Broome sails
Had a second crack at sailfishing on Tuesday after raising 4 fish, hooking and losing 2 last week! The weather was great and after a bumpy ride down to Barred creek we were in the water with teaser and baits in the water, It wasnt long and we had a sail smacking our teaser about 6 times before taking the bait! The first fish just swam slowly towards the boat but then realised it was hooked and put on a great aerial display within 10 metres from the boat, after a short fight we realised the fish was tail wrapped so it was brought on board for some quick snaps and then swam for a while and released safely.
We were pretty pumped after catching our first sail but things went pretty quiet for a few hours, there were plenty of mackies to keep us busy but no sails. We spotted a school of tuna in the distance so we started heading towards them, until I turned around to see another sail hitting my bait! This one put on a spectacular fight in the air and under the water, again everything stayed connected and we had 2 sailfish catches for the day! This was my best fishing day of my life and something I never thought possible especially from my little tinny!
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big john
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Awesome
Looks like you had a great time butch33! Big fish from tinnies is always 'game on'.
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Marky
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Butch you animal..... nice
Butch you animal..... nice work mate.... Some good looking fish there...
We'll have to head out when im back... 6 july.
poddyfish
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congrats!
top stuff from a tinnie!
first billfish is always very special and fondly remembered and you've managed 2 in the day...
awesome
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soupster51
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Awesome
What a cracka day. Fantastic.
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Gully
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Awesome effort from the
Awesome effort from the tinny mate
deepwater
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2 billies in the tinny
2 billies in the tinny excellent mate ,this is what keeps us all coming back
well done butch
jeff
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good on ya mate, they are
good on ya mate, they are great fun. first of many hey?
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Faulkner Family
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way to bounce back after
way to bounce back after your last trip. well done on the 2 sailies. just goes to show that you dont need a big boat to catch the good fish
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mitch
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great stuff and top pics
great stuff and top pics
beak on the first fish looks a bit short.any story there???
Pete D
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Congrats on ya first sails
Congrats on ya first sails boys. Awesome job from the tinnie. Great 'sail' in that first pic too.
Cheers Pete
butch33
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My turn to take you out when
My turn to take you out when you get back Mark.
Hi Mitch, the bill was busted on the second sail we got dont know how it would of happened?
Thanks guys for your comments might try 1 more time before the sail comp on in a couple of weeks, work and weather permitting!
Marky
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Yea sweet as. Hopefully we
Yea sweet as. Hopefully we get some better conditions than last time...
butch33
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No sails
Tried again today for a sail but weather conditions were not good, we managed 5 tuna and a nice mackie!
Adam Gallash
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good work
Good work Butch, hope the sails turn on for the comp coming up.
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Billcollector
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Tides are a bit big now for
Tides are a bit big now for sails but all looks good for the comp there's heaps around close to home so won't have to travel too far and with no moon next week they should be biting well during the day. All we need now is bait.
Marky
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5 tuna and a mackie woulda
5 tuna and a mackie woulda kept ya busy enough butch...Nice effort. Hey where have you been launching? At the mouth or up further?
Billcollector. So the tides/moon will be good for my return on the 6th for two weeks of fishing while the missus is on a ski trip with the school... AWESOME. lol
butch33
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launch
Hi Mark this time we put in off the beach near Coconut wells because of the bigger tides, there was a bit of soft stuff but if you stay close to the water it was ok. This would have been ok if it didnt get so rough in the arvo and take us over an hour to get back!
Last 2 times have lauched in the creek, at the mouth is good to put in but it is a bit harder to get too. Down the back of the creek is easier to get too but have to make sure there is enough water, your boat would be fine during the neaps.
Marky
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Yea ive put in at the back
Yea ive put in at the back of the creek a fair bit... Just gotta watch the big rock on the other side and a bit further down if the tides down abit. Launching at coconut wells is a good idea.
SandGroper84
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great fish butch33, dont
great fish butch33, dont want to hijack this tread, but has anyone ever broken the bill on a billfish before? if you have broken one was it a hard thing to do? i dont want to break one, just curious to know if it happens very often?
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Billcollector
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Very easy to break a bill if
Very easy to break a bill if once leadered you don't grab the bill right down at the mouth of the fish, they usually thrash about a fair bit. Wear good gloves and try and get your hand right over the mouth ,they won't hurt you as they have no teeth. Same with releasing them swim them beside the boat until they start biting on your hand firmly thengently push them away from the side of the boat.
Marky the tides will be building but you should be right till about the 9th or 10th. we will be out there in the comp trying to stay sober enough to see the fish
SandGroper84
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thanks for that
thanks for that billcollector, first time i grabbed a saily i was scared i was going to brea it and yeh gloves are a good idea, i made the mistake of grabbing a saily bill without gloves, hands paid for it for weeks
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PattyT
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Great photos.. myself and a
Great photos.. myself and a good mate hope to be chasing some sails and mackies around June next year for a few weeks. CANT WAIT!!