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Fishing
Reports 2007/
2006
/ 2005
"ON
THE HOOK" with Captains
Ross and Glenn Hunter 16/5/07
YELLOWFIN ACTION OUT WIDE
As
both Captains have had a well
earned two weeks off after a
long and successful Pt Stephens
marlin season, but the rest
is all but over.
As both Captains have had a well earned two weeks off after a long and successful Pt Stephens marlin season, but the rest is all but over.
THE RED HOT NEWS is that Glenn Hunter caught two 35 kg yellowfin this week so the holiday is over and the yellowfin tuna season is with us.There was an excellent blue marlin caught on Stickface Gary reported the big fish took 4 hours and was around 200 kilos
Once the word gets out that the tuna are running the rest days are well and truly over for us
The fish were both trolled on bibles minnows out very wide
Not to rest on his laurels the very next trip BILLFISHER caught a 90kg striped marlin The lads from ATARI had never seen a marlin before and were amazed at the performance that was to follow.
For Mr Neo and Peter Stone it was the battle of a life time as the big fish leapt clear of the water time and time again, eventually being brought to the boat to be released The crew had never caught a marlin before let alone, catch one and had a great days fishing catching tuna and marlin. I have feeling that they will be back again having now enjoyed the action.
BOOK
NOW FOR YELLOWFIN BEFORE THE
RUSH STARTS
Our advise is to book now before the frenzy, that way you can pick the best moons and give your crew maximum chance of doing well on the fin.
We have posted a great HOW TO CATCH on yellowfin …Visit FISHING TECHNIQUES SECTION on this site you may get a few ideas and there are some great photos.
If you want a most exciting days fishing with your friends, yellowfin tuna will give you all the action you could ever imagine They simply are the best sportfish that swims and they're not bad to eat as well.
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| Having
caught and released the
marlin it's thumbs up all
round. |
The Atari team hit the jackpot with a great striped marlin. |
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how it was every trip last
season Yellowfin fever. |
Yellowfin
fever it's here ...smiles
on tired dials. |
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| On the
trace and still fighting. |
The big
striped close to release. |
COSTS
AND DETAILS ON A TUNA CHARTER
We take a maximum of 7 people at $250.00 per head or $1500.00 per day for the boat
We supply all Shimano tackle, a crewman and captain and the duration of the day is 10 hours.
Last season we caught more tuna than any one and will do the same this season..I guess when you have been catching them for 40 years you must pick up a few hints along the way.
TO
BOOK RING 95342378
TIPS
FOR THE NEXT FORTNIGHT
Blue and striped marlin on the shelf and the wild start of the yellowfin tuna season.
For details and great photos on last years season look in this column FISHING REPORTS and scroll back to May June, July August thru to November last year.
IT
WAS GREAT SEASON AND THIS ONE
WILL BE THE SAME
IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO CATCH THAT
"FISH OF A LIFETIME"
then do hesitate to book
now.
THOUSANDS
OF ANGLERS HAVE ACHIEVED THAT
ON BROADBILL AND BILLFISHER
OVER THE YEARS.

"ON
THE HOOK" with
Ross Hunter - 30/4/07
The offshore scene for the past fortnight has been a little tough, the water has stayed warm at 23 degrees but has little in the way of piscatorial inhahidents. We have raised a couple of marlin but apart from the 240kg blue caught three weeks ago it has been dolphin fish and striped tuna keeping our customers happy.
The dolphin fish have been small (50 to 60 cm) and have all been caught around the fisheries FADS
Live bait however is a must, without it you may struggle.
The good news is that there is a great head of fabulous water coming down at the moment and it should bring some improved fishing with it, maybe some yellowfin tuna.
This time last year we were catching tuna on our boats and caught them right through to November giving us the best yellowfin season for a decade.
Yellowfin tuna are everybody's favourite, they fight like schoolyard bullies, and they eat well and are without doubt the toughest fighters that swim our oceans.
Read next weeks "How To Catch" series featuring yellowfin tuna
Look in………." Fishing Techniques and Hints"
It is not all doom and gloom though as the offshore fishery closes down a little then the inshore reefs spark up.
