Luke Landrunner

While I'm doing some maintenance I thought I would share the products being used and if other have other suggestions etc put up their thoughts.
Gunnel rubbers

before

After

Deck 


This product Magicezy had mixed reviews but for my purpose I was happy with the results.
There is a hairline fix and a chip fix.
The chip fix is a thicker consistency and I repaired 4 small chips in the deck where sinkers had chipped the gel coat and the black fibreglass could be seen.
It's not a perfect color match but good enough that you have look closely to find them now. Before the stood out.

Before

how to apply

scrape it off 

This is on the dash near the window, I couldn't get right in there so you can see the difference between where I started and finished.
It looks like a smear but thats better that a black crack easily seen IMO.

As I said, it is not perfect by a long shot, but to have this color matched and redone by a Fibreglasser professionally it would far more expensive and time consuming.
It's expensive for the small amount you get $25 but in 30 minutes I did every gel coat crack I find and although you can still see them, they are 4 time less noticeable.
I am going to mix 2 colors cream and oyster white to see how close I can get the correct color and do top coats.
 

Hi
Thank you MSB and Benno for the information, as the kids already have their cheaper bash and smash Rods. I decided to pop into the  BCF weekend sale managed to pick up a Raider Travel Rod 2-4kg and 2500 Sienna reel cost me around $140, it packs down small enough to fit in the top of the roof pod and backpack. I will most likely find a small hard case to keep it protected when traveling.
 Now to decide on braid , leader,  soft plastics and a landing net! Where is that search key...
I will grab an ugly stik as well at some stage for bait fishing, but at the moment not enough funds for both.

Rob's a leprechaun, it was sadly not quite legal and had to throw it back .....

Interested also on the opinions and preferred methods from the wise fishos on here. 🎣

I have lost too many lures so use a single strand wire trace. @tugger showed me how to use baits under a float and he also uses a wire trace.
One morning off Straddie they were everywhere. I did not have any steel trace with me and was towing diving lures. We managed to get in 4 fish but lost around 10 lures. 
I know a lot of people that wont use wire as they feel that the fish are spooked by it. Not me. 
Can you see the wire in this guys gob?

No mono that I have ever used would stand up to those fangs. 
Good luck mate I hope you get a stack. 

Interested also on the opinions and preferred methods from the wise fishos on here. 🎣

HI Guys
 
Lost a big Mackerel on the weekend and an expensive Rapala Deep Diver which is fine but I have been mixing it up lately to see the difference with Strikes and land rates.
 
Sadly this one seem to be cut or busted on the cloth part of the wind on leader but it was the only hook up of the day whilst we have another three with traces in the water that didnt get a strike.
 
Does anyone have personal trolling experience and not use Wire Traces with their lures.  
 
Interested to hear your stories and best success stories 
 
Cheers 
 

So the threadies are on the chew at the moment and my god the fishing is fun. This week I went out three times for a number of them best going 1070 was nice to crack the metre mark. Fish were caught on gulp shrimp and live mullet/prawns. As a bit of fun I've reverted to fishing with Handline when using live bait and it's been awesome!! I'll say it yet again 
I
Love
The 
Net
Free
Zone 

What an epic fishing adventure !
 

No sure what sort of fish they were....some sort of white bait. As for the smoked jacks....well that was a bit of a strange one.....lol.....the boatman was smoking them to take back to his family. Once smoked he would just stack them away in his stuff never to be seen again.....lol....but we didn't care, he was a really good boat operator and a really funny guy. It's always a lot of fun living with guys you can't understand and they can't understand you. Every night they offered us beetle nut, mustard beans and lime and it was great to be with such humble people. All the others would eat our dehydrated meals but Niko the boatman was really into his clean pure food. One afternoon we caught some tarpon and kept one and as soon as we got back to camp he had a fire built and a stick in it's gob cooking it. (Pic attached) By the way....Tarpon are extremely bony.

