Exxy pre - Shake Down : Trolled all day out wide Rotto for nada, rewarded in closer
Did a two dayer over at Rotto Tues/Wed with the sweet weather. Aim was to give the new carbon fibre wanker poles a good work out prior to next months Exxy trip. They worked sweet but there was no activity out at the FADS so we caught nada but drank a lot of beer and burnt a shit pile of fuel.
Topped up at the Rotto pub and at the Gov that night, only to be blasted by a nasty southerly overnight, which added to the hangover next morning on the boat......
We manned up and hit the demersals Wednesday and bagged out on dhuies and baldies, then hit some activity in closer on the way home with a few bustups ending in a tuna on the troll and a few sambos on jig in the same area, not the biggest models but a first for Ross on jig so he was happy.
Tuna was supurb rolled in chillie flakes.
Great few days despite the lack of pelagics. Bring on Exxy.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
z00m
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Water temp
Did you see any decent water temps? According to the SST the warmer water starts about 50 to 60 miles west of Rotto.
JohnF
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22.5 was the best we saw.
22.5 was the best we saw. Hit several of the FADS but did not go much wider. Dead as a doornail out there.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
z00m
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FADS
I've been out there 3 times this summer and found nothing. Found small tuna inside the one West of roto but nothing near the FADs.
Faulkner Family
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cant win them all. at least
cant win them all. at least you got a chance to try the new toys out. a feed in the end makes it worthwile. would have thaught something would have been out there
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together