Jetski Fishing in Bad Weather- Better Get Use to It!

Episode 89: Jetski Fishing in Bad Weather- Better Get Use to It!
#jetskifishing #yamahawaverunner #yellowfintuna
It seems that this year is a record for one of the worse autumn weather patterns I have experienced since taking up jetski fishing. The number of days that are blowing under 15 knots are less than 10% it seems this year, so any day it is even marginal becomes attractive!
Despite rough, wet, and windy conditions, we had a reasonable day on the water with the Yellowfin Tuna chewing their heads off! We ventured a little deeper later in the day and saw a lot of snapper on the reefs, but they weren't biting at all, and over 3 hrs Michael and I only managed one fair sized snapper each.
Please excuse the wind noise in the videos. Very difficult to avoid on these GoPro cameras on days like this, and the weather was a little unexpected so I was a little unprepared for improving the audio.
Thanks to Michael Duncan for his company on this day, plus for sharing his video- and his frustrations of the day! See MD's channel and better days fishing on KZbin: / @mdjetskifishing3341
As always, thanks to Shoreline Jetskis for their expert guidance for all things jetski fishing. www.shorelinejetskis.com The trolling station used in this video was superb for the rotten conditions and made a huge difference for my fishing "comfort" on the day
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[@OOHYEH]

Good to see I’m not the only one out in the rough thanks Paul 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺perth

[@Jetcast]

Cheers Wayne!

[@charlesoconnor5251]

Dude! That was a awesome video. And thank you for showing off that jig we dont have anything like.that over here. It's cool seeing the skis run in rough weather like that deffinetly looks wet lol

[@Jetcast]

Thanks Charles! The jury is out so far on if the Glowbite lures will increase the catch. I think it will, so I just need a better day out there to try them properly! The FXHO sure goes well in the rough. Never felt unsafe. Just a bit cold!

[@FishoDavo]

So cool getting the take on camera

[@Jetcast]

Yes the camera is on as much as I can to capture the hit on the lures or bait. I use to have extended batteries and external power systems to keep them on, but pretty much all GoPro cameras overheat if left running for too long. So I’ve gone back to running batteries. If not moving or nothing is happening, I’ll switch it off for a bit while repositioning. The move cools them down just enough. It’s one of the design flaws of these compact action cameras. Be interesting to see the reports of people using the new Volta . I think the cameras will overheat as I’ve done a lot of testing trying to get one to stay running for a few hours. I’ve never tried it on “hindsight” because i think it will die as quickly because it’s recording to cache at all times….

[@tygallow3013]

Still rough weather up around Mackay too. Starting to look good Thurs and very good Friday but back to windy & rough for the weekend 😭😭😭 Good on you for going out anyway 💪

[@Jetcast]

Hi Ty, pretty much the same here this weekend again too but maybe Saturday good enough for another attempt! Worst year ever!

[@NoNopeAndNo]

Great footage as usual. Loved seeing the ski and pods perform in this weather. Appreciate you not playing music over your voice and ski engine like other channels, also for including mistakes, missed and lost fish. Other channels seem to think viewers are all dumb only including the perfect moments, loud background music, vast amount of annoying aerial footage..... Keep doing what you're doing mate 👍

[@Jetcast]

Great feedback again. Thanks very much !

[@ozjuice]

Jeez....that looked like hard work mate

[@Jetcast]

Yeah guess so, but better than sitting at home! Cheers

[@b0ys0l09]

Awesome

[@Jetcast]

Thanks for watching!

[@prlongdistance]

Buen video 👍 y buena peaca

[@Jetcast]

thanks! Gracias!

[@gunhoadventures9772]

Aaah watching you take a wave over the top like that….brrrr…… been there.

[@Jetcast]

yeah, i have got a Jetpilot overcoat on but that first rush of water down inside always makes you feel alive! :)

[@stephenzeugofsge2554]

Love the inspirational videos & we all lose a few off the ski from time to time, bad weather is no fun,.. Noticed you have upgraded your Garmin, 7 or 9 inch? & you never seem to talk about your Garmin.. Keep up the fun informative videos Thanks..

[@Jetcast]

Thanks Stephen. I moved to the Garmin 95UHD to get a better screen real estate plus work a little better in deeper water since we are normally fishing 40m plus. I’m no expert in sounders but I’ve been quite happy with the unit and they are all pretty good these days . I do seem to see the fish better than my buddies! Let me know if you have any questions and I might be able to cover in future videos. Thanks for chiming into the conversation. It’s great to hear people get inspired. Btw I’m a bit less concerned landing tuna and probably being a little too chilled on the lost ones! I’ve been catching more fish than I need so have been releasing a few, but a bit annoyed with that one that snapped my trolling lure off! 😡

[@scottwilliamson7141]

Got to love those wet sessions on the ski. About to get a whole lot worse when it gets colder haha Sevens should start to fire in not too long I know a few guys who’ve been smacking some big pelagics there

[@Jetcast]

Yes sure hope it fires up. I think it was a case of getting past the tuna on that day! Couldn't troll fast enough!

