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great shots John
well done, did you get in touch with HB 
Dropped him an e-mail Fred but had nothing back yet
John
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Firework Display,Whitley Bay sea front 04 Nov 2012
John
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I do enjoy firework photography but it is not an exact science - there are too many variables. In fact last night there was an extra variable,6 pints of John Smiths ( I had been watching the Toon match in The Vic just before the display )
Anyway here are a few shots I took,the first one being the Spanish City lit up with lasers
Good shooting to you all tonight
John
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Some visiting anglers to our caravan park had kindly donated some nice lugworm to me when they left so it seemed only right to put them to good use. What I had in mind was a wrasse bash on one of the Mull of Galloway marks.
I had not actually fished for wrasse this year myself but I had on three occasions taken youngsters out fishing for them. I was just coach on these trips so I needed balance things up. I drove over to as near to the mark as I could get and that left me a yomp of about a mile. On reaching the sea and much to my dismay I seen that the farmer had erected a new electric fence.
Now it is rumoured that a lot of the farmers simply just wire their fences into the mains electricity supply. Having had a few belts off them over the years I quite believe it. Once whilst walking to another mark I got chased by a bull in the field,I vaulted the fence as best I could and got a belt off it and landed face first into a cow pat. Looking back at it I can laugh now !!!!
Anyway I managed to "limbo" two of the fences without incident and eventually reach my fishing mark. On fishing trips I normally tale a compact digital camera with me but because the caravan had appeared to have "eaten it" I took an SLR with me. Because of this I did not want to take the camera anywhere near the waters edge so set up a few yards from the sea.
I had arrived two hours before high water and intended to make it a 3 hour session. I rigged up a sliding float and set the stop knot (elastic band) to about 12 feet and tied on a 2/0 baitholder hook. I could have went for a smaller hook and caught more wrasse but I did not want to catch tiddlers on this occasion. If I had been coaching youngsters I would have opted for a smaller hook initially though.
I started off by fishing just a couple of feet out any adjusting the stop till the bait was just off the bottom. It took about 20 minutes before I got a bite which I duly missed. I also missed the next two bites before finally hooking into a decent wrasse. As usual on a light spinning rod it gave me a good scrap before I let a wave lift it onto the rock ledge beside me. I then took it back up to where I had left the camera,took a quick photo and then carefully unhooked and released it.
It then took me about another 20 minutes before I hooked into my second wrasse which was slightly bigger than the first. I also then carried this one up to be photographed. They are bonny fish and the colour variations never ceases to amaze me.
After this I managed to get two more wrasse which were bigger again but these I simply released at the waters edge and did not bother with the camera. Well I had caught my target fish so now I changed tactics and tied on a lure,hoping to catch a pollack or two. After a couple casts I had a take and reeled in a mackerel. Now there is nothing better than fresh mackerel strip float fished for pollack so I rigged up the sliding float again. I had no sooner cast out when the float shot under and I hooked into - another mackerel !!!!!!!!!! This I also kept for bait.
Eventually on high water the pollack came onto the feed and I managed to catch 4 to about 3lb. The first,and smallest,I photographed,the rest I unhooked at the waters edge.
Well it had been a decent 3 hour session - 4 wrasse,4 pollack and two mackerel. Nothing really big but most enjoyable. I called it a day at this point and headed back to the car a happy chappie. I even managed to negociate the electric fences again without getting a shock.
John -
This was going to be a totally new experience for me - going out fishing in a yacht and I was so looking forward to it. My dad started taking me out boat fishing from the age of eight so thats over half a century of fishing trips but always in boats powered by engines.
My mate John Colmans yacht has been berthed in Stranraer Marina for the year but he decided to sail it around to Drummore harbour and leave it there for a while. I turned up as prearranged down at Drummore harbour at 13.30 and John was already getting her ready to sail. Drummore harbour is only navigatable about two hours either side of high water and even then there is a problem with the entrance silting up so great care has to be taken when leaving and entering the harbour !!!!
This was the view from inside the harbour looking towards the harbour entrance.
John switched on the small 10hp engine he uses to navigate in harbours and off we went,aiming for the centre of the channel.
That was us now safely out into Luce Bay
As soon as we were safely out of the harbour John asked me to take the tiller whilst he hoisted the sails. What a great feeling it was being under sail for the first time. I then headed us out,under Johns direction,to the fishing mark he had in mind to try.
