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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: philw on April 04, 2011, 07:45:25 AM
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well a few weeks ago when I was starting my Long Service leave I had let a good client and who is also a mate know I was away for a while
about 10 minutes after sending the email he gives me a call, and said he was just leaving Adelaide in his Boat for a Trip to Lincoln for a month of Tuna Fishing and asked would I like to fly over to Lincoln for the last week of the trip and we would take the boat back home.
could not get yes I am there out quick enough.
well I had never before been in open water fishing or have never caught a tuna before.
I landed in Lincoln on the Sunday Morning ( the flight was quicker than it takes me to drive to work )
and got the cab to the marina
we had to wait around a while as there was a couple of things that needed to get done to the boat and needed to re-fuel before heading out as we were not going back in to port
anyway that arvo we headed out and was planning a big day of fishing on monday, that night though we had a 7 gill shark swimming about the boat when we had the stern lights on while we were doing a little fishing.
when we got out to the spots to start trolling watching the birds smash in to the water when the Tuna are on the bait fish,
did not take long though before that great sound of the drag on a reel going crazy and we were on, got my first ever tuna what fun that is. We ended up bagging out just about each day.
one of the days we went out to a reef that was about 40 nautical miles out of Lincoln caught my first Kingfish and Trevally and got sick real quick of catching Rock Cod or Blue Mouths
in another spot where they do diving for Great Whites we had one up near the boat ( about 14 to 16 foot ) wow they are amazing fish,
very hard to get a clear photo of though. also we went back again another day and were able to get 2 near the boat as one we saw had a tag on it.
we also had a few cray pots so out they went the winch buggered up so it was fun bringing them up by hand ( we fixed it for the 2nd time we put them out)
we ended up with 3 crays ( soo much better when had fresh ) and made the trip home sitting off a reef in the gulf on the way back home for our last meal of the boat soo much nicer :onya:
any ways enough of my wishing I was still on the boat here are some photos
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Wow. What a wonderful adventure and what great pictures.
Wish I could have been there.
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That beautiful tuna sashimi put me over the top on the jealousy meter. Congrats on the great experience.
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I have a pact with the fish of this world - I don't eat them, and they don't eat me if and when I am in wild water.
Does not cover lobster, shrimp, et al., however.
Great trip though, Phil. Looks like a blast.
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Beautiful boat
Beautiful fish
Beautiful memories
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Beautiful boat
Beautiful fish
Beautiful memories
+1 Fresh tuna out of sight of land. That's the only thing I miss in KY.
Little guys pull pretty hard don't they!
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WAAAAYYYYY COOOOLLLL, Phil!
I see you were really 'roughing it' on that little boat. ;)
I'm with CR on the Tuna Sashimi AND the fresh lobster (drooling now!)
That is one forever memory. Hope ya got lots of good pix.
You look like you weren't having any fun at all in that pic. ::)
Good on ya, Mate!
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Ya woulda thunk he would have asked a mate along!!
and he thinks he gonna get to play with my new toy in May...............
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WAAAAYYYYY COOOOLLLL, Phil!
I see you were really 'roughing it' on that little boat. ;)
I'm with CR on the Tuna Sashimi AND the fresh lobster (drooling now!)
That is one forever memory. Hope ya got lots of good pix.
You look like you weren't having any fun at all in that pic. ::)
Good on ya, Mate!
That's no lobster! If it don't have claws it's not a lobster....some kind of crawfish-langostino poser type thing. Still, not bad eatin' though.
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That's no lobster! If it don't have claws it's not a lobster....some kind of crawfish-langostino poser type thing. Still, not bad eatin' though.
Damn yankee! Don't know a good lobster when he sees one. ;) Great trip Phil, I would have broken a leg (or someone else's if necessary) racing to join your friend on that trip. Glad to see you know how to cook tuna right ;). It does sound like the trip of a lifetime.
FQ13
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FQ don't know REAL Lobster, them warm water "Bugs" taste like mud. ;D
Looks like a real good time ;D
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FQ don't know REAL Lobster, them warm water "Bugs" taste like mud. ;D
Looks like a real good time ;D
Wrong again Tom! ;) My next door neighbors are a nice old English couple from the Bahamas. They bought the house so they could have a place close to the grandkids. I volunteered to take in their mail when they were gone for three weeks. For my "trouble" I got 8 nice fat Bahamian lobster tails. I will be eating "mud" dipped in butter tonight, how about you? ;D ;D ;D
FQ13
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http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Iconic%20Souvenirs%3A%20Maine%20lobster
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Tom AND FQ....
I am Floridian through and through, and I dearly love our crayfish. I mean, who would find fault with a sweet piece of tail???
