20-21 State of Origin report

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G’day guys - Quick report from State of Origin on the weekend

Grant H and I arrived at Brunswick Heads late Thursday night.

After a lazy morning and 8am registration we hit the water mid morning on Friday, itching for some bream. The water wasn’t as clear as the last few times I had been there due to the rain pushing the fresh water out. This really showed on the fish front with a slow start being reported by most people I spoke to on day one.

The first fish of the day was a large bream who took a liking to my Damiki Armour Shad.

It came from an oyster lease on the run out tide, in very shallow water.

He went on to take out 3rd place in the Bream section.

Also a new PB :silly:

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The fishing was rather slow for us, with fish being few and far between.

Grant landed this nice bream, which went on to become the lucky fish of the comp, scoring him some good prizes.

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This whiting came on a gulp worm, slow worked along the bottom.

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My second bream for the day, not quite as big as the first but still a decent specimen at 33cm

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With a few smaller flathead to stave off the boredom, the day was looking a little slow until Grant picked up a neat soapie on an Armour Shad.

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Day two made for a very windy start with the electric motor working overtime to keep the boat from doing its own thing. I was first on with a couple of small flathead.

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Grant picked up this little Trev from the same spot.

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The day was progressing rather slowly with a few more small flathead landed by drifting the banks of the river. After a quick chat to Sweresy, who gave us some Jewie advice, we headed up river with a change of target species.

Sweresy’s advice came up trumps with me landing my first Jewfish.

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Spotted a couple of likely lads on our travels

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And another one

Dennis mid-fight with what ended up being his 2nd place bream (39cm)

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Spotted a couple of likely lads on out travels

[Keen-as-fisho]

Congrats on the first mate, one more ticked off the list :woohoo:Nice litle trev Grant, we saw them busting up everywhere but coudn't manage a strike.

Nice whiting btw keep it?

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And another likely lad - riding a floating speed bump while his perfectly good boat was sitting on the trailer :laugh:

Dennis mid fight with his 38.5cm bream :woohoo:

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Thanks to all for a top weekend. Cheers again to Johnny and Angus and well done to all involved.

Thanks for reading - Jono

[Keen-as-fisho]

Scope wrote:

And another likely lad - riding a floating speed bump while his perfectly good boat was sitting on the trailer :laugh:

Denis mid fight with his 38.5cm bream :woohoo:

Good shot

[fergies mrs]

Keen-as-fisho wrote:

Scope wrote:

And another likely lad - riding a floating speed bump while his perfectly good boat was sitting on the trailer :laugh:

Denis mid fight with his 38.5cm bream :woohoo:

Good shot

excellent shot there

[wesfish]

great report and congrats on the first jew and pb bream :woohoo: it looks good down there the scenery

[Bluevien]

Great report.. well done on the PBs.

[grant h]

a good weekend had by all. fishing was a little slow but all the great company (and many many beers) made up for it. Before SOO i had never caught a single fish on plastics but some good advice and some nice fish has now converted me, nice report jono.

[fergies mrs]

scope getting snuggly after too many with "dora the explora" :whistle:

[dassa]

Welldone on the pb's scope and cute as a button :laugh: :laugh:

good to meet you and grant

cheers dassa

[Mr FeLiX]

Soundl like it was a top weekend guys, pity I couldn't make it myself. Would of been the odd one out though, stuck on the bank...

[grant h]

thanks mate good to meet you also.