Great report Lance and there are so many more things that happened that I pop into my head each day and i have a little chuckle to myself.
One of the most memorable was one afternoon when Lance and I were fishing a particular area that was holding plenty of Bass and we were slowly motoring up to a really good looking snag and I looked at Lance then looked down at his rod and Said.  "Jeez...give me a look at your rod".....well gullible Lance went to hand me his rod and I quickly fired a cast off to land it right beside this big vertical log sticking out of the water. Well that backfired on me and because I was laughing and trying to get the cast off so quick I put the lure straight over a branch above the log and it didn't hit the water. Well Lance was quick on the uptake and fired a cast straight at the log also and didn't do much better and went straight over the top of the log and tea bagged his lure right beside the log. Well a cranky bass came flying up and grabbed his lure that was barely touching the water and took off. There was a few frantic moments getting it off from around the log and the fish was boated. Lots of laughs and it was released to happily swim another day. That was just one of the many moments that will stick in my head for a very long time. 
I feel very lucky to have done what we did and it was awesome to do it with a good mate. I think it's best if we add to this report as we remember things and clearly we probably should have written a diary every day. Anyway good job Lance and bring on the next trip.
Here's a picture of the hut from the river and some mangrove jacks that were smoked traditianally over the fire in the hut.

This was our crew for the week.
Nicko, he was the boatman and owner of the boat.
He would have to be one of the best boat operators that I have ever fished with.

Ono, he was our deckhand for the week.They both really enjoyed their Beetlenut.

Eko was our cook and general hand who did all of the running around to arrange, pay and pick up anything we needed both before and after the trip.

Then we have Teddy. He is our fishing mate over in West Papua and we have fished with him twice now.
I am hoping that he will come over here in the near future as his bucket list fish are of all things a Kingfish and Murray Cod and we will return the favour by hosting him here in Australia and taking him out fishing to experience some of what we have to offer here.

Thanks Robbie.
The mozzies were no worse than anywhere over here.We had them for about an hour each night just on dark and i think twice we found a few sandflies while out fishing.
Those huts are amazing and I did put an order in for one to be built up in the lake area that we fished,lol.
I don't know if you could ever find a charter to do something like this though so it is probably something that you would need to just go and do yourself like we have done twice now.
Next year if things are still going ok for me, we might look at doing it again but with a few extra mates tagging along.
 

On the 25th March, Stu and myself set out on a trip deep into the jungles of West Papua in search of the mighty Black Bass in some river systems that have never really been fished except for the local villagers in the area.
This was a trip of epic proportions with months of planning and 3 days of travel to reach our destination.
Our journey seen us fly to Bali and then Makassar where we spent the night in a motel and then we boarded another plane at 2am to fly across to Biak where we met up with our local mate Teddy.
We were supposed to jump on another plane the next morning for Serui on the island of Pulau Japen but bad weather seen all planes and ferries cancelled so we sat this out for 2 days.
This gave us a chance to have a look around Biak so we could  visit the local fish market and check out the different sights around the city.

 

 
On the
On the second day we got to hike deep into the most beautiful valley that you could ever wish to see to catch a Spot Tail Bass but unfortunately the fishing was very quiet.
The scenery and the waterfalls were just spectacular to see and not catching any fish here really did not matter.





Some local villagers that lived downstream paddled their way up river in their dugout canoes and picked us up and took us downstream through a series of rapids and log jams to where they had a long boat waiting to ferry us out of this insane prehistoric looking valley.
The scenery was absolutely spectacular with heavy rainforest reaching right to the water.
As dark fell, the fire flies came out which was just amazing to see.
On the third day, we decided to jump on a fast passenger ferry to Serui  instead of flying over due to the excess luggage and camping gear that we had to take with us.
This was a 5 hour boat trip and it gave us a chance to see some of the local islands and coastline which was a very enjoyable part of the trip.

We finally arrived in Serui  where we arranged a driver with a small truck to run us around to find a motel for the night and to do the necessary food shopping and fuel purchases that we needed to arrange.
After purchasing  1200 liters of fuel and enough 2 stroke oil for the trip and a ute load of food and water, we had dinner and then headed back to the motel  where we settled in for a hard earned rest before the huge trip into the jungle the next day.
Life in Serui is vastly different to other parts of Indonesia that we have travelled through.
The rubbish and filth around the city is unimaginable and really has to be seen to be believed.
No one uses a rubbish bin or takes their rubbish home, they just drop it where they have finished with it and the water’s  edge around the small harbour was a tip site on its own.
It is one place that I would be very happy to never see again.



