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

Loch Sport - 90 Mile Beach day 2

Location: Loch Sport car park

Date: 17.01.2010

Crew: Ross, Andrew, Simo

Time: 12-5pm

Weather: 5-10 knots, sunny, calm, 38 deg

Rig: Snapper snatcher 6.0

Target Fish: Shark, Salmon, Tailor

Bait: Fresh Squid from market

Catch: 2 x 15cm Salmon

1 x 60cm School Shark

1 x 70cm Ray

2 x 60cm Hammerhead Shark

1 x Silver Trevally 30cm

Report: Perfect conditions again, 1 x esky, beach tent, bbq, 10 people, 2 x surf rods... no doubt a day of fun in the sun. Two small salmon caught on silver lure, all others caught on snapper snatcher with squid strips.

Note: Casting again into the channel

Rating: 10/10

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

Secret Lake

Location: Secret Lake
Date: 24.03.09
Time: 6pm-8pm  
Weather: No wind, light rain  
Crew: Dave, Martin (Moose)    
Target Fish: Carp 
Bait: Bread 
Rigs: None 
Berley: None 
Catch: 2 x Carp 
Report: Moose is heading home to the UK next week and wanted to land a fish before leaving. The only place I know where you are guaranteed a monster is this place. Plenty of action, 2 hookups (one solid sized fish-See photo) 
Rating: 8/10

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

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

Warmies

Location: Warmies
Date: 18.01.2009
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:30pm
Weather: Calm
Crew: Arnold, Dave
Target Fish: Snapper, Bream
Bait: Squid & Pillies
Rigs: Basic Running Sinker
Berley: None
Catch: None
Report: No Action.
Rating: 1/10 - Better than sitting at home....

phillip Island

tinny
4 whiting, 2grass whiting, blue fish ?
berley - anaseeed
double hook up salmon and double hook up trevally
elliott ross laurizzla

Phillip Island

5 whiting
big leather jacket
pink nippers
red fish
luke, katlyn, dave, ross

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

Western Port Bay

Location: Elizabeth Island Mark & Hawkseys Secret Spot
Date: 14.11.2008
Time: 3:30 am - 12:30pm
Weather: 15-20 Knots
Crew: Huggett, Toon, Hawkes
Target Fish: Snapper, Gummy
Bait: Squid, Pillies, Sand Whiting, Barracouta, Salmon
Rigs: Various
Berley: Market mystery bag
Catch: 1x Pinkie 34cm, 5x Couta, 1x Slimy Cock Rod, 1x Mullet, 1x Ray, 20x Salmon, 10x Flattie

Report: Not much at Elizabeth Island mark, tide running too fast. Moved to Hawkesy's secret spot at about 4m water. Good session with no tide and constant action.

Rating: 7/10 - Wanted a big red!