james1990 Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Hi guys Need to get some knowledge on these monsters, i have a few questions to ask. What time of year is the best time off sydney? Where abouts do i chase them off sydney? What baits are most productive? What tackle is recomended ie- reels, rods, hooks, traces, luresetc? And who here has caught one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 netic and myself with juiced have hooked onto 3 marlins last month just past browns on lures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Don't have to tell me the secret lure, but what size was it? the lure that is. cheers james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) Mate lure sizez will vary from year to year....match the sizes with the bait schools they are chasing....6 weeks ago we were getting them on 8 inch skirts........ And mate if your chasing big blues like we encountered ...i mean 200kg + a 30W just doesnt do...you need 50W with 50lb or preferably 80lb... Mate check the way in records at the SGFC from 6 weeks ago........our boys got 3 in 1 day....207kg going the largest...all off sydney just off the shelf.. Edited June 23, 2007 by netic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 James 1990 Just a brief rundown regards your questions regards the mighty blue marlin 1.Its not unusual to expect to come across blue marlin at any time of the summer season with the higher probabillity increasing from april to may infact before the recent blow there were quite a few around early june which is not unusual 2.The shelf and beyond' browns' numerous canyons infact they can pop up any where at times particulary if a food source is abundant striped tuna yellowfin tuna etc 3. the above mentined bait slimey's etc and of course lures 4.tackle most of the game boys employ 24kg and above for these denizons of the deep And the last question who. well to wet your appetite let me tell you for example at xmas just gone we were watching 20-30 kg yellowfin getting hammered by a constant barrage of blue marlin during the course of the day if memory serves me right there were 23 called as tagged by the boats that experienced it that day many gamefisherman aspire to tangle with the blue marlin i am quite sure that Ross hunter on Broadbill as acheived this quest for many a person off many who own there own boat some game fishos have put many hours in there quest for a blue marlin but it dosnt come easy. debate has gone on for many a year re lures and tactics for the blue marlin stick to a med size lure popular is the............. Med sprocket in lumo, evil, but to name two Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) James, As Steve has said mate. they can turn up anytime. but there can and usually are a lot of hours in between bites. 2 seasons ago we had a great run of blues off broken bay in mid january you couldnt get a lure past them! you are best off running a med spread as you will still get stripes and bigger blacks having a go too... med sprocket in evil is my pick Col Edited June 24, 2007 by djmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Thanks for all the knowledge guys, i have learnt alot just from this thread. Sounds like i may have to save for a larger gameoutfit. Just got all my gear serviced last week, 3 beastmasters got the clutchplates replaced and a major full on service, bring on the yft's and marlin in summer. cheers james Edited June 24, 2007 by james1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 On the flip side i hope we dont perseive that only blues get caught out in the abyass or on elephant gear this is not the case, it has and does quite often happen inside the shelf and to as close as 12 mile reef of sydney for example many a blue as been caught on 15kg and less its just that when you target this fish what as allready been said is the usual norm as said it can happen at any place and time and in quite a lot of cases.........fishing on social a day when you are least expecting it to happen is when it does how well you are prepared for when it does then decides wether you will be or . Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hi guys Need to get some knowledge on these monsters, i have a few questions to ask. What time of year is the best time off sydney? Where abouts do i chase them off sydney? What baits are most productive? What tackle is recomended ie- reels, rods, hooks, traces, luresetc? And who here has caught one? I think the upcoming FR workshop may answer some of these questions for u. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I think the upcoming FR workshop may answer some of these questions for u. penguin Good advice penguin, Ross Hunter will be able to answer all those questions. Cheers mrsswordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Good advice penguin, Ross Hunter will be able to answer all those questions. Cheers mrsswordfisherman There is a pretty good article on my web site that will give you all the answers on blue marlin You do not want to target these line burners on anything less than a Tiagra wide loaded with 24kg They are the fastest and most powerful of all our marlin species their first crazy run can be blistering. The best season we had on blues was in '92 we caught seven on BROADBILL all around the 200kg with a couple over 250kg and the current record 297kg. This fish took 800 metres of 24 and all but spooled us and believe me Broady is pretty good at going backwards, but we awere lucky as it did not go deep. Most of the fish that season were caught on 24kg and nearly all on lumo sprockets or live yellowfin. Read article "How to catch blue marlin and blacks and stripes' on www.gamefishingcharters.com.au go into "fishing stories and hints" and scroll back it may help. Good luck with our Sydney line burners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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