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Yep, alright Leosonfire We'll eventually organise something... Maybe for whiting sometime? Also, here is the hardbody for anyone interested - Cheers Hamish

Hey ellicat Sounds like a fun little session you had, despite the unfortunate event of the anchor going. At least you got some macks and whiting. The ray must've been a bit of fun. Cheers Hamish

Hi all Just thought I'd make a list of all the different abbreviations, for anyone who might not know. Feel free to add - FYI - For your information TMI - Too much information! IRL - In real life AFK - Away from keyboard BRB - Be right back IMO/IMHO - In my opinion/In my honest/humble opinion TBH - To be honest BTW - By the way WTH - What the heck POIDH - Photo or it didn't happen ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing RHS - Right Hand Side LHS - Left Hand Side IDHAAOUTA - I don't have any abbreviations of use to anyone (GregOug's only abbreviation) Cheers Hamish

Hey ellicat Ah, that looks like a great way to rig the bigger prawns. Often I just do it with one circle hook through the back. Thanks for the tip. That rig would help hook pickers. We both got the glassies out of the net, but I left the tough work to him I'm not sure if I mentioned above but I made my own circle hooks, I just bent the sharp bit of a suicide one! Cheers Hamish

Hey guys My mate (who is a keen paddler) has been pushing my dad and me to go for a paddle with his dad and him for the last while. Dad hasn't been available recently, as he is busy with work and cub scouts (he's a leader), but this week he decided to do it! We met at the local park and after I had caught some live bait we left. The livies consisted off prawns, mainly smaller buggers, but there were a couple OK ones in there too. I had three rods - one with a simple running sinker rig, one with a swivel, and one with a special hardbody lure (more on that later). They looked appealing to me, but not so much to the fish The plan was to go to the nearest bridge (a bit over 3 clicks away) so we set off. The tide was going out, and we were going downstream, so it worked quite well. Quickly, we were at the large feeder creek that we have named 'Three Pylon Creek', as there are three pylons at the front of it. I need to fish it more, but the few catfish I have pulled up from there fight like bloody salmon! We went down the bend next, and then saw my school pontoon. I won the bet against my dad as well as he thought we weren't going to reach it. Sooner than later, we were at the bridge. There is actually a sandy beach there, so we put the lines in the yak and waited with our live prawns. My friend and dad (and friends' dad) starting having some races in the kayaks while I just kept fishing. I had one throw of the cast net eventually but to no avail. There was a drop off just on the edge of the bank, which I hoped would make the fishing better. It was a bit weird taking one step then getting knee deep, but it was only a scouting mission. This spot seems like it would go OK to fish from a rising/run out, and tie up to one of the big bridge pylons. Hopefully then we could catch a big salmon, or something along the lines of that. You'd have to think there'd be big cod sitting near the pylons too.. The set up #relax I think it's a bit eroded here!!! It is also worth a mention that this place used to have a ferry terminal or something along the lines of that. I have read on this forum people have caught threadfins here, but on the jetty that was here prior 2011 floods. If anyone wants to know the bridge, I'll just PM you... but anyone who's been on for a long time might know from this hint - Cobia. My dad gave the net a couple throws too, and it seems there is a lot of bait there. In two throws, he got a bunch of big glassies, some mullet, bream, and even a little whiting! Soon it was time to reel the lines back in, but just as I was about to reel the light one in it got some nibbles. I missed them though, and when I retrieved the bait it was now headless. Oh well! The salmon line still had it's larger prawn perfectly intact, so it was a bit disappointing I couldn't just chuck it back out. The 3Km paddle back to the park was nice and relaxing, and I didn't have any back pains like I did on the way there. I paddled for the whole time straight, which got us there a bit quicker and allowed us to compete with our mates in surf skis! I chucked the lines out back on the jetty, and once again, no fish. The one is the cod spot got pickered though, but I guess I won't know if it would've been worth fishing this arvo. We left for home then, and I gave the yak a quick hose off and put the gear around the side to pack up tomorrow. On a side note (thought I'd tell everyone), we got a new car! The suba is gone now though, so that is a bit sad... The only thing is with the new car, we hate the smell of the leather? Or something like that. I was just thinking as well, there are a few different yakkers on the forum! @Leosonfire, @Cavvy, @benno573, @samsteele115... (probably more I can't think of right now). Maybe a social trip to Wello Point or something along the lines of that guys? (Or anywhere better for our locations..) I hope you all enjoyed the report, and let's hope that we don't have to go back into isolation due to COVID-19 or something along the lines of that. Here are the stats of this report - Stats of trip - Tide: High, 9:50AM, 1.7M, Low, .3M, 3:50pm, High, 10:40PM, 2.4M Moon Phase: First quarter moon, nearly full moon - lots of run Air Pressure: 1026 Tackle Used: 12lb, 14lb, 30lb braid mainlines, 20lb, 30lb fluorocarbon leaders, 80lb mono trace, size 4/o circle and suicide hooks, size 6 and 2 ball sinkers, custom made hardbody lure (approx. 3-4cm), size 2500 Shimano and Diawa Nasci and Shinobi, Size 650 Penn reel, Ugly Stik 8" rod, 6"6' Vemonet rod, Rogue Firepoint boat rod (6"6'). The hardbody lure was given to me by a good friend's dad. I was at his party, and since his dad makes lures, he made one for me! I will post a picture up when I get the chance. It is a deep diving hardbody, probably good for bream, bass, and maybe even lizards! Bait used: Live prawn Bait caught: Prawn, mullet, glassy, whiting Fish caught: - Time fished: 3 (something) until 4 (something) Weather: Glassy, no wind, moderate temp Overall Success Rate: 70% - a good scouting mission Cheers Hamish

