Scent Blazer Lures Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Over the last week we have been some work done to the boat so with that all sorted we decided to head east to a temp break that was wide of Sydney!! Our plan was to head to the temp break and find our long Sickle friends, the Yellowfin Tuna… With a quick look at the weather and Sea Surface Temp the night before I met peter down at the boat the following morning, we picked up some ice and continued up the harbour where we picked up the last crew member, a quick fuel stop and a tactic revise and we were off!! Slight Sou'westers to bring that winter chill Truly a beautiful city we have... As we rounded south head we were greeted by a lazy long swell and zero wind, the run out to the shelf was great cruising at 20+ knots, on our way out the temperature didn’t move much from 20.6, occasionally going up to 21.0 over a long distance. There was a lot of bird life from the coast to the shelf and beyond! Spirits were high as we set out on our quest to find a possible Yellowfin Tuna or two… As we approached the shelf we noticed a lot of bait and Tuna Birds, Stormy Pectorals to be exact… We decided that now would be a great time to put the lures in the water so we quickly loaded a spread of Scent Blazers with pilchards and mackerel, deploying them one by one. We were using a range of different sizes, a Medium Slant Head Skipjack, a Small Slant Head Green Luminator, a Mini Pusher Sardine a Nano and a few Prototypes. Within minutes of setting the spread we were on and hooked up!! Getting our Spread ready to deploy Birds are a great way to find pelagic fish such as Tuna, keep a close eye on the birds and you might find the Tuna near by! This fish took the prototype lure hard and fast, we first thought it was a small YellowFin but after a short tussle and jumbo Stripy came aboard then we looked at each other and said yep the prototype works! After re setting the spread we got out the Troll pro and set it in position, I noticed a current line and headed towards it with only a moment after crossing it we hooked up again but this time it jumped, “A dolphin fish in the cold water” I thought to myself, ah these lures seriously catch everything. Big Striped Tuna are common on the search for Yellowfin and are great fun!! The Colours on these Striped Tuna are amazing and really look great alongside the boat, Marlin Candy!! After a quick fight we brought it on board, it was a nice little surprise, as we didn’t expect it in 20.4 degree water. The best part about this capture is that it fell to the prototype!! This lure is the perfect size as this is what the fish were eating. As we checked the stomach contents of the Dollie we found a bunch of little baitfish, so I guess matching the hatch works!! Notice how the fish has been hooked in the top of the mouth, this was assisted by the Hook Lock as it keep the hook facing up! Matching the hatch is the best way to catch pelagic species on lures, most times they wont even look at a lure if it isnt the right size. We continued east to the marks of the temp change, as we crossed the 500 fathom line we were starting to mark bait, sauries, small baitfish and stripies. The place was alive with the first whale of the season cruising past on our port, a big pod of Pilot whales causally gliding around, it looked fishy… As we continued east we marked bait after bait school but nothing on it, the bait was pretty flighty with no pelagics in sight. A boat near by was cubing but they to didn’t turn a reel. In the distance we could see what looked like a current break so we headed over and boy were we right! As I crossed the distinct line the temp jumped from 20.7 to 22.7!! This was the temp break I saw on the computer and boy was it right. Big Stripies cant resist lures being pulled past their face, the size of the lure counts!! There were birds, bait and a crazy temp change but no predatory fish to be seen. The current ran from 500 fathoms to South East of Heaton’s Hill, some 15nm. We worked the area very hard from where the other boat was cubing to south east of Heaton’s in 2200 Fathoms…the prototype continued to catch jumbo stripy after jumbo stripy as we continued the search for a bigger pelagic. We zig zagged out to 2200 fathoms then turned and zig zagged our way in towards the 500 fathom line. We continued to browns where the sun dipped bellow the city skyline and we pulled the gear in and headed home. The run in was pleasant as there wasn’t a wave insight… Sunsets like this are worth fishing till dusk, its also a great time to come across tuna!! To sum it up, It looked extremely fishy and wont be long before our long Sickle friends show up to our waters and test our angling skills but until then tight lines… See why Tuna prefer Scent Blazer Lures. Get Scent Blazer Tuna Lures at: http://scentblazer.com/Products/tabid/292/ProdID/1212/Game_Fishing_Lure_Pack_2__Tuna.aspx Andrew, Scent Blazer Crew www.scentblazer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Great report and some great pics there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meiji Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 welldone team! the color on that tuna is simply amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanemills Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Nice work guys hope the Finn turn up soon hanging for sushimi. Those prototype lures look awesome hurry up and get them on the market. Would work a treat with those led lights in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reubs Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Nice one fellas, those striped tuna look amazing.. I will need to get one into my boat! meanwhile if you need an extra volunteer to be on deck give me a yell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredog Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Man, great report. I suddenly want to buy a bigger boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Thanks guys, we are working on the prototype, it literally catches everything!! Tight Lines Andrew SBC www.scentblazer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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