exmouth yellowfin tuna
Submitted by mako magic on Sat, 2008-06-07 15:37
the one and only yellowfin tuna we got of the trip, somewhere around the 10kg mark, taken trolling a big jet head pusher in the 40's, released to fight another day
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SPESS
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thats a bluddy nice photo
thats a bluddy nice photo mate. And a nice toooooooooooooooona.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
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mako magic
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yeah we got that nice little
yeah we got that nice little sparkle on his back, took a pretty big lure too, pity it was the only one of the trip though, love the eye on him too, big and black
sherbert
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Great tuna m8
Can't waite to get up north
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makros
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did ya slice and dice is
did ya slice and dice is straight away?
mako magic
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quick pic and back in the
quick pic and back in the drink m8, we released about 95% of fish we caught
makros
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i probably would have had
i probably would have had the wasabi and soy sorted before it hit the deck lol:)
mako magic
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yeah alot would, we thought
yeah alot would, we thought about keeping it , but was more a c&r trip, still brought a bit of fsih back, but ones like that its a buzz letting them go anyway
makros
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yep
for sure thrill of the chase
mako magic
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weather was great, first 8
weather was great, first 8 days calm as, last 2 days bit blowy but made them our billy trolling days, standout catch was for me watching paul get his first marlin, i think he will have a smile on his dial for a while, lol, got some nice mackies wahoo, dollies queenies, nothing overly huge but some good catches, i was happy first drop out bottom bashing and pulled up the 1 and only red emp of the trip
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You will not want to fish
You will not want to fish down here anymore now you have had a taste of the north west
Glad you had a great trip mate
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
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Nice Tuna Matt
Would have been great fun! Good on ya for the C&R mate! A great trip for sure!
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