What Ate My Lure?

[Guest Big-Banana]

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?

[Guest Saqa]

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

[Guest Big-Banana]

Here a photo...

wahoo

Didnt think we got them down this far.

Edited April 25, 2006 by Big-Banana

[stevefish]

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.

[Ken A]

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.

[djmac]

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.

[Bashir]

fish your reels in strike and you probably would have nailed that fish! Also make sure hooks are razor sharp.

[Guest Big-Banana]

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.

[Guest Saqa]

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

[Guest Big-Banana]

They are just a bycatch but Ill be sure to have them onboard just in case.

[changa]

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

[Guest Big-Banana]

Very suprised actually, had no idea they were such a common catch.