Pinky sessions
Have been taking advantage of this decent groundswell at the moment and sneaking out for a few hours when the wind drops.
Last friday headed out with a mate at sparrows fart, lucky for us with a bit of light we could see how bit it really was with some of the bigger ones breaking on five fathom bank. Didnt take long for the fish to move in on the mulie cubes with us picking up 5 fish relatively quick on driftbaits and not a touch on plastics. Always pays to fish both techniques while on anchor as the week before 4 of the 5 fish came on the plastics. Launched at 630 and pulled anchor just before 9.
This was the 5th fish and released.
With a forecasted 5-10knt window for Monday morning I hatched a plan with a mate to join me and he was keen. Well when the clocked ticked 6.10am and he still hadnt arrived I knew he was still in bed and not just running late as this bloke is extremely punctual and lives 2mins up the road, I left home with the boat on tow on my own. Typical Monday morning, traffic was fooked and i was already running a bit late from waiting, first light already emerging, I was contemplating throwing in the towell halfway to the ramp as it was just looking like one of those days where nothing goes to plan. I pushed on and anchored up in a likely looking spot. After an hour of nothing I was starting to lose faith when one of the rods buckled over in the holder, nice run then some big headshakes then straight into the reef. As i was putting that rod back in the rack I noticed the sounder lit up like a christmas tree with fishing coming up to my burley bomb 3m under the boat so dropped the plastic down, while that was sinking the other drift bait took off so chucked the plastics rod in the holder and flicked the bail arm over and set the hooks on the other rod, well as you can imagine the plastic get smashed so there I am with a rod in my hands and one between my legs, get one in the boat eventually then the next and then the last bait takes off. This one a bit smaller at 70 odd which I released.
The 2 keepers went 86cm and pulled up anchor straight away, back at the ramp by 9 and home for a late breaky.
uncle
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Your touched atm
Beau.reward for effort
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kirky79
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Pinkies
You've got them Pinkies dialled in Beau. Well done
clayd
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Nice One
Great photo's and report. Few waves standing up in those first few pics.
beau
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Yeah had a couple stop
Yeah had a couple stop feathering about 40m out the back from us, then we'd have to hold on as it gave the boat a good yank on the anchor as it rolled under us, fun times!
uncle
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Beau you need a westag
Kit
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Dale
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Nice, gotta be happy with that.
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joycey
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Good work
Good work
Moking
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Excellent pic's Beau....I'll
Excellent pic's Beau....I'll ride the pushy down to the boatramp if your mate doesn't turn up next time. lol
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meglodon
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Very very nice fish
Also great to see a good release.
Ashen
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Epic
Another great report and pics!
You da man, beau-meister!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Stevo81
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Killing it mate!
Killing it mate!
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Faulkner Family
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pinky whisperer.well done,
pinky whisperer.
well done, sounds like a great quick session
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Diggedy
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Good stuff mate you gotta be
Good stuff mate you gotta be happy with that. Ive also got a mate that hastles me to go fishing, then he's always running late and I've got to pick him up and drop him off home haha.
bulltrain
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Squeeler
Can just imagine you squeeling with all the rods going off!
beau
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I dropped just a couple f
I dropped just a couple f bombs Bully
rob90
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Awsome stuff, nothing beats
Awsome stuff, nothing beats a good session on the pinks, even better when you can rub it in your mates face. Cool pics and report. Cheers
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
beau
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Cheers everyone. For the
Cheers everyone.
For the blokes that flick plastics, note the octo-skirt sweetener again in the last pic, great addition if you're using multiple rods and need to put the plastics rod in the holder, that skirt dances like crazy from just the rocking of the boat
rob90
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+1 my mate swears by them
+1 my mate swears by them and slays with the paddle prawn. I used one for the first time the other day on a placcie and nailed a pink. Sends them into a frenzy
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
beau
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The paddleprawn is good but
The paddleprawn is good but I'm liking the bigger tails at the moment, last session was with a 5inch Lunker City paddletail, the paddles on those things are massive, and the sesh before was with 5inch zman grubz
azza1
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Well done mate, some cracka
Well done mate, some cracka pinkies there. Sure seem to have them sussed
beau
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I wouldn't say sussed, just
I wouldn't say sussed, just gotta strike while the iron is hot, high percentage hit rate when these kind of weather fronts roll through. Just when you think you have them all worked out I'll be coming back with an empty eski soon enough
Fisheagle
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Great catch
Well done Beau - great story!
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