The Baldy spot produces again!
For the last few years I have fished a spot I call my baldy spot as it seems to produce size fish every now and then. I pulled my PB from the spot at 64cm but was (un)fortunate enough to have one of my deckies pull a serious horse from the same ground. It has also produced Dhu and Pinks yet there is no real rise discernable on the sounder. I even went out today and mapped it with the Garmin function to make your own maps. Fairly flat country.
Anyhow, The plan was to get out for a quick sesh this arvo since I missed it on the weekend. Stopped by ShoreCatch to get some Berley as I already had some baits and headed for the ramp. Nice and quiet at the ramp but still a few boats coming and going. Wind was dropping and matching up with the forecast nicely so it was looking good.
Outside the 3 mile I decided to troll some skirted lures to see if I could hook a Tuna that everyone else seems to get while I ran up and down at around 6 or 7 knots to map the ground. It all worked out well and after about the third pass past the bait balls I managed a 65cm 3kg fish that would do nicely for bait.
Picture of the fish highway in 30m.
I finished mapping and decided a quick drift over the ground to see if that worked was in order. I managed an undersize Dhu (46cm) and a king wrasse so I knew I was in the right place. The drift was pretty quick even without the wind so I went back and set the anchor. I had a run on my floater that didn't connect and while I was reeling that in I had my other rod go off. Up popped a nice 43cm Baldy so in the ice he went. I managed to fight with a couple of small reef sharks that eventually ran off with my hooks in their mouths and then a very young Tiger Shark of about 6 feet turned up in the berley trail. Wonder if it had something to do with the fresh Tuna frame I had put in there. He buzzed the berley bucket a few times and was gone as quick as he turned up. The water clarity was unreal and I wish I had taken a phto but he was gone very quickly.
Next hit on the Tuna bait was an undersize pinky (49cm) and I was cursing these small fish! ha ha. The sun was setting and I was ready with anticipation and not long before sunset I was on. It had that familiar bump and run that the pinks do and after a short battle he was in the net. Not a big one at 61cm but it was a quick selfie and he was in the ice with the Baldy.
Bagged out and ready for home I took a quick snap of the conditions before getting underway. When the weather and the fish line up it really is a great place to fish from! 28 knots all the way in so it was only about 15 mins to the ramp. Happy.
Jackfrost80
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Nice work but you cut out the
Nice work but you cut out the coordinates
. Those conditions look similar to last night after the wind dropped.
I drove around for ages in the 40s looking for ground Sunday only to realise that it's pretty damn flat ground once you leave the Hillarys 3 Mile. Hooked something large out of this but pulled the clinch knot. Bye bye clinch knot and Black Magic line
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
z00m
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Knot
What did you have the clinch knot attached to? The swivel before your bottom rig?
I hate losing fish to gear failure. I switched to using the uni knot on all my terminations for the last 6 months and haven't had a failure since (shark teeth don't count!). When I tie my rigs I use twisted droppers and attach the hook with a palomar knot.
Jackfrost80
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Yeah 3 way crane swivel to
Yeah 3 way crane swivel to run snelled hooks to present bigger baits in deeper water. I'll generally use the same rig as you for dropping baits around the 3 Mile.
Only had 3 clinch knots fail (suspected sambo, stinky salmon and suspected big dhu) but it's three strikes and you're out. I'm loving the uni knot now because of the way it pulls tight on itself without having to work it any further. Still using the clinch knot for my bream gear though as it pulls on itself nicely with the lighter line and is easier to tie with small clips/lures.
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Hutch
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Nice work bud, can't beat
Nice work bud, can't beat those conditions!
dw72
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Date Joined: 19/02/15
good read
good fishin and great weather lately
Krusty
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Date Joined: 27/11/15
Looks magic out there, a
Looks magic out there, a tease when you have to work though.
It would be hard to come in when it's like that !
Nice write up with good results, thanks and well done
My fishing spots are so secret........... even the fish don't know where they are !!
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Nice to have a little honey
Nice to have a little honey hole. Hope it keeps producing for years to come