The Botany Bay charter fleet fishing the inshore reefs are catching good catches of morwong, snapper and kingfish. I was surprised yesterday when we had a reef fish for an hour and caught eight snapper on the drift and whilst we returned the majority (we had a group of USA anglers who could not cook them at the hotel) the fact that the fish were there in numbers had me thinking that a good session anchored and fishing floaters would work well and would certainly produce some bigger fish. The best grounds are off Coogee fish the 55 to 65 metre reefs and use fresh or salted striped tuna. The current is light and running slowly north. We are going to try this technique and will let you know how we go.
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They were'nt big but great fun. |
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Some big Sydney dollys caught early in the season off the FADS. |
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A water spout last week off Botany This first photo shows it about to form. |
We are running a "HOW TO CATCH SERIES" on this web site See Fishing Techniques and Hints Section.
In the series we feature blue, striped, blackmarlin, yellowfin tuna, kingfish, dolphin fish, salmon, cobia, snapper and more. It is worth a look, lots of great photos and hints from some most experienced fisherman.
I had a fish for blackfish with good friend Stewart Case in the upper Georges River. He and Donna are owners of the very popular fisherman's web site www.fishraider.com
I don't know what it is about black fishing that I enjoy so much, maybe just the serenity of the whole scene and the fact that they are one of my favourite fish to eat.
At our spot we met up with another friend and blackfish legend, Norm Jefferys who had caught 5 for the day. We ended up catching a dozen but only kept four. There were a heap of throwbacks and we had a great afternoon even if we were fishing in the torrential rain.
The beaches have been fishing well for salmon, tailor and bream a little bird told me Wanda beach especially
45 KG YELLOWFIN CAUGHT OFF SYDNEY
HOT PRESS a 45kg yellowfin was caught on Saturday at the "mountain" maybe our predictions are right…lets hope so but that report sure is encouraging. The fish was trolled. We have seen small fish jumping out very wide and did catch some so all the signs are there.
BOOK NOW FOR THE BEST MOONS ON BROADBILL OR BILLFISHER FOR YELLOWFIN TUNA For MAY/JUNE
Costs $1500.00 per day for up to 7 anglers
Last year hundreds of our anglers caught their first "FISH of LIFETIME" when they boated their first yellowfin so why not give it a go (scroll back in Fishing Reports for some great photos of some big tuna)
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"ON THE HOOK" with
Captains Ross and Glenn HUNTER
17/4/07
We are back in Sydney after
a long and most successful marlin
season in Pt Stephens
.Broadbill and Billfisher's
charterers caught and released
189 marlin for our two and a
half month sojourn.
There were many happy anglers
who realised their dream of
catching "That Fish of
a Lifetime" and that is
most satisfying for us professional
skippers.
The mix of species were black,
blue and striped marlin, we
managed one "Grand Slam"
the blue, black and striped
in one day with the boys from
Maroubra headed by Anthony The
Winch Chaffey and Johnny "Boo"
Cartlidge.
The lads caught 16 marlin for
their stay; many of them were
marlin virgins prior to their
trip, they are now seasoned
veterans after their three days
at Pt Stephens.
The early part of the season
in January and February was
fabulous with catches of 7's
and 8's every day, however it
did slow down in March. and
April, back to ones and twos
but that is still great fishing
in any ones language.
It is what we have come to
expect of this amazing fishery.
We also caught some excellent
wahoo, yellowfin and mahis.
"THE
HUMAN BOLLARD" CATCHES
HIS FIRST MARLIN
It was my Deckie John "The
Human Bollard" Giles who
enjoyed the trip home from the
Port.
We trolled two lures and in
latitude 33..12 off Bird Island,
we had a striped marlin on,
it subsequently fell off after
a 10-minute fight …then
another strike and it did not
hook up.
Then at last John got lucky
when a 70 kg striped finally
stuck on the lure (giggle stick).
After a 30 minute battle John
tagged his first ever marlin,
it's a fact he's traced 180
of them working as a crewman,
but never caught one personally
so it was a great thrill for
him.
It was a nice way to end our
Pt Stephens season, that marlin
rounded our tally to exactly
90 marlin for the season, a
nice round number and a most
successful season.
READ BRAND
NEW SERIES BY THE HUNTER BOYS
"HOW TO CATCH AUSTRALIAN
SPORTFISH"
GO INTO FISHING TECHNIQUES AND
HINTS ON THIS SITE
For a full report and a series
on "How To catch Australian
Sportfish" visit our web
sit "Go into Fishing Techniques
and Hints" It is worth
a roam through, lots of great
photos and stories and some
useful hints.
