rooster

Ahhh , I see great information there Raysenior . . . . . deckie available

Hi Mate . . . What a hoot For all levels with some experience this is a safe, well communicated, well equiped operation. Apparently July and August are slower for fishing, we found everything except sails. Anchorages suggested by the business operator or dictated by weather conditions were good fishing locations for river and reef. Reef fishing started about 20 metres from shore, if you were standing on land anywhere around weipa and threw a stick in the water there would be good fishing there, don't go in after your stick. I generally hook up a fishing guide early if its a new area, however the guys I was with knew the area well, if its in your budget great however I think it is probably not necessary. Care should be taken around river mouths for flushed out logs or a dropping tide. Pelagics were fairly easy to find, run west for a few NM then drop a couple of 150ml 2m+ divers for spannos and watch the birds when they start working gun it over to them and lob metals into the bait balls on wire traces qaulity single hooks are helpful here. Reefs are everywhere , we sounded our own reefs out easily, they are accessible by houseboat careful attention to the tides is important in the rivers and parking the houseboat near reef. Quality , serviced gear was essential,the cheap rod onboard exploded on the first fish of the trip, an average quality reel seized. 15 Kilo rods were the norm for reef or trolling. My new 5-10 7.2 T curve snapper rod after it's first longtail became handy to strap a wireless modem to for better reception, great fight but took too long to bring in and we would lose the schools or the bait balls. A 7.5 foot 8 - 15 kilo spin would be better. 5-8kg 6ft spin or baitcast for the rivers. 190ml 7m+ Divers were great on large GT's. spare wire, hooks and rings, lip grippers, pliers, hand held GPS ( not essential )Cheap radios, for communication between tenders and main vessel would be handy (talk to operator about this) There can be a fairly aggressive chop on the water this usually lasts for a little while it is mostly calm with a light breeze in the winter months, land is easily accesible by tender. Tenders were great for maximum 3 perons to fish out of better with two. There is a large food outlet that is fairly priced for most things, fresh food comes in on Monday, it is closed on Public Holidays, Saturday arvo's and all day Sunday. Next door is the bottle shop. Important lesson 1. 4 boxes of beer in one hit only, this is not a tourist destination and so they are helpful, either fill in the paper work or each person buys a couple. There are two places to buy tackle, the newsagent and next to the large food outlet they have everything at fair prices, we bought sinkers here. The Mother ship is well equiped with ice, freezers and refridgeration and cooking facilities, borrow a smoker of the operator for a bit of variety. There is a manual fuel pump to fill the tenders. Insects are only a problem on shore at sunset or up the rivers, bushmans settle this down. Important lesson 2. The main vessel was well stocked with 20 litres of vinegar. A fantastic bit of planning by the operator, and i managed to save 50 cents on salad dressing with a lovely tang which everyone enjoyed. However on returning the vessel we all found out that the vinegar was for wiping the fly urine of your body so the skin doesn't get infected. I am pretty sure the operator is still p###ing himself laughing at the expression on everyones faces Heh heh Pricing as hodgeys post. Raysenior September is when I would love to be up there mate you will have a ball.

Have been using wine corks for years without a leak or a problem they fit snuggly and swell slightly in the water.

Hey David, How did you go geting info together and making decisions? September is when the fishing improves October is the build up to the wet, I find it comfortable and the fishing is very good. I have never been to Weipa before but am heading up there next week with some mates that have been going evey year for ten years to do some pigging and fishing. Will be able to answer better when I get back. When you decide to book the boat book your flights as soon as possible, some of the lads who left it a bit are paying nearly double. Factor in a tender(or 2)$150.00 approx per day . Gear wise i am taking a 5 -8 extra fast action spin and the same again in bait cast and a 6 - 10 snapper rod and a 15kg for the reefs. lots of small to medium metals, loads of surface lures sammys and poppers, warlocks, classic barras, gold bombers, split rings and extra trebles. Tried to get my old man to go - he said I would rather go to a five star resort and look at girls in bikinis. fair enough.

Woodford dam is a nice little lake that holds some nice fish however fishing and water activities are not permitted, it 's a lovely area for a bushwalk with a long stick

Chick Magnet

Any 1 - 3 metre deep running hardbody in black and red, black and gold or darker colours when the water has a bit of mud in it lighter colours like pilchard, mullet, bleeding mullet when the water it cleaner and has that lighter flouro green tinge to it 8 - 12 cm if you go the cheaper lures it might be an idea to upgrade the trebles late afternoon is better for a jack attack

Happy Birthday mate

Does it pull out like the choke knob on a Datto 120y or does it twist to up the revs like removing the lid on a bottle of VB?

Got two good males in the bay just east of cowan point in cowan creek last wednesday . Also picked up one tasty flatty, three small sandys and 11 bloody leatherjackets in the pots. found leaving the pots in for 2 to 3 hours the most productive

Thanks Fezza, This is the second very ordinary survey I have seen in two days involving primary industry minister Steve Whan, next will be our money spent on reports, media releases, new signage, stickers. Looks like a desperate attempt to extract every last cent out of those that are surviving the slow down. Expect an invoice in the mail The Rooster

As Chris268 said, I have a daiwa 1500 emblem-s on the trion and decided a couple of days ago to go to a 2000 sol with braid

I found the halco's great as they are for faster ripping, if your doing a slower bloop then tying off a small to medium ball sinker on the main line in front of a short leader will hold its beak down

Hi Mate, pull up at a yellow mooring buoy and burley hard for ten minutes . if nothing after another ten minutes try another bay. Little Jerusalem is good, waratah and pinta on the left just inside the bay where the rock sticks out is also very reliable

Gday Marty 1 it was good to meet you at the bend at the marina I was the one pretending to fish, but was well focussed on getting lagered. Ended up doing a private charter on the daintree, picked up a couple of small gt's in the mangroves, a medium golden on the flats and some barracuda. As you said the barra had shut down, the water was a chilly 24-25 degrees. used 3 inch suspending bibbed minnows which caught everything and slow towed some 2 inch live herrings innefectively, big tides were important. Looked at heading out but it was blowing 18-20 knots consistantly at the bar and i didn't want to work too hard. Thanks for inspiring me to fish. Cheers The Rooster