Man I'd love to join yall on this vessel. My old commercial captain I worked for would absolutely lose his 💩 seeing them fish not gutted an packed with ice or them touching without ice between them . Lol
Yeh they prefer the whole these days, gutting increases the chance of the flesh getting contaminated. yeh pack ice top and bottom then add sea water so becomes a slurry, and packing tight prevents too much movement and damage to fish.
@SeaforceCharters yea after catch the fish/clean never seen water again . Them sitting in water will cause way less shelf life /rot to set in depending on the species of fish . To each their own on methods . Don't get me wrong we weren't catching Goldban etc we don't get those this side of the water
@SeaforceCharters use slurry while they wait to be clean then never see water again just ice . But not saying anything you do is wrong. Different strokes different folks . And different fishery. Still love to hit a few trips with yall . Tight lines keep them coming
In the USA we use the same method but electric reels and movable racks for the hooks......also using artificials on auto jigging machines from Norway.......... good luck
I have only recently found your channel and have been going through some of your past videos. We lived in Daintree for seven years fishing the reef on a regular basis so it's interesting comparing the fishing. Watching some of your charters you mention that you have a 50 fish boat limit, this is despite having a dozen or so anglers on board. Considering the distances involved that seems very low, four or five fish each would only take a few drops at times off FNQ. Having to head the 90 minutes back to port after just a few drops is crazy. Was that part of your decision to do more commercial?
Yeh it's basically a 5 fish per person bag limit where we are. Which most people are quite happy with. On the south Coast of WA they only allow 2 pp with other boat limits. Have been trying to get commercial licence for a long time, but mainly just to mix it up a bit.
@@SeaforceCoralBay Nobody would make the run to the wide reefs over here in the East if they were only allowed five fish, you could easily get that in close. I am all for conservation so it's a hard call.
SOME NICE FISHING THERE GUYS AND TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY 👍👍NOW JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY VIEWS YOU WOULD HAVE WITH A BUNCH OV BIKINI WEARING BACK PACKERS AS CREW 😂😂😂 👍👍
Great vid. I don't understand how you don't get more sharked though? I'm surprised how you seem to get so many fish past 'em. Like, that half the line isn't just fish heads.
10 years of charter fishing learning how to avoid them. But we do get hammered some times, but just move strait away. Our gear is big enough that we hook and pull all but the biggest of sharks up, so that helps.
Still learning that myself, but depends on how hungry fish are. Anything from 30sec to 5/10min. No fish not long enough, empty hooks too long. When there firing you pretty much bring it in as soon as you have last drops fish cleared and baited hooks ready.
Been a live coral trout pro for two decades on GBR. Would be mad to have a go at deep dropping. All our fishing is done in sub 30m or we be blowing them up. Great vid though mate. Keep it up. Wild caught will always be better than farmed shit.
Mate would love to give that that handling trout suff a go. It's definite the peak of making the most of the resource, pick you fish, keep them alive. By far the best way to do it.
Another great vid with useful tips like the way you keep it simple and the cod hook tip of the week.
Cheers
Love your attitude guys, well done. Love the channel
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Sick job, captain seams like a true nice bloke to , great little vid
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Jumping on a charter with you guys just made the bucket list cheers for sharing your videos 👍
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Hi Adam and Brock some nice big fat Pinkes well done
Cheers.
Hi instead of the chain for a weight try a beer can full lead with a loop of wire to tire it to the line
Yeh we have plenty of used spare chain thats why we uses that. Lead is pretty dam expensive these days so try to use alternatives ob commercial.
Nothing like a bit of Amity to keep you going on a late night 🤘
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Healthy fishery, quality rather than quantity.
Definetly.
Man I'd love to join yall on this vessel. My old commercial captain I worked for would absolutely lose his 💩 seeing them fish not gutted an packed with ice or them touching without ice between them . Lol
Yeh they prefer the whole these days, gutting increases the chance of the flesh getting contaminated. yeh pack ice top and bottom then add sea water so becomes a slurry, and packing tight prevents too much movement and damage to fish.
Gutting fish before packing leads to less shelf life
@SeaforceCharters yea after catch the fish/clean never seen water again . Them sitting in water will cause way less shelf life /rot to set in depending on the species of fish . To each their own on methods . Don't get me wrong we weren't catching Goldban etc we don't get those this side of the water
@SeaforceCharters use slurry while they wait to be clean then never see water again just ice . But not saying anything you do is wrong. Different strokes different folks . And different fishery. Still love to hit a few trips with yall . Tight lines keep them coming
In the USA we use the same method but electric reels and movable racks for the hooks......also using artificials on auto jigging machines from Norway.......... good luck
Cheers
I have only recently found your channel and have been going through some of your past videos. We lived in Daintree for seven years fishing the reef on a regular basis so it's interesting comparing the fishing. Watching some of your charters you mention that you have a 50 fish boat limit, this is despite having a dozen or so anglers on board. Considering the distances involved that seems very low, four or five fish each would only take a few drops at times off FNQ. Having to head the 90 minutes back to port after just a few drops is crazy. Was that part of your decision to do more commercial?
Yeh it's basically a 5 fish per person bag limit where we are. Which most people are quite happy with. On the south Coast of WA they only allow 2 pp with other boat limits. Have been trying to get commercial licence for a long time, but mainly just to mix it up a bit.
@@SeaforceCoralBay Nobody would make the run to the wide reefs over here in the East if they were only allowed five fish, you could easily get that in close. I am all for conservation so it's a hard call.
SOME NICE FISHING THERE GUYS AND TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY 👍👍NOW JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY VIEWS YOU WOULD HAVE WITH A BUNCH OV BIKINI WEARING BACK PACKERS AS CREW 😂😂😂 👍👍
No doubt.
He could slap on a bikini and see how it goes 😉 haha.
Former pro here. No way. Keep the tits off the commercial boats. They just caused fights and hurt our productivity.
Cool bruhs i commercial fish too
Great vid. I don't understand how you don't get more sharked though? I'm surprised how you seem to get so many fish past 'em. Like, that half the line isn't just fish heads.
10 years of charter fishing learning how to avoid them. But we do get hammered some times, but just move strait away. Our gear is big enough that we hook and pull all but the biggest of sharks up, so that helps.
@@SeaforceCoralBay Kudos to your expertise and thanks for the reply.
Dude awesome fish!
how long are the baits out at a time? How are you not getting sharked on every string?!?!
Still learning that myself, but depends on how hungry fish are. Anything from 30sec to 5/10min. No fish not long enough, empty hooks too long. When there firing you pretty much bring it in as soon as you have last drops fish cleared and baited hooks ready.
Wind against current is such a pain in the behind, makes for some very frustrating fishing :(
That's for sure.
Hi mate, what circle hooks do you use? Seem to come out so easy. And here's me spending 5 minutes with the pliers just to unhook a blowie
Just typical s/s tuna circles 13/0. Just got to twist them out, but we get to do it all day long so just practice.
Been a live coral trout pro for two decades on GBR. Would be mad to have a go at deep dropping. All our fishing is done in sub 30m or we be blowing them up. Great vid though mate. Keep it up. Wild caught will always be better than farmed shit.
Red, Gold, Pink, hell yeah bro.!
Mate would love to give that that handling trout suff a go. It's definite the peak of making the most of the resource, pick you fish, keep them alive. By far the best way to do it.
We are from Indonesia, can you provide tips and tutorials for your fishing rod design/set, thank you
Are you allowed to use electric reels?
Yes definitely allowed electric or hydraulic reels, just where not in the budget this season.
Christ get yourself some table s stop working on the deck
Yeh I know, where on the way back from refit and not really set up.