When it all comes together, awesome two days!
** Well the last few days have been awesome. The weather in particular has been favourable for offshore fishing so the squiding plans got put back this time.
Scott (Soupster) is a good mate and has been spending alot of time away with the (RAN) Navy and time off limited. He's currently back in town and wanted some descent fish and said we've gotta catch up Ryan. Any excuse will do me to get out on the water week in/week out and that we did on Sunday.
Genltemans start as per usual and Scotty wanted a descent Dhufish as his PB was 11kg with me last year and he's been itching to better it. Me, i wanted to go to deepwater personally but as you do as a skipper & mate you negotiate. I said to Soupy well fish the 40-50m mark for Dhu's etc and if we do well then we'll shoot out deeper.
We ended up fishing a few spot i marked along time ago whilst doing recon but never made it back there. After a few drifts Scotty was on, his driftbait outfit was starting to load up. I said i think your on by the rod load, he said i cant feel the big hit. I said just strike to see....that he did a nothing...mmhhhh. I said i'm supprised as that looked like a good Dhu having a go/sucking the bait. After he free spooled it back down to the bottom again WHAMO....he was on. The fight was awesome and on the right/light gear. This fish performed well and I said to Scott me thinks you got a descent Dhu and after a good battle surfaces a big new PB Dhu for the Soupster.
Scott was a very happy angler and after a few pics we did another drift with myself getting a good Dhufish (released) and Scotty getting a descent baldy also. That said Scotty said i'm wrapped and got to the deep Ryan as i'm very content. Not bad for only a few drifts but when it all comes together it happens that way (not always unfortunalty)
Scotty's new PB Dhu of 16.5kg (weighed)...happy decky!
After that we hit the deepwater and really any fish is a bonus now. I fished a spot that i took Soupy to a while ago and things were a bit quiet then (happens). I said hopefully my spot fires this time and as soon as Scottys rig hit the bottom he was on. The rod loaded up big time and i got a big smile and i must admit Scotty was on fire (decky day LOL)
After a big battle and Scotts arms feeling the pain on the long manual wind up the fish neared. I said i reckon a bass Gouper as its going hard and maybe a double headed. After a few more minutes the fish surfaced and Scotty got another PB with a big bass Grouper and a descent Blue- Eye Trevalla. Scotty was overwhelmed but such a day when everything he did was gold and i was a proud skipper. I dropped down after the pics were taken & got by limit of Hapuka with my biggest going 14.5kg (weighed)
Scotty's first/PB Bass Grouper of 19.5kg and Blue-Eye Trevalla 13kg - Double header (weighed)
We header in after that and wow what a day, Scotty in particular was on fire.....awesome day out mate...congrats!~
** With a good day had on Sunday I thought i cant waste the Mondays fine condition so bugger it i'm going back out. This time i took out Carl (FW Zen) and i said we'll give the offshore squiding a quick go then straight out to deepwater. The squiding was a bit quiet at this new spots so off we went back to deepwater.
I did a few drifts and no action unlike the day before. Mmhhhh.....okay i'll drive around until i find these deepwater fish as they do move around. With a bit of driving around i found them again and dropped. My baits hit the bottom and i'm on, i thought i'd leave the baits down after hooking up to see if i can get a double header. After my rod loaded even more i started the fight. After a good tussle up came a Hapuka & Blue-Eye Trevalla (Double header)
Skippers Double!
Carls turn now, he dropped his baits as i re-drifted the same spot. Straigh away he was on, the rod loaded up bigtime. I said is it fighting but swiming up also he said "yep" i said you may have a big Blue-Eye.......time will tell. After a long fight and the fish not giving up it surfaced. Carl ended up with a First & PB Blue-Eye Trevalla!
Carls First & PB Blue-Eye Trevalla of 16kg (weighed)
Well that was it, a long way out for a few drifts but well worth it. Had a quick drop on one of my Ruby spots but no go so off we went and the ride in was pleasent as we did 30knots in all the way!
**** Certainly was a great two days and the weather gods on our side. Seeing mates get onto some quality fish is always a buzz for me and well done Scott & Carl...........some great captures fella's!~
Dean
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some awesome fish ryan,
some awesome fish ryan, looks like you've figured out the deepwater species. have you tried any trolling out that way?
And from what i've heard there seems to be plenty of dhuies around!
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Some aswesome fish there Ryan
And another great report.
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Ganged
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Good report
and some lucky deckies. Wish fishing trips always worked that way.
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fark, looks like yous had
fark, looks like yous had 2 top days on the water, awsome pb's 4 scotty & zen. & congrats ryan 4 puting your deckys on 2 some awsome fish. you def have that deep water species, well & truely figured out. congrats.............
soupster51
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Thanks Ryan
Yep it was one of my best days fishing ever; that's for sure. Nice not to have to get up at crazy hours and still be able to get some of the best eating fish Perth Metro has to offer. A 16kg Dhu on my 6-10 rod was awesome and I would have been happy to go home after that. To switch to a totally different style of fishing and catch species' of fish that I hadn't targeted before just made the day even better. My arms are still hurting after wrestling up over 30kgs of fish from the deep water (and from hours of filleting yesterday). Loved it. Great to have a generous/knowledgable skipper. Cheers Ryan, we'll catch up soon for a feed.
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zen
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AWESOME
day out with quality fish cheers for a great day on the water... ps onions say thanks for a smooth ride home
well done soupster on ya pb"s...
soupster51
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You too
Same to you Carl and cheers. Those Blue Eye go bloody hard don't they. Makes you appreciate the feed that's for sure.
