85cm Queenfish on popper of the rock groyne this evening!
Well what can i say, this place is wonderful. After fishing most of the day yesterday, today was going to be fairly quiet. Being Claire's day off she was keen for some exploring. We decided to head out to a place called Naked Pool, only 15km from home. Great spot out there for a cool dip. It was also my first go at a pic with the camera half in the water, and i think i kind of pulled it off.
We got home after spending the arvo out swimming around. Claire said she was keen for a fish off the local rock groyne, about 2 mins away. We geared up and headed down there. Being spring tides at the moment, and a bit of wind,the water wasnt looking that good on the outside of the rockwall. After a few casts of the popper, then a few cast with a gold twistie on my bait caster id had enough. So i got to teach Claire how to cast, and she was getting the hang of it.
After 10 minutes or so Claire began to get tired. She handed the rod to me, i was keen to bail, but opted to cast the popper out a couple more times. in saying that first cast and i was hooked up. The Penn 950 on the 7ft ugly stick, loaded up and it was game on.
The fish took a long first run of about 50m then decided to rest. I was excited and soon saw a silver/white colour in the water.
I was thinking is it a treva, and just as i was thinking that, the fish jumped thru the water. I was sure to keep the line tight as it was dancing on top of the water. I was now thinking jesus, whats silver and white and jumps out of water...mmm barra, oh maybe a queeny.
I slowly got the fish in close to the groyne, and started looking for a good spot to land it. After a quick decent down to the waters edge, in my surfie joe thongs, i was able to land the fish. I had just taken some skin off my foot on the way down, but as they say no pain..no gain.
The queenfish went 85cms, and i was happy as it is the second fish i have caught on popper in the last 2 weeks. Not being big into my land based fishing, i think i am now turning the corner. Its great fun watching your popper in anticipation, as it bumps across the surface.
till
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Great stuff Wade, the
Great stuff Wade, the queenies are a lot of fun and surface smashes are the best!
mako magic
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top effort Wade, nice shore
top effort Wade, nice shore based Queenie, one to remember for a while, nothing like seeing your popper getting smashed
makai
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Good story again Wade
I envy you such great fishing so close to home.
Pete
Ollie
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yea great write up. the half
yea great write up and the half water pic worked well. nice queenie btw
Lucky Tim
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good fish, the poppers are
good fish, the poppers are addictive and the first photo is tops too.
carnarvonite
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Tops
Top report Wade and some good pics to boot.
Good to see Claire casts over the correct shoulder and winds with her right hand!!
Faulkner Family
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great report from paradise.
great report from paradise. but whats the idea swimming this time of year , its too cold. great stuff getting the queenie, and a decent size one at that. One thing tho, Clair is casting over the wrong shoulder and holding the rod the wrong way. ok or its me that does it all wrong
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wadetolley
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she
She dosnt know if shes right or left! She writes with her left, hits a golfball like a right hander..mixed up Harvey/bunno kids, something in the water down there.
Tony Halliday
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good catch mate and that
good catch mate and that water shot is awsome, clarity and depth of the photo is great.
Tony
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Colin Hay
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Rub it in Wade
That's such a great looking spot. It must be nice to find a place to work where there such great fishing on your doorstep.
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wadetolley
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Yes
Yes getting a bit spoilt Col. Make up for spending 10 years hanging out in the desert with flys!
fisherboy
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nce fish man that trebble
nce fish man that trebble did some damage
SQUIDGYS for the win!!
pweter
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no wonder you girl was
no wonder you girl was tired.....950 penn and ugly stik...
wadetolley
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yep
Yep mate, thats the go. Got bait casters and boat rods. Needed something that holds plenty of line, as im trying to catch some of the big barracudas down there. Also can cast a bloody long way, with the old 950 and ugly stick.
soupster51
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Nice
No fish and great write up. Looks like you are living the dream at the moment.
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Goatlobster
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Sweeettt
Nice catch mate!! Stoked.. Im somewhat Jealous of the popper action!!! how far up north are you?? Hope ya get into some more..
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