barwin banks on wednesday 7-5-08

[big al]

got to the barwin banks at sun up after a bone jarrin trip out 15knots n/w; out went the lines up came redthroat emperor one after another after about 8 off them still not a keeper; next up comes a couple off parrot then nothing so a move; next a squire then jobfish then a few husser next the mates line took off after a struggle out jumps a sailfish errahh there it goes again then another jump in the air snap goes his line it was about 150cm wheres the camera bloddy dam it left it in the car (no one will beleve us) afew more under size redthrote &snapper time for one last drop then mine goes off strips 100meters of line get some back ezzzzzz off it goes again thump thump off again then bang off it goes ;my swivell let go dont know what it was but abig un at least the wind droped out a good trip back the 5.5fisher sat on 4800rev allthe way back; agood day beats work (one should always make sure the cameras in the boat) photos to come

[Angus]

Hahaha sounds like a lot of fun regardless!!

Angus

[brisfisher]

unlucky with the sailfish mate at least it was time spent on the water;)

[big al]

here are some pics of what I kept for a feed

(needed my son to resize them thats why they are late) [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_2784_AFO.jpg

[big al]

tusky [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_2785_AFO.jpg

[big al]

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_2789_AFO.jpg

sleep needed now

[benno573]

very nice gold spot there mate, some top quality food fish. enjoy.

[Rocket75]

big al wrote:

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_2789_AFO.jpg

sleep needed now

what sort of fish is this one? looks a bit like a chinaman?

Rocket

[Cowfish13]

I think that is the Gold-Spot Wrasse that Benno was referring to? (correct me if I'm wrong:))

Great feed mate:)

[shortie]

gold spot pigfish

Reasonable eating.

[Bommie]

gold spot wrasse

[big dyl]

nice al:) unlucky for the camera wouldove loved to seee the sail fish jump. but oh well

[shortie]

Bodianus perditio .. Goldspot Pigfish

belongs to Family: Labridae (Which includes wrasse)

[Bommie]

yeh same fish, gold spot pigfish/wrasse isn't it(maybe)?

goldspot pigfish is a common name for a couple of different fish

or just call it a filleted fish now

[big al]

how was it the sailfish was hooked on a pillie with 2hooks in it and it was sitting about 20cm off the bottom must have been hungry

[jeff f]

big al wrote:

how was it the sailfish was hooked on a pillie with 2hooks in it and it was sitting about 20cm off the bottom must have been hungry

or it had the munchies 'cause it was stoned from eating toadfish:laugh: