queensland 1770 Afo'ers Representation. Pic Heavy

[Luvit]

Luke and I took up Demarc’s invitation to join the Wander’s at 1770 and so glad we did. We had an absolute ball with everyone that attended and even pulled a fish or 2.
It had it all, good weather, good company, thrilling NRL and ALF finals being played when the wind was up. 
We did 2 trips both times we stayed out on the reef for 2 nights. The highlight of the trip fish wise, was Luke’s estimated 13kg Red emperor. It still fought hard even after the tax man took his share.

Being new to Sykes reef we went exploring to see what we could find. There is so much ground to fish up there and never enough time to explore it. All the Wander’s were very generous with their knowledge pointing us in the right direction.
The wind increased over night which when rafted up was interesting. Not having ever done this before we were under gunned with the fender sizes and unfortunately ‘Luvit’ has 3 new scratches to remember the trip by.

I found it hard to fish soft plastics till the second trip when the wind and tides were less. I coped a bit of banter from the guys trying to get a bite out of me regarding the Gobbler Lures. But, it looks like Julian is going to convert to the dark side and start using Sp’s more often.

Here are some of our photos from the trip. 

Julian's weapon.

Thanks to Dropbear Robbie for taking a couple of photos for us.

 

 

If you ever get a chance to do a trip like this there is no better way and the safety factor of having a few boats to help out if anything went wrong was most reassuring. 

A big thank you to all the guys it was a great trip made better everyone's involvement,e specially Julian for arranging everything. 

    

[Old Scaley]

Great report and nice photos Wayne. Thanks for sharing.

[ellicat]

Nice one. How deep did you guys fish, Wayne ?

[Luvit]

1 hour ago, ellicat said:

Nice one. How deep did you guys fish, Wayne ?

All the way to the bottom.

We fished 20-70 meters.

Most fish were taken in the 40m mark. 

[ellicat]

That's an awesome depth, not too deep.

[aussie123]

You guys did really well on your second trip out with some great fish caught.

Can definitely see what you learned on the first trip has paid off for the second one.

[Luvit]

You're to kind, Brad and Tugger put us on them. 

[aussie123]

9 minutes ago, Luvit said:

You're to kind, Brad and Tugger put us on them. 

It's one thing to be shown where the fish are but it's another to actually catch them.

You guys did well.

[kmcrosby78]

Great trip by the looks of it Wayne and Luke, and glad to see the shark left a decent bit of the red emperor  

[Luvit]

1 minute ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Great trip by the looks of it Wayne and Luke, and glad to see the shark left a decent bit of the red emperor  

Looking forward to tasting it. 

[Drop Bear]

Great report :). YOu caught some great fish there! Thanks also for chatting through the micro jigging thing. You taught me so much and I cant wait to do more of it. Some of the best fish of the trip were caught on these cheeky little metals. 

I'm really keen to give it a go at Green.

[Luvit]

1 minute ago, Drop Bear said:

Great report :). YOu caught some great fish there! Thanks also for chatting through the micro jigging thing. You taught me so much and I cant wait to do more of it. Some of the best fish of the trip were caught on these cheeky little metals. 

I'm really keen to give it a go at Green.

You are most welcome. Always have a jig on rod even in the bay. Anytime tuna pass they cannot resist them. 

If you are happy to travel to the good side of town we can go fishing sometime and see what we can raise. 

 

[Drop Bear]

1 minute ago, Luvit said:

If you are happy to travel to the good side of town we can go fishing sometime and see what we can raise.

ok im on my way. Let me know what ramp and how much ice to bring. 

But seriously I'm really keen for that and have some time at the moment. 

[Luvit]

Time is my biggest enemy. Let you know Robbie when the moons a line. 

[tugger]

That was a stonking Red Luke it still had plenty of size even with the tail missing easily 13 to 14kg Red bloody tax man now you have a good starting point to kick things off on next trip up. The grounds we showed you north and east of the reef still need more exploring and some reefs will fire better on different days so don't get stuck just hitting up the same spot if nothing is on move to the next. 

 

Plenty of good trout caught by you guys it gets you hooked on the place when you see plenty of red colour coming over the side. I love jumping in and seeing the reef up close with the snorkel gear it has so much colour to the reef and fish around there you boys should try it next time up there you would luv it.

 

 

[Luvit]

Luke's Red was the trips trophy for sure.

I enjoy looking for new ground and find the fish we catch form those areas are the most rewarding. I am still changing transducer positions and NOW know it is the trim tabs that are causing the problem. Without trim tabs it will read bottom fine at 65kmph. As soon as I add trim tabs the picture breaks up because the trim tabs send out a trail of bubbles from the edge in a vee pattern.  It takes a lot of time and adjustment to get them right but when you do and can pick up ground while cruising, the time will be well worth it.

We fish hard with no breaks for lunch or anything, just eat in between bites if there is a chance. Next time for the diving.

Have to get myself a legal RED.

[tugger]

20 minutes ago, Luvit said:

Luke's Red was the trips trophy for sure.

I enjoy looking for new ground and find the fish we catch form those areas are the most rewarding. I am still changing transducer positions and NOW know it is the trim tabs that are causing the problem. Without trim tabs it will read bottom fine at 65kmph. As soon as I add trim tabs the picture breaks up because the trim tabs send out a trail of bubbles from the edge in a vee pattern.  It takes a lot of time and adjustment to get them right but when you do and can pick up ground while cruising, the time will be well worth it.

We fish hard with no breaks for lunch or anything, just eat in between bites if there is a chance. Next time for the diving.

Have to get myself a legal RED.

I fluked my position of the transducer when I installed it and the new furuno it reads excellent when travelling at speed but I don't have trim tabs either

[Luvit]

What model Furuno and transducer are you running?

[Luke Landrunner]

It certainly was an epic trip over the week and a half and the two journeys out to the reef were huge. The tail-less Red was the standout highlight, but I also managed two in the low 50's, my first legal Coral trout plus a few more, PB's and firsts. 

Big thanks to @Luvit for the spot and Lance, Mark and Brad for sharing their knowledge of the area and techniques. 

[Drop Bear]

18 hours ago, Luke Landrunner said:

plus a few more, PB's and firsts

awesome. 

Um is your Profile Pic giving you sharky karma? 

[Luke Landrunner]

37 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

awesome. 

Um is your Profile Pic giving you sharky karma? 

Ah yes it is.....Noosa river fringe fin Trev.

Updating soon with a Sykes Reef Red........

[Drop Bear]

7 minutes ago, Luke Landrunner said:

Ah yes it is.....Noosa river fringe fin Trev.

Updating soon with a Sykes Reef Red........

Awesome. I hope it is a snub tailed red...