Guest fishrunner Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 hi, went up to nelson bay on weekend, got 1st marlin for mates boat , he's been trying for a while. not a bad start though. I did the gaff work, so couldn't help myself and had to get a photo with the fish,heres a couple of pics. , put up a hell of a fight, had to keep it and get her weighed as 1st marlin for boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapers Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Thats a top fish and what a great boat, what are the specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Thats a top fish and what a great boat, what are the specs? 40526[/snapback] 56ft saltash, goes veryvery well in pretty much all conditions, cruises at 20 knots plus easily top speed 31 knots, but gets a little thirsty doing that. brought it back to sydney on sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sami Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 56ft saltash, goes veryvery well in pretty much all conditions, cruises at 20 knots plus easily top speed 31 knots, but gets a little thirsty doing that. brought it back to sydney on sunday. 40527[/snapback] congrats on the first marlin not bad cruise and top end speed - is the boat a saltash or a salthouse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 ahh your right, salthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sami Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 ahh your right, salthouse 40536[/snapback] thought so - they're a nice boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Congratulations Mate!! Having only recently broken my Marlin virginity I can assume you and the team were rather thrilled!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Congratulations Mate!!Having only recently broken my Marlin virginity I can assume you and the team were rather thrilled!! Cheers 40575[/snapback] absolutely, the skipper was over the moon especially when you consider that he fished the billfish comp in port stephens with a hired crew for zip, then takes out a few mates and gets a beauty. , we had a few other hits and runs, but the hooks didn't stick . . he swore the boats staying in port till he gets a marlin in it,,, so it all worked out very well with cheers and beers all round , have a good one, . nice snapper in the photo by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Nothing like a good fish to get a few flowing! Keep whipping those deckies into shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 well donme there fishrunner still to get one .. one day i hope .. and there jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 how much did it weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 how much did it weigh? 40755[/snapback] 96 kg to be exact, though we were all estimating the 120 mark at the time!, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 congrats mate, thats a solid one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 96 kg to be exact, though we were all estimating the 120 mark at the time!, cheers 41050[/snapback] Not having a shot, but it goes to show how people can get it wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bash, When I saw the Pic I called it for 75-80kg. I then showed Dave and he said about 80kg too. I was surprised when I read it weighed 96kg. Maybe some of those fish you caught were slightly bigger than we guestmated Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Maybe they were Chris, doesn't really matter to me anyway, they're all welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 here's another pic if your curious,, I'm 6ft 3, so this may give a better perspective, it was the boats and the crew's 1st marlin, we just all thought "shit thats huge! . cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKLESS Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Its good to see that you have helped to break the Boats "duck". That sure is a nice looking boat to,should be just the right size to handle the westerleys off sydney when you are trying for yellowfin in a few months.If you want a hand cutting up the pillies on board I will generously make an offer. simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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