Dolphin Fish *ALBANY*
Got a phone call from my old man in albany this morning, he goes out into Princess Royal Harbour in albany in his kayak quite regulary, this morning however blew his mind of what he say..
he sounded like a kid stepping into a lollystore for the first time..
He said it was really flat and could see fish splashing the surface just a short distance from him, so he paddled over towards it, and what he saw next took time to sink in... Dolphin fish, this is 110% true, he has personally never seen them apart from photo's but he said the Colour Blue and yellow was so bright and the hump shape head.. they circled and hung around his kayak for about an hour, he only had his flick rod with him.. he tried Soft Plastics but they werent interested.. how ever no camera onboard as limited space.. he was no more than 300m's from shore.. Just off Frenchmans Bay Road,, he thought at first they could have been tuna as they've been sighted in there before..
anyone else heard of some wierd things like this before..
I wish he had his camera
wopjrb
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weird stuff happens all the time in the ocean mate
struth, better get a beer then
wopjrb
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i saw a 20kg sambo in hillarys marina 3 years ago
struth, better get a beer then
till
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One was caught down there a
One was caught down there a few years back. I saw a snap on wangler.
wopjrb
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then just about got spooled on a yozori jig in the harbour
struth, better get a beer then
Aussie Boofhead
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ive never caught one but im
ive never caught one but im wondering if they stayed with his kayak for so long, as they are attracted to Objects maybe??
He spoke to Jim Allen at Rods and tackle and he said it wouldnt suprise him as the water temps are all over the place at the moment..
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hlokk
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Some say the name comes from
Some say the name comes from them swimming in the front of a boat like dolphins.
In most areas you can find them under various floating things like weed (or palm trees), which act as natural FADs. In some areas, to look for the fish, you drive around till you find a weed patch and they're often there.
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Addicted to jiggingwopjrb
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yeah
iv caughtem on rotto fads and dampier fad and they seem to love floating objects
struth, better get a beer then
alfred
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Mahi that far south this
Mahi that far south this year? No wonder the FADs have such a poor showing!
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hlokk
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Maybe they can smell the
Maybe they can smell the crays on you Alfred and they're a bit upset for feeling left out
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Addicted to jiggingDreamweaver
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True apparently
Yup, know a chap that caught one as Till said. Here's hoping for the weekend!!
(if I can get another leave pass
)
Yesterday would have been fantastic out on the water down here. There's been tons of great days - ALL during the week though. Doing my head in!
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carnarvonite
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Weather
Its "boss's weather" Col,fine and sunny with light winds through the week and blowing and raining on the weekends
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LMAO!
Bloody PERFECT discription mate - I'll pay that BIG TIME!
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Shame they wouldnt take a
Shame they wouldnt take a bait/lure would have been good fun in a kayak LOL!
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