A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the Miami International Boat Show in Florida with my wife, and it also coincided with my 50th birthday - perfect! This is the second time I have been to this show and it never ceases to impress with its massive halls and incredible 'on water'
Cairns delivery & bonus marlin!
Cairns is recognized as the best giant black marlin fishery in the world and that is why any serious fisherman has this venue at the top of their wish list! Long time Professional Boat Care customer Jim and his boat Tsukiji (named after the Tokyo fish markets) have made their second annual
Customer’s new 36 Grady White is a fish raiser!
Professional Boat Care customer's new Grady White 36 is a real head turner. With 700hp (twin Yamaha 350's) on the transom she happily cruises at 30 knots all day! She is also proving to be a fish raiser with her first trip to Lady Musgrave recently producing plenty of fish. She also produced some
Hamilton Is to Brisbane delivery with fish!
Slipping into the entrance to Fitzroy Lagoon on dusk. It's narrow and best navigated with full day light to spot the coral bombies. Jim's Black marlin caught off Breaksea Spit. It was time to bring Professional Boat Care customer Jim's 'Tsukiji' home after
Cairns Marlin Fishing Report – Nov 2013
We returned to fish heavy tackle out of Cairns last week and although it was very quiet we did manage to hook up and fight an estimated 600lb black marlin which sadly got eaten by sharks. We counted some 20 boats most days, all fishing the Opal Ridge and the Linden Bank area and from all reports
Cairns delivery & fishing report Sept 2013!
Just like the whales, this time of year sees another migration of sorts occur, owners moving their boats north for a reef holiday, and a few of my good customers asked me to join them! The most recent trip was moving the 35 Caribbean Tsukiji to Cairns for the heavy tackle marlin fishing season. The
Lady Musgrave report August 2013
I've just returned from a sensational week skippering and guiding around the beautiful Lady Musgrave Island area. I was skippering 'Tsukiji' with owner Jim Stening and his mates Bill Nutting and Greg Sheahan onboard. Our mothership for the week was the beautiful 72 foot Grandbanks 'Postcode'
There are fish to be had!!
It was only a month or so ago, during the transition of seasons, that we were complaining about the lack of fish both offshore and in the bay. Well things have improved as I keep receiving good reports from the Gold Coast to Mooloolaba. Even I managed to sneak out for a solo run in Salt Shaker III
Blue Marlin bite yesterday!
The Professional Boat Care maintained 'Liberty', reported a sensational day Blue Marlin fishing on the continental shelf grounds, east of Moreton Island yesterday! They went 6 strikes, had 5 on and tagged and released 3 including a relatively rare Shortbill Spearfish. These grounds are some 20NM