Bunbury Dhueys
Headed out last week off Bunbury with a mate (optimont) for what ended up being a great day of fishing. Conditions were perfect with no swell, little chop and a light breeze blowing. After the morning session produced a nice size blackarse there wasn't much else around as we drifted through a few different spots.
Just after lunch time we were on what was going to be almost our last drift when one of optimont's rods fully loaded up in the holder. After a good 10 minute fight on the pe3 gear a beautiful 15kg dhue flopped on the deck. Before we got a chance for any sort of celebration his other rod loaded and another 10 minutes later a 12kg model appeared. Unfortunately while bringing this one in his line got tangled with mine and it wasn't until he'd landed his dhue that I realised I was also on. Up came a 6-7kg model which, while it saved me from having to run naked around the pool table, went back in the drink and swam away.
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GGs
Posts: 330
Date Joined: 06/09/14
Nice dhus
Two very nice dhus there mate.
Do you mind me asking how deep you were fishing? We got some good sized dhus in about 25m when the ban lifted so wondering if the bigger dhus have gone deeper now that most of the crays have walked?
Cheers
gav1970
Posts: 153
Date Joined: 12/02/07
Thanks GGs. We were in
Thanks GGs. We were in between about 38-40 metres from memory. The bites happened right around the turn of the tide so I don't know if that was the reason or not.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
GGs
Posts: 330
Date Joined: 06/09/14
Good work... getting into 40m
Good work... getting into 40m off Bunbury is a serious hike.
Walfootrot
Posts: 1385
Date Joined: 23/07/12
Thats a nice pair of Dhu's,
Thats a nice pair of Dhu's, the good old last drop hey.
Keep you in fillets for awhlie.
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
optimont
Posts: 34
Date Joined: 14/09/13
Bunbury Dhus
Distance about 19nm from McKenna pt heading SW.