MitchCalcutt
02-01-2009, 07:19 PM
I do love fishing very much, my favourite fishing by far would have to be for Jacks in Cape York. BUT what I saw on NYD will be in my memories forever.
The older I get the happier I am to see young people having a great time and if I should happen to get one, well that’s good to.
Yesterday; NYD we were expecting or hopping to do a bit better than we had over the past three days. Anyone who ventured out would agree the morning was magic, glassy with little swell. We spotted the first fining Black in 20mtow east of the seaway, we drove up to him, with one twitch of his tail he hit top speed. Two shots later he gave up and drifted off into the inky depths. Less than 5 minutes later we spotted another, we ran in to about 15mts of him hopping he would be hungrier than the first but no, I watched him drift away from the boat to begin his fining 50mt away. We did another pass for the same result, I can’t say I was all that disappointed; to watch the fish in such a peaceful state just cursing made my day. We saw two more that day one of them was quite clearly asleep with its bill bobbing up and down in the slow rolling swell. Taking lures wasn’t going to happen so live Bonito were the only option left, That worked with the only semi hungry and awake Marlin for the day coming to the boat for a particularly messy release with it jumping over the outboard breaking the mono in its travels. For those concerned for its wellbeing, don’t worries too much we used a circle hook and the fish was clearly just hooked.
The rest of the day was spent trying to keep Bonito alive and catching Bonito.
I can’t speak for the rest of the crew but I have a great day of memories.
Mitch
The older I get the happier I am to see young people having a great time and if I should happen to get one, well that’s good to.
Yesterday; NYD we were expecting or hopping to do a bit better than we had over the past three days. Anyone who ventured out would agree the morning was magic, glassy with little swell. We spotted the first fining Black in 20mtow east of the seaway, we drove up to him, with one twitch of his tail he hit top speed. Two shots later he gave up and drifted off into the inky depths. Less than 5 minutes later we spotted another, we ran in to about 15mts of him hopping he would be hungrier than the first but no, I watched him drift away from the boat to begin his fining 50mt away. We did another pass for the same result, I can’t say I was all that disappointed; to watch the fish in such a peaceful state just cursing made my day. We saw two more that day one of them was quite clearly asleep with its bill bobbing up and down in the slow rolling swell. Taking lures wasn’t going to happen so live Bonito were the only option left, That worked with the only semi hungry and awake Marlin for the day coming to the boat for a particularly messy release with it jumping over the outboard breaking the mono in its travels. For those concerned for its wellbeing, don’t worries too much we used a circle hook and the fish was clearly just hooked.
The rest of the day was spent trying to keep Bonito alive and catching Bonito.
I can’t speak for the rest of the crew but I have a great day of memories.
Mitch