stickybeak Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Fishing Port Stephens today Went solo no crew and Scratchie says he has a job now ? Weather was too good to pass up. Went to the carpark no swell 5-10 knots all day Only 3 other boats fishing there a little wider than me . Good current line running South through the carpark and a good temp break 21. 4 - 23. 2 No bait was found so pulled lures had 6 strikes on marlin black and stripes between 10 -12.30 All in the same area the last one stuck and 60 min later 100kg black marlin tagged on 24kg Very stubborn fish he was. , packed up at 1-30 left them biting headed for home at 24 knots Top day for fishing Good luck Stickybeak https://vimeo.com/116051729 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheungo8 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Awsome fish mate, especially running solo.. What lure is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VViCKiD Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Awesome fish! Great effort. One dumb question, how did u remove the hooks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well mate, we ain't all millionaires like your self. Lol. Top fish champion, very jealous. To land that solo is an effort itself. It's not something that everyone can do but I know you have the experience. Let's hope the weathers good for Friday, I may just have a day off! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 great fish great effort and i love the pics and vid. looks like a top run off fish this year cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I think the thing to do is go solo fishing it seems to be the thing now, Better results WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH1952 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well done on the fish A great effort solo, you must have everything sorted to get pictures and a vid and still get the fish top effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickybeak Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks guys The lure is my favourite- top gun - Apollo in pink and blue Had the fish at the boat and tagged in 20 min but was way too green to hold and took off again and went deep another 40 min later had him at the boat again. This is where you have everything ready next to you gloves I put one on for tracing and holding the fishes bill , pliers to get the hooks out , a knife ready just incase you have to cut the line , phone for photos and your go pro Have footage of the marlin and Mahi Mahi the other day on go pro But have to wait till iam back home for the footage upload didn't bring my computer away Good luck if you get out A little video from phone Stickybeak https://vimeo.com/116107014 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy454 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well done mate, I caught my first also yesterday (post below yours) and like yourself solo so I know exactly what your feeling,unreal. I was not as organised as you though leaving my go pro at home- doh!. I got photos and video on my phone but only one photo was clear and the video was of water lol. Do you mount your go pro on the boat dash or on your head?. Once again well done mate and tight lines. Paddy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickybeak Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Paddy I mostly mount the go pro on the dash but I found it only gets the back of the boat. Lately I have had it mounted on a pole for side shots and mainly underwater shots I use a timber broom stick pole I found this works better a lot of water pressures against the pole even when boat is just in gear Hope this helps Stickybeak Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy454 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the info Stickbeak,I will give it a try or at least have it onboard lol. I was thinking the go pro might go ok mounted on the Bimini frame/rod holders looking down towards the transom. Tight lines mate Edited January 7, 2015 by Paddy454 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy2014 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nice work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simda Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Congratulations, Awesome effort Solo Marlin and great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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