where are all the sbt's??

it was only a season or 2 ago that they never left metro water's for the whole year ,  now,  I haven't heard of a catch yet , let alone the numbers that were here.

have I missed all the reports or what??

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Very thin

Tue, 2012-02-14 16:49

SBT's have been very scarce this season, thats for sure. I agree for a while you couldn't put a lure in without it getting belted. Kids loved going out and trolling for them.

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Not many

Tue, 2012-02-14 16:51

Havent seen many around at all.

Have got a few smaller ones and some Marlin lollie size ones but not much else.

Even the stripies seem quieter than they were at the end of last year.

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 Do the SBT's prefer slightly

Tue, 2012-02-14 18:29

 Do the SBT's prefer slightly cooler water than the really warm stuff thats around at the moment?

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I've  reckon you're right. 

Tue, 2012-02-14 19:00

I've  reckon you're right.  when you look at the temps we get here , and the temps they seem to prefer , you'd think we'd get plenty over winter/ spring.

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Got a few small ones, I

Tue, 2012-02-14 19:09

Got a few small ones, I think its too hot for em!

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Is the water warmer than last year

Tue, 2012-02-14 19:16

at this time?  There seemed to be plenty around this time 2011.

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Really? I haven't caught a

Tue, 2012-02-14 19:52

Really? I haven't caught a decent one since Nov 2010.

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water temp

Tue, 2012-02-14 23:15

yep i think the water is too warm for them

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Lots of stripeys around the

Wed, 2012-02-15 05:06

Lots of stripeys around the back of Rotto. Got into a heap last week Friday. As for sbt haven't got one of those in ages

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landed a SBT 5 weeks ago

Wed, 2012-02-15 05:31

 blind trolling behing five fathom ,went around 5 kilos ,wasnt any birds to be seen , other than that its only been stripeys

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Have had the odd school show

Wed, 2012-02-15 06:19

Have had the odd school show up down south but no great numbers like last year. They peaked last year in the bay around march when water temps were around 25 degrees. Also had marlin show up around that time. Maybe its more to do with the strong Leeuwin current we had last year rather than water temp.