Metro Lanbased Mackie!
Was chatting to JohnF and tim-o one morning during the week about the pelagic action offshore out of Perth at the moment, particularly the Mackies. With all the fishing talk and the rest of the day off I called my younger brother and suggested we go for a bit of a drive and just flick some lures around landbased as the wind was up a bit too much for the boat. So I paired up some casting rods with our PE3 jigging reels and off we went.
After about an hour of casting a massive expolsion of whitewater erupted on Codys skipping stickbait, and seconds after the drag was humming and braid disapearing at a rate of knots across the surface! Good first run, then Cody eased him to the back of the reef when he decided to take off again this time slugging it out deeper. Got him to the back of the reef again and there were a few tense moments keeping the fish's head up as he swam over some shallow bombies. Finally get the fish into some safe water and I ran in about waist deep and tailed the fish back onto the beach.
Could not believe what had just happened and still struggling to fathom it right now! The lure fell out as soon as the fish hit the sand, veryy lucky!
My brothers first Metro Mack and it was landbased, and on a stickbait rigged with no wire. We were definitely not expecting to catch anything, I didnt even have an eski and I had to borrow a knife from a bloke up the beach just to spike it.
Will most likely get one of the photos framed and printed, would be great to know which one you guys like the most so I can choose one for POTM nomination too
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Cheers,
Beau.
Vinesh87
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Epic!
Epic!
MandurahMatt
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Love your work, that's a
Love your work, that's a well earned smile on your dial :-)
Bewdey Fellaz
Patto 1
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As above epic land base
As above epic land base catch beau .nice size to ,and the top photo for me
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MandurahMatt
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1st pic at top for sure.
1st pic at top for sure.
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meglodon
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Dawesville cut mackie
I saw the Mackie caught at the Dawesville cut the other day, could not believe it the guy just through out and bang he was on. After a good fight he had a bit of a drama landing it but thanks to a helping hand he finial got it up on the rocks, looked a good size.
All this happened in the middle of the day.
beau
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I saw a photo of that fish on
I saw a photo of that fish on facebook, was a nice size too. Seems they are in pretty shallow at the moment then?
Redemperor000
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simply awesome
great catch. and i rekon the first pic is the best
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Dead Set fishing magnets ..
Dead Set fishing magnets .. well done to the bro , excellent stuff .. 1st pic
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tim-o
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Don't believe a word, it's
Don't believe a word, it's all bullshit and the pics are photoshopped ;) Even the car one, it's partially covered, looks like a dolphin to me
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beau
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Our chat actually got me out
Our chat actually got me out the house to go fishing that day, I owe you a fillet!
Of sambo :)
tim-o
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Yes, my constant dribble does
Yes, my constant dribble does that to people (people walk off mid convo), no luck again this arvo I take it? I suppose an epic tale can't be told twice. We'd all have loved to be hanging onto that rod for the first run, but your bro is probably crap at taking pics, so better it's him with the fish. Witnessing the strike, tailing the fish, just reading about it is awesome, hard to believe with that backdrop.
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beau
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Not today. Just before sunset
Not today. Just before sunset they started busting up jumping out the water, about 30m beyond my casting range. Baitballs getting smashed out deeper aswell. Frustrating arvo and dont think my body can take another day casting this gear full pelt. Need to take the boat up there i think!
tim-o
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Or the ski? Hmmm, up there he
Or the ski? Hmmm, up there he says, hmmm, where is up there...
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beau
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you know, up there, go down
you know, up there, go down that way, let the tyres down, go around there and its right there
tim-o
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Can you send me the full
Can you send me the full resolution pics, I just can't make out the landmarks in your bros sunnies on these pics
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grantarctic1
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What next
How are you going to top that catch Beau ? Well the way you guys fish i'm sure you will one day. Absolutely unreal bro, well done .
beau
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How am I going to top it? I
How am I going to top it?
I have to catch one myself!! He's an arsey bastard and im sick of fishing with him to be honest, until the anchor needs to be pulled of course ;)
grantarctic1
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Yeah
Yeah i know how it is, i take people fishing, they use my gear and catch the fish ive been trying to get for years. lol . Still he wouldn't have got it without his big bro. Next one will be all yours mate.
beau
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YEP! I bought the gear, I
YEP!
