Hamilton Island Over Nighter

[Tony Warnett]

My Family and I have just returned home to WA from our holiday at Hamilton Island QLD.
During our stay on Hamilton Island we charted Sea Fever Sports Fishing for an overnight charter last Thursday and Friday they operate out of Airlie Beach there boat Reel Work is a 32 foot Game Boat.
Target Species Giant Trevally on surface lures.
With some Blue Water trolling in between spots.
All equipment was supplied by the charter which included.
Custom Aussie Built 7'8 PE 10 Popping Rods.
Shimano Stella SW 1800.
Lures used where Halco Roster Poppers with upgraded terminal tackle.
Various brands of stick baits where taken but the poppers where the stand out.
Not having to lug rod tubes and copious amounts of tackle was a nice change.
Service quality and put you on the spot from our skipper Ash was ten out of ten very professional service.
last Thursday we were picked up at 0600 from the main ferry terminal on the Island.
We commenced our two and a half hour voyage out to Hook and Hardy Reef.
Breathtaking spot taking in the Island s with the family as  we headed out to the reef.
High Lights of the trip.
My oldest daughter catching her first GT and the largest Mackerel for the trip.
Youngest Daughter catching her first Mackerel and shark and various other species having the whole family involved and having fun was awesome for the two days.
Snorkelling late afternoon on the reef and then moving around to our anchorage point and Ash saying just have a cast into that pressure spot on the reef which was holding bait third bloop from the popper and it was ambushed by an XL Black GT on Sunset.
Twenty one GT were caught and released over the two days which does not include all the missed strikes and one tackle failure.
One large GT penetrated the popper to the internal rattle with its teeth making it a sinking pop bait.
The conditions where perfect for the visual display from these fish and how hard they strike loved it hope you enjoy the pictures.
 

[Mark Harris]

Well done Tony. Great to see a GT fishing trip so successfully combined with a family holiday.

[Matt Born]

very nice!! great pics there!

[Tony Warnett]

Thanks Guys.
Mark it was great to have them there Firsts and PB are life time memorys they had a ball.

[Evan Gluck]

Catching GT with your daughter is priceless.   

[Neville Haglund]

Thanks for the report Tony.It's always an advantage knowing a little about a charter operator before making a booking from afar.

[Guy Durham]

I live relatively "local" to these guys and have done a charter on this vessel too. We weren't chasing GT's on that trip, but it was a great day out.

Ash really is a champion. He gets you on the fish, and his attitude & personality really make for a great charter experience.

I'd have no hesitation recommending him to visitors to the area.

[Brad.Bell]

top stuff, top report!!!

[John Cahill]

Sensational will keep that one in mind!!!!

[Tony Warnett]

Some Highlights from the trip captured on the GoPro.
Hope you enjoy.

[Tony Warnett]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3NzddFECsc&feature=youtu.be

[Doug Lindsay]

Great report tony, nice work. You'd have to be hard to please, to NOT have a great trip out with Ash! He's Da Man! I'm doing a day trip with him on Saturday. The good thing about fishing with Ash, is he LOVES GTs! If you want to chase them from sun up till midnight, he will put you on bommies/pressure points/Fusie schools till the cows come home. But if you want a bit of variety, he wil work his but off to find what you're after. A top shelf guide. GT caught on my last trip with him in October

[Tony Warnett]

On the money Doug,
Been on a lot of charters and he is the man!!!
Second day it was me that retired from casting he wasnt looking at the watch going we should head back in times up he would have stayed out.

[Travis Pantohan]

Tony awesome video.  Looks like a good mount where you can see all the action.

[Tony Warnett]

That was only one day of footage with the GoPro Travis.
Second day casting from the front of the boat mounted it beside my feet and the suction cup let go and in it went even with the waterproof casing sank like a stone jumped in after it one set of spotters one Go Pro and an SD card full of footage