Lineclass Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Began 2012 a mile short of the 12 mile and about 30 minutes after marking a solid fish on the HDS the shotgun went off. Fellow site member who I've been having man dates with "fishythings" grabs the penn 50 which is slowly peeling line and stick it home harder which causes the water to vanish in a massive black hole out the back and the biggest black marlin I've ever seen crashes back into the water and gets really upset. After a short burst the penn 50 is almost empty and we hadn't even finished clearing lines/teasers but had to push the drag up or we were done for sure and sure enough it goes ping about a second before the black crashes out of the water again right beside the boat, now free. Before people start about what we could have done I've been thinking about it for 36 hours now and all we could've done was fish 37 and bigger. He'd run so hard against 8+kg of drag that the spool was empty due to all belly yet the fish was only 20m away. The next few hours saw us head for the shelf with our tails between our legs after our experiences at the 12 but our day was only getting started. We popped 2 cherries, my sister in law and brother in law on a 65 ish and 110 ish stripie, anohter 5 or 6 strikes, one more loss on a JB mini Dingo, all whilst sipping beers and cooking snags! Keep up the good work Sydney, if only the missus wasn't due in 3 days I'd be out there every day! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 5-4-2 for the day. Sydney is really turning it on, spotted 2 separate free jumpers that day. Thanks for the invite. Good luck with your new addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineclass Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 5-4-2 for the day. Sydney is really turning it on, spotted 2 separate free jumpers that day. Thanks for the invite. Good luck with your new addition. Thanks for working the deck mate. Did u get my emails? The video won't email, I don't know what I'm doing wrong maybe it's too big but bring a usb stick over when u come to get your watch if u want it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryboy Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nice report, thanks. Can you explain this sentence to me though, I dont get it - " I've been thinking about it for 36 hours now and all we could've done was fish 37 and bigger. He'd run so hard against 8+kg of drag that the spool was empty due to all belly yet the fish was only 20m away" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineclass Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nice report, thanks. Can you explain this sentence to me though, I dont get it - " I've been thinking about it for 36 hours now and all we could've done was fish 37 and bigger. He'd run so hard against 8+kg of drag that the spool was empty due to all belly yet the fish was only 20m away" He was hooked on 24kg line so the drag was set at 8kg. He took the lure and ran aft for a bit, then turned and came back at the boat in a loop so fast that the reel was still being emptied in what looked like a backwards direction but actually wasn't due to a big belly in the line in the water. When a fish changes direction and runs hard they can seem to be somewhere they're not. The first indication he was beside us, not 500m aft of us, was the water 20m off our stbd side erupting in the biggest black I've been lucky enough to see. The reel was almost empty at this point and he was still charging away so we upped the drag. Even if we'd been able to chase him the line would still have that massive belly and we'd still get spooled. We never got the chance to catch up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checch Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Estimated Size of the fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineclass Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Estimated Size of the fish? I'd love to throw a number out there mate and I've got one on my mind but gamefishermen are pretty quick to eat their own without evidence and the adrenaline rush does affect your eyes but I am willing to say that the biggest black I've seen up close weighed 133 and this one dwarfed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chop Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Not a BLACK!!!! He was hooked on 24kg line so the drag was set at 8kg. He took the lure and ran aft for a bit, then turned and came back at the boat in a loop so fast that the reel was still being emptied in what looked like a backwards direction but actually wasn't due to a big belly in the line in the water. When a fish changes direction and runs hard they can seem to be somewhere they're not. The first indication he was beside us, not 500m aft of us, was the water 20m off our stbd side erupting in the biggest black I've been lucky enough to see. The reel was almost empty at this point and he was still charging away so we upped the drag. Even if we'd been able to chase him the line would still have that massive belly and we'd still get spooled. We never got the chance to catch up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Fretten Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Doubt it was a black !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangonui Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i dont doubt it one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It was a black. Found it on the sounder. Took 40 mins to raise it, took 500m of line. Was stool peeling line when it popped up greyhounding 20 meters to our starboard. Quality fish in the 120 to 150 mark. Let's all hope Sydney keeps turning it on for the next 5 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangonui Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Bad luck guys,I hooked a big black in about 60 meteres of water short of the close fad that im not willing to even guess the weight of last year we had it on for 20 minutes and 24kg just didnt stop it,I think its only a matter of time before someone knocks one of sydney over the 500 pound mark,you would have to be naive to think that they dont exist out there at the moment,if not bigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineclass Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Bad luck guys,I hooked a big black in about 60 meteres of water short of the close fad that im not willing to even guess the weight of last year we had it on for 20 minutes and 24kg just didnt stop it,I think its only a matter of time before someone knocks one of sydney over the 500 pound mark,you would have to be naive to think that they dont exist out there at the moment,if not bigger? Agree! This is where Fishythings and I differ in opinion. I reckon it was a looooong way above what he reckons. My old man has one hanging on his wall (his first) that's 133kg and this fish wouldn't have gone close to fitting on the wall. Don't forget Scotty you weren't sure that that bigger stripie was even a marlin until I reminded you we'd seen it a few times, I reckon you need a refraction mate. BTW our new lures should be here late next week. Then we should be out looking for another fish like this one. I should get a leave pass, Kathie had a little girl last night! No more high and dry awaiting the arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Black , Blue .... doesn't matter ! What does matter is an encounter with a psycho billfish that melts a reel and charges the boat.....thats what its all about! Bad luck losing it but it just makes you more addicted. Congrats to all involved in the baby too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineclass Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Cheers Issue, and love the attitude. It had a big stick and it was willing to use it, that's how I ended up in this position.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xib Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I dont doubt it was a black. we hooked one in 60ftms off kiama on thursday that i could of sworne was a blue the way it was jumping in circles,greyhounding and charging at the boat.it wasnt until we got the fish on the trace that we realized it was a big black of over 130kg. unfortunatly we straitend the hooks on the trace only 300mm off the tagpole Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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