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    My First Barramundi .... Qld Report

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Josh's fish ... pulled from a puddle (less than 1m of water). Not a bad way to fill in a couple of minutes whilst everyone else is using the restroom. lol

    Tony showing off his little barra!

    Pretty countryside and very relaxing! No jetskis :1fishing1:

    an excellent little report there Herby and some fine barra action.

    i have plans of one day getting into those prolific bigguns too and although yours are far from they are still barra both of which i would gladly have on the end of my line

    well done

    CFD

    Thanks CFD. :biggrin2:

    Glad you enjoyed the read. I had a ball and will be back later on in the year, so watch this space. :1yikes:

    There were a few big barras caught that week, but mostly on the troll.

    I was out with the purists and they would have none of that ... it was cast, cast, cast all the way! :1prop:

    Make sure you get up to places like Peter Faust and Awoonga Dams one of these days as they truly are beautiful spots and 50lb+ barras are worth the effort. :yahoo:

    Cheers,

    Herby

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    My First Barramundi .... Qld Report

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Hello Fishraiders,

    It's been a while since I last posted. Been a very busy start to 2006 so I've had very little time to fish, let alone post reports.

    March had rolled around again and it was time for another long w.e. at 1770/Agnes Water to have a fish and just get away from it all.

    I was meeting a few friends up there and the plan was get offshore to target the mackerel, tuna and other pelagics around the headland and if conditions allowed, fill the esky with some nice reef fish at the inshore wrecks and reefs.

    However, upon arrival and checking the weather forecast it soon became apparent that the chances to fish salt water were very very remote. A big SE’erly swell had the local surfers excited but not the visiting fishos and unfortunately the offshore armada stayed dry for the entire 4 days.

    Being a versatile bunch, the decision was made to fish the estuaries and creeks and we caught plenty of good fish including trevally, estuary cod, bream (both yellowfin and black), flathead and moses perch.

    As the poor weather (25-30 knots) persisted for the entire w.e. we were running out of options and the decision was made to give Lake Awoonga a go, although none of us were really set up for impoundment barra fishing.

    We hooked up with Tony (and his son Josh) who owns and runs the local Agnes Water Bait & Tackle store. Tony’s local knowledge proved invaluable and he supplied the lures and info for us barra novices on how to best fish for our target species.

    We rigged up the tinnies (neither of which had an electric unfortunately) and left Agnes not long after 3am to give ourselves an early start, that put us at the boat ramp at around 4.30. After a short run and we arrived at Tony’s spot X, and I must say the place looked amazing just on sunrise, with a thin layer of fog rising off the mirror-like water.

    Any plans to remain as quiet as possible went out the window, as all of us soon found our lures dangling from green vegetation or dead timber. I think we sounded like a herd of elephants crashing through the timber, although I must say the rods we were using (offshore spins sticks and estuary rods) were not designed for that type of fishing. Still, no excuses!

    After a while, with our confidence building, and the casts becoming more adventurous, the first Barra of the day hit Roz’s lure and stayed connected, and after a brief struggle she landed a nice little barra into the boat. Her first ever, and therefore also a PB.

    We quickly snapped some photos, before releasing the little (approx 60cm) fella back into the water.

    It didn’t take long before I managed to get on the board as well. A good cast was rewarded with an almost identical fish to the one Roz had caught earlier. This was also my first barra, so more photos were taken and then that fish too was released.

    Tony and Josh fishing out of their rig, managed a fish each but even they couldn’t produce anyting much bigger. The closest we came to a ‘1 metre” model was when Josh’s lure was smashed just meters from the boat but unfortunately the fish didn’t stay connected. The big splash was a reminder that what the fish we had caught that morn were merely babies and that plenty of ‘big mamas’ were there to be caught.

    The rest of the morning passed by without any more action but it was a magical morning to be out fishing. I had a blast and will definitly be back to hunt down one of the ‘bigguns’.

    Roz and I purchased our ‘successful’ barra lures as mementos of our first barra experience. Can’t wait until October when I’m up there next.

    Here's mine ...

    Back it goes ...

    Gooooone!!!!!!!

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    Price For Custon Rod Building

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Thats great advice as different builders charge differently. So try and check out the quality of there work to see if you think the cost is justified. keep in mind to do the job properly though a std build without dress binds etc will be 5 or so hours Minimum

    That's good info and insight Allan. Appreciate you posting and providing feedback.

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Happy B'day Granpop

    in The Bar

    Posted · Edited by Hookem_Herby

    :1happybday: Dave!!! Hope you have a smashing one champ. :fishing1::drunk:

    If you end up having a fish - may you catch a whopper ;) but something tells me you'll be spending the day with the kids and family. :thumbup:

    All the best,

    Herby

    Up, Up & Away

    in The Bar

    Posted · Edited by Hookem_Herby

    Hi All

    Haven't posted much as the fishing in our local lakes have been average for me, although I got a nice 4lb redfin about a week ago (a PB). Am in a whirl trying to decide what fishing gear I take on a 6 month RV trip from southern California to Alaska and return (its not a 'fishing' trip).

    Pretty much decided to take a 5 and 9 wt fly rods, a spinning rod (squidgy bass) and a baitcaster (trying to buy a good 2 piece over there). I am even taking a half dozen packs of squidgies to the land of the million plastics!!!

    Will post an occasional report when I can, and will put photos on a web site and let you drool when I can.

    Cheers and tight lines

    Dave

    Awesome Dave!! :thumbup::yahoo:

    Best of luck, look forward to reading and drooling over your reports whilst you travel through the USA.

    Should be a bit of a change from fishing the ol' Moruya River. lol :074::074::1yikes:

    Good on ya, keep safe.

