mahi mahi caught at work
Home made popper now missing hooks as they broke the wire trace.
My first dolphin fish, not big but hey it still counts, and extra points for catching on a handline i reckon.
So here I am on nightshift up off thailand on the oil rig im on, working down in the hot engine room and decided to zip upstairs to get some fresh air, So here I am upstairs looking out at the ocean and suddenly a massive school of dolphin fish swim past the rig, hundreds if not thousands of them constantly circling the rig.
Shit, I race back down and grab a handline and a home made popper I had made last time out whilst bored on night shift and started hurling and retrieving as fast as i could, within minutes i had my fist hook up, bang got him and reeled him in and procariously up to the deck of the rig, then cast again and onto a beauty, this was a dam good sized fish but within about 20 seconds he had bitten through the wire trace connecting the hooks, i had one hook left so i kept fishing and within a minute or three i was on again, once again breaking the hook off at the trace...
Oh well ones enough for my lunch so i took it up to the cook in the galley who is preparing it for my lunch now as i type!
Check out the popper, a thick broom handle cut down ,ear plugs for eyes and some crazy shitty paint scheme done in cheap shit paint made in asia that was real hard to make look good, goes to show you can catch a fish on a piece of crap lure as long as you present it how the fish need it to get them interested.
Now to make some more shitty lures so im ready next time they swim past..oh and better go do some work too!
Gooooone Fishin!
westline
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Hahaha
love ya work mate well done!
hlokk
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Thats pretty cool. Hopefully
Thats pretty cool. Hopefully you'll be able to hook onto some bigger fish for next time. You dont normally need wire for dollies, so perhaps it was a weak connection at the wire? Hopefully you can rig up a new hook connection and post up some pics of the larger ones you'll get :D
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Addicted to jiggingkane
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yep, they were pre rigged 80Lb (apparently) wire traced hooks,
Got em in Singapore...
Is easy to see the wire has freyed and broken about 2/3 along the wire not at the hook connection itself.
Ill bring some decent poppers next time i fly to work and hopefully ill get onto the bigger ones.
Goooooone Fishin!
Gooooone Fishin!
Jezza
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not bad at all kane
not bad at all kane
Auslobster
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Good work!
I spend most of my time at work trying to figure out when and how I'm going to get my next dolly! You actually catch the things at work!
If you're in the union I reckon you should talk to your shop steward about getting a "lure allowance" put into your next bargaining agreement!
Ganged
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Good one m8 Hope you get a big one next time.
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Still learning
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Pete D
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Screwdrivers!
Nice one Kane.
Talking to Soupster last night; he told me that in Tonga they take the handles of Stanley screw drivers (black and yellow), extend the hole through the handle and wire up with a single hook and I suppose ring and swivel. Fantastic hardwaring lure.
You better see purchasing - at least you can justify that - 'nah, mate just the cheapy stanleys will do, not the Snap-ons'.
Cheers Pete
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That's the way to spend your time at work
Nice on Kane
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bod
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good story Kane
like the broomhandle popper - necessity is the mother of invention...great reading.
fish plumber
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what? good job mate..
what?
good job mate..
Nauti Buoy
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Luv your work
Tough gig youve got goin on there mate!!
See if you can salary sacrifice fishing gear- the company might be able to say it is beneficial for the health and wellbeing of their employees