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Nice LT Andrew - r.e. Dropping fish with the slugs...are you running trebles?
Mick
Went out for a fish sunday morning. It was a late start because the wife was coming along, we left cleveland boat ramp about 730 in search for some mackeral. Had a look at harry's a couple of boats there (one might have been aquarius), but no surface activity so headed up to the sand hills.
Only problem was I had no idea where I was going as we had never fished the area before, a few birds around but no surface activity. Decided to have a look over towards the four beacons and we found a small school of fish under a couple of birds.
We took our time to get close enough to cast, which is very frustraiting seeing the fish come up and go down a few times before you get any where near them but this is the only way to do it. Finally we got close enough, they aren't mackeral they are longtails even better. They where hitting the surface different than we had seen before, more of an explosion of water.
Mark (plasticfantastic) got the first cast in (a little premature, I won't go any further with that), I waited until the fish where surfaced again, bang Im on but within seconds the line was slack. Thought we was swimming towards me so wound like crap but he was gone. Gave it another cast in the direction I thought they where heading and Im on again.
Took about probably ten minutes with the trusty S10H tuna slayer and my new pb was on board. Not the longest I have caught but the fattest, 110cms and 13kg. Got a few photos and speared him back in to get even fatter for next time.
Looked around for a while to find the same school again, got one more hook up but lost again? Today we fished with 25g slugs, we always use soft plastics and never have the problem of dropping fish, is this common?
Ended up doing a run out through the Rous down the rainbow and across the back of peel, but by this time it was high tide with no run so not much chance of surface action. Home in time to wash the boat, mow the lawn and sit down and watch the cricket for the night.
Finally a decent days weather, (at least for the bay). It was good getting the fish of the day on the boat, as the captain always casts last
ANDREW
Nice LT Andrew - r.e. Dropping fish with the slugs...are you running trebles?
Mick
Mick,
Yes I was running trebbles, thought that might be the issue so was thinking of changing them over to singles. The only thing is this is the first time we have even thrown slugs at long tails as most of the time we use plastics.
Andrew
Andrew
you were in the galeforce right? We were beside you at the four beacons in the 5.2 kevlacat! The longtails were driving me nuts wouldn't look at a plastic or slug
Ian
Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!
Ian,
We couldn't find that many, they wouldn't stay up for long either. The biggest problem we have is when people drive right up on to the school and wonder why they don't surface again??
You have a very nice boat, if the swell was a bit smaller I would have been outside but Im sure you would have been as well.
Originally Posted by ON-THE-CHEW
we are going to be on the shelf tomorrow chasing Blue Marlin hopefully they will bite!
Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!
Nice one Andrew.
Great looking fish fresh out of the water and the sun on them.
Pete
Hey Andrew
I know wat u mean about always last 2 cast i dont mind wen chasing schools on surface but if wepull up at a nice looking snag my mates had 3 casts before ive even dropped the min kota!
Great fish 2!!!
Cheers Simon
Good fish mate there were a few around and some hores too we got a 4 solid hook ups on fly but the stupid sharks got the better of us every time not happy, good stuff bloke.
Sounds like a fantastic day.
Beautiful looking fish they are!
Go the S10!!
Cheers and thanks.
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He who casts last laughs loudest hey? Nice fish though mate. Well done.
PlasticFantastic
Woo hoo, Nice longy. Gotta get a day off later in the week. Why were you casting slugs. Was it a distance thing? I dont fish the bay much either but find plastics heaps better for hooking up and staying hooked up.Ben
Blooey,
Usually target everything with plastics but was mainly targeting mackeral, coming across a school of longtails was a bonus. The extra casting distance was deffinately nice, but if I try them again I will be running single hooks on them.
Andrew
Hey Andrew, Nice LT mate. Have you thought of trying one of SLIDER'S slugs. I have not used them but they sound like a great idea.
Marty.
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