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Glad to see you back big fella. Wish you a speedy recovery

Cracking croc fellas. Nice work.

Nice bag Alan. Havent seen a report from you for a while !!!

Ill also admit...i was nervous ! First time catching a tuna and no gaff ! Alot of pressure to get it right i tell ya especially when its head barely fit in the net 😬😬 Thats good old murphy for you ! But we came out on top🤙🤙

We will definately do a dolly trip together this summer season. I give you my word Z !

Im happy to report that the tuna steaks were an absolute hit on the bbq. Between 15 people (yes we were a big group) we all but annihilated all the tuna steaks....plus the usual other bbq suspects we put on the grill. Simple recipe, olive oil, chilli, pepper, lemon and garlic. Cooked medium rare they are a treat. Melt in your mouth

Dayum that looks soooooo good. You got me hungry AF now

Great report fellas !! You have commited to the true raider experience!! 1. Comraderie 2. Caught some fish 3. Shared some knowledge 4. Had a good time whilst doing it ! Them kings would have been good fun to get the string pulling. Personally, chasing mahi at the FADs is my absolute most favourite type of fishing. Cant wait till that good water comes down

Thanks Baz. Hope you found some time to get out this week!

@Scratchie Tuna steaks with garlic, lemon and chilli

Aint that the truth !! That double header was quite the catch ! Two fish that are rarely caught in the ocean coming together on the same snelled hooks at the same time ! Well....that was the surprise catch of the day at least till you topped it with a YF 🤣. Today well be putting those pannies and tuna steaks on the BBQ 🤤🤤 Appreciate you taking the time to show us around and i really enjoyed your company mate. Well do another trip again soon i am sure !

Thats Zoran. It was a great day out with a great company, with some fish thrown in. Cant ask for more than that. Cheers Brendan, hope you found a few? Thanks Donna. I forgot to get the stickers but will pick up a few from Jeff before i leave PS. Thanks KC. Jeff certainly knows the go, all memorised. Thanks Back Cruncher. Hope to see you back on the water ASAP. Cheers mate

Gday Raiders I received a last minute invitation to join a few friends up to Port Stephens for the week. A few calls later and with leave approved at work it was on. Of course, it would have been silly to visit this beautiful place without reaching out to local legend @Scratchie to say hello and to also invite him onboard for a fish. Jeff and i had tried to get this meet together for a few years now but logistics proved difficult the last few times. It was all very last minute but luckily Jeff had an opening and we locked it in for Monday morning ! So we met at the ramp at 5am and were on our merry way. A quick sound around cabbage tree island for bait but none there so we moved on to maximise fishing the first light. Scratchie fished plastics whilst i stuck to baits with a pea sized sinker. Scratchie did a fantastic job explaining and navigating the many marine parks around the islands all whilst imparting his wisdom about plastics fishing for snapper (at which i am yet yo learn). There was plenty of bait stacked on the sounder but the reds just werent there. As we approached the edge of a reef Scratchie proceeded to tell me about the David and Goliath battle that has been unfolding over the last few years between him and whiskers... "this is where Whiskers lives Sam". A few casts later and Jeff had a huge strike followed by an immediate bust off. Jeff was absolutely gutted, but did a great job holding in the dissappointment. To quote " you would have learnt a few new words Sam" 🤣 We proceeded to move around the island fishing the permitted zones when we came across some surface action. We wacked on two lures in the Christmas tree colors and did some trolling. On the first pass we managed a double hook up of two rat kings, second pass one more rat and then third pass had a huge strike on Jeff's Saragosa. The head shakes were violent followed by a huge run. Jeff played the fish like a champ and we both agreed it was a solid king. I soon noticed the boat was spinning in circles and it was just about this time Jeff had the fish in sight and said " its a Tuna!!, a yellowfin" Both panic and excitement racheted up to the next level. Do you have a gaff ? Nope, shit how do we get it in the boat. Try getting its head in the net, didnt work. In the end i just reached over grabbed the tail and lifted it into the boat. An unexpected but welcome catch ! High fives all round. @Scratchie thanks for an awesome day on the water mate, good company, good fishing in one of the best places in Australia. Ps @Berleyguts we both discussed it and agreed that any replies to this post are forbidden from including any mention of chores, housework etc etc 😅 Thanks for reading fellas.

Awesome stuff fellas. Good on you Pickles for taking the time to show Big Niel the ropes on the kingies

@wchh great fish ! awesome color and appearance, oceanic caught fish always look more clean and appetizing than estuary caught fish ! @kingie chaser one of the most common ways to fish for bream is a half pillie lol. Especially in the surf where the small pickers and bait stealers will chew some of the bait away you want a bait thats big enough to withstanding some pickers but not too big as to deter a bite.

@Scratchie top stuff mate. Glad you finally found the reds i recall you had struggled the last few trips! And mate you hit a spot there dedicating the report to a good mate. Fishing is just as much about the company and the memories with good friends @back cruncher wish you a speedy recovery mate @Berleyguts your chores are never ending mate !!! You will never get out fishing at this rate. Drop everything...go fishing. Life is short. Get out there while your young(ish) 😅 and fit!!!

Nice rig, shes a beauty

to add to that - id take the trailer wheel lock with you and install it there after parking the trailer.

Meh....... revenge is more satisfying lol

Not all of us are law obiding citizens 😎😎 If some scum stole my boat id like to have a "few quiet words" with him first before handing him to the police

Insurance or not i think the task at hand is to find the boat (and consequently....the scum who stole it)

Awesome 👌👌 Your the kingie master

If the current is running it wont make a difference i guess. But if wind and current are heading the same direction then it could help

Hi Guys Has anyone been to this ramp recently. I know it is sandy ramp. How would a 6m Vessel drop in there? Not sure how shallow it is