Junky

While you're trawling lures, watch that sounder and mark the lumps, bumps and drop offs etc. 
Also, drift occasionally. You'll be surprised how much good ground you'll drift over, but you won't know it if your eyes not on that sounder. 
 

While you're trawling lures, watch that sounder and mark the lumps, bumps and drop offs etc. 
Also, drift occasionally. You'll be surprised how much good ground you'll drift over, but you won't know it if your eyes not on that sounder. 
 

HI Guys,
Was hoping the photo issue was solved before posting this trip but better late than never.
Left home early on the 4th October and met mate a Nudgee and did the drive to the old stomping grounds of Hampo (also known as Rockhampton).
Met a mate with his 4.53 Territory Sea Jay, stocked up with ice and fuel and headed north to Stanage bay.
Road in was really good after hearing all the horror stories. 70km of bitumen and only 30km of dirt which had mostly been recently graded but pretty dry and dusty in some parts.
Set up camp late arvo and rigged up ready for the first time chasing barra. Excited was an understatement.
Now unfortunately due to the first night piss up we were up a little bit late the next morning and definitely a bit shady. Anyway we were off. Headed out the front for a jig on some rubble ground for no luck and a sea sick mate who had never been offshore, nothing to do with still being hungover.
Headed up the passage to the first creek and saw fish on the side scan straight away, second snag we fished and about half an hour in I hooked the first barra on a vibe in deep on the snag. Great hit and fight and landed my first barra at 75cm.
A few casts later on the same vibe I hooked a lot bigger one and lost it not long after. A mighty swirl is all I saw. Doh!
Change of spots and with lots of fish on the sounder tried the same vibe and hooked a 63cm grunter which gave me a bit of curry. PB and back she went.
Back to the first snag a little bit later later and a change of lure to a fat shad and I had annother 76cm Barra. A lot better fight and eventually in the net.
And then I lost the magic vibe on the snag, and as much as we tried we couldn’t get it back. I shed a tear or two I have to say. Didn’t get a bite on any other colour all trip.
Day two was very slow and bloody hot. The dog was not happy and we had to constantly wet him down.
Straight to the creeks and hit probably 20 creeks for a few fingermark biggest by my mate at 42cm. Missed a few bites on Texas rigged paddle tails and learnt a bit of respect after being dusted a few times.
Skipper got a 65cm barra at one of the last snags for the day. Back for more beers and snooze for me. The other two went out for a late arvo session with no luck on the ledge out the front.
Saturday was windy with 15 – 20kt SE blowing early but we’ll just go ‘around the corner’ my mate said. 60kms late we get back to the ramp broken, battered but with my mate getting a 76cm barra. Bugger only started fishing 6 months ago. I won’t forget that trip back in a hurry and either will my back.
Good feed at the pub that night and packed up camp in the morning for the drive back home.
Great trip with a couple of good mates and already planning the next one.
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Just some mullet filet mate, one of my first few times using it as well. So good result I reckon.

Very well written. 
 
42 is a good fish. 
What was the bait of choice? 
 

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Good on you Hamish. 
Awesome fish mate. 
 

I'm with you. Nothing wrong with pounds and ounces. I don't even like it when jigheads are described in grams. haha

Am I the only stupid old b@st@Rd that finds the PE thing confusing? Every time it comes up I go away and read up on it and end up needing a Bex and a good lie down. Fishing is a simple sport - why do we have to make it seem so technical? 
Oh, and good luck with your new gear @mzaakir  I hope it all works well for you. 

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Good on you Hamish. 
Awesome fish mate. 
 

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Good on you Hamish. 
Awesome fish mate. 
 

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Good on you Hamish. 
Awesome fish mate. 
 

Brian's better off hanging with Hamish on the pontoons... 🤣

Hi all,
I snuck out for a quick flick this morning in the river, hoping for something decent. The morning didn't start off great as I slept in, but I still managed to ride and arrive at the spot of choice by six. With the tide still running out, I was hopeful of a few baitfish, but I could hardly scrape together enough to continuously fish. Eventually I saw something of interest, a flathead lie. Maybe I will try flicking some lures around here the next time I'm fishing at high tide. I also caught a small flathead and flounder in the net, so clearly some more bottom dwelling fish get around here. 
https://lensdump.com/i/qGI3zP
Flathead Lie
As I continued to grind away for livebait, I saw someone drive by with a fully decked out lure fishing boat, which would be pretty cool to have. I didn't see him catch anything when he was fishing nearby though. Things just seemed to get worse for me though, as I managed to rip a couple of holes in my net that will need to be stitched to fix up. All my livies also kept seeming to get pickered but I never saw any bites.  
After about one and a half hours of fishing for absolutely nothing, I was out of bait and energy. I sorted all my gear out and had a drink, before getting back to netting. Here, I was lucky enough to net a nice size bony bream, which I chucked out on a 4/o circle hook pinned through the nose. I got back to the cast netting, and with no other rods out things weren't looking good... But then, I saw my rod get a couple of distinct hits before buckling over. I jogged back and as the fish went for another long run, I tightened my drag and the fight began. 
It wasn't long before more line was peeling off of my spool, and I was starting to get a bit nervous as the fish was running dangerously close to a very snaggy rocky ledge. Luckily, I managed to turn its head, and it slowly started to come back towards me. A few more cranks and I could see my sinker, then swivel... Sure enough, it was what I wanted! But the fight wasn't over yet, as the thready shot back down into the depths. After about 3 more minutes of fighting with some screaming runs on my 4000 reel, I managed to bend over and grab the fish in the mouth, landing it successfully. Nice. I got a walker to take a couple pics for me, before venting and successfully releasing the fish. The thready came in between 105-110cm, I don't know for sure as I didn't have it perfectly aligned on the brag mat. Although not quite a new PB, still a solid fish, and my first in ages.
https://lensdump.com/i/qGIsCZ
Thready
It was only about 8:15AM when I had that all sorted, so I netted and fished for a bit longer, catching one catfish, before riding home. On the way home, one of my rods fell through the floor of my bike buggy, and some pipes scratched another one of my rods up pretty bad, but at least I caught that thready. 🙂 
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed. I probably won't be able to go fishing for a few weeks now because of school, so it was a good way to finish up. 
Stats:
Tide: 1:50AM, 1.4M, High, 8:00AM, .5M, Low, 3:00PM, 2M, High. 
Moon Phase: 40%
Bait Caught/Used: Live mullet, bony bream, silver biddy. 
Fish Caught: Threadfin Salmon x 1, Catfish x 1
Total Damage: Cast net ripped, had to do heaps of cast netting, made hole in bottom of bike buggy, chipped rod. 
Tackle Used: Shimano Symetre on Shimano Sentire Rod, Shimano Stradic on Shimano Raider, Okuma Coronado CDX on Silstar Crystal Powertip, Shimano Baitrunner OC on Jarvis Walker Aurora.   
Air Pressure: 1012
Humidity: 70%
Overall Success Rate: 100% - good session
Cheers Hamish

I've got a few secret spots, but I'm very careful with mine, I don't even tell the fish where they are haha

Cracking fish there mate.
Well done. 
 
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Very well written. 
 
42 is a good fish. 
What was the bait of choice? 
 

Very well written. 
 
42 is a good fish. 
What was the bait of choice? 
 

Very well written. 
 
42 is a good fish. 
What was the bait of choice? 
 

Cracking fish there mate.
Well done. 
 
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Cracking fish there mate.
Well done. 
 
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