dayoo
03-05-2008, 03:21 PM
"Alexander" the weapon headed out early yesterday morning from Mooloolaba to Barwon Banks( see pic of sunrise). Usual crew of Pepi (the skipper), Sasho,Frank the fishing machine, me and Pepi's father Rob.
On way out arrived at favourite snapper spots but fishing was slow only the occasional squire, parrot and 40cm pearlies.
Moved out near the shelf mid morning to search for new ground but not much show on the sounder. Will do longer search next trip to this area.
We moved back in to our snapper marks around 2pm and started to pull some good squire and a couple of nice parrot.
Around 4pm everything started to happen, snapper came on the bite together with a plague of small rosy jobfish (3 keepers at 42cm). I got hit by something reasonable and after a few winds of the Shimano I got hammered by something even bigger and the 40lb line started peeling off the reel. I quickly handed the rod to the fishing machine who pulled up a shark (est 8 foot, see pics attached).
A lot of good snapper were lost to the sharks over the next 30 minutes. The sounder showed a large shark under the boat about 20 metres off the bottom just as my rig was heading for the bottom. It slammed my bait and my rod bent to a full semi circle. With bulging eyes and puffing after a few minutes I handed my rod once again to the fishing machine. After numerous runs and 20 minutes later Frank had the large shark about 8 metres under the boat. I decided that my GForce rod and Shimano reel had enough punishment for one day and cut the line.
The reel now needs a service and new gears & bearings as it sounds like a coffee grinder.
Final tally 50 plus, including a tasty blue and yellow southern fusilier.
Cheers
Barry
On way out arrived at favourite snapper spots but fishing was slow only the occasional squire, parrot and 40cm pearlies.
Moved out near the shelf mid morning to search for new ground but not much show on the sounder. Will do longer search next trip to this area.
We moved back in to our snapper marks around 2pm and started to pull some good squire and a couple of nice parrot.
Around 4pm everything started to happen, snapper came on the bite together with a plague of small rosy jobfish (3 keepers at 42cm). I got hit by something reasonable and after a few winds of the Shimano I got hammered by something even bigger and the 40lb line started peeling off the reel. I quickly handed the rod to the fishing machine who pulled up a shark (est 8 foot, see pics attached).
A lot of good snapper were lost to the sharks over the next 30 minutes. The sounder showed a large shark under the boat about 20 metres off the bottom just as my rig was heading for the bottom. It slammed my bait and my rod bent to a full semi circle. With bulging eyes and puffing after a few minutes I handed my rod once again to the fishing machine. After numerous runs and 20 minutes later Frank had the large shark about 8 metres under the boat. I decided that my GForce rod and Shimano reel had enough punishment for one day and cut the line.
The reel now needs a service and new gears & bearings as it sounds like a coffee grinder.
Final tally 50 plus, including a tasty blue and yellow southern fusilier.
Cheers
Barry