Saturday - trolling behind rotto
With the good weather on the weekend, me, like many others, decided to head out and drag a few lures around.
Launched from Woodies around 615 and was busy there, but still got out in around 15 minutes (so with the Rotto swim on, could have been worse).
Was taking a mate from Kenya out for his first off shore trip in Perth, so was hoping to be able to turn on the fish. We were heading to an area which has been productive for us before out near the southern barges on the way to the Club Marine FAD. When we were almost there, I saw some birds hitting the water and told the boys to set the spread.
We were trolling a spread of 4 skirts with a mix of Williamson Dorados and Richter Jelly Babes, along with a newly improvised home made teaser. As we got closer and I could see the fish busting up we knew it was on.
First pass we had a triple hookup, one fish dropped but two solid stripeys to the boat. This then set the scene for the day, there were schools everywhere out there, and we would never have to try more than 15 mins before getting back on the fish, with double and triple hookups being common (kept trying for the quad, but never got there, probably just as well with 3 anglers on the boat). We were getting a mix of good sized stripeys, a couple of good sized SBTs and quite a lot of rat SBTs.
At one point I was resetting the spread and something grabbed the lure before it was even in position. Saw the fish leap straight out of the water, and I knew I had hooked my first metro dolly. After a few more acrobatics and a bit of manhandling, we managed to get the fish on board for a quick pic before releasing.
Over the course of probably 2 hours trolling we boated around 15-18 tuna and the dolly, before we decided to head in to Majorie bay at rotto for a swim and beer to cool off. Could have caught stacks more out there but the cold water was calling us.
After the swim, spent a couple of hours trolling the makkie lures off cathedral rocks and the back of the FFB on the way home, but no takers.
All fish except for 2 tuna for my Kenyan buddy were released well.
Dan
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
till
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Hmm that last dolly is a good
Hmm that last dolly is a good size!
spanishmackeral
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Date Joined: 05/01/11
great doll, wouldve been a
great doll, wouldve been a great first perth experience for your mate
flangies
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Date Joined: 11/05/08
Bloody awesome day out!
Bloody awesome day out!
Heinz
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Date Joined: 20/06/07
Sounds like a wicked day.I
Sounds like a wicked day.
I bet your mate was stoked to have a fishing experience like that!
dkonig82
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Date Joined: 06/07/10
Yeah just as long as he
Yeah just as long as he doesnt start to think that every day of Perth trolling turns up the fish!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
grayzeee
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Date Joined: 09/07/09
Great weekend to be out by
Great weekend to be out by the sounds of it. well done lads
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.