Allnighter

Thanks for the encouragement !  @Hweebe

i will give you an update though...

I went back a week later to the same spot.... guess what.... DONUT !

But i didnt realise until i motored away at the end of the session that i was about 20 metres off the gps mark!! 

Duh

What Bretto said

Next time Rex

Thanks @Old ScaleySteve, 

Just looking for a change and to restore work/lifestyle balance back to level the scales more evenly. So i will still have to find some work - hopefully minimal. Worked head down - ass up all my life and now I'm happy to sacrifice money for something more important, our most valuable asset as we age.... time.

And yes mate, would love to catch up

Geez you're game retrieving line with bare hands like that @Old ScaleySteve 🫣.... one accidental wrap of line around one of your digits and you will have a nice fresh snapper bait . 

28 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice work getting one past the tax man - that's a busy looking sounder screen (ie. lots of fish!!). Mind if I ask what baitfish they were? Oh and congrats on your new-found freedom .

Hi Km, herring..... millions of them... and a few yakkas and small tailor too..... and thankyou

3 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Haha, well good to see you're making the most of your time off.

Hope that's not what's causing you to lose sleep.

No thats just lack of sex 

I quit my job (finally)

When i read all your reports Brian, i finally decided when i grow up i want to be retired just like you

Hahahaaaaaa

I tossed and turned Sunday night and into Monday morning, i just couldnt sleep properly - probably the humidity lately. I havn't had a fish for awhile which had been bugging me and as i got out of bed at about 3am to take a leak i checked the wind out on the bay. With a 5 knot northerly and no work to go to Monday, and although i was still tired from little sleep, i thought "stuff it" and hooked the boat up for a dawn solo mission to Redland Bay. 

I gathered some fresh bait in pretty quick time from a regular bait patch at this time of year and sent them back down with an 8/0 circle in each one.

I know to expect vermin this time of year in the bay.... but holy snapping ducks, if anyone ever tries to tell me that the resident shark population is in trouble - i'll just burst out laughing and pee my pants. 

I reckon i had at least 20 bustoffs by sharks and not all widdle ones either. They are in plague proportions. Anyways i only managed one snapper at 65cm in amongst the grey army, but was good to get out there again and feed the sharks (should start a shark sight seeing charter lol ) and back in about 8am to escape the heat

Well done on both counts Brian!

You da man

Yea when you fillet the jew have a real close look in the flesh itself for tiny little wormies... definately need glasses on for that one

Finally wet a line at dusk today, was great to smell the salt air again, omg lost count of the bloody stingrays but a few good whiting, with one standout at 42

Whiting @Allnighter team south

Recieved an invitation form an uncle to get away from the hustle and bustle and head out to Uncle Billy's Retreat out past Glen Innes. First time fly fishing for me but a great big thankyou to Uncle Tony for showing me the ropes on how to cast and handle a fly rod. We both had a great 4 days away staying in the log cabin there and was the most relaxing time i've had for a long time. We didn't take our jumpers and jackets off for the whole time day and night, it was bloody cold and windy. Minimum temps were 2 degrees with maximums of 20 degrees... crazy to think it's December. Lost count of how many rainbows we caught and it was great fun fly fishing for something different . Highly recommend Uncle Billys retreat!!

Pls add me to team south, i just want to go drink and smoke and watch brian so i know what NOT to catch 

I'm in

Will there be a mini bar?