troll in the tinnie

[hookerbruce]

Hi

Finished work at 5am, straight home and a bit of sleep out of bed and packing the boat at 8am.

Left home , fueled up and left Grays Point ramp at 930 latest start for ages.

Ignored the surface action in the Port and headed for the wild blue yonder. Headed east from port Hacking till

we saw something of interest. Happened to be a few mutton birds wandering around. We were in 90m of water so set out a spread of lures and a teaser. After about 10 min saw what was probably a free jumping beakie so worked the area for 15min without result, then continued trolling towards the east.

Got to 120 m and found a small current edge and turned left to troll along it. After about 10min there was a big splash and something missed one of the short lures,...30secs later another miss on the next lure out, then another...

getting frustrating. Then a solid hookup the line snapped from the outrigger the rod buckled over and line started to peel of the reel against a heavy drag, then nothing...no lure ...no trace ..no double, just what appeared to be a clean cut or break, no fraying no curly not ends. Even though there were several explosions on the lures we did not even get a climpse of what the fish was.

Reset the lures and worked the area for a while then moved on dreaming of what might have been.

We then continued to the north in approx 100 - 120m checking out fish trap bouys,even found a log covered in barnacles and other old gps marks till we got to the peak just after 12 without another strike. Jigged the peak for a few rat kings and bonito. One boat fishing with live bait appeared to be getting a few reasonable to good kings.

Packed up and headed back to port hacking, Back at the ramp we had been motoring/trolling for 5hrs and used over 40litres of fuel without a fish. And we'll go again soon. But going to fish the banks in two weeks time for the ANSA comp first.

Got out a T-Bone and a bottle of red for tea and just about to get in the spa before I fall asleep.

Bruce

[barreduo]

Hey Mate

Line gone was prob a wahoo. They attack the line were it hits the water and leaves a bubble trail! there have been a few caught out of Sydney in the last few weeks

Hi

Finished work at 5am, straight home and a bit of sleep out of bed and packing the boat at 8am.

Left home , fueled up and left Grays Point ramp at 930 latest start for ages.

Ignored the surface action in the Port and headed for the wild blue yonder. Headed east from port Hacking till

we saw something of interest. Happened to be a few mutton birds wandering around. We were in 90m of water so set out a spread of lures and a teaser. After about 10 min saw what was probably a free jumping beakie so worked the area for 15min without result, then continued trolling towards the east.

Got to 120 m and found a small current edge and turned left to troll along it. After about 10min there was a big splash and something missed one of the short lures,...30secs later another miss on the next lure out, then another...

getting frustrating. Then a solid hookup the line snapped from the outrigger the rod buckled over and line started to peel of the reel against a heavy drag, then nothing...no lure ...no trace ..no double, just what appeared to be a clean cut or break, no fraying no curly not ends. Even though there were several explosions on the lures we did not even get a climpse of what the fish was.

Reset the lures and worked the area for a while then moved on dreaming of what might have been.

We then continued to the north in approx 100 - 120m checking out fish trap bouys,even found a log covered in barnacles and other old gps marks till we got to the peak just after 12 without another strike. Jigged the peak for a few rat kings and bonito. One boat fishing with live bait appeared to be getting a few reasonable to good kings.

Packed up and headed back to port hacking, Back at the ramp we had been motoring/trolling for 5hrs and used over 40litres of fuel without a fish. And we'll go again soon. But going to fish the banks in two weeks time for the ANSA comp first.

Got out a T-Bone and a bottle of red for tea and just about to get in the spa before I fall asleep.

Bruce