Cockle Banks

[Seahorse]

Can someone please tell me about these banks.
Where exactly?
Approx gps mark?
I heard the whiting are on there. Is this right?


Cheers
Greg

[seajay535]

s27 07 929 e153 08 014 you may have to search this area a little to find them but there will be a heap of other boats around so wont be hard to find.apperantly the size is getting better now . Good luck not that anyone needs it at the moment

[kingtin]

Greg, come out of Bribie passage to the X marker then head S W as if to scarborough, to the red bouy. The banks are on the Eastern side of the red bouy. That's where I understand them to be, but as it isn't an "official' mark, others may have a different location.

27.075S 153. 075E approx for the red bouy then sound around s east of there, but be careful as it shallows

kev

[BR65]

head out of the passage, turn right at the blinker, look for the boats. The red buoy is a good start point, but dont be scared to have a look around away from the crowds.
Nugget and Nigel were discussing it on this mornings show, catchs up to 150 apparently, dont know about size.

[Seahorse]

thanks fellas

cheers
greg

[lippa]

always pays to run a floater out there as well, seen some good long tail landed whiting fishing!

[lippa]

so how the cockle banks go greg?

was keen for a whiting fish today, in stead i went and tried to fish inbetween 300 trolling boats out the cape!!!!!!!!!

[fadd]

rigs&tides

[fadd]

Sorry fellas that was supposed to be what tides rigs & bait to use out there cheers Adam.

[johnathon joe]

Hi Adam, We use Gulp Worm pieces and Squid strips for wintries. Tides dont seem to make a lot of difference but move around to find them.

[fadd]

Thanks johnothan will have a crack at them this week. What rig setup do u use i presume light cheers Adam.

[lippa]

live blood worm is by far the gun bait
small long shank hook, pea size sinker and around 45cm trace, simple as.
just keep drifting with the schools as there feeding. sounder helps, they look like a scattered bait ball right on the bottom,

cheers

lippa

[Seahorse]

hi lippa,
never made it.by tide other half got to margate beach for me to pick her up, i just stayed around margate and redcliffe.
ended up with 1 sweetie, 9 crabs.
at least a feed.
will try later in week, i hope.
thanks for everyones feedback.

cheers
greg

[Greg P]

so how the cockle banks go greg?

was keen for a whiting fish today, in stead i went and tried to fish inbetween 300 trolling boats out the cape!!!!!!!!!


Lippa - took the daughter for a whiting fish around the Moreton Sandhills on Sunday. They are thick as right now and not bad size. Two hook paternoster soon had the live bait tank full.

[lippa]

cheers greg, its awesome taking non fishing friends over there for the day.
few whiting for a feed and bait is a bonus!
just gotta get the missus to get her boat license so i can suck on stubbies whilst over there!
cheers

lippa

[castlemaine]

hi lippa,
never made it.by tide other half got to margate beach for me to pick her up, i just stayed around margate and redcliffe.
ended up with 1 sweetie, 9 crabs.
at least a feed.
will try later in week, i hope.
thanks for everyones feedback.

cheers
greg

9 crabs but May hasn't got an 'R' in it ;D . Well done. Cockle Banks have been a more of a hit and more miss for me. Cheers8-)

[seajay535]

I have been finding if you cant find them near the beacon keep moving out towards moreton 100 metres or so each drift and you will soon find them