That reef there is damn impressive. Very deep and with plenty of current if i recall correctly, is that right mr.trout?
would imagine there would be some biggish sharks that would cruise by there from time to time. Never fished there myself so cant say anything for certain. you nevre know what will turn up though, if you have a livie out there swimming around then anyhting can happen....
Hey thx for that Boz. Yeah it is fairly deep right off the reef and is indeed impressive to the eye. From all accounts it looks like it should produce the goods, especially with blue water pretty damn close in on occassions.
I am sure that reasonable sharks would certainly cruise the area and I have seen schools of leaping fish only a couple of hundred meters off the reef that were too big to be kahawai - maybe some species of tuna ??
I would love to hear from anyone that has landed any form of gamefish from the structure. Regardless, I will be hittting it come springtime and I can't wait !! I have yet to see anyone live bait from the reef - whether this is due to lack of fish or timid fisherman, I am not sure - one thing that is for sure is the fact that you gotta be in to win !!
Around 31 sadly so far Borrrris....I've fished there once, a nice platform, but you sure do need eyes in the back of your head. Even those who have just been knocked off balance by a rogue wave, and washed back down to the bottom, are gashed and scratched to buggery. One evil mean shell embedded structure, it'll cut you to ribbons
I've posted this before, but that trip we did there, the very next day, a guy who cant swim, was caught by a wave as he tried to jump the 'gap,' a small roughly a metre wide gap, which enables you to walk out to the end of the reef, but he misjudged the incoming wave, and was swept into the lagoon behind, where he struggled, before his mate who also couldn't swim, dived in to rescue him, but he was the one who ended up drowning in the washing machine sea action that occurs there, as more waves crash over, and ironicly, the guy who was first swept in, with his fishing rods and gear, survived, managing to get to the shallower water ....I'm not sure, but I sort of recall reading about some of the others of the 31 , who also have died at this 'gap' trying the same leap.....
mr trout, a challenge it may be, alas there are a few wives and mothers who would dearly like to be able to rewind 'lifes tape' to the day before their loved ones decided to take that leap. You gotta remember, it's a leap back again after, with perhaps a rising tide, maybe laden with some fish fillets etc, not worth the risk. Fishing off that second part of the reef, after a successful leap, you wouldn't stand a chance if a rogue wave washed across, too low to the water. I'm not sure about the lbg side of it, as being such a good depth of water there, good sized fish must have been caught, over the years, it's not as far to pull up a decent fish. It's risky enough being on the 'normal' side.... I wouldn't like to try it, keep safe my friend.....
Thanks for that advice Mars. Will give Mr Lamb a try for a bit more info. Cray on a ledger... now that is a top way of securing some quality bait !!
Bait!?! Bah such blasphemy trout! Unless you are going to use it to bait a female back to your lair or some such activity
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