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  2. Sunny Coast Spanish Mack Mission 2022.

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    On 31/01/2022 at 9:12 AM, Neil Stratford said:

    Greg , if you want to catch a Spanish Mackerel   , this IMO is what you need to use.(see photo below.)

    They just can’t resist these baits and the bigger the Bonito the faster they absolutely will go off. There’s no luck involved , the skill  is in catching the bait , the bait rigging ,how the boat is driven and then bullying the fish ito the boat before it becomes the prey. 

    As mentioned in this spiel , Yes I’ve fished out from Seaforth - specifically in the Smith Group  , this area goes off for Spanish and is a place that every mackerel fisherman should visit . You live approximately  half way between Brisbane and Mackay . I know where I’d be looking  and it isn’t Mooloolaba.

    Yes bummer for you , The mackerel on the mat were caught off Mooloolaba two days before Xmas 2021 - all on Bonito , pity you got crappy weather, good chance you would have got one as they were there in pretty good numbers .

    Good luck getting your first Spanish.

    Neil

     

     

    Thanks Neil, the Smiths look pretty good on Navionics, Qld Globe & Bathmaps.

    As for Bait, around this Yeppoon area where i Normally fish, I have spot where I catch Watsons Bonito pretty easy and in the past I get a few at the start of my trip, keep them alive and troll them live, with a nose bridle and stinger hook in the tail. Sometimes up near the surface, and often off a downrigger too, depending what the sounder is telling me. But it would seem they don't like live Bonito, I might have to do a few bait runs and put some in the freezer and rig them as dead troll baits.

    Cheers

  8. Sunny Coast Spanish Mack Mission 2022.

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    27 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    Just had my brother confirm it's about 60km out. I didn't realise it was that far. 

    Everything is that far up here.  The furthest i've been on a day trip was to try some deeper shoals ESE of Douglas, which was about 123km east from the boat ramp at Yeppoon, so a 250km round tip. Yet still only got 4 small fish. Trout, Red Throat x 2 & a Maori Cod.

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    Help with ID-ing crab - Brisbane River

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    Not all crabs are safe to eatand a few can carry lethal doses of toxins. Most of the toxic crabs belong to the family Xanthidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthidae which is the most diverse family of crabs in Australia and notable for their black tipped claws. So far, only a small number of species of this family are known to be toxic, but it is a good idea to avoid eating them regardless. These crabs are not truly poisonous and the crabs do not produce the toxins themselves. Some species are not always toxic, so it is likely that the toxins are obtained through the crab’s diet or possibly by a symbiotic bacteria relationship. Crabs have no mechanism for delivering these toxins, such as through a bite or poisonous spines, so poisoning only occurs when people eat the crabs.

    These xanthid crabs can accumulate two of the most lethal natural substances known - saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin - in their muscles and egg masses. Both saxitoxin and tretrodotoxin are so incredibly toxic, that as little as half of a milligram is capable of killing an average sized adult. The toxins are also heat stable and will persist in the tissues despite being cooked. Saxitoxin is the primary toxin involved in paralytic shellfish poisoning, which is often caused by people eating mussels or oysters that have consumed toxic algae. Intriguingly, saxitoxin is listed as a grade one chemical weapon under the UN Chemical Weapons Convention and was reputedly used by the CIA in suicide pills. Tetrodotoxin on the other hand is famously found in the Japanese puffer fish, a delicacy known as “fugu” which only the most skilled chefs are licensed to prepare. Both chemicals are neurotoxins, affecting the nervous system, resulting in paralysis by shutting down the nerve cells’ ability to transmit information.

    There are a number of known Australian species that may be toxic if eaten, and while some do reach good sizes most are relatively small. While care should be taken for the preparation of all seafood, if you’re not sure what the species is, then the best possible advice is to not eat it.

  10. Australia Day Options - King Threadfin Salmon.

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    So with australia day Just around the corner, I'm again thinking of my fishing options around CQ. Light winds in the morning, small tides. I'm thinking creeks estuary.

    The first option i'm thinking of is chasing King Threadfin around the Port Alma area in my 4m Hornet. It's just after the neaps so water quality/visibility should be decent. The idea would be to target deeper holes, drop offs and drains at the mouth of creeks coming into the main passage on the dropping tide, low at 9:45am.. Using soft vibes & a variety of other soft plastics especially prawn imitations as there are a lot of prawns about at the moment. Might even net a few to use live if the lures don't work.

    Option 2 is later that day, fish large baits such as Mullet fillet, big prawns at the mouth of Coorooman Creek on the run in tide in the hope of a Grunter that come into the creeks to feed on the flood tides. But the smaller tide worries me a little. I think they like a bit more run, and night is better than day there.

    Any thoughts?

     

  11. Sunny Coast Spanish Mack Mission 2022.

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    13 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

    They are definitely in your area, I'd do what you can up there to crack the code. Talk to staff at tackle shops, people at boat ramps, check for Facebook groups, etc. My brother lives in Gracemere and just bought a new boat (he previously had two but sold them both) and has been straight back into them after a hiatus. He has a spot somewhere not too far (not totally sure on distance) from the mouth of the Fitzroy that is a large rock/pinnacle that seems to consistently hold them when in season.

    Would have to be 30-40km from the mouth of the Fitzroy as that entire area is currently almost freshwater at the moment & has been since November 

  19. Barra gear questions.

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    I've mainly stuck to 20lb braid for most of my Barra fishing, going up to 30lb when chasing some of those big Male Barras you find in the dams as they are more likely to be caught in some pretty tough country that requires more "come here power". But the outfit you describe will do most things ok.

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    PB Bream (edit.. not a bream)

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    Nice Spotted Grunter, Similar to the bigger brother the Barred Javelin Fish. You can tell it's a spotted grunter due to the spots on the membrane between the dorsal spines.

    My PB on Barred Javelin Fish is 805mm (attached), poor pic i know.

    I get them from time to time down around gladstone on soft plastics, especially prawn imitations, as well as fingermark, Here's a couple from a recent trip to Colloseum inlet near gladstone.

    In estuaries they tend to move into them with a rising tide, and disappear as soon as the tide turns. Night works better than day. Large prawns, fresh flesh baits like mullet go good.

    They are probably the best eating fish you can get in the estuaries, as good as most reef fish in my opinion, equal to fingermark & jacks if not superior. 

     

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  22. Fitzroy River fishing

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    12 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

    And the barra is undersized too. Can only assume that they were released, but if it is on FB I am sure he will be reminded many times.

    Congrats on the whiting. Might be the start of the run of luck you have been waiting for so long.

    I hope so. 
    1 whiting didn’t go far between 4 people though .

    If the weather is good might do a river trip this weekend. 

  25. Keppel Islands advice

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    I live at yeppoon, and I find it very difficult to find any fish around there.

    I've started to travel either North or South to fish, I seldom fish around Yeppoon anymore, its just not very good in my opinion.

    As for the bay, no really swell. But like the others have said, it chops up, especially with an afternoon NE sea Breeze like we get in Spring, the closer you get to the coast the choppier it gets.

     

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