Sambo in 8 meters of water!

 

Dont really get the oppurtunity to go out on a boat that often but an old mate of mine who just had a knee reco has got into fishing and has a smallish boat, went between garden and carnac in 8 meters of water to try our luck and landed this Sambo!

From what i've heard seems to me like i've fluked catching a sambo this big in the sound and only being 8 meters of water!

 

Just wanted to know what everyones opinions were or if they have caught that kind of fish in 8 meters before in the sound?

 

 

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 not a bad effort at all.

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:05

 not a bad effort at all. heard of a few good size models being taken in close but not too often. well done

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thanks mate, biggest fish for

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:06

thanks mate, biggest fish for me caught so far on a boat! was wrapped.

 

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I caught one similar size in

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:08

I caught one similar size in 12meter just of hillary. Not far out at all just behind the reef. But I guess its just pure luck!

Anyway good catch and well done !

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must be pure luck aalfred!

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:13

must be pure luck aalfred! dying to catch my first dhu !

cheers :)

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 Got plenty of small sambos

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:19

 Got plenty of small sambos in that area, but none that big.  Good work

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in the sound? big baldys and

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:26

in the sound? big baldys and snapper and a great white and scollops are what i have seen in 8m. my best is a 25kg sambo, and an 11kg yellow tail king in under 2m of water :)

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jeez fanatic you have to

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:32

jeez fanatic you have to teach my yours ways.. ive been out few times now in sound with no success like that still trying to chase first sized snapper, dhu or baldy..

do you head out along the fathom? behind garden island or stay in before that?

 

Thanks for the compliments !

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Get a few under and near the

Mon, 2012-03-12 16:56

Get a few under and near the Coat Hanger bridge have had some big hookups and bust off's there or along that channel

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Would have gone hard in 8m

Mon, 2012-03-12 17:10

Would have gone hard in 8m thats for sure.

If planning to release it, not ideal to hold it by the tail, but if keeping it for the esky all good!

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last time i went out on boat

Mon, 2012-03-12 20:22

last time i went out on boat we seen a huge sambo swimmin in just 6 metres of water but he wouldnt take any baits, he was just happy cruising around, that was inbetween the islands aswell,.

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My bro caught a nice AJ

Mon, 2012-03-12 20:35

My bro caught a nice AJ in the same area! 

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Nice catch

Mon, 2012-03-12 22:01

 See them regularely in shallow water when diving though, have seen heaps diving off west end Hillary's rock wall etc

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seen an absolute

Tue, 2012-03-13 06:48

seen an absolute monsterrrr  swimming along the rocks in coogee, didnt have the gear to even tryyy :P

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6 meters of water

Tue, 2012-03-13 08:57

Got 2 about 3 weeks ago in 6 meters of water - +-22kg and the other +-15kg

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 what was it taken on m8, was

Tue, 2012-03-13 09:51

 what was it taken on m8, was int he same area last week and only landed to massive eagle rays :/

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suprisingly just a mullie

Tue, 2012-03-13 17:48

suprisingly just a mullie haha

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 thats what i got my rays on,

Tue, 2012-03-13 18:57

 thats what i got my rays on, you never know what you are going to get in the sound :/

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was it just drift baited?

Tue, 2012-03-20 08:42

was it just drift baited?

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Me and a mate came across a

Tue, 2012-03-20 12:47

Me and a mate came across a couple on sunday, landed 1 in roughly 3-5m of water, estimated at 15-20kg was quite large ha-ha, watched it 10m off boat take a live herring sitting on surface. got bricked by another one in same depth trolling live herring, 60lb Braid so weren't messing around. Awesome stuff to see in crystal clear water, watching both baits getting smashed. Back out this sunday for another crack,

Come across heaps in the shallows last few outings!!

 

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