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Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:07 pm
by Chubbs93
Hey fellas had my first run today with outriggers started of at fenton and headed out to nth gutter, half way to gutter in 25m of water we raised a black marlin, easily 2m+ it checked out our set than swam off through our trail, it was awsome to finally see one sadly that was only billy we seen, we had 2 other hits and runs but no visual on fish. Well hopefully get a tag in something soon cant wait.

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:10 am
by rumluck
Good stuff. You're fkd now haha.

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:11 am
by rumluck
How was the weather?

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:58 am
by Chubbs93
Haha rumluck diffently keen to chase them now, weather was good in mourning then blew up rnd lunch time wet trip home

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 6:45 pm
by Nogood
Haha you have bug now sux to be you its all you will think about now

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:48 pm
by Simmo83
now you're stuffed, wait until you get that hit!
What where you running and in what position? teasers? troll speed?

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:48 am
by Chubbs93
Simmo83 wrote:now you're stuffed, wait until you get that hit!
What where you running and in what position? teasers? troll speed?
We had skipped gars on riggers one short one long and 2 deep divers in centre corners one short 1 long with daisy chain teaser in centre trolling between 10-12k's was a bit rough so was a little hard to pick speed plus it was a bit hard to get baits to skip properly,

We had another crack yesterday down dundee for a little while in between bottom bashing macks smashed our baits no sign of billies but water was good and clear and was good to be able to play with riggers in calm water getting baits on wake nice and skipping good

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:24 am
by 2 brothers fishing
Where do you get your gars from? im gonna make some out riggers up this week and have a look around this weekend.. Never done it before but might be able to fluke it or atleast get some macs as by catch.

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:19 pm
by rumluck
Big high tides at lee point, bread, castnet.

Fk i hate mackeral when im looking for billies.

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 3:42 pm
by Nogood
Rumluck go catch me a heap of gars them I'll teach you how to catch billfish

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:44 pm
by Chubbs93
rumluck wrote:Big high tides at lee point, bread, castnet.

Fk i hate mackeral when im looking for billies.
Land based mate or from boat?

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:03 pm
by 2 brothers fishing
Just went down to east point caught a heap with bread kept 10 big ones.

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:08 pm
by Nogood
You can alway fit in one more jellybead

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:10 pm
by Nogood
Keep all the gars you get mate we have got a lot of sails on 100mm gar

Re: New to catching billfish

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:23 pm
by Simmo83
Size won't matter! Got a 6kg sail this year off Dundee on a hooter of a gar! Just got to tease them right, wait longer for them to swallow it if a larger bait and use circle hooks and away you go. I'll be out there off the gutters next weekend if the weather allows trying our luck. Few trailer issues keeping me land based for now.