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“ON THE HOOK” with Captains Ross and Glenn Hunter

AUGUST REPORT

JULY BRINGS US SOME EXCELLENT REEF FISHING OFF SYDNEY

At last, in between the rain and the wind we have been blessed with some excellent weather, especially on the weekends.
The fishing over the past fortnight has been brilliant. I talk of snapper, a few kingfish, giant morwong, pig fish and big jackets as well as fabulous catches of big blue spot flatheads.
All fish have been caught off the local reefs off Sydney mainly around the Coogee area.
For the flatties fish around the 20 fathom areas, for all the other species any where from 30 to 35 fathoms.
It makes a skipper’s job so much easier when you can produce fishing as good as this. Contented anglers with a great feed of fresh fish to take home. Smiles on dials and firm handshakes at the end of a great days fishing.

12 year old Harrison He was a natural and fished well all day	A great crew and a good catch
A really appreciative crew and good fishing	Another big morwong on Billfisher
Bas holds up his mowie	Dean Webb with a small red..It was released.. We caught heaps on the day
We had a great days fishing on Sundaywith Graham, Paul, Jeremy aka the human winch	Broadbill's famous deckie The Emu holds up a beautiful pig fish.
Check out the giant mozaic jacket	Dean, David,Todd , John,jakeand darren fished well all day for a snapper, pinkies and flathead
We had a great days fishing on Sundaywith Graham, Paul, Jeremy and Anthony Chaffy aka the Human Winch	What a great four days we had

July, August and September are always reliable months for excellent reef fishing, especially down south at “The Hump” and whilst we have not ventured down there of late, because of the most reliable fishing off Sydney, we will be making that pilgrimage soon.
For local shire builders headed up by Dean Webb, Todd Tapfield, John Obrien, Jake, David and Darren they had a great day on Broadbill last Sunday catching 18 snapper 8 pinkies miscellaneous reef dwellers and 14 huge flathead. A great bunch of fellows and excellent catches.
The lads from Instore Creative Solutions headed up by Jeremy Davis also excelled on Billfisher with brilliant catches of kings, snapper, mowies etc.

There has been many groups that have fished with us both mid week and on weekends they are all covered by the photos hereon. We have not had a bad day on the snapper and flatties. The weather always has a bearing on good fishing and of late we have got it right, cold mornings warming up to beautiful afternoons this along with calm seas have made Mother Ocean a most pleasant place to be.

We have not been chasing the tuna because of their noticeable absence, but do not despair as they will make a comeback soon.
Captain Glenn Hunter’s boat Billfisher is having a go for tuna on Saturday, so will let you all know how he goes next report.

Last Sunday August 1 We could not stop catching fish on Broadbill	Local angler Graham gets a double on big flatties
Sunday 25th A beaut crew and a great catch	The boys caught some big blue morwong
The Emu looks at the catch knowing well that he has to clean them all	The lads caught a king or two
The English and Irish connection. The lads Had a great day on Broadbill, catching a lot of fish	The lads from Creative Solutions had a great day on Billfisher last Sunday
The Winch with a double on flathead We caught fish all day	There are thousands of humpbacks migrating to the north This one gave us a great show as it breached
Todd Tadfield hooked up on another snapper	We had a ball. Perfect weather a great crew and good fishing on Broadbill

PT STEPHENS 2011 COME AND JOIN US YOU WILL HAVE A BALL

PT STEPHENS 2011 IT’S ON AGAIN

COME AND FISH ON SYDNEY’S MOST POPULAR BOATS BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER
We are taking bookings for Pt Stephens 2011 Come and join us for that “trip of a lifetime”
We do packages from $1850.00 per day for six anglers or $1250.00 / head per angler inc 4 nights accommodation at The Salamander Shores Hotel

THREE DAYS FISHING ON BROADBILL OR BILLFISHER

We arrive mid January and depart late April...These amazing grounds constantly produce catches of mahi mahi, big wahoo, kingfish, cobia and marlin.
You cannot be in better hands than fishing with Ross or Glenn they are most respected Captains and have the fishing ability to catch fish for their clients.
Check out these credentials

21 striped marlin in one day 11th Feb 2005 boat BROADBILL	A big black on the fly
Just about as big as-they get Two 25kg mahis caught on BROAD	Emu traces a marlin We caught over 100 marlin that season
Hooked up and fighting.. We caught 8 marlin on this day	A big Pt Stephens dollie
Last year we caught over 300 of these big dollies	The Emu traces a nice black up We caught 8 on this day
They are my favourite marlin The pretty boys and girls the beautiful stripped marlin	We caught 21 striped marlin in one day in 2005. That's how good this fishery can be
We caught some magnificent stripes last year

BROADBILL

*BROADBILL Captain Ross Hunter…Ross has skippered his famous vessels for over 40 years.
He is a one of the most respected fisherman on the coast.

SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS;

*Winner Aust. International Billfish Tournament '81
*Winner of major trophies in the Pt Stephens Interclub (Aust largest tournament) on three occasions. *Runner up three times
*Champion boat Pt Stephens Billfish Shoot Out twice
*Runner up Champion Boat Billfish Shoot Out
*Champion boat Northern Waters Tournament ‘04
*Runner up Champion boat Northern Waters '05
*Champion angler day four '07 NSW Interclub Pt Stephens
*Champion boat Northern Waters Tournament '06
*Champion angler Northern Waters Tournament '06
*Champion boat Northern Waters tournament '07
*Champion angler Northern Waters Tournament '07
*Champion angler day four '07 NSW Interclub Pt Stephens

*Heaviest marlin recorded in Sydney waters on 24kg….297 kg blue
*Heaviest yellowfin 97kg on 15kg tackle
*The tagging of 18 marlin in a day April ‘97 Pt Stephens season
*The tagging of 248 marlin in a season‘97 Pt Stephens season Feb to April
*The tagging of 21 marlin in a day 11th Feb.’05 Pt Stephens
*The holder of 7 "Grand Slams" (the tagging of a blue, black and striped marlin in a day) all at Pt Stephens from '04 to' 07

There are far to many other minor tournament wins to mention but you can be assured that you will never be disappointed fishing with Ross … His happy disposition, along with his love of his job will ensure you have a great adventure

BILLFISHER

BILLFISHER.. Captain Glenn Hunter. Glenn started his career fishing with his Dad Ross when he was old enough to go to sea. He is known one of the best skippers on the coast.

SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS ARE;.

*Champion lady angler Toyota Bluewater classic’04
*Champion lady angler Inter club ’04 and 05
*Champion boat day four Interclub ‘05
*Release of 16 marlin in a day Feb '05
*Catch and release of 151 Marlin in '05 Pt Stephens season
*Champion boat Northern Waters Tournament ‘05
*Runner up Champion boat Northern Waters Tournament '06
*Runner up Champion boat Northern Waters tournament '07

There are many other achievements Inc the release of 151 marlin in ’05 thus making Billfisher champion boat out of the Port that season
To fish with Glenn is to fish with a Captain who has a passion for his job a person who gives 100%.
To fish with either of the Hunter boys you are fishing with Captains who not only are dedicated to the love of fishing, but are the best.

Ross and Glenn released nearly 300 marlin at Pt Stephens in ‘05

COSTS FOR THREE DAYS $1400.00 per head and that includes four nights accommodation at Salamander Shores Hotel
We offer a two part payment system for your trip 50% in Sept balance by December 1st…..2010

ELECTIONS IN AUGUST

FISHERMAN AGAINST LABOR

It is important for every angler worth their salt to give LABOR THE HOOF.
We do not want any more marine Parks and sanctuary zones that do nothing, except to keep “The Greens” smiling.

I have personally witnessed innocent families getting fined $550.00 for every member on the boat for fishing in a designated Marine Sanctuary, a great way to start a holiday...Lets get rid of the morons I say, before we have no where to fish.

Why do we pay licences when there will be no where to fish if Garrett gets his way.
Tony Abbott has promised a total review of the situation as has the State guys headed up by Duncan Gay (National Party) and Bob Brown( Shooting and Fishing party) and whilst these elections are not until next year, once again labour will not be getting my vote.
If you are a fisherman I urge you to think about your rights.

Captain Tim Dean has organised a protest re the impending closures of our Pt Stephens fishery at Pt Stephens August 14th 11am at the Pt Stephens Gamefishing Club.
There will be over 1500 Fishermen attending this affair. We simply do not want any more sanctuary Zones it is taking away the humble rights of every Australian fisherman to pursue the God given right to fish where and when they like.

DON’T VOTE LABOR

COME AND JOIN US AT PT STEPHENS FOR A FISHERMAN’S HOLDAY OF A LIFETIME.. SEE PHOTOS OF SOME OF LAST YEARS ACTION

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“ON THE HOOK” WITH CAPTAINS ROSS and GLENN HUNTER

MID JULY REPORT

WEATHER HAS BEEN CRUEL OF LATE

Everyone tells me that I’ve got the best job in the world and I agree most of the time, but when the weather blows out for days and days and you cannot get out to earn a quid it does become a little tougher, because the bills keep coming in.

The weekend before last we did manage to get two days in and jigged some great kingfish and then moved into the reefs and caught good catches of reds, mowies jackets and misc reef dwellers such as pig fish and wrasse. Our customers all had great days and walked off the boat with firm handshakes and big “thank youse’ and that always makes me and my trusty deck hand the Emu happy

A great day last month Kings and bonito, all jigged	The reef fishing has been great of late.
Another great catch of misc reef fish	Cowras Maurice catches a couple of gems
sat and sunday crews	Snapper like this will be caught in the next few trips
The Captain catches this aweful looking snapper check out that hump	The Emu poses with a southern snapper
A typical day on Broadbill off Sydney	These are the sort of catches you can expect from The Hump
West Australian visitor Ryan fished well all day at The Hump

TUNA NOTICEABLE BY THEIR ABSENCE

It has been a very quite tuna season however Glenn Hunter on his boat BILLFISHER did troll a 20kg fish up before he went away. (See photo) The tuna will make a return so we will keep you posted when they turn up again.

We catch massive tuna in Winter

HI TIDE BACK ON AGAIN ON 1269 2SM

For all those listeners of Hi Tide who do not realise that the show is back again. It has restarted on 2sm 1269 and is bigger and better than ever I normally do my segment between 5.45 am and 6.15 am so listen in I have written a new theme for the show and I trust you will like it.

THE SOUTHERN SNAPPER GROUNDS FIRE UP

We have been fishing the Stanwell Park area for good catches of reds, mowies, pig fish jackets and bonito.

Snapper have not been huge but have been excellent The key to good fishing at this spot is current and wind when both are in the right quarter this is one of our favourite snapper grounds.

We have had some really nice crews including Saturday’s team of Paul, John Carol, Ryan and George and whilst we all had a great day; the reds were smaller than we hoped for ….We did however catch a lot of fish See Photos.

This area produces some amazing snapper when it’s working We will cater for individuals @ $240.00 each or for a full crew $1400.00 for a full day for 6 anglers.
.i.e. day break to dark.

These trips are always productive to book ring 9534 2378

A GREAT DAY WITH THE ENGLISH RUGBY SIDE ON BROADBILL

We had a wonderful experience last week when we took members of the English Rugby Union side for a days fishing on our charter vessel Broadbill.
When you think of some footballers you could have an image of cauliflower eared, beer swilling ruffians.

Well! what a surprise we were in fore when we met these total gentlemen.
Quietly spoken, big men of a gentle temperament, blokes who would rather listen than be outspoken. We knew from the first handshake we were going to enjoy fishing with these gentle giants.

Davey Wilson, Dave Attard, Courtney Laws, Lee Mears and Mathew Tate are simply genuinely nice men. Mind you I would not want any of them running at me on the footy field. They had just beaten the Barbarians the previous night and were reasonably happy with that.

I told stories of Captain Cook and Phillip and the first fleet and they listened with great interest about our early history. They asked about the early aboriginals that lived in Cook’s era and I explained how they lived on sea food from Botany Bay and how they caught it.
We talked about life in England, football, sea birds whales and fishing.

We saw whales and dolphin and had wonderful days fishing catching eight big kings up to 12kg. A few of the lads’ fish back in England and caught on very quickly to the Ozzie jigging techniques
The boys took these back to their hotel to sashimi and to have them cooked by the chef.

