Swains reef

Was interested to know if anybody on the this forum had fished the Swains reef and surrounding area out of Gladstone, QLD.

I have a week's fishing on the MV Iron Joy.

Interested to hear personal opinions about your experiences fishing the area ? Essential items to take ? Tackle ?

Or, better still, if you have been on the same charter boat !!

Cheers


paul83's picture

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Date Joined: 13/12/12

Hey NORUN

Thu, 2013-05-09 10:34

 Fished swaines a couple of years ago and it was unreal, big spanyards, big trout and big red throat emps.

As for essentials, heaps of terminal tackle, hooks, sinkers and all usual stuff.

Balloning for spanyards is the way to go with a big bait runner, 30lb braid and 80lb leader.

Dont forget your beer.

Post some pics when your back.

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NORUN NOFUN's picture

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Cheers

Thu, 2013-05-09 19:17

Thanks paul, I definitely can not wait