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Great post Elmer...thanks for contributing to the forum

G'day Elmer just get a galvanised Reef anchor not only are they cheap but very effective. I anchor out there all the time same area as you have been for decades never lost at anchor yet, I use 6 m of chain helps hold the bottom of a lot better than a shorter length and use a big foam bouy for retrie...

Great first post mate!
Some very nice pics there with a variety of fish
Looking forward to reading some more of your reports in the future.
Cheers

Yeah my go to spot once the water cools off. I anchor with a reef anchor . Only ever had one I couldn't get back. I had the bars bent to far around and couldn't straighten them out. Now I have them only just past a right angle. The mowong are my target out there. They are better than pinkies to eat....

Tackleberry wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:22 pm

That ocy is top bait

Top eating too. I pickle them. I usually just pickle the tentacles. Keep the hood for bait. Get quite a few come up on the sinker, but have to be quick with the net

to the forum Elmer
Nice part of the world you live in! Plenty of top spots around there for some great fishing!
Cheers

Elmer Stratty wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:41 pm

Mattblack wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:50 pm

What sort of boat did you upgrade to?

Mattblack, 745 Extreme Walkaround - love it.

745 Extreme Walkaround -Nice boat
Bit of an overkill for whiting off St Leonards
At the end of the day its whats in the bucket that counts

Spent a couple of hours out there this morning. 1 pinky, 2 mowong and 3 ocean perch. Just had the perch for lunch. They are top eating.
So back to painting the house tomorrow. Nearly finished the lock down reno at last.

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