rumrunners maiden voyage to the 20 fathom reefs

[rumrunner]

whatnow wrote:

so were all the other fish real small?

and i dont have a clue what that is

most of them were! but the butter bream were the biggest ive seen approx 25cm high and 20cm long

the std bream was approx 25-30cm but i dont measure or keep bream i hate them they are only fun to catch!

[rumrunner]

this is who is coming so far!

ryno1983 18ft

nastymind 18ft

john'o 18ft (my mate)

big al 17.5ft (maybe?)

rumrunner 17ft (me)

its lookin good;)

[Bommie]

Rumrunner I will keep hassling Big al to go(i will be in his boat), so we should be rightB)

[Nastymind]

Hey guys, i'm pretty pumped for this fishing trip.

Can you tell me what the worst weather could before it's a no goer. (if that makes sense)

How big are these reefs? (approximate height and spread)

Are there any known bait grounds around that way?

[Bommie]

pretty much go and see how it is when we get there unless its blowing a gail, usually you can get bait just a bit south of the seaway

[rumrunner]

Nastymind wrote:

Hey guys, i'm pretty pumped for this fishing trip.

Can you tell me what the worst weather could before it's a no goer. (if that makes sense)

How big are these reefs? (approximate height and spread)

Are there any known bait grounds around that way?

the worst weather i will go out there in would be a little bigger then yesterday:S

the weather said 4ft at 9 sec appart but i would say more like 6ft at 6 sec:blink:

so if it says about the same for the 24th it will be good,

but im hoping for a pretty flat day because i got a bit sick yesterday,

i was also thinking of a back up plan incase the report says good but its a bit rugh when we get there?

i will have a think about that and if any 1 has any ideas let me know

as for bait grounds what bait are you after?

i saw allot of baitfish close to the south straddie rock wall about 200mtrs from where we are meeting at wavebreak isl.

[Bommie]

if its too rough we could drift the northern wall up around the bend for big flatties:woohoo:

[ryno1983]

ive got a mark for a bait reef not far out. Ive never tried there but a mate says its good for it. So we could try there on the way out.

[rumrunner]

Bommie wrote:

if its too rough we could drift the northern wall up around the bend for big flatties:woohoo:

that is what i did yesterday after emptying my stomoch,:blush:

we tried all the walls around that area and i got a nice little grassy on the wall you mentioned.

[rumrunner]

ryno1983 wrote:

ive got a mark for a bait reef not far out. Ive never tried there but a mate says its good for it. So we could try there on the way out.

if its not to much trouble could you post the coordinats? so i can have a look on google earth where they are in relation to the 20's:huh:

or pm me if ya dont want others to see?

[Nastymind]

It all sounds really good.

Most of my gear is for offshore though.

Do i need to bring light stuff?

Unfortunately i sold my Daiwa Luna 103 and Okuma V200 outfits before moving to Brisbane.

I could always use my work rods but I'd rather not bring them if i'm not gonna need them.

I get a little too rough when fishing offshore and always seem to break something fragile.

It's not good when you don't own it.

[Nastymind]

Seabreeze is predicting 2.5m swells and 15-20 knot winds for Saturday.

I hope i'm looking in the wrong spot

[ryno1983]

No worries mate its

27 56 500

153 26 680

On my gogle earth you cant view any of the area out from the spit and various other parts up the coast. Is yours the same?

[rumrunner]

my google earth is working fine!

[rumrunner]

Nastymind wrote:

Seabreeze is predicting 2.5m swells and 15-20 knot winds for Saturday.

I hope i'm looking in the wrong spot

i hope you are too:blush:

[faulked]

dont forget a handfull of bait jigs brian and jeff did 2 bait jigs there in about 25secs yesterday must have been some bities down there:)

[rumrunner]

the weather is not looking good for the weekend:angry:
/>http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/qld4.asp

i hope it changes:blush:

[Nastymind]

It has been changing...

Every bloody hour.

It's really up and down.

