queensland First trip off cape moreton

[mconradi]

Hi Guys,

Went off Cape Moreton for the first time on saturday morning, Dad came along for the trip too.

Gotta say i either picked the worst possible route out or it was a lttle rough out there got absoultely smashed.

Tried trolling for a while but with nothing went looking fvor some structure,

Found a massive school of fish so spent the next couple of hours drifting over it. a one point could see a school of small mahi mahi under the boat.

Caught lots of Hussar, around the 25 to 30cm mark, can anyone advise on whats a good eating size as i thought these where too small so they went back.

Only real fish worth mentioning was a 75cm snapper.

also got my first spangled at 43cm so she went back .

Can anyone advise on what the bright blue fish is, size limit and if it tastes good what is teh best size?

Cheers Matt

[ipk18]

I think we may have passed you going out we were in a white seafarer with a black top. There were some pressure waves around combie point tide versus swell but flattened out after that

[Bri The Pom]

Matt,

Thats a great snapper mate well done, some other nice fish as well.

Im sure some of the local boys will help you with the route out over the bar.

[Shane69]

Well done mate looks like you had a mad sess

Nice boat you got there in your dp.

[Shimanobwoie]

I think we may have passed you going out we were in a white seafarer with a black top. There were some pressure waves around combie point tide versus swell but flattened out after that

Yeah it wasnt to flash going around combie saturday morning. Friday arvo was alot worse coming back home.

[madmullet]

good snap and the those colours in that wras are amazeing

[Hfisho77]

mate hussar go pretty well on the table but they also make a great bait either butterflied or in fillets. You wont find them much bigger than that 30cm mark, awesome snapper as well

[plugga]

nice fish mate

Jordan

[jeff f]

the blue fish is a lutescens wrasse

[dhess]

Nice one mate. That is a very respectable snapper in anyones book.

As Hfisho said hussar as any lutjanid are top table fare, despite them not attaining a great size. When fishing up north I always keep a few for the table. Legal is 25cm. Interesting you got a few as I never seem to get any off moreton. Where were you guys looks like somewhere around Hutchies by the photos.

Whilst it probably wouldn't kill you I wouldn't bother trying to eat the wrasse.

Also that stretch of water around the top of moreton can get pretty hairy in the wrong conditions. i.e. decent easterly or northeasterly swell on an outgoing tide.

Pretty narrow passage with plenty of sandbanks with breaking waves either side if you are crossing at night.

[tugger]

Great snapper i always called those fish lunar wrasse funny time of year for offshore fishing sometimes they are biting most times they are off the chew especially when there is strong northerlies

[Shimanobwoie]

mate hussar go pretty well on the table but they also make a great bait either butterflied or in fillets. You wont find them much bigger than that 30cm mark, awesome snapper as well

Biggest hussar ive caught and ever since is 48cms on plastics at wide caloundra. Ill have to try and find the photo.