rickmarlin62 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I spend a lot of my fishing time up at broughton isl..im amazed at how many people I see in nice lookin boats with lots of rods bristling out the sides but fishing in areas we call [no mans land ]...generally shallow shitty bottom where ther aren't much fish to offer..i spent many years spearing round the island..there isn't many spots round the island up to 80ft deep where I havnt been swimming at some stage..there is heaps of reef all round the island ..but..some of it holds fish/some of it doesn't.....I seeblokes fishing in areas wher I wouldn't even bother stopping..i know a lot of people just go we are here lets stop an try here..if any of you raiders wanna fish broughton and don't want to waste your time fishing dead zones..pm me and I can give you general areas to try..much better than just pulling up anywhere an hoping..i seen guys in 7.0mtr $100 k boats on the weekend fishing in places where you cant even get bait let alone an eating fish..i scratch my head an drive off just because you have the best boat n best electrics doesn't mean it shows you where there are fish...if you are spending the time n money to go to a place like this ask for some pointrs there are heaps of good fishos on this site that have local knowledge and can help point you in the right direction...good luck for the rest of the year ..rick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I will take you up on that, Rick. On Friday, I did fish where I fished with Scratchie a while back but I couldn’t get the same drift and I didn’t want to get too close to the bommies in that swell. I guess that’s where different tactics and spots come into play. So I went exploring.... I hadn’t been through to the north before, which was nice. I guess, living here, I have the luxury of time to explore but it would be nice if I could bag out occasionally to appease the missus! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST115hp Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hi Rick, Good see that there are still a few good guy's around willing to share their years of knowledge. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 15 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: I spend a lot of my fishing time up at broughton isl..im amazed at how many people I see in nice lookin boats with lots of rods bristling out the sides but fishing in areas we call [no mans land ]...generally shallow shitty bottom where ther aren't much fish to offer..i spent many years spearing round the island..there isn't many spots round the island up to 80ft deep where I havnt been swimming at some stage..there is heaps of reef all round the island ..but..some of it holds fish/some of it doesn't.....I seeblokes fishing in areas wher I wouldn't even bother stopping..i know a lot of people just go we are here lets stop an try here..if any of you raiders wanna fish broughton and don't want to waste your time fishing dead zones..pm me and I can give you general areas to try..much better than just pulling up anywhere an hoping..i seen guys in 7.0mtr $100 k boats on the weekend fishing in places where you cant even get bait let alone an eating fish..i scratch my head an drive off just because you have the best boat n best electrics doesn't mean it shows you where there are fish...if you are spending the time n money to go to a place like this ask for some pointrs there are heaps of good fishos on this site that have local knowledge and can help point you in the right direction...good luck for the rest of the year ..rick Hi Rick I will definitely take you up on your offer and message you. I went off Swansea last week and got some undersized dollies at the FAD and got stuck into some nanngai. Got a few jigging in 100m so quiet happy. Off to work for a couple of weeks and next time back planning on heading to broughton, bit of sp and trolling, maybe light weight baits Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 let me know when your back we might be able to organize a few boats...make a day out of it..rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I’m in whenever anyone wants to organise something! Maybe we could organise a few crews for the upcoming trailerboat tournament??? Tony Poole the owner of this tournament usually advertises with this site! Let’s see if we can get something going! March is the best time of year to fish up here! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 I havnt fished that comp for quite a few years after seeing gross amounts of cheating but might have to have a crack this year jeff...rick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I’ve got 3 weeks leave in March! (Which means the missus has about 2 1/2 weeks worth of jobs for me to do! ??). Which weekend is the tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, Berleyguts said: I’ve got 3 weeks leave in March! (Which means the missus has about 2 1/2 weeks worth of jobs for me to do! ??). Which weekend is the tournament? Oh baz!! Put ya foot down! Tournament 23-25th March 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hi Rick, Good to see some people are still willing to help. I will definitely take you up on the offer. We use to go to Port Stephens for about 8yrs straight around XMAS/New Year and got donuts every time. Unfortunately, everyone I knew didn't want to share their knowledge and were very tight lipped. Lol, I was probably one of those that fished no mans land but I don't have a $100K rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: let me know when your back we might be able to organize a few boats...make a day out of it..rick Sounds good, I normally go out by myself so would be good to pick up some good tips and have a chat. I'm normally away for 2 weeks at a time, but I'll be keen when I'm home, that's if the missus let's me, ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 What area do u live pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, Scratchie said: Oh baz!! Put ya foot down! Tournament 23-25th March Lol! I’ll have to check the dates then. I probably have to go back that weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: What area do u live pete Ashtonfield mate, maitland area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 know it well built heaps of fences in there..haha that's what stops me from fishing more..that four letter word..work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: know it well built heaps of fences in there..haha that's what stops me from fishing more..that four letter word..work... Where are you at mate, down lake mac way? 5 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: know it well built heaps of fences in there..haha that's what stops me from fishing more..that four letter word..work... Takes me about the same time to get to the bay or lake mac, haven't tried off Newcastle for years. The missus has put an order in for some muddies so that's on the cards for next trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 im at gorokan...im in fishing club at summerland pt sporties club..id rather spend hour an half to tow boat to bay than fish the desert out of Swansea..we had some good muddies at our weighin on sunday boys are scooping them spotlighting west side of lake...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back cruncher Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi all...rick I will take you on that offer.i always do allrite up broughton,however i donnt catch big snapper consistantly like you and scratchie do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Woo hoo! I’m not working the weekend of the tournament! ? Might enter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 5:04 PM, Scratchie said: I’m in whenever anyone wants to organise something! Maybe we could organise a few crews for the upcoming trailerboat tournament??? Tony Poole the owner of this tournament usually advertises with this site! Let’s see if we can get something going! March is the best time of year to fish up here! I'm in if any room on your boats boys , I will leave the family at home Jeff that weekend and if anyone needs a plus 1 for the comp I'm keen. Well run comp but yes Rick seen a few dodgy brothers there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 5:04 PM, Scratchie said: I’m in whenever anyone wants to organise something! Maybe we could organise a few crews for the upcoming trailerboat tournament??? Tony Poole the owner of this tournament usually advertises with this site! Let’s see if we can get something going! March is the best time of year to fish up here! @Scratchie get on this now let’s start advertising this now!!! would be great to get some Fishraider’s entering 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 3 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said: @Scratchie get on this now let’s start advertising this now!!! would be great to get some Fishraider’s entering Already have! He is away until Monday and will contact me next week! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Scratchie said: Already have! He is away until Monday and will contact me next week! I'm out unfortunately, got a 2 week stink working over west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 2:25 PM, PST115hp said: Hi Rick, Good see that there are still a few good guy's around willing to share their years of knowledge. Cheers For sure and Rick has more knowledge than most anglers. Probably fair to say that he's been there, done that. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 well hopefully in the near future we will try and have an outing up there for others to join in..we can have a meet and give some advice and areas an tecniques to help others that are snapper challenged..haha...there is a lot more than just reds to chase as well...the trailerboat comp might be interesting..will see if I can swing it to fish..rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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