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Top haul.
Well done.

Top game last night.
Paramatta played really well.
 

Spool it with some mono backing and the 150 metres of braid on top.
You won't need 150 metres of mono, though as it is thicker. Use the diameter guide on the spool to figure out how much.

Top way to have a proper catchup.
That 39 is one fat beast.

"Feeeel the serenity..." haha
Some nice yellas a bonus.

That's the spirit, Peter. Haha   Unlucky @Ross.warwick - so close to the end of the month.
That's a healthy looking specimen.

A nice little specimen upgrade for team south.

Thanks for the day out Ray , yes we did ok ,seeing we only went 100 m and only moved to come home.
Not a bad little fishery up there . 
thanks
neil
 

Another good day for some today. Total tally over 80 bass and one tandanus out of which I only caught 8 bass and only 2 of them were legal. We ran out of live shrimp at 10.30 which was a good thing as the weather had been looking threatening for the previous half hour and it started to rain before we got to Maleny. We will no longer be stopping at Landsborough for a maggot bag as Bucks has been taken over by CJS and their pies are very ordinary.

Well, barring unforseen circumstances it looks like I've just sold my 40HP... a guy just gave me a $1000 deposit on it and will be back with another $1500 in a week, so I made $500 on the deal which pays for the installation and the new external fuel tank I had to buy to show it running on the stand (which will now go into the boat as an emergency fuel source). Hoorah for free upgrades!
It's not quite free, turns out I need to replace a seal which is making the gear shift stiff in and out of gear but that's not urgent. 🙂

"Feeeel the serenity..." haha
Some nice yellas a bonus.

Two good looking Origin sides. It'll be a close contest.

@Another Wazza and I hit up the northern bay beacons and Curtain artificial reef the other day, putting about 5 hours or so on the motor, with nothing to show for it but a happy moment, a striped trumpeter and a blue eyed zebra looking fish.

 
Feeling a bit deflated Wazza hatched a plan that he'd take me for a spin in his rig - The Super Yacht - and teach me a few things about braining snapper on plastics.
He'd already shared some knowledge when we went out on a previous occasion, so I had all the right plastics and jig heads ready to go. The plan was to head out early to Harries to get the last of the run in and the start of the runout. Launch was at Raby Bay at 4am. Yikes !
The breeze was a bit stiffer than forecast when we launched and was getting worse not better. After we'd started heading out in the dark against some 'unseeable' waves the captain made the call to head back in, so we had a bit of a sound around the canals waiting for a bit of light to help with judgement. It soon came and the wind dropped out a bit so we took a peak outside and changed plans to head around Peel instead.
We pulled up somewhere and Wazza hit the spot lock (yay - no anchor today). Then we were into it. I think, under Wazza's tutelage, I hoicked a cast in that direction and let it sink. I noticed the gliss wft had wrapped itself around the back of the reel. As I was clearing it the rod had a good pull and I was on ! I played it for a bit, doing the give some get some routine and then ...nothing. wah wah wah. It had spat the hook or I'd just lipped it and it pulled. Shaken but not stirred, I kept at it and it wasn't too long before I was on again. This thing gave up the ghost pretty quick. As I brought it alongside we thought it was a remora. When we netted the little fella it turned out to be a baby cobia. Only 20cm shy of legal, so we grabbed a couple of photos and sent him back.

 
We moved on eventually as the bite had slowed. I think the captain might have boated an unders grassy on bait before we did. We started fishing bait at this other spot. Wazza mainly on the fresh mullet fillets and picked up some unders squire. I picked up 3 unders grassies and it was time to go. Almost.
Captain had deployed his heavier line with a good chunk of mullet and was busily baiting up his other rig when the heavier setup buckled over. He struggled as he removed the rod from the holder with the bend not showing any signs of letting up. Wazza likes his overhead reels and this one was shedding line pretty quickly. In no time he was down to the substantial amount of backing. Blisters forming and deforming as he applied pressure just wasn't enough and the rig was snapped at the leader. I'm calling it the Cobe's mumma, but the skipper only wants to believe it was a shark (so it doesn't hurt so much).
With the wind picking up we headed for the ramp, beaten but not discouraged. I'll certainly be giving the plastics more of a go from now on. I had a good day and look forward to the next adventure when Mr Weather allows a visit to Harries.
Cheers Wazza.
 

