anthony1 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Went out early Sunday morn for a turbo fish Hit the ledges on the central coast first up caught five yakkas and kept them in my pool sent one out and before i could put my rod down it was hit and i caught a tailor sent out another yakka and in no time flat i caught a bonito was going to put him out as live bait but he was gut hooked so was no good as a livie. so i turned to my spin stick and picked up another bonito and in no time flat he was on my big rod and out into water. Kept spinning and scored bonnie after bonnie then nothing everything went quiet. 10 minutes later the big rod goes of and i'm clambering over the rocks to pick it up, when i get to it it stops but then it goes again then stops then goes again so i strike and come up empty when i get it on the rocks all that's left is the head with a hook in it and a tail with the other hook in it. tried spinning up another bonnie but with no luck so i butterflied one i caught earlier and sent it out. also put out a yakka on the other rod and it goes of so i strike only to come up empty and when pulling in the dead yakka i see a king follow him up so i free spool him and the king has a couple of goes at him but only plays with him so i pull him in and go to get another yakka when the big rod goes of, i wait till he starts to run then push the drag up wait to feel some wait then lean back and come up solid. I climb up high to fight the fish and was trying to lead him around a low rock ledge out the front so i could walk him around to where some other blokes were fishing so they could gaff him for me but he didn't want to go that way so i turned the drag up climbed down to where my gear was and then clambered across the rocks to get the cliff gaff and set it up close to the edge so when i got the shark close i could reach the gaff. Now i have the shark up to the edge and juggle the rod and cliff gaff. Now gaff on line with rope in one hand and rod in the other i let the gaff down the line inch by inch keeping rope in mouth then hand mouth then hand mouth then hand. Gaff down to water level i pull the shark up to the surface then let the gaff down over him and pull but only to miss another 4 or 5 goes then finally come up tight so i drag him up onto the rocks what a great feeling doing all that without help. But were not finished yet i put out a yakka my last one and while cleaning up the rod goes of again i wait to feel some weight then lean back and come up solid a nice king 65cm What a top morning finished by 8:30. Tally 1 Tailor 7 Bonito 1 king 1 Hammerhead Tight Lines Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Top morning Anthony, been wondering where you've been while we've been having some horsie and kingy fun. Congrats on an action packed morning.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Gun Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Got to be stoked with that effort off the rocks mate, well done. Cheers YG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poacher Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well done Anthony, You fish hard and deserve a good session like that. Maybe we will get into them next time we go out, THe Poacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles78 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well Done nice hammer head mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Well done Anthony, You fish hard and deserve a good session like that. Maybe we will get into them next time we go out, THe Poacher Hey Steve Tried calling you but you were not home. Talk soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matho Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nice catch mate. Its a shame that you couldn't release the Hammer Head. They are amazing to watch when you are under water with them. A great of the ocean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emetic Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 how did the hammerhead go on the tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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