wildfish Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 i took my work mate out today! drove to botany in the rain, then just as we pull up to the ramp the rain stops!!! launch the boat and run over to get some yakkas! now my freind tells me he loves fishing! but has no idea how to fish and has never caught a fish! so i tell him to watch me and ill try getting some bait in the boat! sweep! sweep! zzzzz zzzzzzzz this fish is making some runs and not co-operating! and i call to the boat next to us "gees this is a big yakka" well after about 10 minuts i get it to the boat! salmon! my freind misses with the net and he dives! i get him up again and he looks at me and spits my no.12 hook back at me! then i give my mate a go! and with a constant furious wind he pulls in a sweep "YES WHOOO this is my 1st fish" then he gets two yakkas and i go "YES WHOOO finally some bait" so we go for a troll outside to no avail! and i stop at one of the areas shown on the sounder as a bait ball hopeing for some slimies! and my freind gets another slimie around 25cm! time to go back inside to downrigg the yakkas! setup at moulinex and start downrigging the wall and we se some fish on the sounder some come up but no takers? i pull in the bomb to check if the yakka is swiming ok but when i release the line its a bit heavy! im on to my 1st fish off the downrigger! now it was a bit of a letdown to see it was an oz salmon! oh well my friend was happy hell be having fish curry tonight! back at the ramp at 11 and home we went! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 A fish is a fish and you have to start somewhere!!!! Nice work on your first downrigged catch!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damariboyz Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) Good on ya Luke, I was nearly out there myself today but something come up at the last minute. Well done mate. Russ Edited November 4, 2007 by damariboyz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Good on you Luke Nice to see Lowrance picked up on it so quick With the downriggers you can just troll around the cliff faces reading the Sunday papers ay. Regards jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricks Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 nice one luke not a king but at least a fish. will be out next sunday on the maiden voyage trying them lures out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 How was the wind today, the bay can be a washing machine at times when the wind picks up, like it did today. I find that with the yakkas you generally only get salmon so we have stopped using them now and only focus on squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzassj6 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 wow! how fun is that! u're bait fishing and hook a salmon on a size 12 hook lol. My friend hooked a 45cm snapper on a handline with size 12 hook off a wharf! Nice work on ur downrigger, u're gonna love that new investment. Downrigger is the bomb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntman Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Nice work on ur downrigger, u're gonna love that new investment. Downrigger is the bomb! I get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue marlin Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Where you fishing out of a centre console wild fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfish Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) yes mate blue fin 4.5 centre console! which boat were you in? Edited November 5, 2007 by wildfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue marlin Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) I had my kids out yesterday we were right in front of you down rigging live squid with no takers so there wasn't much there. We were in the grey stessel. Edited November 5, 2007 by nudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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