Dhu wouldn"t believe it!!!!!
With the fishing gods finally smiling upon us, I was fortunate enough to be able to get out from Two rocks with Ryan Thipthorp on Sunday and hit up the 40m mark. The call for the day was to fish with artificals only with no bait to be taken out, and after carefull consultation with Ryan (what do you reckon about this colour? Yeh mate she'll be alright!) we concurred and sent down our McArty soft plastics into the briney deep ( I was using a 7in Bullhead in orange/yellow pattern and Ryan choosing a Chartruse pearl bullhead, jig heads were 1 to 1 1/2 oz).
With a gentleman hours start to the boat ramp we launch around the 10.00am mark and headed out to the first spot. First few drift didn't produce alot with Ryan nailing an undersize Dhui which was released well to fight another day successfully. A quick move saw us droppping on ground wwith Ryan's fateful words " this looks like the type of ground that I usually pick up Dhui's in the 10-15kg range. Softies down, jig jig jig bang Ryan's on ...... result 15kg of prime table fish. Next drift same result but this time it was yours truly who was the lucky angler...10kg Dhu to the account. This pretty much set the tone for the day with numerous moves and a bite that I have never experienced before.
The soft plastics were being absolutly smashed by the Dhuies with them being taken well down in the mouth. All up we probably fished 4 hours with a tally of around 12-15 Dhuies with 2 being kept. Best results were Ryan 7 & 15 kg Dhu on soft plastic, me 5 & 10kg dhu on soft plastic. With the rest of the fish either just under ranging up to the big bugger Ryan nailed. Biggest problem was we were unable to get away from Dhuies......some problem hey! Thanks must go to Ryan for a fantastic day out (if you really want to gain more knowledge about fishing, you must give Ryan a call about his fishing tuitions, just have to put up with the bugger being smug when he gets it right!!!!!! Nah not really, he is a good guy who can teach you alot about fishing and targeting different species. See the Fishwrecked sponsor list as he will really help you out into getting into the fish).
Oh and buy the way FRESH DHUI FOR TEA TONIGHT AND DAMN IT TASTED GOOD!
Ryan Thipthorp 15kg Dhu on McArthy SP
Ryans Dhufish and all of em actually were inhailing the SP
Myself with a 10kg Dhufish on SP
Faulkner Family
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great stuff, now you just
great stuff, now you just got to remember everything he taught you.
. couple of fish to fry up. well done
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DazSamFishing
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Top stuff. Great results!
Top stuff. Great results! Ryan seems to have invaluable experience & knowledge.
ADDICT- dUFFMAN
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Nice Dhuies
What Pound mainline and leader
were ya runnning?
Cheers
winner winner chicken dinner
till
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Thats some pretty good
Thats some pretty good scores on the McArthy Baits!
danno
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good stuff boys. those
good stuff boys.
those dhuies are awsome.
well done done to ryan for showing people how to catch good fish.
cheers
Paul G
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Yes top stuff guys. They
Yes top stuff guys. They were not taking the baits for us thats for sure. Looks like I may have to invest in some plastic. Well done.
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alfred
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Top fish guys.
Top fish guys.
STEVE231
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Well done
Quality fish caught on soft plastics, great effort!!
micktree
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well done
great fish on sp i went out sunday with no fish on sp was hard work
hunterdive
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Unreal !! great
Unreal !! great fish!!
Those plastics look awesome. Its a good problem to have, too many dhufish
I have stocked up big time on these for the Montes. I grabbed some of the big 7inch Macarthy Paddle Tails from Honsu today.
OX
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Leader and mainline
Thanks for the comments guys!
Addict - dUFFMAN I was using 30lb whiplash braid, with 50lb penn 10X leader on a plufeger baitcaster matched to an Abu baitcasting rod.
Ryan was using 30ld Super PE braid, with 40lb Sunline flurocarbon leader on a lightish spinning outfit.
Paul_86
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Great dhuies
Great dhuies theres boys, sounds like a great day out with the bonus of picking up some of ryans invaluble knowlaged. Even better on the sp's, well done!
grayzeee
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the man's a gun well done ,
the man's a gun
well done , got to be pleased with that.
(those mcarthy's are awesome eh)
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Simon C
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fantastic work, certainly
fantastic work, certainly smashed us up and we were fishing baits in the same depth on some good lumps as well.
Andy Mac
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Well done guys
Sounds (and looks) like a great trip out.
I'm starting to get cabin fever.... its been several weeks since my last fishing trip, but the bar is nearly finished now, so hopefully this weekend I can get amongst some fish too.
You have inspired me to get out there ox.
Cheers
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Luke_B
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some fantastic fish
some fantastic fish there.
well done.
soupster51
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Two Rocks Dhus
Nice work lads. The weather was great for you guys and that helps a lot at Two Rocks. 15 dhus in four hours; that's pretty good going.
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Bodie
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well done fellas, great
well done fellas, great photos there!!!
Good to see the plastics working in the deeper water, not many people use them out there.
What line class were you using?
Colin Hay
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That is a hooter of a Dhuie Ryan It sure hammered that plastic
That is a great fish too Ox.
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hit n run
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top catch
nice work boys great fish
It used to hurt when I got cock in my ass......now I can take three at once and not feel a thing!
Pete D
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Top day lads
Gotta love those mcarthy's....well the dhuies do.
Great fish Ox, congrats. Hold on when you score one in the shallows!
Cheers Pete
synthos
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nice
very nice what whoppers I can never get myself to try plastics this makes me question my belives :)
lurcha
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woop woop
woop woop
Drew Tagote
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I love Ryan Thipthorp He's
I love Ryan Thipthorp
He's the best TV presenter there ever has been
You are a very lucky guy to get to fish with him
He knows a lot about fishing that's for sure
thesupervisor
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looks like a great
looks like a great day
was this a paid trip through ryans tuition bussiness?
am thinking of going out just wanted to know how you rated the value for money ect?
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
Frank F
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Well done boy sounds like
Well done boys sounds like you had a cracker of a day.
OX
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Thesupervisor this
Thesupervisor this technically was not a paid trip but I had helped Ryan out with a few electrical problems. Mate since I have known Ryan I have found that the help and assistance that he gives you towards fishing is invaluable. He takes his time and explains what he is doing and gives you the complete picture to what he is trying to achieve. He ticks all the boxes when it comes to guidance and by being fortunate enough to get out and fish with him my knowledge of fishing from sounder reading , rig presentation,gear choice,bait/artifical choice,etc has increased greatly.
So inresponse to your question about the rating of value for money then I would have to say definatley very much worth it. In the end the real value for me was to get out to fish and have a fantastic day on the water (whether I caught fish or not, to me it is about experience for the day rather than the fish catch/kill count). Good company,good weather and if you are lucky enough a fish or two for the dinner plate always equals a great day in my books.
If you need any further info. give me a PM with your contact details and I will either get in touch with you or you can call me.
regards Ox
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Nice
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