Silver Ghost Hunters: Port Augusta Solo 14th

Moon: Leading up to NEW Moon
Weight approx: 15kg
Hookup at: 7:50pm about 30min. before high tide.
Rig: 2 x Gamakatsu Live Bait Hooks
Trace: 100lb Jinkai Plus
Wind-on: 80lb Saltiga Type N Shock Leader
Rod: 37kg Shimano T-Curve
Reel: Daiwa Saltiga 4500 + 50lb Braid

Trolling depth: 20ft / 6m
Water Temp: 24 degrees.
Wind: 20+ knot southerlies

Trip from 14th to 16th Nov.
Caught on live squid trolling with downrigger and 7lb weight.
Lost a total of about 7 fish for the trip.
Hooked up approx. 7:30pm before hooking up again and landing this fish.
Strong southerly winds with lots of chop on the water.
Sounded the fish prior to hook up.
Hooked up between two Beacons in front of the hot water channel near channel edge.

On 15th November we got a heap of hook up from fish mostly near wall and channel which heads to squid grounds. (Shaun Ossit, Matthew Holmes and Adam Todd)

Good squid location is North side of the Red Beacon No.24 at end of the channel before the shacks.
Should be marked on GPS.

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