almost the 20kg on jig. mindarie
well , today , finally , after hours of trying to break the big dhuey code , me and gemma finally did it.
it took ditching bait and persisting with the lures but it worked
headed out from mindarie marina at 8 am (gentlemens) and headed out to d bank.
had a couple of drops with a 130 andaman to nothing but a small leatherjacket. i try a few spots , but nothing on the chew 
off to another spot then. i get a hit way off the bottom and suspect/hope for a pinkie but no , it's a 60 cm dhu and it releases well.
gemma was very happy seeing a whale fully breaching in front of us , on the way to the next mark ,so hung around for some pics.
off to some different marks as not much going on, but the almanac is saying the bite is on . I then saw a little 2 meter lump holding baitfish , and i thought it looked worth a drop. i gave gem my t curve kingmack spin. had 40lb fluro leader to 3 oz jig head and (shock horror) not a mccarthy , but a tiki 9 inch wave worm.
drift was a bit nuts so it ended up a fair way behind , even though i was trying to hold the boat. all of a sudden the rod buckles like she's picked up the bottom, but then it starts pulling string. soon eneough gem's calling for the gimbal and the fight is on. she did really well and got it up off the bottom and boatside. smiles all round. on the scales and it's 12kg and in good shape to go back down. she swims off strongly , and it's high fives time.
very happy with that , i think i'll have a drift over that same lump with the jig rod.
bit of background. 2 weeks ago i was out with a mate , and i was hooking into what i called big dhueys. you could feel the big paddle tail wafts. both times i was snapped off on 20lb daiwa surf braid. very very unhappy with that , i went to see brody and got the stradic loaded with 30lb frog.
good job i did.
a 100g seven seas hooker goes down on the litttle lump (awesome dhu jig)
one lift and i'm on. in a big way.
it takes me a few mins to lift it up off the bottom , but it kept pulling line. i knew it had to be a big dhu from those tail wafts . gem has the camera out to capture the fight. this time the line held out , and up comes the fish i've been trying for .into the net and over the gunnels. he pulled 19.3 kg's on the scales and fought <sp?? really really well. the little hearty rise coped really well. just a fantastic set up.
what a way to end before the closures
(and i still have to break into the 20 club)
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MattMiller
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Nice work mate
Hard to think of a better way to spend a saturday with the Mrs
Brody
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Fark yes, Fantastic work
Fark yes, Fantastic work guys, they are horse's.
Tikitacular.
Paul G
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Top fish all the same ,and
Top fish all the same ,and on jig great.nice timing with the ban around the corner .
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fishcrazy
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nice
gotta be happy with that well done
till
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Champ work, thats a great
Champ work, thats a great pair!
schecky
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Close but no cigar! Awesome
Close but no cigar! Awesome dhu anyways man, especially on the jig
fisho-ron
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well done to you both! i was
well done to you both!
i was out there on friday and didnt get anything on the sp's at all.
what depth you get em in?
also i thought the whales are passing through? i only say that caues on friday we seen the same thing with full breaching, unreal to watch if you are close.
also a few weeks ago the same thing out behind rotto(s/side) either there hanging around or there is a lot of them!
great catch again mate.
grayzeee
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thanks guys depth around
thanks guys
depth around the high 30's inside bank
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chrisp
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Good stuff Mate..
Could be a while to top that one on the jig..
Just1morecast
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Welldone that's such a great
Welldone that's such a great pair of fish to the artificials! Good to see not only the fellas giving the jigs a go. Going to start Leah on them soon:)
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Lucky Tim
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awesome day out there, and
awesome day out there, and kudos on releasing the 12kg fish.
No shame to not make the 20kg club, bit like a 99cm barra, still a top fish. Those jigs and sp's are going off lately.
Jody
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Spot on
timing there Grayzee ... couple of cracker fish!!
Nice when they stretch your arms.
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Auslobster
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Jigs!
What a great feeling when you haul back on the rod to lift the jig up and everything just comes to a stop 'cause it just got smashed! Broke my "big dhuie on jig" duck last week and am still buzzing about it!
Dhuies are going OFF on them, hey! Our four biggest ones from Jurien all came on jigs. Actually hooked one yesterday, it fell off after about ten seconds, then rehooked itself...99% certain it was the same fish because both fights were exactly the same.
Great day out for you and the missus...only a matter of time before you break the 20...did you need a release weight to send the 12kg one back down, and if so, how much weight did you use?
Faulkner Family
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what a way to spend the day.
what a way to spend the day. for both of you to get the dhuies in the teens on the same spot would be a trip to remember. just a bit closer to the 20 club for you. maybe next year. well done to both of you
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grayzeee
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hey auslobster the 12 kilo
hey auslobster
the 12 kilo one came up in really good shape. almost swam back down alone , but popped back up. just used the standard large lead one. no extra weight needed. really pleased as female.
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STEVE231
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Well done Graham, great way
Well done Graham, great way to cap off the season.
slam
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Well done mate
I am glad after all this time you finally learnt!! The master teaches well!
Just need to practice what i preach!!
I knew i should have come out. Bragging rights go to you for a few months now!
grayzeee
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i'm not so sure it wasn't
i'm not so sure it wasn't your taunting actually dunc. hahahaha
it gets a bit old watching someone else get all the hook ups.
(you always did like the corner over the transducer)
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soupster51
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20kg
20kg is kind of like the 1m barra club. Close but no cigar. A 19kg dhu is a bloody good fish though.
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JohnF
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Grsyzede, fantastic to see a
Grsyzede, fantastic to see a large breeding dhu get released to live and breed another day....I hope more and more take this approach.
It feels great boating a big fish, but even better releasing it alive and well.
I have set a new rule on my boat that any dhu or snapper over 80 cm gets released.....these are too magnificent an animal to kill unless they comee up really bad, and I am not convinced that the larger fish are that good to eat compared with the smaller ones.
That being said, I did not bother the score board or the release weight on Saturday out of two rocks on charter, with 4 hits for only a single hook up for a total of 1o seconds after a solid 8 hours of jigging and soft plastics........hmmm, worst days fishing I have ever (first time ina long time for zero fish landed....), but just the anticipation of a hit with jigs was still enough to have fun.
John
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grayzeee
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mate after faffing about
mate
after faffing about cleaning that fish of mine , it'll be the last time i take a big dhu.i think your rule is a good one. i'll also only be taking smaller males as self imposed boat rule.
it was bitter sweet as it went into the esky.
letting one go , you get an elated feeling. i'll be doing a lot more releasing from now on.
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till
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Someone was telling me that
Someone was telling me that it took three of them to fillet a 35kg greybarred, its tough work on those big fish!