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

Phillip Island

Location: Phillip Island (Tinny)

Date: 21.02.09

Time: 2pm-6pm

Weather: Mild Chop

Crew: Ross, Luke

Target Fish: What ever

Bait: Pippie

Rigs: Surf Rig, Snapper Snatcher 1/0 hook

Berley: Pellets with tuna oil

Catch: 1 x Blue Leather Jacket

2 x Snapper

4 x Whiting

1 x Silver Trevally

Report: Great success. First time trying snapper snatcher off tinny. Anchored in position where decking and half way down columns was in view of beach house on land. Used pippie on 1/0 snapper snatcher-blue tinsell.

Rating: 8/10 good session

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