Burley_Boy
20-08-2006, 09:07 PM
Headed out the GC Seaway on my lonesome just before 6am on Saturday to fish the 36's. Bit of a slog out there with small swell just choppy enough to make the boat thump hard and it got a bit bigger outwide but otherwise a great morning.
Went to the NE36's and a general mark and then sounded around to find a show of bait, anchored up and burley out. Found the current pulling a bit so had to up the weight on the floaters but they never got to the bottom before they were hit hard. Unfortunately the floaters only got the Tuna interested but my hope was up when the first one hit. Took a while to land the 9kg specimen, had to bend to get in the esky so I think that makes him about 80-90cm.
I'd pulled the anchor before I landed him because some larger swell was coming through, so it was a bit of stuffing around before I was back in position. Tried drifting for a while but really struggled with the rate of drift and current. Got a couple of keeper Snappa/Squire (45&55cm I think) on the paternosters and then another hard hit with the circling on the floater confirmed teh suspicion of another Mac Tuna.
Anyway the cat and dog love tuna and I have plenty of bait again.
All over by 9am as the crowds just peved me off, really, 25kms out to sea and they need to come up within spitting distance, are these guys lonely or what?? Run back was a bit slow at around 14knts as the white caps were all around and seas were up a bit out wide. Got a feed anyway but was not expecting the current and wind we got.
Went to the NE36's and a general mark and then sounded around to find a show of bait, anchored up and burley out. Found the current pulling a bit so had to up the weight on the floaters but they never got to the bottom before they were hit hard. Unfortunately the floaters only got the Tuna interested but my hope was up when the first one hit. Took a while to land the 9kg specimen, had to bend to get in the esky so I think that makes him about 80-90cm.
I'd pulled the anchor before I landed him because some larger swell was coming through, so it was a bit of stuffing around before I was back in position. Tried drifting for a while but really struggled with the rate of drift and current. Got a couple of keeper Snappa/Squire (45&55cm I think) on the paternosters and then another hard hit with the circling on the floater confirmed teh suspicion of another Mac Tuna.
Anyway the cat and dog love tuna and I have plenty of bait again.
All over by 9am as the crowds just peved me off, really, 25kms out to sea and they need to come up within spitting distance, are these guys lonely or what?? Run back was a bit slow at around 14knts as the white caps were all around and seas were up a bit out wide. Got a feed anyway but was not expecting the current and wind we got.