AUS-BNE-FISHO

Alright, sounds good. I'd love to use those whiting rigs when you are done with the trial and tweaks. 🙂
Cheers Hamish
 

Mate for now though.  I am slowly working on a lot more gear in the background and we will be releasing larger poppers hopefully before the end of the year but surf poppers are something I do want to work on.
I have always been a bait fisho though accept when chasing GT's.  I am currently working on a few whiting rigs this season but I am taking the entire season to work out which ones are working the best and then tweak them a little bit more.  
I am also just concentrating just for now in 4 packs of rigs.  Just really simple classic fishing rigs but with great gear.  Something you can grab, know that it is something you really can trust and making sure the packaging is all eco-friendly.
Over time I will work on other collection and I do also specialty orders for a lot of people but I would need to work on surf poppers for a long time to make them up to a standard I would be happy with. 
Thanks for your comment though mate.   
 

G'day Better Tackle
Those rigs you are manufacturing look spectacular - they are done with such dedication just by looking at the video. Do you make rigs for the surf (surf poppers) by the way?
Cheers Hamish

Alright, I though you would've caught a bunch of 'em 🙂 - Certain types of fishing are easy to get addicted to 😛
Cheers Hamish

I have caught trag and plenty of other reef species over the years I am just a tad addicted Hamish

G'day tugger
That's some superb pelagic and bottom fish you and your mates hauled up there. Do you ever bottom bash for species like trag and other reefies?
Cheers Hamish

Hey all.
Been a big year for me with Better Tackle and trying to get more mobile.
Struggling a bit with the back today even though i need to make more stock instead I thought I would show off a little bit about the quality I am doing and the reasoning behind my designs.
 

I notice people keep mentioning grinners on here. They weren’t a problem 40 or so years ago when I was heavily into fishing. Only caught the very occasional one. Have they become a problem?

Alright, thanks for that GregOug.

Where are you based ?
I'm too old and decrepit these days to join you, but am certainly interested in hearing about your exploits.

Hey everyone! 
my name is Jared, I’m looking for a bunch of keen fishos, who want to go chase some tuna, mackerel, kingfish, GT’s off the rocks! Would love to meet some like minded people to travel around Queensland and NSW looking for these fish and catch them! If your like me and would love to have a chance at catching these beautiful creatures, but don’t have anyone to go with, go ahead and email me at: jareddddenny27@gmail.com 
Ide love some company, and the chance to make some new friends.Hopefully we can organise a trip someone and catch some big ones! 
 
cheers - Jared 

Does your father fish Hamish? When I finally get my new boat we may be able to have a fish.Will be looking for deckies. 

It’s a Stejcraft ss64. I mentioned it here:
 
 

Boatsales reviewed the ss64 last month, here:
 
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjo3YG58PrmAhXizDgGHUcqDgAQFjACegQIDBAH&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boatsales.com.au%2Feditorial%2Fdetails%2F2019-stejcraft-ss64-br-review-122276%2F&usg=AOvVaw2svjCZSO3QjjuoFpTqFmrO
 
Hopefully the link works

I used to fish inside Moreton a lot and in Bribie passage, but many years ago. So very rusty. I just intend getting out there and finding the spots. If someone who knows what they are doing wants to come along, all the better. And if people like yourself want to help me explore that’s fine too. Provided the seas aren’t too horrendous (in which case I wouldn’t be going anyway) we should be able to get anywhere in most of the bay fairly quickly. 
 
As for the motor - yes it should be very fast. I test drove one with a 175 hp on the back which is a V6. The 200 hp pro xs is a V8, which should get out of the hole much quicker. The 175 was lightning fast as it was.
Just hoping it’s ready soon. 👍

OK - I certainly can't go out if the seas are big either, I get sea sick if it's rough conditions. Though, when i take some kwells or ginger tablets, I normally feel fine for the whole trip. 🙂 
I do hope your boat is ready soon, i know how it feels waiting for something to come - it's the best feeling when it's ready for you to go 🙂 
Cheers Hamish

Hi Hamish,
There are usually prawns just out in front of Nudgee Beach, but usually in winter from memory. You need a boat. But if you do have one you could just jump from boat to boat until you find them when it’s prawning season. The boats are that thick! Lol. I’m sure others on here will be able to advise you on the best spots and time of year.
Greg

drove up the highway the other day and could almost walk across the pine with the amount of boats in there, i hear nudgee has been firing as well 

G'day Randall
Are you a bait or lure fisho?
If you're using bait, i don't think you can go past some pillies. Chuck one on some gang hooks and either send it down on a paternoster rig or float it behind the boat with a torpedo float. Use about 50cm of wire that is quite light but not to (mackerel will bite right through). I've never done this before, but that should be the go. If you want some more pelagics, check out some of the FADS on the GC, and chuck a line out for Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish). Use live bait such as live slimy mackerel or yakkas (yellowtail). As well as this, i know on some of the reefs you can get cobia (black kingies) and a mixed bag of reefies. Sorry, i know that gets a bit off topic but in the Redcliffe area, I'd go with pillies for reefies or mackerel. 
If you're using lures, i suggest checking out the measured mile in Moreton Bay. Here's a Team Madmullet Productions video that should get you started: 
In general, I'd go with metals and spinning lures, and you might get the odd hit on a jig.
Cheers Hamish

