Toyota Expo Fraser Island

[Nugget]

Ok... day 1 of the comp - first report.
I'm sitting on the beach at Waddy Point - weather has been reasonable although not comfortable for the offshore boaties.
Looking better for the next few days.
Tracks are excllent - a few days of rain before the comp settled the sand perfectly.

So far I've seen a 12.2kg jew come off the beach - was caught at 11am today.
There were about half a dozen jew weighed in off the beach at the first weigh in of the comp - more than I've seen off the beach in years.
Cedric Byrne has the tailor at 3.2kg - there were quite a few tailor between 2.9 and 3kg weighed in this morning.
It's about 3pm so no offshore weigh in as yet.
I did catch up with Bush N' Beach's Greg Lampret and crew - they had a nice red that weighed 10.1kg but they were not going to weigh it in because it was caught before midnight... the start of the comp.

Photo attached.
I'll try and do regular updates as time and battery power allows.

Cheers

Dave ><>

[Slider]

No surprises to see Cedric in the lead but he'd be thinking that 3.2kg just aint good enough to win. Crack another bottle and get back into it mate, there's a lot more work to do. And I don't think it's very sporting to sabotage Cliffs truck like that before the comps even started.

Lindsay

[Nugget]

No idea what you're talking about Lindsey - Spoke to Cliff yesterday and he never mentioned anything about his truck?
Must be someone else's practicle joke.

The red is 13.75, tailor and jew didn't change at the evening weigh in.
Good sweetlip - 5.2.

Back to work...

Dave ><>

[HAZY]

g'day Nugget and thanks for the info on the comp so far. First year that i havent been there for some years this year,i dont suppose you have any names to put with them weights, got the old man and brother fishing up ther again but have no contact with them and was just curious whoi was leading the different species at this stage


Cheers keep up the good reports all the best and any info would be appreciated.


hazy.

[Slider]

Was a flat tyre on his way up Nugget on Teewah Beach I know he wasn't having much fun with it.

Linds

[reef_king]

thanks for the report, keep 'em coming

[-spiro-]

yeah same here nugget thanks for all the info let us know how all the A/F boys are going

[DanMacX2]

Hi Guy,

Have just returned from the fraser fishing expo (WORK CALLS) . I Left on monday and to let you know the fishing is pretty hot up there at the moment. The leading red at the moment is weighing in at 13.65KG. I didnt get the weights but I did see a big rosie job fish in a big yellow garbage bag (still 2 foot hanging out of the bag). I would suspect 6 - 8 KG's. The Jew fish have gone mad they are everywhere. I only managed to go out on sunday for 1.5 hrs (1 of the deckies was horribly sick) but in that time managed 4 snapper all 2- 3 KG, 2 x grassy sweetlip biggest being 4.7 KG. 8 x tusk fish all around the 1.5 to 2 kg range. 1 x bluefin tuna and 3 silver bream all of around 3 KG. Hope this helps. By the way Nugget if you see "The Piss Cutters" AKA "MOJO" tell them the crazy wog sais HI.

[mono]

Come on Nugget, get your rod out of your hand and give us an update

How is the wahoo- mackerel and by who?

Looks like the weather up there must be bloody terrible-apparently!!

Cheers mate, you lucky bugger.

[DanMacX2]

Report for 25/06/2006. Apparently early this morning the fish were on the chew but the fish and bite quality has really died off >. Have had an unconfirmed report of a 24kg Wahoo. Will hopefully confirm this later. Would like to know of any other Ausfish Members that were in the comp. Weather is looking terrific for tomorrow and saturday and looks like trolling will be high on the agenda for team MOJO. Hopefully they will come up tops with a few nice spanish or even wahoo. Have been assured that there are plenty of livies just off indian head and large cobia. Although only managed a 85cm specimen (still a good chew though). I think more people are having a good old fashion pissup up there and im very very angry that my trip was cut short due to work commitments. I am looking at heading out to the spit on the weekend and try my luck for some taylor in the early hours of saturday morning (Land Based). Good luck guys, will have another report tomorrow lunch time for those that are interested.

Daniel

[HAZY]

Thanks Danmac for the update and sorry to hear that your trip was cut short at least you had a couple of days up there, i didnt even make it this year .
i wouldnt mind betting that wahoo belongs to Jim Hayes he seems to know where they hide each year as he is getting them in that catergory quite regularly,thanks againn for the update,Nugget must have fell overboard?????



might run into you up there next year.
cheers Hazy

[Lucky_Phill]

More importantly, a report , with pics please Dave,

Who won the The Miss waddy Point ?

Might get to chat on Saturday / Sunday, I have some good news.

Cheers Phill

[dfox]

Red -13.9kg
Snapper-9.9kg
redthroat sweetlip- 5.2kg
green joby- about 15kg?
Spanish mack- about 22kg
Thats how i remember it being....

[dfox]

Ive got a report later....
a pic....foxy

[shane_wright]

nice fish