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Well thank you very much, an excellent run fishing comp. Your sponsors were so helpful and everyone was so friendly. I will encourage all fish raider to go there next year. I used the on line registration so easy, and we got accomodation with Winnings and the boat was looked after at d'Albora marine, just mentioned the comp and got a discount on everything even our fuel which was fantastic. I will advise our self appointed captain Ahab to contact you for our price. Thank again for putting on a great comp, it must take a lot of effort.

Yeah great idea about the radio, next year

How can I get to know you if we don't steal your drift, I hear that Sunday only three fish raised and two landed. Long day for nothing. We trolled back to Port that evening out wide saw so many birds and dolphins (100-200) nothing on the sounder, no fish raised but what a sight. Sunday we went to the fad then headed to the car park, halfway to the carpark the short rigger went off a great stripped marlin tagged it, looked at the watch 11:45 no time to get back so we keeper on fishing. We are out most weekends in Sydney, I will listen out for you on 21. I listen on 21 up there but heard no raiders talking.

Excellent weekend, went up with a few mates got three marlin for the weekend one small stripy at 50kg one black around 60kg and a stripy on the last day around 80kg shame it was too late for us to get back to register that one.Most fish were caught live baiting north of port Stephens with a million other boat in the same area, we saw one boat release 6 small black marlin in half an hour then nothing till late afternoon. Excellent run comp, excellent prizes well worth going to. Hats off to the guys for putting it on. I be going back next year.

I went yesterday with my 16 year old son, went to 12 mile then trolled to browns. There were 10 boats at browns water temp 19.1. Went then South east of browns for 5 miles noticed a lot of those small birds sitting on the water also noticed the water temp dropping to 18.3. This was only in a small area of approximately 2 nm then went back to 19.1. So we worked that area. Then bang the shot gun went off. I gave the rod to my son. His first tuna still to get mine, about 10kg, (I did put a call out on the radio that we caught a fish in that area). We then worked the same area for about a hour longer and got nothing. We then returned to Browns as we passed to the south of all the boats when the longer rigger went off for a long run, however we dropped that one. We worked that area for 1/2 hour but nothing. Well that was our day. My son now has a caught a bigger Marlin than me and now he caught his first Tuna, note to self must stop giving him the rod. We are still debating which tuna it was, after looking on the internet we conclude it was a Blue.

Yeah, Tuesday looking good. We head out from Sydney around 10. We will be on channel 21

It's on for Saturday

We going try Brown to heatons on Saturday, anyone else going?

We are thinking about heading to Jervis bay, but prefer go out in Sydney this weekend. Tell us how you go?

Excellent report, I don't know what worse not turning a reel last Saturday off Sydney or your story.

We went out, we went north of Sydney. Went north to broken bay fad then to the Tuna hole. Got to stripes that it. Did not hear to much on the radio either. All ways next weekend!

I heard on the radio today, one marlin caught south of brown. One marlin dropped due to a birds nest. But no location. That's all I heard.

Excellent report, we found it very similar. Apart from a few whales that popped up in front of us.

Heading out Sunday, where are the tuna, Please?

Well done, got a 50kg in the same area under the birds. Sorry to hear you lost a motor. There we boats going everywhere under the birds. I think we were both lucky to get one. Or does luck have anything to do with it?

We got a 50 kg fin 5 miles south of Browns under some birds on 15kg gear.

Well done, great see someone is getting out there.

Great stuff, but it looks really cold, what was the outside temp and water temp?

I have the New Mercury 150 on my Surtees 6.1 HardTop, i think the New Mercury 150 is really worth a look as I did. Really impressed with it done over 40 hours in it. We went browns for the day and approximately 10 miles south east. Motor was only off for say an hour and half while we cubed and fought a Mako, the rest of the time we either trolled or travelled at 25knt. Used 73 litres for the whole day. Boat has a 200lt tank and was full.

Nice work, hopefully the weather improves,,

Well done, sound like it was nice out there.

The boat is a 6.1 Hard top, with a 200 litre tank with a 150 Mercury 4 stroke on the back. I am very pleased with it. There were two of us on board. We started at 6 am got back at 4:30, motor was only off while cubing say and half the time fighting the mako say 1 1/2 h. We travel to the shelf at 25 knots and on the return trip. We trolled the rest of the time.

Good luck tomorrow, keep us up to date on what you get. My HD10 has trouble and loose the depth then it come back, I love some advise as well

We went Browns last weekend from Roseville in a Surtees 6.1 Gamefisher. Trolled around brown cubed, caught a 150 mako. Then trolled south east for about 12 miles then back home, a few mac tuna on the way home. The boat was great no problems, felt really safe used 73 litres for the whole day. So you should be ok.