queensland couldnt wait - went out to mooloolah river tonight

[pcsolutionman]

I couldnt wait till tomorrow for a fish so I headed out late this afternoon for a few hours fishing the mooring at the mooloolah river. got there around 3pm, first look at the water and I knew id get a few, it had cleared up dramatically since us boys were out there in the yaks last weekend. Heres a few pics to give you an idea of what the structure in this area is like

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/mooloolah%20river/p1020183-web.jpg

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/mooloolah%20river/p1020188-web.jpg

casting my way up the jetty and around my 10th cast I got hammered on the drop set the hooks and line started peeling off. after 3 good solid runs I got sight of a very nice bream :woohoo: :woohoo: but he had one last run in him almost doing me around one of the pilons. all tuckered out I pulled him up onto the jetty straight onto the mat for a pic and back he went.

went just over 40cm

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Wow what a start I thought, worked the whole area for a good 45 mins more without a touch so I walked around to the rock wall at the mouth of the river to throw some slugs around, and see if I could rustle up a tailor or trevally but an hour solid and not a single it was back to the moorings.

next fish was a flatty that actually fought surprisingly well

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/mooloolah%20river/p1020194-web.jpg

I continued to work th boats until just after dark, getting 2 more bream

30cm

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/mooloolah%20river/p1020197-web.jpg

and last of all a 28cm fish

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/mooloolah%20river/p1020205-web.jpg

All the fish were released to fight again another day

I left them biting after a few pike started pissing me off wrecking my plastics

Im all warmed up for a big day out at noosa tomorrow now I cant wait

Lee

[Dimo]

Nice session you had mate, Goodluck tomorrow.

[pinkey]

bloody awsome mate especially on that 40cm stonka

looks a realy nice spot to.

[pcsolutionman]

yeh that first photo of the moorings there is 3 jettys like that plus all the private moorings, around 1Km of moorings all full of big bream

Lee

[Cowfish13]

What gear were you using?

EDIT: Wait, I think I just saw in the Flathead's mouth. Is that a 2\" Mango Ripple GULP! Shrimp? If so, how do you work them and what jig head do you use?

Thanks

PS: Great Bream by the way

[pcsolutionman]

7'6\" bream finesse, Okuma Inspira loaded with 6lb fireline and a 10lb fluro leader. All the fish were caught on 2\" gulp shrimps in New penny on 1/12th Nitro heads

Lee

[Cowfish13]

Thanks, Just before you replied I saw the lure in the Flatties mouth. I wana get some fish on SP's:(

Good work

[pcsolutionman]

How do I work them ok

I would use a lighter head if I could but the current really runs in this area so 1/12th is normally minimum unless on the change of tide. I always work the lure the same way as the current letting the tide do half the work. I cast out letting it sink half way to the bottom while windiing in any slack line (no rod work yet) you will often get the fish on this initial drop. when the lure is roughly halfway in the water coloum I give the rod tip a quick shake (hard to explain) I use my wrist to sort of pulse the rod tip giving like 10 very quick short twitches then let it sink a little more and repeat with just a one or two lift retreive thrown in amongst the shakes. the fish really go off on the shake

Lee

[Plastic Man]

the big bream is a awesome fish lee really nice session mate

[STU]

cant complain about those breambos mate good stuff

[Tim a]

Thats a frigging big bream for up here! good stuff!

[Dazzamcgee]

The 40cm bream is a great score !!

Well Done !!

[Cowfish13]

PC: Thanks for the in depth instructions. I will be using a lot more soft plastics with those techniques next time I go to a mariner. Have you ever had any success on Bream with a 3\" powerbait minnow?

Thanks for all your help:)

[pcsolutionman]

yeh the 3\" power minnow in watermelon is my next favourite after the gulp 2\" shrimp. Id go to it first in very clear water but when the water is discoloured I find the gulps come into there own

Lee

[Angus]

Nice work Lee.

That is a great bream mate i would love to have heard the drag run

Angus