metro mack
Submitted by gilligan on Thu, 2013-02-28 11:06
cheeky troll this mirning at the north mole...
saw heaps of bait schools, got a bonito, and figured there might be something chasing after them as well... threw a deep diver laser pro down... voila
first metro mack, 50 m off north mole...
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Bodie
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picture not working.
picture not working.
gilligan
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Nope. Stoopid thing... How
Nope. Stoopid thing... How can I brag without a pic!?!
Bodie
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thats rigth how can you!! I
thats right how can you!!
I call bullshit without a photo!! :)
gilligan
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No bullshit now.
No bullshit now.
catchalittle
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nice
nice
Nathan
Justo82
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Well. You don't get more
Well. You don't get more metro than 50m from shore.
Well done. I haven't even got one yet!
Bodie
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ok ok, i admit i was wrong
ok ok, i admit i was wrong :p
Nice fish!
poser
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nice catch mate was it you
nice catch mate was it you and your mate in the boat think i sore uses this morning i was fishing the mole about 6.40 ?
petervb
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very jealous.....but good
very jealous.....but good catch
gilligan
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Poser, yeah, me and my
Poser, yeah, me and my brother in Thisldo. :-)
There from about 6 til 8:30
poser
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thort so haha nice little
thort so haha nice little setup u got there yester a asian man got spooled hard I thort thats what I would have been apprently there was 2 spanish and a shark makie caught on saturday we landed 1 last week on a ballon also :) if I see uses out again ill try and cast my lure at uses and come aboard lol
gilligan
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Cheers. Yeah, she's a good
Cheers. Yeah, she's a good little tub :-) old but confidently and comfortably does the job :-)
Brock O
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Well done
Gill, great catch!!
How was the fight??
gilligan
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Fight wasn't too bad, had a
Fight wasn't too bad, had a reasonably loose drag, but it pretty much came at the boat. Hekser gaffed it good. He called it for a shark, but I figured it was a Mack.
poser
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thort so haha nice little
thort so haha nice little setup u got there yester a asian man got spooled hard I thort thats what I would have been apprently there was 2 spanish and a shark makie caught on saturday we landed 1 last week on a ballon also :) if I see uses out again ill try and cast my lure at uses and come aboard lol
Leemo
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lucky man. was there for a
lucky man. was there for a short sesh before work - only had the bonito come past once.
bludgin' since 94'
gilligan
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Yeah, saw the birds working
Yeah, saw the birds working the water for a bit, but not too much in it seemingly... Still. Stoked with the results :-)
Vinesh87
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Good work !!
Good work !!
RMac
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gotta be happy with that -
gotta be happy with that - nice work
wadetolley
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Was
Was it size?
gilligan
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I had to cut it twice to fit
I had to cut it twice to fit in the esky... The one day I don't bring the biggun!
opsrey
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Yum...and 50m off shore!
That's doing it. Thanks for sharing.
Paul_86
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Nice metro mackie! Bet you
Nice metro mackie! Bet you upset a few fishos on the rocks when you pulled that thing in haha
soupster51
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FAF
That's awesome. Top METRO fish.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
hekser
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nice fish
pity it wasnt mine.. :O
just had some mack steaks for dinner. cheers :D
grantarctic1
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Top catch
Top catch mate, and soo close to shore well done. I bet you won't forget a nice fish like that, some of my favorite catches are not the biggest,not the best, but in my home town and right in front of every one , Awsome ...
Faulkner Family
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well done. gotta be happy
well done. gotta be happy with that one. right place right time
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Jackalchub
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Oooooeeee, that's a top
Oooooeeee, that's a top capture. I can't even troll one up out wide in 24 deg water!
gilligan
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Temp at the mole was a
Temp at the mole was a sultry 24.1 degrees, that spun me out a bit...
terboz123
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i was getting them last year
i was getting them last year in the low 23 temps
its do able...we got 3 in january with the water 23.5
a hard days fishing still beats work
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GCGFC memberjeremy-j
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Awesome fish. High speed
Awesome fish. High speed spinning at the mole may be needed.
tim-o
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Theres guna be ballooned
Theres guna be ballooned baits cut off by trollers at the mole this weekend......
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