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All round slow day today with both the shrimp and fish hard to find. Ran out of bait by 10.30 with a tally of 19 bass and one tandan. Still good company and great to be on the water, Went upstream and only 2 trees productive a few bass just made 40cm rest mediocre.

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 ?

The water always looks so good with fog on it.
Good numbers. Worth the drive.

Good to see you back out there rebel 👍

I have got a couple of those Samaki rods. They are lovely to use and great value. The heaviest is a 10-20lb rod which I usually pair with either. 4000 Stradic or similar sized Daiwa Sol. Will handle most things but I probably wouldn’t try to swing a Jew up off the rocks. They are quite fine for the weight rating. No worries with average tailor, bream etc. Great snapper outfit. 

Good to see you are back at it 👍

How good !!

Wow, sounds a bit too hectic for me.
How was the ramp rage ?
 

Good day out, but played with fire and got burnt - that's not what the doctor ordered. haha
 

Better score next time now they know you're back into it.

I'll go 4.5 years

Good stuff Rebel, glad you're back to fishing. 

Good to see you back at the water's edge again.
Thanks for the report.

Hi All.
Taking it easy. Rocks & Beach fishing can come later.
Luderick & Bream were the go.
Arrived after sunrise, bit on the cool side. Few people about. Forgot it was still school holidays.
Very quiet. Caught 3 blackfish in over an hour. Size 32 to 34 cm. I think it may be too early for blackfish. But the burley seemed to work.
Moved to south side of the channel near the bridge for some bream.
Caught 2 nice bream around 34cm. Puppy was happy.
Moved on the crowds were starting to arrive.
Had two rods with me. Ugly Stik Carbon with a Kastking Magenta 3000reel. great set up. Wilson Magenta 8' rod for those who remember with a Daiwa Legalis 3000 reel.
Bait was green weed & Aussie cooked prawns.
Nice to be back fishing.
Cheers.
 

Top report.
Well done.

The Old Scaley one is correct!
Depends on the pasture they live in  but they’re a fast growing fish .

That's an impressive growth rate!!  I'm yet to catch one - maybe next weekend .......

Still, there's only a few points between the bottom and 3rd place.

How good !!

Good day out, but played with fire and got burnt - that's not what the doctor ordered. haha
 

I am leaning towards too many flushes or floods in the 13 years since 2011 has altered the habitat and or bait locations and cycles.
We get dusky flathead all along the east coast and deep into the Gulf....so I am not sure it is a temperature change that has them shut down. I used to catch lots in Mackay and the Capricorn Coast when I was there.
2011 saw every worm bed in the Pine River scoured to rock and repeated in 2013....the worm beds returned after 5 or 6 years and things started to normalise...since 2019 we have had reasonable to large flushes recurring randomly in relatively quick succession....some in season, others not.
I think this weather pattern needs a break....we actually need a drought to stabilise the rivers and creeks. Getting heavy flushes 4 times a year is not good year after year.

Still, there's only a few points between the bottom and 3rd place.

I donated a threadfin to Qld Fisheries the other day . 
Guess the age of this fish ?

How good !!

I’m always down the bottom! lol.