samsteele115

Wow that's massive news in regards to Evinrude! 

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Just saw this. Interesting post mate. How good would a big electric go! I suppose if you run out of battery its the same as running out of fuel? I would probably need a huge solar panel so I got home.... 

Try again sweetie, it's already a thing Found an inflatable boat last year with a mate and decked it out with leccy, solar panel on the front, ply floor and Bunnings umbrella. 

We got some looks (jealousy) cruising around the sandy straits

Also if solo, invest in a small pair of bolt cutters. Got some on my kayak. A set of hooks in an awkward place could not only end your trip early but also prevent you from controlling your vessel back to safety. At least you've got a better chance of unhooking yourself 

16 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

That is a sad moment. I have lost a few over the years. 

On the up side they do make for good oyster reefs

Yes, just doing my bit ya know 

Had 4 of the white FJs back in the day! Fantastic sturdy reels, had to upgrade to carbon washers and they did the job very well after that. Much heavier compared to the new one I bought recently, but didn't have much time with it to compare before losing it off the kayak. 

Man, super durable combo too. Heard good things, great purchase. Might have to do the same when my fancy shimanos kark it from too much salt water on the kayak. 

Sam 

2 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hey Sam

Thanks for that, haha, I'd imagine the only thing they could catch in your wardrobe would be the odd shirt-fish  

Or maybe a Tailor 

1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

I also should say an interesting story...

When on a Scout camp a couple years back, at Allawah (which is near Colleges Crossing), we chucked out a line with eel and prawn.

While there was no fight to it, guess what comes in - a 65cm flatty. I was just sad after that I didn't get to reel it in because my dad thought it was a weed and let some others reel it in.  

Cheers Hamish

Bream, jacks and flatties aren't too uncommon in brackish or even fresh! Not from personal experience, but have seen on the youtubes 

5 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

Take your boat up to Wathumba Creek for a trip. I love it up there. 

Don't take an open boat with no shelter or mozzie protection and expect to get some sleep on it without double checking the rain forecast

6 hours ago, GregOug said:

It is a gorgeous place. We didn’t make it to the western side because we were too busy showing my sons’ friend the eastern side!  Next time will be an inside trip I think, probably using the boat.

That's fair enough! Can't do it all at once, so much to see on the east. The Hervey bay flats are a special shallow water fishery... Just about the time of year the juvenile  black marlin cruise along (October- January), and have seen longtail and trevally do the same! Incredibly unique. 

In terms of having a landbased fish next time on the western side I'm pretty sure the bread and butter species are a regular catch there also. 

23 hours ago, GregOug said:

Have to agree with you Sam. I thought a trip to Fraser at this time of year would have produced something decent. But between the bloody weed, the groups of twenty or more 4x4s parked bumper to bumper at any halfway decent looking gutter, the fact that I only saw two fish getting caught by the hundreds of fishermen I drove past and my absolutely pathetic fishing record of late I’m not really surprised I got nothing. 
 

For the record, my party caught one good sized whiting, one mediocre legal tailor and four good size dart and that was it for quite a few hours of fishing. Oh well, we still had a bloody great trip. I’d recommend it to anyone.

Beautiful place isn't it. Shame about the lack of fish but that happens been quiet on straddie all week too. 

Did you check out the western side? Would be tempting to get away from the ocean side crowds 

11 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Good day out there Robbie - am bemused at why I struggled to only catch one mackerel. Only thing I can guess is that I really should change my metal spoon (been meaning to) as the hook is discoloured (ie. slightly rusted) but the spoon itself is still nice and shiny.

Robbies group of mackerel haven't had their tetanus shot yet, so they stay away from rusty hooks

All of this stuff I find confusing too. Good on you for posting for help, now you know Learning new knots and rigs is really difficult for some people (me) to get their head around and takes time and patience. We are all wired differently! 

6 hours ago, Breaming with bro said:

Yeah I have a daiwa RZ 6-9kg rod i recently bought it can Match’s well with a 2500-4000 size reel but atm I have a cheap 6000 eBay reel with cheap thick mono that has the worst line lay and weighs a tone so in the future I will probably end up getting a 4000 sienna or Sedona or something like that and spool it with 20lb braid for that rod . Also the rod is graphite and works well with soft plastics and vibes it’s 7 foot I’ve only caught baby queenfish with it so far which I was almost able to skull drag em 

Perfect!

10 hours ago, Jaz44 said:

I am not going to offer the Yalta Craft guy much as I am not super keen on a half cab. Especially for estuary fishing.  

Sounds like you don't really want it?  

Hey mate, unlikely to find any decent numbers of tuna in the bay this time of year. Always worth a look at the beacons. I'd be stopping at the M3 and M4 and M8 beacons on the way to mud from Bribie and any others you fancy as a detour. 

I used to like drifting around mud throwing plastics in about 5m of water targeting snapper but often picking up tasty by catch 

1 hour ago, Drop Bear said:

Nice one mate. I would love some tips on how you rig them?

They swim amazing in the water when rigged well. Helpful, I know