Vince1974 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hi All Went for a quick flick this afternoon at Birchgrove for some bream and ended up with one hell of a by catch. No luck with the bream today, but I was stunned when my reel started to scream and the line was peeling off like there was no tomorrow. I had a 125 yards of 4lb fire wire and about 50 yards of mono backing. I started to worry on a couple of occasions when the actual spool could be seen through the mono. I almost got spooled twice! The fish eventually started to tire and I finally started to take some line back from him. Fortunately I had room to walk on the sand stone edge I was fishing from. It must have taken me on at least a 100m walk. 40 mins in to the fight the fish showed it self and it was a very decent King. I called it at about 80cm. I was now concerned on how I was going to land this fish and if the line would hold up. It was low tide and there was a section with some exposed oyster covered rocks....about a 1.5 meter drop from where I was fishing. I managed to climb down whilst still keeping the line tight. It's amazing what you can do when the adrenalin is pumping!!!! I managed to lead the fish close to me with the rod in one hand and the other hand ready to grab the fish. Heart was pumping at this stage. As the fish stuck its head out of the water the line could not bear the weight and I couldn’t believe it....ping! the bloody line snapped. Don't ask me how, but with a very quick reflex I managed to grab the fish in the nick of time. I couldn't believe the fish was finally in my hands. The fish went 75cm and weighed 3.3Kgs. I was using my Daiwa Tierra 7 foot MLFS (light rod) with a Daiwa Sol 2500 (These reels are worth their weight in gold!) The Sol is spooled with 4lb fire wire and I was using a 6lb fluorocarb leader. I was using light jig head with a 3" minnow pumpkin seed Gulp. Any one that has caught a decent king 65-90 cms knows what a fight they give on the heaviest of gear, so I was excited to say the least when I landed this thing. Cheers, Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabefisho Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thats INSANE!!!! Top catch Vince on Bream gear What a cracker! Tight lines Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 With you all the way there buddy, top report and congrats on getting the beasty in. Good onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 that is outstanding, what a gun fish on such light line, good on ya vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royboy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Top effort . That's a fight of a lifetime. And great work in retrieving the kingy. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodBlues Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 What an awesome catch mate well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozfishen Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Top stuff ! Would of been a crazy fight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Bet that was a shock when he went for his first run Nice king on light line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangled1 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Top stuff mate and on light gear !! Well done on the reflexes . Cheers tangled1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz_brett Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 thats awsome! there should be an award for that. I can asure you if it were me I would have got over excited and broke the line in less than 10mins. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Great effort Vince and nicely told as well :thumbup: Cheers Blood Knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thats a sensational catch on all counts, well done. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thats a great effort mate - well done. I've seen plenty of people struggle to land Kings on heavy gear, let alone what you were using! Your heart must have been racing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Good report solid king amazing reflex's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Cam Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Skillfully done Vince - congrats Cheers, Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 :thumbup: :thumbup: Well Done!!!! Great report nice catch and congrats on a fine catch on such a light setup!!! Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 mate put that fish into catch of the month - it may not be the biggest of fish but to land a fish of that size and quality fighting ability is an awesome effort on light gear. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 unreal top stuff mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Fantastic fish on light gear, Vince. Great result for a lot of patience and having good quality gear Congrats on the PB... Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fester Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Holy dooly batman! what a cracker on light gear! top work, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 awesome catch mate good on you for keeping ur kool throughout the fight. cheers hamerz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Outstanding, don't you just love putting quality gear through its paces.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Spooner Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Great work mate, Had similiar experiences this season using bream gear-but i am lucky enough to be in my boat-chase them with the electric motor-for sometimes over half an hour!Often losing them to boat hulls/structure etc. They are an amazing sport fish on light gear when over 65cm long! well done land based! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1974 Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Thanks for all the replies guys. This catch has certainly been my biggest fishing achievement. I am still pumped from yesterdays effort. I have to say I have had a few practice attempts before yesterday’s catch. In the past three months I have hooked up to something big 4 times including yesterdays. The first three times I eventually got smoked with out seeing the fish! Cheers, Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunaSickle Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Great work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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