Plover Drive (Tree Fishing) Sunshine Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia
By dickbev on 26-May-21. Waypoint GC9BYEX

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.With 10 metres of China's cheapest carbon fibre in the tool kit, we planned on grabbing any tree fishing caches along the way. It was hot when we arrived here, so I was thankful for the short walk and the shade of the tree. All in good order. Thanks dickbevPete#8,108 @ [11:48]

Out Geocaching with the Buderim Rover Crew for the afternoon. This area had a few different types of caches and a park to play in as well which made for a great afternoon out and a good spot to introduce some new people to Geocaching.

Cache still in place waiting to be retrieved.

Saw it decided it was another Dick one. It's too high for us to even bother.

I headed out in the geo-car for a few caches today.Decided to hit a few along the way up the coast.I found your cache, Plover Drive (Tree Fishing) today. This is my 2766 find.Quickly spotted, needed extension rod. Hard to replace. Got there in the end. (Many cuss words used while trying to put back though.)dickbev, TFTC, TFTH & TFTSF

Out today with the rest of the MummaBear and the cubs gang + Nathan and Alyce.

We headed to the sunny coast gathering caches for this months challenge and some oldies along the way

Signed the log as MB&C

Thanks for placing this cache for our enjoyment and giving us a reason to stop.

Found with MummaBear66, DFC _ JLK 2019, Captain Monkey 96, T1NY96 + NathanandAlyce

Out today with the rest of the MummaBear and the cubs gang + Nathan and Alyce.

We headed to the sunny coast gathering caches for this months challenge and some oldies along the way.

Thank you to Dick&Bev for everything

Signed the log as MB&C

Thanks for placing this cache for our enjoyment and giving us a reason to stop.

Found with MummaBear66, Princess1005, Captain Monkey 96, T1NY96 + NathanandAlyce

Just about reached this cache, I defo need a longer pole.
TFTC

Hard one to find found with my dad

This the same. No tools.
Dammm.. come back with tools next time to sign the log.

dickbev I found your cache Plover Drive (Tree Fishing) on 21/1/2023, 12:55 pm. This is my find 4653 and find # 3 today. Arrived at GZ and spotted the cache. Will my TOTT reach it? This is the highest one I have retrieved, maxed out the fishing pole till there was no more, any higher and the ladder would of come out. Retrieved it, signed it and returned it. Thanks for the cache, mate! TNSLLN

Out with some lovely geocaching friends. Last tree fishing today and no water around to get a real fish.Aain my fisherman did an amazing job retrieving and returning back where it was found. Log signed and now I am aware of the TOTT needed and skills required for this type of caching. Now off for coffee and caching stories and adventures . Thanks dickbev for the cache find. All good with this cache.

But too high to reach

Coordinates changed from:
S 26° 49.407 E 152° 57.594

Coordinates changed to:
S 26° 49.408 E 152° 57.597

Distance from original: 17.4 feet or 5.3 meters.

Moved to another tree, easier to see but higher.

Alyce and I decided to venture north to the Sunny Coast to grab some caches. The plan was to get the remaining tree fishing caches/tool caches so we could qualify for the August challenge while grabbing a few others while in the area.

We finished our rounds at Skippy Park and this was the last one in the vicinity before moving on. The cache was quickly spotted from the car upon arrival and had it in our hands soon after.

Thanks for bringing us here.

#3016 - TFTC

Crazy cache i think it was alot lower than it was supposed to be seeing I could reach but cool cache

Out with Selva Girls to pick up some tree fishing caches today. The cache was quickly found and before too long the cache was hooked. Signed the log and put the cache back where found. TFTC

Out with Mr CuriousQuest, finding a few caches. The cache was soon spotted and I quickly realised that a longer TotT was required. This cache was quickly spotted. TotT deployed and the cache was soon in hand. We added our names to the log, returned the cache as found, then continued on our way. TFTC

Needed binoculars

After talking to the CO earlier about a DNF, they promised me joy to to lift my spirits.
Always a fan of tree fishing caches and being a pioneer of the movement I thought it was only right to enquire about this one.
It was great to see what other tree fisherman are using for bait, and I wasn’t dissapointed with the catch here .

Thanks Dickbev for the tree fish.

Perfect conditions for tree fishing, no sun in the eyes, no wind , no muggles and BL calling out there it is before I am out of the car . Played Russian dolls getting to the log, signed it and returned as found.
Thanks for bringing us here

Today, the plan was a kayak paddle on Lake Baroon to attend the *Leisurely Obi Obi Paddle* event. The weather turned out great (quite eerie in the morning), and we had a friendly group of 15 kayakers who paddled Lake Baroon and down Obi Obi Creek.
Following the event/paddle, I took a walk around Maleny before grabbing lunch at its award-winning bakery. I then spent the last few hours of my afternoon visiting a few oldies in the area and darting around a few lookout spots, before then returning home via Mount Mellum, Skippy Park, and Beerwah where I completed the *Beerwah.* Adventure Lab.