Nice one @burger 🙂.

Top way to have a proper catchup.
That 39 is one fat beast.

Quality times there Nark with some nice fat yellas and no doubt some fireside drinkies 🍻🥃😎

"Feeeel the serenity..." haha
Some nice yellas a bonus.

Yep - as always, whoever wins the forwards battle has their nose in front. I think Madge has picked some sort/style of players that NSW haven’t a lot over the years (eg. McInnes). I’ll back is though - will be interesting to see Cobbo come on as a forward - would love to see him fired up and hitting hard in defence 🤞.

"Feeeel the serenity..." haha
Some nice yellas a bonus.

Queensland squad game 1
1.    Reece Walsh – Brisbane Broncos
2.    Xavier Coates – Melbourne Storm
3.    Valentine Holmes – North Qld Cowboys
4.    Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – The Dolphins
5.    Murray Taulagi – North Qld Cowboys
6.    Tom Dearden – North Qld Cowboys
7.    Daly Cherry-Evans (c) – Manly Sea Eagles
8.    Reuben Cotter – North Qld Cowboys
9.    Ben Hunt – St George Illawarra Dragons
10.    Lindsay Collins – Sydney Roosters
11.    Jaydn Su'A – St George Illawarra Dragons
12.    Jeremiah Nanai – North Qld Cowboys
13.    Patrick Carrigan – Brisbane Broncos
14.    Harry Grant – Melbourne Storm
15.    Moeaki Fotuaika – Gold Coast Titans
16.    J'maine Hopgood – Parramatta Eels
17.    Selwyn Cobbo – Brisbane Broncos
18.    Felise Kaufusi – The Dolphins
19.    Brendan Piakura – Brisbane Broncos
20.    Ezra Mam – Brisbane Broncos

here we go again..
 
ROUND 13
THURSDAY MAY 30
Eels vs. Sharks Commbank Stadium 7:50pm AEST
FRIDAY MAY 31
Knights vs. Bulldogs McDonald Jones Stadium 8:00pm AEST
SATURDAY JUNE 1
Panthers vs. Dragons BlueBet Stadium 5:30pm AEST
Dolphins vs. Raiders Suncorp/Kayo Stadium TBC 7:35pm AEST
SUNDAY JUNE 2
Roosters vs. Cowboys Allianz Stadium 4:05pm AEST
Bye: Broncos, Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles, Storm, Tigers, Titans, Warriors
 
 

New South Wales team for Game One
Dylan Edwards (Panthers) Brian To'o (Panthers) Stephen Crichton (Bulldogs) Joseph Suaali'i (Roosters) Zac Lomax (Dragons) Jarome Luai (Panthers) Nicho Hynes (Sharks) Jake Trbojevic, capt. (Sea Eagles) Reece Robson (Cowboys) Payne Haas (Broncos) Liam Martin (Panthers) Angus Crichton (Roosters) Cameron McInnes (Sharks) Isaah Yeo (Panthers) Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles) Spencer Leniu (Roosters) Hudson Young (Raiders) Matt Burton (Bulldogs) Luke Keary (Roosters) Mitch Barnett (Warriors) Coach: Michael Maguire

Top report.
Super photos.

Did some camping and fishing with my brother on BP dam we had no neighbours for 3 nights. We caught a few good golden perch in the snags out of my mates boat. I will have to go back with my boat and sound around to get the layout of the area.

Can't go wrong with that set up.
Great rod & reel.
Happy fishing.