Left Nudgee at 5.45 heading for Hutchies. A glassed sea turned to a mixing bowl halfway out despite their only being 5knot wind.......I should've guessed then what was going on.
On arrival the Kianga channel was completely shut down due to heavy northerly swell and rollers coming from the banks right onto Moreton. Turned back and headed for the parking lot known as Curtin reef.
3 hrs saw only two runs on floated pilly which both resulted in break-offs on 30lb line. Not a touch on the bottom rigs.
Off to the 4 beacons and threw some slugs at macs on the way which resulted in them instantly going down.
On arrival at E2 the sea again glassed out. It was the last of the run out with the tide slackening so hopes were high. Loads of bait showing on the sounder but none of those big vee thingys
Tipped the bait jigs with squid and was instantly hit by two grassies and a small squire. This continued for about an hour with only one yakka coming aboard but the kids having a ball with loads of grassies about 20cm and little squire a tad smaller........3 at a time on 4kilo and they were fun. I put down a couple of sandies on 10's that had paid off in the past and floated a pilly towards the beacon but the pickers were rising and stripping the pilly constantly. Even the sandies has their legs taken! Squid didn't last 5 minutes, they were that thick. Looks good for the future though. The kids kept losing hooks to bite offs, and as I didn't have the brain in gear I put it down to the grassies and the 4lb line. It wasn't until a spotty came on board (hook just on the lip) that I clicked...Duuuh!
Of course, it was too late by then. The slugs went out and two more spotties came in and then they shut down bang on slack water.
Headed home on a glassed out sea wondering when I'm gonna pull something through the gate on my new marlin board
kev
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we must have chased them for hours last week 
Originally Posted by Lone_Wolf
