Deep drop challenge
So Saturday we had a challenge to crack some Harpuka considering the weather. Took off and grabed some fresh bait firstup at 5am. Headed out to 300's and as soon as we started sounding around we had some good ground. Sounder lit up with blue streaks 5m of the bottom. We were hopeful. First drop on my new rod and bang less than 5 secs and i was on. Snap!!!!!!! line broke. Very unhappy person to say the least. Next turn around reriggen dropped down two rods and bang both on. Snap again for me. 600m of line gone. veryunimpressed, My mate locked on and started the long haul. Half way up his rod got even heavier. Up come a nice Harpuka wrapped in my loely brand new red line. OMG star handline pulling in the line and 100m off the back is a big fish floating. Managed to haul in the Grey bandand reclaim my first drop fish. It was going to be a good day.Ended up over the next few hours Harpuka and a small grey band. All up 90L of juice and a boat load of good quality fish. Hope its not just our lucky first. Biggest Harp went 7kg GB 8KG. Tatsed great and the Best Farthers day presents to My dads too
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ahaahahah how lucky is that,
ahaahahah how lucky is that, what main line are you using?
Outwide
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80lb main line mate 150lb
80lb main line mate 150lb rigs. snapped twice in the same spot so has to be the rod
Faulkner Family
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gotta be pissed about the
gotta be pissed about the line breaking like that. first thing i would do is check the runners for cracks or imperfections. nice haul in the end and that was could i say assy about the snagged line . and yeah they do taste great .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Jadeo
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Some nice feeds coming up
Some nice feeds coming up for you. Would have been a good laugh when that fish came up with your line around it. Knew a fella that dropped a rod over and two drifts later hooked it and got it back in 35m of water.
Spence
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Nice one. Reminds me of the
Nice one. Reminds me of the time up coral bay, pulled up 2 rubies, with bottom half of rig missing (sinker and 1 hook).
Mate calls up on radio (100m away), says, "did you lose a sinker?"...i said yes, he caught the 3rd ruby with hook and sinker still attached.
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bsir
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Awesome stuff
Ive gotta try that deep dropping as soon as i get the sounder squared away.
How far out are you going to use 90l?