Blackfish on a Sneaky Scorpion

[LakeConjolaFish]

I got a Blackfish on a Sneaky Scorpion yesterday, my first one on a lure

[pw-bream]

That seems extraordinary doesn't it!
I can imagine them trying a red/brown plastic or maybe a shrimpy looking plastic as we used to get them on sandworm often enough in East Gippsland while bream fishing, but on a minnow type lure must really be a freaky thing.
So much for their vegetarian status. Maybe yours was an evil mutant from thr Sydney Harbour murks and it migrated ;-)

[LakeConjolaFish]

I was sitting on my wharf with my wife and son and he won a fishing contest on the weekend and won some hard bodied lures.

I just showed him how to cast (he had to be careful as our cat had followed us out) and first go a Blackfish!

I fish for Blackfish a lot with weed and catch plenty but it was a real thrill to get one on the back trebles of a Sneaky Scorpion.
There a great fighting fish, I wish it was a common occurence

[pw-bream]

Originally posted by LakeConjolaFish
I was sitting on my wharf with my wife and son

Ahh there you go making us jealous again ;-)
Next you'll have one of those private bream-filled pontoons...

[Ozy]

Hi Jim,

Congratulations to your son (sorry forgot his name already) for the comp and catching the Blackfish , I meant to come over after the presentation but got sidetracked.

I never got a Blackfish on a hardbody but have got one on a pumkinseed Slider in the Georges River.

I think that some fish will attack a lure as a predatory instinct more than a feed sometimes .

your own wharf?
how do you manage that?

Dave

[mike_mad_fisho]

gday
nice work
congrats to your son on winning and i have never heard of a black fish on a lure before great work.
thanks michael

[Dave W]

Good to hear your son did well Jim - another addict in the making??

I think Blackfish hit lures more out of aggression than feeding, I've only ever caught 4 and 2 of them were hooked in the side of the head... gotta be a 'get the hell out of here' swipe.

[LakeConjolaFish]

I agree Dave, I reckon its territorial as well, though the bugger was hooked good and proper in the mouth!

Kingpin, I had to post you a picture looking out my front door, sorry mate

[geoff_abrams]

ive seen articles with blackfish with attacks,and scorpions hanging out of their mouth i suppose that it can be done occassionaly but i wouldn't bother targeting them with lures i had a suprise when i caught a blackfish on a live mullet no joke.about 35cms it wasnt a perfect hook up though,as mentioned before it could have been territorial ,i didnt think they ate mullet at all but if they eat mullet every now and again i suppose they would eat the odd lure as well

[Captain]

Jim that is one very nice veiw, look at the colour of that water, mmmm.
Your a very very lucky man.

Jealousy rising

Cheers
Captain