Waz-in-Oz Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Myself and a fellow RF18 owner named Ramcon took a trip to Weipa where we were treated to some special fishing over four days in a variety of locations around Weipa. we fished the leads (Pylons) of the shipping channel for a variety of species (12 in one morning)and then proceeded to the creeks for a hot session of 60 Barra's all in one day. I got to catch a few firsts with a Black Jew of 95 cms and a Juvenile Queensland Groper which had beautiful colours and both fight incredibly hard. We averaged over 60 barra's a day to a maximum of 95 cm with countless other species in 35 degree heat and pre-wet season stormy conditions out of Ben's 6 meter custom aluminium boat. Weipa is about 1400 kilometres from Townsville and a lot of dirt road which can destroy trailers just looking at them and a Saltwater croc population with lots bigger then mine and Ronnie's 18RF so we flew into Cairns and then grabbed a later flight to Weipa which is a Bauxite Mining Town up in the top end of Queensland. Here is just some of the country we fished and a few species that we caught and released on the trip. On my return I had to replace two bait caster drags and a few bearings from smoked drags but the fun of seeing new relatively unexplored territory compared to our coastal region was a trip of a lifetime and we have plans for another trip this year. Cheers Waz [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572623-Weipa_22.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572666-Weipa_39.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572325-Weipa_5.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572566-Weipa_17.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572592-Weipa_18.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572354-Weipa_16.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572639-Weipa_33.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572339-Weipa_8.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1423572607-Weipa_19.jpg[/image] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsnookyrd Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Good job, love that neat looking grouper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Awesome trip! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Great photos! Thank you for sharing!! MOD2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonV Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Not sure what they are called down there, however that's the biggest lady fish I've ever seen! Nice pics, thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonV Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I'm with ya Chuck!!! That is one beautiful grouper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 :thumbup: Nice. Some of those critters look like second cousins to what we have around here. dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telltail Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Yes, looks like an awesome trip! If it wasn't for the fish (except for the huge ladyfish), you could have said you were fishing our Everglades National Park and I wouldn't have thought twice--in the photos the places look very similar! Tight lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsnook Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Great Pics Waz....tight lines.. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 The area looks a lot like one of our best fishing areas here in Florida called Flamingo, but with different fish. Looks like a great trip, cool to see different fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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