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Thanks Brian. Interesting. I didn’t even know Spangled Empereor were in Morton Bay, so I guess it’s possible. Possibly. Cheers Hamish p.S sorry for the late reply. I’ve been at my grandparents place in Victoria and the wifi here is pretty patchy.

Great work Dino! That’s a whopper! Cheers Hamish

Sounds good everyone! Good luck!

Hi ShadowVenom Depending on your budget, an Abu Garcia Veritas in a 3-5KG size, or Atomic Arrows rod, would probably suit nicely. They are good all rounders for bait and lure fishing. In terms of reels, a Shimano Sienna, Nasci, Sahara, or Sedona in a 1000-3000 size would suffice. Good luck and Merry Christmas Hamish

Great job! Those are some nice fish. Cheers Hamish

Nice work KM. Those are some good winteries! Cheers Hamish

Great work @tugger! That Marlin is stunning! Cheers Hamish

Sounds like a bit of fun, @kmcrosby78! Shame there were so many catfish though. I know the feeling! Cheers Hamish

Good sharks Chris! I’ll have to try a fair bit when I’m back in Brizzy (at grandparents in Victoria for Christmas) . And nice Trevally @Neil Stratford. Do you ever take deckies? Merry Christmas Hamish

Good luck Ed. I hope you can find a nice house. Sounds like you will be moving somewhere where the fishing is great! Merry Christmas! Hamish

Hi Tony That’s incredible! Those are some great fish. It must be so much fun to catch them. Those baitfish are called frogmouth pilchards. A half frogmouth pilchard is one of my favourite salmon baits. When they are dead they are very mushy though, and they don’t stay alive well after going through the net. Merry Christmas, Hamish

Hi all With the year coming to an end I was wondering what everyone's best captures this year, and fishing goals for next year were. Here is the thread from last year - My goals from last year were - 1) 1M+ Thready out of the river. Whether it be on a boat, kayak, or landbased, I'll take it! - Done 2) More flatties on lures out of the brown snake off the kayak. Ideally, a new PB of 75CM+. Not done, but close (from Noosa River) 3) A Brisbane River Jewfish - Not Done 4) A 1.5M plus river Bull Shark. I know ideally you'd be fishing in the ocean for these ones, but one off the yak would be real good! Not Done And adding to the list of 'undones', I''m going to put: 5) A lure caught thready (from the river) 6) Some landbased squire - done 6) Catch any fish on a lure - done So, what are your goals for 2022? Cheers Hamish

Great work @Chamelion! Those are some solid fish. Did you get them on lures or bait? Cheers Hamish

Hi all I just wanted to wish everyone on here a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a great holiday and catches some fish! Cheers Hamish

Thanks! You definitively should have. Thanks Steve. It was sure a fun day. Thanks Kat! Well I woke up at 3:20AM and met up with everyone at four. So technically 3:20AM is the earliest I've woken up. Thanks KM. Cheers Hamish

Great work Ray. Those are some good fish! Cheers Hamish

Thanks for the tips Ray. I will definitely start doing this at times. I should do this more. I may catch more crabs that way I guess. Cheers Hamish

