Ambition report 25th. April'19
April 25, 2019 Sydney 2 Fotos & 1 Video
Marlin (Blue)
Marlin (Blauer)
Marlin (Striped)
Marlin (Gestreifter)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Goldmakrele (Mahi Mahi)
Tuna (Yellowfin)
Gelbflossen-Thunfisch

Beschreibung des Ausflugs

While there are Blue and Striped Marlin as well as Yellowfin around it is hard fishing. The weather has been perfect over the last few days consequently a lot of people are getting out wide, very wide. Out there the warmer water is running and fortunately coming in closer. The Striped Marlin are hanging around the shelf where there is a lot of bait while the Blues are out wider however there is a lot of water separating them. The Yellowfin on the other hand tend to be in closer in the cooler water and if you can find it the break with the greenish water. Where the Yellowfin are there are also heaps of Dolphins (the mammalian kind) they are pushing the bait up bringing them within range. Mind you, you have to be fast to get to the action before they sound again. Some are being taken on blind strikes but it pays to look for the surface action. The 'fin are coming in all sizes from Jellybean size up to seventy kilo jobs, well worth the effort. I went out yesterday with Glen, Karen, Howie and their daughter Makaira, the Tantrum crew. After a lot of looking we eventually found where the Yellowfin were feeding and where there were several boat that had taken fish. We got one shot after I saw a few fish jumping amongst some Sauries. The hookup was on a 15kg. outfit which Makaira took up. Unfortunately after a screaming run the fish dropped off. A lot later while trolling home crossing the shelf we picked up a Striped Marlin, Makaira took the rod again and made short work of the fish. Tight lines, Ivan
Ivan Bennett
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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