waynoz

Thanks Neil and Tastee, My new boat purchase is exciting, and definitely in response to my kids requests to "catch a Mahi". My kids love beach and estuary fishing, but offshore and bay fishing is all new to us. In 6-8 weeks when the new boat is ready, I guess we will begin to wet our toes and find out what works for us. I would love for my kids to hook something big that's within their strength range!! I would be happy to just do the other jobs and help them wind in the catch. I will do my first runs offshore out of the Gold Coast seaway or tweed river in calm conditions an troll some hard bodies or skirts. But they will all be untested techniques and random trips initially. Maybe even discover some reef/structure and try to drift for some reef fish. Not sure if I will get all the way up to Sandgate Tastee, but if I get busy in the bay I will update you!! Time to list my current boat for sale and make some room for the new one in the garage. Wayne

Hi guys n gals, This is my first post after a couple of years reading the forum on and off. I have a similar story to John (last poster). I live between Brisbane and Gold Coast and fish the Coomera and Tweed and sometimes the GoldCoast Broadwater. I have a 4mtr tinny at the moment. I mostly fish hard-bodies and vibes and have just started trying to learn soft plastics. Currently fish Bream/ Flatheads and Jacks. I just put in an order for a new boat (5.4 mtr plate), and have to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery etc. I will be much more active reading and learning here as I will be venturing into Moreton bay soon and offshore to try for some new action. Wife went and bought me a new rod/reel deal yesterday as a birthday gift. Shimano TLD 25 on a Shimano Backbone Elite 24kg. The guy at the shop spooled it with 24kg mono. I plan to try trolling with that rig and trying jigging with some other gear I have. Hopefully I can get lucky with my kids (aged 7/10/12). I told them we can all catch our first Marlin/ Mackerell/ Snapper etc together. It's pretty exciting to learn something with the kids rather than teaching them. Any tips for trolling with kids on a boat will be welcome!! Cheers, Wayne