G'day Fishos, the weather hasn't been the best lately, and on those days when it has been good, we've been unable to get out there. Fishing is so much harder than gardening! Thanks for your support, cheers :)

Whole tailor make amazing mackerel baits Mark 👌

Hey mate, I fish the Cape and do pretty well.

1. Get out to the Cape on sunrise and troll hard bodies up and down Hutchins 15 to 20km. I only use Nomad deep divers and  halco laser pro's.

2. Find bait, and keep going over it a few times.

3. Only use skirts when chasing marlin and dolphin fish. Mack's won't take them.

4. Also start to look at trolling dead baits, especially garfish.

Keep it up, mate. I'm currently learning how to live from 4000m2 block up the coast and I'm slowly watching and learning from your vids. The least I could do is drop a few tips to help you out.

I follow your garden channel and this is the first video of this channel I've watched and I have to say I like it.
I'll be checking out more videos on this channel too!
Great stuff Mark..

Hi mark,

I just noticed the sounder a few
Times, looks like the gain & noise could be adjusted lower to give you more clarity both when trolling at speed & also at rest.  There looked to be quite a bit of clutter that could stop you from locating individual fish in the water column or on the bottom while reef fishing.

Cheers

Great vid. When trolling I find my best success traveling at between 6-8 knots, these fish can hunt at 30+knots. Rapala Xrap 15 in purple mackerel is my go to lure for spanish (they are getting harder to find but nomad do a simillar lure). If I get a strike but no hook up, I keep going I don't stop, the fish will likely have another go.  You'll be able to tell if your lure is still swimming ok if the tip of your rod is still bobbing. I use my trolling time to find new reef, I mark it when I spot it and then fish it on the way home. My best marks have all been found this way. Thank you for your videos on both channels and good luck with the trolling.

Hey Mark couple more little things I didn’t mention, when you get the sounder running well take advantage of trolling and watch the sounder constantly for bottom structure with fish then mark the spots and go back to them after, the other thing was take the clears of on a hot day and let the air blow through you will feel heaps better
Cheers again

The red head is a goer Mark.
Also colour change braid is super handy for knowing how far your lures are behind the boat.

Great work men better than working 😂

Hi.
You should try Doug Burt's seminars to learn more about targeting the species you are fishing for.
Cheers.

Hi Mark, that place I mentioned is Stanage Bay 😊

Without reading all comments, and based on mackie fishing on the other side of Australia, we used to troll in the 15 to 20m depths. Looking for structure on the bottom and bait. We generally used the Rapala or Halco shallow divers down to 2m early, then the deep divers down to 8m later in the day. From shore to fads would be in 100+ metres, so your window of mackie fishing was quite small. When you hook one, count to 10 before going into neutral for a double hookup

Ha ha stay away feom the lycra shirts for summer i rekon Mark
FADs are hit and miss
Been out and baged out in 15min some days
Most days nothing just keep at it brother great stuff

I think we were out on the same day. You did better than us, we lost $70 worth of trolling gear

some average fishing here, to stop bait jigs from bird nesting, hold the line and guide it to the bottom, bait will hit on the drop, once felt hold line and keep tension, and wind.

Any experience can be good if you tuck it under your belt for later. I really enjoy seeing these fishing videos (James, I laughed so hard at you dad sleeping because it reminded me so much of my husband on long drives, thank you lol).
I have a couple of questions.
On average, how long are you out on the water? It looks like so much fun even if you're not catching.
How do you guys preserve fish that can't be eaten in a day or two? I know you all have some incredible days when you're out on the water, I was curious if they are dried, canned (or bottled as some call it), frozen, or whatever it is you do?
Thank you for making another fantabulous video for all of us!

Mahi mahi school up around wave markers easy to catch with small steel spinners

trolling is a different game all together. I only troll occasionally as I consider it more of a spectator sport than id like, it can let you sound new ground for a couple hours and add to your secret rocks collection. ill be down that way fishing morton in a couple weeks. might see you out there my friend. tight lines.

Persistence is the key buds.
A lot of great tips already so I won’t repeat them except, slow down a bit. It looked as though you were doing 10-12knts. Try 6-8.

Haha I just realised you where mark from self sufficient me 😅