Good mate Trent ” Treno” Morgan ( www.makotiling.com.au/ ) has been looking for a new rig for some time since selling his previous long boat and finally committed to buying a second hand Sea Swirl Striper 188 recently when one came up that was just too good not to buy
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With a glamor weather forecast the decision was made to run wide to the gutters ….
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After collecting livies at the bait grounds we headed straight to an old wreck where we expected to come across a few critters to stretch our arms and where not disappointed !
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After a number of monumental wipe outs and double hook ups – we finally managed to get a few to the surface !
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Cobia are great sport and very cool fish to handle – with all released due to the risk of cigateria in our area…
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Nath with another lovely Cobe !!
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Dale Ward made the trip up from Sydney to fish with us again and was stoked with his 1st Cobia !
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Treno decided to try a knife jig to see if there where any “samberjacks” about and came up with a filthy BIG Golden Trevally !!!
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Treno with one of the biggest Goldens I have seen !!!
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After a few hours of being stretched we opted for a bit of reef fishing which produced all manner of critters including a few beautiful spangled emperors like this one for Nath which took a plastic !
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Nath with a beautifully marked Maori Cod which also ate a plastic
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As the afternoon wore on we came across a few snapper – mostly school sized fish with the off better one mixed in to keep you on your toes ..
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It was a cracking day on the bay and an awesome way to break in a new boat
How Good Is Hervey Bay – Scotto