made the drive up to moore river on sunday to take my 2 years and 2 months old for her first fish. she has been practising her reeling in and is getting pretty good, although she can't cast yet. moore river was chosen as the destination as there seem to be lots of little fish around which is obviously the most important bit for kids - quantity over quality.

after i cast the line out i handed over to Laura and before too long she had her first fish. a monumental black bream of about 15cm. we ended up catching about six which she kept in the bucket for a minute or two each before releasing. didn't actually get a pic of any of the fish as my old man took a couple of photos on his camera, but you get the idea.

once i get her hooked i can justify buying a bigger boat

p.s. shoes and pants lasted about 2 minutes

p.p.s pretty proud of herself

 managed to sneak out last wednesday for a snapper bash in the sound... ended up landing 3 and loosing the biggest at the top when the hooks fell out haha the ones I kept went 71 and 79 :)...its good to be eating fish again haha

Long time reader - first report.  Dad's picked up a new Trailcraft this week and we headed out to Cockburn Sound on Saturday morning - our first time back into boating for about 15 years. 

Tried at the D9 from about 7am for a couple of hours, saw a few others have some luck but none for us.  We moved on to some more shallow water looking for smaller fish and struck gold with my missus bringing up a king george whiting as soon as her line hit the water.  We fished on to pull up 5 KGs - just over size 29-31cm but still a pleasant surprise for us newbies!  The herring came on the bite and we pulled up about a dozen and a half.  We headed back to the D9 to finish up but again no luck.  Went home and had a great meal for the family!  Only problem now is the wait to next weekend.

hit the water at 7:30ish covered a few spots in close for 3 undersize pinkies and an undersize dhuie , with no schools showing up and not alot of action headed out , for an undersize dhuie a just oversize dhuie and 2 , KG's  travelled a bit of ground and had too work hard

but came home with a feed , the worst part was i was out fished by a work mate who accounted for all the dhuies hahaha , i think my good run is coming to an end with the only keeper i managed was a KG

Took my old mate out fishing this morning to our secret spot (ha ha) in Cockburn sound. He had not caught a pink snapper for nearly 20 years. Ended up with 2 each by 8-30am, biggest one was 99cm, weighed 11kg. You will get one next time Carlos. Good conditions, good mates, can't ask for more than that.

 Well headed out 9:00 with one member tradewinds GLEN. 7 Dhuies tagged 2 dropped 1 kept around 6-7 kg and 1 baldie released. and we are home  before lunch.Good to meet you Glen.

 Hi all just wondering if anyone knows what the weed is like around s bend ATM and also if there are any fish reports in the area! Thinking bout a quick fish around there thanks ads

Warning to anyone fishing asi watch ur cars as some c$nt tried to flog my lightbar off my patrol I had my big rod out with a livey on and I was standing there after I packed my other gear up for the night and was about to call it quits I look over and a new cars rocked up but nobody walked past me on the groyne straight away alarm bells rang when the car raced off and I then wound in my livey n started heading towards the carpark where two young blokes (could be completely unrelated) rolled up in a van and were asking about vehicle access to the groin. They didnt look like fisherman to me so I gave em a few tips anyway on where to fish. I then reversed out where I had parked and then left the carpark n flicked my highbeams on hit the lightbar switch and no leds wtf I thought so I pulled over and instinct told me someones tried to flog it checked the cable and of course cut ready to be unbolted. F^cken wankers. Spent the last two nights fishing there and caught two port jacksons a few whiting too small to keep and a few tiny bream. The place isnt very active atm. Well from my recent experiences. Only reason ive been going there is because its close but I dont think ile waste my time anymore. 

 Thinking of going out for a all brighter tonight where would be the best place to target any mulloway or snapper thanx for any advise

So call me unAustralian for choosing to skip the second half of my beloved Hawks thrashing the shit out of the Swans. After all I am a bloody nervous football watcher. It was worth it...for it was the last real chance I had to get some fishing in before my two weeks off came to a sad conclusion and back to the drudgery of paid employment. Headed to my local marina, checked  out the conditions (good) and joined the other fishos. Probably chose the most shittiest spot for rock hopping and trying to get fish up (as I was to find out) seeing as everyone else had the more accesible spots.

