AFO wanderers camping at Blakesleys nth Stradie july 20/22

[e-fish-n-sea]

hey how you going lookin forward to meeting everyone friday will be ariving friday pm sometime when my mate finishes work cant w8

[kmcrosby78]

Any small tinnies going over.weather permitting of course.

I'm looking at going over on Saturday and coming back Sunday Bri. Thinking I might have a largely lures/plastics weekend to save worrying about ice for pillies (although will take the cast net as a back up!!!!).

Anyone know if the tuna are still around Peel?

[haines490slc]

If anyone has a spare large camp oven, it would be good if you could bring it.

[sehrguht]

What is a large one? i have one of the cast iron ones about 35-40cm diameter? can bring if needed.

[aussie123]

What is a large one? i have one of the cast iron ones about 35-40cm diameter? can bring if needed.

That is a large oven Jeremy so bring it alone.

[tugger]

We'll be livin like kings with bbq, spit roats and camp oven cookin

[davopac]

We'll be livin like kings with bbq, spit roats and camp oven cookin

hell ya worth going just for the food (drool)

[tugger]

5 bottles of beer on the wall

5 bottles of beer

If 1 of those bottles of beer should fall

4 bottles of beer on the wall

[haines490slc]

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/qld.asp

looks like we will be fishing the bay, at least it will be in sunshine.

[tugger]

that to far out to forecast weather so don't pay to much attention to that

[straddiebrad]

i will leave it until wednsday before i make the call to go or not hope it gets better.

[tugger]

When are you coming over to the island Brad

[e-fish-n-sea]

does anyone know if you get mobile phone coverage there incase of emergency???

[crazywalrus]

You will definitely get Telstra - I have fished around there and down behind Russel and had good service. Not sure about the other carriers. My number is 0407 118 915 if you need a number to give someone.

[Greenmachine]

Dont bother calling Ted if you need help after dark as the only hep he will be is passing another beer!

[mottly crew]

my missus went shoping i told her to grab a chook from aldi make sure its a small one and she came back with a chook that ways 2 kilo i said that aint small she said F$#@ %#@$% #$%&hole get it your self next time so i will go during the week an i might even grap a big pav and dollop cream mmm yum gotta love pav

[haines490slc]

mate it may be cool, I was chattin to mick and if we have a few bigger ones, we will put them on one spit and start them a bit earlier than the others.

[mottly crew]

that soungs good cus i reckon if i went and got a smaller one the missus would do more than swear at me id properly wear it as a hat

[haines490slc]

kurt got a rotisserie too I think, so we will have four of them cranking.

[mottly crew]

4 rotisseries damn i think we will need more wood

[haines490slc]

Mick and I are bringing plenty, I am breaking into my really good stack of hardwood. Everyone bring wood as much as you can carry

[mottly crew]

ive only got two hands will two pieces be ok :silly:

[fishingnut]

Since I know nothing about fishing from larger boats how does the "bungy" anchoring system work ?

[mick fillet]

called in to blakeleys on dead low had a look around. dam nice spot!i took some pics. the shore line to the waters edge on low tide is 70m . the high tide mark to the low tide water line is about 50 mtrs.

[wesfish]

looks like flatty heaven there, cheers for the pics mick if i off load the kids i will make an appearance and target flatty..

[kmcrosby78]

You will definitely get Telstra - I have fished around there and down behind Russel and had good service. Not sure about the other carriers. My number is 0407 118 915 if you need a number to give someone.

Any fishing tips for that general area Ted? Looks like a couple of mates will tag along with me just for Sat (not sure what time yet). So will probably poke around the small islands and channels in the area.

[mick fillet]

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in this last pic is a wave break island mooring pully system laid out on the beach it goes to where the man is standing.iam sure the pully system will work if you lengthen the single rope that runs back to the tree.

the drop off happens very quick,the bow of the boat was beached and the transom/transducer was reading 3mtrs.

[mick fillet]

looks like flatty heaven there, cheers for the pics mick if i off load the kids i will make an appearance and target flatty..

yep sure is peel island is like right there in front. so we should be able too see where teds boat ends up fishing at pancakes snapper hot spot and well go n smash it :evil: just jokes.

[haines490slc]

I will bring my binocs

[pancakes_and_haggis]

hey mick :cheer: you would have to go further than peel to find it mate

but if the weather stays up like it is, i wouldn't rule out a little dabble on the snapper mark!

[pancakes_and_haggis]

I will bring my binocs

no need mate ill take ya all and put you straight on the top of it

[haines490slc]

ahh pancakes! perhaps we can be friends after all ;-)

[pancakes_and_haggis]

i didnt tell garantee youd get one :whistle: lol

[e-fish-n-sea]

dam i cant w8 i need a break this week is going to draggggggggggg

[neal82]

i don't have one of those fancy anchor pully systems, just a good couple of hundred meters of anchor rope. how deep does it look like it will be to wade out to the boat in the morning? that looks like its nice and shallow even at high tide to get out to the boats.

is there anything special i should bring besides shelter, drinks, ice, food and my drinking chair? i've got a gas light, primus 2 burner stove and a 3x3 supercheap tarp.

looks like its just me heading over, lindsey is planning on staying warm and dry at home while i go out and grab a feed of snapper. so i'll have a couple of spots on the boat if anyone needs a spot and wants to risk it with an inexperienced skipper

[haines490slc]

you better call lance then mate, or beach your boat, or get a tender, or get a wetsuit.

[aussie123]

That's a long haul for the anchor systems.

If anyone needs another coil of rope or an anchor setup let me know.

I will need to order it by Wed lunchtime to have it here Thursday as I am going to the island early Friday morning and won't be here to get any orders.

I can take anyone's rope or kits over with me on Friday for you.

The standard shore anchor kit, I can do it for $195 for AFO members but you will need to get a promo code off me before it is purchased.

Anchor Ropes Here

Anchor Kits Here

[haines490slc]

aussie, I will take 40m of the 8mm, and a parachute anchor too, thanks man

[mick fillet]

mid day high tides,small ones too which will work in our favour. it would be knee deep......ish i think neal.the beach has a very low gradiant for the first 50-60mtrs of sand.

another thing.. leaving from rudy maars ramp took 40 mins going up past cabage tree 6knts under the power lines cutting in between maclay but its 6kts there as well for a bit of it past the ferries, the quickest way was to turn right(heading north)just before the power lines at cabage tree and dog leg it run up the inside of stradie and russel took 25 min.

rudymaars mariner comes with a $10 fee but ya car is safe and you can wash ya boat there too

[aussie123]

No worries Eddie.

Thanks mate.