The following morning we struck our first major hurdle when the guy supplying one of the boats went missing  so we were left with only one  boatman with his 6.5m long boat to take us fishing for the week.
We loaded this poor boat up with all the camping gear, food, water,  fuel and 6 people and  I estimated that we had over  a 2 ton payload all up but she went like a rocket ship with the twin tiller steer 40hp Yamahas.
Our  boat trip was around 150km to where we wanted to camp but our plans changed when our  boatman grew up in a small village on an adjacent waterway.
It just happened that they also owned the river system that we wanted to fish in so on our way into the jungle we stopped at the village where he grew up so he could introduce us to the chief and also so he could catch up with his family and friends.
After meeting the chief and the other village elders over a coffee, the chief invited us to stay the night in his house with his family.
As it was getting late in the day and with no chance of reaching our campsite before dark, we kindly accepted his offer and we spent an amazing night with some of the nicest people you could ever  wish to meet.



Up bright and early the next morning, we headed off through this long and narrow waterway where we eventually popped out into the river system that we wanted to search for the elusive Black Bass.


Spread throughout the river system were these  little fishing shanties on stilts over the water that the villagers have built for their fishing trips and we were offered the opportunity to use any of these that we wanted.
We checked one out down near the river mouth but it was a bit small for us all so we ventured further back up river where we found this amazing little shack sitting proudly over the river with its own little jetty at the front door.
This was now going to be our campsite for the week so we unloaded the boat and then ventured off to have a look around and to have an arvo fish.





We ventured upstream into a small lake system that was 3.5km long and it had 5 separate entrances from the main river.
These creek entrances all held Black Bass, Mangrove Jacks,  Trevally and Tarpon and then inside this lake was hundreds of small palm islands, trees and stumps,  which many had good numbers of fish around them.
This was an amazing little waterway to begin our week of Black Bass fishing.



The next 2 days were spent down around the river mouth in the pure salt water looking for the bigger Black Bass.
We fished many miles of creeks and anabranches and even the adjacent river system but sadly we couldn’t find any fish down in this area.
They would have to be there as the water looked good but they were either shut down or maybe there at another time of the year.
The next few days we decided to stay well up river in the lake area where we caught our fish on the first day.
This proved to be a bonanza with many fish being hooked, landed and lost.
Most of the fish caught this trip were on the topwater  using mullet poppers and just a few were caught on deep divers.
Tarpon were everywhere this trip and were fun to catch when the bass fishing was quite.
You could see the schools of Tarpon finning on the surface and their bubble trails in the water everywhere.
A quick cast over their heads soon stirred multiple strikes at the popper.




















 
The last day we had some bad weather coming in so we decided to get out of the jungle and start the journey back to Serui.
We spent the night in a boatmans hut at the village again as the spring tides had made the creek too shallow to navigate in the dark.
After a good nights sleep, we headed off at 4.30am to beat the falling tide.
This time we hit many stumps and also had to drive the boat over whole trees to reach the deeper section of the creek.
Once out it was full stick down the river and across the bar to the open water where it was quite choppy for the first 50km.
About half way back to Serui we pulled into a small village where our boatmans wife lived so we managed to get a nice jug of hot coffee and buy an extra drum of fuel to complete the trip.


 
Hugging the coastline to avoid the choppy waters, the  trip back was beautiful as we navigated through a series of tropical islands and over some shallow coral reefs.





Once back to Serui, we found a motel for the night and we all enjoyed a good feed and a few cold Bintangs.
The next morning we boarded the ferry for another 5 hour journey back to Biak
Here we stayed another night at Teddy’s house before the final 2 day journey back home.
Overall it was an amazing trip and venturing so deep into the jungle with no support and no idea of what to expect added to the thrill of this adventure.
The people we met and the places we got to experience will be something that all of us will never forget.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

No conversion necessary
Fish brains are quite small relative to their body mass - Typically 1/15 the brain mass of a similarly size bird or mammal. 
We are already academics that occasionally out smart these fish. 

I like all of the points above and try to cover most in my reports to make them informative so other can pick up a tip or two. 
Sometimes I feel the same after putting 5hrs of editing on a video that results in only 5 minutes of video. The video can get a couple of comments,  yet after posting a report that took only 20 minutes there can be dozens of comments, go figure. It doesn't worry me at all just a observation of effort verses comments. 
I have a terrible memory for somethings and writing a report allows me to go back in years and see what trips I did where and what worked. Like a fishing diary.
I enjoy reading all reports good and bad days and everyone's way of writing them is appreciated.

