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Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:33 pm
by Broomstick
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:34 pm
by Broomstick
In amongst the cod my dad also managed to catch a couple of cool little grunter, which definitely punch above their weight:
We did have two solid hook ups from big fish, both of which buried us in the rocks quick smart. They were lost likely big cod, but at one stage a big jack followed my mate’s lure all the way to his feet, which got us thinking that maybe there were a couple of jacks down there with some new bling (we tried not to think about this too much). But even though we didn’t catch any monsters, we still loved every minute of it. And it sure is a beautiful place:
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:34 pm
by Broomstick
So we headed back to our motel tired and hungry, but satisfied with our day’s work. Our flight home was in the afternoon the next day, which gave us time for one last sesh in the morning. The whole trip we’d been keen to explore the freshwater reaches of the Pioneer and have a crack at some sooty grunter (none of us had caught one before) but it was a risk. None of us had ever been up that way before and we could easily spend the whole day just looking for a spot. And it was very tempting to just hit the flats or the GT spot again for the sunrise low tide. But after some um-ing and ah-ing, we decided we’d try something different and hit the fresh. So we were up before the sun the next day, determined to catch a sooty grunter and end our trip on our high. We passed some amazing country on our way to the fresh, and to be honest any fish would have just been a bonus:
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:34 pm
by Broomstick
It took us a while but we finally found a place to access to river, and it sure looked fishy:
We whipped out the bream gear and tied on an assortment of hard bodies and second cast, my mate was on:
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:35 pm
by Broomstick
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:35 pm
by Broomstick
After countless little sooties and a quick swim, it was time to pack up our gear and head home. We were tired, sore, and covered in mosquito and sand fly bites, but it was an awesome trip with ripping company and I can’t wait to head back.
Cheers!
Note to self, bring some aerogard next time:
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:58 pm
by bigbull
top report looks like yas had a ball never forget the aerogard up that way
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:54 pm
by DougieK
God damn your reports are a pleasure to ready Broomy
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:04 pm
by Boonanza
What an awesome report & pics. That is a great trip mate :rocking_report: :nicefish:
Cheers Steve
Re: Mackay report
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:14 pm
by Broomstick
bigbull wrote:top report looks like yas had a ball never forget the aerogard up that way
Thanks mate! I forget the aerogard every time, never learn my bloody lesson