Bugatti Reef - Brief report for now
Well... after 8 flights I've made it there and back - and what a trip! Bugatti seriously is an amazing place.
We had a couple of days of mediocre weather but on the whole it was very good and we caught loads of GTs. Our best day was on the 4th day when we had glassy calm seas and sunny skies. Glanville, myself, Brock and Dave ventured out on 'Tight Stick' to some shoals some distance from the main reef structure that rise from about 60m to 10m. They were absolutely loaded with bait and we were hoping we might be able to score a nice Dogtooth on popper but HORDES of GTs ravaged our poppers all day. We managed to pull something like 17 GTs off those shoals finishing the day on a triple hookup and a final tally of 24 GTs for the day (from ATLEAST 40 hookups).
Other memorable moments include my black GT which I was stoked about, snapping my Komodo Dragon... grrr.. and watching a 50kg+ fish whack a dogtooth 80 stickbait on 50lb gear at a place affectionately known as the 'Stables'. My biggest fish for the trip was around 36kg with several around the 36-38kg mark landed by other clients. I managed to land a total of 23 GTs for the week :) Some of the by-catch included big Spaniards, shark mackerel, chinaman, longtail and mack tuna.
Stay tuned for the full report!
D_DOUSH
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Dam you jay soo jealous.
Dam you jay soo jealous. What happened to the komodo????
damo6230
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staying tuned......
sounds like a killer trip Jay thats some count for GT's
Nealez
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isn't Glanny a champ!
isn't Glanny a champ!
jay_burgess
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haha yeah he is a legend!
haha yeah he is a legend!
Andy Mac
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excellent
cant wait for the full report.
Where is Bugatti exactly?
Cheers
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jay_burgess
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Outter great barrier reef,
Outter great barrier reef, east of Mackay.
Nealez
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Tight stick broo
Tight stick broo
jay_burgess
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Rip it's fu*&#@g face off!
Rip it's fu*&#@g face off!
Nealez
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Haha man i wanna go back
Haha man i wanna go back
Webby
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mate, i've been waiting for
mate, i've been waiting for you to get back to read your report and look at your photos. cant wait. Glad you had a good trip.
I live with fear every day... sometimes she lets me go fishing.
PilbaraBrad
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im so bloody jealous its not
im so bloody jealous its not funny, bring on new cal in jan is all i can say
good stuff there mate,
can you just put us out of our misary quickly mate i dont think i can handle multiple blows
danno
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nice work ay i dont think
nice work ay
i dont think ill be able to land most of those fish haha.
WODF
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Sweet!
Haha the 'stables'. Nice! Can't wait for more.
Pete D
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Sweet
That aerial shot of the reef with mother ship waiting is enough, we don't need anymore Jay.
Cheers Pete
Colin Hay
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Awesome looking place Jay
Sounds like a fantastic adventure. Can't wait to see some more pics and hear a bit more of your story.
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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G Train Trip!
Been through all the pics Jay and a great trip thats for sure. Not good about the Komodo but vicious fishing and a casualty of war!
Good report & pics :)