Mackay Land Based

[.:::stotty:::.]

Recently been visiting my old man up in Mackay, been terrible weather and less than desirable fishing conditions with some big winds around.

Had a few sessions anyways in the rain around the Mackay dams. All being land based sessions apart from one.

After the first 2hours of fishing it land based in the rain and skiers going nuts resulting in a solid donut we didn’t have many hopes for a successful session. Lost all hope, just after we called it for last cast my slick got hit hard after a quick burn and drop technique. A solid fish going 72cm.

We decided to fish a little longer and the boys got amongst them also landing a few more. All around 65-74cm. After the sun went down we got a few on surface lures also biggest going 75cm which was on a giant dog x.

Next session a few days later we also were fishing in the rain at 3 in the arvo, after wadding out, swimming around shit and standing on sharp stones I got a fast hit again on the fast retrieve and pause. This fish went harder and was taking solid line on 3kg of drag. After running up and down along the wall with it I landed a solid 103cm barra land based.

We got a few more that session also and 2 bustoffs.

3rd session I went solo for an hour in the morning. Was sunny but a few rain clouds were starting to move in. Landed a 70cm on the 4th cast and then I tried to follow the school but they didn’t wanna play the game. Casted to this single tree along the wall and it got nailed. Unfortunately the angle I was on made the fish run around the single tree and I was free spooling it and trying to get it around the branch. In the end I decided to be a man about it and I swam around the tree and then applied pressure again and landed a 72cm fish.



I think we had another session somewhere in between them but can’t remember, here are some pics. (Not in order)






















Cheers Stotty

[BR65]

Great report

[leelee]

Looks like a sweet time was had.

Awsome fish and some pretty special surrounds by the look of it.

Cheers

Lee

[vinny78]

Top report. Some good pics. Thanks for sharing.

[.:::stotty:::.]

Thanks guys, always a plessure.

[rc@hinze]

Thanks for the report and pictures Stotty and making me envious. Are you from that area original and know it well? Do you find the burn and drop of the plastics a consistent producer for you? - cheers Richard

[.:::stotty:::.]

Thanks for the report and pictures Stotty and making me envious. Are you from that area original and know it well? Do you find the burn and drop of the plastics a consistent producer for you? - cheers Richard

Hey Richard, I live in Brissy but Dad lives up in mackay so up their once a year.

I haven't fished FW very often their, this being my first time actually. We pulled around 20 fish over the sessions and 90% came on the burn and drop technique.

We also noticed that after a few hours of the skiers certain parts of the dam wall had a very distinct colour change from the wakes hitting the muddy bank causing a mud line 10-15mters from the shore line. We got quite a few hits and a few fish from this structure. The meter plus hit right on the dirty colour change after I started to commence the retrieve again.

All the slicks were boiled and we used the 130mm body (think that’s the size) on the smaller size hooks (110mm), produced a better action.

[cammo79]

hey mate, hope we can catch up for a fish next time your up(give us some notice next time), good to see you getting into them. can you explain the burn and drop technique so i can see if it is the same method i think it is.

cam

[.:::stotty:::.]

Hey, the technique we used was cast out as far as possible from bank or cast 45' parallel to the bank. Free spool until it hit bottom, then crank lure in fast with jerks and then pause for a few seconds. After retrieving half way we paused for a longer time to let lure touch bottom again. Then started it all over again.

For sure mate, next time im up ill give you some more notice.