With bait in plague proportions, it was only a matter of time before a couple of Billfish showed up, with the first two Billfish of the season tagged & released during last weekends Predators Tournament.
Ken Phipps couldn’t believe his luck when a small Black Marlin leaped out of the water early Sunday morning after taking a Gold Halco Pro mackerel lure while trolling near Lodestone Reef. Ken reported that they were trolling in between reef’s hoping to get a big mackerel and couldn’t believe there luck when the estimated 10kg Marlin greyhound out of the water. They successfully released the fish after a short fight & were ecstatic to take out the First Billfish prize at this years Predators Tournament Presentation.
Rose Red continued to prove that there boat is a billfish magnet with the crew experiencing some late Billfish action on Sunday afternoon near the Northern Bait Schools, not far from Cape Cleveland. Wade Hislop was the lucky angler who caught a another smaller then averaged size Black Marlin (pictures above) with this fish also taking a Halco Pro mackerel lure.
Another billfish report came from Leigh O’Brien who was aboard his new boat OB26. Leigh & his family were bottom fishing in shallow water on John Brewer Reef when a sailfish swam up to the back of the boat. Leigh said that everyone aboard couldn’t believe there eyes as the sailfish appeared in very shallow water. Unfortunately they couldn’t get a bait to it quick enough before it disappeared again.
With the 2007 Billfish Season one of the quietest in recent years, Club members can’t help to get a little excited about these early season billfish captures and with the conditions down on the grounds looking very promising, lets hope this is a start to a great year
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