    Herby

    First Local Bream

    in Catch Brag Board

    Posted

    Welcome to the site CJ and congrats on a nice bream.

    Why don't you post a fishing report and give us the FULL story! :1fishing1:

    Hope to see more of your posts in future. Nice to have some diversity on the site too.

    You can join Clutch ... now we have 2 'islanders' :1prop: lol

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Peter Faust Barra

    in Catch Brag Board

    Posted

    Motty,

    My hat off to ya! Some great fish there :thumbup:

    Glad you enjoyed yourself. I had my first go at catching a Barra 2 weeks ago and altho I managed only one fish that day, and it only went just over the 60cm mark, it was a thrill for me.

    I learnt a lot and found everything you have said to be true. :biggrin2:

    Can't wait to get back there in Oct and have a another (better) crack at them! :yahoo:

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Perth Charter

    in Catch Brag Board

    Posted

    Top brag!!! Some great fish there. :1clap:

    When I was in Perth I tried to get on a deep sea charter that specialised in jigging .. unfortunately the weather stuffed us. Glad to see you got out and amongst them tho.

    Nice catch, well done.

    Herby

    Chicks On Boats

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hey Martin,

    Thanks mate, altho that's not my woman in the pic I posted!!! :05::1prop:

    That's my friend Roz, I was just using her as an example that there's plenty of women out there that enjoy boating and fishing (and know how to catch the bigguns) as much as the rest of us.

    Personally, I wish more guys would encourage their other halves to go fishing and have days out in the boat with them. Helen and I have some of our best times on the water TOGETHER! :1pash::1boff::1wine::1beer::1fishing1:

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Chicks On Boats

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Hookem_Herby

    Thanks for the encouragement Herby. I hope I can one day win an award. Sounds like you have some mighty fine woman as friends, mate :1clap: good choice!

    I'm a blessed man, I know! :lol::1clap:

    Here is Roz with a little spanish mack she took at 1770. Went 23.5kgs from memory :wacko:

    Herby

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    Chicks On Boats

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Hookem_Herby

    I wasn't going to reply, BUT temptation got the better of me! :1prop:

    Personally, I think some of you blokes have married the wrong girl :o:huh:

    My girl is a champion deckie, she happily drives the boat, helps me launch and backs the trailer, loves having a fish and baits up and unhooks her catch without assistance. She brings the food and enjoys a beer/wine as much as I do and I'd much rather have her aboard for a fishing trip than most of my mates - NO CONTEST!!!!

    Regarding the general topic, I suppose it's easy to generalise so each to their own I guess. A friend of mine, Roz, is a champion angler who is 100% woman. She holds several australian records and has taught me heaps about fishing for mackerel and pelagics up north. You won't meet too many keener fishos than her and I dare say her fishing portfolio would put those of most other guys to shame. :pokey:

    MrsSwordfisherman - good on you, love your enthusiasm and determination. Good catch there Swordfisherman! :thumbup:

    Tight lines,

    Herby

    Four More Great Reasons To Throw A Line In This Summer

    in Fisheries News and Regulations

    Posted

    Im starting too lose hope Kevvie, whilst in Tweed Heads i saw one trawler complete with licence for sale. Found out that it had been for sale for ages even though he dropped his price from abour 300k to 220k.

    Seems no one wants to buy it. This would be a perfect opportunity for a government funded buy but suprise suprise it hasnt happened and probably never will. Youd have to think he would sell to anyone at this stage, makes you wonder why the deal cant be done. Like I said im loosing hope that well ever get rid of em when they wont even buy the licences for sale !

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    Waterproofing Stormcovers ....

    in Boating

    Posted

    Herb,

    Camping stores sell various spray on protectant but they are basically silicon sprays and you can get better value buying from a hardware shop. Most of these sprays are food grade ie. pretty inert and should'nt harm anything. They tend to make water bead away across the surface and not soak thru to drip. Several light coats should work better than one heavy one.

    Cheers

    Chris

    Thanks Chris,

    Good advice mate. Will check it out a couple hardware stores later on this arvo and see what I can find. Will apply several coats and see if that keeps me dry. :1badmood: lol

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Waterproofing Stormcovers ....

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    Got a problem :05:

    I have noticed that on my last few trips offshore, that some water spray and rain :1prop: has been leaking through the front storm covers (above the windscreen), most of the moisture seems to be seeping through the material around the zips. I had water drip down and onto/in behind my tacho and now it's f***ed. Cost me $500 for a new one so I want to make sure my colour chartplotter and fishfinder aren't next on the list. :wacko:

    My question is this, how can I stop this from happening? Is it as simple as using a waterproof spray on the material? Is there a silicon type spray I could use? Will it harm/effect the plastic stormcovers (ie cause deterioration)?? Any other ways of waterproofing the storm covers?

    Cheers,

    Herby

    Mac Tuna Off Bribie

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Herby I'm off all day friday if you want to go for a week day fish and I also have Saturday Sunday off if you would like to head out on the weekend. I'm easy mate. I was thinking about heading out to fish around the shipping markers on friday or out the front of Bribie weather permitting or in the passage if its to windy out there. Your more than welcome to join me if you would like. :biggrin2:

    Cheers Gaven :1prop:

    Gav,

    Sorry mate, have been invited down to Indy for the w.e. to enjoy some corporate luxuries so I'll be perving and sinking piss instead. :thumbup::yahoo::beersmile:

    Let us know how you go tho, as I'm keen to get out there for a mid-week fish soon.

    Thanks a lot for the invite ... we'll definately catch up before you leave eh?

    Cheers,

    Herby

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