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General => General Topwater & Jigging Discussion => Topic started by: Chuen Fan on January 16, 2010, 07:58:32 PM
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Just thought that I'd like to say hi! to the guys fishing Elusive in July. I haven't met any of you guys apart from the main man and Kasey! Look forward to meeting & fishing with you all... Not long to go now, kinda SAD, but I've been counting down since last year! Another 136 days to go.. and counting! Oh.. and praying for calm seas and roaring tides!
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Sunny...I too am counting the days mate, I look forward to fishing and having a laugh with you and the rest of the crew.
The weather is in the laps of the gods mate ::)
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Sunny, you and Brandon can have your 'Minor Class' fishing comp off the back of the mothership ;D
PS: Which group are you with, [1] 27th June or [2] 3rd July
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Chris,I'm looking forward to seeing a Lara Bingle upfront, from all the stories I've heard
Greg, Don't worry, I'm gonna kick his A$$ in that catogary!! ;D ;D
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if you want Lara Bingle, you're going to have to bring your own!
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Hi guys
ONLY 136 days !! i will be on the second week trip, looking forward to meeting you all for some fun fishing
hey Brandon will there be a " Team Deviant " reunion on these trips ? :D
cheers John
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NO!! There are no members of Team Deviant present at Elusive
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So we should all be able to sleep safe at night then ;D
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Just a few Marion Deviant 'associate members' John, though we don't say that loudly, Robs on the 2nd week with you.
TEAM DEVIANT
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Too bad there's no Marion reunion.....but atleast my Carpenter is safe! ;D
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if you want Lara Bingle, you're going to have to bring your own!
awwww... Just a little peek won't hurt! :D
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Hi Bun just seeing that picture sends chills down my spine !!
sounds like it will be a part Marion reunion hopefully the fish will be hungrier this time
actually speaking of the smallest fish comp, in Brandons trip report of marion 2008 the last
picture in the report was caught by someone i fished with all week, not sure how to post it here
but it has to be a contender !!
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Four of us should catch up in the Elusive week 1&2 changeover.
How is the 3 piece Carpenter Chris?
The Marion Team
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Hey guys, I'm on the second week and don't know anyone..
I'll change that in a hurry though!!
Looking forward to it.
Ken
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Hi Ken, so far it looks like most of us that have posted on this thread are in the second week, look forward to meeting you and cracking a few cold ones! Any other Mexicans going? Or am I the only one?
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Chris,I'm looking forward to seeing a Lara Bingle upfront
Sunny ....I would love to see Lara,s "up front". :P :o
I won't be doing Lara this time :'( BUT I just might bring someone different ;)
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The majority of the guys in week 1 are guys who have been in previous years
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if that happened to your new one, we would feed the person responsible to the sharks >:(
Too bad there's no Marion reunion.....but atleast my Carpenter is safe! ;D
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Lara is definitely associated with GT[eye]Popping ;)
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Chris,I'm looking forward to seeing a Lara Bingle upfront
Sunny ....I would love to see Lara,s "up front". :P :o
I won't be doing Lara this time :'( BUT I just might bring someone different ;)
I hope you're not doing a matching Michael Clarke to make a matching pair with Lara!! ;)
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Put that pic on AF Bun....I dare ya... ;D
Pete
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what's AF? ???
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Sorry Brandon...AF is Ausfish...another forum.
I think Bun put it up before and got into trouble... :D :D....They are real Nazi's.
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Chris,I'm looking forward to seeing a Lara Bingle upfront
Sunny ....I would love to see Lara,s "up front". :P :o
I won't be doing Lara this time :'( BUT I just might bring someone different ;)
I hope you're not doing a matching Michael Clarke to make a matching pair with Lara!! ;)
Lara has a nice matching pair already, I will look for something(s) more "outstanding"
Bun ...I love your work ;)
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As Pete said about AF, 2 week suspension for putting it up there as the GT Angler's Pinup girl ::), they have no sense of humour, do they Luke ;D
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As Pete said about AF, 2 week suspension for putting it up there as the GT Angler's Pinup girl ::), they have no sense of humour, do they Luke ;D
At least yours wasn't permanent!
