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  2. A Fortnight At 1770

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    6 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

    Looking at that last photo, looks like you really did get on the sauce Mark!🤣

    I'd finished my can when they said raise your drinks but the dinner was to good to leave until finished for a top up. Some of our cooks were awesome and a big shout out to 1 in particular Drew which was this night in the photo. There wasn't  much talking just nom nom nom.

  3. Somerset Dam Camping

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    2 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Mmmm, that sounds delicious. 

    I might have to try and catch some redclaw when we go to one of the dams! 🙂 

    Cheers Hamish

    So I twist and take the heads off then split the tail down the middle with some heavy duty scissors. When we mix up the marinate and add the split tails I then pop it in the fridge or esky for the day or overnight. 

  5. A Fortnight At 1770

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    2 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    Another great trip Mark - got the trout nailed!!!  Didn't realise those maori cod were so fat - solid fish.

    Thanks Kelvin we picked up trout at most spots this time moving along all the time without flogging the same grounds. Callums moari cod was a stonker it had some good sized fillets. 

  7. Somerset Dam Camping

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    On 10/07/2020 at 6:40 PM, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Hi tugger

    Great trip, and it's good you have been getting out of late. 

    The redclaw would be yummy too! 

    Cheers Hamish 🙂 

    Redclaw was yummie we always take a few tins of coconut cream and minced garlic and sweet chilli to marinate the tails in the longer the better for marinating to.

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    Somerset Dam Camping

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    Went to Somerset dam for 5 days after I got back from 1770 so I have had a big month off work and loving getting out and about again. Took the missus out there in the caravan with the kids joining us over the weekend and a few friends with their van as well. 

    We got a few redclaw and did a bit of fishing but mainly just chilling around camp. We burnt about a ton of wood and cooked some mad feeds in the camp ovens. 

    Already got 2 more big trips booked with the van down south so more reports of our van life to come. Here's some photos out on the lake.

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  13. Somerset Dam

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    Navionics app I use has Somerset dam which you can download onto your phone or tablet device it has all the depth contours and I believe you can get a navionics card for your sounders

  14. A Fortnight At 1770

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    1 hour ago, Leosonfire said:

    Wow well played! It’s a a great spot also for land based tuna And Mac fishing off the rocky point

    Thanks I have seen guys out at the point it looks fishy and boats troll around the headland right there for spanish mackerel

  17. A Fortnight At 1770

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    11 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

    Sounds like another good trip, Mark, with heaps of tasty fillets to remind you about it in the months before your next trip. Plus a bit of creek work and some exploring. Life is good.

    Life is to short Steve i love to get out as you know can't wait for the retired life where its an every day decision to fish somewhere and life gets better 

  19. A Fortnight At 1770

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    2 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    I'm waiting for Greg to reply back asking is she has a sister Mark .......... 😘  She's definitely a keeper mate 🙂.

    I was down tingalpa ck years ago and we were smashing plenty of good whiting and I said I reckon we should head off soon and she said nick off we will not be leaving we will keep hooking in while they are on the bight. She knows the costs and effort of big fishing trips why cut it short is her and my mentality.

  22. A Fortnight At 1770

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    1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Hi tugger

    That is a great way to spend a fortnight! 1770 must be a blast whenever you go up. 🙂 

    The colours on those jacks are awesome. Great job on another great 1770 trip. 

    Cheers Hamish

    I fell in love with  the place on my 1st trip years ago Hamish and the jacks did have some cool colours and plenty of fun on my light gear

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    A Fortnight At 1770

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    Spent 14 days up at 1770 with a dozen lads and 4 offshore boats and 4 smaller tinnies.  We rented the same place we had last year with 3 dwellings to house us all on 4 acres. This place is mint with a fire pit 4m across, we burnt a Ute load of timber every night in which I chainsawed from the paddock behind the block.

    The 1st few days we got over to Lady Musgrave island in ordinary conditions and managed to collect a feed of fish each from the 4 big boats we caught coral trout, redthroat emperor, spangeled emperor, moari cod, hussar, green jobfish and tuskies. It was a squeeze getting everyone in the boats but we managed i had Lance and Terry in my boat for the overnighter out there at Musgrave.

    The rest of the week was blown out but 1 of the boats got out to bustard head the next day it was the biggest boat for the ordinary conditions and they got 3 good spanish mackerel. The next day we all went to baffle creek in the samll tinnies, my outboard was playing up so I slowly motored to a likely spot close to the ramp. It had a rock bar with a deep hole and the water was back eddying behind the rock in this hole.

    I was using mullet strips on my light rod with 10lb line and 10lb leader. I caught many bream where I was casting against the bank. I cast out into the middle in the deep hole and got thumped and broken off so I upgraded the leader to 20lb.

    The next cast I hooked a good fish and next thing a small jack was netted this fish went 33cm returning him after a qujck photo. The next cast I got thumped again another jack fought hard running line and finally hitting the deck at 39cm. The next cast you guessed it thumped giving me curry stripping line and the net slipped under a good 42cm jack.

    The other boys turned up and 1 of the boys got another jack around 42cm as well. The bight slowed and switched off so I called it very happy with my self with 3 jacks from 3 casts.

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    The rest of the week we did some exploring in murimbular national park with the 4wds and checked out middle creek and a couple of cool lookouts.  We burnt plenty of wood each night as mentioned and cooked up some great dampers in the camp ovens. 

    The 2nd last day I rang home and the missus says to me are you staying longer with the weather coming good. I hadn't looked at it as we were packing to go home so I decided to stay a bit longer and get out again to the reef. My deckies had to leave but Callum jumped ship off another crew so we were on our own in my boat.

    Sunday was mint and by late morning we were banging good trout and lipper. We worked our way deeper and by 3pm for the tide change we hit the red grounds. Callum hooked a stonker and after a good battle landed his 1st legal red emperor going 77cm. We both got plenty of just under or just on legal sized reds.

    This spot went quiet so we moved up to the next bump and Callum hooks up again to another good red again boating a good red at 68cm. The fishing slowed and the sun setting we ran behind the reef to anchor for the night. 

    The weather was still mint and a beautifull night was had without a breath of wind. The next morning the reds didn't bight so back to thumping trout and red throat, tuskies, cod and hussar. We worked our way down to Fitzroy lagoon for a snorkel and we blasted home from there.

    Another night spent back at the ranch by ourselves we lit the fire and downed some coldies. The next day we filleted our catch and parted ways with Callum heading north and me running home.

     

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