offtap1 Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 With bureau predicting easing winds later in day and turning Easterly we decided Browns would be the go, Me,Outdodad,On Edge and buddy Dave hit Botany for livie fish for several quick Yakkas and a Slimie before venturing outside, caught up with Brett and crew on TunOFun at bait grounds, went out in quite sloppy conditions with no sign of easing but pushed on hoping predictions would come through, but all we got was conditions worsening.Kept in touch via radio to Fishlexic who was trying his luck with a spread out(Cheers Buddy) Found 18.9 deg at shelf and spotted a surface swimming Beakie that wouldnt come to the party, im sure that was odd for this time of year. Found 19.2 deg at browns and decided that cube was out of the question as drift and sea conditions were less than desirable so Bottom bash was the go, first drop and Dave hooks up with a nice Gemmie and nanagie, the Nanagie had taken a live Yakka almost the same size as him, back in with the Nanagie and the Gemmie went in the kill tank to bleed, next drop was Caige and instant hook up to double Gemmies , me next and again another double on Gems, changed location and after the fourth drop with no hook up i dropped and waited all of about a minute before hooking a Blue Eye to 8kg which gave a good showing all the way to top, conditions even worsened by now so decided on slow bash back in. Great company and a good feed, Caige and Dave broke there virginity on Gemmies while Ray slept off an OD of Travel Calm. Back inside with Caige all smiles. A table fit for a king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiko Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Nice work mate. Jese that water looks discusting A Marlin! Very nice suprise. IFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 well done dave, shame you didnt get a shot at the fin but good feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie big bob Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) sh_t dave it beats working sound like you had a top day even if the weather was not all that kind to you cheers bob Edited September 1, 2007 by aussie big bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 We stuck our heads outside the bay and decided against it, the time was about 11.00am with very limpy conditions. Did you guys hear the mayday distress call?, a trawler ran up onto the rocks between Sydney and botany. Im getting sick of these non attempts, over the last several weeks and 5 attempts we have only got out once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunOFun Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Well done boys, another great feed for the table, when am i coming over for tea?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereddragon Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Top catch, Blue eye and gemfish must have to be the tastiest fish in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Well done Dave and crew. Some nice fish there and in hard earned conditions. Good on Caige too...great effort mate. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Well done Dave. Top Feed. As I mentioned today, we didnt get a thing on our Kingy hunt. We apparently missed the early morning bite.... Hey guys didnt realise that was you untill we left 12 mile, that was us that trolled up dropped a few livies real quick gave you a wave then headed for home!!! Bad luck on the jigging, we didnt see to much on the sounder when we were there so we gave it a miss pretty quickly. Next time!!!! Nice work on the catch offtap, we ended up heading home with one flattie that we caught in the morning and about 15 yakkas that were released to fight another day after spending a nice day travelling the seas in a live bait tank. Pleased to say all yakas swam off like troopers!!!! Didnt turn a reel all day on the troll even though we found water up to 19.6 and a nice colour,worked the temp brakes but alas we could not do any more!!!! Geeze those photos you took make it look far calmer than the swell actually was yesterday. That was the first time we have kept in contact with other raiders on the water and hopefully not the last. Thanks again offtap and well done on the catch!!!! Craig We stuck our heads outside the bay and decided against it, the time was about 11.00am with very limpy conditions. Did you guys hear the mayday distress call?, a trawler ran up onto the rocks between Sydney and botany. Im getting sick of these non attempts, over the last several weeks and 5 attempts we have only got out once. Hey mate we didnt hear about the trawler but there was an old wooden boat that ran aground on middle head which there was alot of comotion about but we saw sea tow giving them a ride into middle harbour when we came in, also on our way out in the morning there was a yatch high and dry on the rock in middle harbour... not sure if someone parked a bit to close to the edge at high tide or it had just brocken a mouring and drifted but either way it looked expensive!