tarpon

tarpon

good fun on light gear


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nice fish maye where did u

Thu, 2007-10-25 16:28

nice fish maye where did u get that bad boy from

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innisfail far north qld

Thu, 2007-10-25 16:38

innisfail far north qld

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How are they eating wise?

Thu, 2007-10-25 17:25

How are they eating wise? Any good or just perfect sportfish? Bloody massive scales on them, great stuff, Andy!

My reels screaming zzzzzzz.... awwww damn it, its another boat!

All the best for the future fishing trips.
Cheers.... Jangles

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nah not good eating full of

Thu, 2007-10-25 18:49

nah not good eating full of bones

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andy did it jump and carry

Thu, 2007-10-25 18:52

andy did it jump and carry on in the typical fashon?

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gees

Thu, 2007-10-25 20:34

dont you boys ever work. all you seem to do is fish and im jealous

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nice

Thu, 2007-10-25 22:15

those are huge scales!

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nah didn't jump but pulled

Fri, 2007-10-26 03:51

nah didn't jump but pulled hard, they go nuts when they get in the boat.
yeh mike we work but if the suns still up when i get home i usually put the tinny in. It's too easy were pretty spoilt.

Scott

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Looks like a very nice place

Fri, 2007-10-26 06:03

Looks like a very nice place to live.....especially that house behind your right shoulder.  Cast from the balcony

Cheers Pete

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skotty,skotty,skotty wat can

Fri, 2007-10-26 07:25

skotty,skotty,skotty wat can i say you do no how to make us all jelous.

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Nice work

Fri, 2007-10-26 08:24

Good stuff Scotty. Do you get them much bigger up FNQ way?

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thats the biggest i have got

Fri, 2007-10-26 14:49

thats the biggest i have got but i don't really target them, i'll ask some of the locals.
You know it dan, when are you gonna get your ass over here.

Were going out to the shelf tomorow so should be interesting, no one fishes out there to far they rekon!! Hopefully some big reds.

Scottie

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How far is the shelf for

Fri, 2007-10-26 14:52

How far is the shelf for you, Scott? Is it like a journey and a half, lol. I rekon its in like Woop Woop land! =]

My reels screaming zzzzzzz.... awwww damn it, its another boat!

All the best for the future fishing trips.
Cheers.... Jangles

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about 80k's out depending on

Fri, 2007-10-26 14:56

about 80k's out depending on were we go.

Scottie

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Sheevers! Thats like hell

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:01

Sheevers! Thats like hell long to get to if your on a boat. I guess if you hit 100km on a boat it wouldn't take too long.

My reels screaming zzzzzzz.... awwww damn it, its another boat!

All the best for the future fishing trips.
Cheers.... Jangles

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takes about 2 hours cruising

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:04

takes about 2 hours cruising

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Do you guys troll on the way

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:09

Do you guys troll on the way out? I would if I owned a boat and had to travel a whole bloody two hours lol.

My reels screaming zzzzzzz.... awwww damn it, its another boat!

All the best for the future fishing trips.
Cheers.... Jangles

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100kms in a boat....woah!

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:11

100kms in a boat....woah! thats crazy, 30knots is only 55-60km/hr...imagine 100km/hr, u would be flying! lol

cheers
sam

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two hours is doing about

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:22

two hours is doing about 25-28 kt's and i don't think any fish swims fast enough to hit our lures at that speed!!

And most fishing boats only hit about 35-40kt's, the only boat i have been in that does 100k's was a 6.8m cyclone speed boat with a 275hp virado. and i can tell you thats bloody quick on water!

Scottie

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yeh was going to say about

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:26

yeh was going to say about 25knt (ish), and i think the fastest trolling lure would only get up to about 15-16kn max! Black Bart Rum Cay Candy is only pusher that i know would travel those speeds...no diver lure would have any hope!

cheers
sam

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Chrome heads

Fri, 2007-10-26 15:37

You can run chrome heads at 15-16knots and will get wahoo and dolphinfish, probably spaniards too. Your hookup rate would probably be severly diminished by the drag setting as to not loose your rod and the back half of the boat on strike.

Let us know how you fare tomorrow boys. Sounds like its going to be a good mission.

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