Croydon Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Hi guy, With the good weather we've had the last few days, I decided it was time to head offshore and see if the tuna were on their way through yet. Picked up a couple of mates and set out from Mosquito Bay at 7.30am. Nice to be leaving at gentleman's hours after all the early snapper trips lately! Plan was to head out to Moruya canyons and try our luck on the blue eye and perch. The sea was less than a meter with a little westerly puff, which had a slight bump on the water. Headed the 30k offshore and had a couple of drops, but the current was too strong and we didn't get a bite. I'd heard the long liners were working around the 1700 fathom line so we set a course and headed another 20k's north, north east. As we were getting near our target area, we got a call that another boat had hooked up on a large school of 40 - 60kg bluefin in the area we had just left! What to do, turn around and high tail it back or stick to the plan?? We'd found the long liners and the bait was forming nicely and the water temp was hitting 19.6deg, so we decided to stay. We trolled the general area for a couple of hours when the shotgun goes off. It had a little 6" purple and black jet head, the smallest lure in the spread. By the way thanks to Garry at Seriously Stainless, your shotgun pole worked a treat. The 50 starts screaming, when the 20,000 stella with a swimming garfish also gets nailed. The spool starts emptying at a rapid pace, so I grab the rod, as my mate Adrian had the 50 and just held on. After a 90 second run the leader gives way and my fish is gone. Bugger!! But to cut a long story short, Adrian fights his fish for the next 4 hours, during which the plaited double is is within metre's of the rod tip but we just couldn't get the damn fish any closer. Eventually as the clock just about hit 5.30pm, we finally sink two gaffs into the fish and haul it aboard. We knew it was big and thought somewhere around 80kg! After the mandatory high fives and a beer or two, we set course for home which was about 55k's in the dark. Thankfully it was an uneventful trip home and we were damn glad to see the boat ramp. After cleaning we set the fish on ice and made a plan to weigh it in the morning. After a fair degree of mucking around we finally got it weighed, 90.5Kg, a new record for my boat and we were damn happy!! Sorry for the long rant, but at least the fish are on their way and with any luck will be in Sydney soon. Get out there guys, they are on!! Cheers......... Dave Edited July 5, 2016 by Croydon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Great news & Congrats .... Looking forward to the pics ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hi guyS, Just a quick heads up. Got a bluefin about 80kg, this afternoon in 1700 fathoms off Batemans Bay. Hooked a second but lost it. A few smaller models caught a little closer in also. Only just got home as it took 4 hours on the rod. Will provide details and photo's tomorrow. Shouldn't be too far off Sydney. Cheers...... Dave Well done Dave. What do you do with a fish that big? It wouldn't survive to be released, even if that was the plan, would it? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Great work dave! Thanks for the report. I think you've just got a few raiders excited! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Cheers guys. Had it on ice over night neil and starr to butcher it this morning. Some great meals for family and friends. The fish were 55k offshore so well within reach for decent trailer boats. Should be in sydney after this next blow if the water forms correctly. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Bent Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Great news they have started to arrive - but 4 hours on the rod is not something I'd like to do. Do the bigger ones normally come through first or is it luck of the draw with sizes? Cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Do the bigger ones normally come through first or is it luck of the draw with sizes? Each to their own but I think the bigger one's do turn up in the initial run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 They say the bigger fish lead the charge, but having said that, a couple of hours earlier another boat had a large school of 40 - 60kg models under his boat. So who knows, just as long as they turn up. Cheers...\ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfishin Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Bent Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Bloody hell I'm keen to get out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV Sunray Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Well done top fish [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearer1 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Great fish, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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