Amazing morning

Well, finished work at midnight. I walked outside and there was some cloud cover, very light spitting, quite humid, winds forecast were favourable for a spot I've been eyeing off near the mouth of the burrum since this time last year. So I forgot about going to bed and went fishing once the sun came up.

My intention was to catch a flathead for dinner with the mother in law coming over and maybe get onto a jack. I just used my light gear - 6-10lb rod, 2500 luvias, 10lb braid the entire day.

I did manage my flathead, did quite well on them in fact. Kept the smallest one, the bigger ones went back.

Someone didn't tell the barra it's closed season and ended up getting 4 boatside and 4 more lost through popped leader, rub through and spat hooks - sighted each of them... I figure that quite fortunate considering the gear I was using. They were just everywhere. I had to go all the way up into the gregory to get away from them.
I think we can agree that it's not likely one would target barra on the gear I was using, so that said I did take a snap shot of the biggest one, which is my PB salty barra (first one for the day was my first ever). Very carefully netted, placed on the brag mat, hook removed from right near stomach entrance, photo taken and then fish swam under leccy power until she was making an effort to get away. No harm done.

The other barra were all close in size, around the 75-85cm marks.

Only click this link if you are not offended by a bloke taking the opportunity to photo his PB when the fish was all ready lying next to the brag mat.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...012/IMG321.jpg

These are the flatties

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...012/IMG311.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...012/IMG327.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...012/IMG333.jpg

And the little bream who thought his mouth was a bit bigger than it is

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...012/IMG329.jpg

Also.. I've had a name for my boat floating around in my head and it's just earned it. Mojo. hehe.

Unreal Matt, gota be happy with that.

Nice work Matty, that's a cracker of a barra mate, would be pleased to get that at monduran at the moment, even better on the light gear. Would have had fun written all over it I reckon.

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Top day, goodonya.

Pete

Cheers, yep, they were a stack of fun. Plenty or aerobatics too. Really rekindled my enthusiasm for fishing.

Only downsides for the day - Having to get the boat back on the trailer with a thousand knot wind blowing diagonally across the ramp, chop rolling into the ramp and some wide bay water workers having smoko an arms reach away having a good laugh at my expense... A little hand would have been nice. Might have saved me cracking one of my trailer lights. heh
And my motor going into a really dicky idle toward the end of the session. Kept stalling at idle. Checked under the cowling a few minutes ago and the idle timing screw had worked its way out, so the timing was super advanced or retarded. Will have to buy a timing light now to set it correctly. >.<

Still, worth it? Yes.

That's a good Barra Matt. I was checking the flathead photos to see where you folded the bragmat over under the fish :haha: . Couldn't see any fold so have to congratulate you on the size of the flatties too, particularly on 10lb.

Well done mate, good to see you having a win. A day like that really can get the interest back up

Awesome morning Matt. Cant complain about that, Flatty tails for dinner with some Barra by catch. A nice one at that. Must have been fun on 10lb.

Well earned mate.

great session matt ,congrats on that barra .

Nice work Matty

Well done mate.With all those barra near the mouth of the river it looks like it might be a good breeding season and the future looks bright.
Cheers, Mick

Top stuff Matty,good to see some fishy pics mate.
Paulo

Excellent morning's fishing Matt, well done..(can't help it if the Barra were hungry)
Baz

Thats a nice sesh Matt, congrats on the salty PB mate

Well done Matt, I love that area from Burrum Heads to the Gregory. I was down there on weds morning.

You really have to watch that ramp with a Nth wind blowing, and yes you can do damage to the trailer. I find many locals will offer a hand if they see you in trouble, so bad luck about the workers you had. I find the trick is to back the trailer into the water a bit LESS deeply. If the back roller is just above the waterline, and not below it, then the boat is easier to winch up in a cross wind and swell.

Great fish anyway. Did the barra take the same soft plastics?

For any NON members reading the thread, I can tell you that I see DPI at the ramp checking catches quite regularly.

cheers
Andrew

Good stuff Chamelion, looks like a nice day out on the water. Love the PB:40_002:

Thanks lads. Was great fun on the light gear. Thought the first one was going to make it to a snag but pulled her short, just. Flatties were typically easy to subdue but the barra were amazing. Bring on feb 1.

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