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Well, I’m off to my normal **** start!

Just buy something like most of the Southsiders do.

Well done Neil!

@Old Scaley 39cm Grass Emperor.

Next time you fish the harbour fish unweighted livies along the north eastern part of the marina....you will not get a bite on lures or anchored baits there   but unweighted livies work. Threadies and cod there usually.
Alternatively work the Rita DeMata headland if you can still get access to it. Threadies and barra.
I fished Corio Bay and the headlands there the most....some good fish on the headlands there....very hard to land though. The reefs go out a hundred metres from the waters edge in some spots. GT's spanish macks and barra there. Occasional cobia and coral trout have come ashore there.

Bummer about the lack of action.
Today, we had plenty of action but snip offs and bust offs and pulled hooks were the order of the day. We managed several Bonito and a grassie and some grinners. Then the sea toads and sharks saw us pulling up stumps early and giving Green a go. Sharks here were swimming around the boat and we hooked a few before going in shallow to jig unsuccessfully for squid. So you didn't miss much while you were away.
Have fun in Melbourne. Going to the casino ? haha

Hi all, 
I drove up to Yeppoon last Thursday for a quick visit. After arriving late Thursday arvo, my Dad and I decided to go for a fish at the Causeway later that night as there was a run through tide. It was still pretty crowded just before 10, but there weren't any fish getting caught. My Dad and I alternated the lures we were using for the next hour and a half but after no bites we decided to call it quits. 
The next morning I didn't go fishing, but in the afternoon I went out to Double Heads. Unfortunately, the wind was very strong and the water was a bit brown, so I didn't bother fishing. My Dad and I then went to Ross Creek, where we also caught nothing except a large stingray which my Dad hooked that put up a good fight. 
The next morning we decided to give the harbor a crack. We caught some livies and tried a couple of spots, and ended up on the rockwall at the mouth of the harbour. We didn't have much success here, but my Dad did hook up to a decent fish (probably a cod) which broke him off in some of the rocks. We were a bit more hopeful about this spot now so decided to try there the next day, because it was still very windy. 
The next morning we repeated the same thing, where this time my Dad caught an undersize cod. Things were still very quiet and windy though. We also flicked plenty of lures around but no hookups. The next morning we came back to this spot and I caught one bream, so it was also very quiet. A bit unsure what to do to try and get a bite, my Dad and I decided to have a flick with some lures around the harbour later that night, which resulted in nothing except a very long sleep in the next morning. We tried in the harbour again that arvo with some smaller plastics and soft vibes but no bites once again. 
Overall, although it was a quiet trip, it was still good to try some fishing up in Yeppoon. I'm going to Victoria today so won't be able to fish in the river that much this holidays unfortunately. 
Cheers, Hamish. 

Secret code for April is the thumbs up pose - 👍

Well it's been a hot minute since I've been out, but hit the water with the kids today. 10 fish total, biggest was a 30cm Flatty. 3 X bream fed to a pelican. Great time had by all. Hopefully get a few more days on the water before an exceeding busy mid year.

Well done Neil!

Good session and spot on time, @Neil Stratford.
I went out to the Rous with @Old Scaley today. We were menaced by sharks and toads all day. We moved to Green and got menaced by sharks again. They all busted off boatside. Thankfully you were at least able to put some on the board.

Thanks for doing all this @ellicat.

Gee. I think Southside are in trouble this month. Not many of them are going to have ancient photos of fish with a thumbs up in them!

Thanks for doing all this @ellicat.

Thanks for doing all this @ellicat.

Gee. I think Southside are in trouble this month. Not many of them are going to have ancient photos of fish with a thumbs up in them!

Evening,
 
I know it won't change the results, I've been wrong slated as one of *those* southside. 
Team North all the way!!

Sorry guys....fixed it up above to be clearerer....almost like mud now.
It is what you get when the Mrs has something important to say whilst you are busy with real stuff...the lawn could have waited a minute more.....

The world is becoming a sad, sad place.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/meteorologists-to-combat-ai-with-hand-drawn-weather-charts/1885269

Sorry but I don’t understand one word of that!

I'm glad you responded with that. 
I read it over 10 times and thought "what the hell am I missing here" because MJ always posts fluent responses. 
 
Seems Mangas artificial intelligence is at work here... 😂
 
 

Yes. You’re right of course. Senility has set in. Daiwa Saltiga braid. Shimano Ocea reel.

Ahhh yes. 
I've seen the pictures. 
Very inspiring. 
I screenshot one and sent it to a mate. He's been chasing them for a while. He does okay, but nothing like the addicts fish to date. He can't get them up.
It deflated him a little at the start when he saw the pic, but that turned into determination to chase them even more. 
 
I've caught similar size fish offshore, but bay blueys are something else. 
The ones offshore resemble what I can only imagine a stubborn staffy terrier tied to the end of the line bouncing all the way up. 2m to 3m rod tip movements in a split second. 
 
I run that line on my popping gear. 
Good for about 100lb. Knot strength is brilliant. FG to leader. 
 
Hitzky swears by those reels. 

Yep. The world’s gone mad. 

And 9/0 inline Gamakatsu hooks were the recommendation.