CAIRNS 26/9 - For when SIZE matters....

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Been hearing all sorts of stories about small Marlin hanging around Double Island lately. I just had to check it out. So went out and had a bit of a troll around.

Let me start by saying, we did NOT catch or sight any marlin. It was windy and uncomfortable. Eventually we saw some birds flapping around so went over and threw a slug at them. First and only cast caught a small Mack Tuna...

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Then we continued to troll around and eventually found some pretty good looking structure. Cast out a couple of floating pillies and next thing I heard was the familiar scream of braid smoking through guides. It was time for the Spanish Inquisition....

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That spaniard was followed to the boat by two of his mates, and sure enough, more mayhem followed...

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During this I saw a volkswagen swimming around below, so offered it a bait as well - got to be generous!

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A short while later I caught a small Spotted Mackeral, which unluckily got bitten in half by a big spaniard on the way to the boat. I know it was a spaniard because it followed the little spotty to just outside of gaff range. I assure you that fish would have made the ones above look small, but it couldn't be tempted (by us anyway) and actually sat under the boat barely moving for over a minute.

So all in all, great day!

cheers,

steve

[morty103]

Thats unreal mate, well done.
Doesnt matter about the marlin, there are still a stack of great fish there
morty

[chemmy]

great work mate

that is is why you should always keep a speargin on board and you could have speared the bugger

well done once again

[bazzaman]

Good stuff steve. Did you get those spanish off double island or out on the wrecks??? There are quite a few around on the troll. I got a rat spanish of 6kg and dropped a couple larger ones last week at the similar area. Look forward to your feedback!


Shane

[bazzaman]

Are you out again tuesday???

[scuttlebutt]

yeah shane, near Double. Out again tomorrow

cheers,

steve

[bazzaman]

Cya out there. Ill be in a yellow and white runabout called cougar with a new yammy four stroke on the back!!


Cheers

Shane

[Moffy]

nice work there Steve. some great spanish there.

going to have to get onto this mid-week caper - much better than working i reckon.

[scuttlebutt]

Yeah Moffy, it's great launching the boat and being the only trailer at the ramp! Fishing on weekends bites

cheers,

steve