A few prawns but need some help

[Pero]

went out today, nothing around the powerlines. I left with 4 prawns. Caught a ripper Tiger prawn (24 Centimetres)in the Redland bay channel . Disappointing day thoughonly 20 prawns all up. And a 30cm Whiting in the net !

[BayDog]

My prawning debacle continues with a trip to Boggy Creek after a friend of mine got his bucket limit on the weekend throwing off the bank! So off I went yesterday and on my second throw I stood on the neck of a broken beer bottle that someone had thoughtfully stuck into the mud upside down! Wayne Kerrs. Went right through my wetsuit boots and into my heel. So a bit of first aid and back into it and after about a dozen throws and nothing I managed to net something with all the characteristics of an engine block and believe it or not my net came apart before it did!!


Any prawns anyone?

Need help….

[BayDog]

if anyone regularly fishes this area and would like to trade info through pm's or email let me know. i spend a lot of time on the water which equates to a large fuel bill, trading tips could save a lot of time or money but i dont want to post really juicy stuff here for lazy bums who dont bother to get out and do the groundwork. dont get me wrong i will be the first to help you with tips and techniques but a hot bite is best kept under wraps imo

[Pero]

if anyone regularly fishes this area and would like to trade info through pm's or email let me know. i spend a lot of time on the water which equates to a large fuel bill, trading tips could save a lot of time or money but i dont want to post really juicy stuff here for lazy bums who dont bother to get out and do the groundwork. dont get me wrong i will be the first to help you with tips and techniques but a hot bite is best kept under wraps imo

Which "Area" are we talking about?

[BayDog]

normally head out from redland bay ramp and work my way from the w's down to the powerlines and maybe over to the logan. theres also the salt mines i try

[hateworkin]

Hi,

I have been reading alot of these posts and i can't find some of the descriptions of places on any maps that i have, for example, w's and salt mines. can anyone point me in the direction of a map that will show these and other common names for places.

Cheers

John

[marty_z]

John,

The w's are the Karragarra W's - a small channel shaped like a W just west of Karragarra Island. There are a number of red and green channel markers that mark the "W". Look for deep holes in this area when prawning.

Can't help with the salt mines - keen to know myself though?

Marty

[whitingkiller]

salt mines is actually called salt works..and there is 2 spots named this.

spot 1 is the south western tip of macleay island

spot 2 is on north straddie opposite the north eastern tip of russell

both hold prawns when they r around

[hateworkin]

Thanks Guys,

Nuggets Pin maps shows quite a few names but does not go up much past the powerlines, I normally launch at Cabbage Tree and have not ventured up past the powerlines. Maybe more fish on the north side then south of the lines. ????

I am interested in spots that anyone could recommend for castnetting live bait, Mullett and Hardie Heads?

Regards

John

[BayDog]

Went out yesterday morn for a throw and managed 1/2kilo Good size bananas though. Very patchy with only 1, maybe 2 a throw.

Re. Hateworkin, just throw around creek mouths or drains or along the edges of channels for bait. You can usually see mullet and gar on the surface so just stalk them and throw.

[Pero]

The silence is deafening.
The Prawns are out there!
Redland Bay channel had 12 boats there yesterday morning and a similar amount again today. Most would have picked up close to their quota. Including two oriental gents today that appeared to get heaps- disappear for half an hour- and then cane the prawns again.( wonder where they went to?)Surely not to unload?

[Blackened]

The silence is deafening.
The Prawns are out there!
Redland Bay channel had 12 boats there yesterday morning and a similar amount again today. Most would have picked up close to their quota. Including two oriental gents today that appeared to get heaps- disappear for half an hour- and then cane the prawns again.( wonder where they went to?)Surely not to unload?

Sssshhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Dave

[Pero]

[quote=Ima_Rawprawn;784873]The silence is deafening.
The Prawns are out there!
Redland Bay channel had 12 boats there yesterday morning and a similar amount again today. Most would have picked up close to their quota. Including two oriental gents today that appeared to get heaps- disappear for half an hour- and then cane the prawns again.( wonder where they went to?)Surely not to unload?[/quote]

Karma!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was at the powerlines yesterday (Sunday along with 100 other boats)It was a Car Park!. Got there at dawn, had 3 kilos by 9AM. It was quieter than Thursday when the prawns were in good numbers.
Anyway, these same two oriental gents and a passenger were slaying it again. When suddenly the Water Police pulled up and manouvered through the scrum of boats and made a bee-liine straight to these said guys, who happened to be next to me at that very moment. The policeman politely asked for a look at the esky on their boat which was jam packed with prawns and said-" I think you are close to your limit for the day." And I didn't see the guys after that! I noticed most of the yellow raincoats disappeared within an hour of that. Thank god for the water Police

[Pero]

Thank god for bag limits.

[marty_z]

From all reports the prawns were on in a number of the "usual" spots and people got anywhere from a feed to their limit. Pity I was away with the family!

Hopefully the prawns will hang around this year (unlike the last couple) and we will all get a few good sessions.

Marty