Poddymullet

yeah used to be one of mine too.. until
I was in bcf and z man were clearout for 5$ pack, so thought would give a go. 
My first cast on a paddlerz 5 inch scented bad shad saw a 8 kg mackeral come in.
then another, then a few small doggy mac. I went home and left the lure on my rod, It spent 6 weeks on my rod in the shed, Next trip out i dipped it in gulp juice for sh$ts and giggles, 9 kg cobia, 9 kg mac, 2 doggy mac, AND it was stil in good nik. then i lost it to a fish and the reef. But that one lure caught about 40 kg-50 kg of fish and the most brutaly toothed fish there is.. yes i put 5 cm of wire above my jighead.
When i used gulp i was lucky to survive one doggy mac strike, although they did sorta work. But never like this one did

@A Master Fishing nice bottle of Kubota you got there!

@A Master Fishing nice bottle of Kubota you got there!

Gee we see dozens every day Steve, they are fast becoming a real danger out there now with so many of them around.

Haven’t posted In a while so thought I’d throw up a quick report. Fished the Moreton bay classic two weeks ago with a few mates. Weather was good for most of the week and got plenty of time out on the water and very little sleep. Most of the week consisted of  very little sleep, waking up in the middle of the night, trying to piece together a decent game plan or heading to the grounds before others arrived. Although a multitude of specie categories were available we decided focus efforts on snapper and tuskies as we thought this would be our best chance. 

We fished hard and spent most of the time on tuskies. After three days of persistence I finally raised our first and only bluey which at 9.5 kg had put us at the top of the leaderboard. This victory was short lived though as only 20 mins after I weighed in somone else we know weighed in a solid 11 plus kg fish. After this we decided to focus on snapper and got a few fish around 90cm with the heaviest going 6.1 kg which is pretty light for that size, and it seemed most of the snapper weighed In were also pretty light for big fish. I think the biggest snapper was only around seven kg. 

In in the end I was pretty stoked to take second In the tuskie category,( along with a custom built rod brand new reel and a tackle bag for prizes too) and can’t wait to learn a bit more about these fish and chase them again next year. Throughout the week we got plenty of tasty by catch from sandies to squid  and grasses and was just good to have a week off of work with mates doing what we enjoy. Here’s a few more pics and hopefully another report soon if the weather holds for 1770.

Cheers mate, I think I know the spot you mean. I’ll have look before the run out if I can get up there in the next week

About a km out from the bar is the bait reef you will see the boats stop there in the morning I haven't found them on the outer reefs yet

1770 is quite different to Yeppoon in many regards. This is what I've learnt having fished both places. Done pretty good at 1770 on Mackerel & Reefies.
Depth for starters. To reach the 20m line out of 1770 you only need to go 1.2km E, where out of Roslyn Bay you need to go 18km E to hit that contour. The 30m contour is just 12km NE out of 1770 where Yeppoon you need to run 45km E. Then to get to the first shoals its 57km E from 1770 & around 100km ENE for Yeppoon. Also water quality at 1770 is typically better, cleaner and bluer. Yeppoon's close proximity to the extremely large and very turbid Fitzroy River means that quite often the offshore waters up to 60+km east can be adversely affected by river flow events. These river flows carry silt which for centuaries have made most of Kepple Bay shallow and with little reef areas, only rocky islands that are well known and heavily fished. The other thing I've noted is that at 1770 the current runs North->South, where off Yeppon, ive seen it now several times run South->North. It seems the East Australia Current swings in the bottom of the swains and eddies making the current east of Yeppoon run reverse direction. It may not do much but its just weird and when its like that & the bites just vanish completely. The other thing is bait is hit & miss around Yeepoon, mostly miss. No bait = no palegics.  On my last trip to 1770 I watched from the hill, a massive school of bait being hammered by birds & fish just out from the headland

Thanks Robbie plenty more trips up there in the future we are talking about making an annual social where we are staying it is the perfect spot for the fishos with plenty of room stayed tuned there will be more on that.

Wow smashed it again. Such a great trip. Nice to see so many Moaries in the mix. 
I am sad I won't be able to make the September trip. Poor me has to go on a different fishing adventure haha. Lures only on that one. We are flying home so cant take any fish with us. 
Thanks for a great report mate. 

