Just up-stream from under a bridge

Location: Creek, just near water outlet pipe
Date: 09 - Apr - 2012
Weather: Very cold, raining, windy
Crew: Huggett
Target Fish: Eel, bream
Bait: Chicken, lures
Berley: None
Catch: 2 x Eels both around 70 cm
Report: For gummy shark bait. Hooked up within 30 seconds of dropping line. Lost one on the bank around 120 cm...wasn't too keen on handling that monster though. Eels were filleted and coated with salt, left to drain in a sieve in the fridge for 48 hrs, then frozen. We'll see how effective they are as gummy bait. Threw lure around for 5 mins but too much debris in creek.
Rating: N/A

Loch Sport - 90 Mile Beach

Location: Loch Sport

Date: 16.01.09

Crew: Ross, Andrew

Time: 2-5pm

Weather: 5-10 knots, sunny, calm

Rig: Snapper snatcher 2.0

Target Fish: Shark, Salmon, Tailor

Bait: Fresh Squid from market

Catch: 1 x 80cm Gummy Shark

Report: Perfect conditions. In the morning other fisherman caught 2 large Salmon. Two long strips of squid on snapper snatcher rig. Left line in water and got distracted with beer from esky, then found Andrew pulling gummy in himself... all credit to Andrew !!

Note: Easy to spot the channel. Many others fishing in wrong spot and caught nothing. When hooked up the the gummy the cast landed right into the channel outlet.

Rating: 9/10

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.

Beer Battered Flake

Fish: Gummy Shark
Batter Recipe: 1 cup of plain flour, salt, pepper, and add beer and stir till a good consistency. Once it takes a good form, add a couple of pinches of paprika and cut up some thyme. Add ingredients to batter and then let sit for ten minutes.
Method: Heat vegetable oil in fry pan. Dust fillets with plain flour. Coat fillets with batter. Place in hot frypan. Cook on each side till nice golden colour. Drain on paper towel. Eat with salad and chips! Mmm.
Note: After fish was filleted, froze fillets for two weeks before cooking.

Rating: 10/10

Rat Rock

Location: Rat Rock
Date: 14.10.08
Time: 8:00 -11.30pm
Weather: Full Moon, little cloud, calm night
Crew: Huggett, Toon, Arnold, Willo
Target Fish: Gummy, Snapper
Bait: Squid, Pillies, Eel
Rigs: Snapper snatchers and running paternoster rig
Berley: 1 large blue grenadier carcass
Catch: 3 x Eagle Ray, 1 x Pinkie (27cm), 1 x Gummy
Report: Good night and not many fisherman. When we arrived (just before sunset), dudes to our right landed a good sized snapper (on pillie). Arnold caught the pinkie which took a surprisingly good run about an hour after dark. Gummy was caught at about 10:30pm. Pinkie took pillie bait on paternoster rig, while gummy took the combo (pillie and squid) on the snapper snatcher. The eagle rays took snapper snatchers. Penguin's were walking around the joint, and there were many large rats. Huggett got frustrated, cos he just missed two.
Rating: 8/10 . Would have been a 9 if Huggett laid boot to one.

Westernport Bay - Charter

Location: Boat - Westernport
Date: 25 - May - 08
Weather: Calm, cold.
Crew: Huggett; Chris P + various others
Target Fish: Gummy, Whiting
Bait: Pillies, Pippies
Berley: None
Catch: 1 Whiting, 3 Mackerel, 1 Banjo
Report: Generally disappointing. Guy caught a Gummy, small flatties also caught. $80 worth??? Hmmmm