The Mad Hughesy

yeah id be super cautious with a small motor. youd probably find that they will only let you go to certain spots with the boat anyway. still lots of fun to be had with flathead, bream etc close in. Even floating out a live bait close to the shore could land you a tuna, mackerel or cobia just on the sand flats. ive seen blokes catch cobia when shark fishing form the beach! 
 
having said that, if you want to chase some good game style fish...i know its winter but there are still sharks around which put up a great fight!

hey  mate, welcome to the forum. ive got a little one too, so fishing time is few and far between for me these days as well.
soft plastics are a bugger of a thing, they can be so frustraiting then so rewarding. Persstance pays off though! it took me about 10 years to catch a bream on a soft plastic, then the next session (a few days ago) i did really well and caught 5 solid bream. 
 
are you landbased?

stonker bay snapper mate, well done!
is burley a must for your fishing style around mud?

No worries Hamish
let me know if he is happy to drive out this way
might be a good excuse to fish the mighty north side!

No worries Hamish
let me know if he is happy to drive out this way
might be a good excuse to fish the mighty north side!

No worries Hamish
let me know if he is happy to drive out this way
might be a good excuse to fish the mighty north side!

Too easy mate. Happy to hang onto them until you can pick them up 

I’ll have that. 

i will get around to ressurecting it...got a few new ideas floating around my head for this year!

i will get around to ressurecting it...got a few new ideas floating around my head for this year!

i will get around to ressurecting it...got a few new ideas floating around my head for this year!

Nice one @benno573 - some good fish caught and some top family time had. Squeezing in trips around bubs sleeping time is always fun - I remember those days ..... 🙂 Congrats on the new arrival by the way - @ellicat told me recently, great news!!  Oh and he also told me your other news ......... I've sent a PM to @christophagus to request a loophole in the eligibility rules for State of Origin so you can still represent (ie. score crucial points ...) when we resurrect State of Origin ........ 🙂 

last night was hard to watch...i knew it was over after the first 2 tries. Just made it look too easy.

last night was hard to watch...i knew it was over after the first 2 tries. Just made it look too easy.

last night was hard to watch...i knew it was over after the first 2 tries. Just made it look too easy.

wow been a long time since ive seen @crazywalrus on the forum!
 
good session gents

Plus those poor old famished pelicans need good feed from time to time
im really hoping to get a small tinny setup for NPD a the end of this year, such an awesome family freindly place to fish.

Plus those poor old famished pelicans need good feed from time to time
im really hoping to get a small tinny setup for NPD a the end of this year, such an awesome family freindly place to fish.

Hi christophagus
That was a good video, I watched it about 2 hours ago. Your channel on YT has another subscribers now 🙂.
Cheers Hamish 🙂 

im 6'1, my wife says the same thing about my rig 🤣
 
oh my boat? its 5m

For anyone interested, I put together a video of the teip
 
 

im 6'1, my wife says the same thing about my rig 🤣
 
oh my boat? its 5m

For anyone interested, I put together a video of the teip
 
 

Howdy all,
Got a big monkey off my back on the weekend, had my first solo trip! Launching was easy, retrieving is a different story! much harder to get the boat on the trailer straight...anyway
Arrived nice and late around 7:30am at Scarborough marina boat ramp to see only 3 trailer spots left. I had no real plan except for looking for bust ups and hitting some beacons. Found a few bust ups on the way over but couldnt hook up. Hit the 4 beacons for no fish ( id never seen so many boats!!!) Looking at my navionics app, i decided to go all the way to Tangalooma for a look and hoped to find some fish along the way. i spent the next 2 hours chasign down schools, casting 30g halco twistys, 20g, 15g, 5 inch plastics...nothing worked! i was lucky enough to score one very small mack tuna. I had tuna all around my boat at many stages and i could see them hitting bait next to my boat but not my lures. But that's Moreton Bay tuna for you! every variety, bonito, mack tuna and plenty big large long tails.   Schools of fish everywhere in the main shipping channel running along the wrecks. 
i was happy with one fish, the day for me was more about getting out solo and teahcing myself to launch the boat alone and really testing myself and my boat. Not something id like to do again lol much better with a fishing buddy. Also learnt that i can get to Moreton and back on a single tank...unsure on usage as i havent filled it up again yet. I now have curtin artificial on my mind...next time!  

I went out with a charter in Hervey Bay who did not believe on sneaking up on the schools. He literally drove right up to them every time and it did not scare them at all! Cant do that here
ive got a Quintrex 5m coast runner