PB Dhufish, awesome PB at that!
I've had a few weeks of up in Exmouth and I'd be luying if i didnt say I was pumped to come back to Perth for more action.
I launched Tuesday 23rd at 10am, gentleman hours and thought i'd miss some of the big blowy eaterly but not the case. As mentioned it blew and intensified until lunch......backed off at 1pm > Did well with big BB, KG, pinks and Dhufish to 21kg!
I did recon work due to not fishable conditions and sussed out some old co-ords to see if fish were active. When the wind dropped,we fished 3 spots only. The last spot was a bit of hard ground that stood 2m high but ran along like a small ridge. I drove over this spot for 5 min having a look and no action at all re fish.
I said to Shaun that this type of ground I dont drop on due to no activity but the amount of hidey holes in this ground can hide a big Dhufish. I said we'll have a quick drop as my gut instinct said so......we both dropped and i got a 5kg Dhu, he got his PB at 10kg. Shaun was wrapped and he said "thanks that's my PB Ryan". I said we'll have one more drop and move on. We both dropped again and Shaun hooked up big time!
The result was a VERY quick New PB Dhufish for Shaun..............weighed 21kg but i think it could of gone more on certified scales...a good fish none the less!
Well done mate again!
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Top Dhuie and great pic,
Top Dhuie and great pic, well done Shaun
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great
awesome fish mate well done
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Photo of the month contender?
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certainly agree there Ryan,
certainly agree there Ryan, top fish, cant wait to crack my 20kg fish
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pb dhuie
Excellent fish especially with the limits approahing
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nice fish - thought you would have stayed North
Gee mate - thought it would have taken a large truck to tow you out from up there
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Monster
Man thats a big bugger ! were did u head out from ?
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yep great looking
yep great looking dhuie......Well done!
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Great fish well done
Some people have all the luck thats a breader i let them go at that size.Lol!
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Stonka
Cracker dhuie, what depth did ya get him in ryan?
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thats an awsome fish
thats an awsome fish shaun
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Yeah great dhuie
Yeah great dhuie
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Cracker
Excellent catch Shaun, bloody monster!
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where!
Synthos, launched from Tworocks!
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Well done Shaun well worth
Well done Shaun well worth braving the chop for . great pic one to hang on the wall.
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Just stopped in on my way out and deleted a few comments. If you want details PM Ryan. Nice fish Shaun.
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Did it have a set
Did it have a set of snelled Gama's in it. Last time I was up there I got chaffed thru on a very large dhuie.
OMG a dhuie chaff thru 60 lb leader.
Excellent fish. Certainly one he will remember for a long time.
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cheers 4 the coments guys,
cheers 4 the coments guys, yea i will remember this fish 4 a long long time. as ryan said b4 there is no activity but good hidey holes 4 dhufish, so when i dropped & pulled up my pb dhu at 10 kg, beat my old pb by 3kg i was stoked, & ryan had just said good hidey holes 4 dhus, i said 2 him that was a great call. then on the next drift i got smashed, nearly pulled the rod out my hands after about a 10 min fight i seen it on the surface i did not no 2 laugh or cry i was that excited, then we got it in the boat & when i seen the scales at 21kg 2 say i was happy was an understatmet. fish of a lifetime 4 me. big thanks again ryan 4 puting me on 2 some awsome fish & 4 u 2 call, good hidey holes 4 dhus b4 we dropped was unbelievable. cheers 4 a great day on the water...............
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That is a serious fish
Well done Shaun. Just shows that sometimes different tactics can work really well.
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Definite Contender Shaun!
Yup Ryan, reckon that's gotta be a serious contender mate - cracker Dhui Shaun - PBs don't come better than that! Well done mate!
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That is a serious dhu mate.
That is a serious dhu mate. Well done. Im dreaming of the day I pull a monster that big
So many fishing spots. Not enough sickies!!!!!!!
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Top work Ryan and Shaun
Great fish Shaun. It sure is handy having a good skipper that can put you onto fish even in crappy conditions. Mind you he hasn't put me on to any fish over the last four months (jokes). Great stuff, I'm really looking forward to having a fish when I get back now. After the V5 ban finishes I guess.
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a cracker fish that
a cracker fish that
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Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!!!
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!!! Hooter of a fish boys.
What'd ya get her on, driftbait, bottom rig etc?
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thanks, again guys, yea
thanks, again guys, yea soupster your right, its good 2 have a skipper, that knows his stuff, & can put ya on 2 fish like that, & 2 say its good hidey holes 4 dhus b4 u drop, he drove around that patch for 5 mins reading the grond on the sounder. awsome stuff.........
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nice
quality fish ,amazing size.. hard to find em that big nowadays well done..
plenty of fresh fillets, keep u goin a while mate.
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Lessons from the master
Hey shawn
I hope your studing the ways of the master so you can get me past the Wrasse and on to some whoppa's like that next time we go out, haha!!
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that blokes tiny that dhuies
that blokes tiny that dhuies bigger than him same size as mine.haha