Dhufish on whiting rig

Went out with Heath the other day from Cockburn, just past five fathom bank. Good conditions, caught a few fish. Drifted off a lump, Heath says lets go around again. Hang on a second, Im getting a couple of (small) nibbles. Anyway, start to wind up my line and about 10 seconds later something goes BANG and im on. Something has hit me on the way up I say to Heath, calling it for a sambo. Few big runs, maybe its a big pinkie. Anyway bring it up to the boat, and blow me down its a Dhufish. Got it in, and it had taken the bottom hook rigged for kgs. 2 snelled 1/0 mustad hoodlums, with a tiny strip of skinned occy. Couldn't believe it!

Went 12kg fat as and 90cm. My best dhufish so far... Stoked!

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well done mate, you must tied

Fri, 2014-10-10 18:11

well done mate, you must tied your rig well and good quality hooks !

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What a Cracker

Fri, 2014-10-10 18:59

 

 Hows that, lucky its this week! Nice catch for sure.

 Gezz the Dhue catches are flowing ATM

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 Sweet, that's a cracker of a

Fri, 2014-10-10 19:03

 Sweet, that's a cracker of a dhuie on the light rig, would have been some nervous moments once you identified it 

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Nice catch on a whiting rig mate

Fri, 2014-10-10 20:00

well done..  

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Nice dhuie. How'd you go with

Fri, 2014-10-10 20:18

Nice dhuie. How'd you go with the kgw?

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 Nice job mate! I had a

Fri, 2014-10-10 20:25

 Nice job mate! I had a similar instance a few weeks ago but mine turned out to be a pb N/W blowie haha 

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cheers fellas, yes, the rig

Sat, 2014-10-11 05:25

cheers fellas, yes, the rig snapped just as we got the fish (her) in the boat. Beau, did not catch any kgs this trip but have caught some crackers up to 60cm in the past out behind five fathom on broken ground.

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 I swear The biggest Dhuies

Sat, 2014-10-11 17:05

 I swear The biggest Dhuies ALWAYS go for the lightest rigs!

Well done on the catch

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Sat, 2014-10-11 17:38

 Just goes to show, the old adage, you can catch a whale on a whitings hook, but you can't catch a whiting on a whales hook.

 

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