Sam was delighted to hear of the recapture, here are his thoughts all the way from Hawaii. That’s a good recapture to show that Mooloolaba is an important ground for the juvenile blacks when they are not moving south. It’s a funny question why some fish don’t move south, but others do. What we see is that strong years in the northern and southeast...
Sam William’s comments on Deano & Darrens recapture
Busy week & Club Marine Rally Weekend
Well it is winter however no one told the billfish apparently. After a great general meeting on Tuesday night the race to the finish line between Misty, Catapult and Reel Capture went up a gear through to the weekend until the weather interfered. For the week Reel Capture top scored with 12 Sailfish & 2 Black Marlin over Friday, Saturday and Sunday...
Deano & Darrens Black Marlin Recapture
On March 24th Deano Bartleson on “One Way” tagged a solo Black Marlin on the 18 mile, chuffed with the solo release Deano headed home. Most of us would think the 12kg Marlin would jump in the current and head south. On the 5th of June fellow SCGFC member Darren Lee fishing on board “Misty” caught an estimated 12 kg Black Marlin on the 18 mile...
Dan Smiths 245kg (540lb) Blue Marlin
Dan Smiths Blue that recently died off Cape Moreton, the fish took his Lumo “Smithy’s” lure and dived 300m without jumping before dying. Over 3 hours later the fish was bought to the boat and eventually weighed 540lb. Dan always tries to release billfish however the fish was put to good use and has been used for scientific research. Another...
Warm Water Still Streaming Down
The warm current is still streaming in along Teewah Beach and cutting across the Sunshine Coast 12 -18 mile grounds with plenty of Sails and Micro Blacks mixed in. The Noosa wide and Cape Moreton wide Grounds look likely for a Blue, Striped Marlin should become a target species now as the water cools as...
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