Surprising Mahi Mahi technique + full rundown of 'The Incident' 

Yeah, had that happen with an oblivious jetski "operator". He drove another 100m with my brother and I yelling to him & our lines screaming out. He went down to an idle & answered his phone, the whole time line was still coming off the reels and a fair clip. We guessed the line had gone up the jet intake and wrapped the impeller shaft. We were still yelling because that was gonna create problems for him. He glanced at us once, flipped us the bird so that's when we decided to not warn him anymore. We busted both lines off shortly after using a knife. I reckon he ended up with 300m of braid from each rod, so 600m in total up & around his impeller.

Either you cut the audio or held yourself really well with the incident 😂 great video Sammy

Man I gotta say you actually handled that really really well.. the professionalism was in full tilt for incident. Kuddos for keeping your cool keep up the solid content

Appreciate the talk about the careless boaters and the risk of all that line getting out into the water…some people just shouldn’t own a boat imo. Still great effort on the Mahis and impressive control not having a spray at old mate haha

Nice work on the dollies can’t believe that boater ran straight over your lines. You kept your cool a lot better than I would have

What an incredibly rude prick that guy in the centre console was, really poor form.

Good job addressing that boat incident. The only thing I would add to make people aware is that fishing line, especially braid, can really damage a boat's engines as well so unless a boater isn't worried about being dead in the water after spinning a couple hundred meters of line into the prop shaft and seal, boaters had best stay clear of any boat with lines out. Should be a bit more of a motivating factor than inconveniencing fishermen.

Sammy, every episode i watch of your vids, i learn something new. The fishing that you are doing is so sustainable and i bet it's great fun. Oneday i'll get out there and only take what i need. Cheers Chris.

When that bloke has to fork out a lot of money to get the gearbox on his outboard rebuilt because the line has chopped the seals out of it he will learn a hard lesson .

See because it was a cruise craft they think that they are better than everyone else and the can do whatever they want. Great video Sammy

Love you vids. Quick tip, freeze you fish in water to prevent freezer burn.

Nice dollies I did have a cat heading for my high speed (30kph) hoo rig once at the shelf (we were only two out there) - I stalled the boat and pointed hard at the trolling line - the cat stalled and reversed - worked out okay. Did lose one rig once from the a wake crossing from a 6.5m glass cabin boat 250hp - would have been a nice catch but instead lost a $100 set-up. Long cable trace + trolling weight and big skirt - wished it upon his motor in an animated fashion.

The Bag of Tastiness!! Love it. Cheers from the USA.

Couple of nice Dollies, a good day out. Running over lines must happen so often somewhere like palmy reef with often 50+ boats and kayaks in a fairly small area.

Too nice Sammy! That was a grub move by that bloke! Gotta be more aware while you're out fishing. Well done on keeping your cool

I have been out land based and had some clown cut in close and pick up my line. His 75hp mercury stopped after eating 300m of 50lb braid and he came to rest against the rock wall.

That was a nice sized center console. To bad you lost it .. But maybe next time you can gaff it :P Hoping to catch myself a nice one too, soon so i can upgrade my boat :P

Gday Sammy I’m a long time viewer and fan. I enjoy watching all your videos either viewing you alone or fishing with Tin ass Shaun’o or with the Phantom. My wish is to go on a days outing with you and Shauno and the phantom before I can’t no more. My hard luck story starts with my brand new boat being stollen just before my divorce and I lost all in the courts to my ex The last day in my house I had a heart attack which ended my health. With in a few months I was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell cancer which is aggressive and spreading. My dream before my days out is to enjoy a day out fishing to hopefully get many best PBS if possible but unlikely. I truly couldn’t think of a better of couple of blokes to wet a line with than Shauno and the Phantom to enjoy a day out fishing with Even better if it was on the electric reel as I’ve lost a crap load of muscle mass already It’s my wish before it’s my time If not. I understand no worries no problem. Thanks Sammy and I hope you do at least read this request and consider my last wish before we depart Tight lines ALL

another great video , can you show how you rig the gar fish pls

The thing I hate about you Sammy is now I wait eagerly every Sunday to dam we’ll see your fishing lol 😂

They will probably be replacing seals when they get home. Man you kept it together.

You sounded defeated after old mate took out your spread! Such a shame we share the waters with such rude individuals mate! Great vid as per usual mate! 🎣👍

Woohoo, looking forward to watching this one all week. Geez, some ppl.... Great points regarding "the incident", it's just a shame that most will be oblivious until it happens to them. Cheers Sammy.

The joys of sharing the fishing resource......

Yea thats a bit dodgy sammy, happened to me and my mates a couple times this mack season, god knows how many times all up. Apparently common sense isnt all that common, on a better note those two dollies are unreal mate! Well done!

You handled that dumas boater way better than i would have indeed. Dorado tastes way better than wahoo and mackeral on the upside. Love your videos Sir

Great vid Sammy! Dolphinfish are definitely not a bad surprise 👌🎣 I think that centre console would have been just undersize as well by the way 😂 But seriously, that’s so frustrating hey. Stuff like that has been happening a LOT more to Dad and myself recently! There are some inconsiderate people out there that have no care for other boats or fishermen. Tight lines mate!

Mate well said on that boat. It’s amazing how many wombats are out at sea🎣🍻

Great episode Sammy, well done keeping your cool. I live in nsw and I tried crispy skin dollie because I don't get any coral trout. Give it a try next time I reckon on par if not better than the coral trout skin.

You took it well. I would have lost it on the boat if I had my lines out and that happened. Always enjoy your stuff. I also have speedmaster and love them. Hope you get good weather and keep making videos. 🍻🍻

I was out in the bay earlier love the videos mate

Nice catch throughout. That was your lucky day I guess !

Well done for keeping it together mate hat off to you . 👏.

13:48 ….. Knock Knock

Hi Sammy, Great video and glad you had some tight lines. Awesome Job and love the channel.

We call those people gougans in Florida

your a good and patient man Sammy

Dude if you didn’t cut the expletives I congratulate you!!!! I would of absolutely gone off. Happy days son

Sammy, was this trip Friday 20 Jan ???. I was there Thurs 19 in 5-10knots wind but with atrocious sea as it had not settled down from previous days of 20+ knots. Week before I got 11kg + 8kg Wahoo at sunrise just east of Hutchy's while laying out the spread at 3-4 knots ... thought that really weird. Solo double hook-up on the first two lures that went out ... go figure. Nudda for rest of the morning except 8am high tide change when belter Wahoo headed for NZ. Made the mistake of putting the rod down after 10-15mins initial runs to clear other lines only to get bitten off ... another lesson learned.🤔

Love your video.

Hey Sammy. Mate what speed are you trolling the Ahi’s and what weight head please??

Definitely handled that a lot better than I would have

Sammy, thanks for another great episode. What SUNGLASSES BRANDS do you recommend please ???

Yep It happens Good showing an unfortunate occurrence while trolling. It’s good to have an awareness by other fisherman to give the slower boats a wide berth. It’s seems to be crossing the their bow is best, by the faster non trolling boats vrs the slower trolling boats. I’d say the other boat may have it worse off in their near future when their lower end seal fails due to your line wound around it.

had an incident myself the other day. Kayaking a huge river, went too far downstream and I was struggling to return and lucky me I ran into a long-ass piece of floating braid line which got tangled in the prop of my pedal drive, i don't know how I didn't lose my shit I guess I was just too focused on overcoming that monstruous current that survival mode just kicked in and I took my paddle and paddled the hardest I ever did to get to the closest landing shore haha. The stories we can tell thanks to all these adventures, right mate?

This is starting to become a thing especially here is Sydney. Had boats come so close behind me trolling last 2 trips. I've had to wind in lures so i didn't lose them. All the gear and no idea unfortunately... 😔

Interesting filleting technique for the dollys. Not caught one yet but on the list! Wouldn’t think to remove the skin first! Great episode Sammy 👍

You did well to stay so quiet haha i woulda been chasing them with the paintball gun!

Impressive talk at the end about the incident, unfortunately too many boaties have all the gear, with no idea

Hey sammy whats ur new cooler bag called? U liking it?

No need to be that close plenty of room for everyone! You handled it better than I would have mate!

I stayed up for this one!

Good video as always Sam, thank you You are classier than I am. This happens to me way too often, where a boater comes way too close while trolling or drifting. At a minimum, I always hope that they spool me and it all wraps around their Prop Shaft and eats their Seal. Again, you're classier than I.

Well done mate. I would of been throwing snapper leads at him

Love these types of videos! hope it goes better than your last crack at em 😅🤙

Yea man, garfish or ballyhoo are probably the best trolling bait for dolphin. Rigged ballyhoo are a staple for dolphin in the U.S. and Carribean.

Dude working in the industry department, common sense doesn’t mean shit anymore. Everyone would rather follow a paperwork guide on how to live/work, keep going mate your doing good

You are a lot nicer than me! I have actually hooked two wakeboarders that went over my line- one on the arm!

Some nice Dollies there Sam. I do like your new rig. Were they some of the gar I caught you during winter? Also, what is the idea with the lumo bead on the hook near the garfishes vent?