Courtney is a big lad and showed no mercy on this kingfish	David Attwood and Lee Mears hold up part of the catch
Hooked up again	Hooked up on another kingy
Lee Mears holds up his big kingfish	The Emu with Lee Mear's big Kingy
We had agreat day with the English rugby union guys on Broadbill last Wednesday. Courtney Lawes, Ross Hunter, Lee Mears, Matthew Tait, Dave Attwood and Davey Wilson

FISHING THE BLACKFISH IN THE GEORGES RIVER

The Emu, myself, Norm Jefferies and John Cearns have been fishing the Georges River for blackfish and catching heaps. Fish up to 1kg have been the results I really do enjoy this sort of fishing. Peace and serenity on a beautiful River

My great mate and mentor Norm Jefferies and our catch on the Georges river last week

CAPTAIN GLENN HUNTER IN THE TROPICS ON “ON SITE”

Captain Glenn Hunter has been away in the tropics skippering “ON SITE”. Robb Riggs’s 64 Riviera and they have been catching heaps How does 30 snapper to 6kg sound add to this tally 30 spanish mackerel, mud crabs and by and large the boys are having a great time They have been to Lady Musgrave Island, Keppel and now at Hamilton Island Glenn rang me and said “He Dad it’s great up here I’m wearing a T shirt every day” Yes! and I’m down here freezing my you know what’s off!

Jake has a cast as ON SITE deckie Rowdy looks	Jake Rigg's with a couple of spanish
On Site anchored off the reef	ON SITE Looking great with its new tower
The two girls holding up their catch

PT STEPHENS 2011 IT’S ON AGAIN IN LATE JANUARY TO APRIL
COME AND JOIN US YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT FISHING HOLIDAY

Last year Broadbill and Billfisher released 180 marlin and caught yellowfin to 20kg and too many dolphin fish to count(the biggest going 22kg) .This is a great fishing holiday fishing some of the best medium tackle fishing grounds in the world.

We do cater for individuals, however if you can muster up a crew of six anglers ring us immediately and book.

We already have 30 days booked by our regulars, so get in early for the best times

21 striped marlin in one day 11th Feb 2005 boat BROADBILL	Emu traces up a nice marlin before release
Another big black is released	Hooked up and fighting again
Hooked up on a big black .We released 87 marlin this year	Mahis to burn and all big Pt Stephens is a great fishing holiday
Mike Sarremel caught this giant dollie. The lads had such a great time. They are coming back in 2011	Rowdy cleans a big dollie on Billfisher
One of our favourite crews The Kookaburras. They all caught marlin last season	Now that's a thumper of a mahi
The Human Winch Anthony Chaffey and crew load up on big mahis	We caught 21 striped marlin in one day in 2005. That's how good this fishery can be. Come and join us in 2011
We caught seven marlin in mid March

COSTS $1850.00 per day for 6 anglers or $320.00/ day for individuals

Dates late January to late April

Ring 9534 2378 for more info or to book

“ON THE HOOK” with Captains Ross and Glenn Hunter

LATE MAY REPORT

Fishing has been tough lately because of big seas and windy conditions; however in between the rough stuff the catches are excellent.
The fishing has been great, especially snapper from down south. We specialize in fishing for big reds from our boats, both with floaters and soft plastics, we fish 6kg line on light rods and when a big snapper jumps on it’s pretty spectacular.

The Stanwell Park reefs produce snapper to 4kg up to 9.5kg (that’s by far our biggest and that one was released) There have been many days when we have bagged out on snapper.
Best techniques is anchoring and feeding baits back into the berley trail June and July are the months for the big reds. We take a max of 6 anglers and fish duration of ten hours, always a great day.

OUT WIDE MARLIN AND YELLOWFIN

Out wide the blue marlin are prevalent, just ask Ameen on his boat Lockout, last Saturday he caught a blue marlin and a short billed spearfish, taking out champion boat tag and release for the Botany Bay Game Fishing club.. A great effort by these dedicated anglers

A good catch from down south	A great snapper from last season
We always catch some great reds in June and July	A mixed bag of good table fish Snapper , jackets and mowies
Captain Glenn with a clunker of a snapper	Captain Glenn and Paul with a couple of nice reds
We love our snapper in winter	Winter snapper from down south Great days indeed
John The Gnome Robbo passed away this week. Banana Bob on the right at Dunbogan

BIG YELLOWFIN OUT WIDE

Yellowfin Tuna are out on the wide grounds, but be warned they are very wide and I do not recommend small vessels venturing out there.
Fish up to 80kg have been caught last week; however the fish are way out in the badlands, so please treat the ocean with respect especially the trailer boat people.

It is the westerly wind season and getting caught 40 n. miles from home in a small boat just isn’t fun
Both Broadbill and Billfisher are available for these trips, your fish are cleaned and filleted for you and when you get back there’s no washing boats, it’s all done for you and you travel in comfort onboard Sydney’s most respected charter boats Broadbill and Billfisher.

Kingfish too will show up in numbers in June, July, August and September. We specialize in these critters both on jigs and bait and have been catching them for 40 years, so you are assured of100% effort when you fish with us and most times the results are there.
Predictions for the next fortnight; excellent reds down south and big yellowfin out wide and big kings on the inner reefs

30 kg tuna in the cockpit of Billfisher	65kg of powerhouse caught on Broadbill
40 kg tuna on Billfisher last season	40 kg of powerhouse
A great haul of tuna was had on Billfisher	A spring tuna off Sydney
A typical Big Smoke winter tuna	A typical days tuna and albacore in June
Another great fish on Billfisher	Captain Glenn Hunter's Billfisher with a great catch
Captain Ross Hunter 44 years of fishing offshore No one has much more experience tha Ross	Danny Goode and the Bundeena bandits with a great catch
Fire up the barbeque	First time angler Harvey Sainsbury's 297 kg Blue caught on 24kg still the record off Sydney
Mark Josephs on a big tuna on the fly gear	The result a great effort on fly gear
Tuna and more tuna It's what we do best..	Yellowfin tuna like this are frequenting the wide grounds
Yes! your right I am happy Greg Lee catches a gem

VALE FOR JOHN ROBERTSON

My great Mate of 40 odd years John “The Gnome’ Robertson passed away last week. John had battled prostate cancer for 15 years He was the reason we started “The Dunbogan Grogan” See details in “Fishing Stories and Hints Section” It is worth a read ‘ cause we thought we might lose him , but he battled on defying the disease for 15 years and never complained.
John and myself grew up together in Kingsgrove and he was one of the finest boiler makers around.

