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Well done a great read and a great story, snr

Hi, Thinking of Draggin the Trophy up to Macksville over easter but not keen on launching at south west rocks , the bar there can be a bit tricky , so would take a bit extra time and launch at coffs , anyone in the local area care to come out for a fish , preferably someone with local knowledge!!! send me a PM , cheers snr

Yeah doin good atm .cheers buddy . Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk

I know its a serious matter Niel !! But i really did get a good laugh from it , sorry mate !! i can picture a nice yellowbelly swimming around with its own lip grips attached!!! PMSL . cheers mate !! snr

Dusky flathead are 36cm minimum,!!

Hey Dan .that's the best report I have read in a long time .well done .on the report and the fish :-) Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk

So it seems that next time i find a school of dolphins ,im gunna work the area over pretty hard , hope it works out !!

Top result well done , just getting it to the boat is my ambition !!!

Well done top result !!

Hi Guys we are pretty new to chasing marlin , in a few recent trips we have seen large schools of feeding dolphins , is it worth trolling the area for other pelagics or do the dolphins pretty much stick to themselves?? your thoughts!!! cheers snr

definately yes a good thing, BUT , we have seen it all before a new pest bought in to kill one pest and then it goes berserk!! cane toads for eg , lets hope they do get it right we have a very muddy dam that needs to be done!! snr

double hookup on marlin just past the fad this morning , both came unstuck but one was doing lots of ariels . looked like a blue to the untrained eye, a pair of novices left us shattered LOL . snr

regretably i have had to cancell the houseboat part of this trip, still going up in late september at this stage . but land based only . snr

Yes Don It certainly was a quite day , the conditions were lovely , we trolled from the banks to fad , plenty of 55cm kings at the outer banks , but nothing beyond that , we did some drops at the fad but seargeant baker was the only takers , even had trouble finding any flatties for a feed on the way in anyway twas a nice day on the water!! snr

Hi Raiders, if anyone is interested in next years trip please contact me asap , i have one week to confirm booking of houseboat , or lose my booking , looking for four people to share. cheers snr

i concur!!

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Wow . thats a big boy , think i prefer sharks to those ones!!! snr

Hi Raiders, just got back from Weipa last Friday night to hear my roosters get beat on the radio on the drive home!! not happy !! Any way I had my usual 10 days in fishing heaven but this time nearly all my fishing was bait fishing on the close reefs, in contrast to all previous trips which are mostly lure fishing I only caught a few queenies on lure this year. One thing I can say is that the shark population in Weipa is growing rapidly to the point that sometimes you coudnt get a fish in the boat before being sharked I saw plenty of big bull sharks andblack tip reef sharks , had a great fight with a bull shark over a two kilos tusker got the shark back to the boat where he promptly let go of my fish a win for me. its surprising how much fight you get out of a fish in only 6 meters of water when you have to get him to the boat pronto or lose it , the majority of my catches were Tuskers, several varieties, and sweetlips , had a great relaxing time with nothing to do but fish , or prepare for fishing what I did learn this year was how to fish these shallow reefs to success, the last two days saw me pretty much bag out on the reef species. Anyway on the other note just got back from urologist and hes happy with my biopsy results , its wait and see for now with a check up again in December to review progress , in 59 biopsy samples they found only 2 with less than 5% cancer cells of the non aggressive type!! Now its time to prepare for next years houseboat trip , September 21st to 30th 2016 if your are interested please let me know pronto, I need this booked out by xmas!! cheers snr

thanks Bruce, leaving tomorrow 6am, will be fishing solo but thanks to you have a pretty good idea where to find some fish , enjoy your holidays , would love to catch up for a fish! i get results from last weeks prostate biopsy when i get back from weipa . but feeling confident!! cheers for now!! ray

Hi Raiders. A lot has happened to me this year , since my last post on this thread, I have been diagnosed with high level PSA, before we could get onto treating this I was also diagnosed with bowel cancer and within weeks had been operated on, successfully I might add. and recuperated from surgery , this obviously put the prostate option on hold , until now , this Thursday will be having biopsy done and will get results on Monday 14th. fingers crossed, My dilemma is that I still have my airfairs booked and paid for to fly out Wednesday morning 16th at 6am . To Go or not to go ? that is the question I have been pondering on for months now, and only today I have decided that yes I will be at Weipa this year , This will be a bit different from my normal yearly trip, solo fishing in the local region, I have a little experience in this area so expect to be able to catch a feed so to speak. For those interested I have made a tentative booking for the houseboat for next September . PM me if your interested and I will forward the details.

YOU CRACK ME UP STEWY lol

That LBG report was from Beecroft ledge apparently last Wednesday. ,Digga Dan and I were 300 mtrs off Beecroft last Sunday when there was big bust up of very big fish fifty mtrs away .I believe they were tuna must be some bait schools in the area .might be worth trolling this area hard .pitty Dan has finals footy tomorrow. Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk

Once again a great event. Big thanks to Stewy and Donna and all the sponsor's. No Hairtail for DiggaDan and me but we had a great time and not cold as we expected.s A huge thanks to Seamus and Gianni who graciously donated one of their Hairtail. Dan was rapped and his dad is going to cook it for him .thanks boys . Looking forward to next year . Cheers snr Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk

Looks like some good hairtail about.hope to get in about midday with Fishraiders newest member diggerdan .in the meantime have fun everyone . Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk