Luvit

A break from it all, is still a break. 

Magnificent country we live in. 

It's an excuse to go away again when there is more water about.

8 hours ago, ellicat said:

Just checked the barometer for the next 4 days - 1024. WooHoo.

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml

 

Also checked my GPS fishing predictor (like a modern day fishing alamanac) and one of our days is a 4 stars out of 4 for fishing and the other days are 3 stars out of 4. 

 

Excited.

No excuses now. 

Last time I retrieved the boat I took off  6 inches of gel coat. It would not have caused a problem but i wanted it resealed.

I took it to a business called Todd's Fibreglass that is locate at Thorneside a 1hr drive from me. The reason I I wanted Todd to do the work was on the back of a previous chat I had with him regarding some minor repairs.

I was very impressed with his knowledge and his honesty. Having someone work on my boat makes me nervous because trying to match a factory color is not easy at all.

Todd did a fantastic job and charged me $150 less than was quoted once he saw the boat in the flesh rather than quoting from the photos. As I said very honest.

If I ever require more glass work this is the guy I will be taking it to. Highly recommend him.

Todd's Fibreglass

141 Railway Parade, Thorneside QLD 4158

0421 339 323

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Welcome,

I don't know much about peel however plenty of other members do. If you use the search function 'peel' there is loads of information from the years past.

No, but look forward to the report though.

Realxin and chillin, littraly 

I'll will keep it in mind.

I wouldn't mind getting there. Touch base as it get closer. 

11 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice footage and stunning location Wayne but I've got to ask, who is the nude guy smoking the cigar on your boat ..........

Luke the nude. 

12 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

@Luvit, did you put this up just to drive the rest of us insane with jealousy? First, the boat envy, then the location envy followed by the drone envy. Then, to really tip us over the edge, you slip in a reference to an upcoming trip to the Kimberley! You are a cruel, cruel man Wayne.

I’m just compensating.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5w3p0BFip73-QZ1JiDM0g

I lied, l have 60 subscribers ha,ha

I think the island is called  Weenandin (Round Island) it’s opposite Big Woody Island. 

The southern part of the bay was calm but 29 km off Rooney’s point in a SSW was not. 

Great to see you back on the horse mate. 

Have to get out again soon.

You are the only subscriber, of course you are number 1. 

Luke grabbed some beans for his coffee grinder.

The catch was quite unexpected.

We thought grassies, tuskies ect but to get the nanny's was awesome. I had said if we got a golden I wanted to keep it. They're an underrated eating fish I think. 

I feel  like I'm the only person that uses this new web site thingy majig called google. numbers 9 & 10 Drop bear. So many sharks though.

It's a long way, we did 270 km for the trip.

1. Wathumba Wreck    24 59.716s 153 11.266e
Holds assorted reef fish and bait. Trevally frequent this area and can be a pest, scarlets at night.
 

2. Washing machines    24 55.713s 153 12.741e
Not real deep here around 12m but can fish well dawn and dusk for school size scarlets and sweetlip.
 

3. Washing machines north    24 54.509s 153 12.671e
The start of the coffee rock area, assorted plate size reef fish, best at night. Good in a northerly.
 

4. Red Ned    24 51.115s 153 04.530e
Situated about 3nm SW of Rooney Point it’s the home of an old sunken house boat, very little remains today, but holds bait and assorted reef species and pelagic’s. fishes well for snapper in the winter months.
 

5. Rooney Point    24 49.190s 153 08.212e
Small black marlin inhabit the area from here back to station hill, so trolling some skirts on and off the shallows from October to December can be a lot of fun here. Site casting for them happens regularly in the shallows.
 

6. Rooney 4 mile    24 46.188s 153 04.263e
Assorted reef fish, coral trout and plenty of mackerel and tuna in season. current can run here at times.
 

7. Rooney 8 mile    24 46.242s 152 58.277e
Some better fish here at times, drifting is best as it’s a reasonable area north south, Reds and assorted reefies at times. If there is no bait don’t waste time keep moving on.
 

8. 18 mile Area    24 44.326s 152 48.644e
You are about ½ way between Rooney point and Bundaberg here, some good drop offs around here. Trout, snapper and assorted reef fish here, reef jacks at night for those who have the patience.
 

9. Gutters 1.    24 40.277s 152 47.900e
The gutters run SW to NE through this area, good reef fish and trout particularly on live bait.
 

10. Gutters 2.    24 32.859s 152 46.342e
Another spot worth searching around for the ups and downs, fish the edges of the gutters for trout and on top at night for assorted reef dwellers.
 

11. Wreck    24 33.574s 152 49.519e
This area can hold some big fish, a couple of wrecks can be found around here, big cobia will test your tackle here as well as scarlets and occasional snapper.
 

12. Sandy cape shoals    24 36.274s 153 20.738e
Gets shallow here under 10m , great spot for pelagic’s and assorted reef fish, big green job fish hang out here in the 25m to 30m areas that hold bait.
 

13. Break sea rough patch    24 33.348s 153 21.199e
This area has a lot of small rises 2m 4m high, fish anything that has bait. Maori cod, Red Emperor, parrot, you name it, it will be caught around here.
 

14. Break sea north    24 26.152s 153 17.232e
Situated about 17 miles north of sandy cape this area holds great fish but unfortunately hundreds of sharks, try to find isolated patches of reef for the best chance of beating the tax man.
 

15. Light ship    24 16.753s 153 05.624e
This area is where you are likely to encounter everything from big Blue Maori cod to red emperor, look for isolated patches of bait on the bottom and drift through it and hang on.; current can rage here at times, but the fishing is usually great, particularly at night.
 

16. Break sea NW patch    24 17.729s 153 01.324e
Another area worth searching for big Reds, scarlet sea perch and other bigger species, set you sounder to search the bottom 20m as all fish here inhabit the bottom. Reef Jacks are a reword if you find the right rock, but only seem to bight at night.
 

17. Herald patches    24 12.814s 152 41.257e
This area is better accessed from Bundaberg or Burnet heads, the ground here is home to trout, parrot and red throat emperor, but the big Reds can be found to the SE of here in the 45 m to 65m depths.

When the golden hit the deck I said to Luke Robbie will be kicking himself.

4 x PB for the trip.

When I get a chance I'll do a report.

Happy to answer questions Drop Bear. Over the years I have posted a few HB reports and if you find them it will give you an indication of the fish we caught at that time of the year. With the cold snap we just experienced things could do anything now.

Small tides again, but weather looks good. 

I don’t fish much in the bay. I’ll have to put some of these marks in my boat. 

No secret, a quick google search. 

No we don't do jig heads because everyone has their own brand of prefered jig heads. I am looking at some local suppliers to support other Australian small businesses but this is not looking viable. Speaking with a few people they all say the same thing. You have stock every size and type and you don't know which ones are going to sell and which one will sit on the shelf.

ATM we intend on simply making each order as it comes in. With nearly 30 colours available and  3 different styles (Jerk Shads, Paddle tails and curl tails) in multiple sizes there are many combinations. Unless you have every combination covered with a good stock you will always need to make them anyway.

Being an online business we need to change the web site to be more user friendly platform. 

This should get you started.