snapper16.6

hey guys,, well im a bit late but better late than never,,, well we got to eden at xmas time only thinking of marlin,.its all id read about,,all id planned on catching and all i thought about for 4mnths prior to our trip,,, first few runs in our newly refurbed cruise craft presented problems,,having being towed in 2 times from 2 launches,, we knew we needed some confidence in our boat,,,but as ytou do when your as keen as they come,, i did some running repairs and got ready to really go get some confidence back,,,, the night before our shelf run the only problem niggering at me was my fuel load,, i had a hundred litres on board,,but the drop-off being about 22nm offshore from eden,,and 1st time out,,,i wanted to get it right,,, we got to the ramp and by 6am the joint was heaving,,, we headed out with a few familiar faces and about another 20-30 boats,,,(all much much bigger than us) out to get the run off a lifetime,,,, it was a 50min run out and whuke cruising through patches of dolphins churning up the waters and birds circling everywhere,, the trip didnt drag at all,,, we hit the 1st drop-off which to our surprise went from 150mtrs straight drop to at least 700,,, we got some skirts out and wrestled with the outriggers to get all sorted,, within 15mins our mates were on and we were pumped,, a little 3-4kg stripey and a good start early on,, then it was out turn,, watching the outriggers i watched my first elastic band snap from a rigger then a second,, then it was on,,, the tld2speed 30 went nuts and the stella was even getting a nice little workout,,, a nice fight later and we had to 12kg yellowfin at the side of the boat,,, as i man handled it in(not pretty at all) i got so caught up in the action i held the fish up to show our mates in there boat about 50mtres off then torpedoed it straight back home,,, then ripping the 2nd from the water wen to do the same only to be stopped by my mate,,,,"are you crazy,,,what are f*%$ doing,,at least get a photo,.,,, after throwing the 2nd back thinking the water was alive with fin,, we were only to catch a 2-3kg stripey and a monster run that went deep,,real deep and spat the hooks,,,\ great day had by all and on the way home our mates ran out of fuel an we endecd up giving them 40litres of our 100ltrs and we just made it to the boat ramp,,, locals said it was the best day seen 55km offshore for as long as they remember,,,

hey guys,, were planning doing a easter trip starting at great lakes forster,,(fisrt time fishing there out of own boat) for the blue marlin classic 9-12thapril,, then down to eden for the eden open tounament from the 17-19th,,and finshing up in merimbula for the open tourament there,,run from 24-26th,,, also our first time fishign the area,,, we will be doing the run in our 5.1m cruise craft running a brand new 115 2stroke merc,, none of our boys have had the run of a life from a marlin but sure hope to get a few up and maybe grab a place in a comp somewhere along the way,,, well anyways just loooking for any hot tips,,need to know info,,guys who are keen to do the run,,or locals keen to add us to there convoys,, thanks guys luke

thanks a heap guys,, it didnt enter my mind goin on a charter having my own boat and all the gear but as mentioned they do it for a living and if im going to learn it,, i may as well sponge it up from the top guns,, im from melbourne so theres not much on the game fishing menu,, clubs or fishing!!! as i said thanks again guys,,not really what i wanted to hear,, but pretty much what i needed to hear,, as quoted,, patience is a virtue,,, and i was jumping the gun,,lol,, im off to book myself and a mate a charter to get all the basics down pat,, tight lines boys and as for my 1st post and replys,, i couldnt be happier and a massive 10 out of 10 to fishraider this place is UNREAL! till next time guys cheers

hey guys,,this is my 1st post so im pretty excited to get such priceless knowledge from such a widespread group of keen as fisho's.im headed to eden,nsw this year and have read jus about every forum here and every site i could find on catching marlin, i got to bed dreaming at night of actually doing it,, not the catch as of yet but just to be in the right waters and even in with a chance,. the only thing im lacking at the moment is local knowledge of the area, and local chariteristics of the area,,.......as to what marlin will be in the area at that time of year,,how far will i be goin to be in with a chance,,what lures and rigs work better than others and so on,, also i have outriggers but havnt really been shown how to use them,, after reading some bits and pieces on raider about riggers,, im still a little lost with the lingo & terms you guys refer to,, so maybe if possible a basic rundown would save me a few hours maybe days on the water trying to figure them out, thanks a heap guys n gals and I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES BACK cheers