Port River - 17th February 2014

 

 126cm 40+ lbs - Tagged and Released 

 

 

 

 

Me and Shaun fished in his boat.

Moon = 2 Days After Full Moon
Time of hook-up = 9:30pm (Mid Tide)
Wind = South 8 – 12 knots
Water Temp = 24.7 degrees

We launched just on twilight and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Dabbed Gar in the shallows and tied to Beacon 34 (OLD 26).
Around 9:30pm Shauns rod loaded and then my road loaded resulting in one hook up.

Shauns Gar was taken.

I fought the 125cm Mulloway for approx. 15 min.

Tagged and released.
Tag #: SA09584

Brad had a hook up around 12:30 (1 hour before low) and lost his fish after a few minutes, he was a couple hundred metres North of us anchored on the channel edge in 8-9m of water. He was using Salmon Trout as live bait.

Rig: Twin 7/0 Owner Cutting Points with 50lb Saltiga Type F Flurocarbon.
Line: 25lb Shimano Beastmaster
Reel: Penn Spinfisher 6500
Rod: Sabre GF270 

Tides -

Add 1 hour to below times for daylight savings. 

Saturday 15		Sunday 16		Monday 17		Tuesday 18		Wednesday 19		Thursday 20		Friday 21
Time	Height	Time	Height	Time	Height	Time	Height	Time	Height	Time	Height	Time	Height
0510	2.41	0528	2.42	0547	2.41	0007	0.35	0034	0.35	0101	0.38	0126	0.43
1133	0.20	1147	0.19	1204	0.18	0609	2.36	0631	2.28	0652	2.18	0713	2.06
1737	2.10	1752	2.18	1810	2.26	1222	0.18	1240	0.21	1257	0.25	1312	0.29
2321	0.45	2343	0.39			1831	2.32	1853	2.36	1915	2.39	1938	2.40