The team from Captain Morgan joined me yesterday on a very special day out with Tony Orton and Offshore Adventures. Captain Morgan has been the very proud and loyal sponsor of the Briny Bar for quite a few years now and so it was awesome to be able to host the team and say thanks for being such great supporters of the site.
Bait had been hard to catch and yesterday was no exception so we had to compromise a bit and left with a few macs in the tank but arguably less that we would’ve liked. Tony runs an 850 Extreme with twin Honda 200’s and our trip to the Mokes was smooth and a great chance to catch up. What a machine. Quiet, stable and quick and even on a near perfect day you could tell it was the perfect boat for these medium range trips.
Tony is an immensely experienced Captain, in fact a very successful gamefisherman/sportsfisherman in his own right and it shows in everything he does. He’s an excellent host, has some great stories to tell and can help and instruct anglers with any level of experience to achieve their best in a day on the water. More about that in a minute.
From the moment you step on the boat you can see this is not a rough and ready operation. Everything is immaculate and in it’s place and the full set of Shimano gear is bright, shiny, rigged and ready to rumble with the big guys.
'Captain Morgan' was our star performer and while the lads all certainly put in a solid effort for the day and contributed to the salt-iced catch bin, Hannah stole the day with:
• Her first kingfish
• A PB snapper of just over 8kg
• Her first John Dory
Pete had the hard luck story of the day when he lost what was certainly the fish of the day after a torrid to-fro battle. It was an industrial-sized string puller and with some good kings up around the 30kg mark coming from the area, it had all the markings of a fish in that league. A tough one Pete and better luck next time!
Thanks Tony for a spectacular day on the water and your excellent hospitality. More solid chunks of goodness for the memory banks and a great reminder of what an awesome place we live in.
And a very big thank-you to the Captain Morgan team. Staunch supporters of this forum and a top bunch of people to spend the day with. Cheers
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