Went for a mission out to Tantas yesterday and was greated by some average conditions, luckily it started to calm down as the day went on.  I couldn't find a deckie for the day so did the solo mission, luckily the dslr got some ok shots.  Within 10 minutes I had a double of hookup of dollies, thankfully one got off and I managed to land the other one (released).  After 20 minutes I had another hookup, not the billfish I was hoping for, but still some fun as this dolly was a lot more acrobatic (released). 

I then did a bit of bottom bouncing and got 1 small goldband before the sharks moved in, which was quite unfortunate as there were some solid fish down there.  As my next spot was quite some way away and the conditions still werent good, I trolled down to the next spot and picked up a small striped tuna.  The next spot was in 168m, after landing 2 pinkies I was then sharked again right on the bottom, after fighting him 166m to the top the hook busted off (got my braid back atleast, but the back didn't enjoy it).

After that I trolled around aimlessly for a while with no luck and tried drift bait a few spots but everything had shut down with the tide change.  I called it quits and was back home by 3, not a bad day, but if I'd managed to get a few of the goldies up to the top without the sharks it would have been great.  Ahhh well, still good to get out there and wet a line as it had been about 3 weeks.