Year: 2005

Friday October 28 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / October 28, 2005 / Comments Off on Friday October 28 2005

What a week this was, just finshed 6 days on the Bali-Hai, a beautiful 40 year old classic mothership. THe fishing has been incredible this week, with at least 10 fish right around the mark let go, and at least 2 over 1100 tagged as well. We had a mixed bag, jumping off 2 fish […]

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Wednesday October 12 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / October 12, 2005 / Comments Off on Wednesday October 12 2005

Been a bit busy to report as I should have, so here it is tonight as the boys are cooking dinner. Fished out of Cairns on the weekend of October 1 and 2, fishing was slow, but did stack up on big baits and caught some nice coral trout for dinner. October 3-7 I fished […]

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Wednesday October 12 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / October 12, 2005 / Comments Off on Wednesday October 12 2005

Been a bit busy to report as I should have, so here it is tonight as the boys are cooking dinner. Fished out of Cairns on the weekend of October 1 and 2, fishing was slow, but did stack up on big baits and caught some nice coral trout for dinner. October 3-7 I fished […]

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Thursday Sept 29 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / September 29, 2005 / Comments Off on Thursday Sept 29 2005

Ran back from Lizard Island today, wind is finally starting to lay down a little bit. Spent the last 2 days fishing up on No:10 Ribbon Reef where the bite had been a little slower than to the south. We started out with a nice little fish for our angler Amy on her 21st birthday […]

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Thursday Sept 29 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / September 29, 2005 / Comments Off on Thursday Sept 29 2005

Ran back from Lizard Island today, wind is finally starting to lay down a little bit. Spent the last 2 days fishing up on No:10 Ribbon Reef where the bite had been a little slower than to the south. We started out with a nice little fish for our angler Amy on her 21st birthday […]

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Thursday Sept 29 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / September 29, 2005 / Comments Off on Thursday Sept 29 2005

Ran back from Lizard Island today, wind is finally starting to lay down a little bit. Spent the last 2 days fishing up on No:10 Ribbon Reef where the bite had been a little slower than to the south. We started out with a nice little fish for our angler Amy on her 21st birthday […]

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August 22 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / August 22, 2005 / Comments Off on August 22 2005

Now anchored at Nara Inlet in the Whitsundays, spent 5 days in the Swains Reef system, mostly trolling for pelagics, and a bit of spearing for coral trout for dinner. Had great weather with ligth winds and flat seas for the past week, and did raise one tiny little black marlin but he disappeared before […]

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August 14 2005

By Shakeel Ahmad / August 14, 2005 / Comments Off on August 14 2005

Leaving the Gold Coast today headed for the top of Fraser Isalnd , then up the outside of the Swains Reef complex to see if there are any nice blues hiding up there, then over to Townsville for the light tackle black marlin and sailfish until Sept 8, still a few days open end of […]

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August 14 2005 – TRADITION CHARTERS TRIP TO CAIRNS

By Shakeel Ahmad / August 14, 2005 / Comments Off on August 14 2005 – TRADITION CHARTERS TRIP TO CAIRNS

Here is a short wrap up of our first month on the road for the 2005 Cairns/Lizard Island black marlin season. Tradition left the Gold Coast and ran up to Double Island Point the first day and then up the inside of Fraser Island and anchored at Rooney Point. While anchored in about 15 foot […]

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August 14 2005 – TRADITION CHARTERS TRIP TO CAIRNS

By Shakeel Ahmad / August 14, 2005 / Comments Off on August 14 2005 – TRADITION CHARTERS TRIP TO CAIRNS

Here is a short wrap up of our first month on the road for the 2005 Cairns/Lizard Island black marlin season. Tradition left the Gold Coast and ran up to Double Island Point the first day and then up the inside of Fraser Island and anchored at Rooney Point. While anchored in about 15 foot […]

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