After parking my car on the nearby side street, I proceeded to GZ, and it took a few looks and perspectives before finding the cache in a spot that the geocache's name suggested. Using my friend's borrowed fishing TOTT, I soon had the cache in hand, and it felt like Russian dolls before encountering the logbook. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks dickbev for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

The nearby tree fish cache was good practice for this one, and my pole is still able to get up there, cache was quickly on ground, signed and returned, inside ten minutes, soon be under five, Thanks for the cache, dickbev, it is in good condition

Setting off to Maleny to pickup a repaired laptop.
Decided to grab a few caches along the way.
This was number five for the day.
wandered over to GZ, but there was a fence in the way.
Back to car and move it to approach from a different angle.
Quickly in hand, squiggles in the log and back to its hiding spot.
Thanks for the cache.

Beerwah staying at the Sports ground
Election Day Saturday as there is a lot of rain, we decided to mainly do AL.
Before mid day the rain became too consistant & we called it a day. We did manage to take a good drive around the coastal area.
Only managed this cache as our pole was not long enough for the other one close by.
Thankyou dickbev for placing this cache.

I found it but didn't have the TOTT tools required on me to get it. Nice hide, keep up the good work

Checked cache today after 3/3/22 storm, all good.

Out with teamdfl for the day, and there's some Labs, and lots of tree fishing, with a couple of traditionals and a few puzzles. Sounds like a "trifik chewsday"!

With an AL done at Beerwah we headed north to go fishing. We walked across from our last find and were pleased this one was quite a lot lower! TFTC, dickbev.

Having just completed a nearby cache with the same D/T I was not sure that we would be able to repeat our success a this one.

Spotted reasonably quickly. This one is a lot. lot lower than the other nearby one. An easy catch and release here.

TFTC. In Beerwah for a motorhome group get together for the next few days. Time to get out and find a couple of caches. After the trip up and back to Peachester we decided to do some tree fishing. Took a bit of time to locate but then the retrieval and return went smoothly.

Willis007 and I had the opportunity to head up to the sunshine coast for the day and collect a few caches before the night time event and the GIFF presentation. We were looking at targeting the Landsborough area and then the pelican waters caches before heading to Coolum. We were pretty much on track all day with just a few targets that will have to wait until next time. Overall we got in a few labs finished off and a fun few caches. It was a long but profitable day, and a lot of chats and fun along the way, thanks to all the CO’s for the hides.

Working our way north we came across this little section of caches. Managed to find this one quickly and saw it was on the other side of the fencing, so a drive around to grab. All good and with it signed and replaced we were off to the next ones in the area, thanks.

Out and about in the Sunny Coast area collecting caches before attending the GIFF event.
This one was quickly spotted, expertly retrieved and returned by chamad.
Thanks dickbev for another great cache.

I tried walking to this from Skippy 2 only to discover a 6’ high fence. So I headed back to the car to drive around. Once on the right side I made a quick find. Thanks for the cache

Staying in Landsborough for a couple of weeks and a good time to find some caches in the local area and joined by grannysmith1947 and Miss Millie.
We both love tree and it's always a rush to see who can open their poles the fastest. Another good hide & well placed.

TFTC dickbev

TFTC smile 10496 out and about with miss millie geo dog and Snickersallan great caches, great day ,good weather loved this area Snickersallan did the fishing for this cache
Thank you, dickbev, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

Headed home I made time for a few more finds along the way
Another tree fishing trip done
Thanks for hiding this one
R

Took me a while to spot this one resting right against the trunk. Once spotted it was a quick retrieval. The cache reminded me of matryoshka dolls one cache container after another till the log was revealed.
Thanks for the fishing dickbev

Quick and easy retrieval and place back. Liked the containers. Don't think that this log book will get wet. Lol

Found quickly. Got it and signed log

This was the last cache i found on my geoouting yesterday on the tredley to visit my brother and nephews in beerwah.
In the end i managed thirteen traditionals and a multi.
This was the second tree fishing outing for the day and a good one to avenge.
I knew exactly where it was from a previous epic fail on my tott, so this time it was all crook neck and arm waving for a while befor the logbook was discovered like a matrioska doll.
Thanks dickbev for another great cache.

Caching with Muggle65 and Brislions today. We had all the Tots on board today as you never know what you might find. BL did the honours here and we are now in the logbook. Thank you for a fun cache

A day on the Sunshine Coast with Green Geckos and Muggle65 caching. A bit later we were join by Mummy Bear and her Clubs.
I was chasing D/T and tree fishing caches. I found 16 caches today. The breakdown was 12 traditional, multi, earthcache, mystery and a wherigo.
Of can’t forget the DNF.
Great day caching maybe a little bit of chatting.

