Maiden Voyage
Some of you might've read my post during the week of the purchase of my mates and I first boat, well today we put her in the water for our maiden voyage as boat owners. As per usual for this time of year our target was some surface action tailor, hopefully hook and land a sambo, and some King George Whiting for the table. Well we can put a big red tick next to all of those and we are so soo happy with our purchase, as a lot of you guys mentioned it really is the perfect size for a first boat. Here's a couple photos to wrap up todays efforts!
Day started a little slow but we eventually found some fish, heres Dad with a richtered tailor..
Once we found the hidey holes it was on for young and old. Biggest tailor for the day was around 55cms. Lost plenty bringing fish in slowly to attract some bigger predators.
1m+ sambos were boofing these fish on the surface as we were bringing them to the boat. It got a bit chaotic as Ben and I scrambled around the boat rigging up live herring on our heavier gear. Unforunately we lost both decent sized sambos we ended up hooking, bit of a mission in 5m of water. We gladly settled with this lil guy that was following up wrasse dad was catching on bait as the rest of us pinged surface lures around the reef. Bens first decent size sambo.
Drifting live herring around the bombies.
Drifted in 1-2m of water for a big haul of kgw! Yummo!
Gear for the day, we like Stradics ;)
Not a bad day getting used to using the boat eh! Definitely no bad luck with this tub!
Cheers blokes
.thumbnail.JPG "sundays snapper")
.thumbnail.jpg "Tapout with a 'Whitey' Sambo")
kane
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nice one!
top day to christen the new boat :-)
Gooooone Fishin!
catchalittle
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cool
cool
Nathan
till
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Nice tailor, good to get out
Nice tailor, good to get out and blood the new boat!
JohnF
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Well done mate!!!!! KG 's
Well done mate!!!!!
KG 's are one thing we can not work out............
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
beau
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These are only little
These are only little tackers John, biggest was only 36cms, easy pickings in 2m of water. On glassy days we actually sight cast to the fish just drifting the flats. Wouldnt have a clue how to target the deeper fish to be honest
grayzeee
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Jeebus Beau
Jeebus Beau
Well done fellas. That's great fishing.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
sea-kem
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Top stuff Beau. Got to get a
Top stuff Beau. Got to get a couple of those Richter plugs. Good christening for the boat
Love the West!
hekser
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were u headed back on canning hiway round 240?
saw a boat looking like urs when i was on the way to work. great work guys. looking forward to catching some big tailor this season
beau
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nah not us heks
nah not us heks
ca11um
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Awesome read and top pics!!
Awesome read and top pics!! Well done :)
Brock O
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Congrats
On the new boat beau, and nice report. Look forward to your deeper adventures to come!!
tim-o
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Some reliable spots, I needa
Some reliable spots, I needa shallow kg spot like yours! Nice one, bet youl land a bigun tomoz, go easy on Uncle Sam get max drag on early and dont try and punish it, youl land one
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
fisho-ron
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well done mate, gotta love
well done mate, gotta love the kg's.
its all for the better from now on mate.
alfred
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Great stuff looks like a
Great stuff looks like a great day out.
Moking
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Ha Beau- Looking good.I was
Ha Beau- Looking good.I was out there yesterday morning as well.
Sure are plenty of tailor around at the moment,and thanks to you, I was only using lures.In fact yesterday was the first time I had gone with only lures(no smelly stinky bait on the Ski!)
Seeya out there.
My Dad taught me how to Fish-Thanks Dad.(RIP)
Ian Macca
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Awesome way to get the new
Awesome way to get the new tub wet!! Well done!!
Adam Gallash
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goodbye
Goodbyeeeeeeee jetski....
Nice work Beau.
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beau
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Neverrr! Maybe next year ;)
Neverrr!
Maybe next year ;)
Dreamweaver
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Great work Beau!
As others said - great Christening, nice tailor and a great supply of KGs - well done mate and thanks for sharing. :)
Soon to be de "dreamweaver" ed!
dj dvd
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First fish in your own boat.
First fish in your own boat. Best feeling ever.
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grantarctic1
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Nice start
Nice start in your new tub Beau, i only hope when mine is ready i have half as good a day .
Browndog
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Killing it!
As usual you're killing it Beau, well done. Glad to see you got a haul on the maiden voyage, pinkies must be sh&%#ing themselves!
How did the sea sickness go in the 2m swells?
BD.
crasny1
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Stole my thoughts
Well done beau, but I was wondering about your seasickness post from previous.
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milsey
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Cant complain with a bag
Cant complain with a bag like that on the first trip and during the ban.
beau
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I was perfectly fine while we
I was perfectly fine while we were out there, only because we were catching fish all day, and skippering the boat around the reefs in 2m swells keeps you pretty busy. It wasnt until driving home from the ramp my head started to sway a bit but it had been a long day on the water and in the sun.
Once the ban lifts and we give the demersals a go I'm sure it will be a different story
evilhomer
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Maiden voyage
Great stuff, we are out for the first time properly this coming weekend on our new tub, if it goes half as good as that I will be delighted!! Great fish there
I'd rather be fishing!