[@jamesstrachan2288]

Good video yet again. U looked like u were going fast. How fast do u troll the lures? Keep the videos coming i love watching them

[@Jetcast]

Thanks James. Lots of people asking what the speed! It was 7-8 knots definately as I noted it a few times as it seemed fast to me too! But the wind was blowing reasonably hard making the swell run fast, so it wasn't quite as quick as it looked! But with these 2M diving Halco lures, I try to go as fast as they can troll before they blow out. So you need a good trolling rig to hold the rod (forget plastic holders as they won't stand up to it) and good drag that isn't sticky. You need a lot of drag to stop the line spooling off when riding at speed, but you want it smooth enough so when a fish does hit it hard it's not going to stick and snap the line and lose the lure. In one of my past videos I had a snap off (kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYu3mGakjK55n5I ) on my second trolling rig, which has a lever drag which is hard to get right. It's a fine line between holding the lure and too tight to snap the 50lb leader. I just find that these shalow diving lures seem more attractive to the pelagic fish. I think they see a fleeing fish and take it as a challenge to get it!

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

Thank you once again, for such a great video, do you have a video that you have made on how you have your ski set up for fishing, thank you in advance and have a great day !

[@Jetcast]

I have just updated my PWC to a new model (the fitout video will come soon), however I did have a video for the one in video when it was fairly new: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYPUlnSYab2Klc0

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

@@Jetcast thanks ever so much , looking forward to seeing the update version also 😎👍

[@scorpiosurvivor8167]

Hi mate nice video,full of action.where you at nooosa?

[@Jetcast]

No this was fishing off North Straddie. Usual spots on the reefs heading north. Thanks for watching!

[@donninguyen5237]

Would love it if you could leave longer snippets of the bar crossing in

[@Jetcast]

Hi Donni, yeah, it's always a bit of a balance between too much video and people getting bored and moving on to the next videos! The Gopro also doesn't do it justice as the super-wide lens flattens it out in the video, so it doesn't look as rough or the waves as big as it is in real life. Thanks for commenting and watching the video right through.

[@goldlad3875]

Loving your videos Paul. You nearly have me convinced on selling the boat and getting a JetSki now. I’m going to the Melbourne boat show in a couple of weeks. Will definitely price one up. What speeds are you trolling the lures. Looks really quick in the footage. Subscribed

[@Jetcast]

Hehe it’s very addictive! Trolling shallow body lures normally around 8 knots which is around the 15kmhr. I tend to go to the threshold of them holding in and not popping out. Good luck at the Boat Show! And thanks for subscribing!

[@duyenxin320]

Do the 2 side podsski held add more stable to the ski?? It dose add more weight. How you compare with and without? Really consider get one. If it make even more stable

[@Jetcast]

Yes adds heaps of stability. Plus makes it safer as the rear access to the pwc is clear of obstructions like a cooler box. . It adds weight of course but less than half as much as adding another passenger. Once you e had these pods (they’re called “Tubbies”) it’s hard to go without them. They turn your pwc into a serious offshore fishing machine!

[@PeeexFishing]

Good to hear that Stella screaming. Yes the troll does look very fast but as you say probably due to the swell etc. Some beautiful fish there Paul which you worked very hard for in those conditions. Favourite way to cook yellow bin?

[@Jetcast]

Hi Craig, favourite is still the sweet chilli 🌶!

[@PeeexFishing]

@@Jetcast Sounds good.

[@uncobazz3848]

Him mate, well done, what speed do you troll at? Cheers in advance

[@Jetcast]

Hi Unco Bazz! 7-8 knots...or as fast as you can drag a Halco Laser Pro 2M diver without it blowing out of the water. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ia6980]

What model is your fushing jetski?

[@Jetcast]

Yamaha FXHO waverunner . That one was the 2019 and I updated late last year to the 2023.

[@AdvHQ]

Copped a wet run myself this morning! What speed are you trolling at?

[@Jetcast]

As fast as these shallow diver Halco lures will hold in the water. On this day around 7knots. Thanks for watching again!

[@AdvHQ]

@@Jetcast cheers mate, fairly similar speeds to what I troll, just looked heaps quicker in the vid. You guys did well out there - looked like it got worse as the day rolled on.

[@Jetcast]

@@AdvHQ Thanks mate. There were rain squalls on and off all day. A bunch of cloud would roll in and the wind would pick up 15-20 and then drop off to 10-15 in between. BTW the troll looked faster because of all the chop and swell rolling in on the nose! I made a note of the trolling speed because I had been asked before, and also remembered because in smoother conditions I have been able to get the speed slightly higher than I could that day. You can see from most of the video the tuna were continually hitting the lures! I've never had them so active.

[@dannguyen67]

Where you fishing at how fast you was going

[@Jetcast]

A few people asked me in the comments already- as fast as I can troll the Halco 190mm laser pro 2m diver lures! That’s around about 8-10knots depending on swell . Thanks for watching!

[@ia6980]

Wow that fish swims that fast? How fast were you going when got hooked?

[@Jetcast]

About 8knots. I troll as fast as a 2m diver Halco 190 can go without popping out of the water.

[@ia6980]

Thanku​@@Jetcast

[@dannguyen67]

How big was the wave

[@Jetcast]

There was a 1.5 m swell running. But most of the issue is the wind causing the chop and spray!

[@mrmusicmanic]

Wish I had some mates to do this with down at Caloundra

[@Jetcast]

There is a Caloundra Jetski Fishing Facebook group. Are you a member?

[@mrmusicmanic]

@@Jetcast just found it thanks for the heads up 👍

[@DevilQTRx]

how fast u going while youre trolling ?

[@Jetcast]

As fast as these Halco 2m divers will go without popping out of the water. Somewhere around 8-10knots.

[@ia6980]

Turn off music pls, very distracting

[@Jetcast]

I’ll take that into consideration for my next videos. Thanks for your feedback.