12 mile to the banks

[-spiro-]

We left Kawana ramp at 3am and headed for the 12 mile. Fished it till about 9am with only a couple of parrot and a pearlie on board. We lost that much bait to the peckers and under size fish it wasn't funny. Also caught 4 under size reds there around 40cm. Made the call to goto the banks via wave rider boey. Got to the boey and drifted aswell as sent a couple of pillies down to the bottom for a dolfin fish. We didn't even lose a bait so i put a couple of jet heads on and started to troll around. Mean while Dave still had his pillie on and got smashed straight away. He landed a 12 kilo dolfin fish. I got hit once on a jet head but didn't hook up. Went to the banks to finish up the day and caught more parrot, pearlie and gold spots.
The conditions where great sitting on 45-50klm all day. Another top RDO

[kleiny]

Great fish spiro.
are dolphin fish in season at the moment?
do you need a different settup for them or do you use something similar to mackerel or tuna ? i'm going to 1770 in about 10 days hoping there might be 1 there

[Streaker]

The weather looks great Chris I'm keen to go. Maybe later on this week or the weekend if it holds.
Wayne

[SeaHunt]

You got a funny way of holding your fish there mate.
I know Rex kisses em, but you look like youre about to go the next step there.
Great dollie by the way.

[peewee]

[smiley=2thumbsup.gif]...Great fish there Dave!
Right now I am feeling green with envy! (Almost as green as that Dolly ! [smiley=mean.gif])

[snappa]

a bit of a worry HOW your holding that fish ????
went pass your place at 2.30 and the boat missing so i though there could be a report......

went home got the boat out but .. slept in so i had the day off anyway,,,
bloody two sickies in the one week
SH** HAPPENS

[Payneful]

Excellent work Chris

I was probably sitting an exam at that time you were pulling in the fish : >

[-spiro-]

Was that in the morning snappa?
Dose anybody have a rig for trolling live yaka's or slimies?

[jeffo]

easy spiro- just chuck a 6/0 big gun on some 80lb leader. no big dramas. unless your chasin toothies

[dfox]

Good stuff chris, i think daves been out doing ya the last few trips! Cant let that go on to much mate. lol. , good to see the weather held out. How was the current out wide mate?...foxy

[SeaSaw]

Nice Dolly Chris I wish I got RDO's ??? Looks like it was a nice day to be out there

[-spiro-]

Foxy not much current at all, easy to get down with a 9 or 10 ball. Dave is one of those fella's that is a lucky prick write time write place.

Jeffo that 6/0 dose it go though the eyes or mouth. Also what speed, i am gessing around 4 knots

[Brooksy]

Hook them up through the mouth and troll them as slow as you can. Where is the waverider bouy between the 12 mile and the Barwons?
Steve

[Smithy]

I'll offer a different opinion to Brooksy. Use a straight shank pattern and go through the cartlidge between the mouth and eyes sideways near the nostrils. Troll as slow as the conditions and your boat let you.

A few years ago I started out with the short shank Mustad live bait pattern in gal then onto chemical sharp stuff like Gamakatsu live baits. Other mates used to swear by Tarpon pattern hooks so have used the Gamakatsu SL12S hooks as well. Lately been using circle hooks in three Mustad patterns and the boat I fish on down the Gold Coast uses Owner and Gamakatsu circles.

[jeffo]

yep like smithy said.. the cartlidgein front of the eyes. as slow as you can go. i use circles and big guns...