Octopus At Hillary's
Submitted by Leemo on Wed, 2007-04-11 21:40
I was at hillarys disabled platform today (11.4.07) and after being there for about 3 hours i cast in and then left my rod against the rail and my 9kg line suddenly went tight at first i thought it was a snag but i could reel in so i though it was wwed until i saw a witish colouration. at first i thought SQUID but then at second glance i realised it was an octopus. It slipped of my line before i could retrieve it; only catching a blowie instead. My dad eckons it would of measuresd approx 25 cm and wieghed about 2kg's as it was all bundled up in a ball . it was a pretty lucky hookup because i was only using ganged 3x2/0 hooks with a strip of mulie My dad also caught an undersized skippy about 30 mins later
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bludgin' since 94'
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Leemo
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Octopus
could eny1 tell me wat the records in wa fore occy r?
sozz i ddint get pic didint hav camera on me coz brother took it 2 kalbarri;; i am so annoyed
bludgin' since 94'
SPESS
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Not sore but i know when i
Not sore but i know when i used to drop my cray pots at Jurien bay it wasnt unusall to get then in the pots over a metre long and weighing up to 8 to 10kg. But im sure they get shit loads bigger than that.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
Leemo
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i was only using a small
i was only using a small 2-4kg estuary rod and it felt like a rock so i would hate 2 hav pulled up a 10kg occy:P
bludgin' since 94'
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Even more fun trying to get
Even more fun trying to get them out of the pots! Black shit every where and when they grab you they dont let go in a hurry, but good fun to throw at your mates!lol. Make the best dhuie bait as well once skinned.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
sherbert
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or spess
or spess Sharks guts
Born to fish forced to work
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Leemo
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haha if fishing is an art it
haha if fishing is an art it is an art worth learning
bludgin' since 94'
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Yeah i still owe you for
Yeah i still owe you for that sherbs. Old bugger you have to watch him. Turn your back for 5 seconds and cop shark guts all over you. I dont forget mate!lol.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!