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Hi Benno Great work. You had a great day on the water. Cheers Hamish

I would 100% be keen. In fact, I’m going to see right now if I’m allowed to go!

That’s good to see. nice work Robbie and Ozfish team!

So you have caught a legal fish since you moved to Yeppoon! :) Great grunter and blue salmon. They are yummy. Hamish

Nice fish. I think that is a Barred Grunter.

Kat, I just did a quick search and they seem to be at BCF. I got one about 8 years ago and one about 2 or 3 years ago. Hamish

Great job Ray. Those are some good bass. Cheers Hamish

Hey Kat Fair enough. I use a model called the Ugly Stik 'Gold'. They are 2-4KG. They are quite whippy in my opinion. I like Shimano too, especially the light spin reels. If you have a better rod you like than I'd use that. Cheers Hamish

Hi Kat I have a 6 foot 6 inch and 8 foot Ugly Stik, both 2-4KG. I really like them for whenever I do whiting fishing, or light estuary fishing in general. I would probably recommend an Ugly Stik (personal preference) but like Brian said any glass rod would be good. As for reels, a Shimano Sienna, Cazna, Sahara, Sedona, Nexave, Catana, Alivio, or Hyperloop would work. (huge choice, and in my opinion most of them are pretty similar. Keep them clean and they should all last long). If you prefer Diawa, a Diawa Shinobi, Laguna, or AirD would probably all work. I think a lot of people use mono for whiting (that may be because they use Alveys) but I like braid. Normally 12 at the heaviest. Hope this helps, Cheers Hamish

Hi Kat It doesn't have a size limit but does have a bag limit of twenty. I have been told they are a popular aquarium fish. You find them in brackish and salt water. They would come under the Gudgeon species list. The ones I have caught fight have fought very little. Interestingly, they have also never been hooked. Rather, they have been holding onto the bait so tight I can winch them up! I would love to be in one of those things. I might have to start looking around! Cheers Hamish

Yep! Sure is. Mission, that is a Small Eyed Gudgeon. The one you've gotten seems to be quite sizeable. Cheers Hamish

Nice job Dino!

That guy is doing great. I wouldn't mind one of those Black Jew one day.

That looks like a great day. I really need to catch some more tilapia. Hamish

Great report tugger. Those are some nice catches. I would love to go to Fraser Island one day. Does anyone know if there is there any access there without a 4x4? Cheers Hamish

Good work Ray, those are some quality bass.

Thanks Robbie. Hopefully when I'm sixteen! Lol. That reminds me - I should start learning more theory about the boating license so I can get it quicker when I'm sixteen. That's huge fishingnut. Wouldn't of minded catching that one! Cheers Hamish P.S. Sorry for the late reply all. I managed to miss these replies.

Thanks Angry. The whiting were delicious. Cheers Allnighter Thanks Brian, it was great being out there. Thank you Greg. Thanks Steve, there were some good whiting. Thanks KM. Thanks Kat. You still had a pretty good day. It was good to catch up again. I've sure been growing lots recently! Thanks tugger. Thank you Benno. Thanks Robbie, it was good they were biting. Cheers Hamish

