Punch bowl

[rb85]

Police are searching for someone who has ended up in Bass Strait fishing Punchbowl near San Remo.

The swell isn’t massive but building with a decent swell period there’s no way I would have fished there this afternoon in those conditions. Hope for a miracle.

[John Dory]

Yeah i saw that. It said close to 2mt swell on willy weather, I’ve only rock fished a couple of times and it’s been down that way, definitely gotta have your wits about you.

[Lightningx]

I’ve fished both sides of that place. Really got to make sure you get the conditions right before going. Hope they are ok!

[smile0784]

Hope there ok

[DougieK]

Punchbowl in over a metre of swell is just asking for it. I hope this person is ok but on a day like today there is really no reason to go down there.

I am a massive advocate of rock fishing but you need to be aware of the dangers of situation. I wrote a long post about rock safety, there is a link in the first post of this thread. viewtopic.php?f=105&t=23090

[rb85]

Punchbowl on the right day is great the wrong day is an accident waiting to happen. Having dedicated a large portion of my life to being in around or on the ocean you learn a lot about day to day conditions. Today wasn’t a day to be on that ledge a safer option would have been a stroll to the inside of the eastern entrance from Woolamai.

[Kenle]

Hope they're ok, dangerous place to be if it's your first time. I've fished there quite a few times and only produced at best a few salmon in the 45cm-50cm range and a heap of coutas. Plenty banjos n draftboards and plenty donuts too. I'm sure some here are more successful then I have but I won't be traveling 2hrs to fish here anytime soon. There are much safer rock fishing platforms that could produce same result just gotta watch that swell.

[John Dory]

Does anyone know if he has been recovered?

[mingle]

Probably the most over-rated and dangerous spot to rock fish in Victoria.

Not much chance of survival once you've been in the water for more than a few minutes, particularly in those conditions.

[Sebb]

Just googled it, there no update yet. Hope he's okay.
Rock fishing can be very dangerous and not for everyone. Not for a newbie at least.
Stay safe all.