Dangas Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 What a hectic run of Bluefin off Sydney it has been over the last few weeks. Its been incredible, i have never experienced anything like this. The last few weeks have been painful having to read all these reports of Bluefin from my work desktop. Thursday was finally the day. Loaded up the boat with the heavy gear with the plan to head "east" till we find the fin. We put the lures out about 2nm west of Browns. About 1nm to Browns we see a couple of terns scouting around and a bit of bait, then ZZZZZZZZ .... one of the rod goes off with a massive run. This was a BIG fish, definitely no stripe tuna. Within a minute of picking up the rod, the fish throws the hook. We will never know what it was. We keep pushing east and hook up to some Albacore up to 9kg and heaps of stripe tuna. Still no FIN. We keep pushing east and we are now well over 500fathoms. I see a group of boats including a few charter boats circling an area and we go over to see what the fuss is about. Not much was happening so we did a few laps then made the call to keep pushing east. What a great call because within 10mins we were hooked up. What a RUN The big TLD50 was losing line like it was on freespool. That first run was incredible. The next 1hr 20 mins was spent fighting the fish. Eventually we get it close enough to the boat to get a perfect gaff to the head. We haul the fish onto the deck and high fives all round. My body is now broken, hands shaking and exhausted. There were only two on board and we were both buggered. 65kg of Bluefin was more than enough for a feed so we call it a day and head back in. I have just spent half the day today cleaning the tuna and the boat and doing the rounds to relo's and friends. ITs amazing how fast 65kg of premium bluefin tuna can dissapear. Even the head and bones were taken and used. Here's what i did with some of my portion. I will write more on this in another post. Thanks for reading, and get out there while theyre still around. cheers Dangas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Great stuff mate! Lovely fin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Nice cooking there Dangas! and awsome fishing to boot to get the blue fin!. :1yikes: What lure did you troll to get them? and how much Petrol is it to get to browns then troll and back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 There we go! Been waiting on this report and pics! Ur phone call on thursday arvo got me so hyped up. Awesome job buddy! bet the fin tasted real good as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacko69 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Awesome catch mate, I'm heading out Monday and hope you might be able to give me a few tips like what lure you were using and what was the temp of the water you were in, also did you have to go as far as Heatons or were they just past Browns. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssantoro Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 that's awesome mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacko69 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Nice cooking there Dangas! and awsome fishing to boot to get the blue fin!. :1yikes: What lure did you troll to get them? and how much Petrol is it to get to browns then troll and back? Hi Formosan, Ive got a 6m bar crusher with a 140hp 4 stroke and a 130ltr tank and I use around 20 litres to get to Browns cruising at around 18-22 knots then if I troll for a few hours by the time I get back Ive still got half a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifestyle Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Nice cooking there Dangas! and awsome fishing to boot to get the blue fin!. :1yikes: What lure did you troll to get them? and how much Petrol is it to get to browns then troll and back? every boat is different mate, if you aren't experienced don't just go straight out so far, these fish are getting caught up to 40 nautical miles out, that is a long way to go, you need to know your boat inside out and know exactly how much fuel it uses in both calm and rough conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Great cooking and sishimi yummmmmmmm great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vo2c88 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Wow what a catch. Dreaming of the day I get off.to tackle one of these beasts. Top effort guys I guess persistence pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Great fish Sbt's go nice on the bbq cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangas Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) What lure did you troll to get them? and how much Petrol is it to get to browns then troll and back? Formosan, we used 3 lures in the spread. I would normally run 5 but only had 2 on board and it would have been too much if we had a multiple hook up. That day i had 2 x rapala xrap 30's and a Zuker feather. The rapala xrap in purple got hit on that day. Ive got a Suzuki 4 stroke 115hp and my onboard computer showed that i used 75l that day. It would depend very much on engine size, boat load, and weather conditions. I have a 160l fuel tank and most big trips out wide would not use more than 80-90L on my boat. There we go! Been waiting on this report and pics! Ur phone call on thursday arvo got me so hyped up. Awesome job buddy! bet the fin tasted real good as well! Hey Quintrex, yeh its been a tiring few days, i spent most of yesterday cleaning up the boat and the tuna. There is nothing like SBT sashimi. The meat is so fatty and full of flavour. It was like butter in your mouth. But the best would be eating the sashimi today, because it tastes best after its been aged for two days to develop the flavours and texture. Edited July 14, 2012 by Dangas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangas Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Awesome catch mate, I'm heading out Monday and hope you might be able to give me a few tips like what lure you were using and what was the temp of the water you were in, also did you have to go as far as Heatons or were they just past Browns. Thanks for your help Hi Stacko, It seemed like the divers were working better than skirts out there. We had a friend who was using skirts and caught nothing, then decided to switch over to x-raps and had a double hook up. The water temps were a constant 19-19.5 degrees. There was no real big temp breaks. There were boats out at Heatons but didnt hear much caught out that way. I think there were more caught just wide of the 500 Fa. But things change everyday, and tomorrow they might be further out or closer in. I think a good plan would be to set the lures at Browns and make your way to Heatons until you find something. Thats what we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangas Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hey Dang, Your going to have to post the recipes as that looks delicious.It took Brett, me and Russell 3.5 hrs to dress the 2 fish on Fri and that was fish that were already gutted and beheaded. That belly meat is a big hit with sashimi crowd. Took some down the pub and the seagulls appeared from everywhere. Cheers Greg Hey Rads, Those dishes are pretty simple and easy to do, i dont have any recipes but i can tell you off the top of my head next time i see you. The belly piece is the most tastiest sashimi you will ever eat. In Japan it is highly prized and worth several hundred dollars a kilo. It contains the highest fat content and just melts in your mouth when you eat it. I saved a slab of the belly just for me and gave the rest of the tuna away. I have been resting the meat in the fridge since thursday and it should be ready to eat tonight. Cant wait it should be good. It has taken me two days to clean the boat and prepare the fish, so i can imagine what two fish wouldve been like. My boat was totally hammered, it took 1.5 hours to clean off all the blood and scales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hey Dangas What a top report and fish!!! Well done! To catch such a great fish on your own boat is a great achievement!! and fresh SBT sashim..... drooooool. Looks like I might need to get a second (larger) boat for some offshore action myself! Trung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shole01 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 awesome work the head alone would be awesome for canh chua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangas Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hey Dangas What a top report and fish!!! Well done! To catch such a great fish on your own boat is a great achievement!! and fresh SBT sashim..... drooooool. Looks like I might need to get a second (larger) boat for some offshore action myself! Trung Hi Trung, youre more than welcome to come on my boat, provided you take me for one of your hectic lure sessions over the botany bay shallows on your boat during summer. awesome work the head alone would be awesome for canh chua Hey mate, gotta love vietnamese cooking. The good old "canh chua" is the solution for every time you dont know what to do with a particular fish, its either make "canh chua" or "ca kho". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I regret not coming but at the end of the day i still got a feed lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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