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xib Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 thanks for a great day at browns ,cant wait to sink my teeth into the geemies and thanks 4 a fillet of your blue eye remember if you need a deckie phones on 24\7 wont let you down remember gave up 17 year wedding anniversary to ride on off tap by the way wife said but thank again p.s im wrigthing from matts account xib. thanks from dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 Geeze those photos you took make it look far calmer than the swell actually was yesterday. That was the first time we have kept in contact with other raiders on the water and hopefully not the last. Thanks again offtap and well done on the catch!!!! Craig Hi Craig nice to catch up on radio, im out most Saturdays so give us a call when your out next, good to keep in touch while out covering different areas, PS. the pics of Caige holding fish were taken back in bay, ill add an off shore pic. thanks for a great day at browns ,cant wait to sink my teeth into the geemies and thanks 4 a fillet of your blue eye remember if you need a deckie phones on 24\7 wont let you down remember gave up 17 year wedding anniversary to ride on off tap by the way wife said but thank again p.s im wrigthing from matts account xib. thanks from dave Anytime Dave, great to have u aboard, hopefully next time in some better conditions, and maybe get to use that Wattos trap bait next time for a YFT or 3. Now you will have to register with FR maybe as "Chucky2" and Ray might have to change to "Travel Calm Junkie" and dont forget to register for "The Back to the Bay Social Sep 16th". Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessam Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 well done dave ,i can't wait to my boat out there.happy fathers day to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MRS WATTO Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Well done Caige (Once again) Great report Dave and great catch. Too bad about Poor Ray feeling really sick. Maybe he will stop teasing others when they get sea sick PS Remember Peita and I are willing to be deckies?????????????????????????????????????? See ya down Callala Beach this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark84 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 thats a nice lookin blue eye some nice fish well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Nice report guys and a top few feeds of oceanic beauties as well, penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Nice catch well done, think we should invest in a deep sea reel.. why sort do you use and what would you recommend for browns. It would be cool to go home with a feed even when the pelagic species dont want to play. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Adam after last weekend at Browns I have the same sentiment that if you can't find the pelagics then at least you can do a quick drop over the mountain for gemmies or blue eye if you have something set up for the long drop Dave nice to see Team Offtap still getting out there when the conditions would hold most of us back, you can see why the Cougarcraft are sooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeeet a ride Nice haul I'm starting to have withdrawl after eating gemmies all week 'cause they're all gone now mmmmmmmm spiced and pan fried Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) Nice catch well done, think we should invest in a deep sea reel.. why sort do you use and what would you recommend for browns. It would be cool to go home with a feed even when the pelagic species dont want to play. Adam Hi Adam i personally use a small electric reel on rod but believe after using a deep sea winch "Alvey Reef Queen" loaded with much larger braid ie. 200lb believe you get much better hook up rate as you generally hand line (with gloves of course) while line on bottom for a much better direct feel for hits. Also holding the rod while retrieving a big weighted fish and 3kg sinker becomes unbearable with excessive back strain after short time even with harness, we are talking about retrieving in excess of 500mts of line. I will be looking into a Reef Queen or King soon my self. Cheers Dave Edited September 2, 2007 by offtap1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Dave sounds like you need to make a rod rack to hold the stick while you push the up button slotted tube with a gusset reinforced bed to lay the rod in made from tube with ID to fit butt and fore grip cut to suit hope the pic gives you some ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Great report Dave. Shame the weather wasn't good for a tuna drift, but you can't complain with a feed like that. Well done p.s. we've got the reef queen and couldn't be happier with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerod Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 WE HAD A BLUE EYE FISH ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST. THE CURRENT WAS .2 NEXT DAY WAS 3.5 JUST A TIP GET A GOOD DAY AND THERE ARE HEAPS OF BLUE EYE OUT THERE. FISH WERE 8KG TO 18KG. ENOUGH SAID. REGARDS WINCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereddragon Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hi, I was fishing off the third runway in a red and white haines hunter when you guy's went past. I could not help notice that boat of yours is awsome nice graphics too. What type of boat is it? if you don't mind me asking. cheers The red dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) Hi, I was fishing off the third runway in a red and white haines hunter when you guy's went past. I could not help notice that boat of yours is awsome nice graphics too. What type of boat is it? if you don't mind me asking. cheers The red dragon Custom Built 6.9m Hard Top CougarCraft, Put in search for " Cougar Craft 6.9m " to see build process Cheers Dave. Edited September 3, 2007 by offtap1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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