SATURDAYS COBES..20th dec

[snappa]

The weather came good with the predicted winds of 5/10 kts in the morning. The plan was to chase macks at the beacons and the try for some cobia

Left bribie at 4.00 am with calm conditions all the way to the beacons. Tossed slugs all over the place for no takes, maybe it was the pink braid I was using? I then used pilchard and the liveys for two 2 mackeral….
Score 3 bait jigs and 3 ganged hooks...

Off to chase some cobia at spot x, anchored up and started to berley and set the rods.
Used the downrigga but problems do exist with the set up, wheel needs a deeper grove because the wire kept coming off. By the way I used the bomb to lower my berley bucket to the bottom. Wrong move because some over size shark decided to have it for dinner.
One losted 10 lb lead bomb

Caught some small sweetlip and used them for liveys
Both baits were smashed by large cobia that busted me off and then a shark.
Ausfish member “bobp” and treasurer of the power boat anglers radio me and asked where, so bob joined me, we didn’t need the radios any more as we could just talk

Run out of bait and then did some trolling, nil results but this I do not know much about as present.
The wind starting picking up so I headed for home
Magnificent day on the water.

[Reefmaster]

Nice work snappa. I know where those cobes came from i had my spys out watching you Cheers Greg

[Brissyguy]

Well done Snappa.
We were gonna go yesterday but had too much to do.
Looks like I have to move off Bribie
So spent the day looking at houses and removalists.
Maybe next weekend...

Brissy.

[bobp]

did you get the photo that i email to you snappa?
it was a great day on the water

[snappa]

bobp
yes i did but the pic. see below
reefy
was that your spys in the plane flying over head
some where here the cape ?????
the largest cobia went 14kgs.

[webby]

Finally found them cobes mate, geez you've enough rods there for 6 people
We canned the schoolie in the bay sat then the spotties up at hervey on sunday, pretty stuffed at present.
But bloody great weekend.
regards

[snappa]

remember the ticker with all that fishing
i just put the boat away
i was going out to catch me more cobes
until i looked at the weather

how do you rig for large fish in what size hooks and do you use ganged hooks or one with a stringer in the tail ???

i lost some big ones with bust offs and 7766 straighting out

how i got the spot .. its just a matter of time before i hold up a cobia to better "no frills" effort...

[nofrills]

hey snappa
mate i havent been out lately,i thought id let you catch up

but really im inbetween houses at the moment,sold mine and cant get into new one until end of feb.so im renting for a bit and the boats having a holiday in a mates shed .im working all christmas but i plan on doing lots of deckieing after new year, you and rob are on the list so expect to hear from me soon.

PS top chewin size those cobes ya got
cheers scott

[Reefmaster]

Snappa with a boat like yours you run but you cant hide . Good fun in the shallows hey snappa Cobia country that area snappa will be hitting there after Xmas and night time for Sweeties

[snappa]

scott

you are always welcome on board so are other ausfishers
i love to fish and dont talk much so you have half the boat to yourself....not to worry about the blue line running down the center of floor, that was for measuring the carpet i layed.
well thats my story
i need to fine tune my style and you could be the answer.
look and listen as i always say....

reefy
nite fish will be the go ... just let me know and i will fix up the lights so i can see

[Brooksy]

Hi Snappa
I've used mustad 9175 8/0-10/0 hooks with good success for many years. But I've been playing with circle hooks for the last couple of trips.

Is spot x inside or outside cape moreton?

cheers
brooksy