We are the 2nd Champions...AIBT 2011
Hi all,
the numbers for the AIBT where down in the shithouse but we still came out victors..( almost ) We got 2nd place in the Tag and Release Sailfish section.
Day 1 we tagged a sailfish in the arvo and raised 3 for the day. Caught on 15kg guestimated to be about 20kgs. Also got 3 tuna.
Day 2 We saw 3 in the first hour and a half of fishing but an end result of zero tags.
Day 3 No tags until about 2pm and on our way home to the pub we managed to tag one so we bogged lapped and managed to tag another. both caught on 37kg line. first Sail was about 35kg and the 2nd was 15kg .
We missed out on the win by 200 points as the other boat ( a local boat Cat Weasel ) caught there 3 on 15kg.
A big thanks to Cliff and Baz for being a great crew and looking forward to next year.
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carnarvonite
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Good one
Good one son, sounds like you really had to work for it.
fisho-ron
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either way mate,,,well done
either way mate,,,well done
till
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Grats! Certainly thats a
Grats!
Certainly thats a pretty good crack at it, something for you to do next time it comes around though ;)
deepwater
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hell yer it was a hard time out there ,baits ,lures,baits ,lures for the 3 days alought of changes thats for sure
thanks all
jeff
carnarvonite
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Pics of the fish
Well, where are the pics of the fish???
deepwater
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i should have them 2morow Dad all 3 fish cliff,barry and my self
spanishmackeral
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well done boys, would the 200
well done boys, would the 200 points you fell short on, be one fish or more?
deepwater
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yep, if i got it on 15kg you
yep, if i got it on 15kg you get 400points and we got 2 on 37kg and we only got 300points for each fish = 1000 points for us
the boat the won the prize got 3 sails on 15kg = 1200
so we werent to far away
jeff
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Top effort deepwater, well done.
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Paul_86
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congratulations
Congratulations guys. A great achivement and a great reward for alot of hard work and preperation!
Seaquest
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Congrats Jeff and crew. Are
Congrats Jeff and crew. Are you doing Gamex as well?
We have had 3 marlin caught in Geo bay in the last three days.
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Onya
Onya Jeffro, good to see you acknowledged for the great fisho you are. Not bad for a smallish boat either!
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deepwater
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thank all
brendon well done mate i think your fish you would have caught would have been big than here ,i think the average fish size was about 25kg small as
thank Ads it was hard work mate and great fun as well
jeff
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top effort there jeff. the
top effort there jeff. the main thing is you got out there and gave it a crack and im sure you would have had some fun , altho it does sound like it was hard work.
congrats on the 2nd place.
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Deepwater Widow
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Very Proud.
I managed to get back into town an hour before having to be at the presentation.. at the time i didnt actually know that Jeff and the boys had caught the last 2 Sails..
I was so excited when they called them as runners up ..especially in such a big Australian wide event. We have only lived in Exmouth for 4 years and he is so dedicated to learning about billfishing!!
I am so super proud to see how good he has done..well done my baby ..you are awesome.
I was however disappointed in one thing!! It was surprising how many of his so called "friends" have actually not congratulated him!! He goes out of his way to help has Mates with things and nothing!! Is it jealousy?? He is not bothered but i am!!
So thankyou to all you wonderful people for congratulating him he is a great fisherman and he and cliff and Baz should be proud of there Effort..xx
Vicky
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abeldog
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Well Done
You guys great effort, looking forward to having a crack in three weeks time.
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cuthbad
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good on ya man. Ill bet
good on ya man. Ill bet theres a hell of alot of hard work and preperation that goes into producing the results when it counts. Well done!!
allrounder
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Good effort Jeff
Coming second to Cat Weasel is something to be proud of.I have fished with him and against him for many years and he knows his stuff
He would be one of the only guys up that way that has caught a true grander that he swam for near on an hour to make sure it made the best chance.It sounds like you just had a bit of bad luck in the line classes they chose to hit you on.The old case of you put out 10 and 15 to be hit by 200+ kilo marlin then you run 24 and 37 and hook small sails and dollies 
Murphy strikes again.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Lastchance
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Well done on the result,
Well done on the result, Deepwater. It was certainly the comp for taking opportunities when they came up. I was listening to the consistency of the small fish being called in, so we down sized outfits to 3 x 15 kg's and 2 x 24kg outfits in a points grab attempt, which seemed logical, until Big Bertha came up and ate one of the Moldies and so started a 4 hr fight which we ended up losing at the boat unfortunately. Like you say, Murphies law.
Interestingly, during the fight we had 6-8 smaller fish (probably males) following the boat more than likely looking for some actin from the big girl and I was 'profusely discouraged' from throwing a pitch bait to them in fear of losing the big one.
Hindsight is wonderful!
On another note, I dont think Ive heard so many dropped fish in a comp before. There were heaps of boats with daily Skeds of, say, 6 raised, 5 hooked, 0 tagged and the like - made for a very close comp.
Ahh well, Dampier Classic in June.........
Andy Mac
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Welld Done Jeff
Great effort mate. Hopefully there will be a few sails around when we get up there in a few weeks.
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Lamby
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Onya Jeff well done
Onya Jeff well done