Finally the Triple F got out
After 8 months and a couple of probs with the boat we finally got out further than the 30mtr mark. Our first port of call was at a big lump that rises 10 mtrs where we have got big pinkies and dhuies from in the past, the fish were there alright but not the right ones . First up Sandy got a sweep then a wrasse then up came a blue devil, after a couple of drifts we decided to move out to some ground we havnt fished for over 12 months. First fish that came up was a queenie of around 2.5kg by me which was an ok start, after another drift nothing. We then moved a bit further north in the 90's and it started to pick up from there. Brenden picked up 2 b/bums that were reasonable then it was my turn , i got smashed and pulled up a 4kg pinkie that looked like it had done a couple of rounds with Mike Tyson, fair few battle scars and blind in 1 eye by the looks, even still it was a decent fish. It was quiet for Sandy apart from getting a few big hits. At one point she got hammered from something huge and dragged her line a bit then dropped it then i got smashed by we think the same fish, i gave it a good strike to set the hooks and all i felt was a dead weight , wasnt sure what to call it for , after heaving this weight up from 95mtrs we got a look , all i had on was 68oz of lead , the bloody fish wanted both baits and left me with Sandys rig attached to mine. After quite a few more big hits another small pinkie and a small queenie came up and then returned. By this stage Sandy was getting frustrated as She still had no decent fish to her name. On the last drift this all changed, first fish up for Sandy was a red at around 1.2 kg , great fish ,there is dinner. Shortly after her line went off again and after a good fight another red came to the surface that went 2.5kg.That was the day for us, we had our limit and had to get in to go to work anyway, the water had just about glassed off so it was a good trip in, back at the ramp by 2. Had a great day out there with the wind starting to drop at around 9:30 and ended up with no wind at all.
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wadetolley
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Sounds
Sounds like a great day out and about. Glad to hear the boat ran well. Glad you let Sandy catch a few fish at the end Russ.
Faulkner Family
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didnt let her, i had no
didnt let her, i had no choice
, the fish took her line instead of mine. yeah was a great day, got away from the usual
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Bluebonefamily
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Great to hear that you got
Great to hear that you got out for a fish and the Tripple F behaved herself. Sounds like you caught some nice fish too.
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good to hear she didnt break
good to hear she didnt break down
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Tops
Good to hear that you are back on the water again with a few fish starting to trickle in.The bigger ones are not too far away Russ
barneyboy
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Good on ya FFF!!!!
Must be great being able to get out again. and a few fish to boot!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
fisho-ron
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good to hear you had a good
good to hear you had a good day ff.
i knew i should of followed you, instead of going on sunday, i got f/all, after a very shity day out deep.
glad to here the rig is performing well, but leave some fish for me.
Frank F
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Good to see you got out for
Good to see you got out for some R&R. Sounds like you had a good day.
GrahamM
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lucky you good to hear all
lucky you good to hear all went well and you finaly got it together no work and a reliable boat as well as a few good fish sounds like a much better day than mine at work
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thanks guys, it was great to
thanks guys, it was great to get out there on a great day. dont know when we will get the next chance ( hopefully not too far away) to get out and relax. Just got some noises to check out on in the leg now(not mine , the boats)
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Paul G
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Nice to see you all on the
Nice to see you all on the water again ,and a few fish to go with it ,the boat went ok im guessing .if you and Sandy would like to come up for a fish with me and Jesse one day you are welcome .can only take two as four on board is a full boat ..well done on the fish .
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Thanks Paul. the boat went
Thanks Paul. the boat went well and was nice to be out wide again after 9 months . we would like to take you up on the offer,
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dagree
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Good to hear
the boat is back up and running and you got some blood on the deck again Russ, Sandy and family. Now we have the tow vehicle back we are hoping to get out again at Easter (Damn work is getting in the way of fun times).
As per the sticker on my landcruiser "Born to Fish... Forced to Work"
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
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good to hear the tow vehicle
good to hear the tow vehicle is up and running again. didnt get any blood on the deck, it all went in a tub. too hard to clean off the carpet
. but please dont mention thdirty 4 letter word on here as it gets in the way for most of us
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dagree
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Sorry Russ
I thought the forum automatically blanked swear words
lol
Hopefully our tub will be full of blood when we head back down to Busso at Easter.
Cheers,
David
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Really glad to hear you guys got out and caught
some nice fish. Just hope the weather starts to pick up so you can get out again a bit sooner.
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roberta
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I'm wondering what its like
to get out in the boat, so many problems lately and thank goodness you Faunkers ALL got out and had a good day, I couldn't have gone to work after fishing, ruddy sea sick pills make me so tired, have to have a nana nap after boat cleaned and fish put in freezer, snore my little heart out for a hour or two or three hehehe
Even if you don't get any fish, its so relaxing to be just out there listening to the lovely words old fart says IF I get the first fish on the deck hehehehe
Good day out had by all, excellent, hope they are more days for you all.
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Yeah Sandy knows what its
Yeah Sandy knows what its like after a days fishing, she generally lies down between the seats and has a snooze on the way in
. got to admit tho it is hard to have to go to work after a days fishing and with all the fresh air and getting up early i get a bit tired as well but i generally find my second wind
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