NBSFC Billfish Shootout 2007 - Day 2 & 3
Submitted by jay_burgess on Mon, 2007-06-04 16:35
Well day two went pretty much the same as day one except the wind was even stronger. Was blowing it's box off at 29 knots recorded at 10am. There was even less fish tagged with only 3 sails for the day between all competitors. We didn't get a single line in the water until 2pm as it was so rough... about 10 other boats anchored in the same bay off Rosemary had similar ideas.
Today was a little calmer at 20 knots but still a rough day. We trolled for 7 hours straight with the only fish being caught a small longtail. We didn't raise a single sail for the entire comp. 1 sail and 1 black marlin were tagged today which brings the total for the comp to less than 20 billfish. Way down compared with previous years 150+.
SHizz
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sounds like a pretty dismal
sounds like a pretty dismal comp then! Oh well,sometimes the fish just wont play the game.
Back to popping for G's jay?
jay_burgess
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Yeah the weather does suck!
Yeah the weather does suck! Good thing is it can only get better from here... can't get any worse than it was unless there is a cyclone!
Main reasons why the fish numbers were down was because of weather and water temp being too high :(
Although we didn't get any fish we're really keen to head out again on a calmer day when the water cools down and be in for a good chance at some sails.
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Jay Burgess