13-07-2005, 03:36 PM
Hi Glen,
I agree that there is something special about this spot, in summer we take my friend's boat out off cape woolamai to scuba dive for crays, and we motor past the spot where you fished. It does seem like a long way from the nearest vehicle access! But often making the effort to get to these types of locations is well worth it, because not many others are willing to make the trek. I have heard that you can catch salmon and barracouta here if you cast out a long way. I also don't like to eat zebra fish, most of these weed eaters taste like weed to me. Wrasse are not too bad to eat if you make fish cakes out of the fillets with plenty of curry paste. Well done on catching some leatherjackets, I struggle to hook them on a line because they bite so softly.
The underwater scenery a little further towards the point is spectacular, with reefs rising up from 10-12m to withing a few metres of the surface. However you need a calm day, as the swells hitting the cape can get huge ( I have spewed a few times after diving). But the crays can also get huge! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I agree that there is something special about this spot, in summer we take my friend's boat out off cape woolamai to scuba dive for crays, and we motor past the spot where you fished. It does seem like a long way from the nearest vehicle access! But often making the effort to get to these types of locations is well worth it, because not many others are willing to make the trek. I have heard that you can catch salmon and barracouta here if you cast out a long way. I also don't like to eat zebra fish, most of these weed eaters taste like weed to me. Wrasse are not too bad to eat if you make fish cakes out of the fillets with plenty of curry paste. Well done on catching some leatherjackets, I struggle to hook them on a line because they bite so softly.
The underwater scenery a little further towards the point is spectacular, with reefs rising up from 10-12m to withing a few metres of the surface. However you need a calm day, as the swells hitting the cape can get huge ( I have spewed a few times after diving). But the crays can also get huge! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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