For a supposed offshore trip to 1770 we( Myself,Rob K and The Bomber) spent an aweful lot of time in the estuary, the weather was terrible there was only a couple of windows during the week to get out and then only to the closer grounds but we made the most of what we had.
The first day was rather hectic it involved an early start 2.30 am then a 6 hour drive to Agnes waters a quick unpack and then a 8hour fishing trip before the blow started. The fishing was solid and we had a good haul of trout, reds and grassies to clean the next morning. The next few days involved working the high tides in the creek ( day + night ) to get a feed of mud crabs which while sucessful was made a whole lot harder by pot raiders >you would think they would at least close the pots after they had taken the crabs.
The last day was again a hectic one with the wind still blowing but supposed to abate during the day we crossed the bar at dawn and headed to the closer reefs again good trout and grassies came aboard at a steady rate but it didn't last long and the hunt was on for some good fish,this was a little hampered by a sounder that wasn't working to anywhere near its potential.After scraping together a feed we finally came across a good show and after a second attempt at anchoring on the spot we were hooking into good Nannygai in the 8kg range lots of large cod( all released, some sucessfully) more grassies and Rob K got a Red that went 29lb6oz or about 13.5 kg so all in all a great end to the trip.
This just left getting back to the ramp ,going back to the house packing and driving to Brisbane, just the way to finish a holiday , a 23hr day ,14 in the boat and 6 in the car i was shattered after the drive but very much looking foward to the next trip.
Ian
Rob K RED
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Originally Posted by finding_time
