and well done on the capture. Pinks put up a good tussle on light gear as I found out in NZ in my younger days when I took my trout gear to the ocean. Great fun. A gaff can be as simple as a 10/0 hook or similar with the barb filed off screwed onto a short length of dowell. Binding or hose clamp optional. Cheap as but effective.
eziliving
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Good stuff hutch. I bet you
Good stuff hutch. I bet you wished you had a landing net on board as there would have been a few nervous moments trying to get that on board.
Get busy living, or get busy dying!
Hutch
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Yeah definitely, was a b*tch
Yeah definitely, was a b*tch to land.
Stupidly tried the bass grip with thumb in the mouth and found out first hand how strong their jaws and how sharp their teeth are
Left me with a black nail this morning
eziliving
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No pain no gain
No pain no gain
Get busy living, or get busy dying!
Hutch
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It was coming in no matter
It was coming in no matter what
kirky79
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Top stuff
Top stuff
Deckie
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Great catch on light gear, &
Great catch on light gear, & close to shore as well.
Well done.
Cheers & Stay safe
uncle
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Good doogs
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
grantarctic1
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Top work
You wont forget that one mate, awesome job on getting your line back and landing the fish .
Just1morecast
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That was awesome, well done
That was awesome, well done mate huge effort!
Forever learning with fishing
Just1morecast
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That was awesome, well done
That was awesome, well done mate huge effort!
Forever learning with fishing
Brock O
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Yea great catch hutch, well
Yea great catch hutch, well fought!
Ill mouth grab dhues by hand but pinkies get the gaff, had me &^%$ with you trying to grab that!!
Get ya self a short handled gaff mate, less hassle than net.
Alan James
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Enjoyed the vid
Hutch
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Haha cheers guys, I have
Haha cheers guys, I have plenty gaffs and nets at home but didnt expect to catch anything with the amount of effort I planned to use.
Was lucky I brought a knife and pliers
Ush
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awesome video. that landing
awesome video. that landing sure looked tense!!Lip grip the snapper!! that's funny, good on ya. What did it measure?
Got keen?
Hutch
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Haha cheers, went 61cm
Haha cheers, went 61cm
Mooseknuckle
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Awesome catch mate
Fantastic vid to boot.
Excellent effort for inshore metro and persistence pays off big-time.
Krusty
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Well done. Awesome catch and
Well done. Awesome catch and vid
My fishing spots are so secret........... even the fish don't know where they are !!
Deleted
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winner winner
winner winner
rob90
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Well done. That will be a
Well done. That will be a hard fish to beat under the circumstances. Awsome!
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
Da pirate
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Sweet as mate !!
Good work hutch !!! Good film aswell !!
Cheers pirate !!
NORUN NOFUN
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Good work buddy
Good work buddy
Hutch
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Thanks again fellas, had a
Thanks again fellas, had a ball fighting it