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    First Blue for HAGGIS

    Went out last thursday on my boat Haggis (named after the missus) hoping to jag some good weather . It turned out to be a pearler after some early morning lumps . Went out through the tweed bar early and set some lures on the 8kg gear and could only manage stripe tuna and rat dollies.
    Out to 80 m and got more of the same and jumped off a bigger dollie of 8 kg+.
    The wind was dropping so headed wider inthe 585 haines in search of the big one.
    Put out the 37kg gear and put a 15kg outfit down the middle . An hour later we see it get hit and the fun starts . By the time we cleared the rest of the gear the spool was looking pretty low and the chase was on.
    After 35 minutes of fishing 15kg to its limit the fish was boatside , tagged revived and released . Weight was estimated about 100kg .
    The photo doesn't do it justice .
    Craig

  2. #2

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    action shot, or agony shot

  3. #3

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    They always take the silly string in a big spread !!!!!

    Great fish on 15 kilo tackle

    Cheers

    Wayne

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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    Yeah Wayne i couldnt help myself .Will get more heavy tackle soon

  5. #5

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    you need to be Hercules to land fish like that on 15kg gear, well done Craig!

  6. #6

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    well done craig
    nice fish after putting in a big effort


    cheers pete

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    bidkev
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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    A Beaut on 15kg gear! Well done mate.

    kev

    Don't spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for.

  8. #8

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    hi hercules,

    nice fish on 15kilo gear, how wide/depth do you fish for blues ?

  9. #9

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    got him in 160m and from what ive heard a few have come from that depth of late . We usually fish deeper but my sounder looses bottom after 200m so rely on gps marks.

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    TIM-DONSELAAR
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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    nice fish on light gear mate

    top effort

    cheers tim [smiley=beer.gif]

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    Matt_G
    Guest

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    Craig

    Great stuff mate, that may be the first Blue for the Surfers Paradise Game & Sportfishing Club this year, not sure. I hope we have that sort of weather for the Couran Cove tournie, would be sweet. The Blues seem to be starting to show up with a little more regularity at the moment.

    Wonderful effort, hope you get some more.

    Matt
    Ultimate Gamefishing Tackle

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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    Well done. Heard Brett Alty from Mistress talking to Graham Mcloy of Inkwazi about it then you popped on the radio for a sec. How did you go that morning? Seems that Mistress is getting a couple. He got one at least out wide today. We only saw vermin all weekend.

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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    Top fish Craig. When I read the title of the post I was expecting to see a pic of a spaniard Great stuff on 15kg.

    Cheers
    Paul
    Ranger 188VX - "Sweet Chariot"

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    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    well done mate
    Rainbow Trout is NOT skittle flavoured fish.........

  15. #15

    Re: First Blue for HAGGIS

    Yeah smithy, thought you were out there saturday morning . We only had time to troll till 10.30 and didn't even get any vermin , theres always next time
    craig

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