Any Tuna off Portland yet?

craigmack · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject:

G'day Matt

I haven't met you but I have not heard anyone that does come out with a bad word. I remember as a boy living opposite the Werribee South ramp and had a chat with your Dad who was coming in from a late Sun arvo session on the whiting, I asked him why he had a baseball bat next to him while he winched up his boat, he told me that he is big enough to protect himself but when people starting threatening the family this is just not on. That memory has been with me for near on 25 years now and now that I am a family man I can fully understand his logic. It really pains me that you are copping similar treatment that is so unwarranted.

The tall poppy syndrome in this country can be a curse but good on you for thumbing your nose and getting on with what you love to do. There are always a few idiots that spoil it for everyone.
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reelspooler · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject:

Anyone managed to get out and give the Blues a crack out of Portland in the past few days?

redlowrey · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject:

I think there will be plenty trying on the weekend, there out there but there is a lot of water in between them. If the sea is good I might go for a blue eye drop and flick some lures around on the way home.

bigkel · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject:

Excuse my lack of knowledge on this but what is the accepted way approach to targetting these blue eye. How deep? What baits? etc Any tricks.
Kel

reelspooler · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject:

weather looking good for the fri, sat & sun....

will give it a crack if weather holds out.

redlowrey · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:47 pm Post subject: Re:

Out Wide · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:43 am Post subject:

Kel, RL has given you the spot on mail..

Only thing I will add is that often the sharp drop offs are associated with Canyons...

We usually find 350 to 450 metres the best....

Hapuka are usually on really rough rocky ground in our experience (think sea mounts, sharp rises in depth i.e canyon walls etc)

P.S Re a rig, make your own using 300 to 400lb mainline, 10/0 circle hooks, light sticks, lumo tubing and duralite diamond lights...

Good luck

mattg · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:57 am Post subject: Re:

bigkel · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:56 am Post subject:

Thanks RL and outwide. Sounds good. Is why is 300-400lb leader required? What are these diamond lights?? Whats the best bait to use?
Thanks again.
Kel

Out Wide · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:10 am Post subject:

Kel, there are all sort of bities down deep.... Anything from Frost Fish (giant looking couta) to sharks of plenty of types....

The heavy leader stops most bite off's....

Trust me, the last thing you want is a bite off in 400 metres...

The Duralite Diamonds are small strobe lights that have a neon flash when they come in contact with water.... They last for 250 hours, well so they say....

We run 130Lb Braid as a main line and 400lb leader with 2 hooks as per Vic Regs.

Re sinkers, depending on current / breeze we use either a 1/2 size red bull can or lead or a full size red bull can ....Some people use old window sash weights...

Have a look at the solas propellers group websites for details on more of the gear.... re the duralite diamonds try www.swordfishoutfitters.com.au