stacko69

Thanks, it was actually caught with one of your lures from the tuna pack I bought off you a few years ago. Didn't fill the chamber with any bait as all the bait we had on the boat was still frozen.

Hi Mate, Southern Canyons is around 18nm from Botany heads.

Unfortunately we were running low on fuel just as the temp was dropping so we decided to turn back for the long ride home. We were half way to Kiama canyons so I reckon another 10nm and we would have found it. By Tuesday it would have been even further. Not a very good tuna season for me this year.

Went out in search of Tuna last Monday at the Southern Canyons. We headed further south towards the temp break with only two lures out when the line started peeling off the 50W. I was certain we were onto a tuna from that first run but after fighting the fish for a while I started to think this wasn't the tuna I was hoping for. Twenty minutes later and my suspicion was right when I saw the Mahi Mahi. It was foul hooked just behind the head which made the fight a lot harder than what it should have been but this was a pb for me so I was happy we got it into the boat after numerous gaff attempts. it weighed in at roughly 17kgs and was 1.4m in length. What a weird winter fishing season we are having with big dollies and Marlin being caught not too far from the tuna. Charts off Bermagui look great if your down that way.

They are definitely at Batemans Bay, received a text from a mate and they were 27nm straight out of the bay and had a school of bluefin under the boat. Not barrels but still good fish.

After looking at the sst charts that cold water which was due to hit Sydney over the next few days has been pushed back down south by that hot current. Im scared we might not even get a crack at them off Sydney this year. I really hope I'm wrong. Whats everyone else thinking.

The fish caught off Uludulla were huge.

Congrats guys, fish of a lifetime. can't wait for those barrels to make their way up to Sydney.

Wow, what a story. Cant wait to see the pics. Cant believe the hook snapped, must have been more like 200kg I reckon.

Unfortunately the morning I left I checked rip charts and there was too much cloud cover to show me that temp break otherwise I would have headed straight to heatons. Wish there was mobile service out there to check rip charts for daily updates.

I was out there today and didn't hear much on the radio. I heard the boat say they had caught two yellowfin but I didn't believe them as the water temp east of browns was quite cold. I deep dropped Browns for one Gemmie. Had another big fish coming up from the deep that got sharked with 50m to go and then I ended up fighting this Mako manually on my electric reel for the next hour. I got it boat side and estimated it to be around the 100-120kg mark. After that I got sealed to a Gemmie. Does anyone have any tricks on how to get past the seals or once they are there its a free feed for them. So annoying.

Ive had both motors on previous boats. I think it also depends on what type of fishing you'll be doing as well. I used to have a 175 etec on my 6m evolution and the only drawback i would say is it use to go through a bit of the not so cheap xd100 two stroke oil but apart from that can't fault it. Ive also had the suzuki df140 on the back of a barcrusher and that was an awesome motor too so the only real advice i can give you is if you intend on selling your boat in the near future you'll be better off getting the suzuki as a lot of buyers don't particular like two strokes anymore even though the etecs are great motors.

Not much happening out there today, I started trolling off Kiama canyons and headed up to Browns and found nice temp breaks but didn't turn a reel all day. Heard of a few yellowfin and albacore getting caught around 4pm but not much else. Altimetry is no good out the front of Sydney at the moment but hopefully it changes soon.

If there are any Raiders wanting to go halves on Reef Magic tomorrow please inbox me or call Damo. Cost for the whole boat is $1900 so trying to get a few to join me. Thanks

Hi is boat still available for tomorrow?

Heaps of yellowfin and albacore around 2 miles east of Brown today.

Awesome catch mate, can I ask what you use for bait?

You've got to love the Suzuki's. I had a 140 on my old barcrusher and loved it. I must say I did open up the throttle running back from Heatons at 35 knots as the sea had flattened out so I probably used a little more than I should have but I know cruising at 20knots burns around 22L/hr. If I was too ever upgrade if probably whack a Suzuki 250 on the back. Hope those barrels come back for one last crack.

sorry yes it's a 600

I reckon I just got lucky mate, as soon as I stopped the boat at Heatons within a minute of cubing they were busting behind the boat. I love the Evolution, I've had a lot of boats but this thing is a beast. It is a very stable and solid boat with massive deck space. The only negative is the ride isn't as soft as I'd like it to be but that's only if your hitting a sloppy chop head on. It's got a big range as well. I've got a 320ltr tank and I did 110nm on Saturday and still had 140 litres of fuel left. I run an etec 175 and it runs great. If you ever need any more info send me a message.

Do you think Bluefin and Yellowfin ever school together because my screen showed a massive school beneath the boat.

Yeah mate it was a little screw behind the unit that came loose. Cheers

Sorry not sure why photo is sideways

Caught this Yellowfin on the cube today at Heaton's. We had them behind the boat for a while but decided one fish was enough for both of us and we were pretty stuffed after fighting the fish on 15kg for over an hour. It just wouldn't give up. It was my mates first Tuna and as you can see in the pic he's pretty happy. Called other boats over but they went a little deeper as they pulled up. I kept cubing as we were fighting the fish to keep the school there for others so would like to know if anyone else caught anything when I left. Not sure the weight but length was 1.50m.