Friday FAD session

Headed out frid for a fish at Yamaha fad and then a troll around for billies.

Upon approaching the fad i saw a fair few dollies free jumping, and with no other boat there except for a big game boat heading over the fad was empty, rigged up with a cut mulie and drifted past dropping a few pieces into the water, was only a matter of seconds for the first hit, jumping out the water they were everywhere, unfortuantly not big fish, but i kept 1 for a feed and released a heap to about 80cm, alot of fun on the light gear, left them biting and set up for a troll out deep to the 500m mark, very warm water out there upto 27.1 c heaps of tuna schools, did have one hit on a big pakula lumo skirt on 24kg with took line for abour 2 to 3 seconds, didnt see anything but that was it, heading back to freo at 6pm doing 35knots all the way back in, very pleasant day on the water.

no pics due to being on my own


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 sounds like a good day out.

Mon, 2011-02-28 17:36

 sounds like a good day out. the water is bloody warm for down here. i think its a sighn of changes. soon we will be getting red emperor out from rotto. fingers crossed

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mako you out on Sat? Boat

Mon, 2011-02-28 17:38

mako you out on Sat? Boat name strike force or something??

 

Did see a boat i thought was yours in the rotto swim with what looked like tiagra's all over it!!

 

Also saw your old boat 'maqko magic' too

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double strike mate,done the

Mon, 2011-02-28 17:46

double strike mate,done the rotto swim on sat and yeah i had the game gear (penns) on the boat from the day before (slept in the river the friday night), and yeah the old mako was out there as well, paul had a solo female swimmer he was skippering for, i didnt see it but heard he was out there

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Mako How Good

Mon, 2011-02-28 18:34

Were the Fads weather wise, 35knts all the way back got to be happy with that.

Went there on Sunday with "Seaswirl" test run for his new Boston Whaler,

had a ball, bagged out on Dollies, kept 4 released 6, trolled out wide, no hits.

New to marlin and big game fishing but what a thrill.

Look forward to doing some more.

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That's what's it's all about

Mon, 2011-02-28 19:36

That's what's it's all about mate , top weather this weekend , great to be on the water