More Metro Yellow - Fins and Tails
We had a cracker of a day today. Forecast for Perth waters was average, but it turned out to be a brilliant day on the water, no swell and little wind. We do not see another boat all day.......wierd!!
Anyhow , plan was to try for a YFT and then have a crack at the kingies, and it tuned out pretty much as planned.
First up, nice little tuna for sashimi.
We then had a go at at the Kingies. We hooked plenty, but these brutes play dirty. I got comprehensively fried on PE3, so changed to PE5........got blitzed twice more, absolutely awesome power, PE5 was just not enough. Both Matt and Tim landed one each and lost several more, Tims a good fish on PE3......great effort in the depth we were fishing. A few kingies hooked were serious fish, no chance of stopping them on PE5.
Then we had a crack jigging sambos, and man, did we hit a patch. Me and Tim landed a couple of donkeys on PE3, pretty happy wtih these on light gear.
Things got serious and some much bigger fish were hooked on PE5, but fully locked up Stellas were no match for these fish. We did not land any of these monsters, can only guess the size, but much bigger than the above.....in desparation, Matt locked up his Talica on PE5 to stop being bricked, and it proved too much for the rod......
Cracking day with a nice run home and the odd distraction to boot.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
big john
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Awesome
Nice work John, looking forward to a summer of metro pelagics.
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Tim
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Nice
Nice selection there John
Went looking for those YFT today in the PGFC comp but couldn't find them anywhere.
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Goatlobster
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jinkeeees!
Sounds and looks like a cracking day.. wish I had of dragged my ass out there this morning. What sorta size you reckon those unstoppable ytKwere? After reading this it makes me feel a whole lot better after getting smoked on pe3 yesterday by a horse YTK in 5mts of water.. couldnt even up the anchor in time to chase him!
uncle
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hey Goat
dont have the end of the rope connected to your boat,have it on a big float,just untie and chuck it all overboard and your gone, this setup has saved us a few times
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Jason P
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Is that the Loch Ness
Is that the Loch Ness monster in the background of the sambo photo?
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Awesome
Who says you cant have a phat time during the ban, quality.
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Noxious
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Great work mate. I'm on
Great work mate. I'm on holidays for 2 months after next friday, going to try hunt me down some tuna.
Markie
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johnny what a skipperr.
johnny what a skipperr. Again. Well done lads absolutely epic
JohnF
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Not skipper yesterday Marco,
Not skipper yesterday Marco, a mere deckie on Matts awesome Boston Whaler Conquest 285. That thing just eats up the miles......and gallons!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Stevo81
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I hear ya john. My mate just
I hear ya john. My mate just landed his 285 conquest with twin 225 verados and boy does it slay the fuel!!!! He cries when he hears about out 20L from Hillary's to Thomson. Absolute weapon of a boat though. Those whalers are a step above in quality finish.
The weather boys got it wrong again and it got better as the morning went on. Looks like you boys had a cracker day, congrats on the fish!
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DhuieJ
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Well done lads, did better
Well done lads, did better than us we were out yesterday chasing some tuna but proved to good for us!
Josh
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Hey fellas, how far out did
Hey fellas, how far out did you have to go to getinto the tuna? ?
JohnF
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Hundreds and hundreds of
Hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth!!!!!!!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Jorie
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poor venom them rods are
poor venom them rods are tough must have been a big fish!
dkonig82
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Solid session guys
Solid session guys
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n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.