mikeh191 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) Got a call from a mate at 11.30am monday asking if I want to come out on his boat chasing tuna at browns [silly question],I said want time and he said 12.30pm so I raced home got my tiagra 50w and tackle and I was there. We left the boat ramp by 1.00pm to get some live bait, half an hour later we had enough so off we went with a 10 knot westerly behind us. 75 minutes later we were there and with a nice show on the sounder started bottom bouncing, first drop and up comes 3 gemmies . Second drop and 1 nice blue eye hits the deck , had 2 more drops but no luck so we decided to try our luck with the tuna.We started cubing at 3.40pm and the plan was to drift over browns by sunset which worked a treat, 40 minutes later and my tiagra 50w gets a hit and in comes the smallest albacore I had ever seen about 2 kg. There was talk on the radio from other boats hooking up to albys and fin so we were confident.10 minutes after the first alby my tiagra go's off again this time it's a 6kg alby from then on we got a hot bite of albacore from 5 to 8 kg range no yellow fin . As I was fighting another alby and had it close to the boat it just screamed off and I said bet a shark is chasing it ,sure enough when I get it up there a mako trying to get it and he did but only it's tail. Next a 80lb wire trace went out to catch the mako but he bit threw it and he was gone.We kept on cubing but the albys had been scared off but in the next hour or so 2 or 3 more makos turned up but we only managed to catch a little one of about 60kg. Kept on cubing for another half an hour but with no luck, then made it back to the boat ramp at 9.20pm. All in all a great arvo session. Will download photos soon. Edited July 3, 2009 by FISHBONES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Sounds like good fun!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 well done mate. im still amped to get my first mako. hopefully will come very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecraft Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Well done Mike, looking forward to the pics. Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double pluggers Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well done Mike if only we could spend every monday out there the rest of the working week would be a little more bearable. Looks like some quality dinners at your place this week your spoiled for choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Sounds like a great afternoon Mike... I was very jealous when you sent me a text and i was still at work at 8:30pm!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Got a call from a mate at 11.30am monday asking if I want to come out on his boat chasing tuna at browns [silly question],I said want time and he said 12.30pm so I raced home got my tiagra 50w and tackle and I was there. We left the boat ramp by 1.00pm to get some live bait, half an hour later we had enough so off we went with a 10 knot westerly behind us. 75 minutes later we were there and with a nice show on the sounder started bottom bouncing, first drop and up comes 3 gemmies . Second drop and 1 nice blue eye hits the deck , had 2 more drops but no luck so we decided to try our luck with the tuna.We started cubing at 3.40pm and the plan was to drift over browns by sunset which worked a treat, 40 minutes later and my tiagra 50w gets a hit and in comes the smallest albacore I had ever seen about 2 kg. There was talk on the radio from other boats hooking up to albys and fin so we were confident.10 minutes after the first alby my tiagra go's off again this time it's a 6kg alby from then on we got a hot bite of albacore from 5 to 8 kg range no yellow fin . As I was fighting another alby and had it close to the boat it just screamed off and I said bet a shark is chasing it ,sure enough when I get it up there a mako trying to get it and he did but only it's tail. Next a 80lb wire trace went out to catch the mako but he bit threw it and he was gone.We kept on cubing but the albys had been scared off but in the next hour or so 2 or 3 more makos turned up but we only managed to catch a little one of about 60kg. Kept on cubing for another half an hour but with no luck, then made it back to the boat ramp at 9.20pm. All in all a great arvo session. Will download photos soon. nice fish mate!, sounds like an action packed day!did the mako put on a good show? alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter76 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well done Mike, mate sounds like an awsome days fishing. Congrates mate. Thats a scary pics of the Macko. You deserve it mate after all the hard work. Cheers LALA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 nice KO mate regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 That's a great way to spend a Monday afternoon Mike. And how's the teeth on the Mako? Now that's a toothy critter! Top report! Well done mate! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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