Scent Blazer Lures Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) After coming across last weeks temp break and not finding a fish we decided it was only right to head offshore and wide in search of anything fishy!! A quick look at the temp charts and we found that the water was hooting down the hill and warm!! So we headed out and wide in search of anything wanting to take a Scent Blazer… Sydney is simply the prettiest city from every angle. A quick weather check showed the wind 12knots of SSW and the swell of a meter from the SSE so off we went. Our plan was to run out to the shelf and drop the lures in and head east to find a remote temp change or bait or even fish! First stop was to pick up part one of the crew at north Sydney than off to Rushcutters bay for a quick re fuel and than pick up Adam at Sydney Game Fishing Club. Many a fish have hung from the gantry of this iconic game fishing building... After picking up the crew and re fueling we headed up the harbour and rounded south head were it was very calm due to the West in the wind, a mile off Sydney the conditions changed with a couple of knots hooting down the hill against the wind and swell cause the swell to pick up a little but comfortable to cruise a 20 knots… three miles south east of south head we came across a National Geographic type scene with hundreds of Gannets, dolphins and other sea birds diving on a school of big Slimy Mackerel. Gannets circle for their next opportunity to drop out of the sky and into a school of scared baitfish below... We slowed down and dragged a few lures around the feeding birds a few times but nothing showed interest in the lures so we picked it up and continued to head east to the shelf where we would drop in the spread and find fish, well that was the plan… The further east we traveled the less fishy it became, the water temp stayed on 24.0 the whole afternoon with the only change a very slight 0.1 degree!! After reaching the shelf we dropped in a spread of Scent Blazers that we loaded on our way out with Pilchards and Slimy Mackerel. In the spread we had 3 prototypes, a Nano weighted down and two Small lures, a Purple Frigate and a Green Luminator. The green Luminator, a deadly lure with the addition of bait and green LED's. With the spread out we headed east and kept our eyes peeled for anything fishy… after trolling for 3 hours and not seeing a thing, no birds no bait and no fish we decided to deploy our new Gopro for the first time. It was amazing to use the wifi feature and watch the camera take off into the sky above the boat and the spread; it really showed how small we are in a big ocean!! We were able to watch the spread as we continued to troll in search of fish, now we have cameras above and below the surface. The camera worked a treat and we were able to bring it down and change the angle, bringing it in front of the boat around and over the spread, it was amazing. By this stage we were 40 nm east of Sydney and not seeing a change in the water or fishing so we decided to turn the boat around and head back towards the shelf. We continued to troll as the sun fell. Testing the Scent Blazer Skycam, taking go pros to a new level! There really isnt a limit with GoPros, our eyes in the sky... Video to come... As we were trolling back towards the shelf we came across bait on the sounder and then a few moments later we were on, well by on I mean the lure had caught something and continued to pull it along. It wasn’t even big enough to pull the clip on the rigger or even pull drag!! After a short wind in this little frigate Mackerel came aboard. Now these prototypes seriously catch anything!! Everything eats a Scent Blazer!! Even the bait fish are eating Scent Blazers The fish was a juvenile little Tunny Tuna and it was to be the only fish we would see as the sun dipped below our city skyline and disappeared leaving only the sharp, cold breeze from that southerly. It was a fairly smooth run back in as there were no fish traps, no boats and the moon created a light path back to our home port. There is something special about being out at sea at night, a sense of calm. After dropping the crew back to their pick up points we headed for home. Our City Skyline just dipping over the edge... Until the next bite… Its great to have a range of lures out as you never know what you will encounter, check out this pack. it has a lure for every species: http://scentblazer.com/Products/tabid/292/ProdID/1241/Game_Fishing_Lure_Pack_6__Six_Pack.aspx Check out this video, All Day Lure Trolling on a Trollpro Gopro Tight Lines Andrew SBC Edited May 15, 2013 by Scent Blazer Lures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 omg those pics and vid are amazing. were the pics taken by the go pro? im hinting for one for my bday off the missus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DvS- Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 That was a nice read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Must be something on those frigates. We found a quick 8 on Saturday between the shelf and browns. As soon as we dropped the Xmas tree back, they were on again and again. Did not pull drag on 8kg. Love those photo's. is that gopro on a kite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattart Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Could I ask how you set up your "skycam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautica Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Did you use the kite camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hey Guys, Yea they were shot from a go pro:) yea just used a cheap kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattart Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Was that this Wednsday the 15th? We cancelled the day as the BOM were talking 25knot NorWesterlies. The only thing worse than the weather lately is the forecasts although I must admit once it has some West in the forecast it often become variable between offshore and coastal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Was that this Wednsday the 15th? We cancelled the day as the BOM were talking 25knot NorWesterlies. The only thing worse than the weather lately is the forecasts although I must admit once it has some West in the forecast it often become variable between offshore and coastal. that was Tuesday the 14th, wasn't what they predicted, anything with West or South I add up to 20% on what sea breeze predict. The BOM do note that it can be up to 40% stronger than predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mc Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Wow those shots from the kite are great. Gonna have to get myself a gopro. just out of interest how do you keep the camera stable and not spinning under the kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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