Reel Addiction Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 (edited) Fished on sunday with myself, Dave (offtap), Jon (jjsydney) and Filipe onboard. Plan was to get livies head to the 12 mile for a jig then out to browns and drop to the bottom and if we heard any reports of tuna we would troll and cube for them. Launched into Botany Bay at 5.00am, headed over to the bait grounds and loaded the tank with yakkas and headed out. First stop was the peak for a jig for nil, then the 12 mile for nil. so we put the jigging gear away and headed for the mountain, the wind was up in the morning and i though that the weather boys had stuffed it up again, we persisted and bashed through it hoping that it would back off as predicted. Got to the mountain and it was green as and chockers with boats and no reports of tuna on the radio, we stayed in contact with a few boats that where out wider and they hadn't turned a reel so we got the reef queen out and dave had his electric reel and we sent it to the bottom with a variety of baits. The current was very strong 2.5 to 3.0 knots so the boat was in reverse the whole time. Then the wind backed off to nothing and over the next few hours we had a few beers, soaked up the lovely warm sun and the still conditions and pulled up 2 Blue eye cod around 10kg and 8 good sized gem fish to around 6kg on 1 drop we pulled 3 jemmies up with 3 hooks a full house. We reached our limit so we motored home at 25 knots with a great feed in the tank. Was the most enjoyable day i have had fishing in quite some time, great crew, perfect conditions and weather, the boat went well and 2 gem fish and a slab of Blue Eye cod each in the tank. Thanks boys for a great day looking foward to doing it again. Very enjoyable Cheers Iain Edited August 28, 2007 by Reel Addiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Nice catch there Iain and excelent table fare too Bring on the pics. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Great feed there.. always good to have a great day on all fronts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 well done fellas, how do gem fish go on the plate? cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 top stuff mate,what electric reel have you guys got,i recently went and got one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi Reel Addiction would you mind letting me know which particular baitgrounds you found best for the larger winter yak run after you launched the boat?? yarra? Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi lian a method i was introduced to a while back and have found to be very sucessful at brown's and worked a treat again for us on sunday i subscribe to the big bait light weight theory when fishing browns in most cases reasonably heavy weights are employed to get down.......... but in fact a substantial lighter weight will produce a much better result you will have to give the winch a helping hand and as sunday reverse up to keep in touch with it but once down there........the fish are quickly onto it we loaded up every drop sunday with that method and the class of fish for us was of better qaulity averaging 15-18 kg we came across no gemmies we have dropped our traces down to 130 lb reasonably light for there but have experienced no problems when i say big baits we were using full squid from the markets at about that 350mm long with full fillets of mullet on the other hook if you have never tried that before then give it a go you will sure enjoy the result.......... Cheers Warnie.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luringbream Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Awesome catch mate. Looking forward to some pics! DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi lian a method i was introduced to a while back and have found to be very sucessful at brown's and worked a treat again for us on sunday i subscribe to the big bait light weight theory when fishing browns in most cases reasonably heavy weights are employed to get down.......... but in fact a substantial lighter weight will produce a much better result you will have to give the winch a helping hand and as sunday reverse up to keep in touch with it but once down there........the fish are quickly onto it we loaded up every drop sunday with that method and the class of fish for us was of better qaulity averaging 15-18 kg we came across no gemmies we have dropped our traces down to 130 lb reasonably light for there but have experienced no problems when i say big baits we were using full squid from the markets at about that 350mm long with full fillets of mullet on the other hook if you have never tried that before then give it a go you will sure enjoy the result.......... Cheers Warnie.......... Thanks for that mate appriciate it i will definatly give it ago next time, i personally prefer the gemmies to the blue eye i think the gemmies taste alot better but that is just my opinion. What boat where you in mate, i heard you on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Well done Iain, good to see you get a good lot of fish.....shame about the lack of YFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks for that mate appriciate it i will definatly give it ago next time, i personally prefer the gemmies to the blue eye i think the gemmies taste alot better but that is just my opinion. What boat where you in mate, i heard you on the radio. Mate i gotta agree with the gemmies they are great tucker i am a 7.2 broadbill we were drifting the western drop off away from the gemmies it really exploded between 7- 8.30 am got a sneaky feeling ....just about when you might of just being getting there???? maybe you were a fraction late for the initial early bite ?????? ps.... light sinkers no heavier than 1 kilo...........that be the heaviest pain in that current though it was moving......... Warnie............