First Metro Mackie
Last wednesdy a mate and mylf went for a troll for mackeral armed with gardies for bait and dead bait trolling rigs we were set. We launched at daybreak and sailed out towards where we were going to fish which was a bait laden area less than a km from shore.
I set my first rod , downrigging with a sinker on a rubber band then looping around the mainline. I was in the process of setting the secomd rod when line started peeling fro. The already set rod, i set hooks and the fish ran then slowed and shook his head before bolting again.
After a 10 minute fight i had my first yak caught mackie on board. He was 141 cm long and i estimate him to be about 15 kgs.
We had been on the water for 5 mins before the fish struck
To say i was stoked is an understatement.
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Hutch
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Awesome
Top effort
big john
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Cracker
Glad to see you on here Pilbarajim.
That yak looks like a weapon.
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uncle
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Good fish
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
kirky79
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Great fish
Great yak
meglodon
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Great pic and catch
Well done on the catch, the yak isn't named theKon tiki by any chance, it looks like it could travel across any ocean.
PJim
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Ha ha ha a
No mate, she is called Smaug, she does get about though
rob90
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Well done jamie! You put in
Well done jamie! You put in the time and effort and it paid off for ya. They are a real buzz from the yak hey. You've cracked the code now it seems. Just waitin for your dhuie posts now.
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Adam Gallash
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Solid
Solid mack, well worth being stoked about.
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Krusty
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Awesome indeed, top effort
Awesome indeed, top effort for a top fish....well done
Yet to crack the metro mack myself but will keep trying.
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sea-kem
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Cracker fish
Cracker fish
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