Metro YFT in August ----- You betcha!

Great arvo on the water, me, Langa, Baron and TimVB headed out at 11 am, very gentlemanly. The plan was for a quick dhu jig on the way out then look for some early season sambos for a bit of fun. Things got pretty interesting after that!

First off, Troy with a nice dhu, a PB on jig for Baron.

We then got a few sambos and amberjack on jig but it was hard work and we went to probably 5 shallow sambo spots for a handful of small sambos.

Then it gots nuts after we saw a free jumping fish.....looks like a YFT.....in August......surely not???

Langa was first up.

Followed by Troy.

Tim then got a strippie, released, and as we let the lure back in it got hit immediately, we me landing this YFT which tipped the scales just over 19 kg.

We had to fight off a bloody big shark as we gaffed the tuna......he was not happy and circled the boat for 10 minutes....awesome sight.

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 would only beleive it with

Sun, 2014-08-03 21:01

 would only beleive it with you john haha

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niceeeeee one, skipped the

Sun, 2014-08-03 21:05

niceeeeee one, skipped the early chill wise move 

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Jigging master

Sun, 2014-08-03 22:00

 Thanks boys for a great day enjoyed jigging up dhu and gaffing Langas jumping yellowfin.

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Awesome

Mon, 2014-08-04 06:28

 Great stuff mate.. If anyone could catch a Yfin now it could only be you.. You certainly have em sussed!!

yeow!!!     Belly

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 Well done on the yft thats

Mon, 2014-08-04 10:19

 Well done on the yft thats an awsome winter metro catch what depth of water were you geting them

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Nice one

Mon, 2014-08-04 11:00

Yet to blood the boat with a YFT returning from Karratha. Need to get some sashimi cubes going!

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Fark yeahhh

Mon, 2014-08-04 11:46

Fark yeahhh

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Mon, 2014-08-04 14:04

 top effort fellas!

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Winter yellowfin

Tue, 2014-08-05 07:53

 Nice work John. What was the water temp?

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 Nice work John. Any ideas

Tue, 2014-08-05 08:40

 Nice work John. Any ideas what the big shark was?

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Tue, 2014-08-05 09:17

That boat has gooooood juju

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+1

Thu, 2014-08-07 14:58

+1 to that!

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awesome

Tue, 2014-08-05 14:08

looks good. can't wait till i own a boat. what sort of shark was it and how big you rekon? always wanted to see one (from a boat obviously)

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Water temp - dunno, my temp

Tue, 2014-08-05 21:39

Water temp - dunno, my temp gauge went on the fritz on Sunday,I recon 19 to 20, low for YFT I would have thought?

Shark was a 'ken huge bronzie, had a big boof head. Biggest Bronzie I have seen and it followed us over a km or so between the two encounters we had with him,, but smaller than the Great White we saw in the area last year....that was a tank.

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There he is - the YFT

Wed, 2014-08-06 20:22

There he is - the YFT whisperer!

Love your work mate. Super jealous

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Plenty of Tuna steaks there

Thu, 2014-08-07 14:09

Plenty of Tuna steaks there John. Love your work !