My mate Bob flew in from Sydney on Friday night and was keen to get stuck into some of the great fishing we've been having here in recent times. Sunday's forecast was the best for the weekend, so on Saturday we went exploring up around Great Palm Island. What a great spot. We didn't find any fish there, but it was a great relaxing day out.
Sunday saw us heading out again, but to more familiar territory. Today was to be a day of PBs for all onboard.
For the first drop Nic grabbed my 50lb baitcaster, which had an electric chicken snapback tied on. In no time at all she was hooked into a serious fish, which turned out to be a big cod. She battled the cod for 10 minutes before it was brought aboard. This was PB #1 for the day, and measured 95cm and weighed 13kg.
After the great start things were a bit slow, with the odd large and small mouth nannygai coming in. Size was down on prior trip averages and we again had visits from the local catfish community.
After lunch the catch rate picked up considerably. PB #2 went to Bob for a great diamond trevally of around 6kg. This fish took a 7" Gulp in limetiger colour. The nannies were biting better now with some good sized fish coming aboard. Like last weekend, they couldn't be tempted with sp and had a clear preference for squid baits.
Then PB #3 came along, another for Nic. Nic was fishing the bottom with a squid bait on a paternoster rig. Like the cod, this fish gave her a really good work out. We were all stoked when a horse nannygai hit the surface, but no one more than Nic. This nannygai pulled the scales to 10kg.
The day couldn't get any better for Nic, then it did. PB #4 arrived in the form of another diamond trevally. We estimate it's weight at around the 8kg mark. I was starting to feel a little left out. Nic had three new PBs and Bob one.
Then my turn came. I had switched back to the 50lb baitcaster and had decided to try a limetiger Gulp too. I dropped the sp down on a 2oz head, and no sooner had it hit bottom, it was smashed. As this fish started to pull drag effortlessly, I was envisaging either a bust up below or a long painfull fight. The latter is what eventuated. The rod was bent from tip to butt, and I wondered if it would stay in one piece on a number of occasions. Fortunately the rod did, and after a good 10mins, my PB GT arrived alongside. The GT weighed in at 12kg. Amongst these great fish were a good number of nannygai.
Hope you enjoy the pics.
Regards,
Dave.
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Originally Posted by Red Bull
