mako1 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Dad and I made a trip out to Browns today to hopefully get into some early tuna or even a marlin.It felt great being on the boat again after not being able to go out due to work for the last 2.5 months. We tried for livies in botany but they wouldn't bite so we headed straight out to browns.At the shelf I put in two swim baits,two skip baits and a jet head.Picked up a 1.5kg stripped tuna straight away which I kept for bait. Half way between the shelf and browns I noticed an electric blue colour in the water next to the engine.I got up and took a closer look and realised it was a stripped marlin between 70-80kg.I couldn't believe it was sitting about 60cm to the left of the prop.How I wished I had a livie.All the baits were still in so I waited to see what it would do.It slowly eased back from the boat before it went deep.About 1min later the rod with the 1.5kg swimming mullet on it goes off.I grabbed the rod and struck.The marlin took about 100m before it started to come back at the boat and just behind the boat It spat the bait.I could't believe it.I checked the bait,it was a little squashed but still swimming so I put it back in but the marlin never came back.I think I struck to early and didn't hook it properly,I should have let it swallow the bait abit longer.We continued to troll but didn't get a hit.Before cubing we decided to have a bottom bash.The current was running and the wind was up abit so the fishing was difficult.The first few drops produced two gemfish and a lost rig and sinker.The next few drops the bait were getting taken but I couldn't feel the bites.The currents were strange. On the top of browns the water was calm and running south but just south of the mountain there were waves breaking.It was like a north and south current were meeting creating turbulance. There were no signs of surface activity except for the large pods of dolphins so we continued to bottom bash. We motered over to our mark and sent the rig down.The bait was down for five minutes when dad gets a little bump,he strikes and gets connected to a good fish.I struggled to get the fish of the bottom but managed to ease it up.Dad took over at the half way and finally it surfaced and we shouted with joy as we hauled in an 18.5kg blue eye the biggest one we've caught to date. While bringing the fish in the boat a large squid fell out of its mouth. I cut the squid into big sections and motored back to the mark and sent the rig down.I got a bite straight away and hooked up to another good fish.This one gave a good fight all the way to the surface.It wasn't quite as big as the first but still a top fish.It came in at 15kg. We decided to give the tuna a miss as it looked like the surface was quiet and have one last drop before heading home.Again the large squid pieces went down and straight away I got a bite and hooked up again to a good fish.This fish also fought all the way to the top and we worked up a sweat pulling it in.It was another good blue eye at 12kg. We were stuffed after doing so many drops and the sea and wind had calmed down so we headed for home. After a slow start bottom bashing and loosing a marlin it turned out to be an excellent day with heaps of quality fish to eat. The 12kg fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Good work there Mako , good feed of fish, im sure i trolled past you just south of browns today, Bad luck on dropped Marlin, we couldnt raise one at all out wide, but nice day on water. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Some more pics The squid from the first blue eye used to catch the others The whole catch Thanks Dave. It's a shame you couldn't raise a marlin, but as you said it was a nice day on the water. There didn't seem to be any bait around,just heaps of dolphins. We found the marlin in a patch of colder water between the shelf and browns. Edited April 21, 2007 by Mako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manama Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Excellent fish Mako! It was a great day to be on the water. I am hoping to get out there soon. Never been that far so I will need to get the confidence up prior to venturing out. Do the blue eye taste good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerod Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 WELL DONE MAKO 18.5KG IS A GREAT FISH HOPE TO GET SOME MYSELF SOON. WINCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwi Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Great work on the Blue eye Mako great to eat. Unlucky on the Marlin though at least you got some action, you could have put that nice little striped tuna out. Out of curiosity what weight were you using to get to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insolent Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 nice chunky looking fish, pity about the marlin but at least the day wasn't a bust Cheers Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well Done mako, that is some awesome fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Nice feed of Blue Eye there Mako. Well done. Cheers Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Blue Eye top table fish. Great reort and picks. Well done to Mako. Wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 (edited) Well done Mako, Thats the sort of bottom action i like to read about. penguin ps-shame about the dropped Marlin Edited April 22, 2007 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Nice catch Mako Blue eye are a top table fish cut into steaks leave skin on season & seal both sides of steak in frypan with butter and olive oil then sprinkle with lemon zest, cover and oven bake at 120*C in a pre heated oven 15-20 mins mmmmm Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Excellent fish Mako! It was a great day to be on the water. I am hoping to get out there soon. Never been that far so I will need to get the confidence up prior to venturing out. Do the blue eye taste good? Blue eye are an excellent eating fish and they fetch a high price at the market too. I simply just dusted the thin blue eye steaks with seasoned flour and pan fried them The flesh is very versatile as can be cooked a number of ways. Great work on the Blue eye Mako great to eat. Unlucky on the Marlin though at least you got some action, you could have put that nice little striped tuna out. Out of curiosity what weight were you using to get to the bottom. I didn't put the striped tuna out live because we wanted to cover more ground trolling baits and it was dead by the time the marlin turned up. I used a 2kg sinker but that only just made it to the bottom due to the current.I forgot the larger sinkers so I just taped two 1kg sinkers together.I think 3kg sinkers would have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Was wondering where you been lately. Great effort mate and a very nice feed. Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw367 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hey guys just curious, what would the minimum depth be out at Browns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 only 400 metres.. good work on the cod, i heard they taste fantastic. Do you use a winch or rod to get down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Top report as usual Mako Fantastic brace of Blue eyes cheers inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGibbo Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Well done Mako - what a catch! Great pics. My neighbour, Rob, was out with his brother-in-law yesterday at Browns Mountain as well and caught 3 blue eyes - one was as big as my 7 year old. Were there many boats out with you? Cheers Marg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPL Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Nice fish mate, is this the time of the year you normally get them or are they around all year. There seems to be a few around i saw 2 very good sized blue eye frames at dolans bay boat ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 bloody ripper mako. awesome work on the blue's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Hey guys just curious, what would the minimum depth be out at Browns? I fish afew marks at browns ranging from just over 400m to 600m only 400 metres.. good work on the cod, i heard they taste fantastic. Do you use a winch or rod to get down there? I use an alvey reef queen.It's alot harder to fish with a rod and reel. Well done Mako - what a catch! Great pics. My neighbour, Rob, was out with his brother-in-law yesterday at Browns Mountain as well and caught 3 blue eyes - one was as big as my 7 year old. Were there many boats out with you? Cheers Marg There was about 7 boats at browns.3 large ones and the rest trailer boats.Saw afew boats bottom fishing. What size boat was he on?.Sounds like he got some good fish too.Any pics? Nice fish mate, is this the time of the year you normally get them or are they around all year. There seems to be a few around i saw 2 very good sized blue eye frames at dolans bay boat ramp They are there all year around,the only problem is getting to them due to the current. That's why alot more are caught during the cooler months because there is alot less current,sometimes no current at all. Another problem is the gemfish,they can plague the mountain at times and you just can't get to the other fish.Not that they are a big problem as they are really good eating too. Another fish that I'd like to get connected to is one of the monster bass grouper that live near the mountain, now that would be a great fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 great fish there mate! They would have been unreal to bring up! Definately on my list of species to catch! looks as though you have a great feed there ay! Enjoy and good luck the next time you head out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 well done mako,top report,pitty on the marlin mate. cant wait for the yft to start firing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGibbo Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 There was about 7 boats at browns.3 large ones and the rest trailer boats.Saw afew boats bottom fishing. What size boat was he on?.Sounds like he got some good fish too.Any pics? HERE'S MY NEIGHBOUR - they were driving an inboard and I think there might have been about 3 on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 How unreal is that. Ive never been to Browns before but your deffinately twisting my arm !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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