Re: River To Mud 2011 & Report.

[Lucky_Phill]

other assorted stuff.

[Ausfish]

Great pics and info, thanks guys. Sorry I couldn't get there again, someone keeps picking a date that clashes with a trade show I attend every year in Sydney :-)

Maybe next year.

[gunna]

Good stuff guys - thanks.

[Captain Seaweed]

Gents,
I would like to thank you for a bloody great time. I can still hear the VHF echoing in my ears and unfortunately, the VMR probably does too. This is the second M&G I have attended and can honestly say that these are very well organised events which always seem to go to plan, well done Phil and Webby.
I am honoured to take home the Chong Bullshit and Bycatch award and would like to thank those involved. I am looking forward to 1770 as I know this will all be repeated over again.
I am proudly sporting my award on the family mantle piece.

Cheers For a great time
Marty
White Rhino

[Tangles]

Many thanks to Webby and the sponsors/helpers who put this on, and the bbq topped off a top weekend, its what Ausfish is all about, I dont usually do long reports,

getting into a glass boat 2 weeks ago from a tinnie has had its moments and Pinhead captured one of them, got to get those trailer rollers sorted out and i might put it into forward next time as well, anyway we headed out and caught up with Pinhead while waiting for Col and then headed off to the eastern side of Mud,, it was lucky to be 5 knots mid afternoon and we starting drifting. Quite a few Ausfishers there as well,

Late afternoon it started to get lumpy and blowing a bit but we persisted for a while but we where pretty much by ourselves, Webby got a couple more squire in the 40 range and i scored a nice bream which inhaled both snelled hooks on a whole pilly?

It was getting a bit uncomfortable so went around the other side, went in close looking for bream and there was Cheech and Chong Charters 50 metres away this time rafted up, Webby was complaining we weren't in close enough ( 2 metres was close enough in the new boat after my last weeks efforts),

We got some nice bream and Lucky Phill then turned up with thedeckie (who wasnt coming out), rafted up and the party started,,, I was hearing double, Marty and Chong are next to each other, boat to boat and communicating through VHF, something about dugongs, landing strips, anyway,

We motored up the inside of Mud and anchored up, Webby's chook didnt agree with him so he had a kip so i then proceeded to get busted off by rays or wobbies and had a kip. Woken up with Ch 81 going off and boats going everywhere to a special CCC spot and a lot of banter, White Rhino was charging around with Chong guiding him in.

Woke up again and this time they are all rafted up again 100 metres away, White Rhino won the light contest.

Went around back to the east of mud in the morning for a final fling and Webby scored a starfish, back to the ramp and thanks to thedeckie for helping to sort out the rollers.. and cooking up the barbie.

I had great time and thanks to Webby for showing me around Mud.

[tunaticer]

Surely there was more caught than a starfish, a bream and a few squire this year?

[NAGG]

looks like a great weekend ...... better try to get there next year!

Chris

[Lovey80]

Big thanks to all those that put in the time to organise this. Have been meaning to attend this for a few years but I always seemed to be away when it was on. The night before was spent up late replacing trailer hubs, bearings and brakes to make the trip from the coast. After picking up a bucket load of big live herring for the tank I thought we were in for a good trip... It wasn't to be! All that was landed was a snodger catfish and a baby black tip reef shark. Good to put some faces to the posts on here.

Greg doesn't have a small head funnily enough

Marty needs to stop being a cheap prick and get some decent electronics into his boat

the boat ramp needs a pontoon so my deckies don't get their nuts wet boarding

Fingers crossed I can make it to 1770 where the catches are sure to excel.

