james7 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) There were plenty of dark clouds around as Syd, his mate Steve, and myself headed out. The seas were calm and we all had hopes of it being a good day! Saw a few boats around Jibbon bombora, which was breaking despite the calm seas. A 1-2m wave suddenly appearing out of nowhere shows how dangerous bommies can be. As we were trolling down the coast this "luxury" cruiser went past. I'm not sure, but I think the boat was called "Wide-beak"? It's a mighty fine looking boat! Everyone on board was smiling as the skipper is a legend so I'm told! We were tempted to follow "Broadbill", but we started picking up some tailor. After an hour or so, the tailor went quiet and we made a late call to head down to the hump. We eventually arrive to find heaps of boats there. There were also some dark clouds on the horizon, but conditions were great. Syd's mate, Steve was straight into the action picking up some mowies and snapper. The skipper, "Pick-A-Box" Syd soon had his rod bending too. After a couple of hours, many of the boats started to leave or head elsewhere. We continued picking up the odd snapper and mowie, interspersed with plenty of sweep. The skies looked very threatening with the occasional rainbow. However, we never saw a drop of rain. (I'm putting a few storm cloud photos in the general photo section for those that are interested) The honours were shared. I scored a pb mowie (50cm), Steve scored the biggest snapper and Syd was happy with his catch. Another great day! We didn't intend to travel so far south this trip, but we all agreed it was a worthwhile last minute decision. Cheers Peter Edited July 8, 2009 by peterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Warren Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Congratulations. Looks like you had a great day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 great looking day out peter regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 you guys had fun, nothing to report from me and adjusted pete pete fished bair Ilsand for a donut, i know as the guy would have rang me had he caught anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Another superb day on the water for Peter and Syd! well done fellas. That is a very tasty selection of fish on the table .... enjoy! Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 great report Peter and an even better bag of fish onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 its good to see mates having fun nice bag of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Some grear tailor and a nice mixed bag of tasty fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hey PeterS As usual top report and top photo's amte. Cheers Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter76 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well done Peter and boys on a great bag off fish. Great to see the action still around, congrates mate. Cheers LALA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Great report as is the norm with Peter, you guys sure got a good feed and the pics are awesome mate. Congrats to the crew on a splendid day of fishing.. Cheers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) A few people have asked about the size of the snapper we caught. Despite what they appear to be in the photos, none were very big, but all were a good plate size, about 38cm to 46cm. They all looked small next to the bigger mowies. (These were not the biggest) The mowies ranged from about 35cm to my pb 50cm one. We also had a few "throwbacks" around 30-33cm. (The smallest mowies I've ever seen) Also, here's a few more pictures of "Broadbill" on its way down the coast. (I think it was Broadbill and not Billfisher?) Anyway, what a beautiful boat. That's a classy way to go fishing! Cheers Peter Edited July 1, 2009 by peterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Nice bag there Peter. We went down on Billfisher & were about an hour behind Rosco on Broadbill. It was my first outside trip & couldn't have been a better initiation although the thousand slimmies did wear thin. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well done guys, what a great catch. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robust Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) fantastic report peter.....i love reading your post's but they're starting to make me jealous Cheers Robert Edited July 1, 2009 by robust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 hey pete, excellent report there & looks like a great day had by u all , well done cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 sound like a good day on the water stinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 with so many slimies around you'd have to think that there would be something decent around to take them should of thrown 1 down live. G'day shadda. We caught a few slimies, and we put them out. This is what happened to one of them: I actually posted this in the Aquarium section under the heading: "What bit this slimy?" I'm still not sure what would leave a bite mark like that. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Great day on the water, Peter!~ Glad you didn't get broadsided by that bommie! Terrific pics too Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 good post there and terrific results. well done cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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