He worked with me at Marlin Broadbill and built much of my current boat BROADBILL. He was a good honest man and we will all miss him.. R.I.P my friend

COSTS ON OUR CHARTERS

• Firstly our gamefishing trips are $1550.00 per day for groups of up to 7 anglers and that’s pretty much from daybreak to dawn. For share anglers $260.00 / head
• Snapper trips to the Hump 18.8n. mile to the south These trips we love Here you can load up on big reds on Sp’s and bait Costs $1400.00 for 6 anglers or $235.00 for share anglers and once again it’s pretty much all day.
• Sportfishing Kingfish and reef (locally) once again we recommend 6 anglers for comforts sake Costs $1200.00 per day or $200.00 / head this is for 6 hours fishing.
• Overnight Broadbill trips Come and see the ocean at night it’s pretty special .We target Broadbill Swordfish with big squid and live baits. Pretty special trips that can see you with a very special catch ON these trips often tuna and sharks of all species are encountered.
• Costs $1980.00 for 6 anglers.

BROADBILL and BILLFISHER are considered the most respected boats out of Sydney. Sure there are cheaper options, but sometimes in the charter business that’s exactly what you get. On our boats we look after our anglers extremely well, giving fishing tuition, cleaning fish and offering encouragement on that tough fish.

Captain Ross Hunter, 44 years of experience of offshore fishing, including over 3000 marlin released and countless yellowfin, snapper and kingfish caught.
Many records along the way, including the still current 297kg blue marlin caught on 24kg line. Add to this his 101 kg yellowfin on 15kg and it is evident that The Hunter lads have a pretty special track record.

Captain Glenn Hunter Last June Glenn caught tuna to 65kg and lots of them.
He also had a brilliant marlin season at Pt Stephens; he simply is a complete fisherman with skills in all facets of our wonderful sport. Glenn Hunter too, is a third generation of fishermen, he has been a fisherman all his life...Once again he has forgotten more about tuna fishing than most will ever learn..He will always give his anglers 100% example, when he spent 8 hours on a 340kg blue marlin not getting home until 10pm at night.

YOU SIMPLY CANNOT BE IN BETTER HANDS THAN WITH THE HUNTER BOYS

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PT STEPHENS LATE MARCH AND APRIL REPORT

BY CAPTAINS ROSS AND GLENN HUNTER

With the season all but over for us we cruised through the last two weeks catching more marlin and dollies. Our tally at the end of the show was 87 marlin released on Broadbill and 82 on Billfisher and ON SITE combined. Summing up it was a fabulous season for not only us skippers but for all of our crews. It’s this sort of fishing that brings our anglers back year after year.
Some crews fared better than others with the marlin but you can never predict fishing with any certancy I guess that would take the fun out of it!

ROSS ALEXANDER WATTO, REG AND JOHNNY.. WE HAD A BALL

As a break from the seriousness our friends of many years arrived and stayed at The Sally Shores. It was party time and that we did well. We did have one day fishing and the lads scored well on dollies We drank too much and eat too much and had three superb days with this great crew,

ROB MARICH’S TEAM FISHED WELL

Having built a Marlin Broadbill for Rob’s Dad Peter many many years ago there was the family connection there from the start.
Rob is a keen angler and is a very competent one as well and that competence was tested when we hooked up his first marlin. He did a great job on the rood and the big fish was released.
The lads caught three marlin and took home a great feed of mahis for the barbeque. On the Sunday we tried for a long tail off the Little Gibber but did not see one.
We had a couple of great days with the lads a good crew.

Another dollie comes on board Broadbill	Another marlin for Mark
Anthony Chaffey The Human Winch Man what set of teeth I'm Frightened	Dang Nguyen's team A great bunch of guys and fun to fish with...
Friends of many years Watto, John Ross and Reg. We had three great days together	Hooked up again
Hooked up on a dollies	The boys caught heaps of dollies
Jamie Mackay's guys had a great day catching three marlin on BILLFISHER	On a big dollie
Rob Marich hooked up on his first marlin He did a great job	Rob Marich's fish turns it on
The Emu at work cleaning 25 dollies I know that he cursed them sometimes	The lads also scored well on the mahis
The rope tore half our rudder off	These fellas are too much fun The Kooka burras
We had a great time fishing with the Shimano dealers

THE SHIMANO DEALER CONFERENCE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

We fished the Shimano dealer conference and had dealers from South Australia, West OZ, Tassie and NSW. The crews stayed at The Salamander Shores and were looked after by Shimano like kings
All meals and drinks supplied for the three days at no charge We had a great time with the guys we fished both BROADBILL and TRITON... Fishing was a little tough but we managed three marlin and heaps of dollies for the visitors.
Meals at The Deck restaurant, The Salamander Shores and The Oceanic Chinese restaurants. I even threw in a couple of songs along the way
It was a most enjoyable time for all of us.

JIM CASEY’S CREW CAUGHT HEAPS OF DOLLIES

Second last day it was Jim Casey’s crew We caught dollies only on the day but the lads had a great day.

DANG NGUYEN’S TEAM A GREAT CREW

The last day was with Dang and whilst we did not catch a marlin for the boys We did load up on dollies and that was a lot of fun.