Anyway, I threw out a selection of mulies and hezza fillets as bait and was getting harrassed by pickers, which I assumed to be those bloody Port Jackson sharks. After an hour or so I finally get something; a snook whose eyes were bigger than its stomach. It's dispatched into the esky as fresh bait. Was starting to get the feeling that tonight was going to be a bust but decided to put down the 12 footer and grab my 8ft spinning combo rigged with a running star sinker, 20lb braid and a single 4/0 hook and try and catch the snook that was smashing the bait.

A few minutes in I hook onto something that was a bit feistier than a snook and got it to the surface and watched it thrash around as I jockied for position but the bastard got washed into the rocks and then *ping*, half the leader is busted off. Undeterred I rig up again and this time I reach into my burley bucket and use a few pieces of smelly yellow tails. I get a sudden strike but nothing turns up and as it quietens down, I go for the 'hail mary' cast. It's time to head home when I feel a few shy little taps but it turns out anything but shy as it's firmly hooked and begins making the reel sing. Now here comes the tricky bit. There is no way to actually get down to the water ledge as the rocks are huge and awkward and worst of all, slippery. I had no gaff or net. So here I am, dancing around, rod in one hand and my other hand acting as balance as I try and get this sucker in, as it utilizes the wash to good effect and peels off line as soon as I get it near to the surface. I was half thinking it was a stingray as there were no real head shakes or anything. I've bounced to my left and tried to get in as close as possible and this thing has been washed in between the bloody rocks!

Here I am, dancing around like a cat on a hot tin roof as I try and spy it with the flash light on my work phone (which is far better than the shitty head light attached to my noggin) when I see some reflection. Then i see a head looking straight up and thought "Nahhhhhhhhhhhh can't be!'. Yet as I try and get a closer look, I slip and in the process (as I found out a little later) snap the end of my rod However I regain my footing (cursing my stupidity and recklessness) place the rod down and begin hauling it up by hand when......

You could've knocked me down with a feather. It was my first ever LB snapper!! This thing is utterly knackered as I safely land it on the rocks. I clutch it tightly under my arm, broken rod in the other and proceed to merrily dance to my gear, happy as a pig in mud and then back to the car. Here i can see that the tip of the rod, with three of the guides, snapped clean off (FAAAAACK) and my tape measure also met it's death in between the rocks. Measured it up at 63 cm. Now, with the tax money we recently recieved all i have to do is convince the missus to hand some over for a new rod....and a landing net as well..... I am sure she will understand, particularly if I catch a snapper every now and then.

Oh yeah......CARNA HAWKS!!!

 Headed out this morning for a quick asquid session with Captain Mac we were fishing out from the rock wall in 3- 4 metres and things started off slow but that didnt last long before the first one was on board with Pete ready with the net and a decent size it was,two minutes later  another and it went quiet for awhile until Pete said lets make a move next thing you know Im on to another squid and this continued every time Pete mentioned this we shifted to Garden Island for a quick drift but came up bubkas,Pete being the great host had iced cold cokes on board (Sensible skipper running a dry boat) imo 

We had another go at the original spot before calling it a day to return back to the ramp to give his tub a wash and try and clean the slimy suckers ended up with 7 squid and 1 cuttlefish

The daughter was very happy with fresh calamarri and a caesar salad for dinner

Thanks again Pete for an enjoyable morning and the chinwag

Bit of a late report this one but a week or so back I managed to sneak out with a mate in his little Tinnie for a quick fish. We nailed 3 good Spanish Mackerel over a metre, a couple of spottie Macks and this big 95 cm, 19 Kilo Gold Spot Estuary Cod.
I forgot to take a pic of it on the tape for the record board!! DOH....

Went out a couple weeks ago after a mate from work said his sounder was broken but he had a spot written down. I usually head out from Port Douglas and the Daintree so I was keen to fish out of Innisfail.

I'm usually an early morning fisho but this was a night fish, so we left my place about midday for the 1:45 or so drive down there.

We were met with wonderful conditions and comfortably cruised out to the inner reefs. First couple drops and couple small but legal coral trout hit the deck, then we decided to have a look around while we still had some light.

We found quite a few good looking spots and had a couple more drops, with a slow but steady flow of various reefies coming onboard.

