fishing and filming with IFISH
i was lucky enough last week to have a few days off last week and spend 2 of them filming with the Ifish crew and paul worsteling for the TV show.
the first day was landbased with a nice groper the target then some salmon on the way home, after picking them up at 6am we headed out. 5 hours later after breakfast and a few filming stops we finally made our way to the spot. i was stressing out as the whole entire day was riding on me, no one had been to where i was taking them and they where all relying on me to get them onto fish, a lot of pressure that i wasnt used to thats for sure.
howling wind but it was straight offshore and no swell, conditions looked prime for the spot i had taken them to.
set up the gear and did some more filming, Scott coghlan from western angler mag was first to hook up with a nice fish about 8kg (phewww releif we got a fish for the camera!!) fished for a bit more and burleyed a bit more then decided to give the other side of the point a crack, so we set up the gear over there, went through some stuff for filming and they said to keep fishing as they set up a bit more, second cast after change of spot i hooked up big time!! my expo 5500 was screeming as i struggled to stop this fish, had to go through what i was doing because it was all on film and after what seemed like ages a heatly blue ( well actually dark green) surfaced, a few minutes of timing waves and we got it up!! i was so so happy, PB blue on line and to do it on camera with paul was an awesome experince.
after i got my fish up Ryan got onto a healthy blue around 13kg and his PB as well. finished the day off cruising up the beach casting at salmon schools having a blast and doing some more filming.
such a releif that the day was such a hit and it all went to plan.
couple of days later we where off in the boat jigging off albany.
had a horrible day with tony from spinners charters doing his best to find the fish but they where so shut down!! sounder was just about having a melt down with sambos on the screen but just couldnt tempt them, managed a heap of rats up to 20kg but nothing like the normal arm, back and rod breaking monsters we normally find, still had a blast and got some good fish for the camera. we also hit the shelf for a go at deep dropping for a cod on jigs and only got some big nannys so all round a very quiet day but still beat working thats for sure!!
had an awesome week and pretty stoked for what we achieved, big thanks to scott coghlan from westertn angler for making it all happen. was a good experience to see how it all goes on behind the scenes.
the shows will air between march and december this year depending on when the tv station puts them into the programing so keep your eyes peeled for albany on Ifish.
always looking for a new challenge!!
vinniefisho
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sounds like a great week.
sounds like a great week. very jealous
Deleted
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awesome awesome awesome
awesome awesome awesome
Gray
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AwesomeWill be great to
Awesome
Will be great to showcase the fishing we have in the great southern. More of it I say
Paul_86
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That's awesome mate
That's awesome mate congratulations! I hate feeling the pressure just taking a mate on the boat fishing, can't imagine how much the pressure would feel with a film crew relying on you to get onto a good fish! But you pulled it off and now feeling on top of the world for your achievements.
well done!
Jason P
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Sweet, Nice catch and soon
Sweet, Nice catch and soon to be famous. Lol
DM306
meglodon
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What are all the waders
What's the go with the people wading in the back ground in pic number 3.
Bloody good blue you caught a great arm stretcher for sure.
Chris fish
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early morning group of the
early morning group of the old boys fishing the chanel for KG's and skippy, most calm morninggs there is a few there
always looking for a new challenge!!
Aaron_Moses95
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Congrats Chris, i actually
Congrats Chris, i actually saw ur pic on thier fb page last week and thought the person looked familiar .
Colt_Striker
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Top write up mate & looking
Top write up mate & looking forward to seeing som emore of Albany fishing on the box
Bluetonic
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Well done mate. When does the
Well done mate. When does the show go to air?
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Chris fish
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thanks guys, was such a
thanks guys, was such a great week and a greta way to show off the south coast to the rest or australia with a few great fish.
always looking for a new challenge!!
mc
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Awesome, hope to catch this
Awesome, hope to catch this episode!
Wes F
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Top stuff Chris
Good to see a plan come together. will keep an eye out for the show on the box. Definantly got some remote location to fish on the southwest coast line.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
grantarctic1
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Awesome
Awsesome work Chris, for such a young guy you already have a wealth of knowledge.
dkonig82
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Nice report, and awesome
Nice report, and awesome blue. Good work!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.