutely crushed when i lost the first bream. 4th cast! for once my dad actually outfished me 7 bream to nill. didnt even get a bait out for mulloway until 1am. no mulloway pulled in either. one thinbg that was apparent, the organisation of the weigh in was absolutely shocking. werent too many fish pulled in over the board. there was only one flounder caugfht , but it was of 680 odd grams. a huge fish. imo, they should make skippy a category. there were more skippy wieghed in for strangest/unusual capture than flounder! skippy was chosen oer a big cuttly for the prize.
bludgin' since 94'
Nelly
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I too was waiting for pics to
I too was waiting for pics to load then realised....Spelling nazi may want to checking his spelling aswell.
Leemo
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cut me some slack, ive been
cut me some slack, ive been awake since 4am yesterday morning! hahah
bludgin' since 94'
falttymatty
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yeah was a good weekend didnt
yeah was a good weekend didnt manage biggest bream or anything but one the catch card draw
so ill be seeing the guys at oceanside very soon i think for a new bream combo lol thanks guys.
Also good numbers of bream me and my mate managed nearly 60 bream between saturday and sunday morning
and about 35 were legal biggest only being 34cm but we did get alot at 28cm so hope they keep getting bigger and keep getting released.
also had a big bait out behind were the registration was and drag didnt even go of but brought it in after a couple of hours to see half gone in one bite bull shark i think nice and clean straight through the stomach could even see the teeth marks but no hook up damn oh well always next time
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Leemo
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ahhhhh. JEFFERY! ;) i was the
ahhhhh. JEFFERY! ;) i was the bloke next to you guys, in the blue shimano fishing shirt and quicksilver hat.
bludgin' since 94'
falttymatty
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haha spun out was a good day
haha spun out was a good day but bloody hot.
yeah thats right i think you were on my left with the big bream t shirt blokes aye?
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Leemo
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yeah that was me. another fw
yeah that was me. another fw member (sarcasm0) was on the left of me also, sittin down. hopefully ill do a bit better next year.
bludgin' since 94'
falttymatty
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yeah thats it mate always
yeah thats it mate always next year.
this was my first ever swan fish so i think i didnt do to bad fluked a prize anyway lol
just so hard to find the big bream these days though.
we should catch up sometime for a bream sesh though practice for next year lol
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
scottland
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couldnt expect more from you leemo ahahaha
looks like you've lost your touch
i support two teams eagles and whoever is playing the dockers
fisho-ron
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i dont know what your talking
i dont know what your talking about, thats a nice looking bream mate!!!!must be all of 35cm?
the pic took a while to load.
madfishoholic
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Hey I was near by you, had a
Hey I was near by you, had a red Jarvis Walker shirt on and straw hat on in the queue in the morning.
Was fishing from Blackwall to mozzies all night with a few other boats. Not a touch all night. The baits were untouched all night. we had tailor,bonies and mulies out.
was very disappointed. I guess all the Bream were caught right up river. There were some great prizes, well done to all concerned.
I also think that all fish that have been weighed in that win prizes should be kept till the end of the weigh in. just a thought.
I dont need counselling just a bigger boat
falttymatty
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yeah i know what you mean we
yeah i know what you mean we caught a lot near the city area but we did try guilford and surrounds
and only were catching 10-15cm bream there.Seems there were more mid river this year than anywhere else
we managed 32 bream in first 2 hrs ranging from 24cm to the biggest at 34cm near the city but i couldnt find the flathead anywhere but
that 1.2kg winner was a monster though
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Leemo
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yeah. we had about 5 hookups
yeah. we had about 5 hookups inthe first half hour with two fish landed between 4 people. rest were bust offs. this was within crawling distance of sign up ;) my dad brought in the first c+r fish for the day, he had to wait for 10 minutes for them to set up the scales etc. wasnt a bad fish at 450 grams, touch under 30cm. Matt, thinkin of giving canning a go on monday morning for some bream if your keen.
bludgin' since 94'
falttymatty
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yeah thats not to bad was
yeah thats not to bad was some good ones around near the way in we managed a couple that there at 29cm.But as it was mine and my mates first swanfish we didnt know how the catch and release worked atleast i know now for next year.Leemo what time you thinking as i start work at 8.30 in welshpool but could pull some strings and push it till 9.Also ill be out on the weekend going for bream just driving around different places having a crack hopefully trying out my new bream gear still unsure what combo i should get any suggestions?. At the moment i run a saros 1000 but my rods to thick to feel the bites aswel as my mates mako extreme but i want it for soft plastics also.
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
scottland
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falttymatty
its a public holiday monday dont forget. if you have to work crap luck hahaha
i support two teams eagles and whoever is playing the dockers
Leemo
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dunno when ill head out. was
dunno when ill head out. was thinkin of having a fish before the footy on saturday aswell. budget is the major factor, but with that vouchger you got, you should be able to put together a decent combo with braid. have a talk to the oceanside guys etc. im not much of a breambo and ill use what i can haha.
bludgin' since 94'
falttymatty
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cheers scottland didnt even
cheers scottland didnt even realise haha im a definate in for sure then leemo.If budget is a factor i have heaps of bait me and my mate keep a freezer full of what we catch and im always the driver anyways if you need a lift let us know.
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
BlowieMasta
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oops..
we caught a tonne of fish for swan fish, but didnt think any of em were big enough...
that includes a just sized flounder.. also bagged a few tailor, herring, flathead and whiting all from pt walter all on lures and sp's. biggest flattie went 40cm, didnt think thatd b anywhere near a winner was it? herring was just under 30, tailor around 35, and whiting was tiny.
we didnt even bother rocking up to the weigh in coz we were pretty destroyed after fishing for pretty much 24 hrs straight. can anyone post the winning sizes for all the senior categories?
Cheers,
Dave
Leemo
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they will be in the sunday
they will be in the sunday times on sunday.
bludgin' since 94'