Just before last light we figured that the best spot was the first one so we headed back. About 7.30pm the current started getting stronger and the bite kicked off a lot better, we ended up with about 30 fish I'd guess with trout, scarlet seaperch, saddletail snapper, spangled emporer and reef jacks all making it into the esky.

Highlight of the trip was when my bait got absolutely smashed, after three good runs on about 9kg (at a guess) of drag, my new PB reef jack came onboard at 73.5cm. I was pretty stoked.

Unfortunately later in the night the sharks turned up and we lost some really good fish which I'm picking for saddletail snapper, bit of a shame but that's fishing. Funniest catch of the night was a spangled emporer neatly missing its tail thanks to a shark.

After months of reading every landbased thread for Exmouth we finally made the trip up in the last week of August for 5 days, I had unrealistic hopes of targetting queenies and gt's along with some decent fish for a feed during the day and multiple sharks at night.

Unfortunately not many photos were taken of anything but the sharks so don't have others to include here. With the exception of the yellow fin bream the fishing was tough, with hide tide being around 2pm and 2am each day we were there and fairly strong southerlys the majority of the time. 

An excess of yellowfin bream were caught but only a handfull of legals, luckily for them we didn't know how good they tasted untill after we left so the majority were released. The only other notable captures were a 40cm goldspot and queenie at Bundegi along with a small diamond/pennant trevally at the marina where there was a few decent sized parrotfish crusing along the rocks.

Came close to being spooled a few times only to be busted or bitten off, really regretted not bringing heavier wire with me especially after all the other crap I bought for the trip which didn't get touched.

Went out on the glass bottom boat on our last day and was told by the skipper that it was extremely rare to get such a calm day, was definitely worth the money getting to see countless barracuda resting in the deeper water around the coral formations, a 1m+ cod cruising around and few spanglies, baldchin and lone coral trout hanging around under a large coral. 

While it wasn't everything I (unrealistically) expected it was definitely worth the drive and my best trip north so far, already planning our trip back next year

Thanks for reading

First night landed this little black tip then came close to being spooled on my spheros 18K only to busted off after it stopped

Little lemon landed while the federal police came down for a look during their patrol

Some of the missus catches

 

 

 

 

 

Tantabiddi and the glass bottom boat on the last day

 

 

 

 gummy sharks from shore? Are there any popular spots

 Hey guys anyone been getting into some herring lately? Need to get some more baits.

i have plenty of burley and such but I'm curious if there is protected spot in this weather that'll produce for me?  Not just herring but gardies and yakkas also, any BB species to be used for bait , I'm not picky haha I'm land based also.

thanks pegz

Last night the 3 of us went out from Freo, things started pretty poorly with the lumpy swell around and after moving spots several times and losing our reef anchor and one KG, we were just about to call it quits, when we decided we would give it one last try with our only sand anchor left, and it was worth it as we got into Pinkies, flathead, KG's, Snook and few other by catches and one decent Occy which we threw back, got home around 1am but was so happy to be talked into going out.

Cheers all!

Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), commonly called "muskie" or "musky", come from the Ojibwa word maashkinoozhe ("ugly pike"). Personally, I find them as the fairer cousin of the Northern Pike. The mystique surrounding these often difficult to target fish also elevate them into a class of their own. A trophy muskie is truly a highly regarded prize.

Coming out of fishing hiatus just for a special lifer trip, I had the pleasure to take Richard and his son Tristan on their quest to catch a lifer muskie this weekend. Our location is a muskie factory with a great population of smaller individuals - the average size here is in the high 20-inch to low 30-inch, with the occasional 40-inch plus. We only had 1.5 days to find them, so instead of fishing some trophy waters, I wanted to have quantity in our favour.

Day 1

Friday afternoon, we arrived to set up camp first. Rain was in forecast so securing a dry refuge was crucial. By 3:30pm, we finally launched the little dinghy into the tannin waters of (not-for-your-eyes) and started plugging the shorelines.

After an hour of fishing, the usual muskie haunts were pretty vacant, so we fished toward Rocket Bay to see if one of these little rockets could be found. Along the way, Richard caught a 1lb Largemouth Bass with a frog patten Jitterbug.

