queensland Palmy Reef Dad Against Son

[tugger]

My son Brock went deckie for a mate Graham in his boat and i had my mate Chris with me and the scene was set to take each other on. We headed out early to chase some mackerel on the palm beach reef and anchored up opposite each other.

 

The fish hit early but we boated 1 spottie out of the double hook up and lost many more later on. It was frustrating some times but soon we were putting a few fish in the box.

 

Looking across to the other boat were just ahead but soon things were about to turn around. We saw a huge school of spotties on the surface cruising straight for their boat and threw slugs at them but they were out of range for us. Brock and Graham had every rod bend over and for the next half an hour had mackerel mahem.

 

There was double and triple hook ups every time they got organised after dealing with the mahem. We started to get some action as well but we had fallen behind. Plenty of fish were lost to snip offs or unable to get to the rod on time but we still got a feed and pulled up stumps at 0830 leaving them biting.

 

Back over the bar we headed for the caravan park just down the road and filleted the fish under the shade in our usual spot. Many drinks later we finished the fish off and organised a bbq with a big crew from the park about 40 people.

 

The tally at the end was 7 spotties to Graham and Brock 6 spotties to Chris and i with the other boys also getting the biggest spottie. The boys rubbed it in all night and we had plenty of laughs with it at the barbie.

 

[jon]

Good session Tugger . Love fishing palmy using four litres of fuel and being back at the ramp before nine with a mad feed, dosnt get much better

[Angus]

1 hour ago, tugger said:

My son Brock went deckie for a mate Graham in his boat and i had my mate Chris with me and the scene was set to take each other on. We headed out early to chase some mackerel on the palm beach reef and anchored up opposite each other.

 

The fish hit early but we boated 1 spottie out of the double hook up and lost many more later on. It was frustrating some times but soon we were putting a few fish in the box.

 

Looking across to the other boat were just ahead but soon things were about to turn around. We saw a huge school of spotties on the surface cruising straight for their boat and threw slugs at them but they were out of range for us. Brock and Graham had every rod bend over and for the next half an hour had mackerel mahem.

 

There was double and triple hook ups every time they got organised after dealing with the mahem. We started to get some action as well but we had fallen behind. Plenty of fish were lost to snip offs or unable to get to the rod on time but we still got a feed and pulled up stumps at 0830 leaving them biting.

 

Back over the bar we headed for the caravan park just down the road and filleted the fish under the shade in our usual spot. Many drinks later we finished the fish off and organised a bbq with a big crew from the park about 40 people.

 

The tally at the end was 7 spotties to Graham and Brock 6 spotties to Chris and i with the other boys also getting the biggest spottie. The boys rubbed it in all night and we had plenty of laughs with it at the barbie.

 

Smashing! They seem thick this year! 

Is the wind hooting down there now?

[tugger]

2 hours ago, Angus said:

Smashing! They seem thick this year! 

Is the wind hooting down there now?

Most likely i packed up camp and came home today it had been an awesome season with pelagics we have caught the lot with school spotted spanish mackerel, cobia, dollies and marlin caught by Brock and i doesn't get much better out of our little tinnie.

[straddiebrad]

nice one we will be smashing them at the social next week,will you be driving down the coast or putting in up hear,iam putting in at rudy marrs

 

[tugger]

6 hours ago, straddiebrad said:

nice one we will be smashing them at the social next week,will you be driving down the coast or putting in up hear,iam putting in at rudy marrs

 

I always launch at runaway bay marina 5 minutes from the island and you can wash your trailer straight after dropping boat in it has security patrols being a marina and has shower and toilet facilties as all part of the small fee

[Blublade]

Great stuff, very envious.

[tugger]

5 hours ago, Blublade said:

Great stuff, very envious.

Thanks mate are you still launching ar currumbin for next weekend 

[Drop Bear]

That is soooo awesome. Such a top session. Home by 9am. Amazing. Makes me so excited for this weekend. 

Bit of wind this week. Might be a bit of a swell. How many km's is it from the seaway to Palmy?

[Luke Landrunner]

Love the mayhem !

Very miffed that I'll be 1200km away from the social next week. 

[Drop Bear]

1 hour ago, Luke Landrunner said:

Very miffed that I'll be 1200km away from the social next week. 

Where you heading?

[Blublade]

7 hours ago, tugger said:

Thanks mate are you still launching ar currumbin for next weekend 

Thinking Seaway end now, will try and camp Fri or Sat night to meet everyone!

[tugger]

2 hours ago, Luke Landrunner said:

Love the mayhem !

Very miffed that I'll be 1200km away from the social next week. 

Shame we won't see you luke there is always the next 1

[tugger]

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

That is soooo awesome. Such a top session. Home by 9am. Amazing. Makes me so excited for this weekend. 

Bit of wind this week. Might be a bit of a swell. How many km's is it from the seaway to Palmy?

I think 12 km from seaway to palmyreally good day i do it in 20 minutes

[tugger]

48 minutes ago, Blublade said:

Thinking Seaway end now, will try and camp Fri or Sat night to meet everyone!

