15-06-2010, 02:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-06-2010, 02:17 AM by Mudskipper.)
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Well Mug, I finally did the Manly boat harbour gig.
I've been wiring the Redland Bay area and got it sorted reasonably well with 6-8 squid and a couple of decent bream thrown in most nights that I venture out. Thanks to the young guys on Victoria Point Jetty who were kind enough to give me some tips and reassurance about squiding technique.
I sussed Manly out by day then headed back tonight, the one thing I forgot - to heed your words about WIND and squid. There obviously have been some caught across the good nights of the past week (inkings) but tonight was windy as buggery and bitterly cold. Dumbass me for even trying. It was a good learning curve though cause it gave me a good opportunity to suss the various locations out from bottom of tide through top.
My only reassurance was that I was yarning to many of those who were also silly enough to be out , and they hadn't caught any either. I'm busting to give it a go when barometric and weather conditions are more favourable.
Thanks for the very informative posts you have put on this forum. Great stuff.
PS
I was jigging the ramp area when some mean mother fish type critter with TEETH decided my jig was a prawn. A slight nudge and "wham bam thank you mam" and that fish had my $20 Yamashita jig in its guts and gaaawwwn. Oh well at least I know my technique must have immitated prawn behaviour reasonably well - bugger that it was my favourite jig though.
Pete
' /> Well Mug, I finally did the Manly boat harbour gig.
I've been wiring the Redland Bay area and got it sorted reasonably well with 6-8 squid and a couple of decent bream thrown in most nights that I venture out. Thanks to the young guys on Victoria Point Jetty who were kind enough to give me some tips and reassurance about squiding technique.
I sussed Manly out by day then headed back tonight, the one thing I forgot - to heed your words about WIND and squid. There obviously have been some caught across the good nights of the past week (inkings) but tonight was windy as buggery and bitterly cold. Dumbass me for even trying. It was a good learning curve though cause it gave me a good opportunity to suss the various locations out from bottom of tide through top.
My only reassurance was that I was yarning to many of those who were also silly enough to be out , and they hadn't caught any either. I'm busting to give it a go when barometric and weather conditions are more favourable.
Thanks for the very informative posts you have put on this forum. Great stuff.
PS
I was jigging the ramp area when some mean mother fish type critter with TEETH decided my jig was a prawn. A slight nudge and "wham bam thank you mam" and that fish had my $20 Yamashita jig in its guts and gaaawwwn. Oh well at least I know my technique must have immitated prawn behaviour reasonably well - bugger that it was my favourite jig though.
Pete