Thread: Couple of sessions surf casting this weekend

Still the odd snapper around ,this mornings effort with the surf rods .
Pretty happy 5.09 lb & 2.40 lb ,Kahawai bout 2 lb

shot bro

Nice

This mornings result (excuse the lawn clippings )

Don't know how much weight in this lot but a real mission getting back to the wagon.
Was 1/2 a sack full .

Nice one Chris A lot of people poo hoo the boof head/monk fish/ stargazer but I rate them as a eating fish,nice texture and color but you have to get em on ice quick

Originally Posted by Chris

This mornings result (excuse the lawn clippings )

Don't know how much weight in this lot but a real mission getting back to the wagon.
Was 1/2 a sack full .

I was going to reply to your earlier post saying that the trevally were biting further north from where you are but I see from this pic you already know they are. Make the most of them they vanish about mid june where I fish.

I was up there a fortnight ago and as fast as the bait hit the water it was taken by a trev. I caught as many as I wanted Some of them were around 6 pound and I was just packing up to leave when another fisherman stopped to look at the catch. He hadnt much luck so far during the day so I persuaded him to cast a bait out in the same place where I had done so well. The girls were all praying he would catch a fish but he didnt. I caught another six trevs out of the spot for him to take home.

I will show you the place if you are interested Chris. I have a lot of good fishing spots including the rock right in front of my place. But nothing beats this place for exciting fishing. With the current behind them to assist their break for the open sea those trevs can put up a good fight. 10.5 pound is the heaviest so far out of this hole but eight pound is common enough. I smoked them and they were in such good condition these fish that the oil just poured out of them during the process. Not many fish beat trevally for smoking.

They're very white flesh & personally I don't like to waste any fish .Pay big bucks for Monk fish in Europe.
Surf casting not really an option to take ice /chilly bin so I iki the fish quick & into a plastic clean sack inside
another sack.Keeps them moist & get them on ice soon as get them home.If you're gonna eat it you need to keep it good.