[Mossy247]

I would like to thank all of the guys involved for putting on the event I appreciate all the effort involved to have something like this which is great.
This was my first M&G after being on the site for a while now and meeting a few ausfishers on the water prior.
Was great to put faces to names and also enjoyed the shenanigans going on in the other boats. Netmaker "Davo" and myself hit the river for a few fish off the rockwalls with plastics before loading up the estuary pursuit and heading over to mud around 4pm anchoring about 100 metres near a cardinal marker, dropped in at the shute for some fresh herring, davo grabbing a heap with the cast net.
First introduction to Stones I found myself sipping away while davo grabbed some ZZZ's.
Plenty of wobbies, a few bust off's always the laughs from boats around.. Got to about 3am and abit windy n lumpy so headed to the river for a kip, 4.30am headed back to whyte dropped the excess warm clothes required for an O/N off mud hit the river for a last effort on the plastics davo & I scored some tailor, a lost flatty and some small squire.
All in all a great night plenty off laughs, great times and a pretty good feed from the boys on the BBQ. Managed to have some luck on the plastics and scored plenty of stickers and a trophy to boot.
I will be back next year and will be installing a few comforts on the estuary pursuit including decking it out with my ausfish stickers for the O/N trips.
Thanks to Webby and all sponsors and everyone involved. Such a great group of blokes, plenty of characters and good times.
tight lines. Mossy

[Chong]

Flaps down...coming up from the rear.....in flight refuelling....man that’s a big 48hrs....made it to base camp at Maryborough....been in coma for a while. Just like to say thanks to you all for another entertaining weekend.
Special thanks to Cheech and DJ for puttn up with me again even with our usual still we share the
Few small bits of thought pattern that I would like to share:
Next year can we????
Not have a full moon
Enlarge the fishing area...maybe say from Frazer Island to Woody Heads, at least some one might be able to catch a decent fish. But seriously since the old Bay is pretty flogged, what if we include the new artie reefs, green island, Moreton, peel...maybe say the whole bay???
Pass the hat round so I can get a dial a driver...
Increase the play list on the Golden Rhino
Another category other than just say bait and plastics....explosives??? Or what I had sitting in freezer
Not including 4000lbs pilchards
More cushions for the bait boards
No Trade show clashes
the boat ramp needs a pontoon so my deckies don't get their nuts wet boarding...this is a very good idea, if your not on the boat
Need designated AF radio channel, can we buy one??? 69 would be a good number ha-ha
Any ways thanks again all, good laugh, good catch up, good practice for 1770 if I am still able.
Cheers,
Chong

[Cheech]

Thanks all for organising and attending. Was a top trip, great group of people. Can't remember a bigger session out at Mud, and there has been a few. I do vaguely remember going to bed. Knew it was time because I was talking to someone and realised even I had no idea what I was saying. August was way to warm. My vote is for Saturday 21st July next year.

[PinHead]

why that date Cheech?

[cbruh1]

Woud like to ay a big thanks to Webby and all sponsers and helpers to this years R2M.

It was a pretty good outing for me. Taking out this years R2M Best species even if it was only a 42cm squire. But you might be happy to know, that it was my first legal squire so I was cheering when I landed it just before sunrise Other then that I caught little squire, little bream, little whiting, little stipey fish and a bloody lot of coral....

The night out on my little 4m tinny was quite comfortable on the western side until the wind changed direction in the middle of the night and started rockin and rolling. So I pulled up and motored nice and close to Mud.

All in all a great R2M, great to meet some new people and catch up with some old people. Will be back again next year to defend my title

Check out the huge winning fish
Attachment 70447

[tunaticer]

It seems to be that each yr the R2M is too late in the year for decent catches in the area. The weed tends to move about from early July and peaks at about the end of August each year.
Maybe a May to June date would provide much better catches plus it is more in line with the decent jew runs in the area.
Next yr I think tt will appear for the meet, this yr got waylaid with family crap.

[fisho8]

Looked like all of you guys had a good time I was out on Sunday Morning in my mates Tournament 2000 Bluewater saw the White Rhino down the Southern end of Mud in the morning I gotta say that is one awsome rig and saw Aigusto belting along in his cruisecraft as well as that Kevlacat to. Wish I could have joined in but I had commitments on saturday night. Will definatley try to make it next year.