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2 weeks is good compared to three months for starting a Carpenter frenzy!
Luke, did you get banned by those clowns?! :D
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2 weeks is good compared to three months for starting a Carpenter frenzy!
Luke, did you get banned by those clowns?! :D
Yep! I can't even recall what for - something so silly! ::)
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Doesn't take much on there.......not such a bad thing ;)
Way too many "experts" ::)
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I am also coming on week 2.
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more competition for the smallest fish... ;) ;D ;D :P
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Hey Rob
might even get to have a fish together this time
looks like the competition for smallest fish is going to be hotly contested !! might bring the
bream poppers !! :)
cheers John
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This is a goody from Marion Reef 08, can't tell if it was trying to eat or mate.
It was from your camera John, who was the angler in the Red jacket ? not Rob again!!
PS: just read your last post, it wasn't Rob ;D
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I am also coming on week 2.
Be good to catch up again Rob....we had a pretty good day's fishing together on the last trip ;D
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Hey Bun
that fish was a cracker that was the distinguished gentleman that i was lucky enough to fish
with every day of the Marion trip :P :P ::) those that were there will know
who i am talking about ;)
From memory that fish was caught straight after i got my big one
from one extreme to the other....
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oh yes indeed - what fond memories ::) :D
Hey Bun
that fish was a cracker that was the distinguished gentleman that i was lucky enough to fish
with every day of the Marion trip :P :P ::) those that were there will know
who i am talking about ;)
From memory that fish was caught straight after i got my big one
from one extreme to the other....
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John bream poppers don't count hehe has to be GT sized lures
Chris yes should be good to catch up again mate.
Cheers
Rob
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John bream poppers don't count hehe has to be GT sized lures
Chris yes should be good to catch up again mate.
Cheers
Rob
Bugger !! thats fair enough
maybe we should all throw in a dollar a day per person winner takes all for the smallest fish
on a GT lure , then the winner could celebrate with a couple of well earned beverages when we
get back to Hamo on the last night :)
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there will be a prize for this :D
John bream poppers don't count hehe has to be GT sized lures
Chris yes should be good to catch up again mate.
Cheers
Rob
Bugger !! thats fair enough
maybe we should all throw in a dollar a day per person winner takes all for the smallest fish
on a GT lure , then the winner could celebrate with a couple of well earned beverages when we
get back to Hamo on the last night :)
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100 days & counting down...!!!!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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still too far away to think about yet!! :o
I'm going crazy from a lack of fishing
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The banter on this thread is a great buildup to our Elusive trip!!
I love the lists, the indecision, the packing, and the sleepness nights that all happen beforehand.
Makes you really appreciate it when the day finally comes.
Its like playing in a "Grand Final".
Can't wait....
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100 days & counting down...!!!!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
dam time is flying !!!
hey Ken hopefully by then we will get some decent weather and get out for a pre fish around the islands
if anyone else on the second week can make it up early if the weather permits we going to try and get out for
fish around the islands before Elusive
if weather no good i guess there are other activities we could indulge in at Airlie Beach ;)
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I am not on this trip, going tu Bugatti late August....but you know I will still come and fish pre-trip if the weather comes good! Very jealous of you guys having an earlier trip than me, the end of August seems soooooo far away
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Hey mate
I thought you might be a marlin man after yesterdays efforts ;D
you must have been buggered last night
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The marlin were fun and I was very pleased to get that one on my jig rod, but it is still GT popping no.1 for me!
Mate the lower back and right shoulder in particular were knackered yesterday, even this morning my shoulders are feeling ordinary....but it is the sweet sweet pain of victory so it is ok
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Rightio - enough teasing...do you have some photos and details to get me through Friday morning Scott? :D
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Haha didn't take long to get a bite there Travis!
Been hanging to pop my marlin cherry for a while and there has been a super hot bite up at Port Stephens, a few hours north of Sydney, for the last 7 weeks or so....many boats have been getting 4-6 fish on a decent day....Tim Dean had a few days on Calypso into the double figures. But I have been busy with work and family.
