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    Black Marlin off Barrenjoey

    in Gamefishing Reports

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    Great work I'd love to get my son out but he just turns green and won't have any of it.

    We were out in the same spot and lost a black which took a skirted lure.

    Tried to get bait out there but couldent get any even though we marked plenty so had to persevere with the lures.

    Sydney surprise

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    We heard about the who being caught and a couple of Marlin

    For us it was all zeros from the bait station down to Browns and back into 35 fm for nothing

    From what we heard most of the fish were south of us, but that's fishing.

    Good to see fishraiders getting into some rare fish for Sydney and they are great eating.

    There's always next week for us when the weather clears.

    Sydney Marlin

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    Concratulations on your first marlin, as scratchie says the feeling will stay with you forever and is what helps when you have all those days when you draw a blank.

    As to eating them I've tried blacks, blues and stripped Marlin and think they all taste pretty crap sort of like eating dry cardboard.

    If we ever bring another in we will smoke it as I've been told they taste ok smoked.

    Conditions at Port Stephen's

    in Gamefishing Grapevine

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    Hi

    Just after some advice on the conditions of the water up at port

    I'm thinking of bringing the boat up on Friday weather permitting and fishing Saturday and Sunday before

    Bring her back.

    Any information on how dirty the water is comming out of the mouth as this will have a big influence on the live bait grounds and I'm not sure how cabbage tree is affected with this outpouring of fresh.

    Who's been chasing?

    in Gamefishing Grapevine

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    No joy for us yesterday pulled lures for a couple of hours on the 60 fm line and gave up.

    Water was cold and green it was raining and the sea was crap with a short chop which got the better of me being rolled around hanging onto anything to stop me falling overboard.

    Anyway moved back into monavale and caught a couple of squire on floating squid strips and was back by lunch.

    Port stephens update!

    in Fishing Reports

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    Only a week this year mate? With Cliffy and John in tow?

    Yea Ive got a wedding the last weekend in Feb and a new grandaughter comming first week of march which means I'm going to have to work whilst the boss takes a week off after the baby is born.

    But as soon as thats all over I'm comming up with john and Cliff will be up there the last week of Feb for a month.

    Hopefully the weathers good the fishing hot and the beers cold butI can only control one of them.

    Port stephens update!

    in Fishing Reports

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    Cheers Gerry. Are you headed up this way this year? It would be good to catch up again as it's been a while. At least there's some good fish still in close but hard to find.

    w

    Hi Jeff

    I'll be up there in the new year some time, I don't have a firm date yet but am looking at comming up for a week in early March.

    Port stephens update!

    in Fishing Reports

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    I was up at Norah canyons on Friday for nothing but did see a blue caught near us about midday by the only other boat out there

    Water was cold in close but once past 75 fms got up to 23 deg

    Bait isn't stacked on the shelf yet so it's hit and miss at the moment

    The sea was good all day and the beer was cold so can't complain

    first decent yellowfin

    in Gamefishing Reports

    Posted

    Anyone have the co ords for bait station? Tks In advanced.. Cheers

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    The bait station is a an area were the bait starts to stack up much the same as the carpark is up at port we usually start at 151-45 and 33-46 that will get you into the general area. from memory I think its about 80-90fm

    Late call

    in Gamefishing Reports

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    Hey mate,

    If the engine revved to full revs smoothly no vibration and then at 1500 rpm in gear I would be thinking it could be shaft/prop related,even something wrapped around the prop or shaft.

    Not sure if you have shafts or legs but guessing shafts, I had vibration on my old 35 Bertie and it ended up being a misalignment of the shaft to gearbox coupling which an adjustment to the rear engine mounts rectified.

    Good luck with it,

    Paddy

    Same thought I'm going to have a swim today to see if there's anything around the shafts or prop plus check the Skeg bearing.

    Late call

    in Gamefishing Reports

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    Just as well no one took up the fishing trip offer as it was very short lived

    Untied the boat and went out past the Newport arms out into Pittwater past the no wake zone .

    Opened up the throttles and noticed a bad vibration on the port engine.

    Stopped the engines and put the gear box into neutral, started the engine up and reved to full revs.

    All seemed ok no vibration or engine miss up to full revs, engaged the gearbox and Brought the revs up to about 1500 rpm and the vibration starts.

    Shut the engine down and check the gearbox oil level and all is as it should be.

    I think this is one for the cummins mechanics to sort out.

    Turn the boat around and put it back into the pen.

    Oh well put plan B into action a change of clothes and off to the boat show.

    I did hear a report on the radio of one boat out past Browns with two yellowfin on board by 8.45 am but can't verify if it was true or not.

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