my first blacktip
Hi guys havnt posted anything for a while so thought id chuck this up.
went down to our beach spot the other week just to see what was happening see if any tailor were around and to try for some mulloway aswell.
Rocked up to our spot about 5pm was starting to get windy but the weed hadnt hit yet so we set out our lines.First cast mate catches a 35cm yellowfin whiting then next cast a 46cm tailor things were looking good already.In the end we got about 5-6 tailor around 35 to 46cm my mate lost a bigger model in the surf would have gone 70cm biggest weve seen in a while.Also a few fat herring aswell that got used for bait.
Was starting to get weedy and windy was thinking of heading of as it felt like i was getting sand blasted.But thought id throw out one last time put out some squid this time and went into the surf to cast halfway through casting i slip and fall in the surf but the line had already gone out.
So i had a ciggy then thought im not happy with that cast so went to go grab it and reset it.As i did it took a screming run straight out for a good minute then i managed to slow it down.headshake after headshake was calling it for a mulla took me 300m up the beach left right then right chased it down getting line back then after 30mins in the surf i see a fin and tail woah we got a shark boys i yell. ended up grabbing its tail my other mate grabbed the leader and snap just got it by a strand on 100lb mono.
measured upto 1.7 metres total and 640mm precaudal and weighed 26kg thought light for what it was really.Was one of the best sharks ive eaten and all gone bar one bag in the freezer and my mates loved it aswel.
Caught on a stradic 6000 with 40lb acudepth on my spectrum 12ft 8-10kg with 100lb blackmagic leader and 9/0 gomatskus.
here are some pics
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Wes F
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Just goes to show ya As long
Just goes to show ya As long as ya lines in the water. Sweet catch Looks heavier the 26kg
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1268-EX
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nice shark
nice shark
chris raff
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Your a tough breed you landbased fisho's
out in the extremes at especially at night ...great reward ,well done
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big john
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Nice
Nice work faltty matty!
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aalfred
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Nice work, certainly looks
Nice work, certainly looks bigger then 26kg. Well done!
RAGBAG
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well done,
Well done again mate , that's a solid healthy looking shark . 26kg is pretty spot on , it looks round the 28 - 30 kg fish. Sounds like a great fight pulling u up and down the beach .
metroLBfisher
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Nice work mate good shark!
Nice work mate good shark! Still!!!! yet to land my first..... if you dont mind me asking where abouts was it around?
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Buz
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Awesome Shark mate!Karma
Awesome Shark mate!
Karma giving ya something nice for wetting you :)
grayzeee
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good work mateanother solid
good work mate
another solid fish to the humble stradic
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falttymatty
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cheers guys for the positive
cheers guys for the positive feedback was a bit of a suprise really cant wait for some more action.
And the stradic really did suprise me how well it held up bloody good reel.
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Jeffree
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Good catch. what a beast!!
Good catch. what a beast!!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
kinga86
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Solid shark mate. Cant beat a
Solid shark mate. Cant beat a piece of beer battered flake either ;)
Faulkner Family
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gotta be happy with that for
gotta be happy with that for sure. i think you had better check your scales. i have seen sharks a lot smaller and go the same weight. even still its a great feed and tastes great. believe it or not, shark tastes even better after its been frozen for some reason. maybe you should slip up in the water a bit more often. congrats for winning the battle
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grantarctic1
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Awsome
Awsome mate, great shark and report. I agree it looks bigger than 26kg .
ealzee
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Thats an awesome shark nice
Thats an awesome shark nice job sounds like it gave ya a bit of stick! Without a doubt over the 35kg mark, Thats a big black tip shark!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Francis
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26kg... good to see someone
26kg... good to see someone talking down the size of their catch instead of talking it up.
What a ripper, that thing looks like it would weigh more than I do!
dkonig82
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Great fish on a stradic 6000!
Great fish on a stradic 6000!
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