Old Scaley

I think this round will see me battling it out with Jono and Greg for the bottom of the ladder. I need more byes for the QLD teams!

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

5 years

Yes it’s certainly a fair trip up there from the Southside of Brisbane, especially on a public holiday .
Presume you got rewarded with quality fish .
We got back from our  stint dog sitting at Bribie yesterday and I  went for a whiting fish this morning. There was a heap of boats out down the Pin. Surprisingly I managed to find a quiet spot out of the chaos  and got a nice feed of pretty good fish  .
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.
 

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

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

Nice win by the Titans Steve and I’m licking my wounds after tipping the Dragons … 🤪🤨😡

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

I’m always down the bottom! lol.

I think this round will see me battling it out with Jono and Greg for the bottom of the ladder. I need more byes for the QLD teams!

Couple more whiting for team south
390mm and another 350mm

I think this round will see me battling it out with Jono and Greg for the bottom of the ladder. I need more byes for the QLD teams!

here we go again...... just for those other footy fanatics, give or take a few SOO games we are 25% through the 2024 fixtures season ... it's starting to fly by now.
ROUND 8
THURSDAY APRIL 25
Warriors vs. Titans Go Media Stadium 2:00pm AEST
Dragons vs. Roosters Allianz Stadium 4:00pm AEST
Storm vs. Rabbitohs AAMI Park 7:50pm AEST
FRIDAY APRIL 26
Sea Eagles vs. Eels 4 Pines Stadium 8:00pm AEST
SATURDAY APRIL 27
Tigers vs. Broncos Leichhardt Oval 5:30pm AEST
Cowboys vs. Panthers Qld Country Bank Stadium 7:35pm AEST
SUNDAY APRIL 28
Dolphins vs. Knights Suncorp Stadium 2:00pm AEST
Raiders vs. Sharks GIO Stadium 4:05pm AEST
Byes: Bulldogs

A bit embarrassing that your old mate’s last battle was with a grinner, but sad nonetheless. Sounds like you have plenty of fallback options. 

A bit embarrassing that your old mate’s last battle was with a grinner, but sad nonetheless. Sounds like you have plenty of fallback options. 

Should be a great trip, Kelvin. Taking the boys? I have seen a few YT videos of the barge they use. Great idea. When you said the island is closed for pest eradication I immediately thought they might be getting rid of grinners, in which case they could have waited for you to take care of that for them. 😂 I can’t talk, though. All my recent fishing trips have been dominated by grinners and sharks! Enjoy the planning!

Should be a great trip, Kelvin. Taking the boys? I have seen a few YT videos of the barge they use. Great idea. When you said the island is closed for pest eradication I immediately thought they might be getting rid of grinners, in which case they could have waited for you to take care of that for them. 😂 I can’t talk, though. All my recent fishing trips have been dominated by grinners and sharks! Enjoy the planning!

Should be a great trip, Kelvin. Taking the boys? I have seen a few YT videos of the barge they use. Great idea. When you said the island is closed for pest eradication I immediately thought they might be getting rid of grinners, in which case they could have waited for you to take care of that for them. 😂 I can’t talk, though. All my recent fishing trips have been dominated by grinners and sharks! Enjoy the planning!

A bit embarrassing that your old mate’s last battle was with a grinner, but sad nonetheless. Sounds like you have plenty of fallback options. 

Should be a great trip, Kelvin. Taking the boys? I have seen a few YT videos of the barge they use. Great idea. When you said the island is closed for pest eradication I immediately thought they might be getting rid of grinners, in which case they could have waited for you to take care of that for them. 😂 I can’t talk, though. All my recent fishing trips have been dominated by grinners and sharks! Enjoy the planning!