OUR NEW SIMRAD SOUNDER IS SIMPLY THE BEST

All season we have been running our new SIMRAD SOUNDERS on both Billfisher and Broadbill These were supplied and fitted by Peter Mc Nally and to say we are happy with these sounders is an understatement ‘They don’t only tell you what fish are under you.. It tells you what they are thinking.
I recall seeing a marlin rising up on the screen and sure enough 10 seconds later there he was on the teasers.
I cannot recommend these broadband digital sounders highly enough THEY SIMPLY ARE THE BEST. Se link on home page for further details of the Simrad Range

THANKS TO NAUTILUS INSURANCE

On our last day on the way in we ran over a rope whilst heading into the western sun The rope wrapped around the props and the rudders and burnt out the clutch pack in the port gearbox. I rang the Nautilus and Lyndon Turner said “Let’s Get it fixed”,

We had the boat on the slips at Soldiers Point Marina and the mechanics did a great job The box was removed and sent to ZF gearboxes they repaired it over night. Thanks to Pete Costello at ZF and lads put it back in the next day.
We were back on the water five days later a great effort by Soldiers Point Marine Centre headed up by Clive and Corrie and their team of excellent mechanics..It’s why we just keep on coming back year after year.

Thanks to Nautilus Insurance..They simply are the best and if you want a quote on marine insurance then give this great insurer a go. You will not be sorry I can personally guarantee that. Ring 1300 780 533.

ON THE HOOK with Ross and Glenn Hunter

PT STEPHENS MARCH REPORT

148 MARLIN NOW RELEASED

Fishing continues to be wild although there was a period when the marlin fishing got a little tough, but that just makes us work harder, but by and large all our groups on Billfisher and Broadbill have had a ball.
We’ve mixed it up with kingfish and mahis to marlin when they’ve been on the chew.

THE USA BOYS HAVE A BALL ON BROADBILL

Kevin, Frank and friends had a great day with us catching a marlin and a big hammerhead shark These guys were super keen hiring a car, driving up to Pt. Stephens, then driving home after fishing all day. A great bunch of New Yorkers and both Emu and I enjoyed their company.

A beautiful sunrise heading out	The New Yorkers great fun to fish with on Broadbill
Frank gets real serious on his big hammerhead shark	Emu settles down Christian's dollie
A champion bunch of blokes	A magnificent sunrise complete with f 18 jet streams
Another big dollie on Billfisher	Another great day on BILLFISHER
Another striped marlin flys high on BILLFISHER	Backing up again We had great time ewith the lads

THEN IT WAS THE KOOKABURRAS

We nicknamed the next crew The Kookaburras because they never stopped laughing.
As I trolled around the noise was deafening even on the fly bridge from the constant laughter and jokes. A great team who have fished with us now for sometime and have already booked again next year.
Dave and Ken Morgan, Peter Wattling Tony, Paul and David.

We caught 4 marlin and heaps of dollies for the table
Always a pleasure to fish with a great bunch of lads.

MICHAEL SAREMEL’S CREW HAD A GREAT TIME ON BROADBILL

These lads all celebrated their 30th birthdays so they decided to come to Pty Stephens to try their hand at marlin fishing. For Matt Eldridge, Anthony Campbell, Christian Dal Cin ,Terry Dennis and Russell Hatter, the marlin fishing was a little slow. We hooked a couple and dropped them...Unfortunately the marlin shut down for the three days and whilst they are back on now as they say in the classics “That’s marlin fishing I guess” .

Dave Morgan on a big dollie	Dave's Fish on the fly
Head Kookaburra Dave Morgan on a black marlin on stand up	Emu hoists the flags
Heading home after a great day with the Kookaburras	Dollies and more dollies
Hooked up and fighting David Johnson on his first marlin	Hooked up!
Mike's huge dollie	Rowdy jig saw puzzles a giant dollie

The boys were a pleasure to fish with and we very much enjoyed their company.

They did catch one excellent 15kg dollie, Mike Saremel caught this one and a swag of smaller ones caught by the lads .
They too have booked again next year and we will look forward to their company then.

THE THREE A’S HAVE A GREAT DAY ON BROADBILL

Yesterday we caught three marlin and a shark for Allan , Allan and Adrian Roberts
We no sooner arrive and we caught three fish and on one of the double hook ups the hydraulic ram witch controls the rudders came adrift and we had no steering . We decided that we would head home and put safety first. Many thanks to one of the anglers Allan and Emu for their help in straightening the rudders by locking them up with wire to keep them straight. The boat is now fixed and ready to roll again.

ON BILLFISHER GLENN’S CREWS HAVE BEEN CATCHING HEAPS

Long Time clients Chris Oneil and team Fished three days with Glenn and caught 3 marlin and dropped a couple more These blokes have fished with us for nigh on 20 years a great bunch and there is never a dull moment when they are around.

As always we look forward to their company in 2011

Pete Watling gets busy	on the trace
Scott and Tess had agreat day on Billfisher six marlin in one day	Tony with his dollie
Tony plays his first marlin on Broadbill	Stripes have been the common specie early March
Tony works on his marlin	Tony's marlin flies high
We caught a few

SCOTT WILLIAMS TESS AND TOM HIT THE JACKPOT 6 MARLIN IN ONE DAY

Scotty Williams and team had an action packed day catching 6 marlin and dropping another three, in an action packed day on Billfisher.. Glenn and Rowdy were running to keep up with the it all ………….A wonderful day’s action on Billfisher

PETER WORREL’S TEAM HAVE A GREAT TWO DAYS

Per and Dave Worrell had a great two days with Glenn catching three marlin and some dollies.
It their second year and the lads had a ball with excellent action both days

THE BRADY BUNCH SCORE WELL

For Paul, Kim and Matt, and one other angler, life will not be the same they are no longer marlin well as marlin they caught dollies to 14kg . A great bunch of lads who will return next year to do battle again

SCOTT WILLIAMS BACKED UP AGAIN ON A BLUE MARLIN EXCUSION

Scott Williams is a “blue marlin nazi’ and has caught his fair share over the years, but on this expedition he had to be content with a big striped caught in 1200 fathoms.
Scott has fished with Glenn for many years.

JAMIE MCKAY AND CREW NAIL THREE MARLIN IN A DAY

Once again Jamie has fished with us for many years He had a great day yesterday with Glenn catching three marlin with his team.

DAYS STILL VAILABLE

BROADBILL ….Sunday 19th April.. Cost $1850.00 for 6 anglers
BILLFISHER…..Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April..Costs as above Ring 0409 047 727 to book.

April is a great month for big striped marlin and calm seas..So get a team together and give us a call you won’t regret it.

“ON THE HOOK” with Captain Ross and Glenn Hunter

LATE FEBRUARY/ MARCH REPORT

Fishing at Pt Stephens remains excellent with consistent catches of marlin and big dollies.