But there is nothing more pleasant on the palate than a cold water bug or two or more.
Many years ago I spent two weeks in Boston. I ate lahbstuh every night. Another week, and just might have got my fill.
Offered as a personal opinion by Crusader (who thinks maybe the only thing a damn yankee can do right is a New England fish boil)
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Why do you think I'm a Yankee! I get to eat lahbstah and big marshmallow sized scallops, swordfish and flounder and striped bass and Delaware bay oysters, soft shell crabs, littlenecks, cherrystones, tautog, and Mako and tuna and weakfish. For variety I'll grab some of that Alaskan King crab. Cold water fish is better...swimming in warm water they're already starting to spoil before you catch 'em! ;D
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WOW, awesome to say the least, looks like you had a great time!!!
Thanks for sharing your trip!
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I'll admit Crusader has it right. I went to a conference in Boston and took an extra couple of days to drive up the Me. coast. Twin lobsters for $8 in a bar? Lobster pounds where they were cheaper than a burger back home? I ate as much as I could and loved it. ;D
FQ13 who was just defnding Fl. seafood, but I do not discrinmate between shellfish. I love them all. ;)
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Phip, looks like a great time!
Now to chime in on the GSFD. My wife and I and another couple spent a few days at Virginia Beach. They had all the freash seafood they wanted. Poor old me was stuck with all the Prime Rib I could manage. Guess who enjoyed the trip the most?
Richard
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WOW, awesome to say the least, looks like you had a great time!!!
Thanks for sharing your trip!
What he said! ;D
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I'll admit Crusader has it right. I went to a conference in Boston and took an extra couple of days to drive up the Me. coast. Twin lobsters for $8 in a bar? Lobster pounds where they were cheaper than a burger back home? I ate as much as I could and loved it. ;D
Every market here in the Northeast sells lobster. I have actually taken to making it more of once in a while dinner because I can get it anytime. Eat enough of anything and it gets boring. When in Maine, I binge for a week and poop red and white for a day or two afterward......get it in the "rough" with some sweet corn and a few little-necks, cherry-stones or quahogs and you're in heaven..
As to Phil....you're one lucky SOB mate!
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Every market here in the Northeast sells lobster. I have actually taken to making it more of once in a while dinner because I can get it anytime. Eat enough of anything and it gets boring. When in Maine, I binge for a week and poop red and white for a day or two afterward......get it in the "rough" with some sweet corn and a few little-necks, cherry-stones or quahogs and you're in heaven..
As to Phil....you're one lucky SOB mate!
Used to be indentured servants in the Mass. Bay Colony had a clause in their contracts that they couldn't be fed lobster more than once a week. Talk about a strong union! ;D
FQ13
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Yes, I've heard that early settlers used the seabug as fertilizer rather than eat them...never looked into the tale though.
"While ancient, Middle Age, and Rennaisance people appreciated many aspects of the lobster, they did not retain their popularity with the more modern Europeans and Americans. Along the northeastern coast of the U.S., the lobster was once so common in the 17th and 18th centuries that it was considered a "junk" food. When caught in great quantities or stranded on shore after severe storms, lobsters served as garden fertilizer and as a food staple given to widows, orphans, servants, and prisoners. It was so commonly used as a food for servants and prisoners that Massachusetts passed a law forbidding its use more than twice a week - - a daily lobster dinner was considered cruel and unusual punishment! The American revolutionaries hurled the insult "lobsterback" at the red-coated British. It wasn't until the 19th century that lobsters regained their status as a luxury food item, mostly as a result of their popularity with royalty. Since that time, lobsters have become big business and, as a result, have been well studied. These studies have revealed that there's more to these creatures than meets the eye - - or even the palate!"
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thanks guys
I will also add a little bit of video as well that I took
it was tough spending the week on that boat
the boat is a Riviera 70, to give you an idea the tinny on the front is a 4.5m quintrex
sooooo much fun.
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Great Pics Phil, those little tuna's are great to catch, eat sushi style, and put on the grill. 8)
Very Nice.
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thanks guys
I will also add a little bit of video as well that I took
it was tough spending the week on that boat
the boat is a Riviera 70, to give you an idea the tinny on the front is a 4.5m quintrex
sooooo much fun.
70 feet of water line
Nicely making waves......
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Great song Haz.
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That is a beautiful boat, and some really nice fish! Bill T.
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;D ;D glad you all enjoyed
here is a quick edited version of the shark vid with the 7 gill at night and the great white on 2 different days when we were at north neptune island
and my first Tuna
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Memories (and great meals) are made of this!!!