levinge
26-04-2009, 06:01 PM
Missus and I decided to do a morning fish around Cape Cleveland and Magnetic Island. Headed out to the Cape around 6am this morning. Carpark is an understatement, qutie alot of boats all over the place. Anchor up on a mark I had and after about 1 hour we managed some undersized Small Mouth Nannys, a good sized Stripey and a little Trevally (who was slabbed up for flesh baits).
Once we'd had enough of that, we decided to troll around Salamander Reef. After 1 hour of this and not a hit, we headed straight across to Magnetic Island, conditions were pretty good, with the boat sitting on 33kts and travelling across the chop with ease.
Once at Maggie, we drop the Rapala Xrap's in (Missus drops her favourite in quick smart). we troll the area for a while until we spot surface action, Tuna or Macks hard to say but they are around and hungry. There are about 5 other boats trolling the area and everyone works well at not getting in each others way.
Missus assumes her usual trolling position (nodding off down back). Anyway to cut a story short, she's nodding off and as usual her drag goes ballistic. Whatever has hit her line has got some toe and is not happy about being hooked. She finally gets the rod into a gimbal belt and the fight begins. 10 minutes on tooing and froing and finally we get colour. Spanish Mack and a good one at that. It goes under the motor and after a little coaching, the missus has it up alongside again. Gaff in hand I get set to hook this fish and haul it aboard, then I see how it is hook and I know I only have 1 possibly 2 goes or its toast.
The missus has hooked this mack in the eye socket. the gaffing is going to be ugle but I manage to get him just behind the pectoral fin and quickly haul him over the side. Good fish and the missus is 3 for 3 on the same lure. Her first 14kg, second 17kg, 3rd 12KG. For the next 2 hours I cop the fisho slanging as she boasts about the effort. I just take it and let her have her moment of glory....
Anyway we head back toward the ramp around midday, I would've stayed longer by I had a nightshift to work and the boss wouldn't be happy if I chucked a sicky.
Still 1 good fish was enough for a nice morning on the water...Maybe next time I'll get that damn lure on my rod before she does (not bloody likely is the answer).
Once we'd had enough of that, we decided to troll around Salamander Reef. After 1 hour of this and not a hit, we headed straight across to Magnetic Island, conditions were pretty good, with the boat sitting on 33kts and travelling across the chop with ease.
Once at Maggie, we drop the Rapala Xrap's in (Missus drops her favourite in quick smart). we troll the area for a while until we spot surface action, Tuna or Macks hard to say but they are around and hungry. There are about 5 other boats trolling the area and everyone works well at not getting in each others way.
Missus assumes her usual trolling position (nodding off down back). Anyway to cut a story short, she's nodding off and as usual her drag goes ballistic. Whatever has hit her line has got some toe and is not happy about being hooked. She finally gets the rod into a gimbal belt and the fight begins. 10 minutes on tooing and froing and finally we get colour. Spanish Mack and a good one at that. It goes under the motor and after a little coaching, the missus has it up alongside again. Gaff in hand I get set to hook this fish and haul it aboard, then I see how it is hook and I know I only have 1 possibly 2 goes or its toast.
The missus has hooked this mack in the eye socket. the gaffing is going to be ugle but I manage to get him just behind the pectoral fin and quickly haul him over the side. Good fish and the missus is 3 for 3 on the same lure. Her first 14kg, second 17kg, 3rd 12KG. For the next 2 hours I cop the fisho slanging as she boasts about the effort. I just take it and let her have her moment of glory....
Anyway we head back toward the ramp around midday, I would've stayed longer by I had a nightshift to work and the boss wouldn't be happy if I chucked a sicky.
Still 1 good fish was enough for a nice morning on the water...Maybe next time I'll get that damn lure on my rod before she does (not bloody likely is the answer).