Epic 1770 Fishing - Great Barrier Reef Red Emperor & Coral Trout (Catch & Cook)

Fished the Great Barrier Reef (Bunker Group) with good mates Eddie & his brother Steve.
The weather was hit and miss but we made the most of what mother nature dished out! :)

[@amazingklutz]

One of the best videos Johnny. Thanks for taking us there with you....one day we will be physically there instead of watching it! haha

[@user-rt5br1zi3u]

Where is that place

[@huntfishandcook5317]

Life time experience

[@johnnychowjc]

Yeah was an amazing trip! 😀

[@rdcochrane1746]

Just stumbled on this an brings back memories of the early 70’s fishing the Hard Line off Brampton.

[@johnnychowjc]

Cheers mate. Was a good session 😊

[@petermouna5390]

Good entertainment guys with some beautiful fish.

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks Peter 😊

[@baccoff3308]

Cool video!

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate 😀

[@richardlee1282]

Awesome fishing mate! Keep sharing your experiences with everyone 😀

[@louisfishingodyssey]

Rippa vid Johnny the GBR is so epic , so lucky to have this on our doorstep, thoes reds were sick 👌

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate. Yeah I never take it for granted how fortunate we are! It’s an amazing fishery and place to visit. Will do our part to keep it this way (sustainable). 😊

[@davidlord306]

Very nice!!! Drone footage 👌 fishing 10/10

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate! Was good to get some salt air in the lungs 😊

[@fishpest2039]

NICE boat, even better fish, I'd be happy with the smaller ones. Oh and nice bends in the rods, just need bigger arm muscles, thanks Johnny Rocket

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate! Haha yeah working on the chicken arms haha. Cheers for the support 😊

[@paulwilshire9793]

Great vid and fish Johnny. 😍👌

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks Paul! Was good to be out there again after all the awful weather we have had!

[@dsd-logodesignspecialistsi4827]

Loving the new drone footage. Nice work Johnny

[@johnnychowjc]

Cheers Dan! Slowly learning the ropes with the drone 😀

[@johnloudon2396]

Great content,keep them coming....👍👍👍

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks very much John! Appreciate you supporting the channel. Tight lines for 2023 😀

[@johnloudon2396]

@@johnnychowjc .so easy to watch Johnny.Happy New Year and tight lines for 2023..

[@jaydenfrance7020]

Crackin vid Johnny!

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate!

[@CastKingAdvent0222]

Great catch buddy, stay safe and keep on vlogging..from Angler Philippines..🎣😎😍

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks buddy. Appreciate the kind words. Hope the fishing is going well in Philippines. 😀

[@EthanPriceOutdoors]

Great!

[@chrischow3489]

👍

[@Amrifishingandtraveling93]

Nice video kawan strike yg luar biasa 👍salam strike

[@johnnychowjc]

Thank you very much 👌

[@Amrifishingandtraveling93]

@@johnnychowjc 🙏🤙

[@barrieprice7073]

Love how you make the guys feel good how far from land is that I live in WA gunna do the big lap with me boat may be you could give me some info. Where do you live, my brother lives in Bundaberg 😭

[@johnnychowjc]

Hey Barrie, it’s about 3hrs give or take one way out to the Great Barrier Reef off 1770. If your bro lives off bundy he can access the souther bunker group easily. He could fish lady musgrave or lady Elliott 😀

[@brianlocke3141]

Awesome fishing, I am traveling from Vancouver and would like to book a charter

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks mate. Unfortunately mate I don’t run charters. Look up Cam from 1770 on your boat charters. He is a good operator 👌👌

[@brianlocke3141]

@Johnny Chow Fishing Thanks I will contact him.

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

What sort of depth were the reds and Gold bands coming up out of? Some really nice quality fish there Boys Cheers Garry

[@johnnychowjc]

Hey Garry, most of the fish were from 60-70m. Hope you find a few

[@davidkinnear2813]

Great videos and great variety of catch. Can you please share what rods (make model) n reel sizes you are using when catching the bigger fish in deeper water pls? The long thin rods I am mostly interested in as they keep good tension on the line. Thanks Dave

[@johnnychowjc]

Hi David, thanks for the positive feedback. The rod I was using in the deeper water is a Wilson Venom PE 2-5 and 7ft in length. I matched it with a Shimano Stella 14k with 100lb Daiwa Saltiga Braid. I have to say the Wilson Venom rod is fantastic with sensitivity but still has enough grunt to handle the bigger fish. :) Tight lines mate. Hope this helps.

