Bretto77

Beautiful clean looking fish , looking forward to Sunday .
Please promise me , we are  not targeting fresh water cobia ! 
Regards
Neil

Went to western arm with Rick and Joy. Shrimp traps a bit light on but good size. We were restricted to fishing in the bays due to the wind. Found one spot that was ok but as the boat was yawing a lot we kept on getting snagged besides feeding the prolific barred grunter. Found a couple pf trees where we were able to tie off fore and aft but the barred grunter still prolific to the delight of the eagle. We finished off early with a total of 26 bass ,one tandanus and a nice yella. All tagged and released,
 

I find the tide sizes don’t really affect it too much , you’ve just got to be prepared to move around and position yourself in the right spots during your session down there. It’s always about knowing how the puzzle works ie  how when why and where  you anchor your  boat and  present your baits. Whiting will move to where the food is., think like the fish .Sounds like you tried a few spots ,but  hey , not all was lost , at least you’ve found where they don’t bite on those tides. The next trip will  be better.
regards
neil

That's a modern interpretation of a hand line... Careful you don't end up with a dislocated finger too from a sticky drag...😉

That's a modern interpretation of a hand line... Careful you don't end up with a dislocated finger too from a sticky drag...😉

Consider a Mooloolaba Pick anchor https://www.whitworths.com.au/mooloolaba-pick-anchor
Thats what all the boats have on the swains that I have been on.  
Shackle to the top then lay chain down the shaft and heavy zip ties to what you would normally attach to.  If its stuck you just pull back over the top and it snaps the zip ties and you then pull the anchor up from the head.
Mate bought a very expensive version of one (cannot remember the name) but it uses a sheer bolt to hold the fins in place and all you do it drive over the top and it sheers the pin and the fins collapse.  A guy up in Mackay makes them.  Very neat.

3 metres of 8mm will be sufficient.
I run that on a 4.7m ally runabout with a 4kg sand anchor or reef anchor. Never had any problems with the reef anchor pulling or the chain getting stuck. I wouldn't go rope to anchor, as rope has some buoyancy, so your anchor may not set properly. Also there is the risk of the rope wearing through on reef.
Anchor socks are great, but the drawback is they collect and hold sediment.

I have a broken smashed thumb from a ***** cow. 
this is what I have came up with…. Yet to go fishing with it, but I can cast and reel it..😆🎣
I should feel the bites ok 😂

Great stuff 👍

Great stuff 👍

I'm happy landing anything. And getting on the leader board. Until Neil goes fishing again ...... 😂😂

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

Took the kayak out up castle hill way. Got this 42cm fella. That was the fruit of my efforts for the day. 0800 till 1400. Flicked a lot of plastic. Might take some bait next time.

Bloody close one as usual. 

Found a significant school  of Threadfin  and baby bull shark tailing   in 1.5 m of water this morning , right where they’ve been for weeks, so didn’t have to go looking for them. 
Helped myself to a couple before the wind started  to puff up a bit ,  then took off for home.
Had a double hookup on the second one , but it got off before I could attend to it , which was a bit of a bummer.
2 was enough  , so  left them feeding , for next time.
Beautiful clean fish off the sand , full of banana prawns , bled out and iced down well , they should taste good! 

A start for team south for May.
Threadfin 1010mm and 910mm.
 
 

April result -
Total Team North               6                   points/10 contestants  = 0.6
Total Team South            76                    points/18 contestants = 4.2
 
 
Winner = Team SOUTH 

Better than a cast net full of stripy catfish.

The old Xmas tree ...... 😆

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Couple more whiting for team south
390mm and another 350mm

Nice Plan B, Neil.

I was suppose to go mackerel /reefy yesterday morning ,but my mate who was taking me in his boat cancelled with a sore shoulder at the last moment  . Since I had that all important leave pass organised  ,I went and dug a few  worms and had a whiting fish last night . Could not find any decent ones , but scratched up a nice feed of whiting. Got a beautiful little  juvenile mulloway  and a little lizard as by catch , which were tagged and released .Managed to upgrade team south’s whiting slightly.
whiting 350 ,345,350mm
mulloway 405mm
flathead 385mm

That sounds like a very nice mornings effort rebel.

Good stuff Rebel, glad you're catching some at the moment. 🙂