Wello Madness - 17/02

[T1]

We must have been mad!

After 3 bloody cold weeks in London (fish report to come later), i was itching to get back home and wet a line in our 2nd to none place of abode!

A TINN secret Tweed whiting spot was the destination but due to the unstable weather, a late call was made to hit Wello instead. On the water at 5ish to surprisingly calm(er) than expected waters and it wasn't long before we hit the fish! By 8ish, yours truly had a 45 & 49cm Snap in the esky, TINN and i had both been busted off by good fish, and caught numerous throwbacks! Things quietened down for about an hour while we searched through the ever increasing swell and wind. We finally got going again with a steady stream of throwback Squire and Sweetlip and another bust off on my 8lb leader - shredded through as it zzzzzzzzz off into the distance... By 10.30, it was 1m+ and a solid 15-20knots and we were the only mad ones still there. So the 'last drift' call was made and just for good measure, i added another into the esky at 51cm.

Well TINN must have had the sh%ts as his deckie had well and truly outfished him - and he was using 2 rods! As we rounded the leads for the ramp, TINN must have slipped (accidently of course) on the throttle as we hit a wave and he sent me barrelling across the boat within a whisker of getting dunked! The momentum threw TINN out of the drivers seat and he nearly ended up sprawled all over the floor too. Wasn't funny at the time but i'm sure if anyone on the jetty had seen it, they'd still be rolling around in fits! And to top it off, TINN gets the digi out to take a pic and both sets of batteries are flat...

Nonetheless, a very productive morning in the conditions - 3 Snap's 45, 49 & 51cm and a Sweetie 33cm. We caught and returned over 25 Squire, 6 Sweeties, and a couple of Cod and 3 solid bust off's! Fish were caught in all depths from 5m to 2m however the keepers were in the 4m zone. The ole fav 'Threadie Killer' was the SP of choice however the Sweeties favoured the Pumpkinseed.

Take Care T

[Blackened]

G'day T

Good to see you;re back, and that you still have the hang of it

Nice catch there, I'll be down the 'pin tomorrow so we'll see how i go

Dave

[chief]

some nice squire there T1 , thats the pay off for braving the conditions, Well done .Hey next time you boys are going out and showing off let us know, because i want a spot on the jetty

[Sea-Captain]

good going T1 - we were out there this morning and found the conditions tough but worth a try anyway -whats this 'threadie killer' plastic? cheers

[Aquarius]

Good onya T1 & Tinn You braved the conditions and got rewarded for your efforts.
Some nice size squire for the pan tonight.
Jim & I are going out tomorrow to try our luck so i hope those squire are still hungry.
Cheers Brent

[mickstar001]

Well done T1 sounds extremely familiar to my expedition yesterday! Yeah whats the threadie killer plastics? Looking forward to hearing your report of the fishing in London, surely couldnt be as good as fishing in the bay!!

MickyD

[foggy]

T1,
Good to see you back. I was missing your zzzzzzz's so I produced some of my own today. Catch up soon for a fish eh.

Foggy

[charleville]

Nice catch T1.

That sure is a nice experience to come back to the warm climate to.

Well done!

[Scalem]

Onya T & T,

That's a good outcome and hard work in rough conditions.

Scalem

[Silent]

Well done and nice feeds you got...
What Queenslanders are about...

[T1]

The Threadie Killer? You know how it works guys, i'd have to kill ya... No, it's the Berley Gulp 5" Jerk Shad in W'melon/Red/Glitter. Don't bother trying to get them because i have the last 10 packs in Oz!! They're not importing that colour anymore. Coincidentally, it got its name from the Threadie in the Avatar...

Thanks all - it is great to be back i must say and no MICK, the fishing is not better there but very different in approach. Hope to have report up by the end of the weekend!

Good luck tomorrow Brent, and Foggy, you have my number...

IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER GOOD WINTER OF SNAPPS!!!

Take Care T

[Poodroo]

Firstly welcome back T. Always good to see a report from you. Congratulations on getting out there in some not too good conditions and still doing what you do best ie: catch a feed. Some nice snap snaps in there. The Scalem and Poodroo combo came close to being the second boat out there today but decided against it when we saw Seabreeze and the forecast for showers. Being wet is one thing but having the rain driven at you sideways is just silly. As it turned out when I woke this morning my imediate thought was "Could have gone out there!" Oh well, always next time.

Poodroo

[webby]

Watermelon jerks, pumpkin shads and glitter glups the reefs at wello must looks like a artificial christmas tree with all these decoration adoring it
oh forgot all the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's hanging off it too
regards

[T1]

Watermelon jerks, pumpkin shads and glitter glups the reefs at wello must looks like a artificial christmas tree with all these decoration adoring it
oh forgot all the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's hanging off it too
regards

Actually Brian, we were commenting while we were out yesterday how the reefs out there must be covered in Jigheads... Bit like golf balls in creeks i guess!

Take Care T

[beefaman]

I know I have lost my fair share of jigheads at Wello