Franco
28-12-2005, 03:13 PM
Well haven't been fishing much lately but had a good day out on the water offshore monday with my mate Dazza-mattazz!
Headed north of seaway looking for mackerel only to find lotsa bait (small bonito) and filthy cold water. Trolled dead baits and lures around the acres of bait from the seaway north for not even 1 hit. Then headed out for the blue stuff ... NO clean water till 36 fathoms .. and no bait schools either.
Score:
3 Dollies, with almost double hookup by Fish and Dazza at same time on same lure!!
1 wahoo seen sunbaking / sleeping which we almost ran over and spooked .. boy did He light up like neon when the boat almost touched him!!
1 Lost beast of a Dollie (15-20kg) hooked on 15kg tackle, then threw hooks at boat after gaff in perfect spot ... only to go psycho and smash around before we could boat him ... then did a 360 on the (custom made reinforced stainless) gaff and broke the F%*k&#g hook clean off the handle!!!
No luck on the Billies in clean water / blue water or bait schools that day.
Thank the sea gods for Dollies!
Headed north of seaway looking for mackerel only to find lotsa bait (small bonito) and filthy cold water. Trolled dead baits and lures around the acres of bait from the seaway north for not even 1 hit. Then headed out for the blue stuff ... NO clean water till 36 fathoms .. and no bait schools either.
Score:
3 Dollies, with almost double hookup by Fish and Dazza at same time on same lure!!
1 wahoo seen sunbaking / sleeping which we almost ran over and spooked .. boy did He light up like neon when the boat almost touched him!!
1 Lost beast of a Dollie (15-20kg) hooked on 15kg tackle, then threw hooks at boat after gaff in perfect spot ... only to go psycho and smash around before we could boat him ... then did a 360 on the (custom made reinforced stainless) gaff and broke the F%*k&#g hook clean off the handle!!!
No luck on the Billies in clean water / blue water or bait schools that day.
Thank the sea gods for Dollies!