First mate Snatcher at the tiller.
John was after some mackerel for his lobster pot so we set up our gear with a team of mackerel lures on. John dropped the sails and we slowly drifted on the breeze,trying to tease some fish in.
I was first in with a small gurnard.
After a quick photograph it was carefully released again. It seemed like ages before we touched another fish,it was a mackerel to John.
After that mackerel it went totally dead so John took us further out into deeper water. We started picking up mackerel again but just one at a time. I think the final count was 6 mackerel each
In this picture you can make out the Mull of Galloway,Scotlands most southern point and on the hoizon the Isle of Man.
With a dozen mackerel in the bucket John decided to call it a day and I had the pleasure of taking the tiller again and heading us back towards Drummore. Just before the harbour John dropped the sails and negotiated the entrance using his small engine. What a great day it had been out on a lovely 2.5 ton yacht. Thanks for that skipper.
John
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Caught this moment as the sun went down...that's all I caught
Den
Am liking this one a lot
and your flower one Judy Seems like I have not been on here for a while. Had a trip up to Warkworth Castle,Northunberland yesterday for my birthday and took a few snaps. Seem to recall you were here a while back Judy. Here are two of them then,for better or worse !!!
John
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Newt,
Probably that bald headed guy with his chest all swole-up.
Phone
We all had a great day phone. I hear that the fish that the boys caught are really putting weight on
and we went about 10 miles out and not just one 
ha haJohn
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My two oldest grandsons,Wayne and Lewis,were spending a week with us at our caravan in Drummore and the plan was to get them out fishing. My mate Tom (Toonfireman) had kindly offered to take them out on his boat Joshua but due to the inclement weather it looked like it was not going to happen.
Fortunately on their last full day with us the weather improved and Tom phoned me saying the trip was on - whoop whoop Now the boys did not have a clue about this trip and I told them that we were going over to Port Logan to collect some fishing bait.
We arrived on Logan beach at 09.30 and Tom had Joshua on the beach ready to go. We walked over to Tom and after an introduction Tom said come on then lads get these life jackets on. That was when the penny dropped and their faces just lit up.
Tom had rigged up two light rods with fixed spool reels and mackerel feathers so off we headed just south of Logan to drift for mackerel. Basically Tom was the fishing coach and I was the photographer on this trip. Check out the boys - do they look made up or what.
Lewis was first in with a small grey gurnard.
Next it was Wayne with a mackerel on.
Third fish and it was another species,a nice tub gurnard to Wayne.
Fourth fish and yet another species,a codling for Lewis. All of the fish were returned apart from the mackerel which we kept for bait and also the skippers tea.
Next in it was Lewis with 3 mackerel and what a tussle he had to reel them in. Well done Lewis.
Lewis with one of the mackerel. The smile says it all.
Tom then took a picture of me and my boys.
At this point Tom decided to go a bit further out and anchor up. We were hoping to pick up some different species on mackerel strip fished on the bottom. Tom rigged up two different rods with multipliers and explained to lads how to fish with them. Typically when you want to catch a dogfish they do not turn up. Tom gave it about half an hour and all the lads had was one bite between them.
Lewis then started showing signs of seasickness so Tom suggested going back in and putting Lewis on the beach for 10 minutes and taking it from there. After eating Toms Mars bar Lewis perked up and said he fancied fishing again - good lad. Here is a picture of Tom carrying Lewis back to the boat.
We decided to drift close in again and give it a final 30 minutes to see what the boys could pick up. Here is Wayne with a mackerel.
Check this one out,Wayne with daddy,mammy and baby gurnard !!!!
On the way back in Tom gave the boys a go at steering the boat. It was a perfect ending to a great trip. Here is the final picture of the boys with Tom,I wonder which football team the 3 of them support ???
Thanks for that Tom,it was their first boat fishing trip and one which I am sure they will never forget.
John -
Yes good advice from Brian
During the summer I tend to fish an hour or two every day. I have got into a routine of washing down my rod and reel after EVERY session - it only takes minutes.I normally do this outside of our caravan. I would fill up a bucket with warm water and drop my reel into this. I would then use a mug and pour water from the bucket over the rod rings and reel seat. I leave the reel in for about an hour each time. On a weekly basis I would also oil the reel.
Any metal lures or poppers I had used would also get a good rinsing..
