Mossy247
18-12-2011, 01:13 PM
Ok, so after missing the last few trips because I was soft and didn't want to go in the rain I thought I would man up and go rain, hail or shine. So picked up my mate on the way through and at the boat ramp by 0515.
Wasn't looking too bad so we head over to mud to drift a few rubble patches. So over to mossy's reef and second cast I come tight on something big zzzzzzzz of it goes managed to get something back and pfftttttt (insert turtle breaaching sound) it's a giant turtle! hahahaha woops lost my leader n all. Swap over to my bream rod.::)
Next cast and a few jigs, bam..... nice little hit... a little line lost, tighten up the drag a little and up comes a squire around 35. (too close so over it goes back to the drink)
A few more drifts and then a few more smaller squire and a grinner in the mix every now and again. One last drift over the rubble patch and come tight on a nice squire at 43cm. Nice, that one is going to the esky. ;)
Weather wasn't too bad and the chop n clouds made it better I thought for the snapper.
The wind was starting to pick up and the swells started giving me the sh!ts as it was getting slippery up front, so moved over to another spot abit sheltered and good signs on the sounder.
I looked over and seen another breach and another turtle, I said to me mate check this one out its another turtle. I had previously joked to my mate about me letting the other one off he would grant me three wishes... And I wished for a good snapper.:P
No joke I casted over near the turtle about 10 meters short and the line was on the fall and then zzzzzzzzzzz starts pulling off... I was thinking idiot, I've hooked that turtle... Then the head shakes got heavier and I was like nope, this is a good fish.... A little bit of a fight and kept taking abit of line I would get some back prob about 5 mins on the bream gear and up comes a nice squire at 51.... woooot. ;D;D
Few more drifts, some smaller squire here and there. Moved down to check the southern end but it was lumpy as something very lumpy, so turned back to hide out of the swells and wind. Kept drifting and flicking the plastics for not much else I think a few grassy's were playing tricks on us so we headed back to the river for a flick out of the wind...
Got to my little spot x and mate casts then bam zzzzzz off comes a little line and he manages a nice squire around 30, the thing hit the plastic on the drop pretty hard and initially took a little zzzz on the drag. More drifts a little more rain. Got snagged and lost my leader n all so called it a day.
At the ramp to go home by 1130 as I was cleaning my fish a guy came through on his jetski, had an alarm going on it which didn't sound good, lifted up his seat and smoke was pouring out... Looked expensive to fix :-[
Dropped off a fish at a mates place and also one for the parents all in all a good day on the water was pretty wet day out but stayed dry with my wet weather gear.
tight lines all - Mossy
Wasn't looking too bad so we head over to mud to drift a few rubble patches. So over to mossy's reef and second cast I come tight on something big zzzzzzzz of it goes managed to get something back and pfftttttt (insert turtle breaaching sound) it's a giant turtle! hahahaha woops lost my leader n all. Swap over to my bream rod.::)
Next cast and a few jigs, bam..... nice little hit... a little line lost, tighten up the drag a little and up comes a squire around 35. (too close so over it goes back to the drink)
A few more drifts and then a few more smaller squire and a grinner in the mix every now and again. One last drift over the rubble patch and come tight on a nice squire at 43cm. Nice, that one is going to the esky. ;)
Weather wasn't too bad and the chop n clouds made it better I thought for the snapper.
The wind was starting to pick up and the swells started giving me the sh!ts as it was getting slippery up front, so moved over to another spot abit sheltered and good signs on the sounder.
I looked over and seen another breach and another turtle, I said to me mate check this one out its another turtle. I had previously joked to my mate about me letting the other one off he would grant me three wishes... And I wished for a good snapper.:P
No joke I casted over near the turtle about 10 meters short and the line was on the fall and then zzzzzzzzzzz starts pulling off... I was thinking idiot, I've hooked that turtle... Then the head shakes got heavier and I was like nope, this is a good fish.... A little bit of a fight and kept taking abit of line I would get some back prob about 5 mins on the bream gear and up comes a nice squire at 51.... woooot. ;D;D
Few more drifts, some smaller squire here and there. Moved down to check the southern end but it was lumpy as something very lumpy, so turned back to hide out of the swells and wind. Kept drifting and flicking the plastics for not much else I think a few grassy's were playing tricks on us so we headed back to the river for a flick out of the wind...
Got to my little spot x and mate casts then bam zzzzzz off comes a little line and he manages a nice squire around 30, the thing hit the plastic on the drop pretty hard and initially took a little zzzz on the drag. More drifts a little more rain. Got snagged and lost my leader n all so called it a day.
At the ramp to go home by 1130 as I was cleaning my fish a guy came through on his jetski, had an alarm going on it which didn't sound good, lifted up his seat and smoke was pouring out... Looked expensive to fix :-[
Dropped off a fish at a mates place and also one for the parents all in all a good day on the water was pretty wet day out but stayed dry with my wet weather gear.
tight lines all - Mossy