tonez Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Gday Raiders I rarely post reports as i rarely have worth reporting and dont get out fishing nearly as much as i love to. But i am lucky enough to work with Pete, owner of "Akuma", a 30 ft Rampage game fishing boat. Akuma usually lives at Nelson Bay marina but this year Pete brought her down to sydney for the winter. Here is a pic of akuma So on Saturday Pete calls me saying that he is taking Akuma back to Nelson Bay for the marlin season and would i like to come along on the trip? We would head straight out to the bait station, throw some lures out and troll north until we head back into Port Stephens. Sure I said. Now i had been on Akuma a few times and each time landed huge fish such as Dolphin fish and Wahoo both over 1.2m, and had raised but never landed a marlin. So i guess you can say Pete knows how to find fish. So off we went, straight to the bait station, spread 4 skirts out, auto pilot on and we settle in for the long journey ahead. Seas around sydney were about 1m and were expected to rise to 2m further north. Wind was light, about 10 knots. After a couple of hours we had seen no bait, no birds, and certainly no fish. Then on the radio to another boat, we hear that they had tagged 3 marlin further north at this place called the car park. "get those lures in and lets go" said Pete. So we did. And he gunned it North for an hour straight, along the shelf. Then engines wound down to trolling speed and Pete said we were now about 7 miles south of the car park so spread the lures. So we did. As soon as the lures were in i decided to make a sandwich as i was feeling peckish in the long journey. I was still cutting the tomato and the lures had been in the water for less than 10 minutes when I hear Pete shout "Marlin" and at the same time, the starboard outrigger detaches the line and we hear a loud zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz as line comes off the Tiagra and then nothin. its gone we thought then we both see a dorsal fin rise up on the same lure, then a splash then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the Tiagra 80W is screaming off strike drag and the T curve is bent pointing in the direction of the fish. We scramble to get the other lines in and Pete orders me to grab the rod. So I did. I picked up the 24 kg outfit out of the holder while it was still screaming and held it while it continued to scream. When it slowed down, i looked at the Tiagra and more than half of the line had been taken. So the long fight began, with several jumps and several runs and me saying to Pete some time in between "you didnt tell me this was such hard work". My arms were beginning to hurt but it was me or the fish. About 35 minutes into it, and after some precision boat manovering by Pete, i can see the wind on leader and a huge shape in the water. Now it was only 2 of us in the boat so Pete grabs the leader, i put the rod down in a holder and grab the tag pole and after a couple of air swings i managed to tag it. Then i grabbed the camera and took this lovely pick. Pete called it for 80kg stripie. It was hooked in the lower jaw perfectly, although one of the 2 hooks on the rig was broken. Pete pulled the hook out and grabbed it by the bill. We swam the fish to get it goin again and off it went. I was huffed and puffed, big smile on my face, Pete handed me a beer and it went down like silk. Not long after, we pulled up gear and powered into Port Stephens to beat the oncoming storm. Flags were raised on the way in. Thanks Pete for an awsome trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi mate, That's fantastic. Things are starting early up there. Your first is something you never forget and it makes all those quiet days worth the effort. Hope the next one comes very soon. Well done........ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exhail Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well done on landing your first and great report. Good to hear they're on their way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proline Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Congrats mate! Now let the addiction begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Congrats on your 1st Marlin cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaffsta Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Awsome stuff mate good on ya, your smile says it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonez Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks guys. Definitely an experience not to be forgotten. I hope you all get a few this season. Tight lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEF MAGIC CHARTERS Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Congratulations Tonez on your first marlin. Hopefully it's a good sign for the upcoming season up there!! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuggler Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Good work and congrats on your first marlin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidteasel Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 well done on your first marlin, hope there is many more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Congrats on your 1st marlin. Great stuff. Always nice when the call to wind em in and move pays off. May it be the first of many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 well done mate it takes about a month to loose the grin cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RipRunner Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Congrats on the marlin! Awesome fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well done on your first marlin. I did the same this week and what an experience it is to catch one, feel their power and then to release such a magnificent creature. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonez Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well done on your first marlin. I did the same this week and what an experience it is to catch one, feel their power and then to release such a magnificent creature. Mike Congrats mate. It sure is an experience to be remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaki10 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Never knew you went marlin fishing that report had me really excited good on you tony that was a great catch I'll be sure to add that to my bucket list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agro78 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nice catch it's the best feeling your first marlin you will never forget it. I sure as hell didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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