Leadhead Sail
Forecast strong wind warning kept me in port Saturday morning but the arvo window looked to good to miss. Blasted out at about 2.00pm, went for a look with the gun in a couple of places but didn't find anything worth shooting. James bagged four crays and I picked up two. Headed to a spot at about 5.00 pm in 40 odd metres of water and did a few drifts with leadheads baited with mulies. Not the best bait and missed quite a few hits. Cranking the jig back up and was rewarded with a nice mack of about a meter, beauty, fresh strip baits for the jigs. Put the pick down and started pumping the pot. Macks were on the job. James hooked a shark down deep so i started cranking my jig to to the top to get it out the way. 3/4's of the way to the top and it stopped in its tracks, another mack I'm thinking until a nice sail burst through the top. Shark was promptly cut off and we concentrated on the sail. Didn't take to long on the PE 5 Twinpower. Few anxious moments boatside and then I had my first sail on a leadhead. Didn't bother lifting in the boat for a pic and it swam off strongly. Is their anything that wont eat a white 6/0 leadhead?
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SamC
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Nice Sail John
Well done mate, the colours are magic...
cheers
sam
Cheers,
Sam
mitch
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cool as big john nice arvo
cool as big john nice arvo on the water by the looks of things
always in it just the depth that varies
connors
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Date Joined: 28/04/08
well done
nice sail there big john
scottnofish
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you know how to make a good lead head
great fish big john even better on home made lead wish we were still up there cant wait till next year
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Jody
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Epic!
"Is their anything that wont eat a white 6/0 leadhead?"
Apparently not BJ !!
That is awsome!! Well done
TWiZTED
jay_burgess
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good capture mate, bet you
good capture mate, bet you got a bit of a surprise when he launched out of the water!
uncle
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sailfish
well done BJ,can't beat the lead heads,gives you a chance on the bootom and great fun to crank back up,your always in with a chance
Fast fish rule!
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
sherbert
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What a life
You got up there, I wish i was still there too
Great fish m8
steve
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alfred
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Love the colour! 1985
Love the colour!
1985 Boston Whaler Outrage 18 Johnson 140hp 4stroke
PilbaraBrad
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!!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!! Well
!!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!!
Well done mate
Dean
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Date Joined: 23/02/07
Would have been a great
Would have been a great fight on that rod/reel, great photies aswell!
Daisy
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Great stuff John, can always
Great stuff John, can always rely on the ole leadhead to turn up some weird stuff.
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Dreamweaver
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Good result BJ
Didn't know you could catch sails like that - gotta be stoked with that result John - brilliantly done!
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eddie
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how does it feel to live my
how does it feel to live my dream?? Top catch mate!
Colin Hay
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That's a tremendous fish John
What beautiful fish they are. Great report and pics too.
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wizza
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Ya never never Know whats
Ya never never Know whats next, Top catch
Faulkner Family
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What great colours top fish
What great colours top fish mate and report
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
harro
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nice story n pics
did u dive where u fished,?
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big john
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Snorkelling
No Harro, usually just snorkel round the islands and shallow reefs.
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Leave the cities behind, out of sight of mind,
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Paul G
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Well done there John, nice
Well done there John, nice pics the second one with the blue coming though the water "great." good report can't wait for 09 and Exy...
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