Peel Island 30/11/08

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  • Peter4
    Ausfish Platinum Member

    • Oct 2006
    • 2136
    #1

    Peel Island 30/11/08

    Hit Peel with Kyle pre-dawn yesterday. Despite blustery westerly winds we drifted a few of our favourite marks using small jerk shads. For the first time we rubbed some 'S' factor onto our plastics...

    First drift yielded a 35cm squire for me and a brief hook-up for Kyle on a larger fish. Second drift a 37cm for Kyle and another lost fish (to me this time). The squire fairly smashed our plastics - usually on the drop.

    It went quiet as the sun came up so we headed around to drift the east side of Peel. A few drifts yielded more squire (undersize), flathead, cod and a couple of parrot fish...Kyle had two huge hook-ups that threw the plastics with some big headshakes......

    We then headed to Hanlon light where a couple of drifts gave Kyle a fair sized maori cod and two just undersize squire for me. Another couple of big hits that busted me off and one that bit Kyle's 6" plastic cleanly into two pieces - just missing the hook!

    All fish released unharmed except for one small squire that left one of his eyes on my jighead! The 'S' factor worked a treat! Back home washing down the boat by midday.......

    Regs

    Pete
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  • Roo
    Ausfish Platinum Member

    • Jun 2005
    • 1915
    #2
    Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

    nice work pete. its those big ones that you've missed that keep you coming back time and again.....

    Cheers Roo.
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    • Callop
      Ausfish Silver Member

      • Aug 2006
      • 577
      #3
      Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

      thanks for the report Pete. I am contemplating Peel on Friday subject to weather. So far 3 donuts over there. I am determined to break the drought. Good luck at Mondy this weekend.
      Not to get technical...... but according to Chemistry, ALCOHOL IS A SOLUTION

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      • Peter4
        Ausfish Platinum Member

        • Oct 2006
        • 2136
        #4
        Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

        Cheers Roo......would like to land one though!!

        Thanks Dave, this was our pre-Mondy warm up so we are feeling very positive!

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        • Obi _ Wan
          Ausfish Platinum Member

          • Aug 2006
          • 1200
          #5
          Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

          Hi Pete, i've heard that there are a few good snaps getting around mate better luck next trip mate.

          And good luck at Mondy, hope you get a Homer.

          Cheers,
          John.

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          • Ozie_3
            Ausfish Silver Member

            • Jul 2008
            • 480
            #6
            Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

            hey pete,
            nice going....pity about the biggies...
            next time..lol..

            thinking of going to peel tomorrow morning then to harry's for the high....gotta be better than working

            cheers chris
            Cheers Chris


            (please insert witty saying here)

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            • Scalem
              Ausfish Addict

              • Dec 2004
              • 4264
              #7
              Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

              It Beats any scientific water quality tests to know there are good fish around still, despite runoff and sediment from recent rain.

              Thanks for the report.

              Scalem

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              • ddobson
                Ausfish Platinum Member

                • Apr 2007
                • 1504
                #8
                Re: Peel Island 30/11/08

                As roo said i always want, no need to land that large head shake that blows me off in the shallows time and time again and i will land that metre plus one day. Cheers and a S Factor seems to help on the bites.

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