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I haven't had much luck fishing this year, and with a 4 month old finding a window to fish it tricky.

Yesterday arvo I threw the swag and a packet of chips in the boat and headed to South Gutter on sunset. Big tides but beggars can't be choosers.

Heading almost west meant I saw the whole sunset until the moon and stars took over. The water was just lumpy enough to feel the hull slicing through but not so much to be uncomfortable.

I arrived around 7PM, a couple of hours before high. Drifting baits with a few sinkers was my only option, but no luck. As the current slowed I dropped the minn kota. There was a window of about 20 mins with low current and no wind, and I pulled up a goldie, massive flag and a tricky in quick succession.

Out of nowhere the wind picked up, the motor struggled and spot lock was off the cards. I tried to anchor over my marks in 40m of water but kept overshooting before grabbing. 4 attempts with the full 100m had me buggered so I let it be and fished where I ended up. I went back to my old form i.e. shark fishing and ended up with a few to 10kg.

Rough night with the wind not dropping, I arose at 4 and rolled my swag before dropping a sandmar/redfish/squid combo which was promptly smashed. Ripper, jewy!!! A minute in and I must have torn a tooth off a gear, which made it tough going. Eventually got the fish to the surface to discover... another shark.

At first grey I trolled a couple of laps looking for a Spaniard but to no avail. Pretty certain I spotted a billie on the sounder, as well as a ball of bait. I dropped a slug down a few times with arms trembling but no luck.

Once there was enough light I motored back home to resume parental services. Not many fish to show for it but a feed, bit of scenery and some quiet contemplation.

Hope the 2 other boats out there got a few.

At least you got out there.
better than me lately.
next time your out that way try the new reef between north ans soutt
Some good fish coming from there lately

Quiet days make the fishy days so much better!