My first saily
Submitted by tinny-tactics on Thu, 2013-04-11 21:24
Got my first ever sailfish out of dampier on Wednesday to say that I am stoked is an understatement still smiling.
Also had a bit of a bottom bounce an pulled in a nice double header. Massive thanks to pricey (pricey10 fw) for taking me out and putting us on to quality fish.
Image Upload:
mrwinta
Posts: 457
Date Joined: 14/01/10
Lucky bugger! I would still
Lucky bugger! I would still be grinning too if that had been my catch for the day!
Well done......
NEVER PUSH YOUR GRANNY WHEN SHE'S SHAVING
groper down below
Posts: 109
Date Joined: 19/11/11
sicccnessss !!!
sicccnessss !!!
Ollie
Posts: 506
Date Joined: 24/08/07
nice work mate! envious to
nice work mate! envious to say the least
Ben85
Posts: 442
Date Joined: 20/11/11
nice work- I would say sailys
nice work- I would say sailys at that size usually are the most fun. like teenages with too much testosterone!
Northbank
Posts: 7
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Great fish
I will be heading to Dampier in a weeks time which will be my first ever trip up there. If you have any tips for catching anything like that it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers in advance for any help.
How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
pale ale
Posts: 1755
Date Joined: 02/01/10
For sailfish, troll some
For sailfish, troll some skirts around the ships which are anchored waiting to come in for their cargo. Always have a live bait rigged and ready to pitch at the sails when they come into the spread trying to grab your lure. 95% of sails are caught on live baits
If you find a patch of sails, drop a couple livies down (bridled on circle hooks) and wait for the sails to bite. do not "strike hard" using circles.
Ashram
Posts: 134
Date Joined: 23/10/09
Quality
You always remember the first one! well done.
Cheers
Northbank
Posts: 7
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Thanks
Cheers for the great advise Pale Ale (my favourite beer too) can't wait to get there after seeing these photos.
How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
pricey10
Posts: 486
Date Joined: 07/01/12
Well done mate! Glad you
Well done mate! Glad you enjoyed it. Northbank it well worth having a skipping gar out in your spread to and plenty of teasers always stirs them up a bit to. Ill see ya out there mate
Karratha. WA
pale ale
Posts: 1755
Date Joined: 02/01/10
Yeah, skipping gars are
Yeah, skipping gars are better than lures, but if you are inexperienced rigging them I reckon just use pushers and keep watch for the sail / bill following your lure.
If you dont have any teasers, there are inexpensive ways to make up one with CDs and reflective floats.
dkonig82
Posts: 2091
Date Joined: 06/07/10
tasty double header!
tasty double header!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
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.
Northbank
Posts: 7
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Thanks again for the great
Thanks again for the great advice guys, hope to see you out there and hopefully post a decent pic on this site!
How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
tinny-tactics
Posts: 52
Date Joined: 11/02/13
Cheers for all the comments
Cheers for all the comments was a great day out. North bank I don't know a lot bout that type of fishing mate but im sure following the advice from the boys above pale ale and pricey10 will see u put things in your favour.. good luck mate