Radio Blurb

[Brian D]

OK, don't get all hairy about this but I have been asked to write a short fishing blurb for community radio. Why me? I suppose because whenever I talk to someone it's about fishing or boats, not because I am clever or talented. Anyway, all I do is have a look at a few posts on a few sites, talk to the people at the boat ramp and marina then put the dribble together. Here's my 1st blurb, what you think?

It's fare to say fishing conditions have sucked over the summer but the dedicated fishos have been doing well because they brave the elements and work with the conditions.

Hinze Dam is by far the pick this week, while the Toga's have been hiding; it's not uncommon to pick up scores of 15 bass or more in a 3 hour session. Trolling the middle third of the water column with deep or sinking lures and spinner bait seams to be the most productive method but any surface catches have been hard work, which explains the missing Toga's.

The rivers and creeks are still slow due to all the rain and low levels of salt but they are offering shelter from the wind and worth dropping pots for the late season muddies, just watch out for floating submerged objects washed loose by the floods. There are some big chunkies sitting just below the surface and the brown water makes them hard to see.

The Logan River is giving up plenty of prawns if you know how to throw a cast net from a tinny. These prawns are great live bait in the seaway, and are your best chance to boat a school Jew or trevally and if you’re really lucky a nice late season mangrove jack. Just make sure you keep the weight as light as possible and hook the prawn through the tail so they stay alive and kick around attracting the better fish.

Around the islands in Moreton Bay have offered some impressive catches of Squire, only average size but the bigger ones won’t be far away now especially with the fresh water pushing out, stimulating the food chain.

Outside at the shelf there are some nice Marlin hook ups with some blues to about 600lb but the 400lb models are a little more common, that is if you’re lucky enough to have a day of work, a break in the weather and a craft at your disposal all at the same time. Tuna are thin and Wahoo and mackerel are very rare catches.

For the family, if you want a nice picnic day out, head for Lake Baroon up at Montville. It’s one of the prettiest dams in SE Qld. There you can have a BBQ, doing some soft exploring, let the kids have a run and wet a line from the bank while you’re sitting in a deck chair checking out how lucky we are to live where we do.

For the hardcore, grab your cast net head up the Logan, pick up a bucket of prawns and head back to the seaway. If you don’t catch anything you can always eat the prawns but you should do well.

[shortie]

He can do Numbers and he can write to. Im impressd.

[rayke1938]

Well done. The new Nugget?

Cheers

Ray

[Feral]

Good stuff Brian!

[kriso]

i can just see it, new website chilli'sfishing.com.au ahahah nice one mate

[Biggles]

Top blurb report Brian, I just missed the bit about how yakkers catch bigger fish than boaters, that must be part of the next edition eh? :woohoo: :woohoo: .

Well done

Regards

Al

[Aaron H]

Well done skip don't forget your fishing mates when u become an international mega star and all the fishing companies are throwing gear at u to endorse:woohoo:

whats the radio station ?

[Brian D]

There will be no web site or superstar status, thanks anyway. And Ray, I'm not a Nugget - more like a fat barrel. :woohoo:

Your right Biggles, I get the yaks in soon, while I'm at it, I was gonna say if anyone has anything they would like to ad just say so.

[Mack_attack]

not that i am but the use of the word 'sucked' in the first sentence may offend some people.

other than that it's a job well done.

[Brian D]

Cheers Mack but it has to go to the editor and proof befor it goes to air. They can change what they want, no bother to me. I dare say in about 3 weeks it will be a pain in the bum anyway.

[rayke1938]

Brian

When and what station please? Will we be able to watch it live ala Nugget?

Cheers

Ray

[Terry H]

As mack said, other than the use of "sucked" it was a top read. Well done Brian, sounded like a true radio fishing report.. I think that's a good thing?

[Feral]

I liked the "sucked" gives it character! Differentiates it from the standard fishing report "spiel" you get everywhere else!