Spoont

For me there were two highlights, the 30 foot Grady White walkaround in the marina.....What a weekend fishing boat... The way the Yanks finish their boats is second to none. Some might say they overdo it but when you compare the price and quality it is difficult to argue. Second and most importantly the bargains..... I took home a TLD50, Tcurve 24kg bluewater and a Tcurve 15kg Bluewater Spin rod.... All for a $700 bucks.... WOOOHOOO... Now all i need is a boat Nah. got that covered. For anyone who hasn't been this year and can take the time off tomorrow, I suggest you do.. Last day and the prices are sure to fall even further. Cheers Sponot

Hi Raiders, I have spent the week working in Brisbane and now find that because the Pilgrims are taking in a bit of post pope sightseeing and travel, I am stuck here for the weekend with not a lot to do. Can anyone recommend a charter that departs from the Brisbane area of Moreton Bay? Unfortunately I am not very mobile (vehicle wise not weight) so cannot go to the Goldy or North. I have had a look on the net and most of them dont seem to depart this area. I would even take a spare spot on a fellow raiders boat and am more than happy to pitch in for fuel, bait and the like. But be warned i am gearless. Saturday is the day I am looking at as there is a chance I will be slotted on a flight on Sunday arvo. Thanks for the help

Sorry Guys, Sad I know but I fish regularly in Sydney but don't get the perfection of the surf that indo has to offer. No fishing I am afraid....

A few sunset snaps (and an idiot) from my indo surfing adventure in March. At least she thought I was funny

Nah mate your reffering to the Audley weir. This part of the river comes out at Grays Point (top left hand side of IFishSick's map) Giving it some more thought, I think that you would have trouble finding a decent way to get land based access unless you were prepared to do some pretty thorough exploration. There are fire trails down there but I am not sure where they come from. Maybe Mainbar.

kabz, I wouldn't know as I always fish from a boat. It is in the National Park so I guess you could walk in on one of the fire trails. The Ranger Station should have some maps of the area. Mind you, I would only go mid week as it gets busy with skiiers on the weekends and can be difficult to fish.

Yeah you need that sounder. I got into them again on Saturday evening (during the light show). Managed two Bonito and two frigates at the same spot. Then went and into south west arm and managed about 20 tailor and two tuna (not sure of the species, looked like big eye). Man it was dodgy on the water when that storm was around. There was a lightning strike in the National Park about 400m from where we were. Started a fire which the fire brigade had to attend.

Mate it was one of those things... Had planned to search around the moored boats so headed there, pulled the boat off the plane and within a minute had a bait ball on the sounder. Between leaving the ramp and hooking up to our first fish was about 10min.

Sure do. They are an unusual catch down this far but the guys at Bluefin sports recon that they pick them up occasionally when the water temp is up like it is now. I was reading 23-24c in places.

Yeah it was a heap of fun, particularly because it was all done in an hour and a half and within 2km of my house.... Sorry no pics... in my haste to get on the water I left the camera on the kitchen table.

After some good advise from a fellow raider (thanks Nook) my brother and I took the afternoon off to give the pelagics a shot. Now this is nothing new to me since I spent four years in PNG chasing XOS pelagics, what is new is the territory, the place I spent my childhood chasing bream and whiting. As soon as the boat left the trailer at Yowie Bay, the water erupted around us with Bonito and small kings smashing a school of whitebait. They would only take the smallest of metal sliced and even then, landing them amoungst the boats was a task. With some careful boat placement we managed to bag three bonnies to 2kgs. Next we spent time sounding around the boats at Lilli Pilli and managed to locate a good size school of pilchards, with two bait jigs in the water we soon had about 20 baits in the tank. What happened next will be a highlight for me for a while. First bait in the water and it has not even swum out of site and a bonito smashes it right beside the boat, after a good fight I land a 2.5kg bonito. My brother (god love him) was so excited by the commotion at the stern, that he put is rod down to watch and forgot to put it in the rod holder. You guessed it, smash, his livey is nailed on top of the water. After a short fight, a small spottie is in the boat. This is how it proceeded for about an hour until the bait dissappeared and so did the fish. After an hour and a half on the water and a total of 3 spotties, 8 bonito and about a dozen beers it was time to call it an afternoon. It is great when a plan comes together. Thanks again Nook.