A REEF HUNT

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Hope everyone had a great christmas and new years break!
I just got back from spending a few weeks up in the tropics at kurrimine beach near innisfail with the family and friends. We had some brilliant days while up there, did a bit of fishing and touring around, but this year i did alot of spearfishing for a change, and it was sure worth it!
During our stay the fishing was relativily slow as can be expected for this time of year, but in saying that there was some good fish caught. A mate of mine up there landed two huge spaniards one morning of 50 and 70lb and the boys went on an overnighter out wide and come home with a good bag of large reds, nanny's and some quality trout.
While this was going on i put in a few days of spear fishing on the closer reefs, i didnt keep count of the total of fish and crays that i speared but i did quite well.
We spent christmas morning on one of the close in islands and had a champagne breakfast followed by a swim and then off home for a feed of prawns,crays,mudcrabs,coral trout and red emperor for lunch! what a feast!
Theres plenty of fishing stories and yarns i could tell but i'll put up a few pics i took while out on the reef chasing crays and trout...foxy


first cray of the trip

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some trout

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Paul (spaniard) he might not look happy but a bear and a cray in each hand, believe me he is...

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A handfull . The pink top is for saftey reasons, its easier to spot out wide on the reef...

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A pair of green crays, a different variety...

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Last pic
This trip we bagged out on crays, these were our christmas dinner. We baked them by splitting them open with butter ,garlic and lemon juice, even the large ones come up trumps!...foxy

[searaider]

Geday Foxy ,
Sounds like it would have been aTop trip , the spearfishing would have been different to the old fishing line in 100 meters

I'll bet Bugman will be impressed with those Crays

Peter
Searaider 2

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Forgot to add that for posting cray pics on ausfish ive paid my due by sending 20% of the catch to bugman!
I only hope it arrives, i sent it a week ago wrapped only in news paper [smiley=sick2.gif] [smiley=sick2.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[bazzaman]

Dave soem awesome crays there! What depth of water were u diving to get those??? Lucky those stingers that have been harsh to alot of tourists didnt get hold of you!

Some good fish to be had there also!

Shane

[indy]

Good on you they go down a treat alright cooked in the oven with garlic butter very hard to beat.

[Spaniard_King]

So Buggman, how did yours taste....

I hope you enjoyed those Dave we all envy you

Garry

[szopen]

Sounds like a top trip.

Well done.

[vertico]

some nice crays there dave
when you heading out wide mooloolaba next ?
cyah around
sean

[Anne-T-Dote]

WOW Foxy

AWESOME - I'd be stoked to get ONE of those crays on a trip away let alone a haul like that - simply awe inspiring.

... What depth of water were u diving to get those??? ...

Ditto to what Bazzaman said - how deep where they?

Cheers,

Rob.

[Custaro]

Some very serious crays there!! You'd need at least a 44gal drum to cook em. Nice haul of trout too.