Weekend mercy dash to the south coast.
This weather lately has made it tough to get a fish in but with a tiny break for this weekend we certainly made the most of it. 2 huge walks to remote places for a good sambo the first day on a live herring and slidebaiting and the second day we got a chance to revisit a spot we haven't fished for years to try get some fillets for the freezer. A hard 3km walk into the ledge and it payed off with 6 fish hooked and 4 landed between the 4 of us. Biggest 16-17kg and smallest about 8kg and kept 2 for some freezer stockers with 2 leadered up and let go back into the whitewash they came from. All the groper landed before 8am and we filleted them on the rocks and packed the fillets into our backpacks and walked out. Mission success and got to blood a new rod with the bigger blue.
always looking for a new challenge!!
Faulkner Family
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that first blue has an
that first blue has an awsome colour to it. sounds like a few great days. well done
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Francis
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That is awesome. Good on
That is awesome. Good on ya's and thanks for sharing! A good bit of inspiration
kuzi
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Great reward for the effort.
Nice fish there mate.
woody
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Good stuff fellas. Those
Good stuff fellas. Those long walks pay off because you know its a good, rarely fished spot when theres that many groper there
Colt_Striker
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Top reward for some hard
Top reward for some hard effort
Feral
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How did the rod go ? Ive
How did the rod go ? Ive been looking at the cts blanks to build a popper rod
Chris fish
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The CTS blanks are
The CTS blanks are amazing!!! My brother and his mate have ordered custom ones to suit them and I got this maven and the blanks are insane. Very light and it's hard to gauge how powerful they really are as they feel like you are putting less power than you actually are. Popping the 80-100lb is perfect for heavy stickbaits the 60-80lb is the go.
always looking for a new challenge!!
meglodon
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That's a great effort guys
Well done on the catch.
Hutch
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Wicked
Wicked
Sulo
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Top points to the two blokes
Top points to the two blokes with the lifejackets on! Good to see they give a damn about their life and the lives of the sea rescue blokes. With free lifejackets available at so many places around the south coast there is really NO excuse any more!
recfishwest.org.au/our-services/fishing-safety/
Chris fish
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3 of us with the PFD's on
3 of us with the PFD's on and the 4th would of but we forgot the spare one we have. Myself and my brother and anyone that fishes with us must have a PFD on if they come with us.
always looking for a new challenge!!
rob90
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Thats awsome!
Thats awsome!
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
meglodon
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Good practice
That's a good policy to have, do it safe or don't do it.
Adam Gallash
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Epic
Epic on all accounts.
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