Thanks mate, legend!

What flasher/skirt were you using?

sammy what size ahi head were u using for trolling and what speed knots

“Spac attack”…? Mate you held yourself so well 😂 I’d have absolutely lost it.

Not your fault at all & bloody annoying. I reckon a flag that indicates you are trolling is a great idea & would get boaties attention. We have them for divers (+ corresponding rules), so why not for trolling?

Any reason you don't use your livebait tank to bleed your fish in ? Would save on alot of cleaning

Fishing line around the prop shaft can cut out the prop shaft seal, filling the gearbox with salt water. Karma bus is coming. Great video Sammy.

Some people have all the gear and no idea the last guy who did that to me was donated all my braid his motor stopped and I could here him swearing and carrying on I was laughing my head off.

Well done Sammy. I thought you kept it together great considering what he just did.🍻🍻🍻

TRY THE DAM GAR 250MM ON DRIFT SQUID SKIRT ADDED TINY ONES NO WEIGHT TOP COBIA BAIT SQUID SKIRTS ORANGE.

How come you went away from the Suzuki motor?

I see you have a yamaha what happened with the suzuki?

Mate you controlled yourself alot better then I would have been, better luck on the whoooo next time👍

Great video would like to see the uncut version 😀

Oh Jeez mate - that other boat - grrrr - you were very composed mate

In the USA trolling ballyhoo is the primary way to target mahi

I always have knife at hand,and quickly cut the line,when boats go over my line

Sammy you are a better man than I am. I am a calm person usually, but would have lost my mind. Respect to you kind Sir.

Hey mate, I love your videos. I was wondering how fast you were trolling there

hey cool vid again, sorry to see the incident should have known better. hey can we get the wolfpack lure/rig in oz or did you get them from overseas. cheers keep up the good work

Great stuff, I don't suppose that you can torpedo boats like that can you? It's frowned upon round here.

The guys that ran over your lines will find out when they have water in the oil in the gear box , from your fishing line chewing out the seals

didnt the other boat have right of way because he came from the right and you were the stand-on vessel?

Glad to know that doesn't just happen in the States.

Hey Sammy what kind of speed do you tend to troll at for mackerel ? You said the gar can’t handle as much speed? What an they handle ?

Atleast it was just gear, about 15yr ago now we were coming into curtain one night, pitch black doing roughly 15 to 20knots (i wasnt driving) and encountered an anchored up 5m glassboat painted black n white that had no running lights, no anchor light, no cabin lights, no lights whatsoever, We almost died that night. We originally thought a whale had breached right next to us because i think our brains just couldnt believe this was happening, if we had of been two metres further to the left carnage would have ensued, We were literally 30 seconds before coming off throttle and turning on the electric spotty on the roof to sound and anchor. This drunk guy pops his head out from the cuddy, mumbles something like an apology after a few sinkers found there way onto his boat and he literally opens his esky pulls out a pillie starts fishing as if nothing had happened lol. It was a crazy 30 seconds that could have ended up very differently. My mate who was driving learnt a massive lesson that day, we all did. Not one of us saw a bloody thing until we were right up on him and heard the noise of the breaking water on his boat and this enormous rush of wind. We were in his brand spanking new 6.2 glass centre console with all the fruit and not even the sonar picked it up, as we can see the swell breaking on that sonar it was that good. It's an experience I'll never forget that's for sure.

Well done Sammy

Hey Sammy what troll cam you running mate??

What is the trolling speed?

Great job

Some people have no brains keep safe and great videos

This stuff happens soo often when landbased fishing and a fellow fishi trolling divers just run straight over the lines

Nice Job Sammy

are fish stocks going down in your part of the world.. as up here in the north with fish stocks devastated .and many species endangered .do you see a day of catch and release,for sport fish across the globe ,nice video cheers,,

Hey Sammy! How many nauts are you trolling?

Great video! Noticed your using a bag. I’m in the market for a fish bag, what brand do you think are the best? Aussie-iced tek? Or something else, Lmk mate 🤞

Which hand signals were you using hahaha I know what my go to would have been... I can also sense a potential powerfish video in the making from this footage... No old wharf warrior will be safe from the fish collecting some new 50lb line for his surface flatty setup

Thanks again for your videos. What speed are you trolling the garfish/lure ?

Dang Sammy ! Some people are just straight up idiots ! Sorry you had to deal with that but I’m glad it ended well. Nice Dolphinfish brother , keep up the awesome videos

He would have gotten some finger signals from me!

That sucks!!! I had exactly the same thing happen to me 3 weeks ago down in Victoria and the guy just kept driving after slowing down briefly. Lost 2 lures and a heap of line.