Sammy0884 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Hi Raiders, As some of you were following in the social section, you will be aware that a couple of Fishraiders had booked a Game fishing charter on Glenn Hunters Billfisher for Sunday the 30th after some re-scheduling dues to adverse weather conditions on the 16th. Well, after a confirmation of YFT biting on Saturday, Sunday came around with much anticipation and speculation as to wether we were going to score or not, Tri (pekingduck) and cousin, Aron, myself and two other non raiders met at the Sans souci public wharf for a very civilised 8am start. We loaded ourselves onto the boat and steered the pointy end out of Botany Bay with the deckie rigging and checking all of the tackle whilst we talked shit, sun shining, calm waters, luxury... A few kilometres out of the heads Billfisher dropped to a steady 8kn troll and the spread goes out, 15 minutes into the troll and the right rigger goes off and 24kg mono starts to scream off the Penn 50W, a spirited fight and a fantasic gaff shot in the gills by myself saw the first fish of the day slap the deck, a YFT just of approx 25kg, this was going to be a good day! The spread was re-set and we made our way out to browns. Upon reaching the shelf at 10:30, all hell broke loose with a double hookup , i was third in strike order which found me attached to some sort of tuna, nothing spectacular but still a reasonable fish giving its best right at the back of the boat. Two more YFT hit the deck both being somewhere under 10kg. The day was looking very promising! it was time for some 30kg+ specimens! The next action was just as a few of us were helping our selves to some lunch, as it always when you aren't ready for it. The left rigger went on the troll and was hooked up tight, Aron was on, then the short skirt was taken, Tri's cousin was on, then things got interesting after Tri hooked up his minnow whilst pulling the lines in! 3 fish on, but unfortunately Tri's spit the hooks. With two fish doing their best not to become our dinner, and the deckie ready with a gaff, that left poor old me being the only set of free hands on the deck, i start cranking in the long right rigger as fast as i can as tangles were about to spoil our fun, i feel a very solid bump, i crank faster, a bigger bump, a few more turns, another bump and i strike! all of a sudden line is screaming off the reel as the other two are preparing to bring in their fish, some re arranging of peoples on the deck, more line gone, and i am ready to fight. What ever i was on had 350m+ of line out and a good bend in the 24kg stick, It was all happening with a quadruple hookup! . Two 10kg Albacore hit the deck! 20 minutes of arm stretching later my second YFT hits the deck, a good fish of around the 35kg mark! Woohoo! Everyone was stoked and had some fish to take home, except poor old Tri, whose first fish spat the hooks. So the spread went out again and Tri had the stage, just one more fish! About an hour later, the right rigger goes again and line starts pouring off the Penn 50, at this stage the westerly was making life difficult to say the least with plenty of rocking and rolling it was a challenge to stay of your feet, let alone fight a tuna!, Tri jumped into the chair and was ready to rock with the rod in the gimbal, except this fish was really pissed off, line was still tearing off with the drag up at full so we had to resort to palming the spool with a wet towel, the initial run had been stopped and the boat turned head on to the sea to make things easier for Tri. Tri was back on his feet and fighting the fish like a pro using low gear to get some of the 600+m of line back, there was alot of weight on the end of his line. 25 minutes of lifting and winding, then loosing it all again had left Tri's arms burning and alot of line still to be retreived, so he slipped into a back harness and clipped onto the reel. The fish was being stubborn and spend the last 20 minutes of the fight doing circles below the boat within veiw of Tri just to frustrate him some more... Finally, the fish was traced by the deckie and i sunk the gaff deep into a very very big fish...What hit the deck was a YFT that was close to 40kg, the best fish of the season according to Glenn the skipper, Tri was stuffed, but had a smile you couldnt wipe off his face! We set the spread in hope of some more mayhem, but that was it for the afternoon, we trolled back towards home for zip, then made the charge back into botany bay. It was a really great day, with everyone taking home a fish, i was fortunate enough to bag two. now i have 40kg of cleaned YFT living in my fridge Pics will be up in a few minutes! Edited July 31, 2006 by Sammy0884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dont Shoot Da Chinamen Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 fantastic report sammy0884 Congrats everyone on their YFT i wish i came but i would have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Gentlemans hours Calm Botany Bay My YFT The days Bag Deckie cleaning the tackle, back inside botany bay The lure that did the damage taking all three big fin, Bloodshot "avenger" 12" with a teaser 4m ahead. Done and dusted! Tri's ripper YFT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wettingaline Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 What a ripper of a report , i am very jealous..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Boy o Boy, what a great report and some sensational fish there boys. Congratulations on a wonderful day and my hat goes off the crew and skipper. Well done all. Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunOFun Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well done guys, top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pekingduck Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Great day out guys. My arms are still hurting. My 2year old nephew. he wasn't impressed. Tailornut and Aron on a double hookup, which quickly turned into a quadruple hookup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Woohoooooooo!! Ripper of a report Sammy & what a top days fishing! Some quality fish, top boat & skipper & good company sounds like a fantastic day. Great to see Glenn & Billfisher producing the goods again. Well done fellas. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madsmc Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Awesome day on the water guys! Very informative report and pics Sammy. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gio Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well done guys thats looks bloody awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Now thats what i call a report, great stuff guys, good to see you all get into the action. Some ripper YFT there, well worth every dollar you spent i bet. Congrats to all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Awesome stuff Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Yeeeeeeehhhhhaaaaa well done raiders top catch there guys. And a big thank you to Sammy for the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 What a fantastic result and a top read. Congratulations Sammy those are mighty fin you all caught. Albacore are a real bonus and one of my favourite fish to eat. Thats my kind of fishing hours start a 8.00am and 15 or 20 minutes of clearing the heads in come 25kg of yellow fin tuna destioned ofr the BBQ. Mate its great to seesome fishraiders put in the time and money and come up with such a great outcome. Nice pics also. Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Great day out boys ... well done to you all. Good report Sammy and great pics. Pekingduck you should change your name to tunnyduck now!!! I nearly got to go along but thats how the cookie crumbles Cheers inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pekingduck Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Forgot to mention the frigate which dive bombed our lure and tangled up. He put up a spirited fight, but was no match on 24kg. It was quickly bled and put on ice. only joking RSPCA. Untangled and released unharmed and gave Sammy a nice bite for his troubles (that is his finger between its beak) Would have made nice pekingduck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Now that's what you call a frigginpeckingtunnyduck... Edited July 31, 2006 by inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsydney Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Awesome Work Boys Good to see the fish out there again and that u guys got into them, Was thinking about a run on Sunday nearer the Moon will post in the trips section hanging to get my arms streached. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 congratulations to you guys. A real memory for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Awesome Work BoysGood to see the fish out there again and that u guys got into them, Was thinking about a run on Sunday nearer the Moon will post in the trips section hanging to get my arms streached. Jon Sounds good Jon, give me a yell if you have a spare seat we were getting into them on 24kg gear, but i think they would be 5x more fun on 15kg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 well done guy's , and thanks for the offer of some fresh fish. gotta be the only time i've regreted having a full frige/freezer . hope your future catches arent an anticlimax after those brutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 One word...OUTSTANDING guys!!!! Top report and had me begging for more. Great to see some Raiders reap the rewards. Well done fellas. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Great stuff, fellas!!! Sounds like a fantastic day. Well done! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 What an adventure well done penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 geez i was in trance eading that i actually imagined that it was me out there top report and even better results. well done to all involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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