dayoo
29-05-2009, 01:02 PM
Have been waiting for a break in the weather to get out and get a feed of fish and yesterday the weather Gods smiled upon us all.
"Alexander" arrived at Mooloolaba ramp at 5.40am which was packed and long line of boats awaiting to launch at both the ramps.
Headed out with five on board Pepi the skipper, Sasho, Gooza and the two gerryatrics Rob (Pepi's old man) and I. We met fellow Ausfish member Nautical Prince at the ramp and he followed us out in his mates kevlar Kat.
I knew that with perfect weather predicted pepi would give "Alexander" the full throttle so I purchased a bean bag on Wednesday for the trip. I placed the bean bag on the floor up the stern and eased myself into it. What a comfortable ride out.
Arrived at first set of marks around 7.15am and by 11 am only had ten fish on board, a 9kg Amberjack, 40cm squire and two small rosy jobfish. The boys on the Kevlar Kat hadn't caught much either so they decided to head 20ks south to their own marks. We move out wider to a group of marks we punched into the sounder 18 months ago.
The first of these marks had a good show of fish so we anchoured up and started burlying. Over the next few hours we boated 5 snapper, 9 hussar, 1 gold spot wrasse, and 6 good parrot.
At 3pm we moved 150 metres over to another mark which was loaded, dropped the pick and positioned "Alexander" right over the spot. As soon as the 8 ball sinkers hit the bottom rods bent and 45 to 55cm snapper hit the deck together with some solid parrot and a few moses perch. Within half an hour we had bagged out on snapper and released about 10.
We moved about 200 metres and found a good show on the sounder. At this mark we caught 3 nice pearlies and a plague of small snapper to 40cm which were released.
By 4.30pm we had a good haul of fish on board and the skipper decided to head back to Mooloolaba. My bean bag was placed on the floor at the stern where I sprawled in comfort for the rocket sled ride back doing 45knots.
The pizza shop owner at Mooloolaba scored a snapper for quelling our hunger.
A couple of pics are attached.
Cheers
Barry
"Alexander" arrived at Mooloolaba ramp at 5.40am which was packed and long line of boats awaiting to launch at both the ramps.
Headed out with five on board Pepi the skipper, Sasho, Gooza and the two gerryatrics Rob (Pepi's old man) and I. We met fellow Ausfish member Nautical Prince at the ramp and he followed us out in his mates kevlar Kat.
I knew that with perfect weather predicted pepi would give "Alexander" the full throttle so I purchased a bean bag on Wednesday for the trip. I placed the bean bag on the floor up the stern and eased myself into it. What a comfortable ride out.
Arrived at first set of marks around 7.15am and by 11 am only had ten fish on board, a 9kg Amberjack, 40cm squire and two small rosy jobfish. The boys on the Kevlar Kat hadn't caught much either so they decided to head 20ks south to their own marks. We move out wider to a group of marks we punched into the sounder 18 months ago.
The first of these marks had a good show of fish so we anchoured up and started burlying. Over the next few hours we boated 5 snapper, 9 hussar, 1 gold spot wrasse, and 6 good parrot.
At 3pm we moved 150 metres over to another mark which was loaded, dropped the pick and positioned "Alexander" right over the spot. As soon as the 8 ball sinkers hit the bottom rods bent and 45 to 55cm snapper hit the deck together with some solid parrot and a few moses perch. Within half an hour we had bagged out on snapper and released about 10.
We moved about 200 metres and found a good show on the sounder. At this mark we caught 3 nice pearlies and a plague of small snapper to 40cm which were released.
By 4.30pm we had a good haul of fish on board and the skipper decided to head back to Mooloolaba. My bean bag was placed on the floor at the stern where I sprawled in comfort for the rocket sled ride back doing 45knots.
The pizza shop owner at Mooloolaba scored a snapper for quelling our hunger.
A couple of pics are attached.
Cheers
Barry