Dasho and HonSu's day out jigging on Saltwater Charters 03/01/2010
We headed out from Hillarys @ 6am with an arsenal of HonSu's gear. The first few drifts produce sambo's, including one where a charter supplied rod was snapped due to being high-sticked. Bad ending to a $300 rod.
We got smoked by some beasts, which were lost due to terminal tackle failure and line rubbing.
Later in the day when everyone switched over to bottom bounce, we switched over to lighter jigging gear. Sounds like a cliche, but just when you switch to lighter gear, the fish of the day just happens to latch on....Honsu was onto a beast of a fish, which turned out to be a 40-45kg sambo.
The service onboard SW Charters is top notch. If you're planning to head out, give them a call. Everyone went home with a feed of fish or cray.
schecky
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Nice stuff You guys lose
Nice stuff
You guys lose many jigs/fish to sharks?
Dasho
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Only 1 sambo got sharked. I
Only 1 sambo got sharked.
I lost 2 jigs due to line rubbing when hooked up. The current was strong.
kane
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awesome :)
great stuff guys, im heading out with them sunday, gotta a new rod to test as well :D
they do put on a great day and a top notch feed too :)
one improvement i could suggest is better rod storage options for punters rods...plenty of high dollar gear gets bought on but not really anywhere to safely stow with easy access as you can see in some of your pics.
Gooooone Fishin!
Ectopic
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Is this the Nirai you
Is this the Nirai you ordered recently?
http://db.tt/DXvNMYOU
kane
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Yeah mate cant wait to get it bent
Gooooone Fishin!
honsu chin
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those are the charter's
those are the charter's bottom smashing outfits (ie Penn Mariners, JW and other cheapies), was temporarily put aside until the jigging gear was brought out.
New rod hey.....what is it?? Another Smith?
till
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When I was out, a couple of
When I was out, a couple of Honsu's rods nearly went swimming. They were down the back, they fell forward onto the floor and began sliding out thru the scuppers.
Simmo
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Top stuff fellas! Must be
Top stuff fellas! Must be close to a PB, Chinny?
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Charter!
Nice work there fella's, some good size fish and a descent sambo on lighter PE Chinny!
"Saltwater Charters" get a good wrap both by FW members & my shop customers so we give them a thumbs up ie recommending through my shop!
Gonna get out in the next few days for an arm stretching, blood in my new Jigging Master rod =)
Goodz
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Was it hard to eat that cray
Was it hard to eat that cray after such an intimate moment? :) Sounds like a great day out!
Dasho
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Let me run a hot bath for
Let me run a hot bath for you Pinchy...
damo6230
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yet another great sambo report
looks like a killer season on the sambos......
what classifies as 'light' gear?
HuggyB
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knowing Chinny
PE2 - 4 maybe?
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
honsu chin
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yeh a little lighter than
yeh a little lighter than the usual Sambo "come're" gear.
Got a couple on PE8 (100lb) gear so time to break out the lighter PE2-4 (50lb)+ saltiga Z30 outfit for some bottom fish....I just cant seem to get away from Sambos...figured 60m of water....maybe a small sambo. Obviously smaller jigs get bigger fish!!
Faulkner Family
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nice size sambo , but did
nice size sambo , but did you have to go all Rex Hunt on the cray yibbada yibbadaor is it hubba hubba
. well done on the monster Chinny
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
DazSamFishing
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Good work Honsu. 'Spewin' I
Good work Honsu.
'Spewin' I wasn't there. Til next weekend I say.
Dasho
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Oh Pinchy...
Oh Pinchy...
shabba
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nice 1 honsu, a big sambo on
nice 1 honsu, a big sambo on light gear....................