Sorry for the generic post

Dickbev *TFTC* 5843 *Finds*

, Bris& I out collecting D/T’s on the Sunny Coast, we have a few tree fishing caches on our agenda nice

TFTC. 2nd fishing cache today. Yay w TreasureTrakas.
Unfortunately lost my prescription sunglasses. If anyone happens to find them please message me. (SusanDW)

Another great challenge. Although this one was slightly lower we found it harder to locate and retrieve due to the number of branches around it.
We love tree fishing.
TFTC

Good find by abeck58. And he got to drive the tott. Love the babushka style to retrieve the log.
Out with PirateLinda and Peppa and abeck58.

Driving duty again for me. Abeck58 did the fishing this time with instructions from Peppa while Giraffe 18 looked on reading old logs for entertainment. Loved the waterproofing system - bit like a Babushka doll

Despite the name and description I wasn’t sure if we should have walked over from our last find or driven… lucked out and drove over…

abeck58 spotted the cache in no time at all… oh to have the eyes of a teenager again… I handed the TOTT over and watched abeck58 do the retrieval and return… I don’t think there’s any chance of that log getting wet… tftc…

Where

This first cache for the day was where it all went pear shaped.
I'd brought along my new notsotrustyitturnsout fishing tott.
I felt like lancelot or something or other, riding into action.
Except the wire broke before retrieval could take off, so i guess its...

Back to the drawing board for now.

Sad face.

After grabbing the other nearby cache I headed to this one and once the cache was spotted it was soon retrieved.

Once the log was signed all was returned as found.

TFTC dickbev

2nd tree fishing for today a sort sky watch search and there it was container spied and then with the correct TOTT the cache was lowered, Signed log kingfisherau 10:20 am 20/7/21 and replaced all as found,
dickbev - TFTC.
1x TB Visited (koko the koala)

Followed a geotrail and when it stopped, I looked up and spotted the cache! Retrieved it and opened it up, only to find a matroyshka doll cache with container after container appearing
Stamped the log and replaced all as found

Find #11162 @ 09:36
Thanks dickbev for giving us a reason to visit.

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A nice drive out to this lovely area this morning. At GZ the cache was spotted up there! The retrieval and replacement of the good container went well and the log was signed. Thanks DickBev for your help!

3:32:00 PM. Saw this one this morning and walked around to it. When we realised it was outside the park left it for later. On our way home after our bike ride pulled up in the park and walked down the outside path to GZ. Spotted and retrieved. Log signed and replaced. Getting used to this tree fishing. Thanks for the cache dickbev

On our way back home from our fishing trip around Caloundra.

Was a successful fishing day: caught every fish we were searching.

Found it with TBU1BIKESU.

Tftc DickBev

On our way back home from the Sunshine Coast for a Treefishing adventure , we stopped here for a last fish.

Spotted it, signed the logbook and put it back.

Tftc Dickbev

After a great walk with 3 generations of our family (my Mum & my eldest daughter) along the Trachyte trail around Mt Tibrogargan for about 7km and lunch at the Glasshouse lookout cafe, we met back at Landsborough to go our separate ways. Then I kidnapped E (my daughter) to show her some tree fishing as I'd just remembered that there were a couple of new ones nearby.
We parked near gz, and soon spotted the cache in the paperbark clump of trees. E came out of the car to check out the action as I hooked it and retrieved the interesting container. It was quite high for our pole length, but just managed to reach it. Opened the 3 layers and finally found the log to sign. E was helping get it back up, when another car pulled up and who should turn up Dick, the CO, probably to check we were putting it back in the right place. Having met a few times around the traps, we exchanged greetings and we got the cache back up in place as before so face was saved.
And very glad not to come in contact with any plovers during the experience.
#2912 @ 1400h
TFTC dickbev ??? ??? ???

At the end of a day’s exploring via cache, we were headed to our accommodation but couldn’t resist stopping just one more time to try for this cache. We spotted the cache, deployed the TOTT and managed to snag it right at the very end of our reach. Couldn’t decide whether to laugh or roll our eyes as we extracted the log book! Thankfully we managed to replace the cache on the first go as the light was well and truly fading fast. TFTC dickbev

This one was on my radar, and this morning I just happened to be in Landsborough working.

After my meeting was over, I ducked over to the nearby Skippy Park area.

I luckily had my fishing pole with me and after a little bit of looking around I soon spotted the cache.

I deployed the TOTT and after a bit of a wiggle and a jiggle, I had the container hooked.

Once the container was in hand I extracted the log from its secure hide and was thrilled and surprised to see a blank log sheet.

Once the log was signed everything was replaced as found.

TFTC dickbev

FTF Log to follow

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