Blackened
06-04-2007, 11:19 AM
G'day
Well, I was on the water at about 430am, launched @ the port in the boat passage.
Headed out the river straight to mud and ended up finding some ok ground and some nice shows in about 7m of water.
Te winds were down for a comfortable trip out and after setting up my drift pattern, I threw out my floater rig and started working the plastics.
First fish in the boat was a small goldspot cod, followed by 3 undersize squire.
A little while later I had my first keeper in the boat, a squire going 38cm and a little while later had one that came in at 35.5cm, but I threw him back as it was too close for my liking. Also missed a few good hits, I can see a few winters mornings being spent over there.
I was working the north eastern and eastern sides of the island, and found some very nice ground to explore later on.
At around dawn there would have been about 30 boats that I could see just from the nor eastern corner... kinda crazy isn't it?
If anyone knows, what is the structure around the north eastern corner in 7 to 8M of water, it was near the trawler that was moored there this morning. There was a group of boats there so i imagine it would be one of the wrecks?
The trip back in was a bit bumpy but nothing too bad. The plastic I was using was a gulp 5'' Jerk shad in blue pepper neon. Jighead was TT 1/8 in 3/0H and 5/0H.
Dave
Well, I was on the water at about 430am, launched @ the port in the boat passage.
Headed out the river straight to mud and ended up finding some ok ground and some nice shows in about 7m of water.
Te winds were down for a comfortable trip out and after setting up my drift pattern, I threw out my floater rig and started working the plastics.
First fish in the boat was a small goldspot cod, followed by 3 undersize squire.
A little while later I had my first keeper in the boat, a squire going 38cm and a little while later had one that came in at 35.5cm, but I threw him back as it was too close for my liking. Also missed a few good hits, I can see a few winters mornings being spent over there.
I was working the north eastern and eastern sides of the island, and found some very nice ground to explore later on.
At around dawn there would have been about 30 boats that I could see just from the nor eastern corner... kinda crazy isn't it?
If anyone knows, what is the structure around the north eastern corner in 7 to 8M of water, it was near the trawler that was moored there this morning. There was a group of boats there so i imagine it would be one of the wrecks?
The trip back in was a bit bumpy but nothing too bad. The plastic I was using was a gulp 5'' Jerk shad in blue pepper neon. Jighead was TT 1/8 in 3/0H and 5/0H.
Dave