Tackleworld Cranbourne Report
01 February 2008
TACKLEWORLD CRANBOURNE
> *SHIMANOWORLD BERWICK
> REPORT 01-02-08
>
> As Ritchie is famous for saying.. "it's all happening". The reports from
> all over the state have been flooding in and there is plenty to keep
> everyone amused. The only problem is, where do I start.
>
> THE $1000 WHITING
> The 19th annual YAMAHA WESTERN PORT WHITING CHALLENGE will be held on
> March 1 & 2. Entry forms are available from www.wpac.com.au or Tackleworld
> Cranbourne until last post on Feb 20th. Late entries will be available
> from Tackleworld Cranbourne, Hastings Bait & Tackle and Mako Marine. I
> suggest you jump on the website or get an entry form to be in the running
> for some amazing prizes. Once again I have offered $1000 cash to the first
> angler to land a whiting of 1kg during the comp.
> Good Luck. More details to follow.
>
> SHALLOW INLET
> I just got off the phone with Rob Torelli. He is an experienced free
> diving spearfisherman who has had a great tale to tell. Rob and his mates
> spearfished the Glennie Island group out from Shallow Inlet to land
> yellowtail kingfish to 19.6 kilos. They saw 10 schools throughout the day
> with fish ranging 15 - 20 kilos. The fish were feeding on Cowan young and
> arrow squid. The boys also saw frigate mackerel, which is unheard of in
> Victorian waters. Wow.
>
> We also had reports of Kingfish of 8, 9 and 12 kilos taken off Port
> Phillip Heads.
>
> SHARKS APLENTY
>
> CODY BANK
> We have also heard rumours of a Gippsland Game Fishing Club member landing
> a 217 kilo mako on the Cody Bank. On the same day, junior angler Jack
> Stockdale landed a mako of 72.7 kilos on 10 kilo line. This fish is a
> pending Australian small fry record.
>
> Andrew and Al fished in 55 meters of water off Cape Woolamai on Saturday
> to land a 26 kilo (cleaned) mako, which we weighed at our Cranbourne
> store. It was taken on a tuna bait.
>
> Peter, Quin and Benny fished off the Flinders Bank in 70 meters of water
> to land a 25 kilo mako on the weekend.
>
> Regular customer Adam, has been at it again, fishing offshore for sharks
> in his tinnie. He fished in 70 - 75 meters out from the Western Entrance
> to land a thresher of around 40 kilos and makos to 36 kilos on tuna and
> squid baits. We have some cool pictures in store.
>
> CORINELLA
> Matt Thorney and his mate Dean fished the ebb tide at Corinella on Sunday
> to land a mulloway of 6 kilos on a pilchard. The boys also bagged out on
> snapper to 5 kilos.
>
> Jarrod Day fished with his mates, Blakey and Brendon this week. The boys
> landed a couple of nice mulloway on squid and live baits. The boys fished
> spot X in the late hours of the day.
>
> Customers Adrian, Cameron, Ella and Hannah fished the Corinella Hole on
> Saturday to land 13 whiting to 42 cm on pipi baits. They also landed
> pinkie snapper, mullet, silver trevally, flathead and a gummy.
>
> Staff member Mitch fished with his mate Dylan on Wednesday. The boys
> landed 20 whiting to 38cm along with a good mixed bag of salmon, leather
> jackets, garfish and flathead. All fish took mussel baits on the ebb tide.
>
> WESTERN ENTRANCE
> Customer Blakey and his mate Will did an all nighter on Western Port on
> Friday. The boys fished the Western Entrance to land 3 gummies of 14, 18
> and 26 kilos and lost a bigger fish at the boat. They also got whiting to
> 47cm on pipis. All gummies took squid.
>
> TANKERTON
> Customer Jeff Clarke fished in 10 meters of water off Tankerton to land an
> amazing bag of whiting to 49cm. The fish were weighed at our Cranbourne
> store, with the biggest one tipping the scales at 991g. The second biggest
> fish was 48cm and went 885g. They are seriously fat whiting, and were
> caught on the flood tide.
>
> Steve from Ace Fishing Charters reports excellent numbers of whiting from
> the Tortoise Head bank, Middle Spit and Tankerton. There are also some
> large Garfish opposite Hastings and some nice pinkies near Buoy 12.
>
> Customer Darren Formosa fished the middle spit to land a beautiful gummy
> of 10.2kg on whole Californian squid. He also landed a smaller gummy, 8
> pinkie snapper and plenty of salmon.
>
> GUNAMATTA
> This is an unconfirmed report. Regular customer Chris reports that his
> cousin from Brazil fished the surf beach at Gunamatta half way into the
> flood tide on Sunday. Using a paternoster rig baited with Californian
> squid he reportedly landed 2 bluefin tuna of 8-10kg. We are chasing photos
> at present.
>
> FRANKSTON
> Staff member Jarrod Day fished with charter boat operator Craig Seignor in
> 21m of water on Thursday morning. The boys landed 12 snapper to 3kg on
> 110mm Evil minnow flick baits on ¼ ounce jig heads. They also snagged some
> nice salmon to 800g and good calamari on Hyabusa jigs.
>
> GOLDEN BEACH
> Brian Rinaldi and his son David reported a successful competition at
> Golden Beach last weekend. Brian's best salmon went 2.5kg with David's
> best weighing in at 2kg. Other fish caught included gummies to 15kg,
> salmon to 2.8kg, snapper to 3.8kg, mullet and a bronze whaler of 50kg.
> Well done boys.
>
> EILDON
> Staff member Gary Clarke fished the Big River Arm on the weekend with his
> brother Don. They fished near Stockman's Point to land good numbers of
> Rainbow trout to 500g on Herberts lures. They also report plenty of Tiger
> Snakes, so be careful.
>
> USELESS INFORMATION
> It is physically impossible to lick your elbow! (I bet you just tried!!)
>
> Yours in fishing
> Paul Worsteling