Have a good holidayJohn
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Just had to get in the papers, hey?
Looks like a hawksbill turtle.
Was not sure what type it was Bobj !!!! Are Hawksbills common in the Sydney area ? It certainly was a strange catch and I was just pleased it swam back ok
John
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This is my 10th and final report and has me fishing Sydneys North Harbour at Fairlight with that well known UK barbel angler Steve Pope for company. Before the report its worth giving a few facts about the harbour itself.
It is a natural harbour lying towards the SE corner of the New South Wales coast. The harbour entrance itself is just over a mile wide and can accommodate the largest ocean going vessels. It has a surface area of 21 sq miles and is up to 45 meters deep in parts.
I took this first picture from the top of Westfield Tower,a must for every tourist. The aspect is looking east towards the harbour entrance. Just off picture to the left is the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. In the foreground is the Botanical Gardens,home to thousands of large fruit bats. To the east of the Gardens is Sydney Naval Docks - this is where a naval diver was attacked by a bull shark back in 2008 and lost an arm and a leg !!!
I took this next picture on the scenic walk from Manly to Spit. It shows the harbour entrance nicely.
Best get back to the fishing report now. My daughter dropped me off at Fairlight mid-morning and in no time at all I was at the waters edge and tackling up. I decided to try legering squid on the bottom first as all of the fish in the harbour seem partial to it. As per usual the bites were almost immediate and as normal I was failing to connect up. At this point Steve walked down the 100yds from his daughters house and joined me,setting up similar to me.
It was a cracking day weatherwise and there were quite a few other anglers out for the day,some had brought their families along as the rock ledges were very angler friendly.
After missing a lot of bites I did the usual and dropped the hook size. I eventually managed to hook one and it turned up to be a Chinaman Leatherjacket. I very carefully unhooked it as the dorsal spine is poisonous and took a quick picture before returning it to the water.
Steve said he had to pop back to the house for a while and so I fished on managing one more Chinaman Leatherjacket. At this point I decided to change tactics and stuck on a metal toby. After a few fruitless minutes decided to change over to a jellyworm fished behind a drilled bullet. A couple of casts with this and I got a real savage take and it started to take line against the drag. With a medium spinning rod and 15lb mono I could not exert too much pressure.
This must have gone on for about 10 minutes before I slowly started to get line back. Eventually I got a glimpse of it and could not believe what I had hooked - a TURTLE !!
There is no way I could have landed this by myself so I phoned Steve and told him to get straight back as I had a turtle that needed landing. When Steve arrived back the turtle was ready for landing but it proved too big for the landing net. He simply had to reach in and grab it by its flippers.
It had been hooked on the outside of its mouth so was it an accidental hook up or did the turtle go for the lure ??? I have since read that young turtles tend to be carniverous but as they grow older tend to just eat vegitation. I will never know the answer to this. Steve then borrowed my long nosed pliers and carefully removed the hook.
Quite a crowd had gathered by this time as it was an unusual capture. A couple of quick photos with the turtle then I carefully returned it to the water. It swam away,non the worse apart from a small flesh wound
We decided to call it a day at this point as how can you top catching a turtle in Sydney Harbour. On getting back to the apartment it was suggested that the local paper could be interested in the story so I e-mailed a picture to the local paper and gave my details.
Next morning the editor phoned me back saying that they wanted to publish the story and wanted a few more details from me. Well here is the picture of Snatcher making the Australian papers. As far as I could tell no one had heard of a turtle being caught from the harbour before.
Well this was my last report,I just hope you have enjoyed sharing my fishing adventures with me. In the 3 months I had added 13 new Australian species to my list which now stands at 33. There are still a few common ones missing so lets see if I can add more to the list on my next visit in 2013.
John -
The Olympic Rings on Newcastle's Tyne Bridge
also see
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=92944304
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Bridge
John
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Have never popped in here in ages
Still some great photos being posted up I see John
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Here is a sunset I took over in Western Australia
Here are a couple of sunrise shots from a week ago or so. Took them from our static caravan in Drummore on the Mull of Galloway.
John
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Amazing stuff
John
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What a lovely little world you have Judy
John
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This afternoon session sees Paul (my daughters fiance) and myself fishing at Forty Baskets inside Sydney Harbour. We had no fresh bait so called called into Harris Farm Market,Manly,as they had a good fresh fish section. I bought a medium sized squid off them and blagged some "fish bits" which turned out to be swordfish.
