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by Island-boy
Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:35 pm
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Newby Phillip Island

Hi Guys. Bought a boat (4m tinny) two weeks ago haven't had one for twenty years and getting back into my fishing, so thought id sign up here and try to learn as much as i can. Been out twice. Last Thursday: Off Rhyll, Rhyll hole, corals and then over to Ram island area was fishing for snapper/gummi...
by Island-boy
Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:00 pm
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Ventnor report 13th Oct

Fished all day out Ventnor way mostly just aiming for whiting and calamari Got x3 nice calamari biggest just under 40cm hood. But apart from that only caught garbage fish all that went back, x5 Wrasse (two big males), one grass whiting all in about 3-4 metres Oh and a good size gurnard out deeper in...
by Island-boy
Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:51 am
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Re: Ventnor report 13th Oct

Not a proper report as got donuts, so will add here. Went out off Rhyll on Wednesday wind forecast looked real good and just felt like a fishy day, but was only out for an hour or two and then the wind came up from the west was quite rough and looked like more rain was going to hit, so i went in. Go...
by Island-boy
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:09 am
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Coronet bay and Corals/Rhyll Wed23 Oct

Set out on a mission yesterday with the mindset to do my longest days fishing iv ever done with the idea that if i put in the time sooner or latter id hook a few reds. So i hit it early launched from Rhyll at about 5:00 only 2 or 3 other trailers in the carpark. Hit the Corals first but flattys were...
by Island-boy
Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:27 pm
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Re: Coronet bay and Corals/Rhyll Wed23 Oct

Okay will try, not the best pics already scaled and gutted too. (Flatties look tiny but smallest flatty is 1cm over size)

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by Island-boy
Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:28 pm
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Re: Coronet bay and Corals/Rhyll Wed23 Oct

Okay few more, tiny little pinkie that went back, even double hook up, good sign of a healthy bay.
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by Island-boy
Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:47 am
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Re: Coronet bay and Corals/Rhyll Wed23 Oct

Well done! Some good eating there. Fresh squid heads are my favourite big red baits. Great to hear things are coming together for you mate. FYI- Something to be mindful of in case you weren't aware...cleaning pinkies/snapper in the same spot you are fishing for them will put them off the bite. They...
by Island-boy
Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:06 pm
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Re: Paternoster rigging variations

This is an interesting video on method to get droppers to sit out and not tangle without need of three way swivels


Yet to try might give it a go tomorrow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KL8ej_8jMs&list=PLYHELek3i1lTIeMQEDZuZc68zoUudKzuF&index=7&t=306s
by Island-boy
Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:26 pm
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Re: Rhyll

Nice work I went out Tuesday for a late arvo into the night session mostly fished the Corals and Cornet bay way, still a lot of boats fishing down there. Managed a decent keeper flattie one Snapper but only mid size and one metre long gummy., i also caught a decent size port jackson shark that went ...