Tuna and a hook in the thumb (warning graphic)
Submitted by Troyboy on Tue, 2017-05-02 19:15
Went out yesterday with plans of heading to the fads with some mates in another boat once the wind died down. Got just past the Three mile and decided to put a lure down for a little troll, two mins in the water and rod goes off, get the fish boat side for a bit of a tussle then gaff goes in, spike and cut the fish let it calm down for a little while, remove first set of trebles no drama second set and he has one last kick in him bingo, first set through the thumb. F&%^!
Clipped the top off it pulled it out all good. lesson learned, let them bleed for a while longer and get a long hook out gun.
Fish went 6.5kg, no monster but still tasted good!
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Hutch
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Very nice inshore metro
Very nice inshore metro fish, SBT or longtail?
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Looks like a Long Tail to me Hutch"
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SBT for me
SBT for me
Dale
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Pec fins look too long for a SBT I reckon Yewie. I'm happy to be corrected though.
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Not doubting your thoughts
Not doubting your thoughts Dale but have caught my fair share of long tails, I haven't actually seen a SBT in the flesh but either way nice fish and I bet it was delicious!
Hutch
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Thats what I thought but saw
Thats what I thought but saw his pic on FB and a few people were saying SBT. Quality fish either way
Troyboy
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After talking to a fair few
After talking to a fair few people pretty sure it was a SBT. The longtail has a more of a distinctive underbite and longer tail obviously but it's hard to tell from this photo.
quest
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Nicely done. That must've
Nicely done.
That must've hurt but at least you got a nice fish and a good scar to show for it.
shortfuse
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Lucky it went right through,
Lucky it went right through, I crush the barbs on trebles now after having to have one removed at the nursing post at Cervantes along time ago. Last trip to the barrage at Camballin it payed off when a mate buryed one of my trebles in his palm down to the shak whilst releasing a Barra would have been along trip back to Derby to get it out
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Quality fish mate. No pain
Quality fish mate. No pain no gain they say. Haha
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Bloody fish has a smug look
Bloody fish has a smug look , you get the last laugh though .. one of Willy's priests would've sorted it ..
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Eye for an eye.........ouch
Eye for an eye...........ouch
z00m
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Usually other way around
usually the fish is all bloody and the fisho clean so interesting to see it the other way around!
Well done on the tooona
Moist and Salty
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That looks sore, lucky it
That looks sore, lucky it went through.
If you spiked it (ike) how did it have another kick?
ElDub
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Tuna can be pricks to spike
Tuna can be pricks to spike properly.
The Saint
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Ouch !Like shortfuse, I crush
Ouch !
Like shortfuse, I crush the barbs on lure trebles these days.
A lot easier to get out of both yourself and the fish.
And it doesn't seem to cost you any fish.
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great fish - worth the thumb
great fish - worth the thumb prick ;)
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OuchNice fish- I only use
Ouch
Nice fish
- I only use singles (mostly) on my lures - better for releasing fish too.
PS def a SBT
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