Trip to wedge

So we packed the car at 4.30pm on friday arvo with the fridges, clothes, rods, reels and the kayak we were ready to go for the weekend. We set off on the 2-3 hour trip, first up to lancelin and then by beach and track up to wedge and the shack we were staying in, once we got there we opted to stay in the night and drink with the boys as the weather was not the best and would make fishing hard, we prepared for and early start in the morning.

Out of bed at 6am, sherbs and I went down to the beach in front of the shack, and after about 30 mins of pulling lines checking bait and catching weed we decided to move as the area was barren. We headed for south rock just 5 minutes south of wedge Island, and this area contains reef and some gutters which we thought would hold some fish.

While arriving at the rok the tide was very low and made it easy to walk out onto the reef, it is a big platform and extends for about 100m, with channels and bommies to cast into. I walked out a bit further than sherbie and we started fishing. I starting catching the odd herring and chopper tailor, but the fish were thin as the sun was now well into the sky and the fish wern't biting. Steve moved up into the same area and managed a couple of herring and tailor and a unusual reef fish.

We headed back to the shack for breakfast and then I went out again on the kayak this time, behind the island fishing fishing in a channel between 2 reefs. I set up anchor and only after a couple of annoying wrasse I hooked up big time almost falling out of the kayak I managed to straighten the kayak and the fish continued to pull me around. After a couple of minutes Up came a ray and I quickly cut the line and buggered off before I got another one.

On the way back I trolled some mulies and had a couple of hook ups but the fish spat the hooks. Back onto land at 1.30, then had a little tour of wedge with andrew (sherbs son) Up some dunes and along the beach. Got back to the shack and had some lunch and our next plan was to try south rock again for an arvo fish. We got down there at 4.30pm and set up, the conditions weren't ideal as there was a strong south wester and the beach was dropped off about 60m out so we had to wade out and then cast to get past the breakers. Andrew one of the guys staying at the shark with us managed to get 5 nice sized herring, I had one monster run on my beach combo, almost down to the backing and PING snapped off... Called it for a stingray. We finished fishing at 6pm and headed back to the shack for dinner, as the conditions were just too hard to fish from, we planned to get up early morning on sunday to have a crack at some tailor when the weather was a little nicer, that night we sat out the back and continued drinking.

Up at 4.30 am, sherbs and I headed down to South rock in the cruiser, and Once again it was low tide, however We decided to try a different area which looked very promising. First cast Bang I was on and Pulled in a small ort jackson shark about 50cm long, and sherbs caught a nice sized herring. It was a few more casts for me before I pulled in my last tailor for the trip, but it was a nice sized one. Sherbs now began to put on a fishing clinic hooking up more often than not and each one producing either a chopper tailor or a herring or a hooter skippy. Others soon noticed we were in a hot spot and after a while he had a little crowd fishing with us.

For this short little morning session we caught a heap of fish, and sherbs mentioned it was the best he had had in a long while. We headed back to the shack and had some more fun on the kayaks and surf skiis and then we were packed up and ready to leave the shack by 11.30am. We all followed dougie back to lancelin along the beack and tracks while a few in convoy were bogged we were fine in andrews land cruiser which chopped up the beach. We got into lancelin and had some food at the local bakery, where we said our goodbyes to the boys and headed back home.

Thanks the Sherbs and Andrew for a great trip, we had plenty of fun and a few fish along the way.

Sherbs will put some pics up soon.

Cheers
Dean


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sounds like good fun

Tue, 2008-12-16 19:19

sounds like good fun

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Cheers dean for putin this up

Tue, 2008-12-16 19:21

It was a great weekend and thanks for your company m8

We got another trip in two weeks if you are keen

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I am working I think, but

Tue, 2008-12-16 19:25

I am working I think, but will let you know. Plus if it is really good weather my dad wants to get out on the boat as it has been a while.

You get the msg about the rod holder.

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Great report Dean

Tue, 2008-12-16 20:27

Sounds like a lot of fun - fishing with Sherbs always is.
And that certainly sounds like a great spot to try a range of fishing options. How far did you have to go out in the kayak and was it a paddle or a pedal model?
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I went around the back of

Tue, 2008-12-16 20:31

I went around the back of the island but did it the long way, Was in a sit in kayak made for racing but it filled up with water from the chop, was paddle power.

Probably paddled 1km off shore, but ended up doing more as you have to go through reefs etc.

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Thanks for the update mate

Tue, 2008-12-16 20:33

It sounds like it would be a good place to take one of the fishing kayaks.
You seem to have hit upon a patch of stingrays lately. Bloody pests.
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Yeah didn't get one today,

Tue, 2008-12-16 20:38

Yeah didn't get one today, so hopefully it is passed!

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Hey Sherbs. Didnt see you up

Wed, 2008-12-17 14:55

Hey Sherbs. Didnt see you up there. I was up there as well. I will be back up there in a couple of weeks aswell. Have to catch up for a fish with you guys.