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OFFSHORE ANGLING => Offshore Fishing Reports => Topic started by: John F on November 26, 2010, 10:32:52 PM

Title: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: John F on November 26, 2010, 10:32:52 PM: Last weekend (20 Nov 2010), I launched at 05:30 with my dad and kid brother for a day out in the deep as part the 5th Clube Maritimo 2010 fishing compo (species + bills).

Early in the morning the water temp was 24oC and it went up to about 25oC as the day progressed.

We headed out to the 150 - 200 m depth line just north of Baixo Danae and started trolling north at 8-9 knots. My spread consisted of 5 rods: 2 x 80 Lbs on the corners with large marlin konas; 2 x 30 Lbs on the riggers with slightly smaller konas and halfbeaks and a 50 Lb at the shotgun.

Well the sea was absolutely flat and the water was clean. Several biills were released (sailies and marlins) but at the end of the morning all I had managed was loosing a dorado (double strike - of which one was landed) and a sailie on a halfbeak+illand sailure after a 3 min fight!!!!!

We continued to work the deep and unfortunately caught nothing else apart from a wahoo (the first of the season!) on one of my leadheads trolled at 15 knots!!!!! That made my day! Finally, my leadhead got the wahoo I was targeting for so long!!!!

The winning boat released a marlin and weighted a dorado and a wahoo!!!!!!!

Anyway it was a fantastic day out there and had a chance to try my DIY lures... some of which are already part of my trusted arsenal!!!!!

Next time, I'll get them!
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: Capt. Hook on November 26, 2010, 10:47:30 PM: Awesome, and I see it took one of your lures. (clap)
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: REEFMAN on November 27, 2010, 07:36:50 AM: Good one John... so you were just short a Marlin to win the comp?
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: shagnrelease on November 27, 2010, 07:45:22 AM: Great stuff mate, hard lines on the dropped saily! and the marlin will come!!

awesome for the wahoo on your home made lure, fantastic stuff!! well done
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: John F on November 27, 2010, 11:50:35 AM: Quote from: REEFMAN on November 27, 2010, 07:36:50 AM
Good one John... so you were just short a Marlin to win the comp?

Yeap... I was one bill from the podium...
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: TUNAMAN on November 29, 2010, 09:42:21 AM: Fantastic to see your lures producing. Must feel very proud when it comes together.
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: WalkersKiller on November 29, 2010, 09:46:22 AM: Great stuff John (clap)
Title: Re: Fishing tales from MPT bay aboard "Micaela": 20 Nov 2010
Post by: John F on November 29, 2010, 09:53:42 AM: :tkx: guys

I think it's a matter of putting a bit of confidence in your lures and give them a chance... Now I use these leadheads every time.... whenever I'm on the move I always have 2 out there... always catch something...