Mondy Nirvana - Metreys, Milestones, 17 Metres of Grunt

[DEANO68]

30 Odd Blokes Speak for ya self Wobblehead

Lookin forward to gettin a wobblehead, after a day of meteries like this lot....
deano....

[setthehook]

smashed it!! well done! i wanna go fishing now.....ah well not long to the muster

[NAGG]

Lookin forward to gettin a wobblehead, after a day of meteries like this lot....
deano....

Not wrong Deano ...... You would be on a real high after that lot ( wobbleheading) ........ gotta feel for the pastry chef though - that would suck not landing a fish among that lot

Chris

[matt fraser]

Great Report Paul, Awesome fish and pics!

Great planning top call to hit Mondy in those conditions.

I'm off to Awoonga tomorrow, but it looks like we might have to drive south for a session or two!


Cheers,

Matt

[mylestom]

Great report and well done, just can't wait for our next trip.

Some great photos there and some top memories for all.


Regards

Trev and Pauline

[Big_Ren]

Good way to make us feel real bad Paul.....haha. Our single barra and 2 cattys only just made the trip worth it.

Although yesterday I christened my haines with a 80kg black and a 110kg black so my bad luck at monduran seams insignificant now!

Sorry Jeff....if only I knew it was you, Yee Ha and Craig, we could have stopped for a chat. Might have kept you there another day.

Anyway, you're having a ball with those blacks anyway. You must do a barra trip with us sometime. Fish or no fish....it's always fun.

Talk to you at the next meeting.

Cheers
Paul

[Big_Ren]

Thems are the breaks
What a fantastic report Paul ........ certainly some good stats to go with the hot fishing
good guiding on your behalf ........ but sorry about the pastry.

So it looks like everyone will be following sweet chariot in 2 weeks time

AWESOME

Chris

Lol Chris....One swallow don't make a summer......I wouldn't want to be following a pastry chef around

See you in two weeks.

Cheers
Paul

[Big_Ren]

Thanks Paul.....Great outcome Lads......All great fish in particular Ben's 121.....Camping with the rank and file is what done Mate.....Looking good for the season....Whitto PS: No equipment broken or lost overboard.....No one Trebbled.....and all Fences still in tact.....Thats a Bonus right there....

Hi Whitto

I love the camping thing Whitto. It's the rest of the crew that need a bit of HTFU Princess. Wait for the bites to come, and the pastry sledges....

Cheers
Paul

[Big_Ren]

Thanks so much John......I really hope the recuperation is coming along and look forward to catching up for a coldie at Muster with you.

Cheers
Paul

Hey Paul,

That's a fantastic result mate and a great report, Well done to all.

All that and i am still wrapped in cotton wool at my son's place.

Cheers,
John.

[Big_Ren]

Many thanks for the kind words from everyone. I let the team down but my time will come again.

Pete - yes the conversion rate was certainly a topic we discussed at length - much usually the other way round.

Lyndon - thanks mate, and yes, that was Josh the Mexican. Lee the Mexican was also with us in January.

Anyhow, I'm off to Wivenhoe for a Buck's weekend in the next 10 minutes, so better fly.

Once again, thanks to all.

Cheers
Paul

[eotbmg]

Not wrong Deano ...... You would be on a real high after that lot ( wobbleheading) ........ gotta feel for the pastry chef though - that would suck not landing a fish among that lot

Chris

The pastry chef, did work hard though....Just didnt happen for him.
Dropped a good metery at the boat..It jumped forward on to the line and popped the braid like a shot.....He had nearly as many hits as the rest of us..

Spoke to the Brothers of Darkness today. Vin landed a 109 on the last night but no other action...South Easter had arrived and popped its head up and had turned fish slightly off the bite.

Navi goes back to work on Monday and will download the pics of his fish then....Watch some sparks fly then!!!!! Dont think they broke anything either....Just wore out their net....Seriously their enviro net was too small for Navs 123!!!!!!

I was unsure whether to fish the dam like a winter fishery or a summer fishery. Luck would have it that we got there at about 3.oo pm and started fishing about 4.oo thinking the dam would have warmed up nicely like the winter bite, but they chewed through the next 3 or 4 hours as the moon set luckily....

The last night we fished well after dark and ended up crashing into bed at 4.30 am then getting up with the grey Nomads at 6.30 thinking who turned the light on!!!

Ahhhhhhh Barra fishing.You got to love it.

Cheers
Ben

[Tropicaltrout]

Well done to yoy Paul mate you certainly drove well???? Good to see you up there and into them Benny mate and finally get that 120+ fish you wanted.

Good on all of you, vin what a cracker 123cm...

Now the build up to the september gathering will be somewhat over the top!!! !

Again awesome stuff to all

Nath

[BR65]

Crikey boys, you smacked em, congrats and well done, thats why we suffer the pastries on the dud trips, just hanging for a blinder like you blokes had to come along.

I am insanely jealous, and currently chomping at the bit. P.B.'s everywhere, awesome fish, some creative sledging Im sure, THATS a trip!

Paulo, dont worry bout the 'nut mate, some one had to guide the punters on to the fish lol

[Steve B]

thanks for the phone call boys....probably wouldnt have got us.....busy smacking ponies too...but we did have a pastrie chef...she couldnt raise a scale

cheers Steve. Roo and Kim

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

Paul,
Great report. To Ben, Josh, Vin, Navi and Paul- awesome effort.
What I think is sensational, beside the quality of fish landed, and the fun obviously had of course is the information laid out for everyone to get a handle on what plays its part in the big picture. "Nature, the environment and all the variations it throws." It has taken its time over the many seasons for reporting styles to include this on this site, but now we are stepping into the real world and I am grateful that others are doing this too. I have said this before, but you won't find this type and mass of intelligent information on barramundi fishing away from Ausfish and Sweetwater, (and they roll on to my website articles.) Reporting has done the full circle and if it continues to roll on down the right path, the track we have been trying to share with people will become more vivid and learnings will become more clear and the iconic barra will be better understood. It whitewashes the off tap scene, and firmly sets wheels in 4wd for those, (and there are many) who are keen to learn what makes things tick and how they can utilise that information to have a better chance of success.
Thanks for taking the time for a great lay out, easily read report with the evidence of fishy photos that say "Boom" on their own.
Cheers,
Johnny Mitchell