jarvis689 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hey all, After spending a lot of time (probably too much at work) reading here and picking up whatever tips I can, it has finally all paid off. I bought a nice boat a couple of years ago with the hope that I can one day find and catch my own big game Fish. Went out today from broken bay to try again with higher hopes after some reports and a look at the temperatures. Around midday the dream finally happened, the left rod went off screaming and I could see the bill smashing around out the back. What a rush! My mate got the decks cleared quickly and efficiently whilst I held on. We then played it well and had it at the boat after about 15 minutes. Then got it off at a nice distance from the boat as I had no intention of keeping it or having the potential damage trying to bring it in. Happy the gear and knots all held up. Caught on 15kg on a Shimano TLD 20. Was off long reef area in 105m of water. It was 23.2 when we got it. Fair few birds out and some big schools of bait around. Was kinda hoping for a big dolly to take home but no complaints. We only managed a little bit of video as we were both a bit preoccupied. If anyone could help with a guess at what it is it would be appreciated. It was about 1.40m-1.60m long (not including the beak). Anyway, thanks for the tips on this site. Don't think I could have done it without. https://youtu.be/3QNGhbQ7_cE Cheers (now it's time to invest in some outriggers so I can run a better spread rather than my hacked together rod holders out the side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croydon Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Congratulations mate, it's bloody great when you get the first one!! Hard to tell from your video, but most likely a small black marlin. As for outriggers, check out the site sponsors Seriously Stainless, Gary has some great outriggers at a very reasonable price. Good luck with the next one, hope it's not too far away. Cheers........ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well done mate! You'll always remember your first! It's great to see that fishraider contributed in some way to it! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 not a great deal of air footage but after freezing shot it has fixed pectorals..little black..rick..congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvis689 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) On 12/01/2017 at 10:04 PM, rickmarlin62 said: not a great deal of air footage but after freezing shot it has fixed pectorals..little black..rick..congrats Thanks mate. There was a lot of jumping throughout the fight which was awesome. This is about as good as it gets from the video. Edited January 14, 2017 by jarvis689 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escaped Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well done on the fish mate. Is that a 575 Cruise Craft Explorer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvis689 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Escaped said: Well done on the fish mate. Is that a 575 Cruise Craft Explorer? It's actually the 625 outsider. A little bit older but keen eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapper Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nice close and local fish. I'll be out there next weekend. Hope to be as lucky. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Congratulations, it can be a very long wait trying to find the first one. Hopefully the next will be hot on its heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Awesome! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Signing Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 First ones always the hardest. Now you'll be hooked for life. Say goodbye to any savings as it all ends up invested in tiagra's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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