Allnighter

Well it's Snapper time in the bay again ☺
Been looking at seabreeze for a couple of days now and really wanted to head out on monday, tuesday or wednesday this week but the wind factor doesnt look good. I rarely go fishing in the bay on weekends but today was the opportunity where conditions were too good to pass up. Headed to spot x on the eastern side of Green Island with the Yammy singing at WOT where they were on the chew straight up.
Kept a couple for dinnies and returned a few in the 40cm or so range back down to grow for a year or two ☺
Missed another two absolute horses, one while i was having a pee over the side 😕 (why does that always happen) 😆
A good solo trip just 25 minutes from the ramp and look forward to a few more before 14th july ....
 
 
 
 


 

From 15th july till 15th august, no possession of any snapper for recreational fisho's in qld

Well it's Snapper time in the bay again ☺
Been looking at seabreeze for a couple of days now and really wanted to head out on monday, tuesday or wednesday this week but the wind factor doesnt look good. I rarely go fishing in the bay on weekends but today was the opportunity where conditions were too good to pass up. Headed to spot x on the eastern side of Green Island with the Yammy singing at WOT where they were on the chew straight up.
Kept a couple for dinnies and returned a few in the 40cm or so range back down to grow for a year or two ☺
Missed another two absolute horses, one while i was having a pee over the side 😕 (why does that always happen) 😆
A good solo trip just 25 minutes from the ramp and look forward to a few more before 14th july ....
 
 
 
 


 

Well it's Snapper time in the bay again ☺
Been looking at seabreeze for a couple of days now and really wanted to head out on monday, tuesday or wednesday this week but the wind factor doesnt look good. I rarely go fishing in the bay on weekends but today was the opportunity where conditions were too good to pass up. Headed to spot x on the eastern side of Green Island with the Yammy singing at WOT where they were on the chew straight up.
Kept a couple for dinnies and returned a few in the 40cm or so range back down to grow for a year or two ☺
Missed another two absolute horses, one while i was having a pee over the side 😕 (why does that always happen) 😆
A good solo trip just 25 minutes from the ramp and look forward to a few more before 14th july ....
 
 
 
 


 

Well it's Snapper time in the bay again ☺
Been looking at seabreeze for a couple of days now and really wanted to head out on monday, tuesday or wednesday this week but the wind factor doesnt look good. I rarely go fishing in the bay on weekends but today was the opportunity where conditions were too good to pass up. Headed to spot x on the eastern side of Green Island with the Yammy singing at WOT where they were on the chew straight up.
Kept a couple for dinnies and returned a few in the 40cm or so range back down to grow for a year or two ☺
Missed another two absolute horses, one while i was having a pee over the side 😕 (why does that always happen) 😆
A good solo trip just 25 minutes from the ramp and look forward to a few more before 14th july ....
 
 
 
 


 

No birds Nog, only the clever birds following the abundance of trawlers in the river which was fun dodging the nets 😕

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

No birds Nog, only the clever birds following the abundance of trawlers in the river which was fun dodging the nets 😕

No birds Nog, only the clever birds following the abundance of trawlers in the river which was fun dodging the nets 😕

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Hi Elli
20pd braid with 40pd mono leader
Bait was a not so fresh Halco slug ...😨
 
 

Hi Elli
20pd braid with 40pd mono leader
Bait was a not so fresh Halco slug ...😨
 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Hi Elli
20pd braid with 40pd mono leader
Bait was a not so fresh Halco slug ...😨
 
 

Hi Elli
20pd braid with 40pd mono leader
Bait was a not so fresh Halco slug ...😨
 
 

Hi Elli
20pd braid with 40pd mono leader
Bait was a not so fresh Halco slug ...😨
 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

Well, the stars aligned this morning for myself and my two sons, we all had time off work this morning and headed out for a quick fish from the Port of Brissy in search of any pelagics.
Bashed the beacons for awhile with no schoolies, so headed to an old mark where we have had success before in the middle of nowhere and was pleased to see on the sounder some massive bait balls 😊
Wasnt too long and off goes the Shimano baitrunner ! 
Nearly half an hour later and finally boated a nice Longtail Tuna which went just over a metre ...... 😊
Tried to swim it alongside boat for awhile for a graceful release but it was pretty gassed and ended up in the esky for dinnies.... (Lots of dinners i think)
Happy with that , so decided to make it a short session and back at the ramp by midday leaving behind a gloriously flat bay ! 
 

I have a 4.2m Quintrex Renegade and recently self installed a Minn Kota Riptide I Pilot with spot lock.
It was under 2K complete with a 120ah battery.
I have never used the anchor since.
The advantages of using it when fishing or even exploring are mind blowing , lash out and spend the extra coin.....
Actually i would go as far to say that it would be more important to me, if i was on a budget, to spend the coin on an Ipilot,
instead of spending more on a flash tinny and a flash motor
It's like i've been born again... and i"m an atheist lol
gives me a boner every time i go out and deploy the electric ......
 

Hahaaa yea its so exciting when a plan comes together ! ☺
Baits were dead not live, but fresh - as in caught that day, and thats half of the adventure, if we cant catch our own bait that day, we go home without even bothering fishing.
We have always been bait fisherman, but we use lures/plastics to catch our bait, so i guess its a bit each way ☺
The name Allnighter started years ago, my sons and i used to go fishing for 2 days at a time, gather bait during the day then sleep during the day, and then fish all thru the night. Im too old for that now lol. But in those times we learnt sooooo much back then that it has certainly given us an insight of when and where to fish these days. So now sometimes we fish night, and sometimes day. Either way its great to revisit these same spots even 15-20 years later, re-live the good old days with my sons and laugh about the funny fishing stories we remember when they were just young tackers. ☺
 
 

Well its been a few months since ive wet a line, been busy at work and that bloody summer northerly keeps us from fishing most of our favourite marks in the bay.
Last winter we returned to some of our old gps marks we have collected for 30 years of fishing the bay, and fished around Green and Mud Island for some great catches of Snapper.
With summer well and truly upon us i was mindful that in years gone by, in summer, some of the bigger snaps seem to be found in the more southern bay, so was keen to fish Macleay Island when everything was aligned, and that opportunity was last night ☺
So my son and i left Viccy Point boat ramp late yesterday arvo, spent a few hours gathering bait, and then headed to our favourite spot at Macleay Island.
Set the Minny on spot lock, with a gentle breeze, no rain and a flat bay☺ 
Wasnt long before one of the rods buckled over and line screaming off the shimano! ☺ , wooow this one was unstoppable and reel almost spooled and then it was all over... gooooooone, snapper 1 - fisho's nil.....
 That initial snapper run in the shallows is mind blowing and still has us gobsmacked everytime.
Anyway next screaming spool wasnt too far away, and was really patient with this one, a blistering run like a freighttrain and could feel the head shakes and after a loooong few nervous minutes , out of the darkness of the water appeared a nice 80cm Snap ! ☺
Back to the boat ramp in 15 minutes, what a great fishing haven we have at our backdoor!