PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant VBA_SCRIPT - assumed 'VBA_SCRIPT' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in ..../includes/functions_navigation.php(802) : eval()'d code on line 1 Swains Reef Bonanza 2005 !
Well were do I start what a cracker of a trip with a great bunch of blokes and a brilliant skipper and deckie. We departed the BP Burpengary at about 5am and made our way to Gladstone. The trip was pretty free flowing except for when a police escort car tried to run us off the road from the other direction and with good reason an allmighty sized bucket for a coal truck or somthing almost two lanes wide came through. The new Navara came out unscratched and we arrived in town at about 11:30 and loaded the boat. It wasn't untill 5pm we departed so had a few drinks whilst waiting and a bit of sight seeing. We were blest with a magical ride all the way out (15 hrs) The only recommendation on the trip out I would make would be if your a lite sleeper bring earplugs . The first day we stuck to the mothership and fished bringing up a mixed bag of reefies including coral trout, Hussar, idione bream, red throat emperor, spangled emperor and undersized reds >. Days 2 - 4 saw much the same with some big bust ups occuring on the lighter tackle (30lbs ) the most fun in the dories was had when trolling for Spanish Mackeral with some nice specimans caught up to 13.5 kgs, one big mutha was lost at the dory edge when it snapped the timber gaff handle and speed of after one hit with the donger must have missed (not me )
Plenty of Tuna, bonito, Spanish Makeral, GTs and pelagics kept us entertained when moving on the troll from spot to spot Even at night for entertainment some big baits went out at night for a shark catching and releasing. Except for one busted rod hey STUBBIE . We were lucky only few fish were lost to sharks. On the second last night I made the executive decision 8) to head halfway home overnight for a full days fishing in about 100m for some different fish species with some nice barr cod, snapper, jobfish and monster perlies comming aboard our best day all week. The weather was great if only overcast with one day raining which stopped no one from fishing .
Pics to follow. First of all if your after a great skipper and crew Dan and Wally are about the most easy going blokes around who can't but do enough for you, so if your looking to do one of these trip I can't recommend the MV Australiana, Skipper Dan and deckie Wally highly enough [smiley=2thumbsup.gif] Stubbie, Pumps and Gbanger will attest to this.
This is my only spaniard for the trip going 10kgs, was caught of the mothership whilst retriving my bottom bashing rig to check the baits. Got smashed halfway up and i thought it might be a shark so locked up the drag to skull drag him in only to promptly back it off as soon as I saw it pretty ar$$y really for 50lb mono leader and a single 9/0 hook but i'll take it
what a cracker of a trip with a great bunch of blokes and a brilliant skipper and deckie. We departed the BP Burpengary at about 5am and made our way to Gladstone. The trip was pretty free flowing except for when a police escort car tried to run us off the road from the other direction
and with good reason an allmighty sized bucket for a coal truck or somthing almost two lanes wide came through.
. The first day we stuck to the mothership and fished bringing up a mixed bag of reefies including coral trout, Hussar, idione bream, red throat emperor, spangled emperor and undersized reds >
. Days 2 - 4 saw much the same with some big bust ups occuring on the lighter tackle (30lbs
(not me
Even at night for entertainment some big baits went out at night for a shark catching and releasing. Except for one busted rod hey STUBBIE
