Mandurah Tuna
Did anyone else get into the schools of tuna about 17 mile out from mandurah yesterday?
We trolled through the birds and bagged out with 6 tuna on board for 3 anglers, using skirted lures and the old red and white shallow minnow, in 3 passes.
We came across them on the way out to the 70mt line, think they were blue fin - no stripes, shortish pectorals and no hint of yellow bands when boated. All the same size, around 3 maybe 4 kilo each. (camera had a hissy - apparently didn't like being kept in the cool bag - lens fogged up as soon as it was out of the bag, but a short spell on the dash sorted that)
Had a 3 to 4mt hammerhead have a quick look at the sea anchor, but it didn't hang around very long - not a real concern in the boat we were in 7.5 westerberg walkaround.
Here's a pic of Micks' Queenie.
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Adam Gallash
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solid queenie
Thats a solid queenie. Good to hear the tuna are starting to fire up down there.
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HuggyB
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I would have slabbed a tunnie
and lobbed it at the hammerhead!
Nice queenie also, sounds like a good day on the water! Any pics of the tuna? Sizable?
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till
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You know its funny you
You know its funny you mention them 17 mile out. I know a diver that speared a few off whitehills just yesterday.
tonyb
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Big Eye Tuna, shools off
Big Eye Tuna, shools off Lancelin also. Got some yesterday.
Colin Hay
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Sherbs and I saw a big school working off Madora Bay
the weekend before last. They must be hanging around - so that is a good sign.
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danno
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nice queenie. dose anyone
nice queenie.
dose anyone know if it best to fillet these fish or gut then and cook hole?
i was at a mate and his brother was out fishing and got home with a queenie and a kg neither where gutted from the decky on the charter.
tryed gutting the queenie but was a pain in the arse i found.
cheers danno.
southcity104
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Queenies are very good fresh
recomend filleting as even when bled they can have a thick blood line down the middle and on the shoulder. This is easily trimmed off though.
They dont freeze well i have found
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danno
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yer well coz it wasnt bleed
yer well coz it wasnt bleed and put in a water tank thing for ages then put on ice it was sort of weird and the blood while filleting it was just messy as. i also found alot of roe in it. next time ill try fillet it.
cheers danno