Not Bad For A New Spot

Catch Report 19/9/2006

This morning woke up very late yet again for uni and on my way to work Jialiang called me. I told him I was keen today for a fish and said I'll probably leave about 4. Anyway, the wind was monitored and seems to be blowing northerlies for the entire week. I tried google earth and stumbled upon a spot around botany bay side and told Jialiang about it in MSN. I asked Chen along and we headed off to the Kyeemagh breakwall to have a try on the airport side. Went off the pick up Jialiang and upon reaching the place, it was bloody windy. I casted 'goldie' without any touch and the water was pretty deep. Also tried a smelt bm on 2.5g jighead without any touches. Chen had a big pull but his gulp worm was torn in half. Jialiang's gulp worm foul hooked a super small flounder. We decided to change to the new spot and check it out.

We went to Kogarah Bay and in no time, I found the boat ramp area and it had ample parking spaces. Was so tempted to blow up my inflatable and test run it but yet again, too lazy to do it. Me and Chen started our luring at the ramp while Jialiang went to the rock wall side. We could see quite a lot of surface activities near us and were all pretty excited. Chen casted an avocado squidgy wriggler and got a super good run from a 35cm bream. He's really on fire nowadays!

Then he told me to cast near where he got the bream and I saw a wall and it looks very promising. I cast along the wall with the SX40 and slowly crank it as it was quite snaggy probably with rocks. Not long later, I got a solid hit and the fish took off. It was so exciting as it seems like those steve starling dvd style fishing where they do visual casting, but anyway, I certainly had fun though the fish was just only 25cm.

We shouted out to Jialiang that it was rock-n-roll at the ramp and he was still persisting at the rocky side. But anyway, as usual, after our initial hookups, there won't be anymore sundays for us. I changed to gulp worm and casted near the rock areas as I saw some surface commotion. After a couple of twitches, it got snagged, but luckily it came off when I walked to the rock area. Since there, I continue with the worm and worked my way up to Jialiang. Whilst there, it was almost dark and so decided to take some pictures of the sunset and a viewing platform. It was really a beautiful and fishy place. I even told Jialiang it looks like Singapore's reservoir areas with a wooden jetty and rocky outcrops. So basically where we were, in Singapore it'll be illegal fishing on the rocky outcrop!

Supposedly the view of the jetty and rocky shoreline but turned out crap.

The water view shot of the sunset in the background. Yet again, crap!

Lousy night shots, stupid Sony digi cameras suck big time man! Anyway, I gave up on the worm and tried with SX40 again. 1st cast and suddenly when cranked back halfway, I suddenly felt a weight. Gave a small yank and felt some head shakes. Knew straight away it was a flattie wihtout taking any line at all. By then, it was already dark, I saw the fish near my feet and had a bloody hard time bringing it up with my lip grip. When it was brought out, it thrashed around and scratched poor SX40 on the rocks, bad thing about the area without any grass for me to place the fish! Jialiang helped me unhook the treble and it went 47cm.

Suddenly realised the treble was bent due to the lure being thrashed by the flattie. I released the bugger gently on top of a rock which was covered with enough water and it didn't want to swim away! Probably too shell shocked after thrashing around the dry rocks. However, it did swam off eventually. We headed off after it went completely quiet and had dinner at the Nasi Campur stall in Randwick. Will definitely head back there again and try out my inflatable for sure!

Ronald