Rotto
Headed out to rotto on Boxing day to pull the pots, and a little fishing.
Day started off great with 11 keepers from the pots. Getting pretty much our bag limit most trips but only heading out once a week. Pots are holding between 20-40 crays each trip.
After pots were rebaited and sent back down, the GPS started to play up. Reset itself, then turned off. Spend about 30 minutes checking wiring, power etc, but could not seem to find the issue.
Being we were at rotto already and still wanted a fish, decided to try our luck and head out just past west end, and sounded around until something looked interesting.
Aftter about 25 minutes or so of looking, a nice little piece of coral showed up opn the sounder, so swung the boat around and tried to line up the lump as best i could by looking at the bubbles on the top of the water.
First drift was spot on, over the lump we went. 5 fish landed on the first drift, first 3 pinks to about 45cm, all released, 1 red snapper which was about 42cm, but i was unsure of the size limit so it was released. then this nice dhu came up. Was a good tussle on the saltiga on 30lb braid, and gave a bit of curry. i would say a 7-8 minute fight. Biggest we've caught out that way.
The sounder was lit up on the lump, but when i tried to find it again, i couldnt, sounded on the area for 20 minutes with not being able to find it.
So moved on sounded some more, found some more coral ground with a few fish about, so a few drops down and another couple 45cm pinks made their way up, all released.
Decided time to head in by 11.30am as the winds were picking up.
So managed a nice Dhu without my gps which was a bonus. Proves there is still good fish out from rotto too!
Now my 4 month old Lowrance is cactus, as the screen in the unit had come lose slightly and water had gotten in it, so all over. being a centre console, everything gets wet!
4-6 week wait for a replacement :( and no gps co-ords left :( except a few i have written out.
JACKO W
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thats a damn nice dhu and
thats a damn nice dhu and some nice crays there mate. good on ya.
Theres absolutely nothin like hookin up to the first biggun of the day. JACKO W.
wadetolley
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Sorry
Sorry to hear about the sounder mate! Upgrading to a Furuno now??
Nice pic of the dhui as well, some nice fillets there. Crays look a good size too.
Happy new year.
Bodie
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happy new you to you to
happy new you to you to mate.
Wasnt sounder that died was the GPS unit (have 2 units in).
Sounder is still ont he wish list to be upgraded to the furuno, just need to get the boss to let me buy one.
Colin Hay
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Very nice haul there Bodie
Married life hasn't affected your fishing mate.
That's a nice piece of bling on the right hand side of the big Dhuie too.
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Bodie
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if only it were mine :) Its
if only it were mine :)
Its my cousins bling (guy holding the dhu) and obviously he isnt married yet :)
Colin Hay
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Lol Bodie I know what you mean
At least I hope he lets you use it sometimes.
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Lucky Tim
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spewing about the GPS but
spewing about the GPS but it's a good reminder to always back up spots. Still sometimes it's nice to go out and try some new ground, even if the decision isn't yours to make.
Also good stuff on the cray front, that would've made a very sexy esky back at the ramp.
Adam Gallash
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spewn
Spewn about the electronics, but the day certainly looked worth while!
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Decella
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Nice
fat Dhuey mate and a nice feed of crays to. Sorry to hear about the electronics mate.
DieHard
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can i ask what the reel &
can i ask what the reel & rod on the bottom right is??
BTW nice dhuie!
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Bodie
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monster mesh jigging rod,
monster mesh jigging rod,
Saltiga z4500 extreme.
synthos
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Nice
Do u only pull the pots once a week ? I thought it was a dayly thing ?
Bodie
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can pull them as often as
can pull them as often as you like, just rotto isnt real close so really need a couple of hours to do it.
plus dont eat that many crays :)
Faulkner Family
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nice feed , crays and a nice
nice feed , crays and a nice dhuie. its a pitty about the gps. we have 2 on the boat , actually 3 , built in one never gets used , small navman is a good backup that gets used when looking up old spots and a humminbird that is the main one. when you get a new gps i would reccomend looking at a cheaper unit as a backup to also store spots on and try to put them in a waterproof box while travelling in rougher seas. i know the units are suposed to be water resistant but tha isnt always the case as you have found out. good luck with the replacement
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