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@#$%^&* Jelly Fish menace......

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Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
3 Mar 2012 12:43pm
I hate them.....millions of the @#$%s off Manly. Hows it at Wello, VP, Goldie, Caloundra.??
trauma
trauma
QLD
382 posts
trauma trauma
QLD, 382 posts
3 Mar 2012 12:50pm
Wello: saw only 3 blueish ones last weekend.
Troyrotor
Troyrotor
QLD
318 posts
Troyrotor Troyrotor
QLD, 318 posts
3 Mar 2012 1:19pm
Was heaps at shearwater a couple days ago not many yesterday
Waterloo
Waterloo
QLD
1497 posts
Waterloo Waterloo
QLD, 1497 posts
3 Mar 2012 3:43pm
None around the corner at Thorneside on Wednesday/Thursday. Still plenty of weed though!
Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
Haggar Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
3 Mar 2012 7:15pm
Heaps at Reddy, HTFU
Carindale
Carindale
QLD
331 posts
Carindale Carindale
QLD, 331 posts
3 Mar 2012 7:39pm
I sailed from 1pm after the rain til 4pm at Manly. OMG! the first time I had to come in as I got stung on the elbow and knee. The jellies were so thick that if you came off your board you were doing to get stung. They also constantly hit your fin as you tried to sail. 2nd sail one of the guys at Manly stated stick to rose Bay and it should be better. Thanks for that advice mate. There were definitely less of them in the bay.
ikw777
ikw777
QLD
2995 posts
ikw777 ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
3 Mar 2012 10:13pm
Haggar said...

Heaps at Reddy, HTFU



+1
boardboy
boardboy
QLD
554 posts
boardboy boardboy
QLD, 554 posts
4 Mar 2012 1:09am
Yeah lots at wello today also.
Lots of jellies and weed, made jumping in to clear the weed from the fin an interesting operation!
sonic
sonic
QLD
756 posts
sonic sonic
QLD, 756 posts
4 Mar 2012 10:12am
northerly i think brings them in
Scotf
Scotf
QLD
1241 posts
Scotf Scotf
QLD, 1241 posts
6 Mar 2012 10:42am
A mate of mine goes shark fishing off Green Island (he catches plenty btw) and took these photo's of what's on its way to us....


Simon100
Simon100
QLD
490 posts
Simon100 Simon100
QLD, 490 posts
6 Mar 2012 11:06am
that is just incredible . Makes me feel better about being unable to windsurf for a while though
cammd
cammd
QLD
4439 posts
cammd cammd
QLD, 4439 posts
6 Mar 2012 11:15am
I had a go on my 120ltr saturday arvo and fell into a thick patch just out the front of RQ and got instantly stung from head to toe, one of the stings hurt quite a bit felt like someone poured hot water on my arm. I ended up kneeling on my board until I drifted out of them as I wasnt keen on waterstarting and uphauling a smaller board in choppy conditions seemed risky as well. Think I,ll stick to the RSX while there around.
JonesySail
JonesySail
QLD
1124 posts
JonesySail JonesySail
QLD, 1124 posts
6 Mar 2012 12:25pm
Nemo!



Scotf
Scotf
QLD
1241 posts
Scotf Scotf
QLD, 1241 posts
6 Mar 2012 12:27pm
Sounds painful Cammd. Might chuck the wetsuit in the kit if there is any wind from the low coming in.
AUS691
AUS691
QLD
123 posts
AUS691 AUS691
QLD, 123 posts
6 Mar 2012 1:16pm
Had few hop on board during tacks on Sunday. It took a while to shake the largest off that metre wide nose, and I stepped on another when putting my back foot in the strap - it stung me! little bastard. Still came out in front: 70cm fin 300+ vs jellies 1. Ha!
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
6 Mar 2012 2:23pm
holy F@#kin sh1t Scot !!! What makes you think they're comming this way ? Maybe the big SEster will push them north..away ! ????
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
6 Mar 2012 2:43pm
Hows the Gold Coast Broadwater looking ????
Scotf
Scotf
QLD
1241 posts
Scotf Scotf
QLD, 1241 posts
6 Mar 2012 2:53pm
Richiefish said...

holy F@#kin sh1t Scot !!! What makes you think they're comming this way ? Maybe the big SEster will push them north..away ! ????


Wishfull thinking but I really hope you are right. Looks like there is a bit of breeze about tomorrow so hopefully we will wake up and the scurge will be gone...
ikw777
ikw777
QLD
2995 posts
ikw777 ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
6 Mar 2012 3:29pm
They were thick like the photos above at Redcliffe a few weeks ago. They're only juveniles the size of an apple. Shoal size is limited too, just sail through and out the other side. They don't slow you up much.
Aussiex
Aussiex
QLD
261 posts
Aussiex Aussiex
QLD, 261 posts
6 Mar 2012 5:09pm
I was at Wello last weekend, no where near as bad as manly. I only seen 2 and a half jellys, one got hit by a boat and was cut in half. Ha Ha... serves you right you Little @#$%^&
sonic
sonic
QLD
756 posts
sonic sonic
QLD, 756 posts
6 Mar 2012 7:11pm
Didnt see any at the Grand....Great day with swiss cheese mike and fast phil
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
Haircut Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
6 Mar 2012 7:14pm
Richiefish said...

Hows the Gold Coast Broadwater looking ????



i haven't seen any in plague proportions for many years (circa 2005?), and have mayby seen one or two in the last few years. I think we only ever see them during hotter summers. we've bearly had a temp above 30 degrees the last few years.

i've seen more blue bottles (stingers), and on the odd northerly day we'll get them at shearwater as well as in the surf, but it's rare

Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
6 Mar 2012 8:00pm
Sailed at Manly this arvo and the jellyfish were few are far between. Southerlies must have blown them away..(for now) They are however still billions of the f@#kers out at Green Island.Not a good place to break a mast and have to paddle back from.(Eh Leo)..Good on that Laser sailor who towed him back.
Scotf
Scotf
QLD
1241 posts
Scotf Scotf
QLD, 1241 posts
7 Mar 2012 8:08am
Awesome news, I'm packing the car for an afternoon session at Manly. Hard luck for Leo, not nice to break kit out back at the best of times, let alone when the scurge is about.
qldnacra
qldnacra
QLD
455 posts
qldnacra qldnacra
QLD, 455 posts
7 Mar 2012 9:48am
Haircut said...

Richiefish said...

Hows the Gold Coast Broadwater looking ????



i haven't seen any in plague proportions for many years (circa 2005?), and have mayby seen one or two in the last few years. I think we only ever see them during hotter summers. we've bearly had a temp above 30 degrees the last few years.

i've seen more blue bottles (stingers), and on the odd northerly day we'll get them at shearwater as well as in the surf, but it's rare




There was hundreds of the pricks at Shearwater on Saturday. Once the tide started coming in they all but disappeared up North again. It's the first time i've seen them since i've been going there. There was none at all yesterday
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