checch Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hey Guys, Headed up to the Gold Coast to drive a mates boat back down to Sydney after a big boat show, we ended up travelling from bribie island back down to botany bay.. while we were up there we found a very isolated wreck on the shelf with some big fish on the sonar.. The current was running strong and we couldnt hit the spot with jigs the first time, decided to drop some baits and it was even worse.. eventually we headed north of the wreck and dropped our jigs backing up on our line so we were up and down.. Whamm!! im on, being up this way i had no idea what i was onto, it didnt feel massive but i had a Saltiga z6500 expedition and the Saltiga jig rod so the power the thing had was unbelievable.. it was a good 150m deep and after a good 5-10minute fight i brought up my first ever king.. not massive compared to the patches we saw down the but it was enough to put a smile on my face from ear to ear. down the drop 3 times for 3 kings, time was getting away and we needed to start our trip back to botany bay heads, hell of a long way away up here.. travelled from saturday morning right though to sunday afternoon only making a quick stop at nelsons bay to hear the weather down newcastle was was getting worse, so we were back on our way again. done some night fishing for a broadbill but nothing, water was really really dead, and looked like a muddy river, even all the way out at 450fm. must be all the rains up there. all in all a great trip and to get 3 kings was amazing. cheers, Checch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel99 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Well done Billy Slater junior! Sounds like a great trip, why was it stupid though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checch Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Well done Billy Slater junior! Sounds like a great trip, why was it stupid though? hahahahaha.. everyone says that.. I actually had one guy ask me for an autograph once. too many kms travelled in little time.. we drove overnight and done shifts, 2 of us tried to sleep and the other 2 drove, then we swapped.. was awsome experience.. very very draining being out on the water for about 48hrs though, very tough to sleep with the swell n stuff.. those deadliest catch guys are truely nuts... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Well done Billy Slater junior! Sounds like a great trip, why was it stupid though? Well done Billy Slater junior! you look like him alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I can't see the images??? All I get is a little box with "xIPB image". Can somebody re-load them or re-post them? Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Some nice size kings you got there, congrats! And i concur, you do look like Billy slater I can't see the images??? All I get is a little box with "xIPB image". Can somebody re-load them or re-post them? Cheers Peter I can see them fine, maybe something is wrong with your browser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Nice kings for trying circumstances. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prawn* Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 awsome effort billy haha just curious about that reel in the pic the red one looks like a digital big $$ reel with lcd screen wtf? i was like whats the go with that never seen one like that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hey Checch You just gotta change your posting name to Billy S now Jezz you look like him. Cheers Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checch Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 awsome effort billy haha just curious about that reel in the pic the red one looks like a digital big $$ reel with lcd screen wtf? i was like whats the go with that never seen one like that before? Its a Daiwa seaborg 750 or 1000. sumfin like that, may b a tanacom 1000.. not really certain.. but we use it for deep bottom bashing at 250m, its heartbreaking having to pull the line up manually so these bad boys are awsum.. cheers, Billy S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergo Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 awesome king cant wait to get mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel99 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Sorry checch, looks like I've branded you forever, I shouldn't have said anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplay Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Nice King's , the reel looks like the 750FE as the 1000 is blue, the 750 is the next one on my list of gadgets , what boat did your mate buy , from the pic of the bow rails looks like it might be a cat?? Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checch Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Nice King's , the reel looks like the 750FE as the 1000 is blue, the 750 is the next one on my list of gadgets , what boat did your mate buy , from the pic of the bow rails looks like it might be a cat?? Joe. Yer actually now u mention ishe has a ble and a red one and the blue one is much bigger... the boat is a MARKHAM 9800 cat, its a custom cat built to suit the needs of the owner, awsum outside.. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplay Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 yeh , the blue one is the Tenacom bull 1000 and is a bit bigger, the new markham 9800 is a very nice boat , the latest (july)F&B mgazine has a huge write up on them. Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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