Another day on the Tinny

Location: Ventnor, Tinny

Date: 07.05.10

Crew: Ross

Time: 12-5pm

Weather: 5-10 knots, cloudy, weed everywhere, 18 deg

Rig: Paternoster Rig

Target Fish: Whiting

Bait: South Australia Pippie - $16 -holy crap

Catch: 2 x 40cm Leather Jacket

6 x Whiting 30 -45cm

Report: Found it really hard to find a patch of sand. Have to hit the right spot or you just get weed fish

Note: Began using nylon paternoster rigs rather than the steel wire surf rigs. Cheaper more ideal.

Rating: 6/10

Phillip Island

Location: Phillip Island (Tinny)
Date: 02.03.09
Time: 11am-6pm
Weather: Mild Chop
Crew: Mad, Amy, Shane, Ange
Target Fish: What ever
Bait: Pippie, Blue Bait
Rigs: Surf Rig, Squid Jig (pink)

Berley: None
Catch: 4 x Blue Leather Jacket (1 big one)
1 x Squid (medium size)
3 x Whiting

+7 x Poo Fish

1 x Flathead (big)
Report: Great day of the tinny. Multiple locations used, main site straight out all deck visible. Pippie most succesful for catching fish other than Poo Fish. Flathead caught by most inexperienced fisher we all thought she was just snagged till she pulled it in the boat. Hooked up to, what could only have been, a big ray... shot away taking about 3/4 of the line then snapping the rod... shit!!
Rating: 7.5/10

Snook and a Whiting

Location: Ventnor Tinny
Date: 12.10.08
Crew: Ross
Time: 8.00-11.30am
Tackle: Surf rig, size.6 hooks, maybe best so that you don't always catch the small stuff on a size.4
Weather: 5 knots, brilliant weather, mist in morning, shorts and a t-shirt
Target Fish: Whiting, Snook
Bait: Pippie
Berley: Berkley Berley Suasage - not no impressed -$7.99 better off with pellets and tuna-oil
Catch: 1 x Whiting 30cm
2 x Snook (40&50cm)
1 x Small Leather Jacket (15cm)
1 x Cool Red Reef Fish (17 cm)

Report: decided to try a green soft plastic on a weighted hook. Cast and retrieve mid pace, small tugs. Picked up both that way. Tried pink squid jig for a while no luck. Smaller jigs seem best.
Dude came twenty meters in his boat! no luck for him..suck shit
Rating: 6/10

Whiting Challenge

Species: King George Whiting

Location: Ventnor, Phillip Island

Bait: Pippie

Tackle: Standard Surf Rig

Length: 46cm

Weight: 750 grams

Ventnor Success

Location: Phillip Island - Secret Spot (Tinny)
Date: 28.06.08
Crew: Ross, Luke
Time: 9.30-11.30pm
Weather: 10-15 knots, small chop,cold
Target Fish: Whiting, anything else
Bait: Pippie (metal lure)
Berley: Tuna berley pellets with tuna oil mixed in
Catch: 21 x Whiting, 1 x Salmon, 2 x Snook
Report: What a catch! Biggest haul on the tinny yet. After 18 whiting had to start throwing them back. Nice size salmon found our berley trail, 30cm - 650grams. After 1.5 hours decided to throw on a small metal lure(blue back) and try my luck. On the second cast pulled in a nice sized Snook much to my amazment. Few more casts later pulled in a second. Prior to casting I made sure there was a good berley stream.
Note: Berley seems to work well if it has been soaking in a bit of water, breaks up nicely when thrown in and creates a nice cloud of fish food. With the tuna oil mixed in you can't beat it.
Rating: 8.5/10

Lagoon Pier

Location: Warmies
Date: 22 - May - 08
Weather: Clear night, cold
Crew: Huggett; Toon
Target Fish: Salmon, Whiting
Bait: Whitebait, Pippies.
Berley: None
Catch: None
Report: Definately potential at this spot. Will hit it again soon. Was an amusing evening.