A January Marlin for Jack and his friends. A great way to start the New Year with a January Marlin.
Jack’s Marlin…
It was a real pleasure to go to sea the other day with Jack and his friends. The weather actually played ball which was a pleasant change from the last few days out.
Reports were varied off Sydney but there was a good bite happening to the South and listening to channel 82 was quite frustrating not just because of the chatter but because the bite was just that bit too far for me to get to.
However, we headed off in the general direction of the Southern Canyons after putting the lures in at the shelf. I was surprised at how much cooler the water was compared to the previous time I was out and the current was pushing up from the South.
After a few hours of nothing, hardly any bird life and only some scattered bait, I moved out to deeper water where the water temperature slowly rose and went that beautiful blue that we want to see. Some life showed up in the form of dolphins and the occasional mutton bird and small patches of bait.
Anyway, to cut a long story short after frustratingly listening to the reports now just a few miles South of us the ‘Lumo’ on the rigger screamed off. We had a good-sized Striped Marlin heading East. After the usual turmoil of getting the gear in order we dutifully released the fish and set off again looking for another. Sadly though we did get another strike we didn’t hook up.
The bite was continuing South of us with a few Blue Marlin taken amongst the Stripies. I also heard of a few fish taken around ‘Browns’ and further up the coast near the ‘Bait Station’ however South was definitely the place to be.
Tight lines,
Ivan
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