JustOneMore
26-11-2006, 09:19 AM
Got out yesterday for another shot at some hoo after hearing the reports during the week. Started trolling off the cape in search of our second wahoo, first hit and a small stripped tuna takes the lure. Lures back out and just before 7am the closest set lure starts screaming away. First glimise of the boat and the hoo shakes it's head, flicks the top treble and heads for cairns at an amazing speed. Now with the knowledge that I've only got him with the bottom treble and don't know how well it's hooked, I start getting more line back than i loose with each run. A little bit of maneuvering around the engine and Dan pull's a great gaff shot to land a hoo on the deck. ;D ;D 8-)
We had purchased some extra skirts during the week for a shot at some mahi mahi or small marlin. After a couple of hard hours trolling the skirts without even a hint of action we changed techniques. Think we may have had the wrong spread or speed? Within 30mins we have a hook up and a 6kg mac tuna is tailed into the boat and released to hastle someone else. Time was running out for our day on the water and on the last zig before the last zag. Dan notices one of the rods go limp as another lights up! ;D One lure bitten off, as Dan fights the other stike. With out too much fuss and a couple of short sharp bursts, our second hoo for the day comes onboard. ;D ;D
Caught some frigate mac's on the way home in the bay for a little fun, jigged the beacons for zip and continued home. Not a blistering day but good to be out on the water with consistent action.
We had purchased some extra skirts during the week for a shot at some mahi mahi or small marlin. After a couple of hard hours trolling the skirts without even a hint of action we changed techniques. Think we may have had the wrong spread or speed? Within 30mins we have a hook up and a 6kg mac tuna is tailed into the boat and released to hastle someone else. Time was running out for our day on the water and on the last zig before the last zag. Dan notices one of the rods go limp as another lights up! ;D One lure bitten off, as Dan fights the other stike. With out too much fuss and a couple of short sharp bursts, our second hoo for the day comes onboard. ;D ;D
Caught some frigate mac's on the way home in the bay for a little fun, jigged the beacons for zip and continued home. Not a blistering day but good to be out on the water with consistent action.