Managed to duck up there yesterday. Couldn't get a crew together on late notice but the weather was so good and I was so desperate, I took the charter boat to myself!...motored out and found a likely spot with a nice current line, some bait and good temp. Whilst jigging up some slimies for bait we saw a free jumper, and about 30 minutes after actually started fishing (with 2 surface baits and a deep bait on my Hots jig rod/Stella 20k combo) the deep bait gets hit
Black marlin surfaces and gives us half a jump before heading deep and slugging it out with me for 1 hour 10 minutes....let me tell you, at about the 50 minute mark I would have loved a harness, but no spin harnesses aboard...got it to the boat for a nice release, skipper estimated at 120-130kg, it was a big fish!
Managed 2 more stripes on conventional gear, plus the deckie got a stripe as well....he had to take the rod as we had a double hook up
Went 4-4-4 for the day plus saw a couple of free jumpers, was awesome....the 3 stripes were in the 75-85kg bracket
No pics unfortunately as we were short handed (just skipper, me and deckie) and none of the fish were particularly cooperative boatside, except the one I landed during hte double hook up, but we wanted to release it immediately and get the second fish, which was about 150m out the front of the boat going nuts by that stage....and we did get it
Wasn't going to post a report since it is not really this forum's purpose but am pretty stoked and since you asked..... ;D
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I should say too that the bite has slowed down significantly in the last week, I think we were pretty fortunate, another boat fishing near us landed 2, but most of the other boats out and about came back empty handed or with 1 fish
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Had to ask Scott :)
Congrats, sounds awesome...solo charter boat option is dedication! See over at www.akff.net (http://www.akff.net) (kayak fishing forum) one of the blokes hooked an ~100kg marlin on a certate 2500 down at SWR there and played it for a half hour so before being busted off...hit a strip of squid apparently - I can only assume it was swimming past with it's mouth open and it's eyes shut ;D Must have been a hot bite indeed!
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I was desperate, but it paid off big time in the end!
Nah mate that kayak hooked up at a spot called the colours, not far outside of sydney heads :o
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Nah mate that kayak hooked up at a spot called the colours, not far outside of sydney heads :o
Ahh was too, was running off memory...pretty crazy eh :o
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A couple more days to go now for the week one crew.. Good Luck and remember to leave some fish for the week 2 boys ::) ::) :P !!
Anyone know a website to get the weather report for that patch of reef??
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My bags are nearly packed. ;D
Just loaded my rods into the carmate.
Bouyweather is a good one Sunny.....But it might be to early to get a forecast on week 2.
Greg Burt is the weather guru......He will tell you more on the buoyweather site
Pete
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Hey Captain Sunny
I used to always use windfinder.com and it has been great, but recently discovered this little beauty...
http://wind.willyweather.com.au/qld/mackay/elusive-reef.html (http://wind.willyweather.com.au/qld/mackay/elusive-reef.html)
It even has a listing for Elusive reef!... as well as many other reefs out in the Coral Sea.
It has heaps of info
Enjoy...
Rob
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Thats a good one Robert.
Monday looks nice....bit of another wind spike on the tuesday..
Pete
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Thanks guys ;) , I'll check it out.
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Looking good, only up to 20nts by Friday, but things can change ;D
Arrows are direction, and the colours are strength, PURPLE is Magic :D
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Have a good trip you guys who are off tomorrow, and goodluck.
Rob
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Have fun guys and leave some for us next week !!!!
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Yo Bro's, packed and rearing to go, the weather looks much better than last year Rob. Be good to catch up with you again for a quick hello on the change over John, are you still buying everyone's excess stock at the end of trips? ;) or are you fully stocked these days ;D
Catch you there 8)
Bun
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ha ha ha slightly overstocked actually Bun ;D but i guess i will see what pops up at the end of the trip ;)
Weather looking pretty nice for most of next week then picking up towards the end with another high coming
through ( funny that !!!) fingers crossed
Look forward to catching up on the changeover
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Well, there are seven of us from week one on JQ846 from Sydney to Hamilton now. Forecast looks pretty good, actually for this week.
Let's hope the fusiliers are out in force.
See you guys in a week.
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Dont catch them all Brandon, See you guys this time next week.
Good luck.
Rob