Sharking Social Kookaburra Park - 31st Jan-1st Feb

[MoparKevUk]

Ta!!

[brisbanebound]

Count me in.

If anyone got a spare seat in a car let me know and I'll throw some petrol cash your way for a lift to the park.:fishing:

[Angus]

brisbanebound wrote:

Count me in.

If anyone got a spare seat in a car let me know and I'll throw some petrol cash your way for a lift to the park.:fishing:

Jamie ill give you a lift mate. I might be there a while though

Angus

[paul10]

Angus I know it's a couple of weeks away but is there some sort of schedule for the day or do we just wing it.

I've never fished for sharks before.

Paul

[brisbanebound]

Angus wrote:

brisbanebound wrote:

Count me in.

If anyone got a spare seat in a car let me know and I'll throw some petrol cash your way for a lift to the park.:fishing:

Jamie ill give you a lift mate. I might be there a while though

Angus

Good man, I'll give you a bell next week.

[RUSSIAN]

shall be there i recon. most likley

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[rayke1938]

Be a good place for some landbased fisho to avail themselves of the AFO boat.

I am very surprised that it has never been used.

Cheers

Ray

[Angus]

I will outline a schedule and proper details for this event later in the week. So keep an eye out for it

Angus

[Travis]

This thing still on?

[thousandyards]

might have to hit this up early, then on to the fishing sale!! sounds like a party!!

[Dibbs]

Fantastic.... I just may have to pop by. Probably won't have the gear to do it by that point as I'm broke and the bank is on my back, but my drop by and say g'day. Sounds like a great weekend.

[thousandyards]

if the AFO boat is going to be there i propose using it to drop baits out further.....not that i've fished kookaburra park to know the lie of the land tho....

[Bri The Pom]

wesfish wrote:

i just use the twist and melt nylon coated wire and make the traces up my self, i know some people use the pre made trace with a snap one end and a swivel the other usually 30cm trace i think, you can use them just make sure you got at least 60lb mono leader for about 1-1.2mtr..

Ive seen the twist and melt leader wire in 40,60,90 lb.

Was BS would you suggest.

bri.

[thousandyards]

just crimp the twist and melt - heaps easier. then some black electrical tape over the crimp for the super pedantic.....

[noname]

my plan of attack will be some long shank hooks, with a heavy leader, say 80 onwards and reel em in like they were surfin. good plan?? ah well, this should be good. pizza's get delivered out there?

rob

[nadders]

if you dont wanna bother with wire you could always use circle hooks, dramatically reduces your chance to get bitten off cause of the clean mouth hookup

[MoparKevUk]

Any chance of some finer details? Need to fill the missus in!!

[ellicat]

Liquor Box wrote:

does anywhere know of any tackle shops that sell wire traces and hooks pre-rigged? I have only seen massive ones that would be for huge sharks, not 4ft models.

I usually go to Charltons, but have never really looked for this- so it may be in front of my face!

Tackle Warehouse at Coorparoo stock a reasonable range of sharking rigs for the lazier amongst us (me included).

[Angus]

Hey guys.

Final details are in the first post in this thread.

Please PM me if you are coming and I will compile a list.

Cheers!

Angus

[Travis]

so fri night or sat nioght?

[Angus]

trwarren83 wrote:

so fri night or sat nioght?

Both if you want.

I have outlined in the front page when the BBQ etc is and people can fish anytime around that. A few token prizes will be given out Saturday afternoon however so any sharking down after that is purely social.

Angus

[MoparKevUk]

Any news on the live bait tank/drum???

I'll probably be over Sat early evening for a night sesh, so don't catch all the sharks during the day.... What's the lighting like??

[Angus]

Ill be starting early Saturday morning.

Ill fish all day and maybe into Saturday night depending on the action.

Look foward to seeing some familiar faces there!

Angus

[kriso]

the lighting is piss poor so bring a head lamp or torch

[Angus]

kriso wrote:

the lighting is piss poor so bring a head lamp or torch

Good call mate.

Angus

[MoparKevUk]

I have a headlamp in stock, so I'm good to go!!

[toothless]

guys ive been catching some huge mullet last few nights while cast netting;would it be of any use to any body if i can make to the shark do to bring them along? for slab baits? :dry:

[Angus]

Toothless: if the live baiting is poor that could be awesome!!

Angus

[toothless]

no dramas then ill see what ican do tonight cause ive just been releasing them . just been a tad on the big side for live baiting regards toothless. ps should i fillet them or leave them whole as every body can share them. providing i catch them again .

[rayke1938]

Angus I hopefully will be there both on Sat urday and Sunday. I will try for some liveys in the Marina before I come. I also may have a decky spot depending if Feral is coming.

Cheers

Ray

[Do$tylz]

Yeah I should be there some time on Saturday. Will be good to christen my baitrunner

[Bri The Pom]

Are you going to be better off fishing from a boat or landbased,i thought we were all fishing from the park.I will bring my boat if i have more chances off catching a bullie.

Whats the majority doing.

Bri.

[wesfish]

i will try to be out there early saturday morning to gather some live baits to put in a tub, just might need aeration to keep em livin longer! a boat is good for gathering live baits, and trying new spots!

[jimjim]

Here you go lads and ladies here is my post from two weeks ago with smiderman.

[jimjim]

Picking up any bullies @ kooka of late jimjim

[jimjim]

Only the very occasional seems to be getting harder and harder suppousedly there is a pro fisher around Goodna boat ramp using set lines, which probaly explains why they are getting harder to get. Also the water quality after the heavy rains still very dirty needs to return to its more brackish colour.

Last Wednesday 3.9kg bully on 3 inch mullet.

What i have found best is either 3 inch or 4 inch

mullet any bigger and that reduces the risk of a fish or not. Had better results on mullet rather than bony bream or sand pike.

Best to date in that area is 17kg bully not far from kooka boat ramp 6kg bait caster out fit 20lb braid 30lb wire leader 3inch mullet. A few threadies on the go being young they a nice silver sheen to them.

Cheer Jamie

[jimjim]

Jamie their great stats .. were you or stream or down stream of the ramp?

[jimjim]

down stream about 30 meters past the red marker that was there before the flood water went through, run out tide. the water channels in there so they all have to swim through it. 17kg took for ever to land swam around anchor rope a few very tense moments but let go to fight another day. Mate you will have better results hooking your mullet through the lips rather than through the back.

Cheers Jamie

[jimjim]

This is from a previous post LIVE BAITING MULLET FOR SHARKS

have to agree with feral last 4 bullys have been hooking mullet through top lip. They also live alot longer. Its a prefernce you cant say that either way doesnt work. smallest bully 4kg to biggest 17kg, through top lip.

The other option is using two hook rig first one through the lip, the other two half hitches around the tail keep it short around 5cm long so doesnt get caught on leader as it runs down the body. This way you have the best of both worlds and it does work.

I think it depends on the size and breed of shark you are chasing, you are not going to put on a 10cm herring if you are chasing a toothy monster from the deep.

Cheers

Jamie

I personally fish Kooka once to twice a week depending on wife i would recomend a 2 hook rig works for me.

I hope lads and lasses this has been helpful see ya there.

[Angus]

For someone who is a regular...

What are the BBQ's like at Kooka?

Its been ages since I have been there and I cant remember at all.

Cheers.

Angus