Well peeps I finished a new stick last night & was keen to try it out on some YFT, couldn't help myself as far as leather grips go on rods, dont think I could ever pick up a game stick wraped in hyperlons again.

The Blank is one of Viva's range cut down to a 4 ft / 15 kg stick with a Aftco Detachable Alluminium Straight Butt, Aftco Big Foot Rollers to complete the match.

I wanted to keep this outfit pretty light so no big reels this time & opted for one of the Gladiator series the wittle 30



Anyways back to the report.

On the water by 12 ran straight out to Browns but pulled up 3 miles short, the sea's were a wee bit upsy downsky @ this time so decided to pull some lures to see if we could locate the fishy's, didn't take the riggers so we ran 2 skirted lures out back & someF18 Classics in closer.

Witch Dr also went out, by the time we'd gotten to Browns the wind had started to drop & it turned out to be a top arvo out there, the day B4 I was talking to a mate who'd gotten YFT late last week & said they were out wider than Browns so we kept trolling for another 5 miles east.

Water looked a wee bit better out there but remained a constant temp whereas back @ Browns there was a 1/2 deg variation & something told me to head back to Browns so I did.

1/2 a mile short Jim saw a big re-entry splash in front & starboard 100 meters but the fish didn't surface again I had a salty windscreen so didn't see it, did a lap or 2 then proceeded back to Browns where all hell broke loose all around us.

We had YFT leaping out of the water crashing the sauri's, sauuri's doing the Harold Holt in all directions there were blankets of them leaping into the air, this went on for about 15 minutes & not one of those bloody YFT even looked @ the lures & let me tell you's if was very frusting sitting there in anticipation.

I even got one of the boys to take the wheel whilst I fed the lures further out the back thinking that the boat may have been spooking the fin but by the time I'd done all that there was not a ripple to be seen.

So it was lures in & a cube trail was started time was now around 3 . 30 pm & by around sundown all we'd managed to see was a fishy [not yft] in the cube trail it may have been a Mahi caus a minute later a log was seen off to starboard only 30 meters away.

Then on one of my retrieves I found that 1/2 my pilly had been eaten, good guess is a Stripey had done the deed cause 1/2 hr later I saw them 150 behind us off to port jumping out of the water.

Hmmm the day was now getting old & we had sundown the city looked brilliant with the sun setting & the moon rising from the east so I got the camera out, didn't have the big lens with me so it's a bit hard to make out the city buildings, we could see them & it was quite spectacular sitting out there 22 miles offshore.



Anyways I'd just put the camera away & with the remaining light looked back behind the boat & about 150 meters away was this huge boil [re-entry splash] so I did some Wai Ting , Wai Ting , Wai Ting then some more Wai Ting , Wai Ting , Wai Ting but nothing became of the boil.

We fished another hr or so into the night B4 deciding to call it quits some days you know the fishy's are there but you're not confidant you're gonna get a run, this was one of those days.

Looked like a great day out there Jumpus. I know you wouldn't be dissapointed about coming home fishless It's all about the hunt

Always a good report

Good report Jumps. I also was told they were further out.
I just learnt tonight last week one of the fellas got one at 52 kg, about 10 miles east of Browns.
I cant wait to lose my virginity to one of these fish..............







In a non sexual kind of way ofcourse.

Good report nice pictures. And you can just make out the moon from the back of the Sydney.

yeah I know the sun

Looking pretty good out there at least......It is frustrating when you can see the fish but nothing you do intices them to take your offerings? Hope you get to christen the new rod on your next trip out!

Jumpy. Mate sometimes it just don't come together nomatter what you try.
You sure gave it your best.
Think you should just hand over that new outfit to me to take to Bermi to christen it for you :crim:

geeeeeez jumpy you have no luck do you


hope you land a big one on the next trip, those photos are rippers, well done

Na the fin submerged frank by the time we pulled up & started throwing handfulls of cubes into the water

Was just about to do that when the school boiled up all around us.

Them's the breaks had we been 5 minutes earlier lures would've been in & cube trail allready out.

Chooks you're gonna christen my new rod

The leather grip is now dry on that rods twin sister, only just machines the edges on the leather /cork so if I'm in the mood later I'll start binding it up.

Getting the hang of this leather grip thingy now each new one gets easier

Well if you need anymore practise, you can knock me up a 10kg Game rod and a 10-15kg Jigging rod..

it was a dissapointing avo but it was only 1 avo and of l8 we have had a good run on the fish. + if i bourght home more fin mum would have lost the plot we cant get anything in the fidge cause of the yellow fin!!!

and peeps the stickheads might be around still the water was a barmey 21 degrees which was warmer than acctully the breeze outside.

you gotta know what ya doing jumps use proper bait not plastics .....take up soccer mate your hopless fisherman .....if i was there i would of had a feed for all of us and all of you ....maybe next time

That is very nice of you to bring the sandwiches.

roflmao hahahahahah :hysterical:ahahahahahahah ahahaha

What was that Dave? You would have barfed a feed for all of them?

Yes Dave has mastered the mutton bird technique.

He's studied them for year & has worked out how they regurgitate their food for the young

:offtopic: It does not matter.

Ever noticed that when you have barf there is always carrot that has been barfed.

Even thou you had not eaten carrot for weeks.

thats fishin i guess, good to see u back on your feet and having a go mate, better luck next time