boogdude
12-03-2009, 04:53 PM
Headed up to Middle ck on the 6th and got chased out by cyclone Hamish on Sunday the 8th. In the the short time that we were there, we got aprox 15 muddies, 4-5kgs of prawns in one sitting (stuck up creek at low tide, nothing to do but drink and cast for prawns).
Day one, took the 4.2m tinnie out through the bar at middle and headed straight to bustard. Trolled with only a couple of hits. Switched to plastics. First hookup was the 12kg golden trevally below. Second drift, both rods got busted off big time by some angy GT's. Only had 4000 size reels and again on the 3rd drift 20+kg GT's busting us off in the 1-2m water. Hookup with several baracouta's and one metre plus queenie which threw the slug at us at the boat
Set out for tuna then with schools everywhere between inner and outer rocks. Got 3 mack tunas 4 -8kgs and 3 yellowfins 4-7kgs each. With heaps of bust offs.
Day two back out through the bar, but was heaps rougher. Bit dangerous drifting close to inner rocks, but got a couple tuna (mack and yellowfins). Small spanish (450mm) on a plastic (4inch gulp minnow), several bust offs again by toothy critters around rocks. Had to duck for cover up pancake cos weather was getting pretty bad. Pancake at low tide is difficult to navigate at low tide, so we spent probable two hours pushing the boat over the 30cm deep water, only to get stopped by the road track that joins middle and pancake.
Sat there for another two hours casting for prawns and having a few drinks.
Back around the crab pots by 5pm, to pull in another 5 bucks ready for dinner.
Pretty good trip in all, and being the first time outside of middle was quite suprised.
Next time will head to middle or outer for maybe a chance at some reefies.
Day one, took the 4.2m tinnie out through the bar at middle and headed straight to bustard. Trolled with only a couple of hits. Switched to plastics. First hookup was the 12kg golden trevally below. Second drift, both rods got busted off big time by some angy GT's. Only had 4000 size reels and again on the 3rd drift 20+kg GT's busting us off in the 1-2m water. Hookup with several baracouta's and one metre plus queenie which threw the slug at us at the boat
Set out for tuna then with schools everywhere between inner and outer rocks. Got 3 mack tunas 4 -8kgs and 3 yellowfins 4-7kgs each. With heaps of bust offs.
Day two back out through the bar, but was heaps rougher. Bit dangerous drifting close to inner rocks, but got a couple tuna (mack and yellowfins). Small spanish (450mm) on a plastic (4inch gulp minnow), several bust offs again by toothy critters around rocks. Had to duck for cover up pancake cos weather was getting pretty bad. Pancake at low tide is difficult to navigate at low tide, so we spent probable two hours pushing the boat over the 30cm deep water, only to get stopped by the road track that joins middle and pancake.
Sat there for another two hours casting for prawns and having a few drinks.
Back around the crab pots by 5pm, to pull in another 5 bucks ready for dinner.
Pretty good trip in all, and being the first time outside of middle was quite suprised.
Next time will head to middle or outer for maybe a chance at some reefies.