cracker of a day goes sour
had the oppurtunity to sneak out for a fish from mindarie today, cant believe i almost accepted the weather forcast and not go. started of around 9am in the shallows just messing about with plastics and found some good ground north. well it didnt take long up came a blackass 35cm released and a couple of whitting.
i hadnt planned on going out deep but i was keen once on the water, shot out to a couple of my spots for a placcy bash, good idea i reckon. i released 4 undersize dhuies 1 sized, 3 sized snapper and a sambo that surpassed my 120cm brag mat. kept 2 snapper one at 62cm and the other at 75cm, the 75cm snapper was missing half his tale so it debatable the actual size.
impressive ride home too 
on a sour note my new favourite placcy combo thought it could swim and is now a the bottom of the indian ocean courtesy of the sea anchor rope 
. broke my knife and didnt raise the outboard leaving ramp 
oh well s@#t happens still breathing and drinking beer
big cheers to the lad that yelled out to me about my outboard before any damage was done
heres a few picks i managed but as iam normally a solo fisher these pics are hard to get good.
thats the combo in the snapper pic 
dkonig82
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nice work on the solo mission
nice work on the solo mission mate, but sucks about the combo!
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beau
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Sh!t yeah that first sounder
Sh!t yeah that first sounder pic is killer! Top work
Cruise Control
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Congrats on the nice pinks.
Congrats on the nice pinks. Commiserations on the gear overboard. I've had tne same experience and it wasnt a happy day.
Hutch
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Nice work, some good pinkies
Nice work, some good pinkies there. Bad luck about the combo, have had a few gone over the side and never a good thing.
Justin M
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Well done, nice pinkies
Well done, nice pinkies there.
z00m
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Even though you lost the
Even though you lost the combo it looks like it was a cracking session. Just an excuse to shop for a new combo! Better get 2 in case another one gets away
crasny1
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Ouch
Happened to me with a Stella 8000SW and Samurai Jig10. Not happy Jan. But as you say good fish caught, you are still alive and well, and can drink beer and the footy is on.
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uncle
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bugger that
theres a few outfits disappeared like that, not to me thankfully ,mate of mine had his combo leaning on the transom, bang big hit and it got pulled over the back, he wasn't happy. nice pinks though
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
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yeah i put the rod down
yeah i put the rod down after i rigged a new plastic, pulled in sea anchor moved back to start my drift, threw the sea anchor and it must of snagged the reel and over she went.
sea-kem
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Dayummmm that sucks losing
Dayummmm that sucks losing gear. Looks like a good day on the water though.
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Piggy
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nice
nice day mate!!
I was just behind you backing down the trailer in the cruiser and didnt quiet see your engine down in time before it hit the road!! didnt think you noticed thats why i honked the horn at you!!...... funny thing is only a few weeks before hand we did exactly the same thing in my mates boat and at exactly the same spot ripped the skeg off the bottom!! lucky yours wasnt that damaged!!
good day tho mate, we managed to bag out!! heaps of big snapper out there at the moment
cheer bud
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yeah all good little scuff
yeah all good little scuff cheers bud, was checking messages when i docked and forgot to raise the motor and spewing about my combo aswell. so glad it didt damage anything
Ol Tom
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Well done mate. Reckon Id be
Well done mate. Reckon Id be a tad absent minded after a day like that, just busting a gut to get home to show of the catch and photos.