Sydney Week One

As many would have know, I went back Sydney in a jiffy just before starting my new job in Singapore and also to visit my hostel the last time before it'll be demolished soon. The 19 day trip was a so-so trip probably due to the fact that the fishing front was pretty shit. As I had forgotten to bring my camera cable, couldn't blog as well as the difficulty of obtaining a computer there. I shall break the 3 week holiday into a 3 part fishing report as I'm really getting lazier in blogging.

Arrived on a Monday night and my bros, Chen and Jeff came to the most shittiest airport in the world to pick me up. Met my gang in Chinatown for tea as well as join in their discussion about looking for housing. Got back to Hostel and met father, gave him a bottle of JW Black Label to corrupt him. Came the next day, I went down to Rocky's Mulleting Spot in Cooks river for my 1st session. Brought a loaf of bread with the intention to get the mullets Chen was telling me about. It was unsuccessful though. Tried a new weedless Owner jighead I got in Singapore and only tailors seemed interested.

The BMs were shredded and then I went to baiting under a tree as the sun was too unbearable. At 1st there were only babies but had a few good runs from sub-tourny legals on unweighted bread which was quite fun.

At night, Chen called for a night ops after his work and so we rucked up to one of our favourite night haunt at Iron Cove. My expectations were high as during the same time last year, the night ops were very successful at this area. But then, everything had to go against us this season. As I didn't bring any GULPS this time round due to irritating Quarantine shit, had no choice but to buy my 2 GO-TO gulps, the 6inch camo worm and 2" pseed grub. They were freaking costly from the tackle shops, especially when you know you can get GULPS in Singapore for like $5 a pack before discount! Sing dollar somemore! Anyway, finally landed a small bream to be my 1st lure-caught fish in Sydney for this return.

Subsequently, managed to land what seemed to be the only biggest bream I could muster out in this trip. It didn't turn out to be the best fight either. Oh bummer, don't know if skill is shit or simply put it, Sydney's fishing is really pathetic.

Measured 30.5cm to tip so that's why got a self pic too! Got a few more smallies before we called it quits as Chen had to work the next day. As this trip was purely a holiday relaxation, I had nothing to do but fish hardout. The next session saw me went to my another favourite form of fishing, niggering.. Went to Greenwich and managed to score 2 ok size. Forgot about my sony cam and so did took a shot from my lousy LG phone. Came night, Chen wanted a night jewie trip down at Greeny and so off we went with big rods and Rocky came with us too. We reached that place only to be greeted by heaps of fishos and hardly anywhere to cast. So basically chilled out and chatted whilst jigging for squids. Chen only managed a cuttle but unfortunately it dropped while being lifted out. The next day saw me and Rocky went back to Greeny to try and get him a luderick, which he finally managed to get one after spending quite awhile there.

Although a smallie but still an accomplishment for his 1st weed-caught luderick. Then, as he wanted to take the fish home, that joker tried to smash the fish to death but in doing so, the plastic bag broke and it came flying out into the drink. One fish wasted..

As I was still itching to try my luck at night ops, I went by myself again to IC the next day. It was miserable results, though the quantities increase. Finally caught my first flathead on lure which I hadn't seen for quite sometime.

This time round, the GULP grub proved to be the winner. The night continued with more flatties caught but all within the just-40 range. Guess the mama has retreated to began their winter hibernation. That's about it for the 1st week being there. We did went for a weekend trip out on boat to the harbour but it was an absolute shit outing. Sianzzz...

Ronald