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Central Queensland, 24/01 - Gentlemens Hours

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Warwick Joyce:
Note - post written by Travis, so when it refers to me it means travis not Warwick...and Warwick isn't referring to himself in 3rd person - thought I was logged on but obviously not  :)

Got out again today. Not planned but the water looked really good so we had breafast and hit the water around 10ish.

Crew was the same as yesterday plus one- myself, Warwick, my brother Dale and Warwicks brother Blair - a GT virgin.

Didn't take Blair long to get amongst it though - second cast saw a GT of a few kilos get on board :)

We moved spots and found ourselves amongst a brewing storm.  It sent a lot of the day makers heading home but we stayed out - the storm staying away from where we were. In the end people that would have copped it the worse were the ones that made a run for it :D

We made it out to our local reliable spot and had zero luck - with only one headland left to cast we were a bit despondant...where was the faith :) MC hooked up, a little GT, tuna started busting up everywhere, Blair was next on board with a little GT and then it as my turn. Woohoo - a solid GT ;D Took some extracting and was caught on a skipjack 90. Around now Warwick also caught a bludger trev and we all caught a few of tuna busting up everywhere.

Good day out, especially for an impromptu trip.

Neale Bird:
some very nice fish there mate!

Peter Morris:
Love the shot of the big fella.

He looks a nasty one. 8)

Well done mate,

Pete

Ewan Macleod:
Great fish Travis! love those odd trips where you roll up at 10 or 11am and outfish the folk that have been out since dawn!

Travis Heaps:

--- Quote from: Peter Morris on January 25, 2009, 01:19:28 PM ---Love the shot of the big fella.

He looks a nasty one. 8)

Well done mate,

Pete

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Was a bit nasty Pete - soon as I hooked up I cranked the drag to get him out of the rock bar he was behind, he still took some line though.  Once I got him out I relieved the drag a bit so I didn't pull the hooks and then at the boat I relieved the drag again.  After photos my brother checked the drag before casting again and he couldn't pull any off! Wouldn't have been too far off locked up to start with I think  :D


--- Quote from: Ewan Macleod on January 25, 2009, 04:31:27 PM ---Great fish Travis! love those odd trips where you roll up at 10 or 11am and outfish the folk that have been out since dawn!

--- End quote ---

Tell me about it Ewan!  A little bit annoying though - 4:30am starts for a 3 night, 4 day 400+km Shoalwater trip for no fish and then we get these ones after a 10am start and short ride to our local haunts  ::)typical  :D

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