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Top: A beauty we jumped off earlier in the day as well as Mike’s 600lb-er.Bottom: Shaka running in behind the reef and Mike on the late bite. On Reel Chase we worked our way down Number 10 after a morning swim on the Cod Hole. Capt. Jim was marking good fish and as we watched the Island boat catch one nearby we had a bite out of an absolute beauty…..but unfortunately the hook didn’t stick. And, it wasn’t until the very end of the day and a few bites later that it did and Mike released a nice 600lb-er just after sunset. Nearby Kekoa also took advantage of the late bite releasing a smaller fish before ducking in behind Number 10 before dark. Other boats also having a good day on Number 10 included Iona with 3 from 5 bites including one 750lb, Reel Ripe releasing two in the 6-700lb range and Shaka releasing another good fish as well. Maratimo continued their dream run with seemingly one bite after another. Ultimate Lady fishing on the Sea Mount scored 3 from 5 bites on Saturday but had a much quieter Sunday. Moana also had a quieter day yesterday after their double header the day before and has set off to go out wide in search again.It is another glamour weather day on the GBR – hopefully we’ll be able to take advantage of the weather to get some more fishing action cshots.
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There are worse places to be! The beautiful Lizard Island Lodge and our little guy fishing on Day Reef yesterday. On a day trip out from the island we enjoyed the relatively calm weather after a morning swim to the net result of this little guy just before cease fishing. With our Anglers coming back on board today for the rest of the trip, we will be departing the Rock for a swim at the Cod Hole before heading down Number 10 which seemed to see most of the action yesterday – Square Bear had another good day with three fish and Shaka also caught a big one there.Meanwhile in the lower Ribbons, a few fish were caught including double header for Moana at Lena which included one about 900lbs (hope that regular reader Joe is having a ball on board!) as well as fish for The Ultimate and Ningaloo at Number 4 with another about 750lbs.
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The fleet is now spread the length of the reef from Linden Bank to Number 10 Ribbon in search of a hot bite. And again, some boats recorded good fish while nearby others recorded nothing. Near us on 10, Square Bear got amongst the rat pack with a good bite of small fish early. Meanwhile on Reel Chase, we had a bite out of a very nice fish only for her to disappear with the bait but not the hook. Despite seeing quite a few others including a group of at least 6 that buzzed our baits, that was our day.Wild Turkey fishing on Number 7 released this nice fish Ben called 750lbs. Wild Turkey – Photos courtesy of video from Tim on Tradition fishing by their side. Reports of Little Audrey tagging 3 on Linden Bank should further spread the fleet. We’re visiting the Rock today and tomorrow so we’ll find out if the fish have made it this far North.
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300lbs. That’s the size we put on it anyway but when we reviewed the footage at the end of the day, we loved this shot. Amazing what a good camera can do! (Canon EOS 20D for this one.)
Not much to report for yesterday. The entire fleet battled strong winds and rain squalls for the entire day mostly without joy. The two boats that I hear caught fish covered both ends of the scale – a 900lb-er for Mauna Kea and a 50lb-er for Ningaloo.
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Today’s quiz – how heavy is this fish? Stay tuned tomorrow and we’ll tell you.In the meantime, big wind, big fish action is back on the menu with another two reported sightings of Godzilla at the bottom of Number 4. Unfortunately for all of us, she’s not eating… Other boats a little further North saw some more action. Brilliant Company caught two at the top Number 7 including a 900lb-er and Calypso also caught two at 5 and a Half including a 900lb-er and Ben on Wild Turkey also caught two little fish. We caught just the one for the day (for Mike on Day 1) following up on our one fish the day before. Photo below, Brilliant Company on a smaller fish on Tuesday as well as our previous day’s fish Tuesday for super angler Dave.
