Sth Oz Options

[Jumpus GooDarus]

This thread was started because we hijaked poor Benny's thread about lures

I've been wanting to go fish Sth Oz for those monster Reds for many years now & damn it this year I'm going so any feedback on methods, tops things to look out for post here.

As well as anybody else interested in fishing Wyalla for those Reds

[fish]

Ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto and what I said b4

[SUMOFISHIN]

OK JG, I'm in you had better start working things out, now if we take the Motorhome we can fit four very comfortably, five or six at a pinch. will tow a car trailer of boat. Turbo Isuzu does 1200klms per tank 300ltrs. or have camping gear plus 4wd Rodeo dual cab. don't know what gear others have but I think that's what's got to be organised. shit I'm hyped up now I'm going to bed.

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto and what I said b4

An Den ???

An Den ???



Yeah should be a very good expirience something about big Reds in shallow water that gets me all hyped up completely different to catching them in the deeper water.

Many years ago we used to get them in Botany Bay not as big as the Sth Oz ones but 3 - 4 kg snapper were the norm & every now & then you'd get a thumper come through great fun on light tackle & a soght for sore eyes esp when the sun had set last 1/2 hr B4 dark.

You'd see ot that unmistakenable red colour riddled with those blue dots miss those big reds.

[SUMOFISHIN]

Hey JG, you better find out if they still catch them there, I haven't seen much of them of late.

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Well SUMO as you know I'm retired except for a bit of work I've been doing lately which should be finished in about 6 weeks.

I'm actually surprised so much interest already years ago it was all us mates & if we said we were going somewhere we went but peeps get married etc etc etc & I haven't organised a trip for ages.

I tend to wake up make up my mind & go do it cause every time I have organised a trip everybody bails out last minute.

Now with this trip my plans would be to stay around 3 - 4 weeks dont expect anyone else to follow suit but I have time on my hands & back in the other thread I said I was willing to have my Big boat trucked down saves towing it think this is a better option.

Last time I was in Sth Oz was to pick up my Landcruiser FJ40 & drive it back to Sydney via Cobar where me & STEVE.P were to meet some mates it was a shooting trip.

I drove 1st 10 hrs & after some extentive hadding by STEVE.P let him take the wheel while I had a snooze only took TheBloodyBumShitBugger about an hr & he'd hit a cow & rolled us twice with the 4WD landing back on it's wheels bent & twisted.

Might be an idea for those who are interested to state how long they can get away for ? this will make it easier to sort things out + Wodger lives in the Banana Repulic need an idea how he plans to make way down to where ??

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Hey JG, you better find out if they still catch them there, I haven't seen much of them of late.

October is Prime Time SUMO that's when they roll up

No good looking @ current reports

[SUMOFISHIN]

OK JG, Im now retired too, and four weeks sounds fine to me, by the way that little episode just happened to me week before Easter, had 6 of us going to Awoonga and five pulled out at the last minute lucky I found another or I would have gone alone. no worries with Woger he can come to my place and go from here. we can sort things out from here or travel together.

[fish]

HELLO,

Im ok for a week - 10 days B)

Fish

[SUMOFISHIN]

Hey Fish, Its 1700klms from Sydney to Whyalla, I'd try to stretch that 10 to 21, my boss said ;;;;;;; Rack off your good at it.

[poly]

i try and see what i can do most likely 3 week and i will take my poly down to its a tight fit but i can fish 4 from the boat

[SUMOFISHIN]

Hey Poly, JG is talkin about shipping the big boat down.

[poly]

http://www.whereis.com/whereis/home.do;jse...C580D.server2-1
it will depend on how menny turn up it is 1500km from hear and about 1650 from sydney the sight can give u the km from your place

[SUMOFISHIN]

Hey Poly ,I use Travelmate they're almost the same. But I know how to get to Whyalla I did my apprenticeship in Iron Baron between Iron Knob and Whyalla, Used to drive taxis in Whyalla In my spare time and Drive home to Huskisson every 4 weeks for a week off.

This post has been edited by SUMOFISHIN: Apr 25 2007, 11:47 PM

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Teah guys !

The reason I said 3 - 4 weeks is very simple

Mainly because if fish are early/late by a week haven't wasted my time + you dont want to fish every day ?

Reason I even considered trucking the big boat down was cause I was speaking with someone the other day who's been down to sth Oz & they told me some of the spots are a fair hike & I like my comfort zone.

Hey Roger

You're better off just flying straight down dont know if that's what you intended doing

[poly]

how ruff can spencer gulf get would a 4.1 poly handle it

[fish]

Yes that was my plan to plane B)

[Jumpus GooDarus]

how ruff can spencer gulf get would a 4.1 poly handle it

Buggered if I know poly

No different to any other place if the weather turns sour then it will get rough that's why I thought of sending the bigger boat down

Yes that was my plan to plane

Only way to do it otherwize 1/2 your trip is wasted on the road

[STEVE.P]

I drove 1st 10 hrs & after some extentive hadding by STEVE.P let him take the wheel while I had a snooze only took TheBloodyBumShitBugger about an hr & he'd hit a cow & rolled us twice with the 4WD landing back on it's wheels bent & twisted.

That cow jumped out from behind a tree with a shot gun and was wearing a hood.
so I said bugger you your not getting this 4WD and I ramed him.
Rolling over him twice, just to make sure, If we could'nt have it neither was he

[Jumpus GooDarus]

I suppose a cow jumped out from behind a tree the time you rolled & wrote off my buggy as well ?????