Octopus At Hillary's

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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Octopus

Thu, 2007-04-12 08:00

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

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bludgin' since 94'

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Not sore but i know when i

Thu, 2007-04-12 09:00

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!

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i was only using a small

Thu, 2007-04-12 10:23

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

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bludgin' since 94'

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Even more fun trying to get

Thu, 2007-04-12 10:26

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!

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or spess

Thu, 2007-04-12 10:33

or spess Sharks guts
Born to fish forced to work

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haha if fishing is an art it

Thu, 2007-04-12 10:44

haha if fishing is an art it is an art worth learning

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bludgin' since 94'

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Yeah i still owe you for

Thu, 2007-04-12 10:50

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!