Reintroduction

[Barndillo]

Hi all,
I'd thought I would re introduce myself. I've been a member here for a while but not much of a poster. Recently I've moved up to FNQ with my family and we now live in Weipa. I've got a white 09 ST-L, which is pretty much bog stock except for the snorkel, pioneer stereo with reverse camera, and ultra gauge.

I'm wanting to put on a winch, 2" lift, 3" exhaust and ChipIt.

Cheers (again),
Tom

[NP99]

G'day Tom......lots of red dirt to explore up there :)

[threedogs]

Hello and welcome great part of Australia for sure, jump
in anytime and enjoy

[Stropp]

Welcome tom, enjoy the stay with us again lol

[FNQGU]

Funny how a place like Weipa makes one itch to do vehicle mods… In order to fit in though, you'll need a Quad bike, a 5m tinnie, humungous esky, pig dogs, and one of those plug in 12v 8 x tinnie coolers that sit in the cab. Oh, and you'll probably be pressured to flog the Nissan for a Toyota ute, or cut the wagon to a dual cab.

And drink Fourex Gold….

[my third 256]

welcome again mate good fishing up there to

[AB]

Welcome again mate, feel free to ask any questions!

[Dhuck]

Welcome back mate

[Mal H]

Welcome Tom, snorkel will be handy up there.

[Barndillo]

Funny how a place like Weipa makes one itch to do vehicle mods… In order to fit in though, you'll need a Quad bike, a 5m tinnie, humungous esky, pig dogs, and one of those plug in 12v 8 x tinnie coolers that sit in the cab. Oh, and you'll probably be pressured to flog the Nissan for a Toyota ute, or cut the wagon to a dual cab.

And drink Fourex Gold….
It's a different world up here for sure. I've got a boat but it's a fibreglass runabout. Will stand out like dogs balls around here.
Your right about the Toymotor utes they are everywhere. Also the pig dogs are scary looking beasts, our dog is a clone of snowy from tintin and would quickly become a chew toy around here if I'm not careful.

[FNQGU]

This is no secret spot, so I shouldn't be offending anyone, but get in your boat and head over to fish the pylons under the bridge in the Mission River. You can use lures or live baits here and should have a lot of fun at the moment. The tides are pretty much all the same at this time of year. Low in the morning, change around 9-10am and you will only need to fish a couple of hours after that. Watch out for the 1pm wind change when the storms can build to blow in from the West at this time of year. Small boats can get caught out and hammered getting back to the boat ramp.

Focus on the eddy's between the pylons, particularly the double pylons, and just fish the change of tide (making tide). For lures, use smaller stuff like the Rapala x-rap suspending lures. If you can throw a cast net and have a live bait tank, grab some mullet from the sand spit a bit further along, also on the Northern bank, but upstream of the bridge a bit.

There are some monster Jacks in amongst it, and heaps of rat barra, (out of season at the moment, so chuck em back) and loads of queenies and some blue nosed salmon on occasion. They are all targeting the small bait fish coming in with the making tide. Awesome to see.

Below are three pics from last week when I was there. The fish between he Pylons is a Jack of about 55cm, that smashed us time and again. The shot of my plotter / sounder is at high resolution so you can zoom in and see exactly where I am talking about.

Edit: Don't go off the coords on the screen shot, the cursor was moved to the west a bit.

[Barndillo]

Thanks for the advice Ben. Unfortunately my boat isn't here yet and I won't be able to get it here till after the wet. Let me know next time your up this way.
Cheers,
Tom

[trekster]

G'day and welcome to the best patrol forum around! Make sure to post up some pics of your beast in the members ride section ;)


Members Rides (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/forumdisplay.php?43-Members-Rides)



This thread has alot of useful threads linked
(http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?16195-GC-Index-to-useful-threads)


Some mechanical threads that may be of interest:


Why Diesels Smoke (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?12450-Why-Diesels-Smoke)

Checking and cleaning MAF sensors (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?597-Checking-and-cleaning-MAF-sensors)

NADS discussion (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5526-Snicko-doing-the-NADS)


Recovery and safety!

Recovery Bible (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?13556-Recovery-Bible)

Towballs are not recovery points (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5725-Tow-balls-are-not-to-be-used-as-recovery-points)

Recovery: The Fundamentals (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?1984-Recovery-The-Fundamentals)



and lastly this should be read and passed on to anyone that is not aware of the fact

Deaths from towballs (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?11239-Deaths-from-towballs)


Last but not least enjoy the forum and everything it has to offer, Don't be afraid to ask questions as we are all here to help each other out!


Cheers,
Eric.

[MEGOMONSTER]

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