Back in the "Big Smoke"
we have caught striped tuna
and some small yellowfin out
wide .on recent trips.
We had a good blue marlin hooked
up last Monday. The big fish
(240 kg approx) climbed on a
Bloodshot lure and peeled off
a few hundred metres of line
in no time flat, it was all
hands on deck as the big fish
time and time again screamed
around the ocean.
Unfortunately we lost it after
a while and never saw another
for the day.
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| A
blue marlin on the rampage. |
Beside
the boat. |
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back Broady up with great
urgency as the big fish
extracts copious amounts
of sting. |
Wow!
what a fish everyone said. |
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Vassala had caught some
great fish on the lighter
gear but the blue gave him
a work over on the 37kg
he reckoned. |
ohnny
Giles Broadbill's deckie
has traced 180 marlin but
never caught one. That changed
when we were heading back
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| Johnny
holds the marlin as we push
water through the gills
before release. |
Johnny
the human bollard after
releasing his first marlin
Happy you bet! |
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| Johnny
Vassala on the bear gun
The big 80 wide screamed
as the big blue tore line
off at an alarming rate.
johnny Boo Cartlidge is
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REVENGE
OF THE BLUE MARLIN…. BROADY
HOOKS A BIG LINE BURNER ON SUNDAY
However it all changed for us
on Sunday, we were still smarting
over the loss of that fish,
so we went back out to try again
to make amends, this time with
the 37kg gear.
We spent all day trolling lures,
live baiting around the masses
of mackerel schools for a swag
of striped tuna but "Diddly
Squat" on the blue marlin.
At 3.30 I decided to run a
brace of Bloodshot lures, John
from Bloodshot had just given
us a new one in the range and
it looked great so out it went
first, we trolled back into
the shelf with a brace of big
lumos, fizzing and smoking away
behind us.
We had been working the 150-fathom
line.with no strikes so we decided
to try our luck in the shallow
er purple 24 degree water.
Blue marlin have no manners,
they are the Bluewater bullies,
they hit with the speed of an
F-18 hornet on full after burn
and punch like a school yard
bully. This fact was driven
home in no uncertain terms when
we got crash tackled by 220
to 240 kgs of blue muscle in
83 fathoms at 4pm.
The old Shimano beastmaster
80/130 screamed zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
"Get the gear in"
I yelled "And get it in
fast".
The big fish removed 250 metres
in 20 seconds and then burst
out of the water like a Polaris
submarine much to the cries
of all in the cockpit "Wow!
did you see that that was wild"
but it was just the start as
the big boy jumped another twenty
times.
I was on the gas in reverse
backing up as hard as I could
push Broady then after 10 minutes
with a cockpit half full we
had got back a couple of hundred
metres.
Johnny Vassala was on the rod
and hung on to the big 80 for
grim death. He commented later
having never experienced the
heavier tackle (John caught
some great stripes and blacks
with us at Pt Stephens all caught
on 15 and 24 kg).
He said "Man that heavy
stuff lets you know you're fishing
I thought I was going to get
pulled out of the chair".
John did a great job on the
rod and the big fish was released
at the end of a great tussle
and a great memory for all of
us of those wild jumps.
There were a couple of yellowfin
caught and a short billed spearfish
The water is purple and 24 degrees
and running lightly out wide
to the south., however the inshore
currents are stronger to the
south at 2 knots.
On the reef snapper have been
caught…Gary Park's"Patch
Two" caught some good plate
size snapper at the Hump last
week The currents are still
a little strong for really good
snapper fishing but they will
back off soon and then watch
out there will be some great
fish caught.
Predictions for the next fortnight
Yellowfin out wide as well as
blue and striped marlin
Snapper on the inshore reefs.
Captain
Ross and Glenn Hunter's boats
BROADBILL and BILLFISHER are
available for charter on 9534
2378.

“ON
THE HOOK” with Ross and
Glenn Hunter
April 1
Our Pt Stephens season is sadly
now all but over. I always find
that a little melancholy After
all BILLFISHER and BROADBILL
have fished in excess of 118
days between them and have caught
191 marlin We have worked hard
and not missed one days charter,
seen many happy angler’s
faces with the realization that
they have just caught their
first marlin, wonderful memories
to savor and whilst the work
load has been immense we have
loved every minute of it and
do not want to leave.
However as my dear old Grandfather
told me when I was a child “Sonny
all good things must come to
an end” and next Thursday
as Broady steams southward that
will have happened.