GLENN PARRIS’S CREW CATCHES 7 MARLIN IN A DAY ON BROADBILL

Fellow Pt Hacking member Glenn Parris and sons had a great day on Broadbill

It seemed that we couldn’t put a foot wrong as we hooked marlin after marlin up one after the other The lads all did a great job on the rods with some of the big stripes taking 300 hundred metres in the one run. Time and time again we chased fish backwards. We all had a great day and there were a few stretched arms and tired anglers that night.

Mike Rowe's black marlin is tagged and released in the AIBT It was his 51st caught on Broadbill	A black marlin with remoras still attached.. A c herbert pic
A great team invite by Boom logistics	A healthy striped about to be released on BILLFISHER
A high flyer	A perfect example of the efficiency of the circle hook
A regular site as Glenn Hunter backs Billfisher down on a hot striped	A small black is released
Always a great sight	Another black complete with remora

This is the settler however. The next day we spent time chasing dollies at the trap reef and did not arrive at the marlin grounds until lunch time and missed the marlin bite and ended up with no marlin that day . We had gone from the penthouse to the s… house, but alas that’s marlin fishing!

STEWART LAWSON HAS A GREAT DAY ON BROADBILL

Stewart Lawson of Boom Logistics brought his team to Pt Stephens to fish on BROADILL.
We caught 2marlin and a big dollie for the day
The lads were a pleasure to fish with and we all had a great day

WAYNE BOGART’S TEAM FROM ANIXTER

Wayne’s team chartered both BROADBILL and BILLFISHER and caught marlin both days ending up with a tally of 8 marlin for their two day stay. The lads once again were a pleasure to fish with and a great team We look forward to their company next year when they want to do an extra day.

LUKE ANDERSON AKA “HECKLE’ CATCHES A HEAP ON BILLFISHER
Long time angler on Billfisher Luke Anderson did a day on BILLFISHER catching 3 marlin for the day.

These guys are marlin experts having caught many great fish on Billfisher over the years always a pleasure to fish with and a cool one at The Sally Shores (the office) afterwards.

Another great day on BROADBILL	Another of Glenn's team hooked up
Another striped on BILLFISHER The fishing has been outstanding	Another striped marlin flys high on BILLFISHER
But first we catch the bait	Captain Glenn Hunter's Billfisher on a hot striped
Dollies and marlin a great day on Broadbill	Early morning Pt Stephens
It says it all.	a black marlin flies high for Glenn Parris

HONEYWELL’S DEAN BEAUMONT HAS AN EXCELLENT TIME ON BILLFISHER
The lads caught 2 marlin per day ending up with 4 marlin for the trip.
As always a great team and a pleasure to fish with and we look forward to their company in 2011.

INTERCLUB 2010 BROADBILL
We fished with Dennis Heseyn and his lovely family including “Small Fry” Mammat fished The Interclub with us . Fishing for the comp was a little disappointing, it seemed the harder we worked the worse we went.

The highlight was young Mammat who was ten years old hooking a 100kg black the young lad fought the big fish like a seasoned veteran for 40 minutes before Father Dennis expertly tagged and released the fish (making it a true family affair)

Then it was Garnsy’s turn as she then hooked a great fish .Once again she battled the marlin like a veteran resulting an a great tagging by father and law Dennis

On the last day we stayed in close and raised a superb black marlin of 60kg for Mammat on 10kg, but unfortunately the fish threw the hook.

Mammat went on to win champion SMALL FRY for the tournament and we were thrilled with that and we congratulate him on great effort.

Mike The Ace Rowe on his 95kg black marlin	On again
on the trace	on the trace again
One of seven for the day	Stripes have been the common specie early March
Stripes have been the norm late Feb	The lads from Laing O'Rourke had a great day on BROADBILL
Tony Ceccato about tag Mike's Fish	Traced and released
We had a great day 2 marlinand big dollie	What great day we had with a champion crew
Yaccabah and Boondlebah..Pt Stephens

NAUTILUS INSURANCE SPONSOR TOURNAMENT

The tournament was sponsored by Nautilus Marine and it was a pleasure to fish it with this great Insurance Company. I cannot recommend these Insurers enough. If you are thinking of upgrading your insurance give them a call you will not be sorry…Ring Nautilus on 1300 780 533 for a competitive quotation on your boat.

INTERCLUB 2010 “ ON SITE”
Captain Glenn Hunter skippered the big 64 Riviera for owner Rob Riggs of “OZ CUT CONCRETE”
The lads suffered a bit of early tackle failure but came back strongly, catching 4 marlin for the tournament.

It was funny how if you were on the right bait school you could be lucky and experience a double hook up, however with 192 boats fishing The Interclub it was a tad busy at times, making life just that much tougher.

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNY ON BROADBILL.

We had the pleasure of having our old team back together inc. Gavin “The Aqua Monster” Sharp, Mike “The Ace” Rowe ( who caught his 51st marlin on Broadbill this trip) Tim “The Viper” Mc Lachlan , Tony “One Tonne” Ceccato ( he caught the 100th marlin in 1997on BROADILL) and last but not least Andy Davidson“Two Tone”

We caught a 100kg black marlin with Mike Rowe on the rod and dropped a couple more, for what was a tough tournament for us , however their were many boats who never saw a fish.

TODD KENNEDY HAS A BALL ON BILLFISHER

Todd fished with Glenn and caught a striped and a black and considering there were only two anglers they had a great day

DAYS STILL AVAILABLE

We have now caught and released over 68 marlin inc 7 in aday
Come and join us at Pt Stephens for some of the best marlin, big dollies and kingfish fishing you will ever experience

COST $310/ DAY / ANGLER
DATES AVAILABLE

MARCH…16TH OR 17TH……..23RD AND 24TH

APRIL….5TH EASTER MONDAY or 19th or 20th April ( last year we were catching multiple marlin/ day)

RING ROSS 0409 047 727 or GLENN 0418462476 to book you won’t be sorry.

