The Mad Hughesy

Sometimes knowing you’ve done the right things to hook that target species is a win in my eyes. Good stuff

12 hours ago, Gene4567 said:

Hi guys,

I head up to Hervey bay a couple times a year for a holiday.

I normally just head down to Urangan peir for a flick but it is always crowded an isnt the most convenient for where I stay

Im staying at the Mantra at the Urangan marina, I've tried fishing the flats southern side of the marina without much success (I haven't really got the gear to do so though.)

This may be a stupid question but I'd rather ask. 

Are you allowed to fish along the rock walls at the Urangan marina? 

 

Thank you,

Gene?

 

i dont know about being allowed to or not, but i know friends of mine used to catch plenty of smaller trevally just off the rocks in their little boat

2 hours ago, Tuna are fish said:

i was out at bribe on Sunday as  well, i got 2 size flat head on a paddle tail and a size parrot fish, ill happy say where i caught them.

yeah do tell haha

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

Always good to be on the water @christophagus. How was the water quality? Much fresh around still?

Towards the mouth is was very clear

the further up the passage towards mission was still very dirty 

On 19/04/2021 at 12:35 PM, Angry51 said:

I thought they could have been worth a slab.

considering i didn't even pay a slab for both of them combined! just happy to pass them on

Gday all,

was going to throw these up on facebook market place but couldnt be bothered dealing with clowns. Given that one of the sets is fish related, i thought id give them away to someone on AFO that wants to come pick them up for free! Maybe just send some good fishing karma my way as payment haha

13 hours ago, JosephFarley said:

Thanks mate, do you just get the pike on bait jigs?

jigs work well, they will also take small hard bodies and small plastics. there was alot of tips and discussion about them on a recent topic (below)

12 hours ago, Kat said:

I would if I had $25.00.  didnt know it was on until I saw your post.  Good luck.  Post some pics as you go.  I will hopefully be fishing around MacLeay, Coochie and/or peel island sometime this weekend.

Where are you targeting flatties?

Cheers Kat

we will be hunting them in the pumicestone passage

Anyone fishing the challenge this weekend? ill be fishing it for the first time, target species is flathead. 

3 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Thanks for the tip Greg! My Dad's dilemma (and mine) though, is after we get a motor, the most expensive part will be a battery that can last long enough to power it, and be of a good size for the yak. But I will talk to him tonight because eventually (after lots of stepping up) we will go out into some more open waters hopefully will an electric. 

Cheers Hamish

another this to consider Hamish is the cost of a motor plus a big enough battery to run it for a long enough amount of time, would pretty much put you into second hand tandem hobie territory. ive seen tandems go for just over $1000 second hand. Its rare but does happen! i bought my hobie outback for $900...thats a steal! great thing about a hobie is you can go alllll day and your legs wont really get over tired. Will change your fishing forever

the yellow belly seem to have alot of natural colour variation from gold to really dark, to speckled like this one

a very cool fish in my eyes

nice whiting mate. if there were jewies around the whiting would have made a great live bait...although a tough call to use as bait when they taste so good!

40 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Thanks Chris. 

Well I've got something in mind, and if all the times, tides, moon phases, and dates pan out it will hopefully be successful!!!

Cheers Hamish

looking forward to it!

so i have to ask..do you have a big session planned for the 100th fishing trip? maybe even a report with your top captures over those 100 sessions. 

another good write up mate!

18 hours ago, Breaming with bro said:

Yeah I was hoping for a Jew , big tailor or even a kingfish on the live yellowtail but nothing touched it. I rekon if I stayed longer And rigged up a another mullet slab I would have good something 

its that exact thought process that keeps a fisherman coming back for more! love it

always exciting when fishing a live bait, no better style of fishing i reckon

Yeah mate that place closed up a long time ago. There are no hire places on the pine anymore. You can go with boab or Brisbane boat hire but both are fairly expensive

or better still, find a friend with a boat and throw cash at them to take you out lol

If you don’t find anything, you can always test it yourself using a fish weight measure device or bag weigh device. Like in this video

21 hours ago, Jono4500 said:

It's a shame your not supposed eat them. I had a south African bloke at npd telling me they were farmed over there and a sought after catch. Good fun on my light bass gear.

it is a bit. it is the worlds second most farmed fish due to their great nutritional content. However the damage they are capable of in Australia far out weighs the nutritional benefits. If we allow them to be eaten, more people will ant to farm them and stock them which would have a disastrous impact on our local fish species

wicked fun to catch though, easy to target and pull hard on light gear. used to catch 50-100 at a time at Pine rivers park years ago, we even had a social there with this forum 

as far as im aware you are not allowed to transport them (which would incude using as bait). the only thing you can do with them is kill them and throw away or bury far enough away from the water.

you can read more here https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1238076/tilapia.pdf

this is a snippet of the above

Tilapia are a category 3, 5, 6 and 7 restricted invasive fish under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (the Act). They must not be kept, fed, given away, sold, or released into the environment. A permit to deal with tilapia maybe given in limited circumstances. If caught, tilapia must be humanely destroyed immediately and disposed of as soon as practicable by burying a suitable distance from the waterway where it was caught or placing it in a rubbish bin. The Act requires everyone to take all reasonable and practical steps to minimise the risks associated with invasive fish under their control. This is called a general biosecurity obligation (GBO). This fact sheet gives examples of how you can meet your GBO. There have been isolated reports of people keeping and/or moving tilapia around the State – this is an offence and the fish must be destroyed.

12 hours ago, benno573 said:

Not really mate. Use a decent length of rope with a bit of stretch in it to allow for a bit of give if it’s a bit choppy. Just go with “cruise” speed not flat out and you’ll be sweet.

has to be long enough so you cannot hear any "constructive criticism" 100m should do the trick