Robroy Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Great fish well done! Regards Bob & Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seazar Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Thanks fellas. Just a bit of trivia and info for anyone going out during the week. Both albacores had empty stomaches besides our cube trail. YFT had only a couple of cubes in its stomache but had a flying fish in its belly almost bones only. All fish were caught north of Heatons on the cube and all at the same time. I can't tell you the temp as our Garmin seems to have a calibration issue which showed the hottest water at 16.4 deg. Which is severely out. I also forgot to mention that my mate caught the fin on a Samaki jig stick and snapped the rod half way into his fight and managed to bring her in with only a stripper guide. And after a long stretch of the flying gaff while she was still green we landed it. Very lucky. Tho he was happy about the tuna, he was not so about his rod. Wasn't even loaded enough to warrant such a disaster. Especially with 3 to 400 dollar rod. Did anyone else get lucky?? Edited July 7, 2013 by Seazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Nice fish seazar! bitter sweet with the rod snapping! Engine problems mean we did get out of the berth. Shattered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfishin Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Good one mate. I was meant to be going out off kiama but called it off in the morning, Checked the wind before i left and was blowing 20 knots ssw at gerroa at 3am and forecast to hang around. Was heaps keen to get out there but played it safe. Did anyone else go out down south? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Breaking a rod that way is far better than slamming it in the car door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seazar Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Breaking a rod that way is far better than slamming it in the car door! Hahaha too true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieflash Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Well done mate,thats a lot of sushi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Awesome fish mate, but what do you do with that many kilos of fillets? Very interested cos when I get my first one I want some idea what to do with it! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seazar Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Awesome fish mate, but what do you do with that many kilos of fillets? Very interested cos when I get my first one I want some idea what to do with it! Cheers scratchie!!! There's only about 15 to 18 kilos of meat from a tuna that size. Its usually between three fishos. That means three families and three friends each. Because you always give a bit to your mates. A kilo usually goes on the day for sushimi. Another kilo or two for BBQ. As you'd be suprised at who comes out of the wood works when they find out you've caught a tuna. Then the rest divided up. Next day you eat prep another big sushimi sesh and BBQ amongst your own friend and family. By that time you have had enough and pack a few kilos for yourself in the freezer and the rest you give away. Which is not much. Best to pack them pre cut in bags of three in a sealed bag. Don't cut slabs too big as you will waste it. You'd be suprised at how it goes quickly. Edited July 10, 2013 by Seazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 There's only about 15 to 18 kilos of meat from a tuna that size. Its usually between three fishos. That means three families and three friends each. Because you always give a bit to your mates. A kilo usually goes on the day for sushimi. Another kilo or two for BBQ. As you'd be suprised at who comes out of the wood works when they find out you've caught a tuna. Then the rest divided up. Next day you eat prep another big sushimi sesh and BBQ amongst your own friend and family. By that time you have had enough and pack a few kilos for yourself in the freezer and the rest you give away. Which is not much. Best to pack them pre cut in bags of three in a sealed bag. Don't cut slabs too big as you will waste it. You'd be suprised at how it goes quickly. Thanks seazar! I wondered if they freeze ok because most tuna you see is served fresh. Once again, great catch, well done! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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