Borumba Bash Visit

[Frank OO]

Darren(Fishbait) rang me on Friday to see if I wanted to go for a quick trip to Borumba to meet some of the guys who were staying in the camping grounds.

With the oil slick and big swells off Cape Moreton it wasn't hard to decide, so Darren, His son Brenton and I left at 04:30 with the 4.55 Quinny in tow.

We arrived at Borumba at 6:50am and we were in and fishing by 07:00am. (Gentlemen's hours.

It didn't take long before Darren was onto a MASSIVE Toga but it had shrunk down to just over 40cms by the time we landed it. Darren's first, Biggest and PB.

The fish just seemed to be everywhere but I did have a lot of trouble getting them into the boat and after loosing about 6 or 7 I finally landed my very first Saratoga... Hoo Bloody rah.

Not to be outdone. Brenton soon followed the trend by calmly saying " I'm on"

We left the dam about 2:00pm and called in to say hello to a great mob of blokes and one very game young lady. She would have to be going out with those larrikins. We thought we had best be going when the Goannas started racing through the dining area guided by a few of the boys.

I have never seen people run so fast.

Great trip Darren. I really enjoyed the day.

Frank OO

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[TonyM]

Was great to meet you guys Frank. Love your photos, wish I could take them that well!

Give me a yell next time you're in the bay and you're welcome to drop in for a coffee and chat anytime.

I think Kim's got the boys figured out - we're all very easy to tame once her incredible Rocky Road gets broken out :P Even better when it's washed down with a mug of Darryls perked coffee.

Yes the Goanna roaring through the camp kitchen sure did get a bunch of tired fishos mobile in a hurry, boy was that thing riled up! ;D;D;D

Cheers
Tony

[BR65]

Great pics Frankoo, noice to met ya mate.
Allways a good trip when you dont have to go home and flush the motor or wash the boat hey ;D

cheers
brian

[nipsta]

hey brian good times had i gather by all hope ya didint eeat my bit of rockyroad
was foxie and stevb there as well i thought i would of heard yas from here

[snagking]

Sounds like a great day out! good work.

[Fishbait]

Great day folks - nice to catch up with you all - and Franko- thanks for a great day mate on the water - that dam is so beautiful - I'm heading back again for sure. Cheers, Darren

[Tropicaltrout]

Nice to meet you fellas, great pics too mate, good to see you all got a fish and enjoyed the sweetwater truly a magic spot is Borumba.

Cheers Nath

[Steve B]

Yeah Good to catch up with you Frank, Darren and young Brenton....some nice fish there! great action netting shot!!

They certainly are slippery little buggers.....I tried to convince Kim that she could put her fingers in their mouths like barra for the pics.....she didnt fall for it;)

Cheers Steve

[reel scream]

Well done gents. Congrats on firsts for you all. Well done Brenton on getting the longest Toga for the day.

Cheers Scott

[reel scream]

- that dam is so beautiful - I'm heading back again for sure. Cheers, Darren

It is a bloody nice spot hey Darren. Fished it a bit 8/9 years ago. Plenty of yellows but only the one Toga for me at 65cm.

Cheers Scott

[slyman]

Some nice fish and scenery there, Borumba sure is a pretty place! Thanks for the post.

[bdowdy]

great shots ,like the toga in the water..magic

[robersl]

Great trip nice to meet all, nath i hear you went swimming on sunday mate,

shane

[themissus]

Cheers Frank, it's been a while since I've been called young or a lady!! You have some great toga shots, love the shot in the water. Good to see you all got on to one. It's such a pretty dam we'll be back for sure. There was no way I was hanging around to who's leg that goanna was going to run up;)
Cheers Kim.

[Frank OO]

Hi Tony,
It was great to meet and talk to you as long as I remained up wind. I am sure that we will all see plenty of fantastic photos of you in your new boat. What a fantastic bargain. The boat will allow you to get almost anywhere you want to go.

Hi Brian,
I have heard so much about the Legendary BR65 so it was good to put a face to the name. I must agree that all of the boats looked in pristine condition with shiny trailers and no rust spots, but I haven’t had the opportunity to eat one of those Barramundi or Saratoga yet. I might stick to the Snapper.
Deano,
You are a true Hero because Ben told me so. You have gone out of your way to take the time to show Ben how to catch his illusive Mangrove Jack. That makes you one of those very special people. Thanks mate!!! Ben is now talking about going out after Jewies.......
Darren,
That is a perfect photo. Absolutely beautiful and it captures the true look of the dam.
Steve,
I will get you down for some real fish as soon as the weather improves and when the beaches are restored to their original condition. Who knows we may even be able to dangle 1 line in a green zone by then. I knew Kim was a smart girl when I saw her so it was no surprise to me when she handled the Toga with care. I am not sure why she agreed to get in the boat with you though. I should have spoken more seriously to you about your boat. It would have been a great buy for $15,000 including a new paint job.
Steve, Did you take your tent home or did you just leave it there for the CONVIENIENCE of the other campers.
To all the other Borumba Bashers,
It looked like you all had a great time and hope to see you all again soon. Thanks for the kind words and Scotty.. (Reel Scream) You missed a great day.

Frank OO

[themissus]

Arrh The Gents tent!! I'd forgotten about that!!

[DEANO68]

Arrh The Gents tent!! I'd forgotten about that!!

;D ;D :P daryl wont...::)

[TonyM]

Hi Tony,
It was great to meet and talk to you as long as I remained up wind. I am sure that we will all see plenty of fantastic photos of you in your new boat. What a fantastic bargain. The boat will allow you to get almost anywhere you want to go.

Frank OO

LOL I have to tell you it took a while to scrub down when I got home :-X;D

I'm hoping to tag along with the group heading up to Roonies soon, and give the boat a decent run in the rustwater and get her properly blooded (although thankfully at least some Toga slime graced the deck on the maiden voyage thanks to Pete)

Obviously this will need to be promptly followed by a trip to Monduran to get it back in the sweetwater asap to get rid of all that icky salt :)

Cheers
Tony

[Frank OO]

Hi Tony,

Let me know the dates and I will try to tag along. If the invitation is there. I would like to do an overnighter at Roonies.

Frank OO

[TonyM]

Here all the goss on it ;)
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=146855

The dates are 27-29th March - should be a fun weekend, hope you can make it.

Cheers
Tony

[BR65]

I'll double post this here and in the original thread so be gentle with me:

Deano, good work champ on pulling together a phat week end, had a bloody good time, and we all caught a few fish.

I personally learnt a new technique on how to subdue a toga boatside with the net (apparently you dont scoop em up, you just keep clubbing them with the frame). No names there, dont want to incriminate her, oooops, did I say that or think that ::) Could have used that technique when old mate lizard did a camp kitchen run, if I wasnt so bloody flogged I mite have got up out of my chair, flippen thing ran underneath me on the way to Deanos tent to check out those snags we planted.
Thanks for the trial run on the Alphas Kim, came home yesterday and started looking again! :)
Lotion point, I like the sound of that!




Some bashers I knew, most I met for the first time, people that Ive been talking to, or reading about, for a while now, thats gold, great bunch of people with a common passion, fishing, camping, having a yarn and sharing a cordial to, how good is that?

Saturday nite, yes, well, that was good port darryl, anything that combusts in the fire like that scares me a little, but a great sip for sure. After that its a bit of a blur, I seem to recall "number one on the water baby for some reason", any one shed any light on that??

Geez the muster is going to be "exciting" ;)
C ya's all on the water soon hey

cheers
brian