queensland First time at NPD

[Matt83]

Tomorrow morning I'll be making my very first trip to NPD in the new (very old) boat.

Its an absolute bare bones set up at the moment with nothing but a motor (54lb), sounder, and 2x rod holders 

Obviously no traps in the water yet, so will be flicking lures mostly.

Christophagus will be joining me and hopefully pointing me in the right direction, so if you see us in an old sky blue tinny give us a wave.

 

WIll post up some pics and report tomorrow afternoon.

[Angry51]

When you say bare bones, I hope you have your safety  gear.

Enjoy your day and do a report with pics.

[ellicat]

Good luck tomorrow.

I guess the dam level will be up, so that might mean the red claw will be coming on shortly.

Looking forward to hearing how you go.

 

 

[The Mad Hughesy]

1 hour ago, Angry51 said:

When you say bare bones, I hope you have your safety  gear.

Enjoy your day and do a report with pics.

just out of curiosity, seems like all you MUST have is a signalling device, but only if operating before sunrise and after sunset...which isnt really applicable at the moment. any remaining gear is a recommendation right? 

 

https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Safety/Safety-equipment-recreational-ships

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Good luck guys. I hope to see some bass photos tomorrows. 

Cheers Hamish

[ellicat]

The regulations say you "should" have that set of safety equipment, rather than recommending. The one you need to be cognisant of is the skipper's general safety obligation. I would say life jackets would fall under that obligation in a body of water the size of NPD. Might be different if you were only fishing a western river that's only 30 metres wide.

Having said that, if something were to go wrong as a result of not having something that they say you "should" carry, you would be very nervous...

[Jono4500]

Good luck out there, keep an eye out for pelican begging for a bass! 

[Jono4500]

3 hours ago, ellicat said:

The regulations say you "should" have that set of safety equipment, rather than recommending. The one you need to be cognisant of is the skipper's general safety obligation. I would say life jackets would fall under that obligation in a body of water the size of NPD. Might be different if you were only fishing a western river that's only 30 metres wide.

Having said that, if something were to go wrong as a result of not having something that they say you "should" carry, you would be very nervous...

I know at least on the yak it's a requirement from prfma in the b.a.s. area for life jackets to be worn.

[rayke1938]

was very hard going yesterday on bait. On thursday apparently the forkies were abundant but disappeared overnight. Fair bit of weed floating around but cleared up through the day. Would suggest flicking your lures over the weed beds on the edges as bass probably attracted to the newly submerged banks.

[The Mad Hughesy]

9 hours ago, rayke1938 said:

was very hard going yesterday on bait. On thursday apparently the forkies were abundant but disappeared overnight. Fair bit of weed floating around but cleared up through the day. Would suggest flicking your lures over the weed beds on the edges as bass probably attracted to the newly submerged banks.

Tried that for no luck. Loads of tilapia in the shallows, bucket loads of car around too. Saw one bass but could not get a bite in the shallows or deep

[Matt83]

Well it was a  hard slog and unfortunately no fish were landed. But it was still very enjoyable.

Sighted plenty of Tilapia, Lung Fish, Gar, and had a few bass follow lures to the boat but just couldnt hook onto them.

Dropped a couple of pots in and will go check them this Saturday - will try my luck fishing with the live shrimp.

(Yes boat has safety gear  )

 

Heres a pic of some eggs in a nest from out on the water.

 

[ellicat]

Fortunately it's just great to be out there some days, fish or no fish.

[Kat]

On 03/12/2021 at 2:51 PM, ellicat said:

The regulations say you "should" have that set of safety equipment, rather than recommending. The one you need to be cognisant of is the skipper's general safety obligation. I would say life jackets would fall under that obligation in a body of water the size of NPD. Might be different if you were only fishing a western river that's only 30 metres wide.

Having said that, if something were to go wrong as a result of not having something that they say you "should" carry, you would be very nervous...

@ellicatis completely correct.  The General Safety Obligation is there to cover all the bases that specific laws don't. Basically you should have a the safety gear anyone should reasonably have in the circumstances.

 

[The Mad Hughesy]

its an interesting read this general safety obligation. Essentially, while certain equipment may not be required by law to have on board, if something is to go wrong, the skipper can still be liable for any accident. So fisheries cant fine you, but if an accident happens, you can still get in trouble. like you said @Kat, just have the gear anyone should reasonably have

[Drop Bear]

cute next...  hopefully it won't rise too much more...

 

 

 Great to see you getting into impoundment bass. They are tops.