Hi all I was lucky enough to be invited out for the second time in the school holidays on Brian's ( @ellicat's ) boat, along with Steve ( @Old Scaley ). Kat ( @Kat ) was also coming along in her boat, and the plan was to meet at the ramp at about 7. It was a public holiday, so we did think it would be busy. After meeting up at 6 and driving to the ramp at Jacob's Well (and stopping at Gem Bait and Tackle for live worms) we were putting the boat in a bit before 7. We decided to head off and meet Kat on the water, so after a short boat ride through the vast expanse of mangrove lined saltwater we had arrived at the first chosen location. We all cut up some worm and lowered our baits into the water. This was the weather for the whole day. It was windy but that kept us cool at least! After a short period of time and a few little nibbles, Steve began the day with a small whiting. I followed suite shortly after, and a bit more time passed. Brian nailed a little one now, as well. I gave my worm a big cast, and after about five minutes I had a better hit on my rod. This fish was pretty decent, and we were all happy to see a 41CM flatty surface beside the boat. After a bit of mucking after dehooking and brain spiking it, he was quickly released to the esky. Yum! I retied my hook and trace, and then got another bit of worm out. This time, my line was smashed! It was a good bite, but I called it for something little. That was until it got near the boat. My little 2500 sized reel began to feel the sheer strength of this large fish of some sort as it tugged hard on the end. It ran down deep and in it's desperate bid of freedom to escape almost tangled in the prop. Luckily, Brian expertly slid the net under the large whiting just before it could escape. We were all excited - it went 34CM on the measuring stick. That's a new PB for me. Woohoo!!! Good Whiting At this spot, we all got a couple more nibbles, and if my memory serves me correctly, Steve and Brian pulled in some more undersize whiting. It got pretty quiet here though, which was a bit of a bummer, but we moved on to a spot that had proved successful before. After a long and treacherous voyage where sandbars and anchored boats were treated like the balls in a game of dodge ball, we were there. The anchor was dropped and our worms were deployed. We were running low, so some of the frozen worms were used. Unfortunately, despite upping the sinker size, and braving it out in the wind, we could not entice any fish whatsoever. Around this time, Kat came along in her boat, and we met up. We all hatched a plan to go to a nearby spot where we could beach the boat. We drove here, had a quick chat, and planned the rest of the day. It was good to catch up Kat! And thanks for the delicious snacks We managed to get to the next spot without drama, so we anchored up and deployed baits. The comp was on now - yabbies (on C-jay, Kat's boat), and live blood worms (on Ellicatch, Brian's boat). Now, this is where good 'tings started to happen. I believe Steve got the first keeper, which put up a fun fight once it saw the boat, followed by Brian. It was looking good for Brian when he pulled up a large whiting which almost made it to the 40CM mark, at 35.5CM! A great whiting! I eventually managed one too, a couple centimetres below this. They were all sizeable, but the bite was timid, and until they were really close to the boat, the fight was timid too. I believe at this point it was 3 all, to all of us, and the tide started to slow. Steve nailed another large whiting, which was a very similar size to Brian's big one. I think this biggun was 35.5CM. One of the biggest for the day! Another biggun. One of mine I cast my bait out towards the bank, and Brian and Steve kept theirs's out on the deeper side. I felt a little bite and before I knew it, I was winding in another slick silver ingot of whiting. This was one of the smallest for the day, at a mere 26CM. I also caught a small flatty at this spot, which was about 10CM (beyond me how I hooked it). After a little while longer Brian wound his line in and to our surprise a very sizeable whiting was residing on the end, which didn't even put a bend in the rod until it was in close. We were all happy with that! After this, we stayed here a little bit longer. I began flicking a lure around but I had no luck, and the bait fishing was quiet. The decision was made to head over to the Tiger Mullet Channel, where we would continue our whiting quest. Kat followed us along and we both trolled a couple lures on the way other, for no fish. The sounder was showing a little bit of bait in certain spots, which looked promising at the beginning. At the TMC, the skipper of a larger boat flagged us down because he had hit the bottom. We did some reconnaissance to find the deepest area he could be in around the boat and then he was on his way back in the channel . At the chosen location, which was near a sandbar, I continued to flick my plastic around. A prawn imitation lure I was using got some nibbles, from a presumed whiting, but unfortunately, I did not catch anything. Steve and Brian, on the other hand, each managed catches of weed, and undersize whiting. Lol. The final spot of the day was on the opposite side of the TMC, and I resorted back to bait here. I hooked an even smaller flatty than before, which I couldn't even feel on the line, and apart from that it was quite quiet here. On my next cast, I flicked my line so hard that it snapped. It was tangled around my reel and I did not notice. That was annoying, but after that, I was tasked with pulling the anchor up and we were fast tracked to get back to the ramp. After retrieving the boat and the rather uneventful drive home, we divided up the fish. There were 13 keeper whiting and one keeper flatty in total. My share have all been filleted and are tomorrow night's tea. The final haul My fillets. I did a very bad job (even in my books) so scooped out everything I'd missed. Thanks for having me out again Brian and Steve, I hope you didn't mind! Kat, it was good to catch up too! I hope everyone enjoyed this report as much as I enjoyed the day fishing! Stats of Trip - Tide: 2:42AM, .4M, Low, 8:20AM, 1.5M, High, 2:30PM, .3M, Low Moon Phase: Waning Crescent, 5% Bait Caught: - Bait Used: Live Worms Fish Caught: Whiting x 13 (keepers), Flathead x 1 (keepers) TAckle Used: 12LB braid mainline, on a Ugly Stik Gold 2-5KG and Diawa Shinobi 2500 reel. I did not look at what Steve and Brian were using. We were using 6-10 pound leaders, with size 2-4 ball sinkers, small long shank hooks, live worms, and barrel swivels. Humidity: 32% Temperature (air): 29 degree High Air Pressure: 1004 Overall Success Rate: 95% - a great day out!!! Cheers Hamish

Great fish tiotony. That salmon is huge. Hopefully I can get one like that sooner or later. Cheers Hamish

Hey subtlefly If it’s not to much trouble, would you mind explaining to me how these sinkers are created? I’m quite interested. Cheers Hamish

Top job Dino.

Welcome to the forum. I hope to hear some success stories!

Great work Jono, seems a lovely place to holiday in. Cheers Hamish