The mouth of Rocket Bay was enclosed by a point topped by healthy green weeds and patches of lily. I have caught some nice bass off this point in the past. Casts were made to deliver the muskie bucktail inches from the shoreline vegetation and pull them out of the shallows over weedline. One cast produced a THUMP as soon as the lure landed, follwoed by deep headshakes and an impressive jump, and an incidental catch was brought into the net. We didn't tape measure or weight this fish, but I would guess it was around the high 3 to low 4 range, making it a potential personal best Largemouth Bass. A great catch, BUT it wasn't a muskie!



Once inside Rocket Bay, we started the drift down one side along the weedline. If we positioned the boat on the line, it was possible to cast into the shallower weedbed and the deeper basin at the same time. Casting ahead and behind the boat would allow the angler to work lures parallel along the weed edge. Boat position was critical fishing here, but the wind was making our job difficult.

After covering the entire length of the bay, the wind hasten and the drizzling rain became a steady shower. Rain or shine, the decision was to continue fishing with our limited time.

We drifted deeper into the back end of the bay where it was usually too shallow for bigger muskies, but it was here where my lure was stopped during the retrieve. Initially guesses of another bass turned into a happy revelation when a long body came to the surface. Just a little 26-inch muskie, but target nonetheless. Poor little guy was bit by a slightly larger muskie.



After seeing the muskie, Richard switched on the hunting mode. He swapped his Jitterbug for a black buzzbait. As we turned out of the back bay to work down the other side of the bay, his buzzbait was stopped by a small muskie. Unfortunately, due to some issues, his first muskie experience turned sour when the fish jumped off. The rain was coming down pretty hard now but we fished on. Tristan was a trooper donning his rain jacket and manning the live bait line.

We saw a giant floating yellow banana and Michael finally arrived to join us. The four of us plugged the shoreline pretty well but failed to garner another hit. The intensity of rain increased exponentially by the second and now it was torrential and horizontal. The wind was constantly pushing the boat toward shore, so Richard and I decided to call it a day for Tristan's sake. Michael decided to wait out the storm.

As expected, when we finally got back to the launch and hauled out the dinghy, the rain stopped. It was a bit late to launch again, so we simply returned to camp. Later, we found out Michael was reward with a 30-inch muskie after dark on a buzzbait.

Everything was drenched and even the tent seams had small leaks, but we did start a campfire, had dinner and roasted some marshmallows. Since the ground was so damp, the amphibians were crawling about, including this beautiful Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale).



Day 2

We had a late start to the morning knowing Tristan would appreciate a few more hours of sleep. After breaking down camp and having breakfast, we were finally on the water by 9am. We covered some of the usual muskie haunts again but found nothing but a couple of Largemouth Bass, so onwards toward Rocket Bay we went.

Michael was already there but reported a very slow morning. We made a drift down the left side of the bay with no love. While drifting down right side of the bay, Richard finally hooked up with the right kind using a firetiger Husky Jerk. Another 26-inch muskie, but a lifer nonetheless!



We made a drift down the left side of the bay again and I hooked up near the mouth of the bay. It was an even smaller 23-inch model, but so very beautiful.



Fishing was pretty slow in the bay and we decided to explore new territories. We found one nice looking shallow bay and I had a small muskie followed the bucktail.

Fishing back in the main deeper areas again, we drifted down the shorelines until we hit a little shallow saddle area. My initial cast was fouled with some green weeds, but the follow up cast was grabbed by a little one. By this time, it was already 2:20pm and Tristan had all but given up on the live bait rig. He had been extremely patient with the two fish heads in the boat but obviously showing a bit of frustration for his lack of excitement. I handed the rod off to him so he can land his first muskie as well.



Exploring more areas, we found this turn in the shoreline where there were three downed trees within 30 feet area and a floating dock 15 feet to the right. In total, we tempted 4 muskies from this spot, but all of them showed varing levels of interest without a solid hookup. Michael was the closest after the same muskie hit his Figure-8 three times but failed to hook up on each hit! I saw the biggest fish of the trip which was a 30-inch plus muskie following the bucktail, but the fish dropped off the chase upon seeing the boat. Frustrating...but that's typical of muskie fishing.

We finally found the bay where Michael caught his lifer Tiger Muskie and regular Muskie. This spot produced only a hit for me today. We continued to push on deeper into the unknown until we reached another promising shallow weed shelf. A couple of casts later, I was rewarded with the 3rd muskie of the day at 4pm.



