BOM smoking grassy reefer

[Andrew_P]

Had today booked for a rare fishing trip with my brother in Yewgary after seeing the forecast earlier in the week. We kept a close eye on the forecast sites particularly BOM MetEye which showed very fishable conditions. Woke early and checked the observations. Wind, swell and a few showers but with the forecast promising we decided to go. 
well we punched out 1/4 the way there and it was gross. BOM totally smoking the reefer! We changed plans and stayed in close drifting some broken ground, waiting for the weather to improve. 
things were slow for me but my brother managed a fish on each of the first 3 drifts. I picked up a small grassy on drift 4 and then we decided to inch out a bit deeper. Well it was windier and rougher as expected and I wasn’t feeling great. Been crook a couple of times at work on boats but this was next level! Still managed to fish and got smoked out here before picking up another 2 grassies. Next drift my bro changed lures and got an instant hookup on a freight train - straight into the reef! Bruised battered and busted up we called it a day. Limped home with our tails banged up to our ears and a few fish in the box. Got back on dry land and the sea sickness remained. Battled the nausea home and into bed with a bucket, woke up 4 hours later with a cracking headache, aches and pains and still feeling like praying to the porcelain pisser!

[ellicat]

Got a good feed of one of the best fish on the plate, so worth the trip.

We too were tricked by the forecasters. I headed out to Harry's with son Mitch. He got seasick after getting smoked twice by very good fish. Launched about 4.30, returned to ramp at 7.15 wet, shaken, and cold. Met @Another Wazza out there too. He battled on in the conditions.

How far out did you go to get a Pearly ?

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

At least you got some fish for all the effort you put in Andrew. 

[ellicat]

 

 

[Andrew_P]

Felt like 40 miles Brian but a 40cm + pearly was definitely a surprise for the close reef we fished!

jeezus your video says it all

[ellicat]

It did glass out later in the morning, but too late for us. You did well, all things considered.

[Another Wazza]

Still a good effort @Andrew_P considering the conditions, and yes, it seems whoever did the bay forecast was smoking that exact same weed, it was pretty average out there early until around 8am, then it came good.

[Rebel]

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Great photos.

[Andrew_P]

Update: Seasickness makes sense now - I’ve got full blown gastro !

[ellicat]

Thanks for sharing.

haha

[Huxstang]

A few fish and gastro…epic trip.

I think everyone is sick to death of the BOM and their very rough guesses on what the weather is.  Mate and I have decided that instead of taking the kit out for say reef vs fishing lighter around the shallow areas we will just take everything - head out of the river and make a decision based on what is actually happening rather than relying on the BOM’s - 5knots, .5m forecast being 15knots and 1.5m observations.