queensland Mud Island Variety Show

[Homer4duff]

Just a quick tale of todays events at Mud Island.

I headed out from Cabbage Tree Creek to smooth waters and headed out to Mud Island for the very first time. Weather was sensational, pretty much Zero wind, bugger all swell and not hot sun :-)

We anchored up and started throwing out baits (packet prawns) and the show began. I kid u not, we must have pulled over 40 fish out of the water in 4 hours of fishing, with an amazing variety of species and one particularly nasty bastard that put 2 spines into my thumb and made it swell up in agony. Friggin' hell it hurt!

Species caught in the one spot;

Bream

Snapper (even the babies fight bloody good)

Tarwhine

Swallow tail Dart

Parrotfish

Wrasse

Grass emperor (sweetlip)

Grinners

Other non identifiable fish , varoius reef fish(and the one with ouchy poisonous spines, small mouth, perhaps a type of wrasse?)

Good fun with 3 keepers (2 bream and a dart)

With the amount of snapper caught this season and the next are going to be incredible!

Any idea what type of fish smashed me? I was shaking it off the hook with pliers when it hit my thumb with the spines....OUCH!

No pics sorry.

[rosstralia46]

Maybe a happy moment? Sounds like a good day mate even if there was a lack of keepers

[Bullet]

First thoughts on the spiney fish is a Happy Moment.

Nice veriety of fish too.

Cheers,

Steve

[pancakes_and_haggis]

nice work bro on some decent fishing, love it when you land good numbers no matter the size,

havnt fished mud much but seems to be the place to go!

callum

[Homer4duff]

Ok fellas what's a "Happy Moment?"

Any pics?

[rosstralia46]

http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/FEB05/Happy_Moments(Siganus_nebulosus).html

[Homer4duff]

Yep that's the poofter

/>http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/FEB05/Happy_Moments%28Siganus_nebulosus%29.html
/>http://www.divearound.com.au/fish/Happy-Moments/149

It hurt a hell of a lot longer than an hour!

EDIT: It was this one
/>http://www.divearound.com.au/assets/cache/Happy_Moments_001-0-800x600.jpg

[Bluevien]

Not a "happy moment" when they get ya. Sweet report. It's a great day when you're kept busy.

[Zoob]

Not that you are likely to have hot water on board,but I have been told that hot water,as hot as you can stand can alleviate the pain,but don't scald yourself.

Apparently the venom is like the white of an egg, when heat ia applied it thickens & loses its potency.

What happens with a thick fluid in the body, I don't know.

Hope you don't have the need to use the remedy.

[Homer4duff]

Nope the finger is pretty much back to normal except for two bloody spine marks in the top of my thumb:-)

[zan0_15]

Yep that's the poofter

hahaha

woulda been awesome today, i was working bayside and it was still as! lucky the sun wasnt out or else it woulda been a stinker!

[Milan]

We anchored up and started throwing out baits (packet prawns) and the show began. I kid u not, we must have pulled over 40 fish out of the water in 4 hours of fishing, with an amazing variety of species and one particularly nasty bastard that put 2 spines into my thumb and made it swell up in agony. Friggin' hell it hurt!

it wasn't a

(Just saw your new post about the happy moments )Now I know its not a (even thought these hurt like hell too)

Glad to see your having success on plastics.. I'm yet to be convinced but I'm trying!

Just saw your new post about the happy moments

[Hfisho77]

Good to hear it was a good day out Travis, always good when u get a variety of species

I heard another method to treat a nasty sting is to piss on it

[Homer4duff]

Hey Milan, the placcys were too slow for my liking especially when my lady was pulling in fish galore. She had several to my nill so I swapped to plain ole prawns :-)

[Homer4duff]

I heard another method to treat a nasty sting is to piss on it

LOL I actually shoved it in an ice slurry. Felt better at the time but I probably made it worse!

[Milan]

Yeah mate I have the same problem so now i try and leave the kayak a bait free zone.. No trust in them coz i haven't had a good sesh with them yet, But it'll come

[BassTracker]

Sound like a lot of fun mate!

[Carter]

smashing them , look out a piscatorial slaying beast has been unleashed

[Homer4duff]

Great fun but no fish slayer beast...yet

I need more plastic success too.