jimbojames 285 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ok , so on Wed smoko i got a call from my old boss asking "you doing much tomoz ? Thinking of going on a fishing charter , would you like to come ?" . My instant reply "is a ducks a@#$ water tight" . It was predicted to be 41 deg anyway so i wasn't to keen to work doing some roofing , not that i needed an excuse like this to take the day of . Got a call a bit later saying it was on and to be ready by 4:15am . Mark was at my door on time and we headed of on an adventure . We were down at Cape Jervois to meet the charter on time and head out before the birds were chirping and wouldn't you know it , the charter fella was a tad late . Makes a change as Mark usually drives Miss Daisy and we are late ? On board and loaded up we headed out through Backstairs Passage towards the Pages and it wasn't long before we could see the birds bombing the water . Motored towards them and we got close enough to see the Tuna breaching out the surface smashing the bait . What a sensational sight . "To small" cries the skipper and we cruise past heading further out into the big blue . After what seems like an eternity , a few more to small cries and barely seeing land the skipper is telling us to put our line's out . Not to long into the trawl and my rod buckles over and i am onto my first Tuna . After a shortish battle and getting to see colour the hooks pulled with the fish about 5-10 meter's below the boat . Bugger . Off Trawling again and before i could turn the camera on there was a double hookup with one of the rods being mine . A bit of pandemonium and a little bit of underwater footage two Tuna are on board with me landing my first ever Tuna . A bit more of a trawl this time but again i couldn't get the camera on while i was onto another Tuna . Now by this time i hung my rod up to let other people on board to catch a Tuna them selves and be fair but then i was thinking of the other times i had been on charters and didn't even catch a fish because other people had got the boat limit before i really had even had a crack so this time i thought bugger it and after some one had been busted off a couple of times had landed one them selve and was still trying to catch a fish every time we did a pass i had a crack again . This time i got the hook up on camera but a minute or so in to the epic battle , the bloody battery went flat . This time tho the braid had some fray in it so the skipper told me not to put to much drag on this fish and take my time . 10-15 minutes later i had it on board ? This one was also my biggest fish for the day . Awesome stuff . Once the boat limit was reached we headed closer to shore to have a crack for some Snapper . Managed to get a few 45-50cm models but then we caught 3 eagle rays and the skipper decided to call it a day and we headed back to port . Cant thank Lands End Pro Charters enough for the epic adventure chasing Tuna and what an awesome and spectacular day . Cheers fellas .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J2AdEoJ8jwCouple of bits i need to re edit on this ? Moggy23, Seven_au, trihull and 11 others 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Well that was bloody ridiculously super awesome !!!By favourite bit was you letting the others have a go, then saying 'nah, bugger it ' :laugh:Thats fair enough man, I know exactly what you mean hey. anyway I reckon you liked the only one who knew what they were doin with a rod n reel lol, that poor young fella was a-strugglin.That footage at the end is killa, mainly because your winding the reel with yer right hand :ohmy: never seen you do that before!!I could go on and on mate, definitely worth the wait to see that cool underwater stuff and the size of them tuna :)Loved it and am heaps jealous lol. Big congrats on popping the tuna cherry Jimbo.... Epic stuff! :woohoo: jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishie 98 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks for posting.. unreal footage jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly s 426 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 nice fish jimbo well done, i rekon it might of been a tad cooler on the water rather then some1s roof. i think i might save my pennies for next year to do a tuna charter of jervis and snapper charter on eyre.pauly jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nice goin Jimbo, you surely showed those other guys how its done. Topless Old mate with the big gold reel fish much? jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Nice going JJ.Did you use their gear and lures or skirts? If you used your own what outfit etc was it?Can you tell me which Charter mob you went out with. PM if you like. jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 'Lands end pro fishing charters"Gear? One of the gaffs look like its made from a branch! Just Me and jimbojames 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn2fish 4,612 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Awesome stuff mate, loved the footage. You look like you had an absolute ball, who wouldn't have :woohoo: jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 'Lands end pro fishing charters"Gear? One of the gaffs look like its made from a branch!Hahaha, yeah just watched the vid. Someone pull that fellas shorts up ffs.JJ, apart from getting you onto the fish were they a decent operation. I ask because me and some cousins are sussing out a charter to get onto some tuna. jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Epic session Jimbo. You de man.Wouldnt mind smashing a couple of them myself.Was gold the standout colour in shallow diving? jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbojames 285 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Jack wrote :That footage at the end is killa, mainly because your winding the reel with yer right hand never seen you do that before!!Thats because i handed the rod back and they switched the handle back so the rod was left handed ? Yes Ale he does fish a fair bit and he is my old boss who gave us the heads up to the charter . He has a decent boat himself but he wanted to relax that day a not have to drive the boat but actually fish an thats why we went with the charter . Yeah the gaff was an old home made bambo model with a bit of sentimental value . Definitely seen better days ? I was using there outfit Just Me , thats what i am paying for ? Also we were using skirts and lures but the lures seemed to be doing the trick . Couldn't tell you what ones as two or three rods were getting hit at a time with a couple of bust off's and the skipper , chopping and changing all the time ? Yeah i really rate Lands End Fishing Charters , it's the second time i have been out with them , the first chasing Snapper . Down to earth fella that really knows his stuff . There usually isn't as many people on board but i think there was a friend or two on board , also why i was a bit greedy with the boat limit ? I had paid . He tells you like it is and told us about a group that had GPS plotters with them , so he took them to a shit spot until they put there plotters away in the cabin . LOL . He usually has four people , deckhand and himself on board so it is a much nicer charter than one where there was 12-15 people on board and the boat limit was reached before the handle on my rod had been changed over , that one sucked balls . Cheers Bjorn and UHF , it was an absolute ball and a trip i wont forget in a hurry . Jack. and Just Me 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boyington214 0 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Whoa Jimbo, you lucky bugger!!Nice work, great pics and footage!! jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ugly4Life 41 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Awesome work Jimbo. crackin' fish and a much better option than spending the day on a hot roof! jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Terrific write up and video! Those underwater shots were really cool. Thanks for sharing. jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Double Trouble 3 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Well done on getting into the tuna action JJ Might head down there during the week for a play again after seeing all the action lately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Understand all about fishing gear that has sentimental value, Im sure we all have a piece in our arsenal jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trihull 177 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Top footage !!! great TUNA's Nothing like it is there.......I miss seeing bird action like that, and tuna smashing the surface(spoilt too much on Sth Coast NSW) damn damn jimbojames 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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