Hi all and thanks for the add, was chasing a bit of advice and locations of some ok/good reef fishing in S E Queensland I've heard redcliffe and that area has some nice spots I'm originally from the NT so it's all new to me, I've recently acquired and gps chart plotter so dead keen to have a play, cheers 

This is my first  post here.  Had to come tell someone!!  What a rush. First time out with the fly rod down near Victoria point Moreton Bay.   Wasnt a monster,  but still its a bream! Im so stoked right now!! 

G'day Ryannnnnnnn
If i were you I'd do something like this - only fish at high tide or drop in to a tackle shop and ask someone who knows what they're talking about what time it's safest to fish the creek - if everything hidden or exposed at low tide, to deep to hurt at high, etc. Until you know the lay of the creek, i wouldn't put in a night session either. Going slow is good as well. Then, while you're doing this, (if you fishing with someone else they can do it) make or plot on a map where dangerous terrain might be. Sorry, I'm no help at all with a map, I've never fished there at all.
For chasing your fish, I'd say use soft plastics, live bait if you have access to it and hard bodies. Rig the soft plastics weedless and as well as casting you can troll the hard bodies. When live baiting, rock up to a creek mouth or something and fishing the rising tide. If you're putting in a whole day session, fish from about 2 hours before (to catch bait) to high tide. If you're putting in a half day session or smaller, catch your bait about 2 hrs before the low tide then fish 2-3hrs on the rise. While i haven't fished there, i would assume this would be the method to try and catch them and it may need some fine tuning.
Cheers Hamish

G'day Nickb2247
Your best bet out of that list would be to try for tilapia - but make sure you are disposing of them correctly (binned or buried away from water). Try an Underwood lake with either a piece of unweighted bread on a tiny suicide hook or a light float with a piece of peeled prawn. Afternoon is the time to go - dusk. Check this tutorial out Team Madmullet Productions did, it is very helpful.
Here it is - 
 
First of all, do you own a boat of any form - it makes chasing Australian Bass much easier. My favourite spot to chase 'em is the Upper Brisbane River, and while I've never landed one there I've had a big run before and in the warmer months you see plenty leaping. Go for a morning session, and if you don't want to use lures, use live earthworms or river shrimp. You can catch these by soaking a Opera House Style trap from about Jindalee up or further if we get a big wash out (rain.) Leave the traps in overnight with a piece of oily fish or a chicken wing. Another advantage of this is if you want to just hook up to a fish, i can pretty much guarantee you you'll get a catfish, and while they aren't ideal, they put on a decent fight.
If you want to use lures, I'd go with a Cicada Jackall, a spinner bait, a deep diver lure (hard body) if you want a troll and a soft plastic (weedless or normal) if you want to flick into the snags. Though, this spot is only accessible at the Twin Bridges Crossing and only by kayak (no outboards allowed, electric motors ARE allowed though.)
The tackle you can use would be your general light spinning line and if you own a low profile setup (bait caster with low profile rod) I'd use that for lures. A 10-20lb fluorocarbon/mono leader can be used, and for live-baiting, no sinker unless it's a really small ball sinker. Let the bait swim into the snags, because while you may get busted off, the fish you'll get in there will be 100% worth it. (Trophy bass).
I suggest you go from early morning (around 6 or 7) 'till noon or just before and bring some food along (and drink). You can take a swim but be careful, I believe freshwater Stone fish inhabit this area.
If you don't own a boat, i would go with tilapia fishing as you are helping clean up the local area and exterminate a noxious fish and it's very easy. Check out some Team Madmullet Productions videos, the older ones are better for tutorials but on that channel you will find marlin fishing to bass fishing videos.
Cheers Hamish, hope this helps.
P.S. Sorry for the late reply, i didn't see this, in fact, i wasn't even on this website when you posted 🙂 lol #2yearslater
 

Hi davostephens
Thanks for those tips on shovel nose, though i was fishing on the central coast so i caught a decent sized one with white spots i think. I've never tried using pike as livebait before, but if i do catch one that is a good size i'll certainly give it a crack. If i catch another i might see how it tastes, but thanks for the tips.
Cheers Hamish

Hi davostephens
Thanks for those tips on shovel nose, though i was fishing on the central coast so i caught a decent sized one with white spots i think. I've never tried using pike as livebait before, but if i do catch one that is a good size i'll certainly give it a crack. If i catch another i might see how it tastes, but thanks for the tips.
Cheers Hamish