ellicat

Thanks for the tip. Once the kids leave for school I might head out Redcliffe way. I usually play in the pine, just shy of Hayes Inlet, so heading further afield might do me some good. I'll play the weather by ear, if its too rough, its too rough. and i might head back to around the pine bridge and try that

The old Xmas tree ...... 😆

Better than a cast net full of stripy catfish.

May secret signal is a pointing finger - 👉

Yeah, my bad. I've been up since 3.30 this morning and didn't even look at the weather before suggesting. Don't go to the Redcliffe reefs.

Good luck if you get out. It'll be a good way to kick off the May comp.
 
Secret signal for May is a pointing finger - 👉

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Good luck if you get out. It'll be a good way to kick off the May comp.
 
Secret signal for May is a pointing finger - 👉

Yeah, my bad. I've been up since 3.30 this morning and didn't even look at the weather before suggesting. Don't go to the Redcliffe reefs.

Yeah, my bad. I've been up since 3.30 this morning and didn't even look at the weather before suggesting. Don't go to the Redcliffe reefs.

May secret signal is a pointing finger - 👉

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Arrr Ellicat , I thought you were just leading a northsider up the garden path.
I think it’ll be good in sheltered waters till about 10am ,then it’ll get windy pretty quick.
Fish usually bite well leading up to a  strong southerly , if I get motivated I might give it another crack early tomorrow as well.
The boats packed,  I’ve just got to get motivated tomorrow morning.
regards
neil
 
 

Yeah, my bad. I've been up since 3.30 this morning and didn't even look at the weather before suggesting. Don't go to the Redcliffe reefs.

The Ripples at Bribie would be worth a shot in the kayak.....just outside the mouth of the canals near Bansia Beach. Been a lot of squire there recently.
Not as bad for the winds as Redcliffe and same sized fish.

Urrrrr Im pretty sure it’ll be a bit rough and windy  in open waters tomorrow , try in a sheltered creek,or southern bay islands  for a Thready or Jew .Or in a dam for some bass is my tip.
 

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

That is the most popular spot there for squid....and the most accessible.

I've got one of the reels, pretty good for the price, I put an oversized know on it and that makes it a bit better.
It's lived on 8kg rods and balances quite nice, not much it won't handle until you get into the really big stuff.
The only way to know for sure is to put the reel on the rod and see how it feels. But I don't think it would be undersized.

Great report.
Top photos.

I'm not sure. I think there was an issue with mercury. @rayke1938 will know.

Great shot.
A lot of trees to choose from. haha