Hi Angus,
Great thread starter! Everyone has their likes and dislikes (there's probably a rude analogy there somewhere) and i'm sure fishing reports are no different.
I don't read all the reports so a great title releases the scent that makes me interested. Relevance to the fishing i do (or used to do before kids!) gets me biting, if it includes a rough location of where i fish, have fished before or want to fish in the future - especially if they include the way i like to fish and the species i target. Quality, well composed pics of photo-worthy fish sets the hook and a great story sharing the writer's experiences and genuine stoke shortens the fight and gets me close enough for a gaff shot. If the report is informative, well-written and allows me to learn something then the gaff shot hits the spot and i'm well and truly slapping around on the deck of the boat. Chuck a bit of humour in there and i'm bled and on the ice in the esky!
Some recent or more memorable reports/threads with these features that come to mind are:
drop bear's spanish mac story any of luvit's reports but especially his Kimberley adventure the noosa river stuff from the guys catching jacks and barras at night from a few years ago the PNG trip reports from your AFO trips Wayne Youngy Young's reports from here and abroad any post by Aussie123 Things that make me want to bust you off are reports that are too long, incoherent, or clearly trying to deceive.
I'm really interested in other people's thoughts - i'm on another site but know that other media platforms (which i have logged out of) have definitely taken over in the last few years and that site in particular has really suffered. This forum seems to maintain its interest and traffic which is great to see! There is a sense of community on this site without elitism which is a credit to the people who post and the moderators no doubt.
Thanks for the opportunity to contribute! Hopefully a few more reports from me in the future.

Andrew
 

Good on you for trying to organise anyway Brian.
ive got it in my head to organise a kayak social in the future. Just a one day thing followed by a bbq as I know a lot of folk on here have kayaks.

sounds great. I hope to make that one
 

+1
Thanks, and now where did I put my boat?

+1
Thanks, and now where did I put my boat?

Great resource @Doyley - thanks for putting it up.

This info is taken straight from Smithy's Fishing Charters website.  http://smithysfishingcharters.com.au   Some great info on there about the different reefs up here on the coast and i thought this may help some members.  Also found the graph below on his website which i found very helpful.

Typical Reefs Visited
Teewah Coffee Rock
I really only go here during mackerel season.  The mackerel get on the numerous bait schools in the region.  Noosa locals go well here on reefies and some spots hold good jewies.
 
North Reef
Normally fished by the Noosa charter boats, I sometimes end up here during cobia season on a couple of the wrecks in this region.   If does fish well for all sorts of species but it is a well known snapper spot.  The Noosa boats also seem to get a fair few pelagics whilst at anchor here.
 
Massouds Reef
This is a sneaky little reef south of North Reef, a bit inside Chardons Reef and a bit outside Misery Reef.  It is named after the Massoud family who also have a park named after them in Noosaville.  It is a snapper/pearl perch reef that is also home to the other usual suspects like sweetlip, parrot and cod.  At times it also holds good bait.
 
Sunshine Reef
Sunshine is pretty heavily hit by the Noosa tinny brigade and the Noosa charter boats.  I mostly go here in mackerel season.  I have had the odd soft plastics session here for some grass emperor and squire.  The bonus in mackerel season is the odd coral trout off the downrigger on livies. If I am fishing here a bit I usually get a few a season.
 
Chardons Reef
Chardons I hit a bit.  I have had good snapper bites here in August and it is a great live bait reef for marlin and other pelagic species.  It has mackerel on it at times as well as wahoo quite often.  If the bait is in I have had good sessions here on cobia and the odd longtail tuna.  It turns up all sorts of surprises like cracker pearl perch, legal red emperor, a few gold spot estuary cod, the odd legal brown maori cod and I have had some ripper sessions here on reef flathead.  Chardons does not look like much on the sounder but if it has bait on it has fish with the bait.  It is mostly small ledges with wire weed.
 
Castaways Reef/Victor Bailey Reef
I have had some great snapper sessions here.  A long way from Mooloolaba and the Noosa boats have to go past a lot of good country at Sunshine Reef to get here so not many people bother.  Nice little bommies in flat ground I am pretty sure there are trout here but have been unable to land one.  Some good bustoffs seem like trout.  In summer I have heard it gets mackerel on it but I have certainly caught quite a few cobia here on the bait schools at times.  Victor Baileys is a great little reef in close to get out of the wind.  It is a good place to get a few mixed reefies.  I have even got a legal red emperor here at night and another good session on school mackerel.
 
