One Perfect Day

[Frank_Oostenbroek]

Ben and I had been watching the weather since last Sunday and Seabreeze had been predicting a fantastic weekend with little or mo wind.

Friday night came and the forecast was still the same. Oh sure there was a bit of rain around, but there was no wind. We were off. I left Bribie Island at 3:00am and although we encountered a bit of rain, the trip went well.

Ben and Natalie arrived at the Mooloolaba boat ramp right on time and it didn’t take us long to get the boat into the water. It was suggested strongly by my Darling Wife Sheila, that the girls would be going.

We started by trolling around Murphies to no avail, but the plan was always to go to Barwon Banks.

No sooner had we arrived, than Sheila’s little Loomis went off. Then it really took off. This was no small fish. Sheila fought it for over half an hour when it became very light. I had just suggested that a shark had taken the best part of the fish when a very dead and bashed 3.5kg snapper came to the surface. Something had swallowed it whole and eventually spat it out. No problems. We could still weigh it in.

The rest of the day just got better. We had to go home and leave the fish biting. Bugger!!!!. When we arrived back at Mooloolaba Natalie casually mentioned that there were some birds over there.

Just one more cast…………. Spotties everywhere.. Literally thousands of them.

What a great day…………

[Frank_Oostenbroek]

Marlin

[Frank_Oostenbroek]

The Marlin swanm away very happy

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Ben's Wahoooooo

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Nat's Wahoo

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Sheila's Spottie

[-spiro-]

top post frank good to see you got the missus involved

[Jay_S]

Excellent work [smiley=thumbsup.gif], They are great pic's , I bet the marlin went hard
Well Done!! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]






Cheers Jay [smiley=starsbronze.gif]

[indy]

Love the photo of the marlin jumping well done.

[Frank_Oostenbroek]

Hi Jay_s

Believe it or not the Marlin was caught on the little Shimano 8000 that is in the photo of Ben and I.

I was actually reeling in a small snapper when the Marlin grabbed the Snapper.

A massive fight on extra light gear and a blood great deckie who knows how to drive a boat.

Cheers
Frank OO

[uripper]

Frank OO

Simply awesome - makes it all the more special to have family on a day like that.

Mal M

PS - sounds like a marathon effort - did anyone get any shut eye? - am also curious about: I was actually reeling in a small snapper when the Marlin grabbed the Snapper - did you see the strike?? what happened after that??

[bidkev]

Looks like you had a great day Frank and to boat that marlin on the light gear is no mean achievement........Good on you all.

kev

Due to financial difficulties the light at the end of the tunnel has temporarily been switched off.

[Poodroo]

Well the title of your post kind of says it all but the pictures paint more than a thousand words. What a great haul. Who would have ever believed that you would one day be out there catching fish like that when I was just a little kid sitting in my uncle's inflateable dinghy on Atkinson's dam? Your fishing has come a long way since then and congratulations on all your hard work that has made it all possible. It sure has paid dividends. Well done. [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]

Poodroo

[predator]

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great catch on light gear and also love the marlin shots.

congrats!

[Argle]

Well thats it, thats done it my bloody days ruined, sitting here at work READING about a perfect days fishing > >
Oh well at least someone is out doing it, well done Frank and crew on a bloody top effort and some fantastic pics for the rest of us to drool over

Again very well done to the whole crew

Cheers and Beers