Hi All
Just sitting here is sunny Brisbane prior to driving home tomorrow ....... So I've decided to put together a brief ( as far as a nagg report goes) of our week prior to the start of the ABT
After a uneventful drive from Sydney to Brisbane & a few days of work ..... I picked Matt up from the airport & after stocking up with some supplies .... off we went to our first stop over (Monduran)
A quick stop over at Foxies & we were setting up camp ... by mid afternoon. Now with no prompting off Matt & I went for a bit of a look at Mondy ........ no fish but a bit of a sighter ........... Followed by a few beers & fire with fellow Ausfishers............ & another late night which included some Rocket fuel provided Dave (Callop)
The next day ...... Matt & I looked around a bit & fished some previously successful areas ........ & accept for a couple of missed bites & a mid 80s Attachment 39110 that I managed on a 4" Storm shad - bugger all We just made it back & the heavens opened up & ruined what was going to be an enjoyable social evening ........one huge dump of rain that forced many from their swags!!!
Sunday proved uneventful ..... though we spent little time actually fishing.......... A preview of what was to come
Monday we moved on to Awoonga & had a bit of a look around some of the northern points ......... Matt lost a decent fish boatside - - lots of expletivesthen quiet - It was here that during a surface session in New Zealand gully ......... I've done my best NAV & VIN impersonation & cast my Certate combo into the drink ........ In shock
... after a brief hesitation ...... I do a JAS & in I go - saving the combo ...... phew Matt laughing his head off does what anyone would do ....... Attachment 39111grabs the camera (Thanks Mate)
I managed a mid 80s fishAttachment 39112 ...... but things were quiet
The next day we fished an area were I caught my 100cm fish back in Sept ..... Matt lost a good fish that buried him on the lantana & I pull the hooks shortly after ....... Moving on Matt spots what he was looking for & we managed several fish with Matt landing 3 or 4 Attachment 39113(60-80cm) including 1 fella that wrapped around the leccy ........... & with Matt on the control - he managed to spool himself on the prop......... however to his credit he managed to handline the feisty fish
Thursday morning ....saw us quickly packed for our next Destination (Teemburra) & the start of the ABT ............. On the water for a late afternoon fish Matt lands a couple of little fellas in a small creek that I had named the nursery from a previous trip. Into the night we fished a little grass Island that saw several fish landed in the 70- mid 80s markAttachment 39114 (I managed 3 in quick succession on storm shads ..... & lost a big thumping hit) .. just what we needed for the ABT
The next day ...... Official prefish saw me loose a good 90cm fish that hooked up at close quarters in the timber ... 2 big jumps ( with nowhere to go ....... The fish darted under the boat & embedded the scorpion into a tree) ......... A good prefish & we were confident of a reasonable result in the Teemburra event which was starting the following evening
Several brews & a good meal ......... we were set
To be continued
Nagg
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