THE PT
STEPHENS 07 SEASON …..A
SEASON FULL OF GREAT TIMES
Summarising the ’07 season
we have caught some fabulous
marlin, Blues to 160 kg , stripes
to 140 kg and blacks up to 100kg
add to that A “grand slam’,
wahoo to 20kg, yellowfin to
30kg and a few big dollies and
that has the ingredients for
happy faces and stretched arms.
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wide |
billfisher
late march 003 |
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| Johnny
Cartlidge The Legend with
his Honker of a snapper
caught on a soft plastic
off Broughton Island Pt
Stephens |
Billfisher
at work at Pt Stephens |
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| Micko
and the Triton team. |
Big
Dave Port Stephen's son
and shark ace Sings Shark
Fishin' with Ross |
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| Chris
Herbert and roscoe.Skipper
of Absoulute They fished
so well in the Northern
Waters |
Glenn
Hunter's Billfisher team
Fished very well |
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| Scotty
Thorrington and Ross at
the Northern Waterr Preso
night... a beauty with few
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Unfortunately the later part
of the season did quiten off,
but even one marlin a day in
normal person’s expectation
would suffice but at the Pt
Stephens marlin fishery we are
spoiled so much and expect big
numbers each trip.
I have fished these waters
since ’73 and have experienced
the good and the bad over those
seasons, however the goods always
outnumber the bads . My favourite
season was without doubt ’97
when The Bat(my crew man of
9 years and great mate), myself
and Glenn released 248 for the
season inc. many 10’s
and 12’s in a day, then
in April 3rd the same season,
we tagged 18 in a day.
It was a season of small blacks
so much so you had to hide in
the toilet to put the baits
on.
We sat on the gunnels of Broady
on that last day in April, toasted
each other with a coldy as the
sun set created a vision over
Swan Bay and I commented then
“That perhaps we had just
fished the greatest marlin season
ever, may be we had, time will
tell.
We then fished the February
of 2005 and on the 11th tagged
21 marlin in a day a day I will
personally remember this for
a long time, a tough day where
double headers were the norm
all day, it was that much more
special because the fish were
all big fish a mix of stripes
and blacks up to 140kg a busy
day where Rob Soxie Cox and
myself were running all day
to keep up with the non stop
action, a day that I personally
will remember to my grave but
have no desire to repeat. I
will retire “Hurt”
on that one.
So many wonderful memories
of this Pt Stephens marlin fishery
that is in my opinion one of
the best fisheries in the world
and I will argue that with anyone
who would challenge the fact.
My son Glenn on his famous boat
Billfisher too has had some
great days in 2005 I recall
17 flags up the rigger He one
champion lady in the Interclub
and champion boat day four
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look what I just caught |
Grant
Patterson on his marlin
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| Donna's
striped before being released |
Donna
on her striped marlin A
proud Stewy helps. |
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| A
great black on Billfisher
Caught by Jamie Mackay |
Happy
You bet |
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| A
black flies high off Broughton
Island Billfisher caught
three that day |
Flags
were common in the Jan Feb.
months Muliples every day |
Many times I have watched the
Billfisher puffing black smoke
and hot on the tail of a rampaging
marlin, always a hint of pride
from his Dad, when I see the
Billfisher backing up on a hot
fish, there was a lot of that
going on in January and February
this season and a lot of black
smoke from BILFISHER.
PT. STEPHENS
’08 book now
We ask all our customers who
have fished the season to think
about their dates for ’08
and book early as we are already
getting hammered it bookings
for that January February period.
So do not delay get in early
Ring 9534 23 78 to book.
THE PAST
TWO WEEKS
Both boats have targeted the
inshore fishery and with some
groups we have been luckier
than others, but most have caught
marlin.
On Billfisher Burmah constructions
had day and saw some great action
catching a couple of great fish
that turned it on.
Jamie McKay too caught three
in a day and emailed us some
fabulous photos of their day.
John Farley fished a couple
of days and whilst they saw
a few lookers the fish proved
difficult to keep attached to,
still caught a couple of fish
out of it all. Greg Naris too
caught marlin for their visit.
That took us up to a 40 knot
southerly so no more fishing
for Billfisher who is now back
in Sydney.
On Broadbill had the great
pleasure of fishing with my
lifelong friend and schoolmate
Ray Patterson.
