Tallie Creek Bar - locals/regular users this week?

[yoyo]

gents,

any locals/users of the tallie creek bar this week that can report on what conditions have been like and if it has been behaving itself ?

Really want to jag a mack in the Yak and weather looks the goods for this weekend, but am loathe to haul the hobie up the beach at either Palmie or Burleigh, launching inside Tallie is heaps easier but it's just the bar that is the prob there....

Anyone with experience there that can give me the down-low...?

thanks in advance

Yox2

[Leighton]

go for it Yoyo, I only wish I wasn't so busy at work to have a late season charge

Even the SUP didn't bother surfing the Bar this morning

Early morning run in tides, less than a foot if you stick to the Southern side

[yoyo]

thanks leighton.

yeh i figure that it will be the ebb when i head out (sat) and high is around midday-ish by the looks of it so would likely be coming back in on the tail end of the high tide....

better start getting some rigs prep'd!

[Bri The Pom]

Will be heading out myself on saturday for a last chance mack, if youre out say gday,im in a stessl with a johnson 35.

cheers

Bri.

[Eug]

where did you learn to read/do bar crossings Bri?

[Bri The Pom]

To be honest, the hard way, i fish the seaway alot and now Talle bar which is very different.Ive crossed it now 5 or 6 times had a couple of big scares mainly from crossing in the dark and not being able to watch the sets.

I only do it now when its light,incoming tide and a small swell forecast.Still I get butterflies when crossing the bar, but if my homework is right then its safe.

Cheers

Bri.

[Eug]

cheers, is it always advisable to cross on the incoming or does it vary from bar to bar?

[tugger]

the conditions will be better on the incoming tide but an outgoing tide will but up against the swell coming in and stand them up more slack water is alright and it all depends on your boat and swell size. half cabin boats are the best as the water can't dump into your boat if they break on you and local knoledge is important with knowing where the deepest water is as waves will stand up more over the shallows. there's guys around that do bar crossing coarses but will only take you to a particular bar so i can't stress enough to get local knoledge first of the one you want to cross. go down to the gold coast and watch guys in the morning crossing as you can walk right out to the end of the rock groins at tallebudgera ck or currumbin ck if thats where you'll want to cross for example. always sit and watch the sets for a while and count the waves in each set there will be normally 3 to 4 waves in each set followed by a lul in wave action on the smaller swell days then i make my run after the biggest wave set as there seems to be a longer lul period afetrwoods. forget it for your first crossing anything over a meter swell and watch others crossing before you follow them out as with december and january down the gold coast there will be up to 100 or more boats head out over the talle and currumbin ck bars in the morning on calm days when the mackerel are running.

coming in is easier as all you do is get on the back of a wave and ride it in but never over take it or let the next one catch up to you. adjust your speed to stay on the back of the swell and it will slow down breifly when it breaks have patience and excelrate as it picks up speed again. have your motor trimmed right down to avoid cavitation as there will be more araition in the water with the breaking waves

hope this helps

mark

[Eug]

thanks for the tips mark, i'm in a 4.2 with a 40 horse so i'll really have to pick my days.