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No complaints about Swains
* from P60
For this trip I didn’t
the charter with.
It was a very bumpy
put loops in the pater- nosters, instead I added droppers with a triple surgeon’s knot and try- ing hooks individually.
ride home across the Capricorn Channel, and we arrived back at Keppel Bay Marina at around 3:30am before a hearty farewell break- fast.
They are far stronger rigs than the paternos- ters we typically use at home, and you will not suffer knot failure when they are tied properly.
Even in the air con- ditioned cabins, you do struggle to sleep well in those situations, but George and I still man- aged a good enough kip in the forward cabin while ‘living the dream’.
The good thing about Venom overhead rods is they are very sensitive and have loads of grunt for when you hook sub- stantial fish in deeper water.
Derek Greenough was all smiles with his blue maori cod.
I like the way they allow you to feel the weight of a fish mouth- ing the bait, then you can lean back on the rod to sink the hook, instead of waiting for that big bite.
That’s when you ap- preciate the good watch-keeping prac- tices on board and the high standard the vessel is maintained at.
This year, we did fish from the deck of the MV Capricorn Star for a couple of days while there was a bit of wind and rain.
If anyone is consid- ering a Swain Reefs trip for a small or large group, email them at info@capricornstar. com.au or give Soozi a call on 1800 792 467 and she will take you through the process for an amazing experience and seriously fantastic fishing.
Bob Graham was happy with a nice model blue nice maori cod.
The large undercover rear deck was excellent, as was the overhead shel- ter down the side deck.
I must admit, it felt good having the luxury of two deckies ready to remove hooked fish and keep the supply of bait coming, not to mention their constant cleaning of the fishing space in between drifts.
It was an exception- ally well-run operation! Eventually our week at Swain Reefs came to an end, and we gave a huge thanks to Ron Roduner for organising a very enthusiastic crew
of keen fishers to share
There is always a contented feeling and a few jobs to do at the end of a good shing session.
www.bnb shing.com.au
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