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  1. Tingalpa creek mud flats

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    On 18/03/2021 at 10:19 AM, JosephFarley said:

    Thanks mate. I also walk out from the pelican thingo and fished the spot just to the right of the channel marker that you see when you look out at from the park. I use live yabbies on a size 1 long shank, roughly a 60cm trace and to a swivel and a small sinker. When I was there I also got a few squire, a couple grunter and some other undersized Whiting. But probably the coolest thing that happened when I was there was a massive flatty smash up some bait just in front of me. He was bigger than my best flatty (74) so maybe around the 80 mark. If you could let me know how you fish it/ what fish you have pulled from the creek I would appreciate it. Thanks 👍

    Your rigs and method is spot on for yabbies on Whiting and flathead and that spot land based is good. This is my neck of the woods and if you have a boat or kayak the sandbank opposite in the middle of the creek is an even better yabbie bank.

  3. I see Red

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    4 hours ago, Do$tylz said:

    Great trip Mark. How good is that visibly consistent weather. Your photos show how nice it is out there.

    Do you also do the head up overnight and launch straight away and then come back to shore and drive home straight away as well? What's your tips on doing that safely considering not falling asleep at the wheel?

    Thanks Henry I do know a few crews who drive up and head straight out and do the same heading home. I have the luxury most times to stay in town to break up the trip. The trip from my house to 1770 is 6 hours on average by road then where we fish is 2.5 to 3 hours drive in the boat. Add the sea conditions fishing for 2 to 3 days and it can knock you around a bit then factor my age this is why I like to break it up. All possible but you will feel it.

     

  4. I see Red

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    10 hours ago, Meeuwissen said:

    Sweet write up. Heading up there today from Hervey bay. Only will have a little tinny with me but hopefully can find a couple of trout inshore

    We got a few trout up at bustard head 

  5. I see Red

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    4 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

    cracking trip mate. I wish my timing was better. 

    So good to see quality fish coming on board. 

    That beer looks so welcome... 

    Well done and thanks for the report. 

    Thanks Robbie fingers crossed we line up next time

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    I see Red

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    8 hours ago, Kat said:

    Cool.  What are the maximum wind conditions you would take it out in?  Sorry absolute newbie when it comes to boating and trying to learn as much as poss before I get the money to get my license and buy one 😜

    Up there you only want 5 to 10 max when crossing the paddock which is 60km of open water  before getting to the reef then the reef gives you a bit of protection and it always gets windy at night there but by then you are tucked in behind a big reef system. Alot of factors come in like my boat goes well in a following sea so I can sneek up there with a stronger southerly if I know the next couple of days it will drop out.

    These things you will learn for your self, I have had my boat for 16 years and I worked on the water for the past 35 years so knowing sea conditions is second nature. Feel free to ask questions I'm happy to help that's how you learn as we all have to along the way.

  9. I see Red

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    24 minutes ago, Kat said:

    Cool.  Can I ask what sort of boat you have? Just wondering what I would need to buy if I wanted to go on similar trips?

    5.4m aluminium cuddy cab allycraft, it has a 100hp 4 stroke Yamaha. Definitely not the biggest boat that gets around up there but I put an extra fuel tank in to give it more range.

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    I see Red

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    Headed up to 1770 for a good weather window mid week and got out for a few days on the reef in the Bunker group. The weather was exceptional on Tuesday when we left the ramp at 5am with the wind not getting over 5 knots till 5 pm. 

    The fish were hungry as we got tuskies and red throat emperor stretching the lines. Then my deckie got a good fish with a coral trout hitting the deck.

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    We kept moving to keep the fish biting hiting my marks and finding new ones along the way. The plan was to fish the red grounds on the tide turn just before lunch.

    It all went to plan when my line come tight on a solid fish with big head shakes. These fish are always an epic battle and I wasn't disappointed finally I called for the net and a good red emperor was landed.

     

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    The red throat emperor are hard pulling fish and there were a few stonkers on this trip. They don't give up till they are lifted into the boat and just as good on the dinner plate. Also got plenty of big spangled emperor and big trevally all hard pulling fish.

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    The end of the day we went to anchor behind the reef on the lee side and enjoyed a few well earned beers. The night was calm and the next morning we started working our way along fresh marks. We found some new grounds that fished well and Adam hooked a good cod.

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    We lost many big fish to sharks and I got 1 large red emperor head back missing its back end. By lunch on Wednesday we had moved down to Fitzroy lagoon and hooked up to a mooring. A swim and a beer was the go here so why not at the same time.

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    From here I pointed the boat for home after a very successful trip. By the end we had caught red emperor, tuskies, red throat emperor, black spot estuary cod, Moses perch, Maori cod, coral trout coronation trout, trevally, spangled emperor and hussa.

     

  17. Tallebudgera holiday

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    1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Hey @tugger

    Oh. Interesting! Great for me, not so great for Dad. Now I’m going to be nagging him to take me down there to give them a crack! 

    A couple questions - is there any way to get out there which doesn’t involve beach launching or a bar? 

    And how rough is a good day? Just don’t want to be out in rough in a yak.

    Thanks, Hamish

    Most launch through the surf gutters on the beach close to the reef either way the creeks bars or beach gutters through surf is the only way out there so mastering surf conditions is needed. It is offshore with swell and waves not anything like the bay.

  18. Tallebudgera holiday

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    4 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Great work tugger. That is a mighty fine mackerel session. They'd be great fun, and good chewing too!

    I tried asking Dad if he could take me and him out on the yak - calm day, one esky, some bait, some rods, capsizing, getting stranded because we're to tired to paddle back.... 😉 

    Cheers Hamish

    Plenty of yaks out there with some good fisherman amongst them. I remember the old large timber surf skis over 40 years ago fishing palmy reef for the mackies.

  19. Tallebudgera holiday

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    4 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    Nice one Mark, good variety of mackerel there and some good sized spotties and schoolies. What van did you buy and are you putting the roof rack on the van or your two vehicle?

    Yeah got the three species of mackerel this year. We bought a 21 foot semi off-road van and we'll have the boat on the car the van is 3m high with solar panels and aircon units on the roof.

  20. Tallebudgera holiday

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    7 hours ago, benno573 said:

    Interesting one day Spanish and spotties, other day mostly schoolies and a couple of spots.

     

    sounds like an ideal Xmas break (other than the work bit), sounds like you’ve taught the young fella well too. 👍

    Yeah Brock is a pretty good fisherman now, we burleyed hard that day with the schoolies as the spotties were slow then the schoolies come up into our Burley trail.

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    Tallebudgera holiday

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    Had the new caravan away down at Tallebudgera caravan Park over Xmas holidays and I was up and down with work but the family staye most of the holidays. I got out a couple of times on the palm beach reef chasing the mackerel and my son hit up the marlin a few times. 

    My son Brock had his best day going 4 from 5 on good size black marlin up to 100 kg fish. We had a couple of good days on the mackerel only minutes from where we stay at the park on the palmy reef.

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    The new van is getting a good work out with plenty of trips since we got it in September last year. Soon setting up roof racks for my roof topper tinnie for trips with the van, bring on more time touring then.

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