Hi all I was lucky enough to be invited out to go for a fish with Greg ( @GregOug ) and Kat ( @Kat ) last Thursday, chasing Morton Bay Snapper and Estuary Cod, as well as other reefies. We met at Greg's house at 4:00AM (earliest I have ever woken up for fishing, Lol), and drove to the POB Boat Ramp, where we powered over to Greg's snapper spot at Mud Island. I positioned myself on the front of the boat, and Kat and Greg were fishing off the back. Burley was dispersed, and lines were deployed. We all had small (ish) sinkers on, but were still reaching the bottom to begin with. After there had been many picker attacks, and a pinky landed, Greg switched to a very, very light sinker. He was floating his bait out in the berley trail, and after a few minutes when we heard a squealing run on his reel we realized it was working! Unfortunately Greg didn't hook up on this, but it did seem like a good fish. I got a few more nibbles, and switched my sinker to a far smaller size (as did Kat). Greg had another run, and then another, and then another. All of these seemed like good fish, and they were very fast too, but they kept managing to spit the hooks. Eventually, Greg did hook up, and after a quick fight a small squire appeared. He was quickly released, and soon after Kat got off the donut with a small squire as well. The bite began to slow a little, with Greg getting one more small sweetlip. He also got a couple more runs, but they too spat the hooks. The bite at this spot began to go more and more quiet, and we slightly relocated (but still on the same mark). There were more small squire/sweetlip landed, and then we heard the unmistakable sound of a reel screaming. Greg set the hooks into the fish, and it was clear it was slightly better than the others. After a brief fight, a very respectable 32CM grassy was on the deck of the Green Machine! Woohoo! Great Grassy! The conditions were great too! After that, we decided to keep fishing at this spot. I was not getting much, but on the back of the boat (if I recall correctly) two smaller grassies were landed (both undersize by a few centimetres). We continued fishing at this spot and when it too had gone a little bit quiet, we decided to have a look around the area we were fishing. We found some solid arches on the sounder but decided to motor to Greg's cod spot, where he had been successful before. We dropped our lines down, and I decided to put on a heavier sinker. After a short while, a small tuskfish was brought up to the boat. It was undersize, but it was the first time I've ever seen one, so I found that interesting. I eventually got reefed by something, and Greg kindly lent me a squid jig (which I flicked about to no avail). After the fish that reefed me got off, I tightened my drag and held my rod. I set the hooks into something small and skull dragged it out, and my first tuskfish surfaced. After this, the bite did go quiet at this spot, so we decided to go for a drift. We weren't getting anything, but then I got quite a good hit. I missed it, but then the fish came back, and I brought up a just undersize grassy. I was a bit disappointed but happy to have caught something. The conditions were also lovely, and it was pleasant and the water. Blue Sky and Blue Water (sorry for the small photo size) We decided to go and have a look at some other marks the Greg had, and the first we went to look at was a shipwreck. We had difficulty finding this, and all we could see on the sounder were some assumed sharks. It was in quite deep water, and after a short while we decided to move onwards. We found some good looking arches at a new spot and began catching some fish. The best bait seemed to be squid, and we were all having a fair bit of fun pulling up squire after squire, some of which were an agonisingly close .5CM off the legal limit! We continued to fish here, and I also pulled up a barracuda (small) and a couple of small sweetlip were landed too. Eventually, I hooked something that felt a bit better. Unfortunately for me, because i had been complacent with replacing my leader, it was slightly frayed. This cost me what felt like a better fish, because it managed to snap me off. After this, I replaced my leader. I then got the chance with what felt like a good fish again. It was taking some speedy little runs and it seemed like it could be a bigger snapper. Everyone was disappointed when a foul hooked squire came up! Lol. We continued fishing at this spot and saw a few other boats come through. One of the squre landed A small grassy After that, it was about 2-sh, and the call was made to head back in. The bay was still lovely and calm, and we were all happy with the days fishing. It was fun motoring in on the way back to the ramp, and very fast too! We all eventually got back to Greg's and cleaned down the boat, and then headed off. Thanks for having me out Greg and Kat, I hope you didn't mind! Here are the stats of the trip - Trip Stats: Tide: 2:20AM, .4M, Low, 8:00AM, 2.3M, High, 2:12PM, .7M, Low Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous Bait Caught: A couple of stripeys. Many bait balls seen throughout the day. Bait Used: Squid, pilchard, garfish, even a bit of stripey at one point. Fish Caught: Numerous squire, sweetlip, and small tuskies. One keeper grassy. Tackle Used: I fished with a 10LB outfit when using my soft plastics and 20 pound when bait fishing. I believe Kat and Greg had a heavier 30 pound for bait fishing. I was using a SHimano Stradic on A Shimano Raider combo. Greg was fishing with a baitrunner and Live Fibre combo and Kat was using a SHimano Vanford (but I'm not sure what rod). Humidty: 60-87% Air Pressure: 1010-1012 Weather: Sunny, little wind, a couple clouds Wind: It stayed below ten knots the whole day, where we were Overall Success Rate: 70% - a fun day on the water! Thanks for reading, and sorry for the late report. Cheers Hamish

Hi Samuel Welcome to the forum. I hope you can find some good spots! Cheers Hamish

Good work Ray. You did great! Cheers Hamish

Hi Dino Great work. Those are some quality bass. Cheers Hamish

Great fish Daryl. That would have been a fun session. Cheers Hamish

SMALL?! That's a whopper! Lol. Great fish.

Nice work Kat. Those are some great fish!!! Cheers Hamish

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