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Good work mate, your young fella looks stoked with that fish. There's always next time. Its what keeps us trying :-) Cheers Vic

Ian I've always been passionate about the sport, mate you got to see the rack and gear I got at home, the only thing I haven't covered properly is the bluewater aspect. Itll come together shortly :-) Regards Vic

So the sounder should return a reading if a bait ball was below the boat even though the bottom cannot be read? Scratchie I got the bug big time, harness, teasers, crimps, wire and hooks all bought in preparation:-) Regards Vic

Mate I'm still buzzing cant wait for another session. Ended up buying a gimble and harness today in hope of catching one on my boat "Plan B". Dw it'll come when least expected but you just got to put in the hours on the water. Regards Vo2c88

Hey Raiders, I think I've got the gamefishing bug after picking up a yft last week. One question I'd like to raise is during my first trip out on my boat my sounder lost signal at around the 300m mark. We headed to the shelf however the sounder was not reading and Im just wondering if a bait ball was within the first 100m would the sounder pick it up making the sounder useful whilst trolling although it cant register the depths? Btw I got the lowrance HDS5. Cheers Vo2c88

Wish I could make it Jerry, after all we did get lucky last time :-) Good Luck hopefully you get that 100kg barrel Cheers Vic

Hey Guys, Im sure this has been a debate for some time however I have a T Curve Deep Water Jig Spin 400 which ill be teaming up with potentially a saragossa 20000 or 25000 for jigging, spinning poppering & stickbaiting. This is a 37kg rod and ill be going for the bigger fish such as tuna, kings etc... Now I currently have a pflueger crank 8000 spooled with 80lb braid however it appears the braid is took thick and am getting some wind knots could be because the lures being cast are relatively light. Do you guys think spooling with 50 or 60 lb will suffice? I just think 80lb is an overkill. Your thoughts and experience will be appreciated! Regards Vo2c88

Well done Scratchie :-) cant beat a short and rewardful session. You know where the squid are at, now to aim for that might metre kingy over summer :-) Regards Vo2c88

Thankyou Captain,good call on changing to a lumo sprocket.You got me my first fin and im hoping to get the chance for my first beakie as well. Regards Vo2c88

Thanks guys , too crew couldn't have asked for a better group of guys to come together, put a plan and deliver :-)

Well what a week it's been. Wednesday proved to be quiet fruitless and disappointing however all was forgotten after todays action wide off Sydney. What started off as a wet morning and crew whom by the way are still fishing the hairtail social ended up being a great afternoon with my first yellowfin at an estimated 45kg caught after a 58 min battle. The plan was to fish north of Heatons, after 6 hours of trolling with only an albacore to show for our efforts the decision was made to troll to browns and drop for some gemies. The tide was on the turn and Scratchie had this feeling that something was bound to happen. Within mins a couple of free jumping fins were spotted and spirits soared. 15 mins went past with no strikes. We were about to pull up stumps when the sweet sound a tiagra 50 ratchet started screaming. Scratchie set the hook whilst I got into the game chair ready for the fight.From here on in it was a team effort by all raiders on board,Captain GH1952 with his precise driving skills, Ian Bat with the flying gaff and Trout Stalker ready to grab the leader and hold on for dear life. The fight seemed to go for ages and the muscles were aching however it became a fight of will vs power.With every ft gained the fish would take 2 and the more the fight went on the more worried I got that something would fail but it wasnt to be and with a grab of the leader by Trout Stalker a precise flying gaff shot by Ian Bat followed by Scratchie the fish was ours for the taking. I cannot thank the boys enough for their efforts and opportunity. Special thanks goes to Scratchie for the invite, GH1952 for allowing me onboard, Ian Bat and Trout Stalker for your help and Fishraider for providing a metwork to meet people passionate about their fishing.A team effort landed us a great team reward. Thankyou once more. I know what Scratchie and Trout Stalker will be having for dinner tonight at the social. Cheers guys and goodluck

On ya Scratchie keep up the good work :-)

Hopefully you're right ill be out tomorrow in search. Just wondering what does everyone use to see the currents online? Regards Vic

Well.done guys great post amd great fish. Persistance pays :-)

Welp done great work. Hopefully I can get just 1 tomorrow :-)

That's no good. Heard there were hundreds of boats out there

Hey guys hopefully all have had a productive day. Any stories to be told? How was it out there, wanting to head out tomorrow. Your help will be appreciated Regards Vic

Thanks for that Tailor. Are you heading out tomorrow ? Im planning on heading out Wednesday, If anyone has some marks they would like to share I would greatly appreciate a PM in the hope of finding our first fin :-) Cheers guys and good luck to all once more. Regards Vic

Tailor are they mentioning where abouts these schools are being found? Regards Vic

Goodluck guys hopefully you find the fish. Anyone heading out on Wednesday? I'm planning on going out call sign Plan B hopefully we can get some good reports coming in on Tuesday with some proposed locations. Goodluck to all, ill be more than happy to share any info. Regards Vic

Interesting just need this weather to ease up on the weekend. how far out are we talking? How big were the fish again? Regards Vic

Great catch Bill.Dont worry mate the season has just commenced we will get them. Regards Vic

Well done :-) I bet you're hooked now? Regards Vic

Well done guys great fish, just wondering was this off Sydney any tips or help will be appreciated in helping me trying to get my first YFT. Great job Regards Vic

Thanks for your help guys. Will give it a shot as soon as I ger the time. Will keep you posted. Cheers Vic