straddiebrad

I thought I would be no hope of this but, I'm keeping a positive mindset and see how I go as it gets closer. 

been pretty busy with work will book the time off and if the weather plays its part should be there may have a spot on the boat will know as it gets closer
 

I will keep in touch as we get closer Brad I reckon your keen to see some more red fish in your boat soon

been pretty busy with work will book the time off and if the weather plays its part should be there may have a spot on the boat will know as it gets closer
 

It 3 months away now I have got plenty of places I want to see while we are up there. I haven't been to Bastard Head yet just a 30 minute run north along the coast. I have heard some good 4wding to be had to that brings you out to some isolated beaches as well. Getting keen for my 1770 fix again.

Go out to the big red marker and if you get there you have gone too far. so come back about half way and go right then left at the seagull. If you see a pelican you are in the right spot. Look on the sounder for the sea floor. 

Thanks heaps for the decky spot Tugger. It was a top trip. 
Those snapper were fun to catch. 
Yes Stefan was thrilled with the catch. He has posted it to all his mates that are as green with envy as stefan was green with sea sickness. Good on him for sticking it out. 
I really appreciate you letting him bring in the fish. It will probably be the fish of his life as he is in central Germany. He loves his fishing and has caught a stack of trout. I am sure the picture will go up on the pool room wall. 
I had a great day. 
So many whales. They are thick as at the moment. I went out on the Wed before and they were everywhere. 
Here are a few photos of the day. 
The bird is a Southern Giant Petrel. It was very tame and really wanted our baits. It even had a go at eating the undersized snapper but we made sure they were out of reach. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_giant_petrel
I have not yet frozen the fillets yet. We are nearly through them. We have had so many meals so far. Still a few to go. They are still in very good condition and will see if I need to freeze them tonight. 
 
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nice going mate think iam going on a whiting hunt on the weekend if i  finish my work around the house not my thing but will head out with my brother he loves his whiting fishing
 

thought it may have been a bit cooler then that yes needs to cool down a bit more for out there

good haul there mate will get out soon myself whats the temp like out there did you notice? thinking of hitting the 35s next time out
 

We had a couple of runs on the lives down on the bottom to I forgot in the report. There was plenty of action there at the rock I haven't fished it for a while and has got me keen to get back out there.

thought it may have been a bit cooler then that yes needs to cool down a bit more for out there

Just pm'd you.

It was 23 degrees I am still going to fish the rock for a little while till later in winter when those reefs fire up out on the 33s and 35s

good haul there mate will get out soon myself whats the temp like out there did you notice? thinking of hitting the 35s next time out
 

Just pm'd you.
Just realized I never posted a final pic. 

It's been ages since I started this topic but I thought I should update as the subject is regularly of interest to tinnie owners. 
So I originally contacted Jared who advertised through the link that @Doyley posted. I contacted him back in late 2016/ early 2017 and he was out of materials and I was to get back to him a few weeks later. A combination of procrastination at my end & timing meant this job fell by the wayside until I contacted Jared early this week and we organized the work to be done this morning. 
I was not disappointed. For $220 I got a seriously professional job. Can't fault a thing - he is a boat builder by trade, for one of, if not THE, most popular tinnie group of companies. Highly recommended. All that is left to do now is a paint job. 

Thanks to all for their recommendations and suggestions 18 months ago now!!
Now it's time to look into a bow mount motor!!!

This guy advertises on eBay.  they look the same as the one I had fitted by the boat builder.  He is on gold coast and can fit it to your boat as well
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Aluminium-Boat-Bow-Mount-Trolling-Electric-Motor-Mount-/272484050445?nav=SEARCH
 

Look at the haswing helmsman gps spot lock for under a grand can't go wrong 

I had this done on mine it's a 2016 stessco it looks mint and is very clean. Was done by a friend I can ask if he would be keen on another job 

Went out yesterday with Robbie (drop bear) and a friend of his from Germany. We headed out early and crossed south passage bar at 1st light then stopped at the bait grounds. Then once enough live bait was collected we anchored up off point lookout nth stradie.
Conditions were a bit lumpy but smoothed off a bit behind the rock in and around the whirlpools made by the current. The snapper were patchy at 1st but got thicker as we got closer to the top of the tide. Then a shark took a liking to our live bait and Stefan played with this beast for 15 minutes or so before breaking him off.
The next live bait didn't last long before a Spanish mackerel made the reel scream but again the fish won its freedom. The 3rd slimie mackerel again was out for only a couple of minutes before another Spanaird took off.
Stefan was a bit seasick but it was not stopping him from fighting this fish. After a few blistering runs the mackerel doggedly went deep and used it's mass to slow the fisherman. Soon colour could be seen down deep and I called it for a Spanaird. Once I sunk the gaff and lifted it aboard Stefan high fives us both and I even got a cuddle from a very happy German.

The snapper kept coming in just pan size from 38cm to 45cm with lots of little fish in between. Then at the top of the tide we caught a couple of snapper over 50cm to finish off the bag. 
The weather was getting betting through the morning so we got a great trip home. The run around peel island and over to Cleveland was like glass then a few beers went down while we cleaned the fish to top the day off. Thanks for crewing Robbie and I bet your friend will have a good fishing story to take back home.

Never @kmcrosby78, but usually I would have been using plastics or pilchards in that area. Since I was put onto a new bait supplier I have been trying different stuff. Getting hold of fresh bonito has been great. 

nice going mate think iam going on a whiting hunt on the weekend if i  finish my work around the house not my thing but will head out with my brother he loves his whiting fishing
 

The best part about not working any more is being able to pick the best days of the week to go fishing.  Yesterday was certainly a cracker to be out on the water. Had a little solo trip to the front of the rock wall, leaving the port ramp about 8am.  Pretty quiet with just a few very pretty wrasse, some bream around the 25cm mark and a sole to keep me entertained early. Not a single snapper, which is what I was looking for. 
Decided to move to a spot close by where I often find flatties. Threw a prawn on a bream rig while I tossed plastics around looking for the flathead. The prawn was taken by a winter whiting so I changed hooks and started feeding them half a peeled prawn.  Gathered 19 in no time, and thought that would be enough filleting for one day, so moved into the river to see if I could bag a snap on the outgoing tide. Very quiet to begin with, but came on the chew 30 minutes before I needed to get off the water.  Caught 4 or 5 that were around the 34cm mark and then bagged a decent 45cm model for the esky on my last cast.
Overall a beautiful day on the water.  Interesting too - I saw the Japanese warships and a sunken tinnie tied off to a channel marker. Never a dull moment down there.  Here is a bad picture of a couple of dead fish. Thanks for reading.
 

not sure only got the marks from ran on friday,but i think shane has got some good fish on them at times if there the same containers as i got the marks for 5  only will look next time iam up that way