Hey Cam My better catches of fish in the river have been in a low rain period. In the middle reaches I find especially I get bugger all if it's raining. I think it needs to be quite saline to fish well up where I am... I'd assume after a big flush out the vermin would come out. I don't think we've had enough rain at the moment for the mouth of the river to get too dirty. You may know/have seen otherwise. Cheers Hamish

Hey samsteele115 Jeez, there's no mucking around there. You are very serious with your yak fishing. I did a 7Km paddle on the river with my dad this arvo. Mainly a scouting mission for another time. No fish, but we learnt a few new spots! Cheers Hamish

Hi rayke1938 Good on you (and Neil and Grant) for getting out and getting some. 24 fish is still good going in my books. I've never even caught that many before! Good job Cheers Hamish

Yep, totally agree with you on that one samsteele115. They taste bloody good! I find they are far better fresh than anything else. It looks and sounds like an excellent kayak. I'm assuming it would be out of my budget (I'm saving for a small tinny/kayak in the future so I'll look at any option) but it looks great... My balance isn't good either. I don't think being a surf ski would help it. Haha We have a double Kayaks2Fish kayak. Probably not the best one out there, but it does the job pretty good. There's not much space around my house, so we can't really add to our kayak arsenal at the moment. Cheers Hamish

Hi ellicat Now I REALLY wish I was retired already, LOL. Good luck. I hope you get onto a heap of fish, and get some OK feeds. Lets just hope they're not snaps or pearlies. Would you ever/do you ever fish Friday/Saturday night? Cheers Hamish

Hi GregOug You're starting to make me wish I was retired.. .ALREADY. Fish whenever - that is awesome. I cannot come due to school and I assume weekends are no go for you due to crowds. I'll just need to wait until school holidays. Cheers Hamish

Hi FishyBoy184 Good luck if you go. I haven't fished there but here is a few articles that may be worth looking at - http://www.fishingmonthly.net.au/Articles/Display/2431-Knobbies-and-AJs#:~:text=Fishing Shallow Tempest in 25,reefs will fish well too. http://fishingmonthly.com.au/Articles/Display/15732-Go-light-at-Shallow-Tempest http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php/135140-Fishing-at-Shallow-Tempest Cheers Hamish

Hi samsteele115 Those are some stunning fish. A great feed of tailor at the top (looks like a trev snuck in too), and some massive macks and tuna! I am a fellow yakker, and that rig is sick. We mainly go close in the bay and in the Brisbane River. Keep telling us how you go, and I think that tuna would make a pretty good profile pic... Cheers Hamish

Hi Camplazlo Sorry, I don't know. Just keep looking on Ebay, and Gumtree, and hopefully you'll eventually find one. Cheers Hamish

Hi xander mate I'm no Hervey Bay expert, but I'd assume you'll find it hard for anyone to give up a secret spot. Google maps will be your friend. Look for structure in creeks -rock bars, feeder creeks, even mangroves. That is where there'll be fish. Do they ever get barra in Hervey Bay? Cheers Hamish

Hi Dinodadog That's some good numbers on the shrimp, and nice job on the 50cm-er. Cheers Hamish

Hi Daryl Those are some good sessions there. You really can catch them all on the GC! Cheers Hamish

Hey FishyBoy184 Good luck if you go to Hutchisons, I'll be interested to see how you go. Remember to tell us! Cheers Hamish (Sorry, I've got no advice on it)

Hi Breaming with bro Great you got some more out. The ones with eggs in there mouths can apparently give birth to them if dead! Cheers Hamish

WARNING - more cases - Stay safe everyone - https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/doh-media-releases/releases/public-health-alert-three-new-covid-19-cases Cheers Hamish

