queensland Sat night or early sunday 23/12

[CrayfishMates]

As I am missing the saturday curtain run with the blokes because of charter commitments, we will be heading out either saturday night or early sunday morning to catch the change of tide on curtain reef.

The reef will be somewhat less crowded on saturday night but navigation will be interesting. No worries there I will chart the route on friday night.

It is more than likely we will head out early morning to hit the reef at day break.

Let us know if you want to hook up and head out.

[CrayfishMates]

Guys, I would like to launch the Bulldog close to the mouth of brisbane river on the south side on saturday night. Any good ramps out along there??

[STU]

There is a good ramp at fishermans island near the big bp and water police its on the left hand side of the bridge

[Cowfish13]

Try either the Fisherman's Island ramp or Pinkenbar. Both are good options. I don't know what side they are on but we live on the Southside and Pinkenbar is the ramp we almost always use and it is easy enough to get there.

[CrayfishMates]

Good stuff. How do I get there?

[Cowfish13]

Have a look in a refedex and you should be able to see them. Boat ramps are usually clearly labelled on maps I think. That's the best advice I can give you on directions:S, my Dad does the driving;)

[CrayfishMates]

Thanks guys, will let you know the outcome

[Feral]

If you use the ramp at Fishermans Island, you have to go past the ramp, down the road a fair way, and turn around and come back to the access road.

[CrayfishMates]

Thanks Feral. Just not sure of the ramps as I normally launch in the bay further south and I will be launching on a ramp I dont know at night.

Just been plotting the expedition since 4 this morning. Going to try and map Curtain Reef while we are there.

Are there any particular bait jigs that work well?

[CrayfishMates]

Well got back in from the charter at 1800 and hooked up the Bulldog with the brother and off we went. Found the ramp at Pinkenba nice and quite, which gave the brother a chance to practice reversing the unit in to the water. He did a great job for a first go. He unclipped me and I drove off into the bris river and picked him off the bank.

We headed straight for the mouth of the river to check on the wind in the bay and it was blowin a gale. Slipped back in and off the side of the channel to park up for the night. Lines in and headed for a sleep.

Up at 0200 both lines still had bait on them... Shot back out into the mouth after plotting our course for curtain reef. Pitch black, was hoping for a little moon light. Wind a little better but still blowing and the chop was up around a meter. We continued out and a bigger boat passed us so I slipped into his wake and motored a bit. Got hit twice by some larger waves that we could not see and though we would not risk it until dawn.

Head back in under the Gateway bridge and a handful of catfish. Daylight headed back out for a look and still blown up and looked like soup so we called it quits. Loaded up and went home.

[faulked]

doesnt it suck when all you want is to get out fishing and the damn wind just wont play the game. as soon aS the wind goes past 10 knots i wont go out in the bay as its to hard to get any where and to hard to feel bites.good on you for trying any way but if the wind is blowing hard dont go to cross the bay at night its a dissaster waiting to happpen:(