Good baldie
Submitted by rob90 on Tue, 2022-03-22 12:00
Went out last weekend and managed a tasty little feed. Baldie went 61cm and pink 73. Both taken on a 5in placcie on a 1oz jighead. Baldie was from 29m and pink from 40m. Nothing beats baldie imo and smaller pinks eaten fresh are great. What is a good size baldie? I regularly get them around this size as well as smaller models but I'm wondering what people consider ripper baldies.
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NORUN NOFUN
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Metro baldies pushing that
Metro baldies pushing that 70cm would have to be a rippa but i would be pretty happy with a baldie in the 60's as the larger models have quite a bit more meat, same with the pinky's and am not that keen to keep under 60cm but that also depends on what depth they come from.
You did well to get a 1oz down in the 40's, must have been a nice slow current.
rob90
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Cool, 70cm is the new
Cool, 70cm is the new target. I always like fishing light and small, with a decent chute the ski seems to hold a slow steady drift in most conditions worth fishing, I upgrade to jigs if it's too quick.
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sunshine
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Got one that weighed 8kg exactly
Sorry no photo .....I understand that they can grow up to a metre.....now that would be something else
rob90
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Jeeperz! That'd be a dream.
Jeeperz! That'd be a dream. Yeah I read a meter but I have also read that they are slow growing?
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still trying
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I have got a baldy last 3
I have got a baldy last 3 trips ranging 56-58cm and was reasonably happy with them, not alot of meat on the smaller ones. I think the misses is doing a fish head curry today with a head and some wings.
rather be fishing
BigJevans
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Nice
Nice Rob, i managed a couple last week too! Were you on the ski?
rob90
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Nice! Don't need the big
Nice! Don't need the big trophy bucks to fill the freezer to come home with a smile. Yeah was out on the ski. Used eco mode and kept it to a small trip with no more than half throttle after having to donate my hard earned to the oil tycoons that morning.
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BigJevans
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yup
I went out on my brother inlaws 9.m preston craft with inboard diesel so easy day for me haha you did well to get out to the 40s on the ski though
rob90
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Sounds like an awesome boat
Sounds like an awesome boat to spend a day on! Yep if the weather is OK and I feel safe I'm normally out there.
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Marineboy
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Baldie
61cm is a good metro baldie, well done.
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little johnny
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Good feed
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Livewire
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My Pb metro baldie is 68cm
My Pb metro baldie is 68cm caught from 70 meters but the average is more like 45-55 05cm
rob90
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68 is a great fish. I love
68 is a great fish. I love the sub 50cm ones for baking whole in the oven. Can't beat it.
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little johnny
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6.850 best caught on my boat
Not last jan . Year before I put up picture up on site of craiges baldie . 5.2 kg .Any Baldie over 600 mm a cracker . I hate taking sides off them . Slippy buggers . Heaps around now days . There bite . Follow there bite follow . You can never mistake the knock of them . Feed line feed line . Cracker bite and fight
rob90
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Yep absolute mission to
Yep absolute mission to fillet. They bite well on artificials and fight well on light gear.
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