maiden voyage

well i finally got the new boat finished, big thanks to paul at albany fiberglass for the new floor.
went to two peeps on saturday morning with colin (dreamweaver)to have a look around and set upthe new sounder (hds5)
the beach launch resembled an episode of keystone kops so we were soaking wet by the time we got going.
with no waypoints to go on and not much experience at the bay we headed out.

was having cavitation issues on the way out so couldnt trim the motor and get over the chop so we just aimed for somewhere sheltered.(motor needs dropping a bit)
found some nice broken ground around what the chart called mermaid point and set up for a drift.
first drop scored a nice queenie,followed by a harlie, was rapped.
next drift another 2 queenies and a nannygai
another spot produced a harlie that went about 58
next spot produced a horse of a queenie that went hard and hit the tape at about 84
the retrieve went much better with no issues
all in all a ripper morning on the new tub
I would have included photos of colins fish but i think thats best left for him to comment :-)


Lucky Tim's picture

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nice catch for a spot out of

Mon, 2010-08-30 19:11

nice catch for a spot out of the weather. You should get the camera out when the queenies first come up, can't beat the colours.

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camera

Mon, 2010-08-30 19:15

i dont tend to take a camera on the boat,kind of a superstition of mine :-)

Faulkner Family's picture

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well done. some nice fish

Mon, 2010-08-30 19:42

well done. some nice fish there. havnt seen dreamy on here for a while so its good to know he is still around. hope you get the motor sorted out before your next trip out. also would have loved to see you guys launching the boat if it was like the keystone kops

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launch

Mon, 2010-08-30 19:46

hahaha its always entertaining when colins around,even when he is catching undersize skippy and wrasse :-)
it was one of them days when one rod got it all and the other struggled.
by the way he is full on with garden renos so not online much

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Nice little haul there

Mon, 2010-08-30 20:04

Nice little haul there davey! Headin down in a few weeks, can't wait to get out again!

Wheres the pics of the boat?

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