Coolum Reef/Arkwright Shoal
The Coolum area also takes in Hancocks Shoal and the area around it and off Stumers Creek.  In summer this is a good reef for spotty mackerel and in winter snapper.  Early winter it is also good for grey mackerel and Spanish mackerel and the freedivers even get them here shore diving.  Some springs see the school mackerel thick here.  Mixed in with the snapper are a few good grass emperor.  A new wreck exists here and it will be interesting to see how it fishes with the wreck of the ex HMAS Brisbane not too far away.
 
The Gneerings
The Gneering shoals out from Mooloolaba are very rocky reef reefs.  I mostly fish here for mackerel in summer and snapper in spring.  Being so close to Mooloolaba they are very heavily hit.  They are very shallow and dived on by lots of freedivers who see a fair few mangrove jack and coral trout down there yet as anglers we don’t tend to get them.  I do have one friend who has the trout wired and does well in autumn for them.  Many of the tinny brigade also get the Gneerings wired for snapper and other species like parrot and moses perch that call this place home.  I tend to do better off the big reef structures and fish the gravel with bait schools for mixed reefies like brown maori cod, gold spot estuary cod and grass emperor. 
 
Murphys Reef
Murphies is also another favourite of the tinny brigade.   At time good bait moves in here and with it are good schools of big ajs and kingfish.  Mixed in with them are cod, trout and jewies feeding on the bait.  Murphies has its momemts with the snapper and mixed reefies but I tend to fish away from the main area.  A bit south is a bait area we get marlin and cod.  To the east and west are some big structures that hold jewifish, amberjack and yellowtail kingfish.
 
Raper Shoal/Currimundi Reef
Raper Shoal is not far off the beach and virtually joins up with the coffee rock at the Wurtulla surf tower one side and all the reef off Moffat Headland the other side.  Our from Rapers is Currimundi Reef and out from it is the Currimundi 8mile/9mile area.  All of these areas are snapper/grassy/mackerel spots.  Mostly school mackerel in August/September and spottie and Spanish mackerel from November to May.  At times I have caught big snapper up to 82cm in very ripe condition here and they move right in close to try and spawn.  My biggest grass emperor have also come from this area.  The close in area is hit hard by the Mooloolaba and Caloundra tinny brigades as well as kayakers from the beach at Moffat Beach.
 
Caloundra Coffee Rock/The Corks/Brays Rock/The Peg/The Peg Reef/Hamilton Patches/Spoil Grounds
All of these close in reefs off Caloundra are hit by the Caloundra tinny and yak brigade, either through the bar or from the Kings Beach boat ramp.  The peg reef is a great mackerel reef in summer and snapper reef in winter.  I also get a few snapper off the corks as they usually hold bait.  That is why the peg reef if good, all of the bait.  To fish it conventionally with bait on the bottom you would think it only holds rubbish but on soft plastics you only get the good snapper and grassies.  This whole area also has bait schools at any time, great for jigging or the mackerel and tuna get on them as well.  My biggest mackerel of 24.8kg came from the peg reef.
 
Caloundra 5mile Reef
The 5mile is one of my favourite reefs.  Mackerel in summer and snapper in winter.  It holds good bait at times and that is why the fish are there.  It has thrown up some great fish for me over the years including an 18kg amberjack and a 93cm snapper.  The snapper here at times mark up like text-book sounder shots of big fish mixed in with the bait.  The sharks can be a pain though when they hone in on the mackerel schools.
 
Caloundra 9mile Reef
This reef goes by a few different names but usually the 7-8-9 mile.  It comes out of 35m all around and is a football field size plateau of 30m depth on top.  Like all of the Caloundra reefs it is a mackerel spot in summer and a snapper spot in winter.  It is not as consistent as some of the other spots and really needs bait on it.  When the bait is there, the fish are there.
 
Caloundra 12mile Reef
The 12mile is a massive area meeting up with the Currimundi 9mile in the north and stretching all of the way down to the Wild Banks in the south off Bribie Island.  The 12mile has a very specific mackerel area on the western side though.  It could turn up any species of fish and is one of the main reefs I fish on half days.  It also has numerous bait reefs scattered amongst it.
 
Caloundra Wide
Caloundra Wide is another massive reef system virtually starting at the Barwon Banks and stretching to Cape Moreton.  It takes in a couple of wrecks straight out the front of Mooloolaba which are great for cobia.  Teraglin or trag jew are the second most common fish from these wrecks but they turn up all sorts of fish from nannygai to snapper to cod.  Caloundra Wide proper is mostly ledges running N-S with wire weed on top of them.  All of the usual reef species call it home. 
 
