My 1st snapper on my boat
Submitted by Justo82 on Tue, 2012-08-21 20:27
Just wanted to say how bloody stoked I am that I finally got my 1st snapper. Also the 1st time I've gone as far as rotto on my 5.2m boat.
Was a magical day, even got the boat up to 35 knots! It was also my 1st chance to really test my lowrance hds7 gen 2. Such an easy combo to use. And so easy to tell what's on the bottom including where the fish are.
1st up hit direction bank in around 40m water and pulled up a 60cm KG whiting. After that not much luck. Moved over to rotto and struck gold. Ground everywhere!!!! And boated my 1st snapper at 57cm!!!!
was a great day on the water and had a massive feed at the end of it.
Vinesh87
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Great to hear, been getting a
Great to hear, been getting a few 1st on my new boat lately its a great feeling finding your own ground and working hard for some nice fish. Good work !!
beau
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Sounds grand! Big kgw too!
Sounds grand! Big kgw too!
tim-o
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What! Today, 35 kn on that
What! Today, 35 kn on that water, musta been airborn!
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Justo82
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Lol. Sunday. Not today.
Lol. Sunday. Not today. Sunday was like a mirror out there
tim-o
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Haha, yeh figured that, no
Haha, yeh figured that, no pics?
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Justo82
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Got pics but on my phone.
Got pics but on my phone. I'll try putting them up tomorrow.
spook
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Sweet, well done mate, was
Sweet, well done mate, was nice Sunday..no glare or wind
Haunted by water
Troy Summers
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Nice stuff!!! and yeh Sunday
Nice stuff!!! and yeh Sunday was a pearler.. I was teaching my neighbour how to go a little bit past being able to actually see the bottom.. got to 30m but he was shitting himself when a few dolpihins surfaced.. perfect day to get out wide!!! typical Ive got the week off and the weathers absolutely shit!!!
tantrum
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Nice work!
I'm also waiting for a relatively flat day with bugger all wind so I can have a go at heading over to rotto. My boat is a 5 mtr c/c so the furtherest I've been is FFB.... Can't wait to experience the fishing in rotto grounds!
Justo82
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Was well and truly worth it.
Was well and truly worth it. I will be going every opportunity I have. I thought I would have chewed through fuel having a 115hp 2 stroke. But only used 40L the whole day.
bayliner
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Well done mate..............
Well done mate.............. more bottle than i have at the moment, i struggle to get off the boat ramp with confidence........
kenny