Hi everyone Just going to do two more reports, both donut sessions. Hopefully I can manage some OK ones this weekend if I manage to even get out! The first session happened last week. I went down to the local park, despite the weather looking very depressing. It was a high tide, so not quite ideal, but in a couple casts I had gotten a frog-mouth pilly and some OK prawns. There was some young guys fishing there (20's), who said they have caught one river perch. I had to put my lines in off the jetty, so i put one up on the mud bank, one near the mangroves, and one in the salmon spot. I kept throwing my cast net and also hoped the rain would hold off. Not long after, I did a higher throw. There was a screw sticking out of the jetty pylon, and yep, my net got bloomin' caught on it! I wasn't even tall enough to take it off, but luckily the other crowd was departing and noticed. One of them came down and gave me a hand to get it off. I kept fishing, but instead of having a line up on the mud bank I changed to a line next to some of the pylons with as live prawn. It almost immediately got an OK hit, but there was no connection. I moved my lines back up onto the wooden pier and put the cart under a tree. It started raining at this moment, so I just waited for a bit under shelter. There were no fish though, and there weren't even any picker nibbles! It was a very quiet day, and unfortunately it stayed like this for the rest of the time. My dad did come down at one point and caught some better prawns in the cast net. I sent these down in the cod/bream/flathead spot to see if anything was down there, and apart from pickers I got nothing Later, my mum came down and made me come home. I kept the lines in as long as possible, but unfortunately no fish. I missed some good hits (or it seemed that way) just as the sun was setting, which where taking whole, big, live prawns. I am wondering exactly what is down there, because as well as cod, bream of all sizes, toads, and flatties it seems there are a lot more fish down there. If only it was a bit cleaner... Here are the stats of this little trip, which really wasn't that exciting - Stats of trip - Tide: The tide was running out as I fished. Tackle Used: 12lb, 14lb, 30lb braid mainlines, 20lb, 30lb fluorocarbon leaders, 80lb mono trace, size 2 and six ball and bean sinkers, larg-ish barrel swivel, size 4/o circle and suicide hooks, 6"6' Vemonat?? Graphite rod, 2M Rogue Firepoint boat rod, 8" Ugly Stik rod, size 2500 Diawa Shinabo and Shimano Nasci, size 650 Penn reel. Bait used: Live prawns, dead fresh prawns, live frogmouth pilchards Fish caught: Zilch Bait caught: Prawns and frog mouth pilchards Weather: Gloomy, sad, overcast Time fished: 2 something until 5 something Overall Success Rate: 20% - crap everything Here is the next report, unfortunately, also another donut. Tis one was a bit more interesting. My high school, on the Brisbane River, actually has a fishing club running. Since I have school band on certain days, I decided to do it on Friday - with the 9's-12's. I came 20 minutes early, with two rods, a little sack of gear, and a cast net. I was told just to keep a rod and the sack of gear, which was unfortunate. I was now using servo bait... for about the first time in yonks. I dropped my line down nder the jetty, and hoped for a cod or bream. It was quite rocky and deep, making it not so ideal for cast netting. In my experience, you want muddy, shallower areas for good bait. Looks like I will be doing a before-fishing-club-cast-netting-session next week! It wasn't long before I got some small nibbles, but they were just small. This kept happening, and I just kept fishing. It was only going to be an hour session. By about the halfwayway mark, no one had caught anything. I had an average hit which may have had a bit more size to it, but it didn't hook up/I didn't strike in time. Someone eventually pulled up an eel, freshwater, which was about 60-70cm. Normally he would've been shark bait but I decided not to bother asking as I would have had to have freezer space somewhere It soon ended, and I went back to get out of the clothes and into school uniform. I kept my fishing rod in the office and then went to class. An OK fish for an 1 hour morning session, that's for sure! Here are the stats of that trip - Stats of trip - Tide: 2:30AM Low, .5M, 8:00AM, 1.6M, high Moon Phase: First Quarter Air Pressure:1024 Weather: Sunny, slight breeze, chilly Time Fished: 7-8AM Fish caught: Bugger all Bait used: Servo Prawns Bait caught: - Tackle Used: 12lb braid mainline, 20lb fluorocarbon leader, size 2 bean sinker, size 4/o suicide hook, Vemonat??? Graphite 6"6' rod, size 2500 Diawa Shinobi. Overall Success Rate: 40% - a nice fish OK, thanks for reading those ones guys. The lone pic (panorama) of the gloomy day will be added later. Hopefully QLD can stay safe with COVID-19! Cheers Hamish

I have heard the best bait for the big ones is worms, Breaming with bro. 6lb leader, whiting hooks, and patience is the go (according to the B'n'B article that said so!). Cheers Hamish

Very much agreed, kmcrosby78. I can barely reel/cast a line left handed. Kat, do what flows best for you. Whether you reel left handed or not, you will still catch fish! Cheers Hamish

Looks like Old Scaley has given you some great advice, Sneaky1. Tell us how you go. I will certainly be interested. Cheers Hamish

Yep, those are some good points Ed. It's always a small group ruining it for everyone Cheers Hamish