queensland Reynolds Creek 30/5/12 Success,robbed, and arguements .

[rayke1938]

Went to Reynolds creek this morning with Ellicat and our mission was to catch some spangled perch for his aquarium. :blush:

Happy to report that mission accomplished

I was sitting down relaxing in my chair having a cuppa and sanga when a fish had the hide to attack the shrimp on the hook.

I placed the cuppa on the ground and the half eaten sanga on my thigh and started to wind in the fish when a kookaburra swooped between my rod and leg and stole my sanga, :evil:

I also lost the fish. :sick: :sick:

The kookaburras there also dive onto the water to catch fish and then take off again.Havent seen it anywhere else.

Ellicat was first cab off the rank with the fish catching the largest bass of the day.

Here are some more photos.

The highlight of the day was the argument with the stupid woman in my GPS who insisted in wanting to take us to Boonah instead of Brisbane.

Normally I just shut her up by unplugging the unit but she just kept on going on and on saying turn right down some obscure farm driveway etc or telling me that I was exceeding the speed limit.

I even resorted to unplugging her and shoving her under the front seat thinking she would shut up if she couldnt see the satellite.WRONG.

At least her voice was muffled down there and the battery finally ran flat at Rocklea.

There was some very spirited and ribald debate in the meantime.

I think that I may even read the instruction book sometime.

Gotta love the new Ipswich Motorway,

Forgot to say had a good mandatory maggotbag with peas and potato at Aratula Bakery.

Cheers

Ray

[T Fisher]

Good to see you got amongst them today Ray. Mabey those kookas are just fat dull coloured kingfishers :silly:

I only use the Ipswich motorway from dinmore to Redbank I recon the upgrade saves me 5-10 mins every morning it used to be rubbish up that end with tragic jams all the time and the trip home is great too through that section.

[kreel]

Bice report Ray; perhaps you should be happy the bird only took your sandwich - I've heard they also attack worms!

[Old Scaley]

Looks like a nice spot, Ray. Sorry I couldn't join you today. Good to hear Mrs Ray is still going strong.

[ellicat]

I'll add some pics tomorrow, but I have to say that GPS woman had me in stitches on the way home. Ray kept pulling different leads out and a few seconds later she'd start again ! When Ray heard her talking from under his seat I nearly evacuated my bowels

That's my stomach exercises for the day...

[jeff f]

had kookas chase lures before especially stick baits and wake baits

there is a familly of them in the trees at the mouth of oxley creek that like shiny lures

they will swoop from behind you and try grab them as you lift them out of the water and swing back for another cast

[viper83]

Use to do alot of camping up north and the kookaburra's use to steal our bacon and sausages of the bbq plate, he even stole my dad's stubby cooler. Cheeky bastards lol.

Good report tho Ray

[sehrguht]

I thought that kookaburras were the biggest of the kingfishers?

Looks like a pleasant day out there, spangleds would loom good in a tank, I've caught a few on worms in

[ellicat]

All I know is that

The kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Where beer does flow and men chunder

[Bommie]

Ellicat wrote:

"All I know is that

The kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Where beer does flow and men chunder"

legal action! legal action!

[JarrydA]

I thought that kookaburras were the biggest of the kingfishers?

They sure are.

[ellicat]

Some pics -

Notice anything unusual ? (Hint look at line direction)

:blush:

[Bommie]

flying fish????

[Doobsy]

Great report.

"Ribald debate"

I too was attacked by a Kooky further down stream. Took a liking to my Chubby!

[ellicat]

flying fish????

Nobody told me that floats really do float