Berleyguts Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) I might just have to buy a lottery ticket! All the planets must have aligned for me, there were no health issues at home and no dramas and I actually managed a fishing trip for the first time in many months... and to top it off, all went smoothly on the water and the boat and motor performed extremely well. 😂 Launched at Little Beach ramp with the wind blowing a tad more than I’d been expecting - makes for a battle launching solo. 🤔 I was out of the heads by 6am and stopped at Cabbage Tree Island to get livies. Filled the tank with slimies quite quickly then headed for Broughton Island. It was a slow run as the swells, although not big, were close together with a bit of wind chop. I tried the Sisters first, fishing with plastics and drifting a bridled slimey out the back. Tried about 3 drifts but the direction wasn’t too good, so I moved north of the island and got a better drift. Had a couple of little hits on the plastic but it was a lot of fruitless casts. I dropped a paternoster rig out the back and got a few undersized snapper. The slimey was going crazy, so there was something about. I caught a rat king on the paternoster so it might have been that. On the second drift, as I dropped the paternoster rig, something hit the bait on the way down and line screamed off. I flipped the bail arm over and line kept screaming off. It was quite a tussle but I could feel that head thump and I thought I might be onto a decent snapper, finally! As I got the fish to the boat, I realised I had a triple hookup... an undersized snapper on the top hook, a thumper on the second hook and a big assed sergeant baker on the bottom jig! The snapper went 57cm, my PB for NSW. and I was stoked! I did a few more drifts and managed one pannie but mostly undersized snapper and lost two live baits, one to a bonito and one to a small shark. I fished an inshore reef on the way home, hoping for a beakie. I found a huge school of bait and worked the area thoroughly with livies but couldn’t raise anything and turned the boat south for a bumpy ride home. Stopped for a quick flathead drift and got a nice blue spot (44cm) but mostly small ones and back to the ramp about 1. Geez, it was good to finally get out again after so long! Edited February 28, 2020 by Berleyguts FFS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Great report Baz good onya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Giddy up Bazza! About bloody time you got out there and caught something! Well done mate.. And thanks for sending me a pic while I was working. It took my mind off the grind. Congrats on a PB. cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Great result and write up Baz ... looks like the troubled waters are behind you and it’s smooth sailing ahead ! I just came of a dry spell having been off the water since September and can vouch it’s hard to beat the feeling of that first run to your fav spot and the first crank of the reel handle. cheers Zoran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Congrats baz took a while hope you get out again soon and get a few more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Berleyguts said: Geez, it was good to finally get out again after so long! Well done on the PB Baz, winners are grinners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Top stuff Baz. If anyone deserved an alignment of the planets it's you. So happy for you. Main thing now is to ensure that you get a repeat performance sooner rather than later. Start planning mate. Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Sounds like a good day out Baz, and a nice reddie to top it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Great report & photos, it’s been along time coming hopefully plenty more reports to come from you now & congrats on the PB 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Great report and Super photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice one Baz. Good to hear to you got out and nailed a good one👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyMcFishFace Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice one mate, i caught a fish once upon a time. 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex52 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Congrats on the PB.. Good to be out 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsy1 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Good fish Baz, great to see you got out. Woodsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts1 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Great report Berleyguts.. hope the planets align for you again without the long wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edogz Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Nothing like beating the drought after a long dry spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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