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Well I’ve been trying to get away all year to 1770 and beyond and something always gets in the way but it’s looking like this weekend might be a goer fingers crossed. Anyone else heading up??

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2 hours ago, ellicat said:

Good luck. Safe journey.

Do the Reds bite all year 'round up there ?

There’s definitely better times of year than other times. But if your willing to push out a bit further than Fitzroy/Sykes you have a great chance of most species

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Yeah we’d planned on doing a much bigger trip than we did, we had some serious engine dramas and spent most of the trip in limp mode. This was combined with a broken marine radio which made this interesting to say the least Especially as the dramas started 100km offshore. Most importantly we made it home safely. Worst part was the motor was serviced two days before the trip ( specifically for the trip) and radio was three weeks old. We didn’t get to fish our big red grounds but thanks to some bush mechanics and luckily having good tools and spares on board we still had a great trip considering.  I CANT stress enough to anyone undertaking long range trips how important it is to be prepared for the worst and have a good understanding of your equipment the weather and the grounds you are heading to. We were able to do the majority of our fishing on anchor in the shallows withIn protection of the reef Or at least in sight of it. Then it was a matter waiting  it out two nights for a break in weather for the run home. We spoke to another boat we knew out there who was heading home on Monday and gave them the track we would be taking home (as we had zero radio comms) and left four hours before them as we were at fairly lows speeds. Knowing if engine totally gave up the ghost we could drop anchor and wait for them to come by. This option was probably a result of good karma as on day one that other boat had busted a hydraulic steering line and luckily we had a few litres of hydraulic steering fluid to give to them and some hose clamps which saved their trip. Keep in mind both boats are well maintained and always serviced and regularly checked over before big trips so it can happen at any time. And last but not least on night one our gas mate cooker with a Brand new freshly opened canister started spewing flames at a rate of knots directly from where the canister connects to the cooker so was promptly sent for a permanent time out at Davey Jones’s locker, as with 300 litres of petrol on the deck this was NOT good . So it was cornchip an salsa sandwiches and a couple of skipped meals for the next day and a half( not ideal in the middle of winter)

in conclusion with high spirits and a bit of know how we still had a really good trip which could have been so much worse we managed three reds, twenty one trout, 1 gold band and then a good mixed bag of lipper parrot and some nice coral tomato and Māori cods. So the fishing front was pretty great! ( I’ll get my big red next time !!)

anyways enough dramas here’s some pics enjoy and stay safe !!!

 

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    My engine did the same a few days ago on the way to Hutchinsons but we're limited to 1200-1600 RPM  so 3.5 hours later we got home to Bribie Isl. , at least you managed to get 4000RPM and got on plane otherwise it would have been a very, very long trip home. Otherwise your trip could have been much worse but you did catch some fish so that is a positive! I take it you got out to the reef?

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    2 hours ago, ellicat said:

    Less than ideal, Sef. I'd have been excreting bricks the whole time.

    Well done on getting an esky together. Looks like @Shane69 was the red king.

    Yeah he fished pretty well and was an even better skipper considering the issues. I’m still not gonna hear the end of it from him coz I lost two massive reds lol. I had to remind him who got the massive nannygai last time lol 

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    2 hours ago, Ed. said:

    My engine did the same a few days ago on the way to Hutchinsons but we're limited to 1200-1600 RPM  so 3.5 hours later we got home to Bribie Isl. , at least you managed to get 4000RPM and got on plane otherwise it would have been a very, very long trip home. Otherwise your trip could have been much worse but you did catch some fish so that is a positive! I take it you got out to the reef?

    Yeah mate made to broomfield but the plan was to go to innamincka. I’m glad it happened a broomfield tho would have been In a world of hurt if it was out at the shoals

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    5 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    Wow, very interesting trip there Sef but somehow you guys managed to still catch some awesome fish, well done! Lucky you were able to help the other boat too, goes to show you never know what can happen out there. I certainly need to up my mechanical knowledge before contemplating trips like that.

    Best advice kelvin is go in tandem for your first few trips

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      13 hours ago, jon said:

      Cheers Hamish we’ll be eating good for quite a while! Sounds crazy to most people but I’d rather to catch more big lipper than trout as in my opinion are a far better table fish. Still can’t complain about trout tho

      100% agree mate. Trout are the most overrated fish I know. 

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      Well My mate got the report back from the mechanic turns out we initially dropped a cylinder then bent a piston rod and eventually cracked the head  The whole engine now a complete write off. He said he was very surprised we were even able to get back to the ramp. At least we didn’t have 1500 plus dollar bill from the coastguard for a tow I suppose. Positive is can’t wait for my mate to repower with a new 250 over the old 200😀

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      3 hours ago, aussie123 said:

      Nice bag of fish Jon considering the issues you had out there.

      I imagine Shane's motor had a few hours up on her now, absolute shame but a new repower will be nice, especially for those long range trips.

      Yeah cheers mate, that engine has certainly been put through its paces. Should get better fuel economy with a 250 ap lean burn aswell.

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        Cheers Hamish we’ll be eating good for quite a while! Sounds crazy to most people but I’d rather to catch more big lipper than trout as in my opinion are a far better table fish. Still can’t complain about trout tho

        OK jon, that is interesting. I have never had fresh trout (had store trout and like it) so I can't imagine how go lipper would be! 

        And as you said above, it will be nice on your mates' boat with the 250

        Cheers Hamish

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            Launching in 🙂 
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            Nice spot here!
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            Tide: (BNE Bar) - 4:30AM, 1.9M, High, 10:40AM, 1M, Low, 4:10PM, 1.7M, High
            Moon Phase: 64% - so not too much run
            Bait Caught: -
            Bait Used: Prawns, Pillies, Eel
            Fish Caught: Snapper/Squire x 3, Catfish x 4, Stingray x 1
            Tackle Used: I had 20lb mainline, 20lb leader, 16lb, fluorocarbon and braid, and I believe Steve used similar, the shark rod was a heavy game reel with a big sinker and long wire trace with a big circle hook, we were using 5/o circle hooks, about 4-6 ball sinkers, barrel swivels, and I was using a Abu Garcia Barra KIig Overhead 650, On an Ugly Stik, but I cannot remember what Steve was using. He also gave a plastic a flick. 
            Water Temp: 26oC according to the sounder
            Weather: 28oC, Cloudy, 10% Precipitation 
            Location: POB, Boggy Creek, Pipeline
            Wind: 11KM/h Northerlies
            Humidity: 67%
            Air Pressure: 1013.2 
            Time Fished: A little past 8:00AM - 1:10PM or so.
            Overall Success Rate: 90% - Snapper!!!!
            Cheers Hamish 🙂 

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