Hi

Went out yesterday for a bash near Rottnest. At about 11am a big school (estimated 30-40 fish) of Mahi Mahi swan under our boat, which looked amazing! The three of us all dragged a lure (all diving lures) right passed their noses but they wouldn't touch. We decided to go for a troll after this to see what we could pul up as their was a fair bit of bird action, they were all dispersed over a relatively large area so it was difficult to decide where to actually troll. The boys persisted with their divers, I thought I'd change it up, as I had already seen the disinterest from the fish to this type of lure. I went a little skirted lure and whacked it right in the prop wash. I was rewarded with my first Metro Mahi Mahi! and noweher near the FADS! The boys also caught a couple SBT at the same time - these SBT were much smaller than last week probably only 1kg little jelly beans. The Mahi Mahi wasn't a beast by any means, but I was wrapped none the less.

My mate Brad also pulled up a nice Baldy - best one I've seen in a while. 

We also managed a Dhuey in the 50's and a decent Queeny. All in all a good bag.

HEAPS of pelagic action out there at the moment. We saw birds doing their thing all day. Also saw about another 3 or 4 bust ups on the way in, including one just outside the islands that looked like it was made up of much larger Tuna (we had enough by this stage so left them alone). Also saw good showings of bait on the sounder. The ride back in was less than ideal, with the swell really picking up. 

Had some fuel issues (new boat 3rd time out) yesterday, namely running out of it - turns out the fuel tank is smaller than the previous owner told us 100l (rather than 120l), the fuel gauge is nowhere near accurate and the engine doesn't quite 'run off the smell of the oily rag'. Luckily we were were close to the ramp and sea rescue gave us a tow back in! Learnt a few very valuable mistakes/lessons. Never trust what people are telling you when buying a boat - check everything yourself. Luckily we were two seconds from the ramp and not behind rottnest in pumping swell!

 All in all a good day - have to take the positives from the boat issues - learn those lessons and move on. 

Alex