We fished another hour in the area and decided to troll back to the launch for no further love. It was a decent day of muskie fishing. In the past few years, I typically experienced more follows from bigger fish and less fish landed. This year, we landed a few smaller fish but didn't see anything over the 30-inch range. Perhaps it was the time of year, or perhaps it was the low pressure that blew through the overnight. I know there are bigger fish in the area...so maybe Thanksgiving weekend will allow us another try at it. Regardless, we had a fun weekend of muskie fishing and I was glad Richard landed his first ever muskie and Tristan got to hold one of his own as well.

Heading down to denmark around new years and am planning to wet a line. Have fished there 2-3 times before and literally have not hat a bite or lost my bait. Can I Please have some advice for fishing down there on what my target species should be and how I should be rigging up for them. I will be using a boat with a colour sounder if that helps. Thanks

 Whats everyones thought on fishing there tonight with the wind ? 

Any big fish show up there such as rays/sharks/mulloway ? if we burley up enough ? 

 Never been to the 3 mile reef before

Could anyone pm the cords? 

What type of fish will i expect to catch? Anychance of some sharks and pinkies? 

 Hey guys going to esperence in a couple of weeks whats it like their this time of the year?

I heard bandy creek is good for mulloway and the bread and butter

also the tanker jetty for squid ?

will there a few salmon around? Or to late?

im staying at the seafront c/p and i will have my bike so ill be stuck to just around town

i will have my mulloway gear and my bream gear 

cheers

continued...

Nice Cobia on the FW rod and Avet combo.

whales off the bow.

End of day 2 whale show.

End of day two so back to fillet, shower, pub, dinner, bed.

Day three was obviously our last day on the charter so we were keen to finish on a good note. We finished on a frkkn great note! Glassy conditions on the drive out and the plan was to fish some different grounds a little deeper. We had an hour later start due to the low tides and putted out through the north passage. Around two hours after leaving the boat ramp, we were dropping anchor and baiting up.

What happened for the next hour or so was just chaotic! We had a relatively small crew of 8 fishers and lucky, because for a time, we couldn't keep up with the amount of fish coming on board! We had big Goldbands, Rosies, Tang Snappers, Robbo's, Ruby snapper and sharks coming up in single and double headers, line tangles etc. to top it off, my mates leader broke at the surface with a double header of thumper rosies still attached and floating away from the boat. Gaff can't reach them so deckie Wade jumps over the side and swims back to the boat with two flapping fish still attached- it was crazy.

After an hour we hooked a few bigger sharks so decided to have a look around for some new ground and landed on another nice little flare up on the sounder. A few more drops and we had nailed the boats limit so time to steam home after a successful day.

So the best day was saved until last and it topped off a perfect trip. The charter was awesome and we couldn't have asked for anything more on the Mahi Mahi with Bernie proving his reputation on finding quality fish (and lots of them). They make every effort to get everyone fish and I would recommend them without hesitation to anyone.

Now the hard part is waiting for the next planned trip in June ’14 but the freezer full of fresh fillets should hep me through it!

41 weeks and counting!

 cheers

Brett

Well our annual Coral Bay trip in May this year didn't exactly live up to expectations set by previous years results, so another trip was suggested- albeit a variation from how we usually do things.

for the last 13 years for me and more for others, we drag our own boats up there for one or two weeks but this trip we decided, as it could only be for a shorter duration, to do it the easy way and fly up and go out on the Mahi Mai charter for a few days. So flights (on F Flyer points- first piece of the puzzle that all just fell into place) and charters were booked for three days; Friday, Sat and Sun- locked in. Then started the anxious wait and watch of the weather forecast to see what we were going to be presented with.

a couple of weeks out and it was blowing its box off but then seabreeze started to show some promise when we were within a week of the trip- another puzzle piece (This forecast held true and we jagged some great weather over the weekend). We then received an email advertising cheap accom deal at Coral Bay within a week of departure and as we hadn't booked anything yet, pounced on this and couldn't really believe the luck and timing.