Went up to 1770 over the weekend with Lance headed out early Saturday morning stopped and got livies then had a quick look at a close wreck with no luck. Put the throttle down and aimed for our 1st spot up around the reefs it was glassing out and we were loving the weather.
The 1st drop with live yakkas didn't take long with the livie shaking on the line it was inhaled by a nice trout. This was the next couple of hours fishing as baits just hit the bottom you were on, we got good trout and moarie cod on the livies but they soon ran out as silly us didn't take enough up. 
The red throat emperor were scarce as were the tuskies and by midday it had shut down we fished hard for not much but the ever present hussar. Late in the arvo we fished some red emperor ground and were rewarded with a couple of these fish for the box. Losing big Reds was heart braking on a couple of drops and by sunset it was time to find our anchorage.
It was a calm night and the next day was the same we didn't get any wind above 5 knots for the 2 days. The sea was like glass and we cruised to all our spots chipping away at our bag of reefies but again by midday it just shut down. Lunch and a few beers was a good way to bide the time till we headed for the red grounds and yes another red hit the deck.
We droped the anchor again in the same spot for sunday night with the wind finally increasing a bit after we had dinner it got to 20 knots but we had a good spot behind the reef. Monday morning the wind had dropped off and we found some more mixed reefies before we headed for a quick trip into fitzroy lagoon for a swim and a shower. The lagoon had crystal clear water with beautiful reef everywhere this was a great way to finish the trip.
We stopped in town at a freinds place for the night and drove home the next day then got a picture of the catch before filleting.

Nice report mate. Thanks for the read and some great photos too. 
I love the description of the bass smashing the lures out of the weed. Will make me dream well. 
Thanks

Yes 49 bass and 5 yellas

Sounds like a good plan! the wind and tide was so still I was casting out as far as i could and slow retrieving. Sort of worked. 
The toads out there look very well fed 🙂
 

@Drop Bear sounds like you had a cracker day in the end...I have to remind myself sometimes that catching fish isn't always what it is about (although it is hard not to feel a bit down). Still a good feed in the crate! 
Must admit have to spend some more time in the south as the north bay is just tough going ... although I hate to say it I reckon I have mastered the whiting fishing up here. One thing I definitely have noticed is that they won't bit much if the bait isn't moving. And generally speaking they prefer it closer to the bottom than floating - guess that makes sense as they are bottom feeders. They still amaze me how hard they hit when they are on. Maybe I should turn my whiting skills into Snapper skills with fresh bait! 

@Drop Bear sounds like you had a cracker day in the end...I have to remind myself sometimes that catching fish isn't always what it is about (although it is hard not to feel a bit down). Still a good feed in the crate! 
Must admit have to spend some more time in the south as the north bay is just tough going ... although I hate to say it I reckon I have mastered the whiting fishing up here. One thing I definitely have noticed is that they won't bit much if the bait isn't moving. And generally speaking they prefer it closer to the bottom than floating - guess that makes sense as they are bottom feeders. They still amaze me how hard they hit when they are on. Maybe I should turn my whiting skills into Snapper skills with fresh bait! 

@Drop Bear sounds like you had a cracker day in the end...I have to remind myself sometimes that catching fish isn't always what it is about (although it is hard not to feel a bit down). Still a good feed in the crate! 
Must admit have to spend some more time in the south as the north bay is just tough going ... although I hate to say it I reckon I have mastered the whiting fishing up here. One thing I definitely have noticed is that they won't bit much if the bait isn't moving. And generally speaking they prefer it closer to the bottom than floating - guess that makes sense as they are bottom feeders. They still amaze me how hard they hit when they are on. Maybe I should turn my whiting skills into Snapper skills with fresh bait! 

