Solid Bream Seshion

Gday folks,
Had a nice little sesh down at Vines this arvo to test out the new camera. Started of flicking shallow running HBs around a rocky flats that full of rats. The planned worked with 3 tiny bream getting pinned in quick succsesion. All bream were caught on a Bassday Sugar Deep but I stuck with my trusty Khamsin Jr Sr. I managed a couple of unknown's that fought quite well for their size - anyone know what they are?

Moved up to some deeper water covered by some moored boats. The move was well worth it...our first casts in the shadows with 2in Shrimp were both nailed on the drop. We had a double hookup on the go for a bit before Joel pulled the hooks on his, I landed mine soon after. It was a nice bream of around 30cm. Had a bit of a deformity but...one eye was way bigger than the other so he looked a bit silly.

We moved up to a much deeper hole that holds better fish in larger numbers. Sure enough, our first few casts were met by some nice bream. Joel got completly shreaded with his 6lb leader and we were running out of Gulp so we tyed on SX40's. This forced decision to change was well worth it! I nailed a 28cm fish about 10 casts later and Joel got a nice Black Bream further down the rock wall. The reason the SX40's were working so well was because they dived on the same angle as the rock wall. The lures were just bumping down the rock face and as they go down to where the sand meets the rock, the bream were waiting to pounce.

Anyways, hope you enjoy the read and picis...the new cam has a beaut macro function!!

Cheers,
TH

Man the weather looks beautiful there - compared to us down in Brissy hah. Good report once again and great pics! I wanna come for a sesh :P. Good work mate.

Tom

Nice session TH...

Those spikey little buggers in the second picture make good live bait for Jacks.

Well done again mate.

Pete

That looks like a great session mate, good work!

At least some people are having good weather :)

some awsome action good that the water is starting to come clear.

Brook

Looks like a great fun session, better then being stuck at home doing domestics :(

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I managed a couple of unknown's that fought quite well for their size - anyone know what they are?

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First one maybe a Barred Grunter and the
second photo I recon is a Crescent Perch.
Nice report .:)

Thanks for the input guys...

Tom and Snagking - we got blue skys up here for the next 6 months now!

Pete - spiky alright! He nailed me with the big sucker on his gill plate! Interesting that the jacks like em but.

Brook - sure is mate. Its pretty well perfect for bream fishing atm...can get away with using 6lb leader without spooking too many fish.

Blackfish - thanks for the fish IDing mate...now we have somthing to call them other than "oh, is just another one of them spikey little buggers!" :D

mate im jealous.
What did u think of the Bassday Sugar Deep?
what is the Khamsin Jr Sr. like iv never seen one before where do u get ours and how much mate.
top sesh
cheers Ethan
p,s what rig are you using....what type rod and reel ?

Ethan - I run a Shimano Tcurve 6'6 2-5kg 2 peice rod with a Shimano Stradic 1000 reel. This is spooled with 4lb Fins braid fornormal, everday work and I have 1lb Crystal Fireline on the spare for finesse situations.

This was the first time we've run the Sugar Deeps and based on today...that go alright! They're only 35mm in length so just a little snack to bream. I think it cost about $20 on MOtackle. The Khamsins are made by Zipbaits and would have the be the most sought after HB on the market. They've had a great run in the tournaments so the domestic demand has skyrocketted! They go for between $20 and $30 depending on where you buy but they are an exstemly effective lure.

If you want more info, just send adidaspeteman a PM...he uses them quite a bit and Im sure he'd be willing to give you a hand!

Cheers mate

Nice fish guys thanks for the tackel info keep it up

thanks mate
sugar deeps are the lures iv used allot the last few times iv been breaming but a 75 mm long minno
what the tcurve like?

cheers Ethan

TryHard, sounds like you have some nice grounds all worked out mate. You've been doing better then what I have in my local Canning River. That first spikey bugger looks like one of the Yellowtail Grunters we get over here..... Ben (da_houghsta) is the Guru on catching them:D.

I think it is almost time again to head south and hit Walpole and catch a bream or 100:p

Ethan - the Tcurve is a very solid rod, well suited to HB. It's slightly tip heavy with a 1000 sized reel but could be balanced with a 1500 sized reel. With a 2-5kg rating its great for fishing in tiger country where you rely on the power located in the butt of the rod to drag big fish away from tight structure. Matched with 4lb Fins (which breaks at around 16lb) the combination makes for a great setup for these northern water where you've the possibility of nailing anything from Bream to Barra to Queenfish or even big nasty Scats as I soon found out! hehehe

Pete - You practicing your donut seshions there mate! I'll trade you a couple of Barra for a few of your 40cm+ Walpole flats Bream? Oh yer, where you do source your Khamsins from?

man you guys are fishing machines, keep on coming, and i have to agree with Tailorboi99 (tom) about the weather. nice catches boys

matt

Good work Isaac, you've got your water sussed.

Cheers, Jeff.

Looks like a great sesh Try Hard, and the pics have come up a treat, looks like we'll b seeing a few more pictures in the lethal lures snap shot comp thn 'ey?

And just out of curiosity, what camera did you get?

Cheers Nath

Another nice little session there Isaac....

It's great to see you mixing it up with the lures too!

The 'Black' Bream you refer to is not actually a Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri), but a Pikey Bream I believe (Acanthopagrus berda)

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Originally Posted by Try Hard

Pete - You practicing your donut seshions there mate! I'll trade you a couple of Barra for a few of your 40cm+ Walpole flats Bream? Oh yer, where you do source your Khamsins from?

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You got yourself a deal mate! haha
Regarding Khamsins, I source them from all over. A variety of stores get them in. The thing is they come in small quantities, so they sell out real fast. I have been told form the supplier that 2000 are coming in this time.....and rattlers too:still_dreaming:

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Originally Posted by Beevor

The 'Black' Bream you refer to is not actually a Black Bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri), but a Pikey Bream I believe (Acanthopagrus berda)

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You'd be right Beevor - it's just a local thing :D

Cheers for the replies guys...

Jeff - starting to get em sorted mate...it's a working progress! As with all fishing spots, this one's very sensative to abiotic variablility...tide is everything in Vines. We can be fishing one particualr area where the fish are biting one minute then stop all of a sudden because tidal flow has slowed ever slow slightly. Then we move upstream to where the tide is still moving rapidly and we nail em again! I do enjoy it when a pattern emerges!

Nath - Sure will mate...I'll get em up ASAP! As to the camera, I'm sorry but I wouldn't have a clue! It Joels cam and he don't know how it works so I get the task of teaching him (and myself) how to use it :P I'll be sure to find out for you next time we fish mate.

Beevor - as Neil said, it's just a local thing. Pickey's are also known as the scourge of barra live baiting round here! However they're a welcome bycatch when chasing Yellowfin Bream...they fish extremly rough and look fantastic!

Pete - I might pull out of that deal mate...the postage on metre long styrofoam would be wayyyyyy too much for me! Thanks for the Khamsin info too mate...much appreciated!

Thanks again guys.

Cheers,
TH