So Thursday morning we catch the early flight up to Exmouth and then make our way to Coral Bay by about 9am. We had this day unplanned so you do what most should do and grab a beer to start the trip with. A day in the bay without a boat can be demanding on the liver but this is when some further good fortune was realised. What we didn't know at the time of booking, our accom actually included a free coral viewing boat and snorkelling tour as well so we booked into that straight away and burnt up a couple of hours. The tour itself was great and we saw a few stonker painted Crays, Qld groper, schools of squid, turtles, reef sharks etc etc.

At the tours end, it was almost time for the charters to come in so we thought that we should replenish some fluids whilst waiting to  check out what the new moon was going to provide on the fish tally board.

We were pleased to see some nice fish come in at the tables and this just topped up the excitement levels for the next three days. So it was back to rig up the rods that we brought up with us (a new fishing WA carbon rod and Avet reel combo from Oceanside tackle for me and a new Shimano Terez rod and Tyrnos reel for my mate), then to the pub for dinner and then wait for morning.

Friday morning arrives, bakery for a pie, and then down to the Mahi Mahi to head out. Winds were light and swell was down but anticipation was all time high. Headed out the North passage and about half an hour into the trip, a spread of lures were thrown out the back while we steamed out to the bottom fishing ground.

About 15 minutes in and a reel is screaming!

Another 15 minutes and a small black marlin is tagged boat side (with a huge free swimming stripey marlin next to it) and released. With that box ticked, it was time to get some fish on ice.

We fished a combination of drifting and on anchor, battling some strong currents at times, but we were nailing fish which was the main thing. We fished anywhere from 80-100 metres and caught an assortment of quality fish like Rosie Jobfish, goldband snapper, pearl perch, spangleds, robbo's and few of the prized reds. Highlight for me was a decent red that although would not have quite ticked my 10kg red box, it would have been up there and topped off an awesome day on the water.

Then it was back to land, fish filleted, scrub up for dinner at the pub, and then sleep sleep prior to repeating on day two.

Day two we fished in similar depths but it was a tougher day than day one. The current was racing which made holding bottom tough for most on board even with 30ounce sinkers!

Taking our own gear helped us here as we could hold bottom a lot easier with lighter sinkers due to the use of braid (compared to the 200lb mono on the winches). So the rods definitely won day two with a few more reds released to the ice slurry along with the other similar catches as day 1. Our new rods were both tested today with some decent sharks and a cracker cobia and pleased to say that we were both wrapped with the way the new gear handled. I initially found it hard get my head around demersal fishing with my new setup (as it looks tiny compared to the regular overhead reels and I think a few people on the boat were laughing when they saw what I planned to use) but after landing the red on day 1 and cobia on day 2 easily, my mind was made up pretty quickly and I now have a new favourite combo!). Day 2 ended with the most amazing humpback whale show I have seen. We had whales in sight pretty much all day but the last ten minutes were incredible with huge humpbacks swimming around and under the boat and at times, literally just laying next to the boat looking at us- it was incredible and definitely made up for the slower (for Coral Bay) fishing.   

Testing the Terez!

little shark!

A not so little shark!

to be continued.......

After a few delays due to electrical issues headed out from Hillarys a little late on Saturday morning.  Conditions were stunning and it was great to test out the boat without wife and kids on board.  Also pretty cool to test out the new Raymarine Dragonfly.

Haven't worked out how to post video but after the burley cage was out, we had a visit from a 3-3.5m great white. Very cool to see such a big fish up so close.

Unfortunately only boated one keeper, a sand whiting and heaps of undersized flathead.  The shark made the day though.

To the tune of American Pie

A long, long time ago

I can still remember how Shane Charters used to make me smile

And I knew if I had my chance

That I could make my players dance

And maybe they'd be stronger for a while

But 2013 made me shiver

With every paper that was delivered

Barratt on my doorstep

I couldn't take one more step

I can't remember if I cried

When I read about how they proved I lied

But something touched me deep inside

The day my fiction, died

[Chorus]

So bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, and built up our pride

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "No-one will ever know that we lied 

No-one will ever know that we lied"

[Verse 1]

Did you write the book of push & shove

And do you have faith in Demetriou above

If the AFL tells you so?

Now do you believe in 9604, 

And how drugs save your football soul

And can you teach me how to inject real slow?

