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Friday, December 28, 2018

Portsea Pier

Date: 26 Dec 18
Weather: Perfect 25.  
Crew: Toon & Jax
Target Fish: Squid
Bait: - Squid Jigs - Black with red belly, and Purple with pink belly
Gear Used: Fishing rods. 
Catch: 3x Squid
Report: Hit Portsea Pier with Jax and fished for a total of 5 minutes. Both Jax and i cast out the jigs just 15 meters from the beginning of the pier and within 2 casts we had 3 squid. Perfect situation to then call it a day and get an ice cream from the dimmy van. Cooked the squid for dinner.  
Report: 9/10. Needed an ice bucket to keep going!!


Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Mordialloc Pier

Date: 11 Nov 18
Weather: Fine, slightly choppy 20. 
Crew: Toon, Jax, Millie, Sambo, Lisa
Target Fish: Sambo's
Bait: - Metal Slugs
Gear Used: Fishing rods. 
Catch: 0
Report: Another session to keep the fishing bug infused. Jax's casting getting better, and millie starting to get into it. We just need to salmon to run up and down the pier to cast into! No fish today to be seen, but pleasant 1.5 hours fishing.  
Report: 6/10


Monday, September 10, 2018

Farm

Date: 9 Sept 18
Weather: Overcast and 19
Crew: Toon & Jax
Target Fish: Trout
Bait: - Various lures 
Gear Used: Fishing rods. 
Catch: 0
Report: Went to the farm and had a crack at the monsters in the dam. No fish were interested in the lures, didnt see one swimming after them nor did we get a hit. Good day practicing to cast but Jax really needs a better reel.   
Report: 6/10


Mordialloc Pier

Date: 8 Sept 18
Weather: Fine and 18
Crew: Toon, Jax & Millie
Target Fish: Salmon 
Bait: - Metal slugs (bumpa-bar 25g, halco twisty 25g) 
Gear Used: Fishing rods. 
Catch: 0
Report: Jax again bugging me that we havent been fishing for ages, so needed to wet a line! Checked out MetEye and the bay was calm so took the fam down to Mordialloc pier hoping to cast into schools of salmon swimming up and down the pier. Got some hot chips, walked to the pier and starting casting some lines into the water. No salmon schools were in sight today though. Some decent sized bait balls around and birds diving into get them, but no salmon around. Very nice relaxing session with the fam.  
Report: 8/10 Perfect day for practicing casting. Jax has figured it out, but his $10 anaconda reel is a piece of shit.  



Thursday, March 8, 2018

Mordialloc Pier


Date: 3 Mar 18
Weather: Sunny and 31
Crew: Toon & Jax
Target Fish: Salmon 
Bait: - Metal slugs (bumpa-bar 25g, halco twisty 25g) 
Gear Used: Fishing rods. 
Catch: 0
Report: Jax has been bugging me to go fishing again, good on him! So had to go on what was an awesome day. Was planning on just him and I, but lisa and the other 2 wanted to join so the whole family went. Girls did girls things, and Jax and I went fishing. Fishing didnt last too long as the kids got tired, so had to pack up after about 40 minutes of fishing which sucked as the action was just starting to hot up. Big school of salmon swam up the pier, and gars were everywhere just as we had to go. I did manage to cast my lure into some snag of line, and i had to jump into the water and swim out to retrieve it. Water was pristine, calm, blue, warm and just beautiful. That pier is fun to fish at because of all the boat activity and regular sightings of salmon schools to cast into.  
Report: 5/10 - if only we were there for another 3 hours!