Thresher Fishing Trip

[Tony smith]

After a bad weather report all week for the weekend. It changed on Friday for Sunday to have light winds and a half decent day.

I rang James up to tell him the weather was ok and he jumped at the chance.

So Sunday was on. 😁

Got up at 3-30am got to the boat at 5am

Got the boat loaded with gear then over to the fuel dock.

Weather was a bit overcast but dry.

There was a bit of rain expected during the day.

We tried the forts for mackerel but nothing 

We needed quite a few mackerel as we never had any chum.

Then the radio goes off saying there catching mackerel at Dean Tail.

Thanks to Rocket Ron for that.

We get there in about 10 minutes and sure enough mackerel galore 

There was a pod of dolphins circling our boat balling up the mackerel.

We had thirty mackerel  In about 20 minutes.

The dolphins give us such a display a very special day. ( it was father's day)

So we wasted no more time and headed out to the Thresher mark.

We drifted nearly 8 miles to St Catherine's Point with no runs.

On the ebb coming back I had a small 10lb Tope then I had a 25lb Tope 

James followed with a 30lb Tope which had some line hanging out the side of it.

It looked like mackerel feathers but without the hooks they must of rusted away.

We cut and pulled out the line and got her back in the water as quickly as we could.

She swam away gracefully. Feels good when you can help out a fish.

Then I had a 30lb Tope 

The Tope seem to like the float. We would let the weight hit the bottom then wind up 6 turns and put the float on.

We use Wallys shark floats works really well.

Then I had a 34lb Tope a sreaming run I though I had hooked into a Thresher.

Then James had a Dogfish on the float.😂

James then had 30lb Tope and a 10lb Tope We had about 7 Tope three over 30lb 

The weather was really quite warm and sunny the sea was smooth. No rain at all.

I rung my wife and it was raining at home 

 

A great session, we will get back out there soon looking for the Thresher Shark.

We headed back in after a great days fishing.

Tony

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Andy135]

A top day out! Well done. Shame the sharks weren't there but some good sport nonetheless.

35 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Then James had a Dogfish on the float. 😂

Yesssss! Get in there!! 🤣👍🐶

[Saintly Fish]

Cracking report Tony 👍🏻 Shame no 

[mike farrants]

great write up and some lovely tope!