I bought the gear, I tied the knots, he catches the fish. Bullshit
I mightve missed my chance actually Grant, I went beck yesterday arvo and got smashed by a mackie, jumping out the water nearly 2m with my popper in its mouth, 60lb leader bitten off straight away like cotton. No wire trace :(
Lamby
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Got to agree with the others,
Got to agree with the others, top pic is a ripper
Well done Beau & Cody bro, amazing capture
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Hahaa wtf!?
You guys make me want to spew!
Top effort:D
Jason P
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That's bloody awesome, great
That's bloody awesome, great pictures too!
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Paul G
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FIRST PIC. What a great
FIRST PIC. What a great catch,one to remember.
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Guardy
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Definitely 1st Pic
Great catch. What weight?
trymyluck
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wow ripper Lb Metro Mackie
wow ripper Lb Metro Mackie !!well done
clogwog
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Superb fish mate, congrats
Superb fish mate, congrats and definetly a fish to remember. Very envious.
beau
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Not sure on weight,
Not sure on weight, guesstimate was 18-20kg. Went a nudge over 1.4m.
Uluabuster
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Awesome capture and top
Awesome capture and top effort!
First Pic for sure!
Notice you rig your rear single side ways. Did that interrupt with the hook up or was the fish caught on the belly single ?
beau
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Not intentional, I dont get
Not intentional, I dont get into that, just keep it simple and get it done. Lure was sideways in its mouth hooks hooked into both sides of the mouth
Fisher Kid
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Absolutely epic mate, fish of
Absolutely epic mate, fish of a lifetime right there.
I would do ANYTHING to get a small mack, let alone one in perth, landbased
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
StevieP
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craziness whats going on
craziness whats going on metro lately.. first or third pic are both great
Stevo81
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Sic effort boys. Can't
Sic effort boys. Can't decide out of pic 1 or 3!
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JPARA
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Awesome reward there mate
Awesome reward there mate well done
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Tin arse, awesome m8.
Tin arse, awesome m8.
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sweet team effort guys well
sweet team effort guys well done
My vote would have to be pic 1
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Awesome mate!!!!!!
Awesome mate!!!!!!
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epic fish
well done Cody
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Sensational
Am I the only one but has the Metro LB mackies picked up this year. Previously the reports were sporadic, now it seems to be going off.
Well done Beau and Bro.
Top pic is a POTM contender for sure.
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kirky79
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Yep awesome catch! Nice one.
Yep awesome catch! Nice one. No. 1 photo too.
brg
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mad! and on stick.awesome
mad! and on stick.awesome
jarrid
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Good work, serious fish.
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well done!!! Cracka
well done!!! Cracka effort!!!
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Holy cow. That's a great
Holy cow. That's a great fish!
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But beau
When I first read the tittle I thought to think - How do you catch a mackie on LAN. Is that a new computer based fishing method????
EDIT: LOL - and then I do a typo called tittle!!!!!!!!!!!
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cobia15
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You guys just keep producing
You guys just keep producing top catches.. top pic for me.
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tangles
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yep epic besu!
yep epic beau! Big bull too! They are like flies up here atm in along all the beaches!
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I can feel a trip to Kalbarri
I can feel a trip to Kalbarri coming on....
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dead set awesome! And I'm
dead set awesome! And I'm stuck on a rig in Darwin... I gotta stop looking at fishwrecked while I'm at work.
Tim
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Great
Great fish Beau. That top pic is a cracka.
Awesome fish from the shore
fishin mad
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awesum fish and metro
awesum fish and metro landbased to top it off
Ol Tom
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Clearly your post is a
Clearly your post is a winner Beau by all the response you have had.
That is definately a catch of a lifetime, that big, that species and from the beach, bet no one slept that night?
Looks like the top pic is the winner too but I actually like the way the second picture sort of looks like the bro is carrting like it HIS baby!!
Well done boys
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nice catch, were was this?
nice catch, were was this?
Mel
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amazing capture, good pics
amazing capture, good pics too
well done
slam
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framing
Hey Beau, great effort & pics. I own a picture framing business so if you need any help with your framing or printing just drop me a line!
Dicko
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First pic is the winner,
First pic is the winner, Great work mate!
nana nana nana nana fishing!!!
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+1
+1
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great stuff Beau. wheres the
great stuff Beau. wheres the vid mate?
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thats just ridiculous!
thats just ridiculous!
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Awesome fish mate! Congrats
Awesome fish mate! Congrats mate id frame all the photos lol.
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