I got it!!!

[thunnus]

hey boys,

thanks to wes pangs virgin longtail tours yesterday i finally got my first longy on fly. Still today i am over the moon. it was about 10kg and i rate the fish and fight the best i have ever had. Problem is im now super keen to get number 2. ;D

wes, thanks for the day mate. i really enjoyed your company and the fishing was even better.

cheers, Justin

P.S pics will be coming soon!

[Chris_J]

Top stuff Justin! [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]

Sounds like an awesome fish...looking forward to the picces...

Cheers mate

Chris

P.S You going to be down Caloundra way this break? Give us a yell if ya are...I should be down there for a bit...

[Matt]

thanks to wes pangs virgin longtail tours

HAHAHAHAHA!! I like it! nice one Justin and keep breaking em in Wes..

Matt.

[mackmauler]

Justin, congrats on the fish! ill get ya out soon for a mahi on fly, I wanna see a pic of Wes's reel in the sun, must be a fish magnet ;D what end of the bay you guys at.
Rob

[Chris.Y]

Good on ya mate ! ;) 10 kilo's is a good fish.
Got my 1st one at the Bribie comp ' about the same size :o Needless to say I got the bug too!

Fly'n'hi Chris.

[johhno]

sarah wilson iv got her first longy on board yesterday as well...another 10 kilo job up at inskip. magic day...also got onto a big school of wolf herring (slimey!) plus some tailor, flathead, mullet even...fishing with jacko and his dad

[Wesley_Pang]

Justin,

It was my pleasure to have you on my boat. Your joy and enthusiasm at landing your 1st longtail on fly reminds my of my 1st one.

You kept your cool when the backing got tangled in the reel and we had to pull the spool off to fix it.

You are welcome on my boat.

Rob,

I broke-in my "new" phychodelic Abel Super 11 on a Mac Tuna. I'll just have to keep flogging away until I get a Longtail on it.

I'll need a few LT's if I'm to finish the roll of film off though.

Wes

[fisher]

Well done Justin, they will come alot easier now that you've cracked the first one .Paul Dolan.

[Quinny69]

Like I said, It was ALMOST as much fun too watch you catch it, just P,ed off we missed the 1 half and the Fenwik fumble,,congratse and Wes PLEEEEEEEEAASE take some pics of crap and get that film done,there cant be too many shots left :'(

[Jack_Lives_Here]

YEP good stuff. That fish was meant to be caught by you mate. I'll let the readers now just how much luck / skill was invloved. During the fight Justin had line wrap on the reel casing. He / Wes then had to take the spool off - MID FIGHT mind you - and give the fish some line, reattach the spool and get back into it. [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]
Saturday was a day I should have stayed in bed. The flu drugs wore off pretty quick and I went down hill from there.
Who's up for an Inskip longtail trip??

[Quinny69]

The LTs seem to be getting a bit thin on down Peel way, sounds like a good idea Dave. MQ

[thunnus]

thanks guys - two days have pasted and im still on top of the moon. Gotta say if it wasnt for wes's guidience i wouldnt of standed a chance at landing that fish, and getting the tangle out of the reel added even more to excitement of landing it. gotta say quinny that beer you gave me never tasted so sweet!!!!

cant wait to see the pics (hint hint wes ;))

dave - im super keen for a inskip trip - great place to fish up there.

cheers, Justin

[Quinny69]

Dave should go in Wes boat,(until he lands 1), Ill drive Jack Lives here2 ;D . Seriouslly,how r those owner hooks goin Dave, tie some small Clousers.Olive over white I guess.They wont get spat out. MQ

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Haven't looked at 'em yet Quinny - still not feeling human BUT I'm at work AND on a glorious day. :( :(

Gotta say Mactuna after a few days in the esky is a little on the nose - even through a blocked one like mine. Had all the neighbourhood cats lining up for a feed.

[thunnus]

quinny, i just cant believe that that tarpon straightend, i wasnt pulling that hard and they are a heavier gauge than the trey combs, so how well do they stand up. maybe the owners are the way to go?

cheers, Justin

[Quinny69]

Get Dave to show you the SWIWASH (is that right Volt?)that was L shaped after a half hour fight.It blows me away that it can happen, they are boath pretty chunky hooks.Ive only used the Owners twice now but they seem to be good hooks, havent had a fish spit 1 yet,but b4 it was happening at least once a trip :-/. Get well Dave, I thaught you were a bit crook sounding, drink lots of tea....and Asprin MQ

[Scott_Matthews]

Good to see Justin, i thought you guys had to be a shoe in, Nick and i managed 5 longy's and a mac. Certainly was a nice day saturday. We got hammered on the way home to scarborough behind Mud, pressure wave city. Inskip is nice fishing at this time of year, remember though small flies and minimal flash.
Scott

[thunnus]

thanks scotty.........but how the heck did you manage 5 longies, thats an unreal effort! Did you find larger concentrations of fish or did you deep fly them?


cheers, Justin

[Scott_Matthews]

Justin, after we finished chatting we headed out into the middle, the fish had worked into the wind during slack tide so the majority were over near that island in the middle. We didn't have that long to fish them but they worked pretty hard. I got 4 Nick got 1 and dropped 2. Nicks fish was a double hook up so that was pretty cool. I think H/Bay might be a better option than Inskip in the next few weeks, by all accounts i don't think the fish are concentrated enough yet but should happen soon, i'm Johnno will let us know how it's all going up there.
Scott

[thunnus]

scotty - when wes and i finally found the fish in the arvo we found then in close just south of that big white house on straddy, mind you they only come up maybe 3 times. after we got that fish we didnt see anymore and the wind really started the howl.

what time did you start heading back, poor old dave and quinny were doin it a bit tuff coming round the bottem of peel.

cheers, Justin

[mackmauler]

I skirted peel on my way in saturday about 2, the deadest ive seen in ages.

[Scott_Matthews]

Justin
Got hammered on the way back. Pressure wave city up around St Helena, kept taking them over the side. Nick loved it. If i go back to the south bay i won't be launching from Scarb again, don't care if i miss any action on the way. Headed off Bribie on Sunday, Afew longies still around, only fished for a couple of hours and pulled 1 about 13kg and a couple of mac's.

[Quinny69]

How long did they hang around last yr guys? Could you still get them in Sept? AND do the Macs stay all yr round or are they a season thing. Cheers MQ