Out wide Tuesday 21-2-2012
Shortened version now as I just spent the last hour doing a full blown report only to have lost it when I went to preview it
Went out yesterday morning, on water by 3:15am as I couldn't sleep. Live bait search began at the end of woodies and resulted in 1 whiting, moved to channel marker picked up a taylor 32cm off the bottom which was a bit strange lots of small pinky's.
Left for southern most fad (furno I think) at first light bit rough but averaged abot 20kn, tried a few diferent methods but it was the taylor which did the damage landed my first ever dolly 120cm 10kg. It put on a great aerial display and fight time was about 20mins on 15lb. It was a little tricky landing as I was solo.
Left fad about 9 went to southern barges first drop hook up 10 seconds later ping minus 1 brand new JF Lab jig purchased from oceanside the day before, Jig worked a treat thanks guys will be back soon for more! Rigged a Benthos had about 10 more drops for no result.
Trolled west end no takers on trailer 1pm.
Great day, great conditions, first dolly and first solo mission.
Sounder pick is channel marker pinky school.
Sorry for the roughness the first take was so much better and far more entertaining but I don't have another hour to spend, Weathers far to good to be inside.
Oh and what a great tasting fish yum!yum!
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Just1morecast
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Date Joined: 04/12/09
That's a big dolly, sweet
That's a big dolly, sweet catch!
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till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Solid bull!
Solid bull!
milsey
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Date Joined: 22/08/07
That is a solid first mate,
That is a solid first mate, They can be bloody tricky to land solo.
snappermiles
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Date Joined: 05/11/10
nice bull!
got to love those solo missions! certainly makes a better fisherman out of you!
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ealzee
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Date Joined: 14/11/11
Thats awesome mate! First
Thats awesome mate! First dolly and it put on a show for ya AND u did it on 15lb. That would of been so fun
kill it??? eat it!!!!
CBKINETIC
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Date Joined: 14/11/11
Nice one bro,nice and
Nice one bro,nice and relaxing on the solo missions.No stress!!!!
soupster51
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Mahi
Great dolly. Even better on lightish gear.
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Colt_Striker
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Corker of a Bull Dolly, great
Corker of a Bull Dolly, great way to open the account mate
Faulkner Family
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gotta be happy with that
gotta be happy with that one. pity you lost your new jig but worth it in the end when you get a first like that one. well done
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DavidBaricevic
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Date Joined: 30/10/10
Well done ben, I cant wait to
Well done ben, I cant wait to get my first dolphin fish... I wish I had bought a bigger boat now so I could get out there aswell.