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Larks
01-28-2009, 01:19 AM
A few pic's of our Australia Day weekend fishing trip:

leaving the soaring skyline of Darwin for an early start:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240012.jpg

Stapo' get's hit by a GT:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240072.jpg

And brings him in:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240073.jpg

The GT's went mad, this time a strike for Matt:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240061.jpg

Coral trout - bloody delicious and straight to the barbie':
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240044.jpg

And one of the same for yours truly - again straight to the Barbie:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240057-1.jpg

(BTW, the theme for the trip was "Australia Day" in case you're wondering about the attire)
Larks
01-28-2009, 01:22 AM
A couple more:

This much effort:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240020.jpg

Yields this much fish:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240041.jpg

Here he is smiling for the camera on his way onboard:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240040-2.jpg
dhic001
01-28-2009, 01:30 AM
Yields this much fish:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Larks_01/P1240041.jpg


How big was that one Greg? Would make a nice meal for the 269kg Marlin that a chap here caught while spear-gun fishing last weekend.
Daniel
Larks
01-28-2009, 01:52 AM
How big was that one Greg? Would make a nice meal for the 269kg Marlin that a chap here caught while spear-gun fishing last weekend.
Daniel

Didn't have any scales on board but he was big enough that I was too stuffed and he too heavy for me to embarrass myself trying to lift him for a pic. We got some massive steaks out of him though and enough to go around the 14 of us that were in the group.
Captain Blight
01-28-2009, 02:02 AM
That is one damn fine finish on that boat. Looks smooth as fiberglass.


That big 'un: Wahoo or kingfish?
Larks
01-28-2009, 02:10 AM
That is one damn fine finish on that boat. Looks smooth as fiberglass.


That big 'un: Wahoo or kingfish?

Yep Blighty, traditional fibreglass though......:D (which is why I posted in the bilge).

The big 'un is a Spanish Mackerel, good fight as well as good eating, great smoked. The GT's (Giant Trevally), although not great eating so were thrown back, were the best fighting fish for the day, other than a couple of sharks that generally bit themselves off. The Coral Trout were by far the best eating.
rufustr
01-28-2009, 03:20 AM
With the sharks around you didn't start pulling up heads Larks?

Looks like a great day.:cool:
Larks
01-28-2009, 04:12 AM
With the sharks around you didn't start pulling up heads Larks?

Looks like a great day.:cool:
We'd move as soon as the sharks move in. And yep, great day......all the more reason to celebrate Australia!!:D