Few mackeral caught after work
Just come back from work and put in a bit of time targeting Spanish mackeral after work hours. The pearl farm is located 50km north of Broome and the mothership acts as a FAD holding lots of baitfish and close to the sailfish grounds.
We catch the storm garfish during our lunch break with a thrownet and a bit of bread then after work rig them up with gangs and wire or two treble stingers with a pink skirt unweighted, the later it gets the deeper the mackeral seem to sit.
The bait that seems to get smashed the quickest was live barracuda the mackeral froth them .
As we move into the dry season we should start seeing larger sizes.
The biggest caught was 134cm on the fork going to me then 127cm came in 2nd also caught by me then Anthony came in at 3rd at 122cm great way to gave a bit if banter and something to look forward to after work with the mackeral competion.
21 mackeral were caught 14 of them by me.
Everyone walked away with fresh fish and the chefs on board did a great job in cooking the mackeral many different ways with some meals being 11/10 look forward to next trip already defiantly greatful to have a job where I can do what I love .
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Dale
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Gee, looks a tough gig Josh.
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Mr Wolf
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what a way to spend the
what a way to spend the evenings.
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Tom M
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You reminded me of an old
You reminded me of an old guy who used to buy gardies off me here in Safety Bay in the 70,s 20 cents each he used to use them in Exmouth chasing Macks. That was a long time ago now I'm an old man such is life.
Tom M
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Nice
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