Hey Jaypeegee, I have certainly found it hit and miss here. Greta seems to be all on or all off. About a month ago I walked away with snapper two consecutive visits, 3 in total all around the 34cm mark which I was thrilled with. Since then I've been lucky to pick up a kahawai.
Ditto on the 4wd, I've improvised and bought an old child bike trailer and load it with my fishing gear, which I attach to my mountain bike to ride out to the likes of pencarrow.