North Metro Sat morning
Submitted by matabeles on Wed, 2009-11-25 14:10
Got up early on Sat to have a go at one of the north Metro beaches. Arrived at the beach around 04:00 to find a couple of fisho's (fishwrecked crew I think) in the prime spot, so I walked up the beach casting a Rapala X-rap 10cm into the surf and gutters. In about 2 hrs I managed 3 herring all about the same size and lost another something that pulled a fair bit harder. The herring were bigger than I have caught before, so a good few morning hours.
matabeles
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Wow,will have to re-size the
Wow,will have to re-size the pics in future.
Colin Hay
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Lol That is a massive herring
A bull and a half.
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esrun59
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Date Joined: 08/11/09
The colour
and focus are superb
, not sure how big the herring was 
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Andy, the complete novice fisherman!!!
(The picture is of my Grandfather, a trawler fisherman in the UK. Pre, during and post WW2)
wayno05
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Sheesh
Ive read ppl complaining bout the weed round the metro beaches being bad,
but i didnt realise it was that bad
carnarvonite
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Wrong
Thats not a herring,they don't grow thaaat big,it must be a salmon LOL
chrisp
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wow!
If i could see more than a tail and half a reel id have more to comment on!
danno
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great stuff mate looks nice
great stuff mate looks nice and big.
cheers danno
flangies
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I love those xraps, the 6
I love those xraps, the 6 and 8 are good size for most fish and the 12 is killer on salmon. Bloody big herring, eat it?
Favourite pattern xrap too ;)
nodforce
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Nice herring
Hope u went an chucked it in the fryin pan after ya fish
What a bewdiful brekky
till
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Oh its only a cute little
Oh its only a cute little thing now that you resized the image.
wayno05
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the weeds still bad
matabeles
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Had a busy morning ahead so
Had a busy morning ahead so those lucky herring went back to fight another day. Wayno those weeds are living on the rocks I was fishing from, can only fish this spot comfortably/safely on a low tide. Got to love the herring though, they fight all the way in and then some. Had a job getting the pic between waves, and the fish jumping all over the place.
sherbert
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A great shot
Herring are great on light gear
steve
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