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.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
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sammy85
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would only beleive it with
would only beleive it with you john haha
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niceeeeee one, skipped the
niceeeeee one, skipped the early chill wise move
baron
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Jigging master
Thanks boys for a great day enjoyed jigging up dhu and gaffing Langas jumping yellowfin.
Belly88
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Awesome
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
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
Yet to blood the boat with a YFT returning from Karratha. Need to get some sashimi cubes going!
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Fark yeahhh
Fark yeahhh
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top effort fellas!
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Winter yellowfin
Nice work John. What was the water temp?
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Nice work John. Any ideas
Nice work John. Any ideas what the big shark was?
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That boat has gooooood juju
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+1
+1 to that!
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awesome
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
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.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
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There he is - the YFT
There he is - the YFT whisperer!
Love your work mate. Super jealous
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Plenty of Tuna steaks there
Plenty of Tuna steaks there John. Love your work !