Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

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Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Downrigger » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:24 pm

With a good forecast scheduled, and me being busier than the NFL Integrity Unit over the weekend, I deserved an offshore run yesterday. Old mate Darryl was thankfully available so the two of us met up and launched from Roseville ramp at 7.00AM - just like we’ve done one hundred times before. Checked out this distraction just east of the ramp, but unfortunately it wouldn’t fit my trailer:

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Spring time is peak time for salmon around Sydney Heads. Busting to fly fish for them, even though I’m a lousy caster. But even if that wasn’t the problem it would still be difficult because with me waving the long wand around, no-one else could get a cast in. So I rigged up an eight foot casting rod with this set up:

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1. 6 kilo colour-change braid main line;
2. Tiny swivel to 30cm 6-pound mono;
3. Sliding plastic bead;
4. Bubble float, which can be partially filled with water;
5. Small sliding ball sinker;
6. White fly with epoxy.

The idea of this arrangement is that you can cast the light fly long distances. In the rolling boil of a topwater feeding salmon school the float is unnoticed and the wave action makes the fly jiggle. You don’t retrieve, instead just wait for the hook up. This set up has been working great lately although yesterday the only pic I took was of a trevally who got mixed up in the salmon action:

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Out to Browns and, just like the last three trips, the top of the Mountain was bare as a badgers’ backside:

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All okay. We have learnt the hard way this season that you must fish the edges and pinnacles. Fish were forthcoming, but nothing big:

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The northerly started to pick up so back in we went on a 270 degree bearing, hoping to run across the swells if it worsened – like it did last week. That brought us to the Peak where we jigged for thirty minutes. No kingfish seen. So it was up to Old Man’s Hat, where the salmon were still around:

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After thirty minutes or so we headed back to the ramp, so as to be gone by peak hour. Good day on the water. Thanks to Darryl and looking forward to the next run already, Andrew

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Boonanza » Wed Sep 07, 2016 8:18 pm

Great report & some cracking fish mate :thumbsup:
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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Lightningx » Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:01 pm

Nice report mate! Great pics :thumbsup:

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Sinsemilla » Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:38 pm

thanks for the report Andy. Kingfish been a bit slow this year?

Cheers, Anth

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Downrigger » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:10 pm

Boonanza wrote:Great report & some cracking fish mate :thumbsup:
Thanks Boon! If targeting one fish doesn't deliver we switch to a different option. That works for us. Cheers, Andy

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Downrigger » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:11 pm

Lightningx wrote:Nice report mate! Great pics :thumbsup:
Appreciate your support as always cobber! And don't forget that standing invitation. :)

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Texas » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:57 pm

Great report.
Unfortunately I have had to report a sighting of an IS sympathizer on your boat.
I suggest he wears a burkini, next time. :o_0:

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Nude up » Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:17 am

Great read you must be like me i carry enough tackle on my boat for to change tactics in case nothing is working. No point sitting there for hours doing nothing

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Downrigger » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:57 am

Sinsemilla wrote:thanks for the report Andy. Kingfish been a bit slow this year?

Cheers, Anth
Not all year but last six weeks - for us - yes. All good. Primary fishing motivation for me is just to be hooked up. Love kingies but I'll chase whatever's around Anth.

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Re: Sydney Offshore Tuesday 6th September

Post by Sinsemilla » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:48 pm

Downrigger wrote:
Sinsemilla wrote:thanks for the report Andy. Kingfish been a bit slow this year?

Cheers, Anth
Not all year but last six weeks - for us - yes. All good. Primary fishing motivation for me is just to be hooked up. Love kingies but I'll chase whatever's around Anth.
I like your thinking. I've been keen as to head back over to eden or burmi to chase kings again. Hopefully when the weather fines up

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