After watching the weather for a few days in the lead up looked like sunday was going to be good, only to get a late change as a few boys have already talked about and unfortunatly Seabreeze was right.  Still keen on a fish and a promise to take my daughter and her boyfreind out for there 1st attempt at a deep drop we left East freo boat ramp at a gentlemens hour of 8.30 am we managed to shoot out 60kms around 22knots. To my surprize there was still 4 boats out there working within a few Ks. Set up a test drift then baits over the side with good fish on the screen i was hoping for beginers luck for the kids.

Baits hit the bottom daughters boyfreind winds up the slack and bang hes hooked the bottom !!!!!! drove upwind to try remove the snag only to find no snag just double header of XL fish  small electric reel couldny really handle the load. I put on gloves and started to hand line it up to help them out bit of stuffing around for half hour or so and fish poped up 50m away. double header 1st drop now that is beginers luck on the bottom hook i estimated was an 15 to 18kg Harpuka (not weighed or measured) and the top hook was a another Harpuka a new boat record at just over 1500mm and 46kg. high fives all round !!!

Did another drift missed the spot no fish, did a 3rd drift daughters turn for another double header of harpuka not quiet as big put still very solid fish.

Slow ride home Kids grinning from ear to ear happy Dad/skipper back at the ramp 2.30pm.

Never had to fillet a fish on the floor before too heavy to lift the bugger.

ps// Was a last minute decision to go which proved to be a good one. Sorry photos not as good as we hoped. I normally make up all my own rigs but had one in the box left over from recent trip to exmouth that i hadnt used. Was a basic of the shelf rig from oceanside tackle so thankyou to Ryan and the boys your hand made rigs stood up to the test. 

Will try post a few more photos from phone asap regards Humpback