Paul drove us over to the nearest street to Forty Baskets Beach and after parking up we headed down some stairs to the shore. I have to say that this was a very posh area and you could not buy a house here for less than about £2,000,000.
As soon as we got onto the shore we started tackling up our spinning rods and as we were doing this who went rowing past in a "tinny" but my ozzie fishing mate Ollie. I am sure he fishes 24/7 and never goes to sleep !!!! This time he was after live squid for kingfish bait.
We headed east up the beach towards some rocky outcrops. In the next picture you can see the suburb of Fairlight on the other side of the bay,the protected swimming area and a few tinnys in the foreground. Nearly all beaches in the harbour have safe swimming areas due to the large number of sharks thought to be present in Sydney Harbour.
http://phys.org/news157533618.html
Once on the rocks Paul decided to bait up with squid so I opted to try a sliver of swordfish. Immediately I started getting bites but could not hook up. I then went through the process of dropping the hook size to try and see what the little critters were.
Eventually I did manage to hook up and it was a small bream. Paul in the meanwhile was having the odd bite on squid but could not hook up. At this point we decided to to head back up the beach and try fishing on the outside of the swimming area.
When we got there Paul opted to "walk the plank" and fish on the extreme edge of the structure. I did consider it but being somewhat older and less agile than Paul went for the easier option of fishing from some stairs at the side. LOL
Paul dropped down his hook size and was rewarded with a small bream to save the blank.
I had been fairly quickly munched out of swordfish for bait so decided to try a bit lure fishing. I gave this about 10 minutes,trying a few different lures but all to no avail,not one take/pluck. I then set up my running leger rig again and baited up with squid tentacles. I cast out towards the anchored boats and was getting virtually a bite every cast but could not hook up.
Eventually I did hook up and after a spirited fight swung a new species out of the water towards me. It was a Chinaman Leatherjacket. True to my angling nickname of Snatcher I had foulhooked it in the back !!! Oh well it swam away ok after this quick picture.
The light was starting to go now but Paul did manage to get this flounder before we packed in. It was a new species for Paul as well so even though we had caught nothing big it was a nice little relaxing session.
On the way back to the beach I noticed that someone had a boat called "Budgie Smuggler" so could not resist taking a photo of it.
On the beach we got talking to a local and she said that a few days ago an angler had caught a 6 foot Bronze Whaler shark at this mark !!!! Just goes to show.
Bigger fish are in the harbour and livebaiting/deadbaiting seems the way to go for them. Well on my next trip to Australia I will be armed with a second heavier outfit for just this purpose.
My last report will have me fishing inside the harbour at Fairlight and making headlines in the local papers.
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Hi John ... any particular reason you've never fished from there? ... at a glance it seems to be a very obvious choice, with easy enough access to the rocks most of the time, good access from the rocks to the water, and apparently a good depth of water with a very modest cast, no?
I suppose the reason is that I spend so little of the summer at home. The wife and I spend large chunks of the summer over in our static caravan in Drummore,Mull of Galloway. Its not a bad place to be and the fishing can be very good at times. Check out the view from our lounge over Luce Bay. We have seen basking sharks and otters whilst sat on the veranda.
Also I keep all of my fishing gear over there and never think of bringing any back for our brief visits. For me the island would be a summer venue trying to target wrasse and pollack using a sliding float rig.
Tight lines and let us know how you come on
John
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Hi Peter
I live in Whitley Bay but have never fished off St Mary's Island either ? I do know that good fish have been caught from it.I suggest you join http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/shore-fishing/ and pose the same question on there. You will get some top info from the lads on there I am sure
Hope this helps
John
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My last day at Noosa Heads saw me having an evening session at an alleged hot spot that a local had put me onto. It was only a 5 minute drive up to the second road bridge and when I arrived there found there was ample room to park up. On walking down to the riverbank there was an angler already fishing next to the bridge so not wanting to "swim jump" I set up about 10 yds upstream from him.
There was a strong flow at this point so I put on a 1oz coffin running leger baited with squid. Immediately I started getting bites but could not hook up so suspected small fish. On dropping down the hook size I eventually managed to hook a small butter bream.
