Guest Big-Banana Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Gday, Was trolling tuna lures around 10km north west of the Broken Bay wide fad and had a huge hit on my tld 25. As soon as I picked it up and striked with the lever drag, all pressure was lost. My lure chomped in half? Got me wondering anyways. The run was as fast as anything Ive seen before. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saqa Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Gday, Was trolling tuna lures around 10km north west of the Broken Bay wide fad and had a huge hit on my tld 25. As soon as I picked it up and striked with the lever drag, all pressure was lost. My lure chomped in half? Got me wondering anyways. The run was as fast as anything Ive seen before. Any ideas? wahoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 (edited) Here a photo... wahoo Didnt think we got them down this far. Edited April 25, 2006 by Big-Banana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Didnt think we got them down this far. I wouldnt target them but occasionally one will turn up. one got caught off currarong years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken A Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Depending on the water Wahoo & Spanish Mackerel are possible off Sydney & further south. Wahoo have been taken at Narooma. Back in 93 I got a Spaniard around 20 kilos at BB Wide on a Slimey Mackerel skip bait when I was after Marlin. Water temp was around 24 degrees. A very tasty bycatch that was Over the last 15 years Spotted Mackerel have been taken regularly up in Cowan Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmac Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 definetly a wahoo haircut sometimes u dont hear a thing, sometimes the reel will jsut click once and boom one reskirt needed ive had 3 lures trimmed back around bbwide this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 fish your reels in strike and you probably would have nailed that fish! Also make sure hooks are razor sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 fish your reels in strike and you probably would have nailed that fish! Also make sure hooks are razor sharp. They were. Tight enough anyhow. Still peeling off 15kg. Hooks are always sharp. Who knows could have been a real nice fish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saqa Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 They were. Tight enough anyhow. Still peeling off 15kg. Hooks are always sharp. Who knows could have been a real nice fish too. They apply the chomp lightning fast then turn around and pick up the pieces. Need a stinger hook to get consistently them on the troll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 They are just a bycatch but Ill be sure to have them onboard just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changa Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Out of the 8 australian records 4 wahoo, sydney/botany hold 4 of them with the biggest being 44kg(thats just on 100lbs ) I caught a 100lb'er non 24kg(possible record fish) in cairns one year and it was a whopper. Wahoo have super vision and a think they can see badly rigged hooks. hiding hooks in rigs works well for them and mostly twin hook rigs are better. Sydney has experienced a good wahoo bite this year with many reports of captures. changa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Very suprised actually, had no idea they were such a common catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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