Cape Moreton
I get down to Cape Moreton a bit, usually chasing pelagic fish at Hutchison Shoal but also at “The Trench”.  Lately I have even been venturing down the front of the Cape to Shallow Tempest, Brennan’s Shoal, Roberts Shoal, Smiths Rock and all of the ledge country through here.  It holds good bait and has great natural reef, just that it is close to Brisbane, a city of nearly 1.5million people so this area gets hard hit.  I have also done well here on livies on AJs and kingfish with cod and cobia getting in on the act.  It also has its moments as a snapper spot and throws up surprises like great GTs but the sharks can be a problem at times.  From October/November on, it is a bit of a special for wahoo and mahi mahi with many marlin getting in on the act as well.
 
Barwon Banks
The Barwon Banks is a massive reef structure about 20Nm due east of Mooloolaba up to in line with Noosa.   It has many areas from the shallows, the gravel on the west side, the wire weed ledges to the south and numerous drop offs and bommies.  You can do worse than just drifting the shallows out here picking up a mixed bag of fusiliers, tusk fish and tropical fish like hussar and red throat emperor.  In the day it was covered in red emperor and snapper.  They are a bit harder to temp these days.  A few of the big ledges are also home to wahoo and spanish mackerel in the summer and amberjack and kingfish in the winter time with random fish like jobfish and dogtooth tuna thrown in.
 
The 85m Ledge
The 85m ledge in front of the Barwon Banks is the traditional home of snapper fishing on the Sunshine Coast.  Mixed in with the snapper are a few pearl perch and fish like splendid perch and black spot pigfish.  The odd amberjack also gets in on the action and random fish like jewfish.
 
The Hards
Kicking out to the NE from the Barwons are the Hards.  They run out to about 40Nm NE of Mooloolaba.  The southern Hards gets up to about 53m and is great snapper and amberjack country.  The northern Hards can produce anything from tusk fish to snapper and pearl perch and the odd hussar and red emperor.  It can be well worth the run out here in favour of the Barwons.
 
The Mud
East of the main ridge of the Hards is an area people call the Mud.  Scattered through here are numerous little bumps and ledges off the main reef complexes.  There is also a sunken trawler wreck in this area.
 
The 97m Ledge
Out in front of the Hards and running down and joining up with the 85m ledge is the 97m ledge.  At times this is where all the professional line fishermen fish for the snapper and pearl perch.  It is deep but can be rewarding.
 
The Deep Wrecks
Out where the trawlers work there is a line of wrecks where they have snagged the bottom and toppled over and sunk.  These are great spots for amberjack, kingfish, snapper and pearl perch.  At times they also hold jewfish and the odd comet cod and bar cod comes off them.  Go out here armed with live bait and jigs and you will see some action more times than not.
The Lauren G.
One of the latest wrecks out there.  A local Mooloolaba boat that went down out at the Hards in 97m of water.  A long way from home so fishes well but more and more people are getting the waypoint.  I believe the skipper went down with the boat and is known by a few of the guys I know.  Amberjack, kingfish, jewfish, pearl perch, snapper and bar cod have all come off this wreck.  Was commercially smashed of all the pearl perch off it at one stage and does not fish anywhere near as well for snapper or pearlys since.
The Tiger Kelly.
Another local trawler that went down east of the Barwon Banks.  127m of water and fishes well at times.  Does cop a hammering though.  It has probably had it’s glory years.  It does turn up things out of the box at times like 76cm pearl perch another charter boat caught off it.
The Tempest
Near the Tiger Kelly.  Don’t know much about this wreck.  Very hard to find.
The Plane Wrecks
I have a few marks for plane wrecks out here.  One day I did mark something but have been unable to find it again.  Trawlers most likely move the parts around with their nets.  Suppossedly at the end of WWII planes were dumped off the aircraft carriers in this area.  Bits of aircraft have definately been trawled up by the local trawlers in their nets.
The Anna Jay
The AJ/MJ/Angela Jane is in 135m off Caloundra Wide.  Not much left of it on the sounder and is a very hit and miss place.  Sometimes the fish are here and other times they aren’t.  Depends on what you see on your sounder.
The Kosi or Wendy Joy
This wreck in about 110m always has a great show.  Also seen  Has been hit hard.  Doesn’t yield much considering the show.  Lots of small pearlies.
The Kerry Anne
About the deepest one I will fish.  145m.  Not much show and not much go most of the time considering how deep it is and a lot less hit than the others.
The Uglbar
In 135m and certainly has its day.  Hit hard by boats out of Brisbane/Bribie/Redcliffe.  Similar wreck species to the rest.
The Jennifer K
This trawler lies in about 82m NE of Hutchison Shoal.  It shows up good on the sounder but is plagued by small pearl perch and hit super hard.  It has had its day unfortunately. 
The Kyogle
Also known as the Centaur but it has been proven that the Centaur is in ultra deep water off North Stradbroke.  The Kyogle is in 180m and not really worth the effort considering the depth.  I’ve only ever pulled rat kings off it.  
The Containers
The shipping containers that fell off the ship the Pacific Adventurer lie in about 130m off Cape Moreton.  They fish well for pearlies in the early part of the season but later on after they have been hit it is frustrating to pull up undersize snapper and pearl perch from that sort of depth.  One trip we got owned by big kingies and AJs here too.  Sharks can be a problem at times like all of these deep spots eating your fish half way up or hooking the livies themselves.   
 
