Tropical North Queensland

8 Responses to Tropical North Queensland

1. Seneca III says:

   November 20, 2011 at 22:05

   How about a photograph of Wabbit catching fish ? Just askin’.
   • KG says:

     November 20, 2011 at 22:28

     We’ve spent a week checking out places, waiting for the right tides and for the full moon to wane somewhat, Seneca. Up here, fishing on the wrong tide is a waste of time.
2. KG says:

   November 20, 2011 at 22:30

   We need livebaits on the last hour of the incoming tide. Our neighbour fishes all the time, regardless but he’s happy to catch pan-sized fish. We don’t fish for food. (Catch and release, mostly). I want either queenfish or big trevally.
   • Seneca III says:

     November 21, 2011 at 03:39

     Good luck, Wabbit; I had a lot of big Trevally when I was out that way. Mind you, not as big as the Tuna we used to haul in about 100 miles out from Port Moresby before the Japanese long-liner’s buggered up the whole thing.

     Had 800 yards of 80lb line stripped from my reel one day, so fast that the bearings were heating up. No idea how big it was but it went down at about 45 degrees like an express train and there was no way that rig was going to hold it.

     OK, OK, I know, there’s allways the one that ‘got away’ but I did have several in the 100-150lb range. Tight lines!
     • KG says:

       November 21, 2011 at 03:51

       mmmmmmmmm…..tuna! now there’s a way to get a workout. I love the things–smart, tough and never give up. These days trevally have to fill the tuna spot and on 8 kilo line a GT is almost as exciting. (they’re still catching some monster bluefin off NZ’s West coast though.)
       What’s been done to the fish stocks worldwide is a tragedy and a bloody scandal, and for all the blathering from the greens precious little is being done about stopping the carnage and repairing the damage.
3. KG says:

   November 21, 2011 at 03:56

   “Had 800 yards of 80lb line stripped from my reel one day, so fast that the bearings were heating up. No idea how big it was but it went down at about 45 degrees like an express train and there was no way that rig was going to hold it.”
   Many moons ago (we still had steam telephones) guys fishing for bluefin off Tasmania used to clip on another rig to the reel harness lugs when a big ‘fin had just about spooled them and throw the first rig in it’s entirety overboard, to continue the fight on the second rig. Must have played hell with the first reel!
4. Darin says:

   November 21, 2011 at 06:58

   Well I’m blessed I guess,I can hunt all winter and fish all summer here

   Grand Isle,la 2011 Tarpon Rodeo winners-

   http://youtu.be/VBDgj6v9-Jo

   http://youtu.be/F43gH9GRQ3U
5. Darin says:

   November 21, 2011 at 07:06

   And right in my backyard-

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTG-UU-dhKI