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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 7 2014, 12:40 PM (137 Views) | |
| Spence | Apr 7 2014, 12:40 PM Post #1 |
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Dhu Executioner
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Here ya go fellas. Few supportive comments from Craig and some tips on why I use Occy for bait ![]() (Though in this case it was caught on a cuttlefish candle, Same same!) |
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| Wookiee | Apr 7 2014, 04:39 PM Post #2 |
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lovely fish mate. powerful bastard. lefty was it too much drag or not enough drag on the hookup? |
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Carpe Pisces The walking carpet disaster. | |
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| Lefty | Apr 7 2014, 05:08 PM Post #3 |
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I wound it up about 10 meters off the bottom before I started videoing. It just grabbed it and tore straight for cover. 15kg of drag 10 meters up and bricked me in 5 seconds. It was big. I should probably just stick to the camera.... |
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| Wookiee | Apr 7 2014, 07:51 PM Post #4 |
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bloody hell. |
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Carpe Pisces The walking carpet disaster. | |
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| Fergie | Apr 7 2014, 08:03 PM Post #5 |
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Bream
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Nice fish Spence well done. Unlucky Lefty |
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| Spence | Apr 7 2014, 08:28 PM Post #6 |
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Well my drag was full lock wookiee…..10-12kg of drag pressure there. Missed the first few runs, they were twice as long. |
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| Fish | Apr 7 2014, 09:25 PM Post #7 |
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homebrewer not fishmonger
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orsm fish spence!! |
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| Courtz | Apr 8 2014, 06:41 AM Post #8 |
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Great vid, what a sight seeing it bob up to the surface. And the evidence of its meal is proof that u need to match their diet. Cheers spence |
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| SnappaDan | Apr 8 2014, 08:42 AM Post #9 |
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Great fish great video, well worth the slow start. Making a few other fisho's jealous again. |
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| Chess Shark | Apr 8 2014, 10:54 AM Post #10 |
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A great fish Scott! A good point about matching their diet and better luck next time Lefty |
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PB Black Bream 48cm, PB Silver Bream [Tarwhine] 37cm, PB KG Whiting 52cm, PB Mulloway 18kg, PB Tailor 3kg, PB Salmon 5kg, PB Snapper 3kg, PB Samson 25kg, PB Snook 75cm, PB Flathead 45cm, PB Gummie 100cm, PB Hammerhead 35kg oh and..... PB Blowfish - 24 in one trip Herring are not a food fish they are best used as bait for bigger fish..... | |
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