queensland Another Bulimba Threadie!

[ryanyoung]

G'day All,

Tides were looking great for an afternoon fish today, so I headed off to Bulimba Yacht Club. I arrived at about 1330, and after cutting off about 30m of tangled braid from my last session, and netting some poddy mullet, I finally got a line in at 1400. It was an interesting experience from the start, as my livies kept getting taken, luckily there was lots of bait around! After a time, the family came down for a spell, and it wasn't long after that my rod took a big dip and the drag started zipping out. Within a few seconds of picking it up, I realised I had a stingray on the end (I have been quite the slayer of stingrays lately, every time I've gone out recently, I have pulled at least one in!)

The afternoon crept by, and I got some time to break in my new castnet. Dusk came along with a fantastic sunset and this was also the time that more of my baits started getting bitten off. As the sun dipped below the horizon, I happened to be looking at my rod when it took a light hit quickly followed by big ones. As soon as I picked the rod up this time, I knew it wasn't a ray, as this thing was moving and head-shaking a great deal! A smile lit up my dial as I started reeling it in, slowly moving towards the boat ramp and avoiding the rockwall. The fight didn't last too long, about five minutes I would say, before the fish came to the surface. It was a THREADIE! :woohoo: It was a family effort to bring him in, Shelley once again doing the honours with the landing net (collarbone doing a lot better!) And the kids providing a great bay 13esque rowdy welcome to the denizen of the deep! Awesome times! He ended up being 80cm of fight.

We stayed for a short while longer, with no more hits. The river is in awesome knick at the moment, as clear as I have ever seen it, with some decent sun and a stiff breeze, an awesome day.

Internet is down at the moment, and I have typed this on my phone, apologies! Photos will follow tomorrow hopefully!?

Cheers,

Ryan.

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[natang]

Ryan you are becoming a Threadie slayer at the moment :laugh:

[Cowfish13]

Nice work Ryan! Good to see the time you've put into the river is being rewarded

[ryanyoung]

This was the first catch of the day, a stingray (that old chestnut!)

[ryanyoung]

Just prior to catching the threadie. This seems to be the best time of the day for them at Bulimba, when matched to an outgoing tide.

[ryanyoung]

I'm stoked :woohoo: !

[Feral]

Lovely looking fish. You've got that joint sussed I reckon!

[uglyfish]

Nice fish mate,I'm still yet to land me one down here.might have to try harder maybe

[ryanyoung]

Really nice fight for an 80cm model, I reckon he had more go than my last one!

[ryanyoung]

Ha ha, I'm not the only one who is a poser :laugh: ! Kids had a ball!

[ryanyoung]

Thanks for reading, hope the fish are biting!

Cheers,

Ryan.

[Angus]

Well done mate. Thanks for the call as well

See you Sunday arvo.

Angus

[dan25]

good work mate, nice fish

[Whiskers]

Well done mate I would love to get on to one of them!

[fishing_hardcore]

heh I see ol man stingray is still pinchin baits down there..

good threadie

interesting that the poddies are doing the damage

cheers