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Plumbing the depths

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:11 pm
by AM
Went out with a mate off Moreton island, out through the south passage bar and kept going another hour and half. This was over the conventional shelf line and down to 350+meters. Pretty impressive for an amateur operation. We got some nice fish including a bass grouper of 32kg. When he was hooked we hooked a couple on that line. They got ther act together and pulled same time same direction and ripped 40 or so meters of 400lb braid against a measured 80kg of drag. Ended up lost the 300lb dropper the other fish was on. The flame snapper are spectacular fish to look at. All of them eat very well.
Was a fun day and something different. The boat is a plate aluminium one he built at home 8+meters with twin 200 suzukis on now. I haven't been on the water much as pretty busy with new house and yard plus very big job but it will happen.

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:57 pm
by Agent86
Nice fish Andy

Great you managed to get out for a fish and get a few.

Hopefully you' ll be able to get your tub out soon for a cruise, might have to invest in some bigger gear by the sound of it, lol

You're creek is the only one without a bridge on the way to Dundee now, roads pretty good, won't be too long and ramp will be pretty good too

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:27 pm
by ghound
Good on ya Andy!
Good to see you getting out for a crack.

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:20 am
by theodosius
Awesome fish

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:53 am
by jeffish
Far out mate :o Some very impressive fish there.
Winched fish ,,talk about using the FORCE :cheers:

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:57 am
by AM
jeffish wrote:Far out mate :o Some very impressive fish there.
Winched fish ,,talk about using the FORCE :cheers:
They can pull back a by too Jeff. I was loosing line with the drag readout on 80 that's 80 kgs !!

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:44 pm
by Pecheur
Hi there,

How long does it take to bring back a fish from such depth?
:shock:

Have a good day,
Pecheur

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:38 am
by Matt Flynn
bl..dy Queenslanders, I did 450m deep down here with hand wound reels.

Glad I didn't hook anything big tho ...

Cracker fish AM :mrgreen:

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:52 am
by AM
Pecheur wrote:Hi there,

How long does it take to bring back a fish from such depth?
:shock:

Have a good day,
Pecheur
About 2 minutes down free fall wth 5 kgs depends on size coming up but that big boy was around 7 mins

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:53 am
by AM
Matt Flynn wrote:bl..dy Queenslanders, I did 450m deep down here with hand wound reels.

Glad I didn't hook anything big tho ...

Cracker fish AM :mrgreen:
Your starting to sound like ghound there Matt

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:39 am
by jeffish
Still can't get over them pulling line on 80kg of drag . How many hooks
per rig ? would be an amazing battle with 4 or 5 hooked up at once.

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 11:21 am
by AM
jeffish wrote:Still can't get over them pulling line on 80kg of drag . How many hooks
per rig ? would be an amazing battle with 4 or 5 hooked up at once.
Take a look at the business side of these reels Jeff you just dial right up to sunset. They aren't that fast to beat the Sharks at FTB but they don't get tired either. My concern is they provide too much spare time for other stuff :drinking8: while your waiting to hit the surface. Jimmy and I ( or you) would be singing Irish songs before too many fish hit the deck.

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:42 pm
by Agent86
That's not fishing Andy, letting the reel do all the work for you!

Though I suppose you did feel the bite, it the fish probably hooked itself, lol

I have no problem with more time for drinking and chatter :-)

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:23 pm
by jeffish
What great looking set up mate , the skipper have you painting
the boat will puling em in. :catch:

Love it dail it up haul em in . :drinking5: :drinking5: :drinking5:
WHEN IrISHB EYES ARE SMILLLLLLIN &&&& :drinking5: :drinking5:
:drinking5: :drinking5: :drinking5: :drinking5: the world :drinking5:
Bright :drinking5: :drinking5: and :drinking5: :sleep: green and :sleep:
:fish:

Re: Plumbing the depths

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:30 pm
by AM
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