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 Had a productive day out with the wife. Biggest red went over 9 kg

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 Wow nice haul - gotta be

Wed, 2020-06-24 10:02

 Wow nice haul - gotta be happy with a day like that ! Is that also a huge rankin - 3rd fish from the bottom ?

 

 

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 Yeah wow they are fat those

Wed, 2020-06-24 10:06

 Yeah wow they are fat those fish 

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Rankin

Wed, 2020-06-24 10:58

It is a rankin. On our last drop I got that one and my wife got a double header of smaller ones as soon as we hit the bottom. 

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 Yewwwww nice work Crano 

Wed, 2020-06-24 10:15

 Yewwwww nice work Crano 

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Very

Wed, 2020-06-24 10:52

 Very nice reds Crano , fat fish alright

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The next time i see that jig will be in the mouth of something big !!

 

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Good Fish!

Wed, 2020-06-24 11:17

 Great work mate I'll be up there from the 1st of July for a couple of weeks. Looks like the sharks left you alone too you got some good ones past them.

 

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Sharks

Wed, 2020-06-24 11:57

That was the only day they left us alone. i reckon they are worse than ever. 

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 I hear you there mate, none

Wed, 2020-06-24 13:13

 I hear you there mate, none in the 100's but plenty of sharks 50-70. Only one day in the 50's where we didn't see one all day. 

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 how far are you travelling

Wed, 2020-06-24 11:26

 how far are you travelling for such a great haul Crano

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South

Wed, 2020-06-24 11:59

Around 20 mile south.Plenty of fish a lot closer but more sharks. 

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 Now that makes me jealous. 

Wed, 2020-06-24 11:52

 Now that makes me jealous.  Some very nice fish there. Them big rankin don t like leaving the bottom.  Got a couple of big ones last year. That red is a donkey too , I'm guessing around the 10 kg Mark. Well done . 

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Plenty

Wed, 2020-06-24 12:01

Left plenty for you russ 

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 Cheers. They will be lots

Wed, 2020-06-24 14:06

 Cheers. They will be lots bigger by next may when I get there. 

Hope you been getting some good weather

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Weather

Wed, 2020-06-24 14:35

The weather has been amazingly good. 

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Looks like a great

Wed, 2020-06-24 12:26

Looks like a great trip...change of color from fishing Bumbury.

Any diving while up there ?

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Snorkelling

Wed, 2020-06-24 13:41

Heaps of snorkelling. Scuba is waste of time up here mostly. 

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 what makes you say that

Fri, 2020-06-26 21:07

 what makes you say that Crano? im up in the school hoidays soon and was thinking of bringing my gear

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Cheeto

Sat, 2020-06-27 17:47

 Hi The main thing about diving there is it is mostly inside the reef unless the swell is right down and most of the places are shallow enough to snorkel. Of the places the local dive boats go to all are quite shallow except a site called Lotties. I have snorkelled most of the places they go and personally see no need for scuba gear. I have done a few dives outside the reef and they are OK. one spot called the elbow has a fair bit of bigger stuff. I have marks for a few spots outside if you want. I have spent a fair bit of time with spearos cllose to the back of the reef and there is some nice stuff there but is very swell dependant. If you do take the gear it is quite lively inside the reef SW of Lotties but there can be quite a bit of current there. I reckon one of the best snorkel sites is a place the tour operators call the maze where you can see anything especially later in the afternoon. Another good area is the north end of the porites up past the lagoon just north of the sancuary.

Not trying to say do not take the gear, just saying you can see a lot without it.

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Best fish bag

Wed, 2020-06-24 17:27

 on this site for bloody ages cheers Pete.

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Nice work Crano. Not good to

Wed, 2020-06-24 19:04

Nice work Crano. Not good to hear the sharks are getting worse.

I’ll be up there for a week in August. 

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Nice fish

Wed, 2020-06-24 20:11

Good to see you're punching well above your weight there Crano...... 

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 My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....

 

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Deckie

Wed, 2020-06-24 20:15

i have got a pretty good deckie that will outfish me most days 

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Are we talking fishing ? 

Thu, 2020-06-25 20:24

Are we talking fishing ? 

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 Lol  I'd take it as a

Fri, 2020-06-26 12:25

 Lol  I'd take it as a compliment botgh ways mate 

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You can have any girl you

Fri, 2020-06-26 12:42

You can have any girl you  want if you have got some good waypoints. 

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 Bloody nice feed!

Thu, 2020-06-25 11:25

 Bloody nice feed!

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 that sux- coz its not me in

Thu, 2020-06-25 12:49

 that sux- coz its not me in the pic!!

only 6 weeks to go.