netic Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Hey Guys, About a month ago me and a few mates decided to deploy a private fad this season and 2 weeks ago we finally got it done, we put it out about 16 kms out in about 130m of water and yesterday decided to head out to see if we had attracted anything, didnt expect much as the water was still a touch cold and the warm currents were still to show up. Went out there about midday and when we were about 100 metres away we saw what looked like a massive dollie jump over it, all excited we quickly approached to see a school of dollies all over 110cm cruising around it, We launch some Yakkas at them but they werent interested at all, so then we decided to throw some plastics at them and still to no avail. Finally we decided to run some skirts and minnows by them and that did the trick. Over the next hour we caught 10 Dollies all around the 15kg mark. We kept 2 Bulls for a feed and released the rest, good fun and great to see the investment of a private fad all ready pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle ray Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Well done mate. Killer dollies. Can you run us through what you used to make it and how you deployed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facebook Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 very like dollies! Can you only catch them offshore? or can you catch them landbased or is it rare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 Mate we used 4 white foam bouys and then used about 350m of rope and tied it to 3 milk crates that are fill with concrete and various heavy metals to add extra weight, we werent 100% sure that the weight would be enough but the fad was exactly where it should have been so for now i guess its holding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 very like dollies! Can you only catch them offshore? or can you catch them landbased or is it rare? Mate I have never heard of them being caught landbased, although it wont be impossible i guess they are an offshore species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 nice work Netic - what skirts and divers did the damage? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 nice work Netic - what skirts and divers did the damage? James It was 7 inch Mcgoos that did all the damage, didnt seem to matter what colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Nice work netic, I should finally be picking up my first boat this week as all the guys i used to go out with have moved north. Hopefully they are still on the chew in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle ray Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Mate I have never heard of them being caught landbased, although it wont be impossible i guess they are an offshore species I saw one jump out of a wave at belongil beach at Byron bay many years ago. Absolutley certain it ws a dolly as it was blue yellow green and was a bull with the big head and i was 10 meters away on my board, good size fish like your one and it freaked me out a bit. They are semi regular catches off the beach in Mexico when people target rooster fish i am led to beleive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I saw one jump out of a wave at belongil beach at Byron bay many years ago. Absolutley certain it ws a dolly as it was blue yellow green and was a bull with the big head and i was 10 meters away on my board, good size fish like your one and it freaked me out a bit. They are semi regular catches off the beach in Mexico when people target rooster fish i am led to beleive. I have seen one in Botany bay, would have been about 50cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Well done Oz, a couple of nice big Dollies there mate. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Nice dollies Netic, seem to be bigger dollies at the start of the season. Bit strange they weren't interested in the livies but, jigging seems to stir them up. A bit like when kings wont hit your live baits but they will smash your jigs.Great feed there,well done. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdenk01 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Nice work Netic, There some nice Dollies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Great session mate, top looking Dollies, they are big boys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hey Guys, About a month ago me and a few mates decided to deploy a private fad this season and 2 weeks ago we finally got it done, we put it out about 16 kms out in about 130m of water and yesterday decided to head out to see if we had attracted anything, didnt expect much as the water was still a touch cold and the warm currents were still to show up. Went out there about midday and when we were about 100 metres away we saw what looked like a massive dollie jump over it, all excited we quickly approached to see a school of dollies all over 110cm cruising around it, We launch some Yakkas at them but they werent interested at all, so then we decided to throw some plastics at them and still to no avail. Finally we decided to run some skirts and minnows by them and that did the trick. Over the next hour we caught 10 Dollies all around the 15kg mark. We kept 2 Bulls for a feed and released the rest, good fun and great to see the investment of a private fad all ready pay off. Superb dollies mate,good to see a home made fad works better than the ones which are deployed each season.Hope i have luck in coming across it when i go out soon they,re one of my favourite fish for the table.Bet we,ll have alot more private fads deployed going in soon....Lol seeing yours is working well. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_chung@hotmail.com Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Top job boys, I just returned from Fiji holiday and caught some dollies with fishing charter in deep sea, I can imagine how exciting it would have been for you guys to mix with big dollies. I can't wait till get my own boat and venture out to do the same. Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTROJAN Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Awesome dollies, you'd better give me the co-ordinates to your personal fad so i dont "accidently" run it over when Im out there. TOP effort once again, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 awesome Dollies there Netic , well done should have a great feed with that pair. enjoy. they the dollies should be around very soon i hope cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodogs Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Managed to troll up a 75cm Dollie just shy of the 12 mile on Saturday while targeting stripies. Was unexpected as the water temp was only 21degrees and there was nothing floating on the water to attract it. Needless to say, it was a welcome catch as they too are one of my favourite table fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Netic well done mate. i take my hat off to you mate you and the boys made your own fad and caufgt fish off it !!! YASHA BE !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiting Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 nice dollies! fantastic work. they are really good fish to eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextuck Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 What speed were you trolling at? Im keen to get out there but have not targeted this species before, any tips would be appreciated! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Don't you need a permit for placing the FAD? I was under the impression you needed a permit to place one otherwise it was illegal even though a lot of people do it, and I hope you didnt put it in either the southern or northern Sydney submarine cable protection zones or you could get in major strife Only asking cause I don't want to see a raider get in trouble Does anyone know the law about this? and if so what the construction and anchoring requirements of the FAD is? By the way mate those are some beautiful dollies you have there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpinta Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Don't you need a permit for placing the FAD? I was under the impression you needed a permit to place one otherwise it was illegal even though a lot of people do it, and I hope you didnt put it in either the southern or northern Sydney submarine cable protection zones or you could get in major strife Only asking cause I don't want to see a raider get in trouble Does anyone know the law about this? and if so what the construction and anchoring requirements of the FAD is? By the way mate those are some beautiful dollies you have there FAD??? What FAD??? What are you talking about?? They were just three buoys floating in the ocean LMAO!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJordan Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 nice job on the dollies! top job mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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