Amazing morning

[Chamelion]

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







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

[Chamelion]

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

[Didley]

Unreal Matt, gota be happy with that.

[tackle_buster]

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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[Pete62]

Top day, goodonya.

Pete

[Chamelion]

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.

[3Macks]

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

[Benny]

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

[Stradicfan]

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.

[Ducksta]

Well earned mate.