Obi _ Wan
11-06-2007, 09:09 PM
Hit the ramp at Clontarf at day light, a bit later than i had planned, anyway we were there, as i was moving the boat out from the ramp i noticed a white poly boat with an Ausfish sticker, i'll have to catch up with them later i thought but unfortunately we never saw the boat again today.
Conditions, to good, out around Woody Point in no time and heading North. Started a few drifts up past Redcliffe, no joy, after half an hour i noticed a boat about 3 K out with what looked loke a red flag up, i said to my mate is that a distress flag? he said he didn't know, i handed him the binoculars, yes it was the old "V" Sheet, so out we go, two blokes in the boat, outboard broken down.
We towed them back to Scarby Harbour, past the boat show around the reef, as we went past i issued a mental note to self, Yes you are right to stay away from this place, just like fishing for tailor on Fraser Island, shoulder to shoulder. Anyway droped the two blokes and their boat at the pontoon near the Coastguard and back around the corner past the boat show, back to our spot and started again, unfortunately the best part of the day was gone, over an hour to do the tow and get back.
Worse still all seemed very quiet, we slowly worked our way back down the coast until i found the best bait school of the morning, out go the plastics, must have been about half way down and whack zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz this is going well on this light gear i said to my mate andzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz eventually i started to win, back a bit and a short run repeated many times, at last there it was and into the net 65cm's of M Bay snapper, although not my best snapper by a long shot it was my best in M Bay on plastic, a few pic's and into the live well, out with the plastic again and whack another, this time it was only 36cm's but still a nice fish. Six pound braid and eight pound Nitlon leader, 4" Pumpkinseed Gulp, 2500 Stellar and 7' T Curve.
And yes we also had to contend with other boaters roaring past at great speed only 20 meters away from where we were fishing, one of these days i will retire and only fish mid week.
Cheers,
Obi_Wan.
Conditions, to good, out around Woody Point in no time and heading North. Started a few drifts up past Redcliffe, no joy, after half an hour i noticed a boat about 3 K out with what looked loke a red flag up, i said to my mate is that a distress flag? he said he didn't know, i handed him the binoculars, yes it was the old "V" Sheet, so out we go, two blokes in the boat, outboard broken down.
We towed them back to Scarby Harbour, past the boat show around the reef, as we went past i issued a mental note to self, Yes you are right to stay away from this place, just like fishing for tailor on Fraser Island, shoulder to shoulder. Anyway droped the two blokes and their boat at the pontoon near the Coastguard and back around the corner past the boat show, back to our spot and started again, unfortunately the best part of the day was gone, over an hour to do the tow and get back.
Worse still all seemed very quiet, we slowly worked our way back down the coast until i found the best bait school of the morning, out go the plastics, must have been about half way down and whack zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz this is going well on this light gear i said to my mate andzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz eventually i started to win, back a bit and a short run repeated many times, at last there it was and into the net 65cm's of M Bay snapper, although not my best snapper by a long shot it was my best in M Bay on plastic, a few pic's and into the live well, out with the plastic again and whack another, this time it was only 36cm's but still a nice fish. Six pound braid and eight pound Nitlon leader, 4" Pumpkinseed Gulp, 2500 Stellar and 7' T Curve.
And yes we also had to contend with other boaters roaring past at great speed only 20 meters away from where we were fishing, one of these days i will retire and only fish mid week.
Cheers,
Obi_Wan.