Stanage Bay Trip

Well finally the report of my stanage bay trip was finally here .
Left on the 8th at 4.30 am in the morning to arrive at staangey bay at 3.00pm

Road was in good condition so made things a tad more comfortable then first preppared or so i thought any get to that part later

Settled into the oasis shed for a 5 night stay for fishing , crabbing ,drinking and all round relaxation

First morning up at 6.00 off for a explore to find some great spot to lure and live bait fish many little creeks to choose from but found this one that had great structure and plenty of streams , run offs , mangroves and rock bars . Not much sucess nut foundd good bait so cast net a heap of live mullet , herring and gar . Kept alive for afternoon session at the kjew hole i had been told about goes from 40 foot to 133 foot then back to 40
Fished it on the slack point of the tide for one little tap. We knew after this that it was going to be a struggle so decide that would do for the frist day head back checked the pots one good size buck in the esky back to the shed

Second day up earlly again this time i decided i want to check out the headland areas and shallow reef spots so first checked the pots for nil crabs this time oh well let them soak till the afternoon . Off out the top of quial to look for GT spot found some great white water with good current flow flogged it for a hour for yep nil result oh well we will go and try for a reef fish drfting over the bomby a gold spot cod chases my gulp up and smacks it great visual watching it hard fight and the getaway first fish landed drifted for another hour or so but no hits decided to go back to the gts water and yep nil either by then it was time for lunch off we go and haver a good feed . decided to go for another fish in the jew hole and in a spot i marked in the creek had some good hits for cod and bream but nothing to rave about slipped out to the jew hole for a fish on the slack water and yep no hits either .


Well third day deicded to try the rock shelf areas out the front fish them hard for no result again frustrating but gave them a hour and decided to troll for mackeral did that for around 3 hours till the worms where biting again in for lunch
Afternoon session was more of the same trolling for maccys and no result anyway we went for a fish in the creek again to finish off and caught a few samon , mark the fellow who was in my boat got a small thready both jumping around good show . anyway decided to check the pots in for dinner

Fourth day decide i wanted to fish on my own chasing GT, And anything that would say hello to my awaitng popper but yep perfect water for it but no fish . So i had a short trip in for lunch , Afternoon i decided i needed to fix a guard on my trialer which had come off on the way up
so grab the welder from von and fixed the guard . Last thing of the day i moved the crab pots as we had no succes on them we score a bit of info on a spot that had been going ok so moved mine to there .

Fifth day i decided i wanted to have a cruz so whent over in the morning and did the full crab pot run to come back with 8 crabs yes we hit the crabs finally
By the time we moved a few pots from another area to there it was getting on 11 so in for a good lunch and bit of relaxtion till round 5 in the afternoon where wwe hoped the wind drop but yep hadnt so due to a few waves coming over the front of the tub i decided to leave them till the morning and enjoy the last night festivitys

LAst morning headed out in a 20 knot plus NE wind and yep in the other fellows boat to try abnd resuce the crab pots well i was itting my self all the way over as the sea rared there head we both discussed leaving them there but made the trip in anyway . When we got there tried to get in the mangroves to get the pots but the swell was breaking in there so no go so we left 10 crab pots set and hope someone finds them and scores a few good crabs as well just wasnt worth out life and destorying a good engine .

Anyway all packed up heading bacak home this is where the drama really happed i was on a good run chatting away as i do when we heard a tyre squeal and next minute the getaway was up beside the car stopped and got out to see why this happed and well to my amaze brand new ubolt had broken of asnd yep help the others unrattle and axle when from under the trailer devastated to say the least being it had gone over a casue way . First evaluation the motor was ok then look at the boat ok trailer well lets say in no longer exsits and will soon rusts too the ground where it lies

Heart breaking after all the work i put into the boat and trailer but i guess at the end of it all the boat is ok and the motor ahs minor scracths on it so i got 2 out of 3 back .

Overall great trip some good fish caugbht by all and crabs as well but most of all the relaxtion was worth it Im sure the picture will tell the stroy

Here are some more piccys

How'd you get her home Nip?Pity you didn't score your GT,I know you wanted one.She's a pretty rugged ride in there from all accounts.Good the Getaway's all safe.Nice pics,bit dramatic a couple of em.

Paulo

Bloody hell mate, look's like a top trip spoilt by one ubolt... Some nice fish & Crab's there..

Baz

Nice looking place Grant. Its on my wish list.
So how did you get her home?

Ouch! - gee mate , you are lucky to have not destroyed the lot ...... bummer of an end to a long planned trip.
Fishing sounded pretty tough - would you go back ?

