A choice...

[grant]

I am off to Port Douglas on Saturday and will be wetting a line most days. I have a charter planned and maybe a river fish by boat .

My dilema is do i focus on getting my first Barra and possibly go fishless or do I just enjoy it and go for a feed of qulaity fish (whatever bites)

I think the Barra will take real focus, and would only be a learning episode.

wht do you think?

g./

[Steve-G]

In the words of Monty Python....
You lucky lucky barstard!!!!

[grant]

I guess its like a Tax problem. Its a good problem to have....

:lol: :lol: :lol:

but what would you do old man?

g./

[Dekka]

I'd go for the enjoyment factor and get a decent feed of whatever is on the menu.

Would probably plan another trip at a later date to specifically target barra.

[Steve-G]

but what would you do old man?

g./
Call me old again and I'll tell everyone what your Daughter said Slim! :oops:

[Dekka]

Come on....tell us........no secrets here. Promise not to laugh......weeell not much anyway.

[grant]

the best way to handle blackmail is to remove the evidence.

Daughter: "Daddy will you be like the other daddies"
Me "what do you mean"
Daughter "You know thin like the other daddies!"
Me: "eat your bloody diner..." :oops: :oops: :oops:

[Steve-G]

There ya go Des, not like you n me.Trim Taut and terriffic,in the prime of our lives, fine examples of manhood that we are.
We would never hear that from our kids! 8)
Not if they expected to keep breathing anyway.

[grant]

nice edit fellow moderator!

g,.

[salmon-head]

I recon go for whats on tap at Port D.

As for the above.....
Just tell her 'at least Im not a long streak of pelican poo like salmon Dave.'

D/

[triman]

Port Douglas, I'm dreamin'!!
Who cares what you catch, go for the trip, dangle a line, catch whatever jumps onto your hook, enjoy the experience, save up the tips for the next dedicated barra trip and make us all green with envy when you get back and tell us all about it!!!

Enjoy.

[Steve-G]

Sprung :oops: :oops:

[hillbilly]

I would be pot luck fishing with no real great expectations , that way if you landed a prize catch you could claim that you were targeting that species all along. :)
Just enjoy being on the water, whatever comes along comes along. 8)

And dont worry if you dont hook a Barra cause when I get back from my Darwin Barra trip in November I will tell share my Big Barra experience with you. :lol: :lol:
Karren :wink: [/b]

[grant]

hook and cook it is!

Might just throw a couple of barra lures out just in case.

Our big trip next year is two weeks in mexico..... OH the fishing will be great!

http://www.cancunsouth.com/act_fishing_flats.html

Now this is some fishing.... But I tell you what i will be happy with a 4kg Snapper this season. Last year i watched Kaz, Dekka and Steve all get gooduns and I got 1 baby gummy!

g./

[grant]

Your forcast for Saturday

Saturday
Wind tending north to northwesterly and strengthening to 20 to 25 knots ahead of
an overnight west to southwesterly change of 20 to 30 knots. Waves rising 1 to 2
metres.

My forcast for Saturday
Central Coast Waters, Bowen to St Lawrence:
A strong wind warning is current.
Thursday until midnight: SE winds 15/20 knots increasing E/SE 20/30 knots during the morning. Seas rising to 2.7 metres in open waters. Rain areas.
Friday: SE winds 20/30 knots. Seas rising to 2.7 metres in open waters. Rain areas.
Saturday: SE/E winds 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.
Sunday: SE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots. Afternoon NE seabreezes inshore.


Why am I bothering!

g./

[triman]

Trade wind season. Will last for months. Drop a line in PPB. :D

[grant]

I am excited like a school kid!

I am all packed and fly out in the morning. My daughter (Neve) keeps asking why I am taking fishing rods and can she come fishing...

Who could refuse her! Now taking 4 rods. One very bright pink rod and reel for her.

I hope to get her onto her first decent fish. Only flatties so far. I might have another worshipper!

I have been banned from taking a laptop (work or play). So its going to be interesting. I have never gone on holidays and not taken my work laptop.

Ohh bye... very excited!

g./

[hillbilly]

Grant, have a great trip my friend, spend some valuable quality time with your loverly wife and daughter and catch heaps of fish. :D
We will all miss you, :( { unless the snapper are bitting of cause :wink: } make sure you take lots of pics.

cheers and happy traveling. 8)
Karren :wink:

[grant]

Well I am back...well not quite. We are sitting in the QANTAS club in Cairns as the airport has vlosed due to the runway being damaged or something.

The fishing has been the most interesting I have ever experienced.

We have caught

Whiting
Yellow finned bream
Salmon
Small skark
Stipey fish (not sure what they where)
Diamond type fish.
Nannygui - see picture
Coral trout
Moses Perch.

Busted off twice.

It was great, no massive fish, just loads of variety.

Soft plastics were a waste. even the locals dont use them.

So I wll give a full update when I get back (if ever) I wonder if I could go and have a fish while we wait!

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/235/pict0224bu3.jpg
G./