“ON THE HOOK” with CAPTAIN GLENN AND ROSS HUNTER

PT STEPHENS FEBRUARY REPORT

Fishing at Pt Stephens has been wild with a tally of 25 marlin caught on BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER as well as marlin we have also have caught giant dolphin fish to 18kg.
Unlike last season the action has all been on from the start and no skipper worth his salt is going to complain about that.

THE MAROUBRA BOYS SCORE WELL

These boys are amongst our favourite anglers having fished with us for many years. The group made up of Russel Pollard, Keith Harris, Anthony Chaffey (the human winch), Johnny Boo Cartlidge, Mike Davies and son Mark.

The marlin fishing was a little slow for this weekend, but not for Keith Harris who scored his first ever marlin and after a 40 minute fight the big 110kg striped was released. Keith reckoned quote “it was better than sex’.

Day two we scored a bunch of giant dollies of which the lads took home for the table.
We then fished the trap reef and caught more dollies which were filleted and kept for the table.
These boys are great blokes to fish with as they are all fishermen and never complain if the fishing is slow, like it was last year for them and the food is always fabulous thanks to the Winch.

A big striped flies high on Billfisher	A great Ray Alley shot of a big black on Broadbill
A regular site as Glenn Hunter backs Billfisher down on a hot striped	Dollies and marlin a great day on Broadbill
Broadbill's trophy wall. With many of her tournament wins.jpg	Another great Ray Alley photo.jpg
Emu about to gaff a dollie	Hooked up and fighting on Broadbill
Jonny Boo with his big dollie	Mark with his giant mahi mahi

THE CANBERRA CONNECTION CATCH HEAPS OF MARLIN

Our next team was Steve Croft’s crew all from Canberra and all marlin virgins As well as these guys we had two extras in Tony and Charles Assi ( the lads were flying the Lebanese flag for the team) and they were champion blokes and a pleasure to fish with.

For Ben Mathews, San Rakic, Alex Radja AND Steve Croft their dreams came true when they all caught and released their first marlin by day two Tony and Charles also caught their first taking the tally two eight marlin for their stay.

Once again a great bunch of guys who caught marlin and dolphin fish for their three day stay

Our favourite team The Maroubra boys with a great catch of dollies	Steve Croft just about to lose his marlin virginity
The big fish have been flying all week on BROADBILL and BILLFISHER	The fishing is simply sensational as all our crews have experienced
The marlin fishing is red hot at Pt Stephens in Feb	Tony Assi catches and releases his first marlin

CAPTAIN GLENN HUNTER CATCHES A SWAG OF BIG DOLLIES AND MARLIN

Glenn Hunter captaining the 64 Riviera ON SITE caught marlin and giant dollies to 18kg last week.
The Honeywell team also had a ball Headed up by Dean Beaumont; all crews scored well releasing 5 marlin for their stay.

He then backed up by catching a swag of marlin on his boat BILLFISHER .
His best day being 5 marlin inc. a triple hook up. For Barry Stubbs, Ziggy and Mal as well as Malcolm Norben and friends, had a great day on Billfisher releasing 5 marlin.

Glenn has fished extremely well and has released over 15 marlin to date on the two boats and that’s world class marlin fishing in anyone’s language.

WE STILL HAVE AFEW SPOTS AVAILABLE for full groups of 6 anglers

These days are available
MARCH…A spot for two anglers .arrive Monday 22nd March Fish 23rd 24th and 25th Cost $1200.00 per head inc accommodation

Also the 9th and 10th March same costs as above

Then Tuesday 22nd March same costs as above.

April Monday 5th need four anglers that is Easter
April. Sunday 18th a full crew required Costs $1850.00 per day

We have over 102 days to get through between us so these days are all we have before we depart in late April

This is shaping up to be one of the great Pt Stephens season so don’t hesitate to call Ross or Glenn Hunter on 0409 047 727 to book.

“ON THE HOOK” With Captain Ross and Glenn Hunter

Firstly “A Happy and Safe New Year” to everyone. Fishing has been excellent over the past few weeks both inshore and offshore.

CAPTAIN GLENN HUNTER….. A GREAT TIME AT PT MACQUARIE

ON “ONSITE”

Captain Glenn Hunter at the helm of ON SITE (Rob Riggs’s 61 foot Riviera) fished the first two days of the Pt Macquarie competition and what a time the boys had catching 3 blue marlin up to 180kg, one striped 80kg, one black 100kg and a 72kg yellowfin tuna then for the table dolphin fish to 15kg.
The lads had a great time and enjoyed their Pt Macquarie experience.

ON SITES huge yellow fin caught at Pt Macquarie

In Botany Bay a week or so ago there were a mixture of chopper tailor, small kingfish and trevally, schooling up every where, under the white terns. We caught heaps one day on soft plastics and chrome slicers by casting into the rippling schools. The fish were all undersized and were released. Bream around the sticks have been excellent both on soft plastics and yabbies.

LOTS OF EXCITING REEF FISHING ON OUR BOATS

Offshore we have fished our favourite possie off Coogee for mixed catches of snapper up to 38cm, blue morwong, pig fish, six spine leather jackets and heaps of blue spot flathead.
All groups of late have performed well with great catches on BROADBILL and BILLFISHER.

A good catch and a better barbeque	Constant catches of mixed reef species have been the norm on our boats over the past month or two
Glenn and chris bid farewell	Kings and Bonito on BROADBILL
Kings and mowies have been reliable	Ross and Emu say goodbye to the lads
With a lack of tuna and marlin our reef trips have kept us busy on Bradbill & Billfisher	The crew from Reylyon

We had great day with local builders Reylyon Construction prior to Xmas, unfortunately the weather was not so good, so we rafted up at Yarra Bay and enjoyed a sing song and beers.
At last the striped marlin has made an appearance. Just ask Botany Bay GFC boat NEMO who caught the first marlin of the season last week, however not to be left in their wake Ameen on LOCK OUT caught the second marlin of the season also for the Botany Bay Game fishing club. Well done to both boats.

