natang

I have an old glass rod of grandads it is the whippiest rod I've ever used. It is awesome for bream, bass and whiting. But a small bream bends it like a huge Flattie!!

I still use my dads Snyder glass surf rod with his original old Alvey reel! 

That is good news. Now lets ban green prawn imports and fix it for good. 

Awesome photos Angus glad to hear your dads on the mend and you still managed a stonkin trip! 

He is rovering. Some sort of stomach ailment. Treatment over there was intesne intibiotics so by the time we got him back to Australia to a hospital we could not pin point the cause. Also since he was so sick and immune system low and not able to take tablets he also got malaria 🤨 Anyway that is also being treated and he is well on his way to recovery. Already asked me when we are going back for revenge 😛
 
Angus

What a trip!
Not exactly the one I wanted but there are stories none the less. To explain briefly without going into to much personal detail 1.5 days into the triup and my dad got extrmely sick forcing me to leave and take him back to Kimbe for care. Gutted. I was happy to write it off as I have enjoyed the experience before. I was devastated for him as he was having such a good time. He managed one small black bass for his efforts. Thus I am left with not a lot to report except images. I am sure @John would be happy to fill in many details.
Points of interest were the bass were challenging to target due to an early arrival of white bait but some creative use of soft plastics enticed many to bite.
As far as hard bodies go trends moved back to my first trip experience with FCL Labo lures killing.
I do not have heaps of time to write paragraphs so will add some pictures now and more text later or reply to questions as they come.
Visit to the village:

Black  Bass (Have so many more but how many can you see?):


 
Other Lutjanus species for the trip:

Trevally:



 
Questions? I have so many more pictures of bass, cod, randoms, jacks... just trying to choose highlights.

Biggest jack was my 66cm I believe.

Whoops forgot spot tails! In particular Chris's cracker...

The cat is just an old wives tale Robbie.
The only real way to know if the fish has ciga is to give a feed to the mother in law or the neighbours first.

Fluid view

Only problem with bribie is you rarely catch any bloody fish on the surf side. Well I don't anyway. Have fished there don't know how many times, changed bates, used slugs, fresh worm, pippis, changed tides and moons and still to this day I have only caught one tiny dart.....

Only problem with bribie is you rarely catch any bloody fish on the surf side. Well I don't anyway. Have fished there don't know how many times, changed bates, used slugs, fresh worm, pippis, changed tides and moons and still to this day I have only caught one tiny dart.....

Only problem with bribie is you rarely catch any bloody fish on the surf side. Well I don't anyway. Have fished there don't know how many times, changed bates, used slugs, fresh worm, pippis, changed tides and moons and still to this day I have only caught one tiny dart.....