Metro Deep Drop
Hey guys, just a quick report of sundays deep drop with Tony (Southcity104).
After a few 'electrical issues' to start the day we met up with Dougie (Wangler) and crew on the way out before heading waaay behind rotto.
It was pretty slow going with the dreaded Greeneyes making there presence known but after a few uneventful drifts all hell broke loose with both Tony and myself locked into battle with some ripper Blue Eye.
The results - Mine
Tonys
Not long after the boys were locked into battle with something mega and after what seemed an eternity this appeared on the surface
We're thinking it was a Seven Gill Shark but not 100% sure, either way it was safely returned to the depths
After a few more uneventful drifts and an encounter with a 'pinger' we called it a day.
Cheers Tony for the day out 
crezz
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good thread man but pics are
good thread man but pics are not working for me
Adam Gallash
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yep
no pics here either :(
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meglodon
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second that no pics
i want to see the pics
MattMiller
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Pretty sure
it's sorted now
baron 88
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They are some serious blue
They are some serious blue eye. Haha "pingers" out there, some people have no idea. Roughly what depth if water were you catching them in? Is that boat a baron sports?
wangler
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It is a 1996 Baron
and the pinger out there, it's the 2nd time in 3 months he has come in on my drift at 2 different locations
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Dougie
snuffs
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wangler, did you get the boat
wangler, did you get the boat name of the pinger. We had one come within 50 meters of us last trip out when we were drifting directly over our lump. Interested to know if its the same boat.
till
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Cool fish guys, spewing I
Cool fish guys, spewing I couldn't make it!
chris raff
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Nice coupla fish .. good pics
Nice coupla fish .. good pics and conditions look terrible . That shark looks a descent size not sure if I'd be game enough to hold the leader and cut the line so close , well done .
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petervb
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good fish matt, that shark
good fish matt,
that shark looks mighty angry! i can imagine reeling the line up to be faced with that!!
you didnt decide to keep the unidentified shark anyway lol?
MattMiller
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The Shark
was pretty sizey, up around 3m. Certainly gave Dougy a fair bit of trouble getting him up. Had everyone guessing.
Lucky for me i was looking from the other boat and didn't get too close a look at it's choppers
ps. Baron88 400m+++
dkonig82
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Great work guys, some awesome
Great work guys, some awesome Trevalla there.
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TorquenFish
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How long's it take to get
How long's it take to get one of those bad boys up from 400m+?
Knot Big Enuff
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Great day by the looks, and
Great day by the looks, and nice photos too. Well done boyz
Cheers,
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Francis
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Awesome fish and awesome
Awesome fish and awesome boat!
I am going to be in the market for something almost exactly the same as your rig so good to know it can handle getting out in the depths.
southcity104
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francis
the 575 does well but it does have its down falls for example the stock ss bimini cant handle the extra miles and eventually requires stiffening with fwd supports. i do prefer the ride of a 60ft crayboat out there but thats never gonna happen so im stuck with the cruisecraft ; )
Retrieving with a tanacom bull 1000 takes about 10 minutes at a guess.
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MattMiller
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Or
up to 45mins if you Dougy fighting a shark
wangler
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still feeling the pain
still feeling the pain
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Dougie
JohnF
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The old Baron....what a
The old Baron....what a cracking good hull!!!!!!
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Cruise Control
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Great fish guys The green
Great fish guys The green eyes are a pain but its good to know if you persist you eventually get the goods. Well done.
Faulkner Family
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nice fish . on my to do list.
nice fish . on my to do list. just need a boat and a electric reel .
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stephenm
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great fish guys, hoping to
great fish guys, hoping to get out soon on the south coast chasing these giants.
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Awesome fish Matt!! I gotta
Awesome fish Matt!! I gotta try some of this one day. Gotta get past those Shallow reds first!