25th Fraser Island Expo 2008 - Whos Going??

[Reefmaster]

18 you must have both houses booked this year, how do ya recon you will keep that many in line

cheers Murf

Yes Murf both houses booked and 18 bodies to fill it. Could get very interesting if the weather is crap and we all sit around drinking and dribbling


The comp is coming fast and I'm feeling the excitment building although it would be better if I had a boat that was finished and not just painted last weekend Ah plenty of time to finish the boat and the trailer which is only a frame at the moment.


Looking forward to seeing all you blokes again and meeting new ones as well.


Bring on the weather.


Cheers,
Greg

[insideout]

all you guys might as well not bother coming this year,and stay at home, for our team has all the prizes and best fish already spoken for......

[Shane Boese]

18 you must have both houses booked this year, how do ya recon you will keep that many in line

cheers Murf

Murf

Its like this if you do the wrong thing you dont get invited back next year simple.

Shane

[murf]

Murf

Its like this if you do the wrong thing you dont get invited back next year simple.

Shane

haha call it as it is just hide the ski this year, don't want the vandals getting too it again

[Shane Boese]

haha call it as it is just hide the ski this year, don't want the vandals getting too it again

Just so happens that last years vandal is not with us this year.

Shane

[whynott]

Well 2 weeks to go now and I leave Perth for Brisbane.
Home for a couple of days, then off to Fraser.
Can't wait.

I will contact you, Shane, as the time gets closer, as when I am leaving to go up there. May end up being the same day as you and Mitch.

When are you going up Murf????

Looking forward to having a fantastic time, with the great company, just like last year, maybe better.
May even win a prize.
Not 3 off a major prize like last year!!
Lets hope the weather gods are good to us all.

See you all up there.

Graham.

[John_R]

The latest conditions report (22 April) states Indian Head bypass and Waddy track are "soft and boggy"

Is that wet boggy or dry boggy? Does not look good for any rain before we go in a couple of weeks. We have three boats - fortunately all relatively small/light at around 5.5m. We also have three recovery vehicles.

I hear the rocks at Poyungan and Happy Valley are also impassable even at low tide so the bypasses have to be used.

Has anyone any info on the launching gutters at Waddy? They were pretty good last year.

Lets hope the weather turns it on for us.

[Lucky_Phill]

This report from AF member, age, yesterday.

Hi all

Have just returned from a week at Orchid Beach and thought I would give you a pre Fishing Comp conditions report. I know conditions can change rapidly, but thought this a good opportunity especially for those towing big boats.

Hook Point to Indian - Vegetation collapsed into water about 2km from barge - only passable about 1.5 hours from bottom of tide. Beach to Indian from here excellent, wide and flat.

Indian crossing - Small rise on southern side with softish sand was catching a few out. Not much beach to get a run up. "down" track probably flatter and better formed than "up" track. Hire troopies and buses carve it up by days end. Coming home yesterday 2 hire troopies stuck on both tracks - had to weave in between them, but sand had a bottom. EPA/comp organisers may groom this with chip bark etc before comp.

Indian to Middle - Tight pinch with 3 hours either side of tide. Middle blow a little carved up and soft near the slats. Watch for tourists on Indian and Middle as they wander aimlessly 6 abreast on the tracks and do not hear vehicles approaching at speed.

Middle to Orchid - Good, a little lumpy in places and a little soft about 400m from Middle blow - keep momentum up. On the down track a little soft about 1km from Champagne Pools - Keep it moving and you should be ok as it has a bottom, although my 100 series dragged its belly here.

2 big boats got through both blows and track on Thursday with tandem tows.

Orchid - Warning - Southern Orchid township-to-beach access closed from erosion and wood slats damaged - we had to use northern track or Waddy back road. Talk that wood slats being torn up and this track being made one way down only. No work as of yesterday though. If travelling down/up northern access, tight pinch in front of old resort with fallen vegetation - most of tide all ok though.

Waddy gutter - best I have seen it in many years with one long single defined gutter- great and easy launch and retrieve. Waddy beach is really wide at the moment.

Any further questions, just ask or PM me

Have a great comp.

Cheers a.

[dfox]

Thanks for posting that phill, greg was talking to a mate up there today and he said much the same, sounds like its going to be fun getting there! ...

[marvin]

Hi all, This will be my 14th year at the Fraser Fishing Expo, Camped first 6 years, now my family and I stay at the Waddy Lodge main house which is located behind the Ranger Station at Waddy point and the driveway entrance is near the bins on the beach - north of the Waddy beach camp gound. The boat park that other posts refer too often extends directly infront of our house. If members wish to leave the boats at the northern end of the park we will have direct vision of your boats after daylight hours and we are happy to keep a watchfull eye on your rigs. Smithy did this last year with his mate Scotty's boat. We will be fishing in "Bri-Ann" a small 4.7mt tiny with a 60hp yammy, if any 1st timers want some gps marks for mixed reefies, and the common spots out to 8 miles, give me a call. Kevin Ph 0408 848 564. We will be going over on Sat the 17th until Sat 31st May. If you see any of our team there, "Bri-Ann" stop us and introduce yourself, when number 200 comes out for the Toyota Hilux you'll know me then!!

[JB]

Not long to go now blokes, just awaiting my quote for an ext drawbar... hopefully an extra 2.5m should be long enough (for my small boat anyway).

This awesome weather atm is making me nervous.. hope we get some of it in 3 weeks time eh...

Jas

[murf]

When are you going up Murf????

See you all up there.

Graham.

we are headed up in the Pootrol on Sat 17th, then head over to the Is on Sun when the tide drops enough

its gunna be a slow trip up this year without the powerful Hilux haha

cheers Murf

[Captain Seaweed]

Looking at heading up on Wednesday 21st. This is the first year I will be taking my boat up and hope it works out well. See you guys up there.
Marty

[JB]

Murf are you still camping at ocean lake? I still have that carton of beer on offer regarding some camping space being saved for us... We are going up on the friday before it starts.

Let me know if ur interested,

Jas

[murf]

Murf are you still camping at ocean lake? I still have that carton of beer on offer regarding some camping space being saved for us... We are going up on the friday before it starts.

Let me know if ur interested,

Jas

If we end up at Ocean Lake we will keep you a spot no worries mate , just have to see on the day if we camp out the front or behind the dunes at Ocean Lake. I personally want to camp at Ocean Lake to hide from the wind that we are not going to get haha
I will be in a black over silver old GQ Patrol PNE123 with the 4.75 Bluefin with 60hp merc. I will PM my # when I find my ph

the anticipation is building now peoples, getting rigs ready etc

cheers Murf