Joco Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 WELL I grabbed the opportunity and was glad to tag along with a mate to do some deep sea fishing, as I have never done it before.... We were targeting Blue Eye and Gemfish…. The boat ride which took approximately 30km offshore or 1.5hrs, was a bit painful on the legs and pretty wet due to the swell.... On the way there I spotted out a good dozen birds, catapulting into the water like torpedos, snatching bait fish (slimy macharel)... My friend immediately threw x2 skirts and x2 deep divers to troll, hoping something would grab it.... Passing the school of bait fish several times, we saw something chasing the fish BUT could not figure out what it was... Finally we managed to pin point that there was a group of seals chasing the bait fish.... Disappointed!!!!! As a result we packed up immediately and continued our journey to Browns.... Upon arrival I was amazed to see 10+ boats floating in the middle of nowhere… My first drop I managed to land a wopper of a Blue Eye Cod, being at 75cm and around 5-6kg…. It was the biggest of the day…. In total we picked up x6 Blue Eye Cod, x1 Gemfish & x1 shark in a matter of 4hrs…. On one of the encounters we landed something huge and it was evident as the electric real was struggling and for the first time I saw the heavy duty rod flex properly a number of times…. After a good 10-15min of fighting with the fish, we only had 20m to go…. ALL of a sudden the rod bent so hard and next thing we heard the heavy duty mono line snap…. I chucked a tantrum, as I wanted to see this big creature from the deep, and we spent the next 5min discussing what it could have been…. Short time later we found out what it was, as the boat was being circled by a huge 3-3.5m Maco shark (150kg as my friend said), even though, to me it looked like a Great White… BUT what would I know, he has more experience…. As a result we quickly filleted the Gemfish, attached a mammoth hook with a trace and threw the carcass overboard anticipate a good fight to end the day… UNFORTUNATELLY we had no luck…. Overall a fun, different, unusual day spent fishing with electric reels…. I must admit that fishing with eggbeaters is much more exciting…. BUT in the end we managed to score a GREAT feed…. BOY the Blue Eye cod was tasty…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Sweet fish & a great report Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaffsta Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 You cant beat the electric reels out there Nice report by the way, sounds like you had a nice big blue eye on, pitty the shark got your fish, it happens quite often unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbog Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 down south they have hooked and landed big southern bluefin tuna around bait boils with seals in attendence. you should have trolled a little bit longer it might have paid off. Yeah sure blue eye and gem fish are good eating buuuuuttttt come on blue fin sashimi tuna in the 80kg+ range will feed alongside seals without a blink of the eye yeah sure seals might steal kingys but not a 100kg bluefin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 THANKS fellas..... @ scaffsta - Lets hope it doesnt happen again Im going out again this Monday, fingeres crossed i pull in a monster OR even that shark that ate my big blue eye.... @ fishbog - We trolled for a good 45min around the bait fish with no luck.... BLUE FIN SASHIMI, oh dont tell me, im salivating hope to catch one of those "one day"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czy0058 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Congratulations! Nice blue eye code. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 tuna in the 80kg+ range will feed alongside seals without a blink of the eye yeah sure seals might steal kingys but not a 100kg bluefin Speak to the guys that fish Tassie, they might tell you otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlin88 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 nice fish dude !! just wondering what boat did you guys took out ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Sounds like you got some nice eating fish Joco, congrats cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 wow sounds like u both had quite an enjoyable time & brought a feed home aswell, well done cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hey Joco Thats a damn good lookin gemfish there! Could you post size or weight. Cheers Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaffsta Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Not trying to steal anybodys topic here, but im to lazy to start a new one, i caught this gemfish at browns a while back it went 10kgs on the dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Not trying to steal anybodys topic here, but im to lazy to start a new one, i caught this gemfish at browns a while back it went 10kgs on the dot. Great gfish guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hey Scaffsta With Joco,s report was trying to lead him to the fact that the FR record is at 88cm as its a damn good fish. Suggest you do not be lazy, post a report so all FR can enjoy the how and when and reckon you will have the record at 120cm easily. Subject to the Big Kahuna's blessing of course (ie Slinky). PS 120 cm brilliant. Trapper Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbog Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 if you come across a bait ball on the shelf fish it until you have to go home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 THANKS guys....... Next time i will concentrate more on the bait ball... UMMMMM for some strange reason i did not measure or weigh the Gemfish..... It was way over 80cm for sure (taking a guess it was probably close to 1m mark).... I was too focused on filleting the Gemfish and throwing the carcas overboard, trying to catch that Mako shark...... Next time!!!!! See you fellas on the water..... Anyone need an extra deck hand, more then happy to tag along, send me a PM..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosta1 Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Nice catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Good report Champ go...... I know what you mean by it was a bit sore on the legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfighter Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I need a trip like that! Nice catch mate. Wish I didn't get so crook out there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfish Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hi Joco - that is a brilliant blue-eye cod - it goes for at least $40/kilo - I have never caught one and I am MOST envious! Well done, great pics and what an inspiration to us fisherpeople to get out there and get some great aussie tucker! Superfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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