Well, you know that I was in love with Dank

Since I saw him injectin’ out the back

We both beefed up our tans

To show off to all our fans

I was a lonely rookie coachin' buck

With a Brownlow medal and a million bucks

But I knew I was out of luck

The day they found I lied

[Chorus]

I started singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but then our hamstrings died

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "Hope they never find out we lied

Hope they never find out we lied"

[Verse 2]

Now for ten games we've been out on our own

With hidden texts on my mobile phone

But that's not how it used to be

When the rumours came that we weren’t clean

When in truth we were as high as James Dean

“But the drugs came from Dank, not me”

And while me, the king, was counting cash

ASADA found my hidden stash

The courtroom was adjourned

Until the ASADA verdict was returned

And while Sam Newman read a book from FARC

The media stakeout in the park

And we injected in the dark

The day our dreams died

[Chorus]

We were singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but no-one knew why

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "Do you think that the media has spied?

Do you think that the media has spied?"

[Verse 3]

Helter skelter in a winter swelter

The wheels fell off in another belter

Eighth place now and falling fast

Another player lying on the grass

A hamstring sprung trying a short pass 

Another player on the sidelines in a cast

Now the premiership air is sweet perfume

While Meatloaf sings an awful tune

We’d all love the September dance

Oh, but we’ll never get the chance

'Cause if the players try to take the field

Will ASADA refuse to yield?

Will we ever really know what was revealed

The day my dream died?

[Chorus]

We were singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but then David Evans cried

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "ASADA’s looking and I’d better go hide

ASADA’s looking and I’d better go hide."

Oh, and there we were all in one place

An entire season lost in space

With no chance left to start again

So come on, Jobe be nimble, Jobe be quick 

Watson sat “On the Couch” real quick

('Cause Roosy is the Demon’s only friend)

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in Hell

Could break that Roosy spell

And as the ratings climbed high into the night

To light the sacrificial rite

I saw Roosy laughing with delight

That’s when, they knew, I lied

He was singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but our success was a lie

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "Now our premiership dreams are fried

Now our premiership dreams are fried "

I asked my girl who hates the Blues

And I asked her for some happy news

But she just smiled and turned away

I went down to the AFL store

Where they all loved me years before

But the man there said that finals, we wouldn't play

And in Bay 13, the Bombers screamed

The Magpies cried and the Hawks all dreamed

But not a word was spoken

The servers all were broken

And the three men I admire most

The Demetriou, The Dank and the Charters Ghost

They caught the last train for the coast

The day they’d found I’d lied

And they were singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but then our hamstrings died

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "I can’t believe they found out we lied

About ever having seen a peptide”

[Chorus]

They were singin' bye-bye, to my Essendon Lie

Took my Bombers to the top, but then our hamstrings died

And my good old boys injectin’ another peptide

Singin' "I can’t believe they found out we lied” 

Took the young bloke and his cousin out for a fish on Saturday. The biggest fish the 10yr old cousin had caught was a 30 cm tailor...he was in for a treat. My young bloke wanted to jig some sambos, so we headed to a little lump that holds rats, handed the boys the PE2 gear and some cheap jigs and said go for it.....

Both managed about 8 sambos each in quick time including both getting a double header on 1 jig......jammy little pricks.

Wind dropped so we went a bit further and got a baldie, harly and pinkie for them to take home. Skipper kept the badlie.............

Good fun watching the boys getting worked over by the sambos. A few larger ones resulted in the odd jig lost but well worth it.

Hit the beaches this morning between Jindalee and Alkimos, surprising lack of crazy 4 wheel drivers, usually there are quite a few people cruising the beach. Bit of a berley up with chook pellets and tuna oil...Lots of nice skippy, herring and sand whiting. Nice mixed bag all up for metro landbased. For anyone chasing an easy feed it seems to be firing quite well. Lots of dolphins and some good gutters. All caught on fresh squid.

The beach tracks are getting patrolled by rangers and police but I think they are looking for hoons more than anything else, also there is now a car park right in front of the Alkimos wreck and a bitumen road straight to it from Marmion ave. Easy access for anyone, please drive carefully if you are on the beach, there are quite a few younguns playing.

Cheers all.

 Took some friends whale watching out near rotto, took the rods (of course) and set them up with paternoster rigs. Tried to have a jig in between rigging up, baiting, unhooking fish, iki jimi-ing etc but to no avail. The other guys did find me a nice KG spot tho. Ended up 3x 50cm models.