Quick fish after tea

[rooboy98]

G'day all,

Went out after tea for a quick fish to chase some more grunter. The fish were there but the bites were really timid tonight.

I first dropped sinker size, then hook size and then decided to lose the sinker altogether. This move paid off with the very first unweighted cast attracting a nice 52cm model, which should be great on the BBQ for tea tomorrow night.

I decided to have one more quick cast before leaving and this time it was absolutely monstered by something up in the shallows. I first thought I had a shark on but after a sizzling first run I managed to get him back into the shallows and caught a glimpse of something more silver, more then likely a decent thready. He powered off again but this run lacked the energy of the first and I managed to turn him. Unfortnately, he then found a bit of broken rock and after about a 15 second stand off, the braid finally gave. In hindsight, maybe I should have freespooled him and hoped that he swam out into the clear. Ah well, next time......

Cheers,
Roo.

[Apollo]

Nice grunter. Love that unweighted fishing. Drifting, drifting, whack!

[kurty]

Love grunter, they fight awesome and taste good as!

[Benny]

Nice fish mate, fine dinning tonight!

[rooboy98]

Thanks guys. Went back out after tea last night but didn't manage any decent sized grunter, although I managed to pick up a couple of lizards instead. Crumbed flathead for tea tonight. A thumping big croc dragged itself right up onto the bank further down from where I was fishing to show who was boss round here.

Cheers,
Roo.

[UndersizeBreamKing]

Haha stuff that.. would make things interesting!

[rooboy98]

Yep, and its not only the crocs that ya have to watch out for. The photo doesn't really show the size of that shark. Was great fun on a little spin stick! Also caught this little fella. He had a different skin colour, eye colour and mouth shape to most barra. Thought it might be a sand bass instead???

Cheers,
Roo.

[3Macks]

Yep, and its not only the crocs that ya have to watch out for. The photo doesn't really show the size of that shark. Was great fun on a little spin stick! Also caught this little fella. He had a different skin colour, eye colour and mouth shape to most barra. Thought it might be a sand bass instead???

Cheers,
Roo.

Where's the photo of the croc??
Is that a sand bass in the last photo?
Nice flathead.

[rooboy98]

Where's the photo of the croc??

Didn't take a photo of the croc. There are a few problem crocs hanging about town at the moment though. Been a few warnings in the local paper & shops lately.

Is that a sand bass in the last photo?

I thought it might be but I've never seen one before, so not 100%.

Cheers,
Roo.

[blue_mako]

Yeah that's a Sand Bass. Caught one on a bait jig off the jetty at Hervey Bay and another up at Mackay on a Cherry Blood when I was trying for my first wild Barra on lure.