SW Wednesday
Seaquest has provided a good account for the Wednesday that we met out on the water for a fish, I had one of my best mates down that you will see in the pics is a double amputee who has been hanging for a fish & with a break in the weather / work I was able to get him on deck. MattMiller was also with us providing some good decky support with a plan to get my mate on to his first ever dhu
This bloke will let nothing defeat him (kicks my arse in ps3 with one hand) & armed with a Stella on a T Curve boated first dhu for the day on a McArthy glow after watching our action, little bit of quick thinking he was able to jam it in the rod holder side on & fight away.
Matt scored this cracking 16kg male on a Fanky
Very frustrating day to sound out the Dhu's that seemed to be moving around & not holding, we left the other boys at it to hit my spot x for a jig which has produced some good YTK & the day was no exception.
Big thanks to the boys who were too busy jigging away to snap any pics for me, the sashimi was reminder enough!
Aussie Boofhead
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Well done to your Mate, and i
Well done to your Mate,
and i love the bend on that Rod, YTK are awesome fun to catch, caught a few from the rocks down in albany when i was younger, gee they go like the clappers
scere_182
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Both dhueis are great
Both dhueis are great captures and extra cred goes out for your mate, well done on the first dhu.
Matt was that dhu caught on the salty fighter?
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MattMiller
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Nah man
was on my pe3 setup, Eupro Exploder II/ABU Soron STX60.
Kinda glad it wasn't on the light gear, would probably still be fighting it
Mitch300491
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Some great fish there!
Some great fish there!
Seaquest
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Good stuff guys. Good to see
Good stuff guys. Good to see your mate got a dhuy in the end. Looks pretty happy in the second photo. How did he pull up, look like the beers were coming up as fast as they were going down.
Congrats on the first dhuy on a metal Matt. Cracker fish, will be hard to top.
Lamby
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Yeah was good to see him put
Yeah was good to see him put first runs on the board, he ended up all good but the celebratory beer caught up with the many others consumed the night before giving me a few hours reprieve from the sledging he was dishing out
Reefmonkey
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Thats awesome man, some
Thats awesome man, some cracker fish. Good on ya for gettin ya mate onto his first dhu!
Dave J.
scotto
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onya lamby,
good work mate. good to see you finding the fish, and gettin the boys onto them.
Lucky Tim
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looks like a ripper day for
looks like a ripper day for everyone down south. Good onya for getting the boys onto the fish and kudos to your mate for knocking the dhuie over. And I complain about the weather...
Browny
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Nice work all round. Thats a
Nice work all round.
Thats a really nice Dhuie that Matt got!
I just love Exmouth: Its a quaint little drinking town with a fishing problem!
Bodie
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yep well done mate on putting
yep well done mate on putting you buddy onto his first dhu!!! and a good one at that!
Nice solid male dhu too matt! and on the jig
MattMiller
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On ya Liam
was a good day out there for sure. Still frothing on that Dhuie. My PB on jig and my best for a few years.
Shannon's a dead set legend. Helping him wrangle that Dhuie was one of the coolest things i've done, his smile was priceless.
Cheers for the day out, always fun
STEVE231
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Nice one Liam, good on ya
Nice one Liam, good on ya for putting the boys onto some quality fish!!
Lamby
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Cheers for the comments
Cheers for the comments guys
Keep an eye on the weather for that weekend Steve hopefully the Sunday plays ball & we can knock over a few Dhu's with some post hangover brews, I am sure Doaks & the other boys will be up for it
STEVE231
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I'll bring a bit of gear
I'll bring a bit of gear down regardless and we'll see what happens, if there's one thing you can take to the bank is that we'll get pissed!!
Markie
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Goood stuff liam, great
Goood stuff liam, great captures by all.
Wind-on Dave
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Well done guys. Nice to see
Well done guys. Nice to see Matt catch a dhuie on jig & Shannon catch his first dhuie.
tiimmbo
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Good effort there mate. Its
Good effort there mate. Its not like shannon to knock back the booze like its going out of fashion !!!
rockoe_
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some nice dhuies there
some nice dhuies there mate,what pound leader you using with those plastics ?
Lamby
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I always use 60 pound, prefer
I always use 60 pound, prefer to use the richter wind on's
Go as light as the territory & fish will let you. I lost a good fish earlier just prior to Matt's using a 10lb leader, could of shot myself for that
harro
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great report
top stuff liam, awesome to see the happy face of a 1st dhuie, priceless, and well done matty , thumping PB mate,
catch u boys soon eh!! off to pemberton to chill out for me 40th, nail some trout ,hopefully
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rockoe_
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i'll have to give them 60lb a
i'll have to give them 60lb a go then,i normaly use 40lb and i wasnt sure how well they would work if i went heavier. cheers for clearing that up and nice work once again!
MattMiller
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A good basic rule of thumb
mate is used double the strength of your mainline. I was running pe3 so i chose 60lb leader. Could go lighter but Dhuies have a rough gob (have the cuts to prove it) and you need that little bit extra insurance. Having said that a good, tough 40lb flourocarbon leader would be suitable if running pe2.
rockoe_
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i've only just started
i've only just started fishing with jigs and soft plastics so i appreciate any advice i can get,i'll get out there this week and give it a go. hopefully i can get some results like you boys ,cheers mate
Patto 1
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nice going Liam and congrats
nice going Liam and congrats matt to the personal best.looks like you guys got some good weather down there mid week.hoping to get a good couple of days next week when i get back home
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