Ross Hunter Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 ONE PERFECT DAY Having just spent three days including the Fishraider Tri Boat comp I really was dreading another day chasing yellowfin that are very thin at the moment The last trip (the day after the Raider day) both Broady and Billfisher never turned a reel, I tried desperately to talk my anglers that morning to go snapper fishing knowing the tuna weren’t there. I nearly convinced them but status quo voted tuna and as a result we caught nothing, sometimes it is better to listen to the Captains advice, Our Monday charter was a snapper trip to my favourite part of the world, down south at Thirroul. Although I was a little tired from the three long days and late nights back I went to bed with excitement thinking about a good day on the reds with a couple of Raiders. There is nothing more boring than being a professional pilchard cutter and catching ZIP. It is not what us professional skippers get any joy out of what so ever. So it was with pleasure and anticipation of a great day on the reds as I shook hands with “Fishraiders” Greg Lee and the Compleat Angler’s Patrick D…..Two anglers, how good is that? Two anglers also means me and my crewman Chris Hoile can also fish …beauty! We steamed to the grounds on a flat calm, breathless morn. Having arrived I did a sound around to see if we could avoid the jackets, eventually anchoring and fishing floaters. By 11 am we had almost breathless conditions as we all worked the fish it was obvious to me that both the boys were very good fisherman. However, Pat had never caught a good red so he was keen for a PB…that came when his light spin rod arched and the tussle began. We netted a fine snapper mission accomplished. We fished hard all day eventually pulled stumps at 4-20 pm we had enjoyed a really productive day with a good bite going most of the day.The sun was low as a beautiful sunset lit the glassy calm ocean as we steamed at 25 knots back the 20 mile to Botany Bay heads. Dolphins carved through bait, a whale breached on the horizon and we had fished magnificent day. Great Company, good conversation and a great catch of reds and miscellaneous species. Thanks to my anglers for their great company on the day. To read more visit our site www.gamefishingcharters.com.au also for an update on the Raiders trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice one ross!!!! good to see you and the boys got to throw in a line rather than just cutting up pillies again!!!! Hope those fin come back soon!!!! Oh yeah we had some of the tuna with some salsa and a light marinade the other day Very nice!!!!!! Thanks again for a slow but great day on saturday, I think we all learnt alot even though only one fish was caught!!! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks for the report Ross, I love reading reports and looking at photos of your Snapper charters, penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We steamed to the grounds on a flat calm, breathless morn. Having arrived I did a sound around to see if we could avoid the jackets, eventually anchoring and fishing floaters. Great report and fantastic photos Ross Did you lose many rigs with the jackets? Do you find that fishing with less weight or unweighted, that you don't get bitten off so often? Just wondering. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 To Ross and Chris Thank you both for a wonderful day out on your fine vessel Broard Bill. You run a very professional outfit and made it very welcoming and fun for Pat and myself. We both learnt alot and caught lots of good fish and had smiles on our faces all day, that's what charter fishing is all about. We will be back for sure to find tho's bigger reds next time....... Cheers Greg Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 i recognise a person that was in the photos ,i was at his work that day purchasing an electric reel,and got told that he was out fishing for schnapper,hehe. good stuff there ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice one Greg and Pat Its just like chasing bream only better isnt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 That is one big load of fresh fillets!!!! Well done boys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice one Greg and Pat Its just like chasing bream only better isnt it Lol Iceman Just like bream but everything bigger with blue dots! Thos conditions yesterday I recon I could have made it in the Skeeter but without Ross's knowledge there is no way Patty and I could have caught as many fish. The big plus, we didnt have a boat to wash when we got home! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luringbream Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Good stuff boys, nice to see your still getting into em! DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiko Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice to see plenty of Reds being caught IFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 well done lads, Ross. it doesn't get better than those conditions. arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 well done lads, Ross. it doesn't get better than those conditions. arch It was the best day on the water for along time Thanks for your comments We had a ball Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradludwig Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 OK Ross you`ve done it now, it`s either prove the pics are fake or take the on a snpper charter! Guess since its your fault it better be your boat.Can you plse pm your fee`s to me and if it makes a difference we could organise mid-week. However its only fair to warn you that if you put her on to just 1 descent fish you will have a hard time shaking her! You see our first date was a fishing date and we caught a few and that was that!She was in love and I had a full time fishing companion (and lifetime partner she just reminded me. Who I love very much (you never know when she`s looking over your shoulder))Anyway you get the picture mate look forward to your reply Cheers Big Ears (aka Brad and Jen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschanel Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice one guys sounds like a picture prefect day fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee123 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Nice one guys sounds like a picture prefect day fishing Nice work their Greg and Pat. Well done. I don't know how you handled riding in a slow boat for such a long period of time Skeeter on the reds that far out now that would be worth seeing. Cheers Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Hi Ross We wondered how you went on Sunday Motored past you trolling a bit after 9am on the way to Browns and figured that it was Billfisher to the north of you Sorry to hear you couldn't hook up We had the same result after trolling and then cubing Didn't look like Tony was doing any better either Good thing the Gemfish were on Smart crew on Monday for some nice Snapper Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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