Hi,
North of Bundaberg there is a place called Wreck Rock which needs a 4WD to access the area.
After staying there for two days we think it is a crazy area for Big GT.
It's a series of big rocky outcrops in the middle of a long beach.
Here is our story:
We were fishing land based for flathead with soft plastics around the rocks when we noticed a massive school of showering mullet and hardiheads.
We quickly tied on the only surface lures we had, a Bushy Stiffy Fizzer and a Killalure Cone Popper. Standing on the rocks, we then cast them out on 2 x 2500 size flathead outfits into the mayhem!
After 5 casts, a huge GT side-slammed the fizzer which was over 23kg. It then went on a huge run taking a large amount of line out to sea. It kept running so we had to stop the spool. It broke at the leader.
3 casts later, another fish came up and engulfed the Killalure, of around 22kg. It ran for a few seconds and then snapped the leader. We could see the lure floating so we waited for a few minutes and it floated back to us. Lucky!
We tied it on fast and got it back out there again. After a few casts were made, we were slammed again and another GT of about 20kg started taking line from the flathead rod.
Unfortunately, after an awesome run the leader again snapped and we were out of topwater lures.
We then saw the biggest GT we have ever seen chasing ribbonfish. It looked over 50kg; it was a giant fish.
All we could do was look on as the baits were being chased around the rocks! Damn.
Wreck Rock is worth a look if you are travelling down the QLD coast by 4WD. It is a great LBGT spot. Just make sure you remember to bring your big-fish gear!!!
Cy and Kerrin Taylor
Whitsundays QLD
