Another night of aching backs, screaming drags and bronzies.
After work last night few of us went down for a few sharks with the wind perfectly behind us off our chosen rock platform. After running around earlier trying to find some baits big enough we where set with 2 balloons bouncing around 2-300m out.
First bait took just under an hour to get eaten and the second one 2 hours after that. All up we where fishing for 5 hours and managed these 2 very nice bronzies. First one I caught on my light gear (Trinidad 30A spooled with 40lb) taking just over an hour to beach, The second one put up a much better account for itself pulling 400m of line straight out against full drag on 24kg gear before coming straight back in all the way to the rocks. Hour and a half and we had this one beached as well.
Awesome fun and good to get a few more in but it would be nice to catch something other than a bronzie hahaha. There has to be a big hammerhead or mako swimming around there with my name on it!!
Cheers Chris.
always looking for a new challenge!!
Paul G
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Well done Chris, beats
Well done Chris, beats pulling in blowfish from the jetty
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meglodon
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what a great report
thanks for a great report and pics, did they release ok the men in grey are a hardy lot
carnarvonite
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Long arms
Your arms are looking longer each time you put a report in, well done.
It wouldn't be Jimmy Newells harbour by any chance?
Chris fish
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Nah that walk is not worth
Nah that walk is not worth it for a few sharks haha. Was a bit east of town this spot.
always looking for a new challenge!!
carnarvonite
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Agree
Its hard enough walking up from there in daylight let alone at night carting all your gear.
till
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Some monsters there guys!
Some monsters there guys!
catchalittle
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well done nice report
well done nice report
Nathan
Chris fish
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My poor torium 50 is looking
My poor torium 50 is looking a little worse for wear after a year of hard use catching these guys so I think I might give it a service today hahaha, hopefully we can get some better ones in tonight or at least something other than a stupid bronzie. Seen a big mako free jumping yesterday just as we go to our spot so there out there I just need to get lucky.
always looking for a new challenge!!
dr_nasty
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My mate caught a hammerhead
My mate caught a hammerhead west of albany 2 weeks ago off a platform. 5 foot in size nothing like the suckers your catching. Great stuff again.
Let that reel scream!
fisho-ron
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looks like a decent workout
looks like a decent workout mate, i best leave it to those with the experiance.
im getting to old and unfit for that.
well done mate, great catch.
should get a measure for the board mate
Chris fish
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I have some measured up to
I have some measured up to 3.2m but getting a photo of the whole tape is near on impossible and being able to see the numbers. We always aim to let them go as fast as possible so numbers aren't that big a deal to us unless it's something out of the ordinary.
always looking for a new challenge!!
metroLBfisher
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that is nothing short from
that is nothing short from awesome! well done
Good things come to those who bait
Terry Du87
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well done, Chris
well done, Chris
ratt27
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nice sharks
that would have to little beach at 2 peoples hey chris?