Sunday 09/04
Today's session started a few weeks ago, having a chat with a good mate of mine. He was saying his brother in law who is vision impaired and is originally from Sydney relocated a couple of years ago is a mad keen fisho who used to go fishing most nights and would love to have a go on a boat. No probs I said, we'll tee something up.
I checked the weather forecast on Friday and tee'd us up to depart Hillarys on Sunday around 4:30am.
We headed out to my usual ground in 12-15mtrs and got there well before sunrise.
With the burley in the water and the baits soaking, we waited... and nothing happened.
That was until way after sunrise.
Bang I got a nice skippy in the high 40's.
Rebaited and then Bang!..... ZzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzz
I gave my mates bro in law the rod and said here ya go mate, HANG ON!
This thing went on a steaming first run, I was calling it for a Sambo.
After around 5 minutes a big snapper going 89cm surfaced, the biggest I've seen on my boat, what a beast.
We had a few more takes and runs like this however we didn't manage to boat any due to gear failure or spitting the hooks.
I even managed a 47cm pinky on my symetre 500 and 4lb braid with a zman plastic. I'll tame a legal fish one day!
All in all a great day fishing with a fish of a lifetime that none of us will ever forget, here's to many more to come.
Marineboy
Posts: 840
Date Joined: 14/03/14
Great fish
hey that's a great fish, same area as last Sunday ?
My spots are so secret even the fish don't know about them !
Diggedy
Posts: 67
Date Joined: 08/01/17
Yea man same area as last
Yea man same area as last Sunday.
Still no love on the paddle prawns other than the drain plug, mulies seem to be smashing it lately.
Ashen
Posts: 1042
Date Joined: 22/03/13
Great stuff!
Mate, landing good fish is great but to read that you offered to take out a "disadvantaged" person to go fishing and letting him reel in a fish is bloody awesome and quite heartwarming! Well done!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Diggedy
Posts: 67
Date Joined: 08/01/17
Thanks mate, I'm not gonna
Thanks mate, I'm not gonna lie it wasn't easy initially handing over the rod with drag peeling off haha, but yea end result was well worth it.
opsrey
Posts: 1200
Date Joined: 05/10/07
Good stuff all round.
good pics, great result. Your mate has had an adventure to last a life time. Well done.
z00m
Posts: 1086
Date Joined: 10/05/14
Good Karma for you
Doing something like that for someone can mean the world to them so I wish you all the best Karma and I'm sure the good fish will follow your boat from now on.
Gav475
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Date Joined: 16/11/11
legend
awsome stuff mate. People like you make me proud to be an australian. Keep it up
Hutch
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Date Joined: 21/04/13
Top stuff, that first photo
Top stuff, that first photo is a cracker
richie68
Posts: 165
Date Joined: 07/08/11
Nice Snapper
Very nice, well done. Just wondering if your boat is a Caribbean Intruder. I have one and they are an awesome craft. Unfortunately not made anymore .Nice snapper, seems to be a few around SOR at the moment also.
Diggedy
Posts: 67
Date Joined: 08/01/17
Cheers for the feedback
Cheers for the feedback guys.
Boat is a '97 model 4.8m savage centurion, finally getting some consistent blood on the deck yeeeeew.
Good stuff mate, the snapper definitely seem to be firing at the moment.