That will be good we can meet and greet and i can show you the rigs we use as i think you were asking about them earlier 

[Drop Bear]

1 hour ago, Blublade said:

Thinking Seaway end now, will try and camp Fri or Sat night to meet everyone!

Nice one

[Blublade]

36 minutes ago, tugger said:

That will be good we can meet and greet and i can show you the rigs we use as i think you were asking about them earlier 

That would be good @tugger, will aim to be at wave break Friday afternoon meet n greet and be ready to get out early Saturday morning. Will look into runaway bay marina as well.

[kmcrosby78]

Great haul of spotties Mark and I bet the banter was fun on and off the boat, which is all part of the fun and comaraderie that comes with fishing!!!

[tugger]

18 hours ago, Blublade said:

That would be good @tugger, will aim to be at wave break Friday afternoon meet n greet and be ready to get out early Saturday morning. Will look into runaway bay marina as well.

Saturday morning does look good at this stage and c u on friday arvo

[tugger]

7 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Great haul of spotties Mark and I bet the banter was fun on and off the boat, which is all part of the fun and comaraderie that comes with fishing!!!

The boys out of the caravan park are top blokes we have alot of fun down there we normally have a few boats go out together and there is the banter that follows 

[straddiebrad]

On 1/13/2018 at 7:13 PM, tugger said:

I always launch at runaway bay marina 5 minutes from the island and you can wash your trailer straight after dropping boat in it has security patrols being a marina and has shower and toilet facilties as all part of the small fee

ok will see might go there how much is it,and whats the address

 

 

 

[tugger]

59 minutes ago, straddiebrad said:

ok will see might go there how much is it,and whats the address

 

 

 

$20 a night don't know the address just know how to get there but google 'runaway bay marina' its good for new trailers as you can wash it straight after dropping boat in rather than waiting till end of weekend and having salt on it for 3 days

 

[Drop Bear]

10 hours ago, tugger said:

$20 a night don't know the address just know how to get there but google 'runaway bay marina' its good for new trailers as you can wash it straight after dropping boat in rather than waiting till end of weekend and having salt on it for 3 days

 

http://www.runawaybaymarina.com.au/boat-storage/#toggle-id-3

It might be $40 now. I was quoted this but there is nothing on the website to check. Perhaps @tugger knows a bloke that knows a bloke. 

[tugger]

9 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

http://www.runawaybaymarina.com.au/boat-storage/#toggle-id-3

It might be $40 now. I was quoted this but there is nothing on the website to check. Perhaps @tugger knows a bloke that knows a bloke. 

Its always $20 a day/night to use the ramp, parking and facilities and sure it still is 

[Luvit]

yes i checked last week with them $20/night

[tugger]

Saturday night we are doing a big cook up so if you there that night and want to join in everyone brings 1 or 2 items to throw in for the dinner. We will have many camp ovens and a few rotiseries over the coals so if i put up a list of possible foods to being nominate what you would like to bring.

 

Dave motu is bringing some pork to roast so any of the below would be handy to bring and i am doing a pudding in the camp oven for desert.

 

Whole frozen chook

Bag of spuds

Bag of carrots

Pumkin

Coleslaw

Potatoe salad

Anything else for suggestions

[Luvit]

I can bring the potato salad & coleslaw. 

[Drop Bear]

54 minutes ago, tugger said:

Its always $20 a day/night to use the ramp, parking and facilities and sure it still is 

 

51 minutes ago, Luvit said:

yes i checked last week with them $20/night

Ok strange. Dunno why the guy told me $40. yay $20 heaps better

[Drop Bear]

47 minutes ago, tugger said:

any of the below would be handy to bring and i am doing a pudding in the camp oven for desert.

I don't really know if I will be there Saturday Night or not sorry. If I do I will bring a nice cut of venison. Can be BBq'd or roasted.

[straddiebrad]

my tribe will get the frozen chooks and bread rolls ? i will grab 3 chooks and 2 dozen rolls,and some pasta ,pumkin and a bag of carrotts,

 

 

 

[straddiebrad]

2 hours ago, tugger said:

Its always $20 a day/night to use the ramp, parking and facilities and sure it still is 

we will go from rudy mars and see you there other people will follow us as its close for them

 

 

[aussie123]

I will get a Pav and toppings and a big bag of spuds.

[Drop Bear]

One way or another I will bring a nice cut of venison and some bread. 

[straddiebrad]

19 hours ago, aussie123 said:

I will get a Pav and toppings and a big bag of spuds.

leslie waited up at blakelys  for the pav last time i will let her know your doing another ,she loved it last time

 

[straddiebrad]

On 1/15/2018 at 6:52 PM, tugger said:

$20 a night don't know the address just know how to get there but google 'runaway bay marina' its good for new trailers as you can wash it straight after dropping boat in rather than waiting till end of weekend and having salt on it for 3 days

 

think we will go from there too as it might be windy on the trip home

 

[straddiebrad]

On 1/15/2018 at 4:28 AM, tugger said:

Saturday morning does look good at this stage and c u on friday arvo

if its stays they way it is now i will hit the palmy saturday and we may put in at runnaway bay if the weather is **** for sunday will look tomorow