Chris

Put theboat on top of the roof of the navara and drove back like that

What the missus reckon when you rocked home? Rolled her eyes?Shook her head?
Paulo

Would i go back let me think HELL YEAH what a place i used this trip to learn a small amount that would help me down the track such a massive area didnt even really touch the surface and im sure at different times of the year it will fire up

Owwweee the pic of the boat off the causeway made me cringe very glad to see it was ok after it's fall..
Good trip besides tho!!

Great trip cant wait to do another one up that way next year sometime

Its not a good trip unless theres a saga mate - bad luck on the trailer - at least you were eating muddies...

Bugger about the trailer. I had a similiar experience with a motorbike trailer years ago. Not cool. At least this happened after you went fishing and before you got out on the highway. That could have been real interesting......

Cheers,
Roo.

Not wrong that what we thought glad it happen at slow speed and not high

Well starting building hte new trailer tomorrow so all will be good again and going to double up the nuts on the ubolts to make sure it cant happen again only via the ubolt snapping and we pretty sure it wasnt from that just som rust that loosen off the old axle allowed slack and the rest is history

That road is pretty hard on trailers by all accounts - 100km or something of dirt.
Yeh Nip - double up on Nylock nuts. For a new U bolt to break .... something else was going on - movement or over / uneven tightening - cant imagine anything else
Good luck with the new trailer

Chris

Personally, I would have had a new trailer also. New boat, new trailer.

Can't understand why anyone would put a new boat on a rusted old trailer.
Doesn't make sense to me.:confusedbig:

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Originally Posted by ffejsmada

Personally, I would have had a new trailer also. New boat, new trailer.

Can't understand why anyone would put a new boat on a rusted old trailer.
Doesn't make sense to me.:confusedbig:

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Yea mate i bought a new trailer before i left on our trip

Baz

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Originally Posted by ffejsmada

Personally, I would have had a new trailer also. New boat, new trailer.

Can't understand why anyone would put a new boat on a rusted old trailer.
Doesn't make sense to me.:confusedbig:

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hahaha wasnt rusted for starters it just wasnt worth saving had no way of getting it home so for 300 dollars in fuel to get back up there worth leaving behind building a new one and the frame has cost me 165 dollars
for the brand new one welding up tomorrow so the getaway will back on the water before ya know it. Yes if i had one of those money trees ideal thing would be to have a brand new trailer from the start well when ya trailer is suited for it then why waste money on a new one it wasnt the trailer that broke it was the u bolts that come undon or broke so they where brand new dont
know what else ya to do

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Originally Posted by Bazil Brush

Yea mate i bought a new trailer before i left on our trip

Baz

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cheers for that makes me feel so much better
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Worth keeping a close eye on the new u-bolts as well if travelling over any rough stuff. It's suprising how much the corrugations can cause them to stretch from new.

In addition to using double nuts, I also use a dob of Silastic as another form of cheap insurance on nuts and bolts and screws etc (especially for number plates, lights etc).

Cheers,
Roo

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Originally Posted by rooboy98

Worth keeping a close eye on the new u-bolts as well if travelling over any rough stuff. It's suprising how much the corrugations can cause them to stretch from new.

In addition to using double nuts, I also use a dob of Silastic as another form of cheap insurance on nuts and bolts and screws etc (especially for number plates, lights etc).

Cheers,
Roo

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got all the gear today for new trailer 600 bucks completed all brand new and i got double nuts so this wont be happing again
finger crossed

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Originally Posted by nipsta

just som rust that loosen off the old axle allowed slack and the rest is history

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The reason I said rusted old trailer was because of what you wrote previously Nips:confused::scratch:

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Originally Posted by ffejsmada

The reason I said rusted old trailer was because of what you wrote previously Nips:confused::scratch:

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All good jeff it had some but want the issue im just still pissed it happen and wish i had of doubled up the ubolt nuts may have stopped it but i guess i seem to keep learn lessons

That why the name on the boat suits me to a tee the getaway got away again and nearlly didnt come bacl

We're always learning mate, we learn things every day!

Looks like an adventure !!

I'm going to a trip that way with a car topper can't wait !!


Andrew

Bit of a tough trip hey mate. Still those cod and blueys look pretty nice. I'm heading up there for a couple of weeks come the end of next month. Fingers crossed the fish and weather play the game....and the trailer stays in one piece lol

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Originally Posted by dambuster

Bit of a tough trip hey mate. Still those cod and blueys look pretty nice. I'm heading up there for a couple of weeks come the end of next month. Fingers crossed the fish and weather play the game....and the trailer stays in one piece lol

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yeah for sure awsome place and glad i did that first trip now too plan next years 2 trips there and im set new trailer is nearlly finished but one thing i would check is ya ubolts and double nut them so they cant come undone . weather will pay a huge part but if you dont get great weather just trek into on of the many creeks awsome there too

nip, whats the camping like, and access to ramps etc as a camper??

and is there a pub???????