The guy who was fishing next to me noted my tactics and said that livebaiting with small fish was the first choice at this spot. They use throw nets to get their livebait and keep them in aerated buckets - similar to the way Ollie fished back in Sydney Harbour. He commenced to tackle down at this point and showed me two good flathead he had in his keepnet before releasing them. He said he would normally keep them but his freezer was full of fish !!! Ok for some.
He had used up all of his livebaits but there were 4 casualties lying in the bottom of his bucket which he passed onto me before leaving and wishing me good luck. That was it then,a change to a bigger hook and leger a deadbait.
Just as I was tightening up after this cast I saw a very large spotted ray swimming past me not more than about 8 feet out. I did feel more hopeful after seeing this. At this point an angler who was peering over the bridge shouted "large bull shark swimming upstream" - I thought he was just joking until I saw its fin cutting through the water. I made a mental note to stop paddling !!!
Well there were no bites forthcoming after about 20 minutes and was just going to check the bait when the rod tip gave a series of light taps. Whatever it was I did not want to deep hook it so gave it a few more seconds then tightened up. To be honest I thought I was snagged up on the bottom and was just contemplating breaking off when the "snag" started moving upstream. I only had an 8 foot spinning rod and 15lb line on the reel so had to follow the fish up the river.
It just kept heading upstream but the problem was there was someones garden coming up and I did not want to jump into the river after there had just been a bull shark sighted. As luck would have it the house owner was an angler and had been watching me,he said here mate give me your rod while you climb over the fence - nice one. Well I had just climbed over the fence when the fish turned round and started heading back downstream.
He then handed me the rod back and down the river we went. He reckoned it would probably be a decent sized sting ray. Eventually with as much side pressure exerted as I could the fish came in towards the bank and I just managed to stop it from going under the bridge.
At last I saw it and it was a stingray but minus the sting as a previous captor must have docked its tail for which I was very grateful. I got it to within about 7 feet of the bank when the main line caught around the stump of its tail and it went to ground on the bottom. I simply could not budge it.
The house owner had followed me down and I asked him to hold the rod again whilst I quickly whipped my shorts off and waded in to grab it. I was in and out of the water in seconds with my fish. I pulled my shorts back on for these two photos and carefully put the fish back. Another new species for me. Sorry about the standard of the photography - a big greasy fingermark on the camera lens is not a good idea.
I fished on into dusk hoping for another fish but had no more bites. At this stage I was joined by two locals who had arrived for a night session
I decided on a last cast before it got totally dark as I had no torch. I got a real savage take and after a decent fight dragged this eel-like fish onto the bank. The locals said it was a pike eel and to be careful unhooking it as it had a nasty set of teeth.
They were correct,it was a horrible thing and was really trying to bite me. The amount of slime that came off it was unbelievable too. Oh well who was I to complain,an exciting little session and 2 new species.
My next report has me fishing back in Sydney harbour again.
John -
Thanks for that clarification Bobj
Think I may need your identification skills on my next report which I hope to write up later today.John
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The next stage of our holiday took us up to Queenslands Sunshine Coast for a week. On touching down at Maroochydore Airport we got off to a bad start after being informed that our prebooked hire car was not available - I was not a happy chappie !!!!
After a $78 taxi ride we arrived at our Bella Casa apartments in the resort of Noosa Heads. The apartments were only a 5 minute walk from the beach so I planned to fish a couple of hours the next morning. I arrived on the beach just before sunrise and there was just the odd surfer and swimmer in the water.
I had no bait so it was a case of trying different lures to see what worked. Well after about two hours nothing had worked so I gave it up as a bad job. I was fishing in my swimming shorts anyway so just decided to join the locals and go in for a plunge. Very warm and pleasant it was too swimming amongst all the bikini clad women LOL.
I had no "insider" knowledge about this place but knew I needed some bait and had to try a different shore mark. I eventually found a small supermarket that had a bait freezer so bought some frozen squid and whitebait ready for an early start the next morning. Also on studying a local map decided on trying the nearby river mouth.
On finding a good looking spot near the river entrance I set up a running ledger with squid for bait. I gave this about an hour with not one bite. After having no luck with the squid I then tried the whitebait with just the same result. I then decided to move further up river and was well impressed with the "line disposal bins" that the local council had installed at regular intervals. We could do with some back in the UK - but would anglers use them ????
I found a nice little backwater out of the main current and lobbed my squid bait in there.
