queensland Great morning at coochie.

[rayke1938]

Shame no fish.

Launched at Redland bay marina around 5am and caught around 5 mullett and 50 herring in one throw of the cast net.

Got to use my new live bait tank set up and found I will have to modify the outlet. I had placed some wire over it to prevent the fish escaping or blocking the outlet but found that when the herring get a bit tired they were sitting crosswise over the outlet and blocking it.

Dropped 4 dillys near red on ne corner of coochie and anchored up on a bit of reef nearby.

Had 2 live mullet around 6inches long out one under a float and one on the bottom.

I tried the cutting off the bottom of the tail fin and it worked a treat the bait under the float didnt surface once even with a strong tidal run.

Also threw out small live herring with no result.

Cut up a herring in half and tried that out and bang. Every time a small sweetlip around 9 - 10 inches long or else a small squire. Must have caught 20 or so of them but alas no big brothers.

Tried a couple of soft plastics but they were only interested in the half herring.

After the tide turned around 10ish I tried trolling to see if I could pick up a tailer but all I managed was a grinner so I pulled the dillys and scored 2 just legal sandys.

So no fish but still an enjoyable morning.

Ray

[James W]

and i was at work when all this happened:( .....

[Bud]

Mate, good to hear that you tail tipping trick worked for you. Sounds like you had one bloody good cast of the net. nevertheless your slow day fishing was still more fun than my day at work.

[werewolf]

pitty you got no keeper fish but sounds like a good day on the water anyhow.

Not sure how your well is set up, but instead of meshing over teh outlet, could you fashing a bit of a \"bulb\" with the mesh, such that one fish can't block it???