JonD Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) This post was recognized by mrsswordfisherman! "What a report! Fabulous photos and story." JonD was awarded the badge 'Great Content' and 300 points. Had a busy couple of weeks with my youngest daughter and her boyfriend visiting from the NT. So far managed to get her boyfriend some pretty amazing beach catches and 5 marlin, not to mention the light tackle bream, bass and flathead stuff. The marlin have been going pretty crazy from Merimbula to Jervis Bay and we are smack in the middle at Narooma. Marlin are being seen from land jumping and caught in the shallows to the shelf. Our last trip out from Narooma we had a large black marlin free jumping straight at us just after passing through the bar. Water temps have been extremely high, so even a few cobia and wahoo have been caught down this way. Some days we are in 24'c where we encounter blacks, stripped and blue marlin all in one day and others just black marlin in the hotter water up to 27'c. Finding any bait schools either at the surface or down deep is often key to getting among the marlin, even if you don't see them on the sounder its worth putting a live bait out as you catch bait as most of our fish have been instant off the first bait we find. Two of the kids onboard got to do the driving and leading (lining) the fish, which added to the the release time but was good experience for them. Live bait works best trolled with the boat in gear at its slowest speed, working over the bait schools. Outfists can be anything from heavy tiagra gear to spin outfits. Personally I prefer heavy spin as Im able to get fish in far quicker with this gear. A decent spin outfit for me is used with the rod in my dominate hand, meaning I have more power and control of the rod in that hand. Also not being strapped into all the awkward harness gear works well for me but others like all that stuff. The striped marlin have been the quickest to get alongside the boat with the black and blue marlin doing more deep fishing battles which involve moving off the fish to try and get them to come up. This method works but they soon head back down if you give them chance. Been seeing plenty of albatross and Risso's dolphins out wide, which I must admit to getting very distracted by. Edited March 17, 2023 by JonD 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 A few more shots. 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Few more. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Hopefully this report ticks more boxes in regards to location and tackle etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Fantastic photos there Jon. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Brilliant Jon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 What a special couple of weeks, brilliant report and quality pics as usual to back it up. The mention of marlin in close always takes my mind back to the glory days, live baiting the Jervis Bay rock ledges. Thanks for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 great stuff! Fantastic photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 WOW what a cracker of a post JonD. Fantastic photos show the excitement of all on board. Well done everybody. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrxhoon1 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Well done Jon, great photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Great report. Super, Super photos. Well done to you & your Team. Hopefully the powers to be will reward you & the Team. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 12:33 PM, JonD said: Hopefully this report ticks more boxes in regards to location and tackle etc. Absolutely sensational ... well done and congrats to all. Love the pictures... and with that I arrest my case - straight to the Brag Board you go ! Cheers Zoran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 6 hours ago, zmk1962 said: Absolutely sensational ... well done and congrats to all. Love the pictures... and with that I arrest my case - straight to the Brag Board you go ! Cheers Zoran Wow thanks for that 😊 Also thanks for all the comments everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Those are some of the best fishing photos I’ve ever seen. Were you using a Camera or phone? Beautiful looking fish 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant fish Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Great fotos jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Great photographs ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 8:45 PM, Larkin said: Those are some of the best fishing photos I’ve ever seen. Were you using a Camera or phone? Beautiful looking fish 👍 Im using a Sony RX 10mk4, one camera that can cover most things without any need for lens changing etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 10 hours ago, JonD said: Im using a Sony RX 10mk4, one camera that can cover most things without any need for lens changing etc. It takes some great photos. The colours come up really well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter0069 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Great report and great photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blairy69 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I absolutely love the time and effort you put in @JonD those photo's are awesome, I remember seeing your girls photo's on display as well in Sydney some years ago, hopefully you guys are keeping that passion going as its fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullatt Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Words escape me @JonD.......absolutely brilliant photos mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Stunning photos, the lot of them. They’re almost that good the photography outshine the fish 😂 What a terrific report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganguddy Goodoo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Fantastic photos. Great experience for the young blokes. Wish I had a bigger boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Ganguddy Goodoo said: Fantastic photos. Great experience for the young blokes. Wish I had a bigger boat. What size boat do you have ? marlin are often very close to shore like the one that was jumping just outside the bar. My own 15ft centre console is easier to work marlin to the boat with because of how easy it if to maneuver. A fair few tackle them down here in the same 445 boats single handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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