Angla
21-02-2009, 05:10 PM
Wow what a night. Ryan and I went to go to the Barwon Banks, leaving 3.30 friday afternoon and stay overnight.
I had seen the seabreeze weather predictions change from 3 knotts to 9 knotts earlier in the afternoon and I queried the guy at the Kawana bait shop as to his localised thoughts. He said it should be alright at the banks as the weather there is more related to Double island. So with this in mind and a feel for safety it was a safer choice to move up to Coolum (Close to shore) just incase.
Fishing aside as it was more of a chess match than fishing time. We decided to move further North and have the storm pass us on the southern side.
The storm did not play by the rules set out and it met us as we reached Sunshine reefs and anchored up just off 2 other fellow fishers. The rain started rather steady at first and made the seas uncomfortable with the rain pushing in under the canopy from the rear. We sat this out for about 30 minutes as a phone call home reassured us it may pass in 1/2 hour. Life jackets were donned as a precaution only but the rain only got heavier to a point where it seemed to settle the ocean down considerably then gusty winds would stir it all up again.
Remember the two fellow fishers, well, they upped anchor and hightailed towards Noosa as soon as we arrived so I scanned the radio for local traffic and heard them fumbling in the heavy conditions and asked if I could hook up with them if they were going to cross the Noosa bar. They agreed and we made our way towards them with the bow mounted search light and christmas tree of other lights. Hooking up with the first boat and then eventually the second boat at Jew Shoal found us in calm conditions with moderate to heavy rains and it was decided to not cross the bar but wait the storm out. I still had contact with home and was told that the cell had appeared to have joined with another and become stationary over our position so I advised the others of this and it was shuteye at around 10.00 fo us.
It was hard to sleep with the rain and then gusty winds cycling into the night so I got up and dropped a line only to find a multitude of fish ( mostly undersize) including various cod and a red emporer. Then the sweeties came along and Ryan and I accounted for 5 keepers to 3 Kilo and a Maori cod for good measure. That made sleeping a little easier as I thought of anyone that had stayed out at The Banks.
The morning looked to be beaut conditions but they soon turned a little sour with uncomfortable travelling all day and no extra fish to the tally.
Isn't fishing great though as I enjoyed the company of Ryan who kept a cool head in the very trying and a little frightening conditions.
Lets do it all again Ryan
Sorry this was more of a weather report
Good to meet Chris aka Spiro at the ramp on our return only to find out he had spent the night out at Barwon Banks.
Chris
Ps. Sorry you missed the trip Mick (Trueblue)
Just added a couple of pics from Ryan's camera of a longtom picked up by Ryan while we were travelling slowly during the afternoon and the 3 kilo sweetlip caught on a Longtom fillet
I had seen the seabreeze weather predictions change from 3 knotts to 9 knotts earlier in the afternoon and I queried the guy at the Kawana bait shop as to his localised thoughts. He said it should be alright at the banks as the weather there is more related to Double island. So with this in mind and a feel for safety it was a safer choice to move up to Coolum (Close to shore) just incase.
Fishing aside as it was more of a chess match than fishing time. We decided to move further North and have the storm pass us on the southern side.
The storm did not play by the rules set out and it met us as we reached Sunshine reefs and anchored up just off 2 other fellow fishers. The rain started rather steady at first and made the seas uncomfortable with the rain pushing in under the canopy from the rear. We sat this out for about 30 minutes as a phone call home reassured us it may pass in 1/2 hour. Life jackets were donned as a precaution only but the rain only got heavier to a point where it seemed to settle the ocean down considerably then gusty winds would stir it all up again.
Remember the two fellow fishers, well, they upped anchor and hightailed towards Noosa as soon as we arrived so I scanned the radio for local traffic and heard them fumbling in the heavy conditions and asked if I could hook up with them if they were going to cross the Noosa bar. They agreed and we made our way towards them with the bow mounted search light and christmas tree of other lights. Hooking up with the first boat and then eventually the second boat at Jew Shoal found us in calm conditions with moderate to heavy rains and it was decided to not cross the bar but wait the storm out. I still had contact with home and was told that the cell had appeared to have joined with another and become stationary over our position so I advised the others of this and it was shuteye at around 10.00 fo us.
It was hard to sleep with the rain and then gusty winds cycling into the night so I got up and dropped a line only to find a multitude of fish ( mostly undersize) including various cod and a red emporer. Then the sweeties came along and Ryan and I accounted for 5 keepers to 3 Kilo and a Maori cod for good measure. That made sleeping a little easier as I thought of anyone that had stayed out at The Banks.
The morning looked to be beaut conditions but they soon turned a little sour with uncomfortable travelling all day and no extra fish to the tally.
Isn't fishing great though as I enjoyed the company of Ryan who kept a cool head in the very trying and a little frightening conditions.
Lets do it all again Ryan
Sorry this was more of a weather report
Good to meet Chris aka Spiro at the ramp on our return only to find out he had spent the night out at Barwon Banks.
Chris
Ps. Sorry you missed the trip Mick (Trueblue)
Just added a couple of pics from Ryan's camera of a longtom picked up by Ryan while we were travelling slowly during the afternoon and the 3 kilo sweetlip caught on a Longtom fillet