NT Billfish Capture Data
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NT Billfish Capture Data
Can anyone tell me if there is any record of billfish capture data maintained in the NT. If not should there be? Whilst I have only fished sporadically for beakies over the years the one thing I have learned from "Skippers in the Know" is that it takes a lot of time/fuel over many years to work out the patterns, or conditions which effect billfish appearances in a certain area.
If us amateurs shared/stored/analysed such data as location, time, date, tide/moon phase, water temp, bait presence and techniques used, we may shortcut the learning phase and improve capture rates.
Its not too hard to work out from recent posts that Aug-Sept are good months at Fenton etc but is it the same for Sail and Batemens, what about the Tiwis and Coburg, do they generally appear in one area before the other and then move along the coast? If so which way? Is it the same every year? Too many questions!!!
Just a thought.
Cheers Nep
If us amateurs shared/stored/analysed such data as location, time, date, tide/moon phase, water temp, bait presence and techniques used, we may shortcut the learning phase and improve capture rates.
Its not too hard to work out from recent posts that Aug-Sept are good months at Fenton etc but is it the same for Sail and Batemens, what about the Tiwis and Coburg, do they generally appear in one area before the other and then move along the coast? If so which way? Is it the same every year? Too many questions!!!
Just a thought.
Cheers Nep
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I have just set up billfish surveys for the NT and Qld billfish sub forums
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Re: riggers
So when we going to use them?Matt Flynn wrote:My outriggers arrived this week
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This is the bloke who sells the outriggers [email protected]
The outriggers are telescopic, get him to send you the specs. A bit over $300.
I'll post a pic shortly.
They are in black and white.
You can get other outriggers and clips etc at Wellsys Tackle.
I am putting Dubros line releases on the back of my boat for trolling live and swimming baits, I have already put on drop back spools.
Next set of neaps should see some action dodgy
The outriggers are telescopic, get him to send you the specs. A bit over $300.
I'll post a pic shortly.
They are in black and white.
You can get other outriggers and clips etc at Wellsys Tackle.
I am putting Dubros line releases on the back of my boat for trolling live and swimming baits, I have already put on drop back spools.
Next set of neaps should see some action dodgy
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I just installed them today - 15 foot long. Very light and easily stowable.
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NT FISHERIES have records dating back to the 60s. I have reaf some of the data from when the Thai and Taiwanese longliners fished our waters. Very Interesting. They caught broadbill out wide, however the records show that Big marlin are rare, but lots of small billies. Seems their travel pattern is up the west coast then through the straights in Indonesia... across the top of New Guinea then off to the Pacific. Mainly smaller fish across top of Aus then through Torres Straight. Two areas we see a lot of billies is out around Evans Shoal and off the top of the Wessels. Plus Ashmore Reef is lousy with sails. Just have to get past the macks and wahoo............
chanos.
I will fill out survey for Ashmore.
chanos.
I will fill out survey for Ashmore.
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Stop Bragging Chanos , next you will be telling us Lisa McCune is on your ship and its called HMAS Hammersley
Really would love to hear more stories that you have to tell about the far off places.
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Really would love to hear more stories that you have to tell about the far off places.
Cheers
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The best real-time marlin data out of Darwin is likely to come from professional mackerel fishermen. So go and buy mack fisho a beer today and get them talking.
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