Great day out, Dhui on jig
Three of us headed out from Two Rocks last Sunday morning, conditions were less than ideal for comfort levels and took their toll on the skipper but they were fine for hungry fish. We got onto a patch of fluffy bottom that the other two blokes had found on a previous sortie and first drop resulted in a Pinky that went a few inches over legal & a Whaler shark so things were looking promising. We fished the same drift for the next 5 or 6 hours moving across a bit each time and came up trumps. Jimmy boated a double header of healthy undersize Dhui's which gladly swan off and some thumper Blackbutt which went in the ice bin before hooking onto this beautiful 10kg Dhui. His PB and a fish that got us all excited. 
We continued to get results on each drift until after one spew too many we convinced the skipper he should get back on dry land to settle his guts down. He agreed reluctantly but insisted we stop for one last drop at a spot he had on the way back, which we did (gotta admire the dedication!). Damn happy we did that myself as after he hooked another nice Pinky, on the last drop of the day my Octa jig which I had decided to tie on a few drops earlier was inhaled by something solid and certainly not just another pesky cuttlefish. A bit of fun on the lighter gear later and up came my PB Dhui and certainly my first on jig. I was stoked to say the least and the smiles on all of us was of result of great day on the blue. 
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Cammos
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Date Joined: 30/06/09
Well done on a good day, I
Well done on a good day, I will be damned if I can get those octa jigs to work.
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Yeah me either, so grats
Yeah me either, so grats there! Auslobster did ok with that style on baldies, a few holidays back, in Jurien.
Auslobster
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Date Joined: 03/05/08
Can't get them to work anywhere else!
The flat coral patches up there really suit octajigs, I guess, but to me they are worth using anywhere since you can just give the rod to a kid or stick it in the holder and let the lure do its thing while you jig/bait bounce with another outfit.
Great effort guys, green with envy and itching to get out now!
grayzeee
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Date Joined: 09/07/09
ha. same here. never had a
ha. same here. never had a fish on them.
well done though. good going and good on skipper for staying out
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Lucky Tim
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Date Joined: 28/11/07
good day out mate, looks
good day out mate, looks pretty sloppy but good on the skipper for digging in for a final drift
Just1morecast
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Date Joined: 04/12/09
Im another yet to get
Im another yet to get anything good on an octa. Mind you i dont get much anyway. But good effort, some nice fish there yumm
Forever learning with fishing
Joodles
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Date Joined: 19/11/10
The Jury's out on the Octa's
The Jury's out on the Octa's then! I have worked them before for little result but as mentioned they are a lazy jig. Don't have to do too much so good for the end of the day I reckon.