solo surprise
Submitted by Deleted on Sun, 2014-08-17 18:01
took the new suzuki for a solo run out of mindarie today and had my arms stretched by this little bloke, cobia went 1.40m at 20.4kg on soft plastic, dhuie was 56cm. was a great way to brake in the new combo gomoku kaiten stradic fj 4000 15lb ygk braid and rediculously impressed with the new suzi more then halved the fuel bill 
mjohns
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Think hes a bit
Think hes a bit lost???
Awsome fish for metro though!
big john
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Cracker
Gotta be happy with gilly, did the cobe take it on the bottom or in mid water?
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Deleted
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of the bottom one hell of a
of the bottom one hell of a fight, got him to the surface, once he seen the boat bolted straight to the bottom full tilt drag was smoking
big john
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LOL
Must have thought you had hooked a 30kg Dhu!
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m.jamo
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massive
that cobia is a horse. knew they got big but never seen one that big. dam good eating too!
Take a fish boating.
Hutch
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Nice Cobe! Don't hear too
Nice Cobe! Don't hear too many reports of them metro
Callum24
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Bloody beauty mate bet ya
Bloody beauty mate bet ya weren't expecting that! !!
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beau
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HA epic catch!Do you know
HA epic catch!
Do you know what ygk braid it is exactly? I think wx4 and wx8 are the most popular. I have wx8 on one of my reels and it is honestly the worst braid I have ever used, lost plenty of fish and even more lures just from casting. Pretty disapointed considering its "high end" and was bloody expensive
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wx8 on mine still fairly new
wx8 on mine still fairly new so no problems yet
beau
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Mine has played up since new,
Mine has played up since new, I really should have taken it back for testing, but just thought I was unlucky for it breaking, then it started to break at least once an outing. YGK are known for bad batches of braid thats what im putting it down to
Deleted
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thats not good, local shop
thats not good, local shop once again had no other stock apparently it was all out back and was awaiting pricing so i went with the ygk
BoozeFishSnooze
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Stonker fish mate, nice to
Stonker fish mate, nice to see one that size let alone down here.
Call me the wrasse whisperer.
Rob H
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great cobia, top quality
great cobia, top quality eating for sure and freezes really well. Fun to fillet as well.
My missus caught a 26kg one in Coral Bay 18 years ago but havent seen one near even 20 since then.
You'll love that Suzi as well, top class Japanese engineering without any stupid gimmicks.
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really impressed so far
really impressed so far
Ben85
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I would have thought very
I would have thought very rare to get one down here this time of year? must be lost
sea-kem
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That's a stonka Gilly. I
That's a stonka Gilly. I picked one half that size a few months ago and that gave me a good stretch on light gear.
Love the West!
tim-o
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Crikey! Epc metro catch on
Crikey! Epc metro catch on that gear and in August, wtf???!
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kirky79
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The way the metro area is
The way the metro area is fishing lately not much surprises me now. But that is an awesome catch up north let alone down here in August. Well done mate. That would of been a few anxious moments near the end by yourself!!
Deleted
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broke my gaff and couldnt
broke my gaff and couldnt get him in the nett, LEASONS LEARNED buy or make a decent gaff grab the leader not the braid
hands are hurting
kirky79
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Yeah they are bastards close
Yeah they are bastards close to the boat. Lose most of them when you think their done. Then they get another burst.
tot
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thats a cracka well done!
I caught one recently that pulled down to 22kg but It wasn't as big as this one,I think I need new scales!
Some serious girth on the big boys.
I have seen one just under 5 feet long out of Broome.
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Boydy
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Solid fish that for any part
Solid fish that for any part of the coast.
Man that would've gone hard on the light gear, nice one.
Fisheagle
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Great catch
Great catch and surprising catch.
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JohnF
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Friggen heck, great metro
Friggen heck, great metro fish! They pull hard.
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flangies
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My #1 favourite fish. Great
My #1 favourite fish. Great catch wherever it was.
chris raff
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Awesome catch Gilly .. solid
Awesome catch Gilly .. solid fish , not often a dhu plays second fiddle .. you'll have to let us know how it cooks up
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crasny1
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Wow
Always love the dogged nature off cobes. They just dont give in. Just when you think I got ya beat mate, they get another surge of energy and down they go.
Also agree with RobH, great to fillet as everything is just in the right place.
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first time filleting a fish
first time filleting a fish of this size and it turned out well very easy actually, i cut all the blood lines out and the misses was impressed with the taste, i dont eat seafood so my steak was great. the misses tried thin fillet cooking but said steak size and the way it cooked was much nicer and some asian greens and chilli flakes was a great way to finish the day, couple cans to top it off
flexn
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did you get both fish on the
did you get both fish on the gomoku? How did it handle?
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both fish on the gomoku,
both fish on the gomoku, awesome rod super light but tough enough to control that cobe close to the boat, love the long butt. only one issue i have with it is the incredible small guides my leader knot was getting stuck in the last 2 guides
Mick C
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Leader Knot
Have caught reasonable sambos, nice pinks and the odd ray on mine and have been very happy with it. Had the same problem with the leader until I learned to tie the mid-knot. A bit of a pain to tie but very slim and solves the issue.
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unhurry
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unbelievable
power from such a skinny rod.
Great report - thanks for sharing
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Pete D
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Epic
Congrats Gilly on a great capture.
More to come I hope. I've caught a 5fter off the northern stones many years ago...damn they fight hard.
Cheers Pete
DUNGA
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Well done
Good effort
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
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Cheers lads
Cheers lads
dr_nasty
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Good stuff Gilly...Are you
Good stuff Gilly...Are you still killing it on the golf course as well as fishing??
Let that reel scream!
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Ahahah second bloke to hit
Ahahah second bloke to hit me up about golf can't hide when ya look like me
. Nah not really playing much anymore, my membership is absentee for the year will see what happens next year.
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dr_nasty
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Daniel or Aka Nasty who used
Daniel or Aka Nasty who used to work at Carramar Golf Course...we played 2 or 3 games at SCC if I remember correctly. Living in Denmark now and my days playing golf are over for the moment. You have had some good catches - good to see.
Let that reel scream!
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yeah been a good few months
yeah been a good few months cheers
old salt
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Wow holy crap thats a solid
Wow holy crap thats a solid cobia, well done
I fish to feed
and
Fillet and release when applicable
fisho15
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That
is a solid fish mate nice work keep it up
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