Patto and myself went to Narwee
boys High to gether so it was
a special thrill for us both
to have a fish to gether and
laugh about some of our wild
growing up times.
We struggled on the fish a
little but it was a great experience
when Rays son Grant ( a champion
water skier and winner of this
years Bridge to Bridge Grant
Paterson) who was to experience
the thrill of his first marlin
fight when we hooked a big striped.
Grant did a great job on the
rod and was all smiles when
we released a 90 kilo fish.
He reckoned it was easier holding
onto a ski rope at 100 miles
and hour than the fishing rod
with a wild striped on the other
end. A trip I enjoyed immensely
with Ray and his family and
friends.
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Pt Stephens striped There
were plenty of them all
season |
A
black marlin flies high
off Broughton Jamie McKay
pic..Island |
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| Jamie
at work on Billfisher |
Another
black marlin off Broughton
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don't all have bills A great
Jamie McKay photo |
Guess
what Mum I'm on my second
for the day |
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| The
result of a previous encounter.
A lost bill... note it is
starting to heal and grow
back |
Hooked
up solid and still loosing
line |
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Then came Stewy and Donna and
the Fishraiders what a great
bunch of people who were.
Stew and Donna own the best
fishing site around www.FISHRAIDER
.COM .AU and we are proud to
sponsor the site. To fish with
these people was a joy with
Stewy never letting things gets
dull with his constant humor
and banter.
He is a funny man and had us
in stitches during some quite
times we caught a couple of
marlin from a lot of lookers
that were not in a feeding frame
of mind.
It was Donna who fought a great
black marlin of 100 kg on the
first day only to have the trace
break, not to be disillusioned
by the bad luck she stuck to
her guns and caught a beaut.
striped on day three. “Outdoor
Dan” was to catch a very
active black marlin that circumnavigated
the boat in no time flat, Dan
Cooper reckoned the experience
was wild His first marlin will
stay with him for life.
So the season has all but ended
with some great experiences,
fishing with some great people
who will take away from the
Port a memory bank of fabulous
times on
BROADBILL
and BILLFISHER .
I know that it’s wishing
ones life away but we cannot
wait to return and do it all
again in ‘08
BILLFISHER
AND BROADBILL BACK IN SYDNEY
The marlin fishing is reported
to be good in Sydney and we
will look forward to the yellowfin
tuna season starting soon.
Our trips are $1500.00 per day
for groups up to six people.
Ring 95342378 to book.
We do have some time over the
Easter period Individuals welcome
at $250.00 per head...
Next report
from the BIG SMOKE.

“ON
THE HOOK” with R0SS and
GLENN HUNTER……….14/3/07
KEEPIN’
THE DREAM ALIVE AT PT STEPHENS
Marlin fishing at Pt Stephens
has gone quite but we are still
managing to find a fish or two
Every group since January have
caught fish , some maybe only
one or two but most have had
a great fishy time fishing this
fisherman’s paradise.
It all started in late January
for us, we went out bright eyed
and bushy tailed not knowing
what to expect and caught five
stripes for the day We then
had three days of eight and
several sixes and sevens and
took it for granted that this
was how it will be all season……….wrong…
it slowed down and the fish
became scarce….why, it
was all to do with the oceanic
currents.
If it gets too hot here the
fish disappear over night, I
talk now of the stripes.
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| striped
on the trace on Billfisher |
The
heat is on |
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| Men
at work on Billfisher |
John
Bloodshot lures traces another
on Billfisher |
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get back in the water |
Traces
up |
The delicate balance of the
right temp and current flow
is critical to good fishing
When we were catching the hell
out of them the temps were a
perfect 24 degrees and running
slowly into the nor west. The
hot water 26 degrees then ran
and pushed all the 23 to 24
degrees water away and the fish
went with it.
As a result of the slow fishing
out wide we then turned our
attention to the inshore fishery
and whilst it has been steady
pickings we have been catching
blacks and stripes in the 30
to 50 fathom zones most days.
THE WODONGA
/.ALBURY CONNECTION…….FISH
HARD FOR GREAT TIME
The lads from Wodonga / Albury
arrive and from that moment
on we knew we were going to
have a great couple of days
fishing with these lay back
blokes.