The 50m Wrecks
On the 50m line there is another line of shallower wrecks.  These are bait spots holding yellowtail and slimey mackerel.  Attracted to the bait are very often cobia in cobia season.
The Tall Ship
I have also heard it called the Missi or Mississippi.  It is about 9Nm SE of Double Island Point in 50-60m of water.  I think between the pros out of Rainbow Beach and the Noosa Charter boats it has been flogged but like all wrecks, on any given day they can go off.  Grinners have also made these sorts of places home and can give you a flogging.   I believe it used to have quite a few red fish on it (nannygai and red emperor).
The Sunken Cruiser
The sunken Cruiser lies in about 60m of water outside of North Reef off Noosa.  If you can get past the grinners it holds cobia at times as well as jewfish.  Nannygai, snapper and pearl perch can also be caught off it like all the wrecks on this line.
The Barges/American Warship
I have quite a few barge marks in this North Reef area but I have yet to find anything conclusive.  Maybe some of the locals know some of the spots but so far all of my searching has turned up nothing.
The K-Lyne
I have also got this mark as Tippy Toe.  Lies in 50-60m inside of the Hards.  A good cobia spot in season if you can get past the grinners.  Also had some good sessions here on the trag jew.
The Dolphin
Early on I used to fish this mark a bit and it held good Cale Cale Trevally.  It has been flogged by the Noosa charter and rec boats and doesn’t fish anywhere near as well.  I have pulled the odd snapper off it as well.  It lies in 50m of water at North Reef.
The Bermagui Star
Lies in about 29m of water inside of North Reef.  Can hold good bait at times.  Marlin and mackerel come off it but it has been fleeced of its reefies.
The Landing Barge
Sunk filming the Kylie Minogue movie the Delinquents, this wreck lies in about 50m of water east of Mooloolaba.  It has had its best days but still turns up the odd cobia if you are the first boat there after two weeks of poor weather.  I know of jewfish, cod, snapper, nannygai and pearl perch to have come off it.
The FV Jodie
The Jodie lies SE of the Cobia Barge and has its day if you can get past the grinners.  It also gets good Trag Jew on it at times.
Various Cape Moreton Wrecks
Wrecks are a dime a dozen down off Cape Moreton.  Some are productive and some have had their day.

Before I offer deckie spots I usually suss out whether or not by their posts and responses to topics etc whether I think we have similar views, similar humor or if they do or don't have a boat, or when they are available to get out. Because last thing I want is to go out and not enjoy the time on the water together.
Yes I agree we all own boats because we like getting out and it is our choice to do so and therefore we wear the costs associated.
However as skippers offering deckies spots whether it's for the persons company or to help in sharing costs I don't see a problem with either reason. It does cost a lot to run boats and if someone is happy to accept a deckie spot, then I think it is only fair to contribute in some way.
Each persons situation is different and therefore what they contribute can be different,bait,lunch, coffee,fuel,$,cleaning up or a combination.
When I head offshore a typical round trip is 200km and I get about 1.2km to the litre.  I certainly can't afford to do that every week so as a skipper/boat owner an offer to contribute is appreciated and allows me to get out more often and even take more deckies out.
If there are no deckie's available I go by myself and still have a good time.
 

So if you have caught a bass on a banana, why the superstition? That seems like good luck to me!!