Went for a sick days fishing yesterday with Dad and a mate. We were originally going to go for a dive (with Dad only getting one Queen Snapper) but Dad could see the heat coming off the land so we decided to stay on the water!! We headed out and what superb conditions!! Crystal clear and not a wave in sight!! As we effortlessly skipped over the water we spotted something, something that always gets the heart racing, BIRDS!! We came closer and headed up wind of them. Dad cut the motor and i went up the top of the Boat. I launched a cast with my Duel Power Jig, right in the middle of the foam. Let it sink and crank!! I bolted it back in and with the crystal clear water i could see lots of Tuna moving around the boat. Just as my lure neared the Boat, a nice fish came up and smashed it on the surface!! He shook his head like crazy and did little circles around the boat, not doing much, until it woke up!! All of a sudden it just took off and blitzed for the horizon. Now he was fighting properly. After a couple more runs we had a nice sized Stripey in the boat!! Not what we were after but we kept this guy for fresh bait as the Dhuies cant get enough of it!!

 

We started the motors again and headed off to the Dive spot!! We got to the spot and dropped anchor. I still had me little Power Jig on so just dropped it to the bottom, gave it a jig and hey what do you know a 47cm Pinky on a Tuna lure. 

 

 

I was intrigued at what the this spot still had to reveal to me so i kept jigging and jigging and jigging while Dad was on the bottom. Eventually i got sick of it and just belted it straight up to the top, but before it could get there it was smashed only for the hooks to pull and within seconds another fish grab it and charge down to the bottom!!! This fish had some power and i quickly put the brakes on to stop it snagging me up. After about 5 minutes, Dad pops up and next to him is my little Sambo splashing around. We net him(the fish and not the diver) and after a couple of photos i spear him back down. 

 

 

I caught a bigger one as well while Dad was sorting out his gear but then he wanted to move so off we went again. We were going to do some drifting for Dhuies first, but again we found some more Tuna, what a bother. We cast more lures at them and i thought i had one of about 20kg's the way it was pulling. The fish had slammed my lure on the surface and in clear view for everyone to see(check the photo). This fish just powered off like i had no drag. I have never heard a reel scream so fast!! Dad started the motors and we gave chase. He took some more blistering runs but eventually he came boat side. We got a couple of pics and then released the Stripey.

 

 

Dad only wanted Sourthen Bluefin Tuna so we left that school alone and went back to do some drifting. First drift and bang, 54cm KG and a nice Breaksea. 2nd drift, bang, Dhuie. Next drift,bang another Dhuie num num num. We had a heap of nice fish in the esky and was drooling at the thought of crayfish and Dhuie!! After the last drop with me only catching a huge Port Jackson on a Soft Plastic, we took off again. We found some more Tuna and started chucking lures at them again. I cast my lure as far as i could and belted it in.  I had 2 follows but no hook-up. They all raced under the boat as if we were a FAD. They just sat there holding in the current about 5-10m down. We chucked our lures at them but they wouldnt touch anything, apart from Dads Twisty that wrapped the line around his 2nd top guide and cut it clean off with the line parting aswell. He was sure these were Bluefins aswell, they were a lot more Blue and harder to tempt rather then the very spontaneous Stripeys. We left the SBT's alone and headed in close so Dsd could get a dive in for a couple of crays. We tried to catch some Skippy but they weren't home. 

We headed home after all that and cleaned the fish. I nearly died after that as staying up till 4am and getting up at 6 is not the best idea. 

cheers, Callum.