Mark Schlink was the organizer
of the trip and as result we
had a friendly competition between
the two boats Broadbill and
Billfisher.The first day it
was Billfisher who caught the
first marlin we had one bite
but no fish. The Billfisher
team had their tag flag up as
they passed us but my crew were
busy “admiring the white
bellied sea eagle on Little
Island” and would not
acknowledge that their were
any flags flying anywhere.…………much
to the horror of the Schlink
crew, who whilst only 50 metres
away and yelling at pointing
at the marlin tag flag to really
rub it in, my crew were intent
to admire the imaginary sea
eagle.
Day two and it can turn around
we were one marlin behind we
needed a break and a bit of
luck.
We fish a 20 knot southerly
in rough conditions at 11.30
the right rigger goes off and
we are up tight on a nice striped
marlin. It was Brian “Glassy”
Glass’s first marlin encounter
and did a great job on the rod
in the rough conditions.
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| There
has been some small fin
out wide Scott Williams
holds his catch |
Johnny
quickly pulls Craigs black
through the door and removes
the parasites on its back |
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Kermod releases his black
without parasites |
Cons
marlin at the boat |
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gets a good bend going on
his black marlin |
The
lads from Albury... Wadonga
We had a great time. |
We released the 75kg fish and
got the baits back in. Glenn
then reports over the bradio
that he had one on and it jumped
off. Phew! we live again and
there was no real compassion
on our boat as the boys went
through the rules asking "Is
a striped better than a black?"
and also that in the event of
a tie, we would win the trophy.
At 4.30 Glenn hooked a hammerhead,
but it bit the leader through
and got off.
The roars from the cockpit below
was deafening when they heard
the news over the radio.
Minutes later we hook up a
hammerhead and Graham Jones
catches it The trophy won by
the Broadbill team………..The
boys couldn’t get the
flags up the rigger quickly
enough, however as we went past
Billfisher the crew were observing
the sea eagles on Little Island.
A great bunch of lads who we
enjoyed fishing with very much
we hope we will see you all
back again one day.
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| The
winning fish Graham Jone's
hammerhead |
Glassy
on his striped marlin |
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day in Paradise Heading
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Craig Kermod's team had to
be most patient with us also
to catch two marlin and a few
dollies for their trip .Craig’s
black marlin was covered in
parasites when caught so we
slid through the door and cleaned
them off. These parasites that
cling to the black marlins skin
are like dreadlocks they must
affect the dynamics of the fish
by restricting its speed when
chasing food. We cleaned all
the parasites off the little
black and returned it back.
It looked as though it had
just had a “short back
and sides haircut’ Well
done Craig Then it was Con’s
turn He released a 60 kilo black
marlin after a great effort
on the stand up gear.
The lads had been most patient
with it all during a slow few
days of fishing and behalf me
and the crew we thank you for
your company.
THE WATER
COMES GOOD 24 DEGREES IN CLOSE
AND PURPLE.
The water in close has gone
purple and is 24 degrees…We
jumped a black off yesterday
and Reel Chase caught one beside
us. My gut feel is that the
fishing inshore is about to
hot up. We caught two blacks
the other day and Tim Dean caught
a striped and a black We have
a couple of RDO’S so I
intend to get some land lubber
time up until Friday.
We will be back into it after
that. When we see a water change
like this and when we know that
the fish are being caught pretty
well at Forster, just around
the corner from Pt Stephens……………………………………
so it is going to happen we
feel.
WE HAVE
THEFOLLOWING DAYS AVAILABLE
AT PT STEPHENS
(Cost $1700.00 per day for six
anglers or $290.00 per day each)
March 19th, 20 Th 21st
Or 29th, 30 and 31st March
Individuals
or groups welcome we caught
18 marlin in a day in late march
in ‘97 so it could be
well worth the trip. Ring 0418
462 476 or 0409 047 727 to book
or for details .

“ON
THE HOOK” with Ross and
Glenn Hunter…. 5/3/07
Fishing at Pt Stephens has
certainly taken a downturn,
whilst this will not last; it
is a little disappointing for
us all. Some wise man once said
“You can only catch what’s
swimming in then ocean”but
considering that our tally of
marlin tagged to date between
Billfisher and Broadbill is
170 marlin I suppose it would
be rude to complain too much.
NSW ’07
INTERCLUB BEEN AND GONE
The largest fishing event in
the southern hemisphere is over
for another 12 months.
Over 200 boats fished and for
most the fishing was pretty
slow.
The Interclub has been and
gone and life will start to
get back to normal, no more
sharing the ocean with 200 other
boats in close quarters when
the bite is on.
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