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Originally Posted by BR65

nip, whats the camping like, and access to ramps etc as a camper??

and is there a pub???????

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camping is free rakey there camp ground is less then a hundred metres from the boat ramp how ever there isnt any showers or tolets there even tho there was a pota loo there when i was up there .

There is only one ramp and low tide is out of the question so hour either side i waws able to get mine in but had to put it in 4wd to get out .

Creeks are awsome for fishing i did get a alot of undersize stuff in there but was more keen to get a gt then anything else so spread my effor to much . I wish i knew someone who was going up now as i could give them gps marks to see if my pots are still there

There is actually a long drop dunny at the camp grounds near the boat ramp, but like nipsta said no showers and the only water available is from a water tank so is subject to how much rain/visitors have been there. Think they have a bit of a pub set up at the general store (you can get take aways there anyway).

Nipsta you could try letting the people at the fishing store know the where abouts of your pots. Pretty sure they could organise a local to retrieve them.

any pics of the camp ground boys?

I can carry my own water and stuff, and a long drop saves me taking the shovel for walkies

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Originally Posted by BR65

any pics of the camp ground boys?

I can carry my own water and stuff, and a long drop saves me taking the shovel for walkies

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no shovels holes there rakey got to take a porta potty 202 litre one would do ya pop up onsuite and ya laughing


Worth the stay in the shed mate 33 dollars a night and ya got everything ya need even a washing machine to wwas ya smelly fishing gear a pool table , big screen tv to watch the footy . Next year i will have a seat available in my tub if ya keen but ill have to make sure on the others first if they havent already grab a extra looks like we are gunner tryu for july rather then august mainlly for the muddys
ill keep ya posted

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Originally Posted by dambuster

There is actually a long drop dunny at the camp grounds near the boat ramp, but like nipsta said no showers and the only water available is from a water tank so is subject to how much rain/visitors have been there. Think they have a bit of a pub set up at the general store (you can get take aways there anyway).

Nipsta you could try letting the people at the fishing store know the where abouts of your pots. Pretty sure they could organise a local to retrieve them.

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yeah i talked to von and she is going to try and get them i have a gps mark for every pot too . But im sure they probllty already been picked up .
Yes there is a pubish type of place there we didnt get up there as the shed is like a little pub with the pool table and bar .
just got to hope ya jag the wind so you can get oyt to the islands on a reasonable day ya can but need a eprib which i didnt have next time for sure

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Originally Posted by nipsta

no shovels holes there rakey got to take a porta potty 202 litre one would do ya pop up onsuite and ya laughing


Worth the stay in the shed mate 33 dollars a night and ya got everything ya need even a washing machine to wwas ya smelly fishing gear a pool table , big screen tv to watch the footy . Next year i will have a seat available in my tub if ya keen but ill have to make sure on the others first if they havent already grab a extra looks like we are gunner tryu for july rather then august mainlly for the muddys
ill keep ya posted

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Allways interested Nip, Ive got Swains with the Kingaroy mob next year, just need to check dates

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Originally Posted by BR65

Allways interested Nip, Ive got Swains with the Kingaroy mob next year, just need to check dates

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ok no worries
ill keep ya posted and if the crew im went up with this time isnt keen im sure we can organise a active dangler crew

or maybe i would prefer that as these chaps are hard core fisho so hd to fish like i was fishing for bream on bait and i would rather the hard core angler type
TOp blokes dont get me wrong but not keen for lures or moving to much

I must have let this thread slip through the cracks.

Sounded like a few good days away until the departure Simon. Good to see you made it home in one piece. For some reason things happen at the worst possible times.

Dave

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Originally Posted by Bracey

I must have let this thread slip through the cracks.

Sounded like a few good days away until the departure Simon. Good to see you made it home in one piece. For some reason things happen at the worst possible times.

Dave

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Not wrong can never predict that it would happen and when but i guess lucky it wasnt worse . The getaway has transport again bigger and stronger then the first trailer i built a few mods to the ubols sika, double nuts . Guards are still a hard thing to decide if i have put them on tight enough or not so time will tell other wise she is ready for action

Brand new!:83:

brand new frame , guards , hubs , springs ,bearings , lights , axle
all other bits of the old trailer so cost a bit less then if i had to get all thoses as well
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