We have only done a couple of game days raising marlin both trips but not staying connected.
Both Glenn and I have 102 days booked for the season at Pt Stephens, so there is plenty of marlin fishing ahead for both of us from February to May and it does look like being a great season.
We still have a couple of spots available if any one would like to enjoy this spectacular fishery. See details in Pt Stephens section

DUNCAN GAY THE RECREATIONAL FISHOS BEST MATE

Duncan Gay of the National Party is a good man, a most trustworthy politician (yes they do exist) He has just released a press release Reference “keeping our beaches safer in summer from sharks”. Duncan is retaining aerial patrols paid for by the Nationals, retaining beach meshing and looking at sonic deterrent systems to make our beaches safer in summer.

THE NATIONALS PROMISE

Duncan has also guaranteed all recreational fishermen a review of all sanctuary zones when they get in next election and that should win every fisherman’s vote I reckon.

PT STEPHENS 2010 NEARLY BOOKED OUT

If there are any stragglers out there who would like to join our boats at Pt Stephens These are the only spots available.
We have 105 days booked taking us through to April 21st however if there are ones and twos who are interested these are the days still available.

FEBRUARY A spot for one angler Cost 1195.00 three days fishing on Broadbill inc accommodation
FEBRUARY Wed 17th A spot for six anglers on Broadbill Cost $1850.00 for the boat. Must be a group of 6 anglers
On Billfisher MARCH 23rd to 25th a three day trip a spot for three anglers at $1195.00 each inc accommodation.

21 striped marlin in one day 11th Feb 2005 boat BROADBILL	a big striped about to be tagged in The Northern Waters Tour
A black marlin at Pt Stephens A very heafty fish	A black marlin flies high off Broughton island.
A great day in February '05 We released 21 marlin for the day	A great photo of a striped at Pt STEPHENS on Broadbill
A nice blue goes crazy at Pt Stephens	A nice striped gets lots of air
Big dollies are comon place at Pt Stephens	Billfisher on a hot marlin
A big dollie caught a few years ago by Wayne Ross	Big kings are common at Pt Stephens
Captain Glenn Hunter's Billfisher on a hot striped	Even the Captain get's a fish sometimes sometimes
We always catch some great dolphin fish in a season	Broadbill's brag wall Tournament winning plaques
Interclub Winners	Glenn and Paul with a couple of great reds
Yaccabah and Boondlebah..Pt Stephens

Pt Stephens is the best striped marlin fishery in Australia. Broadbill’s port record of 21 stripes in a day is proof of this. As well as big striped marlin, we also target giant kingfish, blue marlin and the juvenile blacks and the mahis at Pt Stephens can be giants of the breed.

This is a FISHERMAN’S HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME

Check pout what some of our long time anglers say:

TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS ON OUR BOATS

Mike Rowe
“I have fished with Ross for over 25 years, we have won many tournaments Inc the Pt Stephens Interclub, Billfish Shoot out Northern waters. Ross is simply the most dedicated and most knowledgeable skippers around and a pleasure to fish with. I have tagged and released over 50 marlin fishing with Broadbill as well as a grand slam”

James Allen
“Having Fished with Glenn on Billfisher I have caught Blue, black and striped marlin. Glenn is a pleasure to fish with. His placid personality and his skill in catching marlin is a joy to experience. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any potential client”

Ray Patterson
“I knew nothing about gamefishing but a couple of days on Broadbill soon changed that I feel that I am an expert now… Thanks to Captain Ross”

Anthony Chaffey “The Human Winch”..
" My crews have fished on Broadbill and Billfisher for some years. We have caught Grand Slams of blue, blacks and striped marlin, we have caught mahis and giant tuna. These blokes simply are the best and good blokes to fish with as a bonus. I cannot recommend them highly enough. We have a standing booking each year at Pt Stephens..It is a never to be missed show”

Scott Taunton “The Bat”...
" Having fished with Ross Hunter for ten years as a deckhand on Broadbill ..I cannot recommend him highly enough. He is a dedicated Captain who needs no introduction. His vast knowledge of gamefish and how to catch them, puts him into a class of his own amongst any of his peers.

He is one of the most respected skippers around.” Our Pt Stephens times together saw us win many tournaments together including The Australian International Billfish Tournament, The Interclub and Billfish Shoot Out twice. We also fished the greatest marlin season of all. The '97 season where we tagged and released 248 marlin inc. the then port record of 18 marlin in one day".

Rob Cox “Soxie”.. .
"I joined Broadbill when I was 13 years of age and had so many wonderful times fishing with Ross. The most memorable Two Grad Slams in one day in 2005. The tag and release of 21 stripes in a dayFeb 11th 2005 and these were large fish averaging 80kg.. Hard work and lots of serious backing down all day with the cockpit half full a lot of the time. We won Most Marlin Tagged in The Interclub I think in 2003. I have fished from Bermagui to Cairns, but in my travels I have not fished with a better and more dedicated and skilful Captain than Ross Hunter.
In my eyes he is the best on the coast.”

Come and join us at Pt Stephens you will have a great fishing holiday.

NAUTILUS MARINE INSURANCE AND THE HUNTER LADS

It was February 2006 at Pt Stephens when Ian Frith invited Glenn and myself and our vessels BROADBILL and BILLFISHER to join the NAUTILUS INSURANCE TEAM.

Having known Ian Frith as a personal friend and observed from a distance the inroads he had made in marine insurance, there were no second thoughts; Glenn and I were there, decision made.

“Frithy” is a champion man who has been around the fishing scene all his life, it is this hands on experience that gives him the edge in understanding the finer points of fisherman’s specialised needs when insuring their boats and equipment

Broadbill Billfisher and Nautilus. A great combination

To be a part of a winning team headed up by these guys is a privilege, not only the fact that were invited to represent the Nautilus group as their flag ships from the charter industry ( a choice of which we both feel most honoured) but also because they are a bunch of good blokes who understand the fisherman’s insurance needs and we are proud also to put our names and reputations on the line without a second thought.

Nautilus insure all recreational vessels and commercial as well…The fact that Broadbill and Billfisher are both insured with Nautilus is testimony enough in our belief in this great insurer.
We recommend that if you are looking to insure your vessel that you give Nautilus a call and get a quote …………they simply are the most efficient way of insuring your vessel and the price and service that will have you smiling.

During this period we have many contented clients who have switched over to Nautilus so next time you are wanting a quote Ring nautilus you will be pleasantly surprised at the price.
Follow the link on our home page to the Nautilus web site or ring 1300 780 533