Mike & his first Super Deep fish!
Despite the average weather conditions recently my staff member Mike was very keen to tangle with his first super deep species. These fish have been on his to-do radar for some time and I said i'll get him out there soon but the weathers been shit lately!
That aside I said we'll launch late and get out there for a looky-see (yesterday). With a very keen smile Mike was eager and treated to what it takes to get fish out there...............ie time spent sounding around, fish not firing, fish not showing up, drift too fast for jigs etc.............he got to see its not always that easy!
I went to a final spot where I said no guarantees as the fish havnt been at that spot lately but always the way......they were!
Drift was screaming with the Northerly current and windy NW winds so drift speed was close to 2knots and no place for jigs. I said to Mike drop baits and that he did, big slimy mackerel baits and hooked up quickly after hitting the bottom with 80oz of lead. After a great fight from the deep he landed his first super deep species a quality Bass Groper...........a quick photo pic and re-bait!
On the second drift he hooked up again and this fish gave him equal fight but a bit more stubborn, end result was his second super deep fish a big Blue-eye Trevalla!
Mike had a massive smile after landing the Trevalla, the two fish made his day which made mine. The trip was all about Mike getting into his firsts and congats Mike 
....... left the fish on the bite!
Bass Groper
Blue-eye Trevalla
Gear used;
Jigging Master Evolution Titanium 400 overhead rod.
Daiwa Electric reel.
Berkley Whiplash braid 80lb.
Oceanside Super deep rig.
Slimy mackerel bait.
soupster51
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Awesome
Great stuff Ryan. Once again you've got the deep water fish nailed. Perseverance paid off big this time round. I'm sure Mike will remember the day forever. Counting the days until I'm back to get back into that sort of stuff.
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scottland
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Awesome stuff
How many meters were you fishing? Awesome stuff.
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scotto
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Onya flippy
Good work getting out there, the weather was far from ideal yesterday. Nice fish too, as expected!!!
ealzee
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top stuff
wow that is one solid trevalla, are they any good eating?
kill it??? eat it!!!!
sherbert
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Well done guys
Looks like a good day out deep
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Adam Gallash
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Quality
Quality captures for Mike and as said, solid trevalla too!
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johno
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Awesome deep fish guys well
Awesome deep fish guys well done, dam you gotta be happy with those fish :)
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southcity104
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Great hual for frustrating conditions!
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aalfred
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Nice capture mate!
Nice capture mate!
harro
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awesome
great stuff, hooter travella mate love it, did you get a weight on it mate,
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Goodz
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Great fish there guys! Great
Great fish there guys! Great sized trevalla, jealous! Bet it was good to finally get something after the effort you put in on the day!
Lamby
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Cracking blue eye, well done
Cracking blue eye, well done
MattMiller
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Done it again Ryan
getting your mates onto the fish. That Trevalla's a hooter!
Might have a dig around the freezer for a feed tonight, OH YEAH
shabba
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awsome stuff again ryan,
awsome stuff again ryan, puting your deckie on 2 some quality fish. congrats mike.............. ryan, your time on the water, def pays off, never fail...........
DhuBoi
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Your a legend ryan. Always
Your a legend ryan. Always putting people on the fish an givin great advice to fellow fishos hats of to you mAte !
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Super-deep!
Soupy & Shabba, thanks....... been doing the super-deep for 3 years now and getting the rewards but still learning every trip!
ealzee, the Trevalla are nice on the tooth and so are all the superdeep species!
Scottland, I fish 300-500m of water depending on the spot but where we got the fish from this trip was 400m!
harro, Mike took both fish home so I didnt get to weigh them but i'd say the Trevalla was about 20kg ish
To the rest of the comments thanks......much appreciated.......I do get a buzz seeing mates get fish especially their firsts!
Alan James
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Well done again Ryan
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Bodie
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Top work Ryan getting your
Top work Ryan getting your mate onto some fish.
Sure does make it worth while taking others out and putting them onto fish and seeing the smailes afterwoods. Always rewarding for you as well as them!
Have not done any deep water stuff for a while, still get to crack the 2 above mentioned fish :(
New sounder coming shortly tho so this should help!
Again well done mate!