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiko Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Good work mate, spewing about the YFT! Hopefully we will be blessed with a good run before the season is over IFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Mate i gotta agree with the gemmies they are great tucker i am a 7.2 broadbill we were drifting the western drop off away from the gemmies it really exploded between 7- 8.30 am got a sneaky feeling ....just about when you might of just being getting there???? maybe you were a fraction late for the initial early bite ?????? ps.... light sinkers no heavier than 1 kilo...........that be the heaviest pain in that current though it was moving......... Warnie............. Thats right mate we arrived about 8.30-9.00am will try and get out there a bit earlier next time, will give you techique a try next time, what did you end up with ???? Is your boat name Ungry Warnie ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thats right mate we arrived about 8.30-9.00am will try and get out there a bit earlier next time, will give you techique a try next time, what did you end up with ???? Is your boat name Ungry Warnie ???? sorry lian didnt mean for it to sound like i was haveing a dig at you i arrived at the same time with two other boats at 6.45 that pro boat was allready there......we started with the usual 4 hook rig drop but loaded up on all 4 hooks and with the current applying pressure we busted off on the way up on both reels.. we tried again same result..... so dropped back to 2 hooks with one reel with boat held in reverse and proceded to load up every drop we left at 10.30 did not want to take it to bag limit we had more than enough...... say hi next time i may off been able to talk you into swapping some cod for gemmies....... ungry is the boat name.... Warnie........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 well done fellas, how do gem fish go on the plate? cheers Dan Bloody good Bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 sorry lian didnt mean for it to sound like i was haveing a dig at you i arrived at the same time with two other boats at 6.45 that pro boat was allready there......we started with the usual 4 hook rig drop but loaded up on all 4 hooks and with the current applying pressure we busted off on the way up on both reels.. we tried again same result..... so dropped back to 2 hooks with one reel with boat held in reverse and proceded to load up every drop we left at 10.30 did not want to take it to bag limit we had more than enough...... say hi next time i may off been able to talk you into swapping some cod for gemmies....... ungry is the boat name.... Warnie........... Nah mate didnt take it like that at all. If you hear me out there mate give me a call my boat is 'Reel Addiction' and i will do the same. Cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Congrats Iain and crew, sounds like a memorable day out there. Great company, great fishing and a great feed! Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Nice work lain Very tasty fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamnlines Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Well done Iain and crew... I'm sure the rigs you made up last night will get a workout of the comeing weeks... great feed and good company thats what fishing is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Well done Iain and crew... I'm sure the rigs you made up last night will get a workout of the comeing weeks... great feed and good company thats what fishing is about. i just got to stop cutting the main line when i am halfway through making the rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey Iain, Well done Mate, nice feed of fish. Sorry for being rude and on the phone last night, but the was giving me these ones..... Where do I find all those little critters. I need a fair of few of them to put in emails to bait & tackle shops to get my seniors discount. jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey, well done guys! Its good to see that you can read the action and go from the pellagics to the bottom dwellers if required. Is there any chance someone can explain the rig you put on for bottom bashing???? I have this friggin new electric reel, and i'm working on doing this Browns Mountain thingy real soon. Sooooooooo, i'm just thinking, its great to have the reel.......... what do I do with the bloody thing Cheers, Stumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 is there any chance someone can explain the rig you put on for bottom bashing???? ,Stumpy Hi stumpy Electric reel lovely.....im still doing it the hard way....with a deck winch spooled with 150lb braid my trace consists of aprrox a 5 mtr length of 400lb trace with a loop crimped for the swivel to connect to....then at about 1 mtr spacings i have a dropper of 130lb at about 450mm long crimped to the main line and with a mustard 16/0 circle on the buisness end.......... four in total down to the bottom with a length of of 60lb looped and again crimped this loop is the connection to the sinker and serves as a sacrificial breakaway........ if snagged....as i said i prefer to go down with the lightest weight possible and all things been equal quite often a 1lb sinker suffices for me.... there are plenty of variations which i will let some one else add to hope to see you out there for some sensational...tucker.... Warnie....... ps... stay clear of luminous beads....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hi stumpy Electric reel lovely.....im still doing it the hard way....with a deck winch spooled with 150lb braid my trace consists of aprrox a 5 mtr length of 400lb trace with a loop crimped for the swivel to connect to....then at about 1 mtr spacings i have a dropper of 130lb at about 450mm long crimped to the main line and with a mustard 16/0 circle on the buisness end.......... four in total down to the bottom with a length of of 60lb looped and again crimped this loop is the connection to the sinker and serves as a sacrificial breakaway........ if snagged....as i said i prefer to go down with the lightest weight possible and all things been equal quite often a 1lb sinker suffices for me.... there are plenty of variations which i will let some one else add to hope to see you out there for some sensational...tucker.... Warnie....... ps... stay clear of luminous beads....... Can you tell me more about the lumo beads any why yto stay clear of them Warnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Addiction Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey Iain, Well done Mate, nice feed of fish. Sorry for being rude and on the phone last night, but the was giving me these ones..... Mate i hope your missus doen't read fishing forums cause if she does you will be a bit deeper in the shit with that last post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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