My first time fishing docklands

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My first time fishing docklands

Post by sloth » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:09 pm

DougieK wrote: Are there certain conditions to look for or is it a case of show up and cast?
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Do you mean docklands in general or soapies?

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Post by Rod Bender » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:52 pm

Great effort Broomstick! Was it a recent capture sloth?
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Post by sloth » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:00 pm

Rod Bender wrote:Great effort Broomstick! Was it a recent capture sloth?
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Tuesday night. Was my mates fish though - not mine. We go every Tuesday night - winter is bringing some interesting bycatch (and not many bream).

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Post by Broomstick » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:16 pm

A bit more motivation for you DougieK:

I went back yesterday and had an almost identical session. I got another tiny pinky and an even tinier flatty:

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Post by Broomstick » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:16 pm

Then another nice bream (a lot thinner than the last one):

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Post by Broomstick » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:16 pm

Then a much bigger pinky. The pics don't really show it but it was quite a nice fish:

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I like the docks

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Post by Broomstick » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:17 pm

nickb123 wrote:good stuff mate there are some cracking bream in there i've caught them to 38 what platform did you fish?
Hey mate not sure what platform but it was just behind Etihad stadium

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Post by sloth » Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:59 pm

Broomstick wrote: I like the docks
Ssshhhhh .... Else everyone will want to go there ;)

Haha - nice second sesh though.

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Post by Broomstick » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:51 pm

sloth wrote:
Broomstick wrote: I like the docks
Ssshhhhh .... Else everyone will want to go there ;)

Haha - nice second sesh though.
Don't worry Sloth, only the super talented can catch fish at the docks right?

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Re: My first time fishing docklands

Post by sloth » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:20 pm

Lol. Nah mate, that's just a myth the old Skool dockers like to bandy about ;)

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