It was such a great day. 
We started off as planned and floated out some pillies while we targeted the squid and cuttlefish that have been reported around green. Sadly they were not there when we were. We fished the last hour of the run in with no luck and not even a squire. 
So headed off across the bay with a small chop from about 10 knots of ssw. This wind dropped out as we choofed along. I marked about 5 spots of interest on the way. Just lumps and bumps but no shows. There were some interesting troughs that I will explore later on. I did drop a pilly onto a small bump I found but nothing had a go at it and there were no shows on the sounder. 
I am not familiar with the sand hills so when we got there I hung around all the boats for about 5 mins with no luck. No one else was catching any whiting so we went for an explore. 
After about 5 spots I found them. I used a basic sinker swivel trace #4 long shanked hook rig with small bits of squid that I bought from Water Tower. The squid was unusually poor quality which is unusual as I normally like the stuff from there. Not sure if they had used up all the good stuff on Ecca Wednesday. Interestingly she said she thought she had met the 2 blokes that went missing last weekend. I hope they turn up... There were a lot of boats and helicopters out there looking for hem. 
Anyway we quickly boated a dozen whiting when the wind and current dropped out completely at high tide. As we were barely moving the whiting went off the bite. Uncle Drop Bear has not see the port or much of the bay so in the light winds and the bay quickly becoming glass we flew over to Mud. We had a fish there for a little while on the run out but only managed a few tiny flathead. Over to the rock wall for a quick flick with no luck then a tour down the river showing him the port and then new poop shoot cruse ship terminal. One last drift in the river and we headed back to Manly harbour under the boat passage. 
Here are a few dodgy photos of some whiting 🙂 I know they are lame but at least I get past the POIDH
🙂 

Yeah the whole weekend is looking bloody awesome! Hope to finally get some decent fish ... 

Can’t go tomorrow but off on Friday. It’s looking like a massive weekend with no wind or swell. Going to take the Scout out wide if I can Friday. Can’t leave until after 9. Might have a spot if anyone interested launching from Scarbs. 

For those on the northside of Brisbane, join me Sunday morning with Tahlia Lovell on 99.7 Bridge FM between 9 and 12 where I will be Talkin’ Tailor – the biology and ecology of tailor and how to catch them in Moreton Bay and in the surf. I will have a few tips from my 30 years of fishing for them including how to consistently catch them in the Bay, what to look for in surf gutters and how surf gutters form. 
If you are elsewhere I think you can also listen to it through this link: http://997fm.com.au/TuneinPopup.html?

Good luck Robbie - we went out today. Trolled for a bit but only caught grinners (stop laughing @Old Scaley .....) so went back in to Green. Tried drifting for squid/cuttlefish in around 9m of water for no luck (if you try, perhaps try around 7m depth and see if you have better luck) and the kids were getting restless so went and anchored up to do some 'proper' fishing. Slow at first during tide change but then plenty of action once the tidal flow kicked in but no keepers sadly. Boys got some thrills with Liam hooking something big which turned out to be a large turtle and then right as we were packing up George had something else big which turned out to be about a 105cm wobbegong shark which I pulled into the boat for a quick photo before releasing. Amazing what 2-4kg rods with small reels and 8lb line and a small hook can pull up 🙂 

Yeah the whole weekend is looking bloody awesome! Hope to finally get some decent fish ... 

Can’t go tomorrow but off on Friday. It’s looking like a massive weekend with no wind or swell. Going to take the Scout out wide if I can Friday. Can’t leave until after 9. Might have a spot if anyone interested launching from Scarbs. 

I have been promising to take Uncle Drop Bear out for a fish for many years now.
He is a legend former Banana farmer from Mulumbimbi. He has a tinny down there and dreams of fishing the Brunny but never really gets around to it. 
He is up for the show today and we are going out to take advantage of the magic weather conditions expected for tomorrow. 
I'd love to take him offshore but I don't think he has had much experience in the deep and he is getting long in the tooth so, to make it a nicer day, a whiting trip is planned. 
With all the talk about cuttlefish I am keen to try for a few of these around Green on the way out. Perhaps try a drift or 2 for a snapper with a whole cuttlefish head then run over to the Sandhills to try for some whiting and some more squid. Uncle Drop Bear is only comfortable with Alveys (bless his cotton socks). That should mean I will only need 20 rods for the day. One whiting rod each, one squid rod each and one snapper rod each as well as 1 rod with a slug if we see some Tuna. I might chuck in a shark rod as well to try the sink hole as we will over that way. 
This trip has really been more than 30 years in the making. I hope I can get him onto a few fish.
Wish us luck!