Broken Bay FADs

[mrpasqualie]

Hi raiders

planning a 22klm trip this Sat. Has anyone been there lately and with any success. I only do 8 knots so its a three hour journey sometimes depending on current from barrenjoey. Would appreciate any feedback.

Wishing you nall tight lines.

[josamill]

If you're going 22kms @ 8kts will take 90 mins

[Noodles]

@bigjewie - Not much at the Swansea FAD last week. The dollies were still undersized and in fact there were tiny ones jumping that were not much bigger than a pilly. I thought it would be better as there was heaps of floating debris from the rivers. I have heard of some good fish taken from under the ships though. The water was very green and cloudy at 22 C with a weak uphill current. I did manage to catch them on skirt lures briefly before they wised up. I could see them but they wouldn't take a bait or metal. This time last year they were in good number and much bigger and there was striped tuna as well.

@josamill - in big jewie's defence, he did say 8 knots takes him 3 hours sometimes depending on current. 8 knots would be his speed over water, not over the bottom, so with an opposing current it will obviously take longer to get there. Add to that the need to tack about for comfort into the swell and sea and it is quite possible for a theoretical 90 minute trip to run close to 3 hours.

I can be out in 30 minutes after crossing the bar if I run on the plane at 4000 rpm all the way (which is pretty rare) while others days it can take take me just about an hour. Anything much worse than that and I don't go.