[@crikeymacca]

That was a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing. Those gold bands pull hard eh! I’m assuming you were up north there. We’ve caught quite a few big ones up past Broomy.

[@johnnychowjc]

Hi Jason, appreciate the kind words / feedback. Trying to improve with each video. Yeah we fished Sykes to Broomy and Lamont for the Trout.

[@michaelshaw-lc6bs]

Great stuff as usual mate well done keep it up. Can I ask what rod and reel set up is that you get your red on please? 👍🏽👍🏽

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks Michael. Appreciate you supporting the videos! I am using a shimano terez 40-80lb which is 7”2 long. I like to match with a 14k Stella. A Saragossa will do as well. Hope this helps 😀

[@Indonesian_Angler]

Nice

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks

[@stormchaseradv6030]

Great vids mate. Lots of quality fish! Would you mind detailing the gear you are using please

[@johnnychowjc]

Hi Storm Chaser, thanks for the positive feedback. The rod I was using in the deeper water is a Wilson Venom PE 2-5 and 7ft in length. I matched it with a Shimano Stella 14k with 100lb Daiwa Saltiga Braid. I have to say the Wilson Venom rod is fantastic with sensitivity but still has enough grunt to handle the bigger fish. :) Tight lines mate. Hope this helps.

[@stormchaseradv6030]

@@johnnychowjc champion. Thanks for taking the time to reply. All the best and tight lines!

[@Billybob-vp7ze]

Hi mate great video, nice boat what make is it?

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks Billy the boat is a Grady White 236 Fisherman. 300 yamaha on the back 😀

[@drcuzo]

Hey Johnny I love your vids New boat coming soon Planning trip to 1770 Wondering if you have any advice

[@johnnychowjc]

Hey Stephen, thanks for the kind feedback. What boat have you got coming? What species are you planning to chase?

[@drcuzo]

@@johnnychowjc Hey Johnny Surtees 650 gamefisher Chasing reeefies and pelagics Plan to emulate you. We are based in Caloundra. I have 4 boys and a girl. All super keen. Again, I really appreciate your videos

[@drcuzo]

@@johnnychowjc Should have the boat early April. We would be excited to take you out sometime

[@drcuzo]

I am a fly in fly out bush doctor Not a stalker

[@andrewhenderson2689]

Johnny, what anchorage do you recommended for overnight ?

[@johnnychowjc]

Hey Andrew I normally sleep at Fitzroy lagoon or Sykes. Lady Musgrave is a good a safe anchorage too.

[@nathanpearce8958]

Hey mate how many knots was it blowing in the video cheers

[@johnnychowjc]

Hey mate it was blowing 15 Knots approx. Sometimes it would blow a little hard with the rain squalls.

[@barrieprice7073]

G'day mate what time of year was that

[@johnnychowjc]

Sorry I mean to say it was in May.

[@mansionmedia5195]

Loved the vid mate but you wasted some good trout skin 🤦🏼 no need to scale the skin for crispy skins they are best cooked with the scales on and salted before you shallow fry them but your fish to do as you wish nothing but respect brother 👍

[@johnnychowjc]

Thanks for the tip. I didnt realise. I thought the scales might be a bit tough to chew. will note for next time. :)

[@mansionmedia5195]

@@johnnychowjc they are a really fine scale Johnny, when shallow fried they stand up like little hairs and become super crunchy it’s like pork crackling but from a fish haha u won’t regret giving them a go that’s for sure mate. Thanks for the reply wish u all the best mate and look forward to more uploads from u 🤘

[@markandrews8835]

what transducer are you running mate.

[@johnnychowjc]

Running a Airmar 1kw TM275 LHW

[@markandrews8835]

@@johnnychowjc cheers mate i need to start using my cm275lhm again. been running the p79 as it seems to show the lumps better were the 275 makes the ground look flatter. Obviously the 1kw gives a lot better target descrimination.

[@johnnychowjc]

@@markandrews8835 i am a bit of a dinosaur with tech so i have just left it on default settings with the sounder. The tech is pretty good for just plug and play in my opinion, with no tinkering. :)

[@chrischow3489]

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[@chrischow3489]

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[@johnnychowjc]

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