Handlining session
Thought I might share a few pics of my then girlfriend (now wife!) on her first ever fishing trip I took her on. This was a little while back.
Starting from the fist Pic:
In the background my brother is holding up a trout she just caught on a handline hence me being up the front ready to take a photo. Mick's line went though so I managed to get her nailing another great trout. Quick learner!!
Who says handlines aren't fun.
But that was later in the day. Her first ever bait down produced a small rock cod which I released and tossed the bait back in. She immediatley hooked up under the boat and landed one of the biggest Mangrove Jacks I've ever seen. I reckon it followed the rock cod up to the boat. What a start.
It was the first of 5 Jacks we got to go with the 21 (bag out) Coral Trout and a few Spaniards to boot. Needless to say I got her hooked. And now she lets me spend money on as much fishing gear as I want.......
MattMiller
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Date Joined: 15/06/09
Nice work
with the mrs mate, got her hooked in a big way. Massive Jacks too, be nice to get onto a few of them.
deepwater
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Date Joined: 09/05/07
great trout on a hand line
great trout on a hand line well done Bunnys now wife,they would have hurt the hands a bit great work
jeff
allrounder
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it has been
a long time since i have seen the red bean.Works a treat one guy i fished with a lot up north used red and white beans every drop.He swore by it.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
carnarvonite
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Handlines
Everyone should do an apprenticeship using handlines, get to feel every movement the fish does. Only after they've had a few good sets of line burns let them start using a rod.
Good work by the missus with the heavy mono and some top fish.
Faulkner Family
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thats some great fish on a
thats some great fish on a hand line. done plenty of it in the past and i know what its like to play a big fish on the line, many deep line cuts and lots of pain but the feeling you get is great. top marks to the lady
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Bunny
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Date Joined: 05/08/10
You might notice in the pics
You might notice in the pics she was wearing a couple of black finger guards. We use push bike inner tube, works great!
I just posted a short movie in the videos section showing me using a couple more than just 2 finger guards. As you can see by the end result I a good reason!
Jody
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Date Joined: 19/04/07
Excellent work
Red is such a wonderful colour. Nice fishing !!
TWiZTED
Dale
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Huge Jacks, way to
Huge Jacks, way to go.
Cheers
Dale
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