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Rod Action – What You Need to Know!
When you walk into a tackle shop to look at or buy a new rod, you are often confronted by rows and rows of rods; long, skinny, thick, short, heavy and feather light, all designed for a specific application.
Learn more about how different rods can affect your fishing, but also help you catch more fish! Click here…
Esperance Catches
Picture: Dan Coghlan caught this Black Bream on a shallow crank black hard body lure.
Boats:
Dinghy and small boat fishers have been catching loads of big squid weighing between 1.5kg and 2kg within a few hundred metres of the coast. Sand whiting and herring have also been coming from these areas. The bigger boats that ventured wide caught nannygai to 50cm, big queen snapper, harlequin fish and 15kg to 30kg samson fish.
Shore-based:
The Taylor Street Jetty has been producing mixed bags of big garfish, small herring, skippy, King George whiting and squid while Bandy Creek boat harbour has black bream and small herring on offer. Salmon to 6kg were caught at a variety of spots this past week including Salmon Beach, Fourth Beach, Eleven Mile, Fourteen Mile, Roses and Warrinup. Thomas River, Dunns and Alexander produced more salmon as well as bigger skippy, the odd gummy shark and lots of herring.
Albany Catches
Picture: One of many great catches in the recent Albany Boating and Offshore Fishing Club’s Southern Squid Spectacular. (Photo courtesy of Albany Boating and Offshore Fishing Club)
Boats:
A 1.74kg squid was the biggest weighed in by the 50 or so competitors who took part in the recent squid tournament. The biggest haul of 10 squid came in at 12.2kg. That impressive catch was picked up by a group of Perth fishers who travelled to Albany to specifically compete in the tournament. While there were a few notable shore-based squid catches, this component certainly did not fare as well as their boating counterparts. King George whiting catches are improving along the inshore parts with some nice catches of 30cm to 45cm fish picked up at Two Peoples Bay and Cosy Corner as well as both harbours and the sound. Sand whiting are about in very good numbers together with herring and skippy. The boats that ventured to the 65m to 80m depths scored dhufish, pink snapper, red snapper, breaksea cod and harlequin fish. Leatherjackets were problematic for some while others struggled to escape schools of samson fish.
Shore-based:
Salmon activity appears to have slowed along the beaches close to town with better results coming from Bluff Creek and Cheyne Beach. Herring are plentiful right along the local stretches of Southern Ocean. A customer of Albany Rods and Tackle caught four salmon, some nice tarwhine and a heap of herring at Bornholm on Saturday morning. Black bream enthusiasts recommend trying the systems east of town if the King and Kalgan fail to satisfy. Mulloway still seem to be mostly striking late in the evening.
Albany Squid Spectacular Results
The Southern Squid Spectacular was run last week on a fantastic Winters Day which was around 20deg and wind strength below 10 knots. There were a record turnout with 44 Entries 28 boats – 12 Shore based and 4 Yakkers. The Squid Addicts Australia Boating team took home a bevy of prizes including a whopping, New Record 12.89 kg biggest bag of 10, also Heaviest Squid for the boat section 1.735kg and the Heaviest Squid Overall. Congratulations David Govan, Scott Reinsma and Clint Sclater – Awesome effort !!!
Yakkers was won by Alex Bolton with his biggest squid @ 1.315kg winning the prize and the Shore based was won by Peter Zabradka with a bag of 3.085kgs and was pipped by his mate Peter Berlinski for biggest Squid @ 1.63kg.
The Club Thanks all the Competitors, Sponsors and Club Members that helped out on the day.
Rod and Reel Maintenance – What You Need to Know!
Technical Rating: Novice
Cleaning and maintaining your rod and reel after every use will ensure you get the most life and enjoyment out of your fishing equipment.
The following steps should only take about ten minutes but can save you a lot of time and money in the long run. Learn more…
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