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19-03-2002, 04:13 PM
5am Sat, Perfect Wx/5kts 2 onboard - high 10am, so headed for mermaid reef, trolled pillies/raiders 50g for abt
2 hrs for 1 schoolie(61cm on pilly) not much activity above or
below. (Like the s/e freeway at 5pm) Drifted the reef for 1
lizard (59cm). Back to seaway nrth wall ( worse then
s/e freeway + 100's of flies (jet skies) -around to curriggee
for arvo siesta. (should have went dwn to palm beach and
netted some livies amongst the sharks). Back to seaway
for evening high 10.30pm (choppers everywhere from
seaworld to crab around 30cm + few around 32cm, kept a
couple for bait, drifted sth way seaway (small pillies and few
lures(lost a couple to snags) 3hrs of drifting for 2 lizards
(50+63), anchored last green (small bream/moses perch and
choppers). mate came out in his tinnie anchored 2nd green
and landed 47cm red throat lipper (never seen in seaway
before) . whiting around carter banks and grand hotel banks
and sth wall wavebreak + choppers. Left sunday am with
the chopper still on the bite. people land/fishing the sth wall
were having a ball with choppers.
some pics to follow
2 hrs for 1 schoolie(61cm on pilly) not much activity above or
below. (Like the s/e freeway at 5pm) Drifted the reef for 1
lizard (59cm). Back to seaway nrth wall ( worse then
s/e freeway + 100's of flies (jet skies) -around to curriggee
for arvo siesta. (should have went dwn to palm beach and
netted some livies amongst the sharks). Back to seaway
for evening high 10.30pm (choppers everywhere from
seaworld to crab around 30cm + few around 32cm, kept a
couple for bait, drifted sth way seaway (small pillies and few
lures(lost a couple to snags) 3hrs of drifting for 2 lizards
(50+63), anchored last green (small bream/moses perch and
choppers). mate came out in his tinnie anchored 2nd green
and landed 47cm red throat lipper (never seen in seaway
before) . whiting around carter banks and grand hotel banks
and sth wall wavebreak + choppers. Left sunday am with
the chopper still on the bite. people land/fishing the sth wall
were having a ball with choppers.
some pics to follow