Phillip Island Christmas '08

Location: Tinny Spot
Date: 27.12.2008
Time: 10:00 am - 2:30pm
Weather: Mainly fine. Not sure what tide it was? Rosco, can you edit if you do?
Crew: Toon, Ross, Willo
Target Fish: Whiting, but anything else goes at this spot
Bait: Pippi, squid
Rigs: Paternoster
Berley: None
Catch: 5 x Whiting, 2 x reef bastards, 1 x wrasse thing
Report: Hit three spots with little action. Was going to row back in but hit a forth spot, and was right on in the action. Snagged all whiting in the one spot. Top final sesh. Ross was on fire with most of the whiting. The biggest one signed in at about 40cm.

Rating: 6/10 - A little disappointing for a super location.

Woolamai Surf Fishing

Location: Woolamai First Carpark - Anzac Beach
Date: 18.12.08
Crew: Ross
Time: 2-4pm
Weather: 20-30 knots, blown out waves, mild
Target Fish: Salmon, Gummy
Bait: Snapper Snatcher 4/0 blue thread, Squid triangles, Snook fillets
Catch: None - no bites
Report: Fished 150m to right and left of Wollamai's first carpark, no gutters
Might try second carpark next time. Good chance to practice casting. Needed around 80m cast to make it over the break.
Rating: 1/10

Rat Rock

Location: Rat Rock
Date: 11.12.2004
Time: 7:00 pm - 12:00pm
Weather: Initial winds, but calmed down for quiet night. Low tide was just before 8:00 pm.
Crew: Arnold, Toon, Ross, Carrel
Target Fish: Snapper, Gummy
Bait: Squid & Pillies
Rigs: Snapper Snatchers and Running Paternoster Rigs
Berley: None
Catch: 2 x Banjo Guitars

Report: Little action throughout night, but once the wind calmed down fishing was pleasant.

Rating: 4/10 - Scores only because of the sunset.

Old Photos 2005-2006

Snapper Flathead King George - 5 stars













Simo with a Fiddler off the boat.






















Nice catch off the Tinny














Spear fishing Ventnor
Wrasse?

Wrasse not bad to eat, maybe bbq best option.

Queenscliff

Location: Queenscliff Harbour

Date: 10.12.08

Crew: Ross, Tim, Andreas, Christian

Time: 2-7pm

Weather: 10-15 knots, sunny, calm in harbour

Target Fish: Silver Trevally, Squid

Bait: Pippie, White bait, Green soft plastic

Catch: 4 x Silver Trevally

1 x Phsyco Crab

Report: Fished on west side pier and pontoons, 3 silver trevally caught off pippie and white bait around 23 cm. Andreas caught a large one using soft plastic. Great fight bent rod in half !

Busted off next to pier! Shit !

Note: Cast bait and soft plastic into channel cut of river

Big Trevally: Should have known better but tried to pull large trevally onto pontoon by grabbing the line. Obviously less resistance and busted off. Use the rod itself to land fish or use small net. The rod takes the resistance from the fish kicking around.

Rating: 7/10