westernport gummy sharks
Submitted by streaker boy on Sat, 2011-01-15 14:34
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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Faulkner Family
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nice little gummy there
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
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Man Overboard
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You should change your nick
You should change your nick too Streakey Git,
Mate you been slaying it lately, well done
That Bay must have some great structure..
streaker boy
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sure was yummy had some
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
carnarvonite
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Shackle
Get some stainless mig wire and mouse the shackle on the new abchor so it cannot come undone.
3Shoes
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Gummies
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!
streaker boy
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Had it last nite for dinner
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
Seaquest
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Top feed mate. Doesn't get
Top feed mate. Doesn't get better than KGs and gummy shark. Two of my favourite eating fish.
FredFin
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Westernport Bay Gummies.
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!