westernport gummy sharks

i fished thismorning  wanting a gummy  after catching so many whitting last few weeks  after about 30 min wait  i got a hit didnt hook up  put rod back in holder and 20 sec later it took off again  this time i was on  after about 5 min fight i boated a nice gummy not sure what it would weigh tho as dont have scales. put lines back down picked up 3 nice pinkies and my  20000 stella took off which i had  a big  salmon head out hoping for a toothy  after boat 20 min fight  got it up 2 be a bloody massive ray  would have been biggest ive seeen.  then after that afew more big hits but got busted off then a nice cuttlefish aswell so  not a bad  1st day targeting the gummies

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nice little gummy there

Sat, 2011-01-15 15:09

nice little gummy there Aaron. gunna taste great for sure. well done on the pinks too.the ray would have given you a great run

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You should change your nick

Sat, 2011-01-15 16:45

You should change your nick too Streakey Git, 

Mate you been slaying it lately, well done

That Bay must have some great structure..

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sure was yummy had some

Sat, 2011-01-15 16:43

sure was yummy had some tonight for dinner  damn nice it was  we goin be living on whiting and gummy now for awhile, my mum got a shit load of whiting fillets of me today so she was wrapped in that.

well today was awesome catching that  after tide changed decided to hit the whiting  press the button on the winch pulled anchor up  and damn had no anchor the bloody shackle came off so that was end of that day fishing   so had to go out buy a new no 2 sarca.

well still was worth the trip out getting that gummy what i went for :)

tomorrow goin chase some more port phillip bay whiting 

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Shackle

Sat, 2011-01-15 20:27

Get some stainless mig wire and mouse the shackle on the new abchor so it cannot come undone.

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Gummies

Sun, 2011-01-16 16:35

Hey Streaker Boy,

 

Nice size gummy the first one.

Gotta luv them fresh with golden chips and I luve them steaked on the barbie as well.

Do you get any trunkies? I'd luv one of them right now.

Been about 10 years since I had a feed of elephant.

 

Just great fishin' mate!

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Had it last nite for dinner

Sun, 2011-01-16 17:30

Had it last nite for dinner was soooo good and got afew weeks feed of them and now months feed of whiting:)
The elephants we get them alot in westernport bay which they are due in the port prob next month i dont usually fish for them if i get them its a bycatch i dont think they anygood for eatin great fun to catch when ur fishing for whiting on the light gear tho

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 Top feed mate. Doesn't get

Sun, 2011-01-16 20:13

 Top feed mate. Doesn't get better than KGs and gummy shark. Two of my favourite eating fish.

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Westernport Bay Gummies.

Mon, 2011-01-17 12:41

Gotta agree that westernport is tops for gummies and whiting. We used to be in Dromana and fished there probably as much as port philip.

Those elephants are good eating, but like a lot of other species, they need to be processed and consumed as fresh as possible.

We used a lot of ginger sauce with ours if I remember rightly, but like a lot of other fish, they respond well to a variety of sauces, herbs and spices.

Try some next time you catch one. I think youll find they are really quite nice. You could google search a few recipes to help you out.

You certainly have your finger on the pulse there. Good fishing mate!