revs57
20-11-2007, 06:08 AM
Like most of us I've been watching the weather sites pretty closely looking for break in the conditions that have kept most of us home lately. I saw what I thought might be a slim opportunity with a small weather window open early morning to pre lunch Monday and thought we get a sneaky one in.
I talked it over with Hodgie and decided to not go too wide but hit some closer marks I have for a patch of reef around 14klm SE of Cartwright at Currumundi wide. The plan was to hit this area early, burley the bejeebers out of it to try and stir up the snaps, then head up to the north to to a nice little 5 mt ledge off the southern end of Murphy's that we fished a couple of weeks ago quite successfully. Hodgie had the use of a 6.2 Barcrusher powered by a 150 'zuke for the expedition.
We were on the water about 3/4 hr later than I would have hoped and were pulling up on the mark just as the sun was poking its nose up over the horizon...just missed the pre dawn - bugga. Anyway, we pulled the boats up on anchor on some nice looking ground with a heap of show and got the Burley trail going. It was a slow beginning but eventually a steady stream of squappery things around 1.5-2kg began to come in. They were finicky. Only the real light gear with unweighted half pillies floated down the burley trail were acceptable. Couldn't interest a fish in a plastic. We fished the area til around 8.30am then trolled up to the South of Murph's.
We found an awesome bait ball sitting on the top of the ledge that was obviously being harrassed by the bigger fish hanging off it so we set the drift and into it. 3/4 oz TT jig heads with 7" blue pepper neon jerk shads were the flavour of the moment and kingies around 6 kg, pup AJ''s around 4 kg began hitting the decks of the boats.
Damo was fishing with Hodgie on the BC and loaded up into a horse on light gear. 2 batches of scons later, including dates,he brings a nice yellowtail to the boat only to have his leader give way when he tried to get the net to it. Guess who brought the beers!!!
I had been doing a heap of driving while playing photo boat, but decided it was time to get in on the action. I blooded my new Penn Pro guide 2-4 kg with a new 360 slammer on a couple of good fish to 7 kg, man those slammer drags sound schweet at full revs after being hit at mid water with a fish screaming for the bottom.
All in all an eventful trip, a box full of mixed fish, sorry no photos this time.
Might get out Wednesday and give the top of Moreton another go...gotta make up for lost time!!! Let you know how we go.
Cheers
Rhys
I talked it over with Hodgie and decided to not go too wide but hit some closer marks I have for a patch of reef around 14klm SE of Cartwright at Currumundi wide. The plan was to hit this area early, burley the bejeebers out of it to try and stir up the snaps, then head up to the north to to a nice little 5 mt ledge off the southern end of Murphy's that we fished a couple of weeks ago quite successfully. Hodgie had the use of a 6.2 Barcrusher powered by a 150 'zuke for the expedition.
We were on the water about 3/4 hr later than I would have hoped and were pulling up on the mark just as the sun was poking its nose up over the horizon...just missed the pre dawn - bugga. Anyway, we pulled the boats up on anchor on some nice looking ground with a heap of show and got the Burley trail going. It was a slow beginning but eventually a steady stream of squappery things around 1.5-2kg began to come in. They were finicky. Only the real light gear with unweighted half pillies floated down the burley trail were acceptable. Couldn't interest a fish in a plastic. We fished the area til around 8.30am then trolled up to the South of Murph's.
We found an awesome bait ball sitting on the top of the ledge that was obviously being harrassed by the bigger fish hanging off it so we set the drift and into it. 3/4 oz TT jig heads with 7" blue pepper neon jerk shads were the flavour of the moment and kingies around 6 kg, pup AJ''s around 4 kg began hitting the decks of the boats.
Damo was fishing with Hodgie on the BC and loaded up into a horse on light gear. 2 batches of scons later, including dates,he brings a nice yellowtail to the boat only to have his leader give way when he tried to get the net to it. Guess who brought the beers!!!
I had been doing a heap of driving while playing photo boat, but decided it was time to get in on the action. I blooded my new Penn Pro guide 2-4 kg with a new 360 slammer on a couple of good fish to 7 kg, man those slammer drags sound schweet at full revs after being hit at mid water with a fish screaming for the bottom.
All in all an eventful trip, a box full of mixed fish, sorry no photos this time.
Might get out Wednesday and give the top of Moreton another go...gotta make up for lost time!!! Let you know how we go.
Cheers
Rhys