Another angler joined me and it turned out he was from Southhampton and also fishing there for the first time. At last something had a go at my bait but it was not a fish. It was a turkey sticking its head into my fishing bag which was behind me.
I was just beginning to think about heading back for breakfast when my rod tip registered a good bite. I quickly struck and was into a fish at last. It proved to be a Moses Perch,it was not a new species for me but I was certainly glad to catch it - the blank was now off so I was happy.
I decided to have a last cast and this produced another fish. It was a butter bream. I had caught these up at Port Douglas during my 2008 tour but was still happy to get another fish.
I headed back along the beach to the apartment and by this time everyone in Noosa Heads appeared to be playing in the surf.
I had two more sessions at the same spot with similar results but at last got some local info and was told to try fishing by the 2nd road bridge as it was a hot spot for flathead,bream,mangrove jack,rays and shark.
My last Noosa report sees me fishing at this recommended spot.
John -
This little session had me fishing Little Manly Point Park again and this time my fishing companion was Steve Pope. Steve Pope is a quite famous barbel angler back in the UK and does guided trips. See - http://www.stevepopebarbelfishing.co.uk/ My daughter just happened to mention that her friends dad was also a keen angler and he and his wife were also having a 3 month holiday in Sydney.
We met up initially in the Wharf Bar,Manly,and hit it off straight away. The language barrier proved a bit problematic at times and he struggled with my Geordie accent. Also the fact that Steve was a bit "corned beef" did not help either. I did have him saying "wheyaye maan" before I left Australia though !!!!
My daughter dropped me off at the mark first and by the time Steve arrived I was already set up,ledgering squid on a running rig. Steve had bought a spinning outfit when he arrived in Australia but it was a bit lighter than mine. He also set up similar to me,ledgering squid on the bottom. Check out Steve looking pretty relaxed in this picture.
After about an hour or so with no bites forthcoming I decided to try deadbaiting with yellowtail. First off I had to catch one which proved very difficult. I crumbed some bread into the water to try and attract some Once some yellowtail were near the surface I lowered down a tiny bit of squid on the smallest hook I could find.
I really did struggle for ages with loads of missed bites and a few dropped fish. All of my cursing seemed to amuse Steve very much. Eventually my bait was taken by a larger fish which I carefully managed to lift up the harbour wall. It was a wrasse and positively identified later as a red banded wrasse. After a quick picture it was returned to the water to fight another day. Another new species for me on this trip so I was made up.
After a great deal of persistance I did eventually manage to get my yellowtail for my deadbaiting attempt. I was wishing that I had asked Ollie if he had a heavier rod and reel that I could borrow but I had not and it proved to be a mistake.
I cast out the deadbait about 25 yds into fairly deep water,set the drag on my fixed spool to zero,as had been advised by Ollie, and settled back and waited. Steve was persisting with the squid but was having no luck. The yellowtail had been out for about half an hour untouched and I was just thinking of packing in when the spool slowly started turning. I carefully picked up my rod,opened up the bale arm briefly whilst I tightened up the drag then struck into the fish.
The fish felt very big and to be honest did nothing much for a minute or so. Steve grabbed the camera and took this shot. I am quite certain that the fish,whatever it was, did not know it was hooked.
After this initial period of relative dormacy it woke up and shot off at speed towards the middle of the harbour. Steve managed to get this last shot before it bust me off. It stayed near the bottom as it sped off so I may have been cut off on the reef.
As to what it was I will never know,there are plenty of candidates in Sydney Harbour though. Some of the possibilities include - shark,large ray,grouper,jewfish,kingfish. Back in 2008 I had caught a few large GT's on this outfit out on the Barrier Reef but this fish appeared to be more powerful than that. After this incident we decided to pack up as we both had other plans for the rest of the day. One promise I did make myself though was to invest in some heavier gear for my next trip which hopefully will be early in 2013.
My next report sees us flying up to Queenslands Sunshine Coast.
John
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I nearly spilt my beer when I seen this photo !
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If anyone needs cheering up check this out. Dorothy and I are heading back to Sydney Feb 2013 to visit Amanda,Paul and Joshua for another 3 month stint. In anticipation,Joshua,aged 21 months,is studying a "larn yersel Geordie" phrase book. We arrive there the day before his second birthday. If Amanda has taught him to say "weyaye maan" by then I will totally crack up !!!!
John