roosterman Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) After pulling out of a trip 2 weeks ago down bermi that my mates cleaned up on anticipation was very high. The Bluefin after that hot bite went very very wide but by Thursday the longliners were shooting strings in close again .. Friday came we all met up and off we go for the 5 hr odd trip to beautiful Bermagui for some product testing and photo shoot. When down bermi ya gotta get a coffee and b&e roll off scotty at bermi bait n tackle as well as info of whats on and where so after breakkie sat morn we head off around 7am ish. the bar was working and we watched a trailerboat cross at stupid time with big air then we hammered over the lull to a rolling sea with big gaps between sets. we head out wide and with rainy skies,great water spouts and anticipation was high . the great thing we quickly learned is how good the fishoes are at sharing as radio chatter co-ords and call ins of a bite happened.. off we head and from what i learned later the first boats heading out had multiple hookups well short of first call in and a pack was formed.. as we neared the pack zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz multiple rods screamin and the game was on . we pull spread and fish in and jigs,poppers etc flying everywhere. i land mine and after a 5 min break i give a sinking stickbait and cast out for my first time.now i can rest a little let lure sink then rip it in as this worked for the boys 2 weeks ago. a half hearted rip...pause... rip again then the hots 83h/stella 10k combo goes nuts zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz shit....... we have guys everywhere hooked up so i get out the front.im now up front load up good turn fish then bugger comes back and under ..... i move around front meanwhile my backs screamin as much as the reel.it has another half run towards back then i hear guys scream as a big thump on line..bugger musta crossed lines but i still have weight.. it comes around alot heavier and straight up/down now but not much up .after the fish near breaks me i get color an see a nice big bf with my stickbait impailed in its side and not crossed lines as lured pulled outa mouth and jagged him..... bugger me no wonder i struggled to lift him,its not just because im soft.. . . fish were moving a bit so after a while we move on put spread out then bang repeat process. we start to realise that more fish were hitting deep baits/jigs better so we start doing kingy style jigging. move locate drop .. fish moved on so we left to locate them leaving the crowds.. after a while we find the mother load again.z zzzzzzzzzzzzzz multiples again .. we call the locals in and we all enjoy the fun... we kept 7 on first day and easily released a dozen or so.. the weather was supposed to be messy sunday so when we boarded it was amazing to see better cond than sat.clear skies flat seas ,wooohooo we were pumped.. well how different 2 days can be,i still recon it was because of alot less boats out but we eventually find them around lunchtime with all quad or 5 way hookup.. wooooooohoooooooooooo the tuna dance was highlight with over/under/around bugger im getting dizzy here... we get a couple of em then repeat yesterdays techniques. we call it in and straight away i see 3 boats howlin towards us.. after 15 mins or so with a few fish i look up to see a crowd of boats again.it was getting late and we head back leaving fish to beat bad weather and darkness over bar. not long after we left an 80 was boated with a 65 soon after on a double but we were comitted to getting home now very tired/sore and experianced the most amazing 2 days fishing ever for me.. we got fish from 30 to 55kg and some good fish lost also.. tally for sunday was 3 kept and about 10 released i think. if you have a chance to go just do it as it will prob get better over next few weeks if conditions are good.. trailerboats that do browns here should be able to do it but it will be very busy with news of good schools in close again. we saw a 103kg barrel get weighed sat so the barrels are there if ya can find them. my mail has them still going off with bigger ones amongst them but weathers not been good this week. enjoy the pics and vid. cheers....steve.... my backs stuffed so couldnt lift em proper and forget trying the big boys lol... Edited June 21, 2012 by roosterman
Benzeenees Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 great fishing and great report. How far out were you?
roosterman Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 great fishing and great report. How far out were you? there were no birds etc you just troll looking for schools.yr sounder is best weapon also as at times they were staying down 40-70meters and we would jig them if no lure went off.. we went about 25-28 mile out at most sat and sunday they were in closer.. hope this helps.. cheers...steve....
Luringbream Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 So when will they hit Sydney? Only one way to find out! Apparently theres the odd report here and there. Alot of people like to keep it to themselves. I was hoping to get out this weekend but the winds will probably keep me searching for snapper instead.
adjustedpete Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Awesome, Im lookin forward to my charter even more now... glad to see your leaving a couple for the poor folk...
roosterman Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 Yes there is bf off sydney but alot of water between fish but if you get lucky they are very good fish.. I would swap all the ones we got down bermi to tangle with a big barrel off sydney again .
zen801 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hi Steve, Mate that is a day to remember forever. My mouth waters just thinking about taking one of those beasts home. We are hitting the northern beaches reefs saturday looking for snapper if the weather holds. Mike
pepi.. Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Excellent report and photos! They are just such an amazing fish, cant wait to get amongst them. cheers, Joe
Penguin Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Good work to the anglers involved some nice sbt's there, I want some action like that off Sydney. cheers
little marlin Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Great report mate and nice photos. Seems like an awesome fishing weekend
Chris 55 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 well deserved Steve good to see you out there into some quality fish
arpie Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Good on ya, Steve!! Terrific results! Good to see you getting amongst it!! Roberta
roosterman Posted June 28, 2012 Author Posted June 28, 2012 Thx guys, you to roberta . Lol. Was looking at some more footage last night and a little shot of adrenaline was pumping . Was an amazing experiance thats for sure. It has quietened down bermi a little but good news is very big fish still on chew off here but you have to find the schools.. Good luck to those heading out this w/e.
taloyoak Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 WOW Steve- what a good read and great photos, thanks so much for sharing. You are one lucky man! Cheers, Matt
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