I was bitten off on mono only 20 minutes earlier by what we thought was a shark. So on went the steel trace on standard bottom fishing rig as we were targeting mullys and snapper. When I hooked the fish I had just thrown it out and the mackie hit as soon as the bait hit the water then as I tried to gaff the fish off the reef at night it was a bit tricky so I decide to wait for the right wave and grab the trace and drag over the reef. Anyway just as I got the fish on the reef the mackie bit through the steel trace and I then had wrestle the fish back to the beach. Lucky for me the fish was pretty stuffed and didnt have too much petrol in the tank to fight me back.
We got heaps of tailor up to 70cms and I got 60cm snapper about an hour before the mackie.
As for balloons there wasnt much action from the 4-5 groups in the chalets the winds were a bit light and pretty much dropped off each morning around 10am. There was heaps of mackie caught the weekend prior as the reckon the water temp was a bit higher.
Rick
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Solid Fish
Well done nice fish from the beach thats for sure
How was the wind and swell up there ?
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spanishmackeral
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sweet fish of the shore, what
sweet fish of the shore, what circumstances do you mean?
Faulkner Family
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nice fish from the sand.
nice fish from the sand. well done. would have been a great fight
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
wopjrb
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good one
nice mackie
young_yakker
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was it on balloon heading up
was it on balloon heading up there in a couple of weeks cant wait
Mitta79
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Very Lucky
I was bitten off on mono only 20 minutes earlier by what we thought was a shark. So on went the steel trace on standard bottom fishing rig as we were targeting mullys and snapper. When I hooked the fish I had just thrown it out and the mackie hit as soon as the bait hit the water then as I tried to gaff the fish off the reef at night it was a bit tricky so I decide to wait for the right wave and grab the trace and drag over the reef. Anyway just as I got the fish on the reef the mackie bit through the steel trace and I then had wrestle the fish back to the beach. Lucky for me the fish was pretty stuffed and didnt have too much petrol in the tank to fight me back.
We got heaps of tailor up to 70cms and I got 60cm snapper about an hour before the mackie.
As for balloons there wasnt much action from the 4-5 groups in the chalets the winds were a bit light and pretty much dropped off each morning around 10am. There was heaps of mackie caught the weekend prior as the reckon the water temp was a bit higher.
Cheers
Mitta79
Lucky Tim
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Not sure what's more
Not sure what's more impressive, the mackie or the singlet tan!
Good fish mate, sounds like a trip worth while.