Since Getting the new rig

[Cobiaaddict]

All,

Got the new boat on the water end of October 2023 and what a ride it's been, done plenty of trips to break her in, mainly chasing squid and chasing Tuskies which I loved doing in my teens with my Dad.

1st trip was on the tuskies was 2 weeks before I got my boat,  i headed out with a good mate in his boat to see if any of my old hunting grounds still held the elusive blackspot and wouldn't you know it 2nd drop with a rather large sleepy crab wich spells big trouble at this spot in some rather ordinary seas off Moreton Island I was on,  under locked drag, with 80lb braid and 120lb leader I was hooked up to a dinosaur of a blackspot Tuskfish that was running hard for the coffee rock ledge, after some very intense spool thumbing and some grunting I'd managed to to turn this fish and have it heading my way until it decided it wanted that rock some more ,  with a few ugly rod angles and a few more grunts I managed to get him boat side for netting and my 1st blackspot in 20 + yrs was on the floor of the boat and we was in absolute awe of the colours this fish went, ended weighing in at a modest 10.2kg after being bled. 

Enough rambling, I'll let everyone enjoy the pics

Cheers Josh <><

 

[crazywalrus]

Great looking boat. Going to many great trips with that one. 

[ellicat]

Every time I see your boat, I like it more.

The tuskies match the colour. haha  That one is huge.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Great boat and great tusky.

[GregOug]

Yes, I agree. Great boat and great fish! Well done.

[Bretto77]

Awesome boat and what a cracker tuskie! Well done

[Allnighter]

Bloody awesome all round Josh!

How's the shoulder after landing that monster... holy ****

Looking forward to more pics of more monsters

[Andrew_P]

I’m trying to imagine the feeling of victory when a fish of that calibre hits the net. In surfing, the best waves are often the ones where you think you have no chance of making them. But when you do….

[Cobiaaddict]

37 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Bloody awesome all round Josh!

How's the shoulder after landing that monster... holy ****

Looking forward to more pics of more monsters

thanks mate, they do give you a real work out, got a few bruises under the arms and groin ,  shoulders are holding up just !!!. 

[Old Scaley]

Cracker boat! Cracker fish! Nothing more to be said. 

[Cobiaaddict]

Few more pics from this Saturday just gone, this one went 9.4kg 

[fatboy]

11 hours ago, Cobiaaddict said:

All,

Got the new boat on the water end of October 2023 and what a ride it's been, done plenty of trips to break her in, mainly chasing squid and chasing Tuskies which I loved doing in my teens with my Dad.

1st trip was on the tuskies was 2 weeks before I got my boat,  i headed out with a good mate in his boat to see if any of my old hunting grounds still held the elusive blackspot and wouldn't you know it 2nd drop with a rather large sleepy crab wich spells big trouble at this spot in some rather ordinary seas off Moreton Island I was on,  under locked drag, with 80lb braid and 120lb leader I was hooked up to a dinosaur of a blackspot Tuskfish that was running hard for the coffee rock ledge, after some very intense spool thumbing and some grunting I'd managed to to turn this fish and have it heading my way until it decided it wanted that rock some more ,  with a few ugly rod angles and a few more grunts I managed to get him boat side for netting and my 1st blackspot in 20 + yrs was on the floor of the boat and we was in absolute awe of the colours this fish went, ended weighing in at a modest 10.2kg after being bled. 

Enough rambling, I'll let everyone enjoy the pics

Cheers Josh <><

 

Great rig, great fish, how do you cook em up

[Cobiaaddict]

8 minutes ago, fatboy said:

Great rig, great fish, how do you cook em up

Normally shallow fried in panko crumbs ,  but of late we have been cooking them in coconut cream with Thai green curry paste and putting the fillets in oven 

[Rebel]

Top boat.

[Hweebe]

Getting some serious boat envy with @Cobiaaddict and @GregOug upgrading their boats. Some seriously nice rigs. Might need to start a new post to gather ideas from AFO members on how to fund my next boat....

Anyone know anything about crypto , NFTs, ETFs, Shares, Debt recycling, Investing or just general financial planning for a new boat? I wonder if a boat is allowable as a lump sump payment from super?

[GregOug]

44 minutes ago, Hweebe said:

Getting some serious boat envy with @Cobiaaddict and @GregOug upgrading their boats. Some seriously nice rigs. Might need to start a new post to gather ideas from AFO members on how to fund my next boat....

Anyone know anything about crypto , NFTs, ETFs, Shares, Debt recycling, Investing or just general financial planning for a new boat? I wonder if a boat is allowable as a lump sump payment from super?

Once you reach your allocated retirement age and have actually retired you can use all your super if you wish. Mind you, you’d then have to depend on catching a lot of fish in order to keep eating!

[kmcrosby78]

Great looking rig and two cracking black spots there Josh, congrats all round . Do you berley for the tuskies?

[Cobiaaddict]

10 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Great looking rig and two cracking black spots there Josh, congrats all round . Do you berley for the tuskies?

Thanks Kelvin, we actually did burley a lot more on Saturday that we ever have, mainly because we had a lot of spearo's and other boats driving around us, my fish was a real a fatty. the overall results for the day were my fish @ 9.4kg , my mates was 9.8kg  & 6kg, we both got busted up by solid fish and i pulled the hooks on fish just before the net which would have been around 4-5kg mark.  

you can see in the pic below my fish upside down and how fat his gut was,   

[kmcrosby78]

Yep, he’s Ben in a good paddock …

[GregOug]

Hey Kelvin, do you have any idea why you are suddenly showing up as a club member and most of us just have member next to our name? How much is that costing you are a year?

[ellicat]

You've just noticed it. There's a few club members. 'Club Member' is a carryover from the old days, where for $15 you would get a discount on site merch/comps for the year. There was also a points system back in the old days that you could use 15,000 instead of paying.

 

[tugger]

Nice boat you'll be happy with that and put a saddle on that fish lucky to stay in the boat when it pulled on the string.