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kaney68
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Top effort !!
Top effort Ryan !!
The master does it again !!
2 happy deckies, quality fish and beaut photos to boot.... and a good read too !
cheers,
Paul
Frank F
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Ryan you are the king of the deep
That is an awsome story, when it all comes together fishing is better than having sex, It lasts all day!
Congrats to Scotty on his PB and well done to all the boys on a good day.
I decided to go for a night fish in the 100s Sat night, got 2 good fish Red and Pink snapper after tide change then nothing much after that. The wind gods stuffed up and it was howlimg off shore. Happy to get quality fish.
Its good when everything goes your way.
Well done
wadetolley
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Sounds
Sounds like a day to remember for years! Very good photos.
biggerfish
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now that's a skipper
Well done on another good couple of trips. And congratulations on the boys pbs. I'm just glad none of my deckies read your reports or they would be telling me how I should be skippering like Ryan. How deep is the deeper water u were fishing in Ryan
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Blake.T.
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awesome report mate, and i
awesome report mate, and i have to say, those pics would make worthy cover shots for mags id say
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Well done on the PBs boys,
Well done on the PBs boys, looks like mint weather!
Well done aswell Ryan good fishing/skipper,
Great report
Cheers,
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Awesome
They are cracking photo's and catches guys, congrats. Happy deckies alright and you can see why!!
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Phwoar! Some fantastic fish
Phwoar! Some fantastic fish and a few good fish dinners as well!
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Great two days!
Great two days Ryan, fantastic fish! well done mate!
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Kasey L.
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Well done Ryan
Great fish - that looks like a nice Hapuka.
20kg Bass and 13kg Trevalla double header is no joke to wind up!
scotto
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flipflop,
officially, you are a wanker.
all are once in a lifetime fish we can only dream of catching, and here you are catching them like herpies off a hooker! top job!
p.s. are you sure the blue eyes arent just overgrown buff bream? they look like it!
p.p.s. rumour has it, sri lankan staring fish are being caught in 600m out at the rotto trench. bet ya can't catch one.....................................
jay_burgess
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Quality! Nice work Ryan. At
Quality! Nice work Ryan. At least someones getting into it, only howling easterlies up here.
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quality fish and report Ryan et.al
has been good weather but thats still outstanding fishing
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well done to all concerned
well done to all concerned ,great fish
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Sensational
Happy days RT, sensational pics fella
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Paul G
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Top report Ryan and some
Top report Ryan and some bloody great fish, do you get small ones out there as they all seem to be good size.seems you were the only one catching fish over the weekend as from the reports coming in not much was caught well done..
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another top report
Great captures there mate.
Love your work.
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Awesome stuff mate great
Awesome stuff mate
great photos too!!
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very very nice lads.
very very nice lads.
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top fish
awesome guys what a day some top fish there
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graet stuff mate, a great
graet stuff mate, a great report and some awesome photos, well done!!
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Percula
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Great fish guys! Also great
Great fish guys! Also great photos showing the results!!
Ryan how do you take your photos? They make the fish stand out! Flash on aswell as making sure the sun is behind you? Any secrets??
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milsey
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great fish, good to see the
great fish, good to see the time and effort fishing deep payed off. and the weather, i thought it was winter???
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Just a little envious of
Just a little envious of what could ahve been....
Great fush fella's- onya Ryan for outtin 'em on the spots..
So wot day we heading out Ryan?
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Blue eye trevally
Ryan and others. Trevally are normally a sort of neighbours fish, but it appears that these go home. I suppose the depth they come from makes release impossible but what are they like on the chew.
They are a good looking fish.
Neels
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first post on here, and all
first post on here, and all i can say is WOW. thats some great fishing. lots of travel, with good rewards.
it would take me months if not years, to get the same 100kg of fish you got in 2 days.
guess your eating well for a long time.
again, well done...huge catch
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Deepwater!
Cheers Dean, yeh i've been going out 2-3 days a week over the last 3 months straight and doing alot of hours & recon on the water and have racked up some awesome spots. Havent been saying or posting up much re all the results but yes i've sussed it & what a buzz. As for trolling nah mate, just the bottom fishing only out there atm!
Scotto, i've been called worse so i take that as a compliment....LOL
Yeh they do look like a buffy & go hard like an oversized one but taste soooooooo much better!
Paul we do get small fish but small being 5-6kg but most species start at 8kg plus plus!
David, i play around with diffferent sun & boat angles. I use a polarizer and flash that highlights the fish and the angler so there's a flash-fill in aspect. Not easy getting good pics, i take many sometimes and hard when the anglers holding big fish but pays off with one hell of a pic/memory.
Deefa & Craig, i'll PM ya's soon re a fish!
Neels, these are a deepwater Trevalla, a "prize" eating fish that are very highly regarded!
Yeh some great pics and standout fish........cheers for the responses guys!
crasny1
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Thanks Ryan
Learning all the time but I have never fished that deep, even when I lived on a boat around Rotto for 4 months. The look like they would be good eating!
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Well done fellas, and Ryan
Well done fellas, and Ryan for putting them onto the fish.
cant say im not a little green with envy :)
Nice big Dhu too soupy!! and oin the light stuff woulda been good fun i bet.
Get what you mean re: the early starting crap... been doing some 5am trips out wide lately!!
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Get back to work!
What about defending our country and selling some tackle you too!
Congrats Soupy on the PB Dhu - great Pic Ryan.
My arm is hurting again at the thought of hauling those quality beauties up.
Better not be bangers and mash for dinner tonight Soupy!
Cheers Pete