At the moment it looks reasonable.

10-15k with 1.5m swells.

[rumrunner]

yeah ive noticed also,

letts hope it stays around the 1.5m mark?

crossing fingers!

[Nastymind]

Mate, i thought the weather up north was kookoo!!!

Guess we won't know for sure till the day before

[Nastymind]

Holy hell

Just checked it out.

5-10k

[big al]

There is going to be four of us in my boat (if the weather holds out)

[rumrunner]

good to see your comming now big al!

and good work bommie for twisting his arm!

i look forward to meeting you both and your other two mates!

[rumrunner]

well the weather is not looking too good for the weekend:angry:

my report says its raining on sat and blowing a gale on sun, with 1.7mtr waves all weekend

i will wait and see if it changes befor i call off the trip:(

what do you guys think?

does your report say the same?

ive spent the day rigging up double snell and sliding snells settups and i just got back from bigW with a kilo of snapper sinkers so im ready and waiting if this weather passes:woohoo:

[big al]

we will still go out in the rain but if its to rough for outside, will try somewhere else. what do you think

[rumrunner]

i agree!

i dont mind light rain or moderate winds but if its to big outside i was thinking of trying the rockwall and if no luck there then keep trying different drift spotts allong straddie,

ill be keen to try anywhere all the way to the pin,

im dont know that area too well for fishing spotts, my normal fishing spotts are around the pin!

[big al]

went to the pin today not to bad(there is a report there)

no monster flatties though

[rumrunner]

looks like your the goods for fishing holes! we will just follow you if we dont go out!lol

[big al]

we could also try in around the canals around jupiters and the estates if the wind and rain gets up, Bommie knows some good spots for jacks,cod and trevaly

[ryno1983]

Hey guys,

Im well keen but if its not looking good tommorrow for sat. I might pull out and head out a weekday next week. I have to rely on the old man and being his own boss he can pick and choose days to take off and if we head out saturday and its no good then i wont get him out on a week day next week. Lets just hope the weather is kind.

[Fisher_90]

Umm well i just looked on seabreeze and it definitely wont be more then 20knots more like 10-20 both days. I wouldnt say thats \"blowing a gale\"

[big al]

I got most of next week free, but still plan on going somewhere on sat.

[Nastymind]

Can anyone tell me where I should be looking at a weather forecast?

I have been checking out Goldcoast and i only see max of 13 knots on Saturday with 5-6 feet swell at 9 second intervals.

I must be looking at the wrong forecast 'cause that's pretty schmick weather to me.

[rumrunner]

Nastymind wrote:

Can anyone tell me where I should be looking at a weather forecast?

I have been checking out Goldcoast and i only see max of 13 knots on Saturday with 5-6 feet swell at 9 second intervals.

I must be looking at the wrong forecast 'cause that's pretty schmick weather to me.

hey nasty i use these: http://buoyweather.com/wxnav6.jsp?region=AS&program=Maps

and
/>http://www.bom.gov.au/

and
/>http://www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/qld4.asp

[Nastymind]

Yep, lookin' nice.

A bit of rain expected, but nothing a couple cups-a concrete can't fix

[rumrunner]

concrete?

[rumrunner]

hey nasty,

how many in your boat? or are you alone?

[Nastymind]

Joke mate!

Couple cups-a concrete and harden up.

I have myself and 4 others.

Seems like a crowd but i've done it many times and it works out alright.

[ellicat]

The weather (apart from a few showers) is looking alright for you.

Will everyone be using their stereo or will one be sufficient:P :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Hope you all have a good M&G and drag a few good ones onboard. At least more than we did last weekend :pinch:. Looking forward to seeing a few pics of a decent catch.:woohoo:

[Nastymind]

No, i'm definately gonna try and serenade them all.

I was thinking a little Buble would bring em to the surface upside down.

I'm not exactly expecting to score big because it's my first trip in sth east in my boat.

Good opportunity to scout around and learn the terrain.