AUS-BNE-FISHO

They have been gone for a couple of weeks or so for me. I'm grateful however for other small mercies within a  genuine small community outside of the other social amoebae's👍.

Emojis aren’t working for me. They’re all just question marks. Is that the same for everyone?

Good stuff Daryl, plenty of nice tuskies there.

I do the same, if it were king tides I might go fishing in the freshwater parts or middle reaches of the river but neap/smaller tides would be more suitable for spots in the lower reaches.

I like fishing in the Brisbane River in neap tides more than king tides as it means I can have my baits in the zone for longer, as king tides normally sweep baits to the bank. In saying this I normally get bites in both scenarios, it just seems to depend on the day as to when the fish are chewing the most (or moon/tide). 

Good stuff Daryl, plenty of nice tuskies there.

Do the exercises in full time Brian, don't cut corners and you will beat the vertigo......most ppl rush the positions because of nausea.....ignore that and you will be fine.
My wife gets it every year or two.....she cuts corners and the manouvres do not work as they should so she sucks the vertigo for u to about a fortnight each time.
 

Thanks, Tony. Off to a good start this morning.

As some of you know I work on Straddie for a few months of the year and get a chance to occasionally wet a line. I like fishing at Amity Point because of the variety of fish that are there, and that you never know what you will get from one trip to another. As well as the usual spangled emperor, squire, Moses Perch and grassies, this time I got some tuskfish and Eva got to catch her first ever black spotted tuskfish. Black spotted tuskfish are probably rarely taken land based so to get a few was very rewarding. They go like submarines. Probably the most unusual landbased catch on this trip was a gold spot pigfish (safely released). 

I don’t really have any theories but like the others I’ll fish places with lots of current on the neaps and avoid them on springs. So more about fish ability than knowing fish will bite. 
putting my science hat on I know there are interactions between tide and moon phase which are difficult to untangle, but fish and crustaceans display different activity levels depending upon moon phase. 

I actively target the neap and smaller tides each month for the Bris River...especially around the deeper locations or the lights.
Means I do not need to used 45 gram jigheads in some places...

Also capitals in titles are fixed which is nice. 

Great stuff Greg. New boat looks awesome and those are some nice fish.

Great stuff Greg. New boat looks awesome and those are some nice fish.

I do the same, if it were king tides I might go fishing in the freshwater parts or middle reaches of the river but neap/smaller tides would be more suitable for spots in the lower reaches.

I'm not the biggest fan of neap tides, but I do watch the moon. I've always preferred a bit of run. For instance, if I'm chasing flatties it must be a .4 or lower low tide for me to go or a 2.2 or higher tide for freds in the river. It definitely works but it could just be a confidence thing too. If it's in the deep water and it's running to hard, put a bigger sinker on and tell the skipper to stay on a wheel. With that being said, if the weather is good and I'm allowed to go... who cares what the tides are doing hahahaha. 

I like fishing in the Brisbane River in neap tides more than king tides as it means I can have my baits in the zone for longer, as king tides normally sweep baits to the bank. In saying this I normally get bites in both scenarios, it just seems to depend on the day as to when the fish are chewing the most (or moon/tide). 

Great stuff Greg. New boat looks awesome and those are some nice fish.

Hopefully you’ll get better soon. My wife had vertigo and it eventually passed and she hasn’t had it since. That’s at least 3 years ago. 
 
And losing your balance on a boat is never good. 

No, I wore my lifejacket all day in case I went over. Doc has given me meds and some exercises to combat it. Exercises where you do them laying down. Just my style.

I do the same, if it were king tides I might go fishing in the freshwater parts or middle reaches of the river but neap/smaller tides would be more suitable for spots in the lower reaches.

I like fishing in the Brisbane River in neap tides more than king tides as it means I can have my baits in the zone for longer, as king tides normally sweep baits to the bank. In saying this I normally get bites in both scenarios, it just seems to depend on the day as to when the fish are chewing the most (or moon/tide). 

Looking for something to do one day a couple of months ago l made the mistake of going down to Northside Marine for a look around.
I had a bit of a look at their Surtees and Stabicraft aluminiums then I noticed a nice looking new fibreglass cabin cruiser. Well, three of them actually.
On closer inspection I found they were all from the Merry Fisher range by Jeanneau, a French brand owned by Beneteau.
There was a 6.95 metre, a 7.95 metre and a 10.95 metre. I liked them all but went away not thinking seriously of buying one. Until I found myself back there a few days later. And a few days after that. Before I knew it I was thinking about which extras l'd want if I bought one and getting prices for them.
Eventually I bit the bullet and put a deposit on a new Merry Fisher 795 Series 2 cabin cruiser. I then spent weeks going to Northside Marine almost every day, watching the accessories I chose being fitted, the engine installed and the boat going through water tests to check everything worked as it should.
I took delivery of her about three weeks ago now. I've only been out in her twice so far. The first time was during the handover as the dealer gave me a rundown of the electronics etc. I've been busy since working out where to put things, sorting out mooring lines, fenders etc.
The second time was about two weeks ago. A mate and I decided to venture over near Tangalooma for the night. Unfortunately the B.O.M forecast was up to its usual standard, and the predicted less than ten knot breeze was gusting 10 to 15 knots, if not more. It was also coming from a totally different direction. Consequently, the seas were at least a metre, with big holes every tenth wave or so. Whitecaps were everywhere. We decided to keep going anyway and it took an hour or more to reach Tangalooma, as we found the best speed was around 19 kmh. Unfortunately, we couldn’t stick to that speed because we had to keep altering the revs and speed as the engine is run in. So sometimes we were well off the plane and chugging along, and other times we were going too fast for the conditions, and hitting those big holes with a thud. I’ll be glad when it’s run in. It is actually very difficult to do any running in, in rough water. 
 
We eventually dropped the anchor over a bit of rough bottom, and spent the night there, a couple of kilometres off Tangalooma. We started catching fish straight away, mostly undersized grassies and Moses perch. After dark the small squire moved in. We kept getting bites until around 11pm then it all went quiet. Over the course of several hours we managed to boat 3 or 4 legal grassies, a few legal Moses and a 58 cm’ish slatey bream. We also lost a few much larger fish. We also failed to hook a few more. There was definitely enough action to entice us back there again on a future trip. 
 
The wind blew all night and unfortunately it was mostly from the SSW, which made conditions more uncomfortable than the predicted easterly would have. We awoke around dawn and dropped a line again, but the whippy tails had moved in and we decided to head home to clean the fish. Overall, it was a successful first trip. Hopefully there will be many more.
 
i realise I have much to learn about the new electronics and other goodies onboard. Auto-pilot, radar, fishpoint, track point, joystick, etc etc.
 
Only further trips will fix that. 
 

I do the same, if it were king tides I might go fishing in the freshwater parts or middle reaches of the river but neap/smaller tides would be more suitable for spots in the lower reaches.