reds and bustups off fraser

[Angla]

I'm red with envy...............

Angla

[lattic]

Awesome trip, well done mate.

[revs57]

Roll on May and the toyota...thanks for the encouragement...nice haul and some l-o-v-e-l-y fillets among that lot...good story too

cheers

rhys

[Slient]

What a bunch of reefie... well done

Cheers
Silent

[620sf]

Some great fish there, one day we might the effort to get up there.

Luke

[Fixation]

Mate I'm speechless. Great haul. How long does it take to steam out to the shelf from the bar?

[reef_king]

hi guys,

Insideout,
yes theres alot of reef out from the wide bay bar all the way to the shelf. Alot of the close grounds(up to 15nm) is flat reef and can be hard to find while on the cruise unless you have a good quailty sounder that can sound at speed. Alot of good fish can be caught in close but the reds tend to be further out. When you fish the top of fraser do you get many jobbies/what species are commonly caught?
Barraletic,
From inskip we used to launch a 5.35m allycraft at bullock point, the ramp isn't very big, is in poor condition and you need to go down a dirt road but is only about 5-10mins drive from the camping grounds. Being a 4.55m boat you could launch at inskip where the barges are. Both of these spots will need a 4x4. The other option is to launch at carlo point, but its about a 20min run to the bar from here. From memory easter holidays are generally rough offshore so if taking the boat out be careful of the bar, as it can be quite nasty and is about 1nautical mile long.
Fixation,
It depends on how fast you travel and where your fishing on the shelf. Generally takes around 2 hours.

[griz066]

I wouldn't be going anywhere near the Wide Bay Bar in a 4.5 mtr boat unless it was as flat as your hat and was going to be like that all week.

[Big_Ren]

Stunning catch mate and a top report.

Cheers
Paul

[seapup]

Good effort mate! Well done! There are definitely some nice Reds to be caught off Fraser.

[FOOCKCHUCKER]

awsome fish there boys well done !! only @ 3 weeks to go and the dogs will be up there after them as well can not wait . that shot on the sounder looks a bit like a mark we have too it is very nice to see large red shows on the sounder is it not. ah weel you boys just got me worryed @ the pre- rigs i have done so will have to go triple check knots, increase hook strenght and leader size and go do some extra gym tonight on the tricepts and forearms we do need to be prepared for the size of the fish this trip. lock em up pull faces and grunt heaps boys you are on fire !!!!

[insideout]

Reef King,
have not much in the way of jobbies lately but just starting to get into jigging abit, most species we get are corination trout, red throat, pearlies,red emp,ect also plagic species like hoo , spaniards, dollies, small sails, but in coming trips going to try deeper drop-offs for larger blacks ect, mate ,whatever i can get my hands on!!! I still have a lot to learn from that area, because i could not get out there as much , until reciently!!

[Jay_S]

Excellent work mate They are top fish you caught [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]
Great pics, I bet those reds pulled really hard



Cheers Jay

[Anne-T-Dote]

Wow reef king - that is just amazing.

Can I ask what baits you were using (mainly for the reds).

[White_Steenbras]

I reckon you'd have to have a massive esky.

Great catch guys, still haven't caught a Red yet.

Great pics and post