Quick update on the 1st real shake down trip of the season after getting back up to the Bay Of islands. SST's were showing a good patch of water up the back of Main Rock so headed that way for the afternoon on Friday. Blue water was out at 400+ and we prospected out to 600m. F-All bait around and picked up 1 skippie . Hooked up late that avo in 550 behind Nine Pin Trench . Pulled about 300m off and then we dropped it. Water certainly starting to come on out that way with nice up wellings and current lines but not a lot of bait which was a surprise.
Day 2 had us off Cape Brett and a bit further south . Spent the morning in 400-500 where all the action was with multiple Striped Marlin, Bevans 311kg Blue and a number of Spearfish had been taken. Nice pockets of bait here and there but we felt no better than further north so with the thought of some prospecting for new Sword Spots we trundled north away from the pack and headed up wide to 600m and around the back of the nine pin , had a couple of drops for zip and back into the Cavaliis for the night. Plenty of Bait off the Cavs at the moment in the 160m through 200m. Nice solid bunches with Dolphins working and gannets. No action for us on Day 2.
Seems to be slowly happening up there with good patches of fish showing as we have seen off Cape Brett. Surprised there wernt more boats out off the Cavaliis which was looking ripe for Stripies . Sounds like that area a little further north off berghans etc is where its at for the next few days.
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