wise one Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Had our annual trip to Port Stephens last week targeting the longtails and kings. On our second day fishing The Little Gibber managed this 120cm / 20+ KG longtail (a new PB for me). Caught on a live yacka on 10KG mono. Edited April 2, 2012 by wise one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denzor Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 nice work mate.... but were is the pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 nice work mate.... but were is the pic? Just took me 2 attempts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan8337 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Awesome work! are these fit for sashimi or just on the grill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Awesome catch! We fished the trailerboat fishing comp over the weekend, no longtail tuna were landed. You would have taken out first place for tuna if you caught it a few days later in comp hours. some epic fish caught in the comp though. we fished the big gibber at one stage but had no activity. My best fish was a 78cm snapper on a Plastic within the first hour of the comp. Still nowhere near the winners though! Nice catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thats a lovely longtail for Port Stephens. In fact, thats a great longtail anywhere in Australia! Nicee work! Were any spaniards caught throughout the comp? Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybream Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 awesome catch! congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Nice work mate, that's a ripper fin...congrats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denzor Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thats a great fish!! awesome catch...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juztaylor Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Great fish mate!! I really need to change our annual port Stephens family holiday to this time in the year rather than December!!! "....because the fishing is better" doesn't seem wash with the extended family of non-fishers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little marlin Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Thats a nice longtail u boated there well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheyes85 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 great fish! bet it ripped some line out. were you slow trolling the yakka? ballooning at anchor? second hand reports of longtails hanging about up here in Forster- and I want one!! Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 great fish! bet it ripped some line out. were you slow trolling the yakka? ballooning at anchor? second hand reports of longtails hanging about up here in Forster- and I want one!! Cheers Tom Ballooning at anchor - the wife pulled it up and drove the boat to chase the fish! In Southern waters, the longtails tend to be a little skittish and so much harder to catch if you have your motor running (which generally rules out slow trolling). I have managed a couple on slugs in the Bay at Port Stephens, but these require loooong casts and light tackle (3 years ago I hooked one on 4KG spinning outfit, fought it for 1 hour 40 minutes, had it circling the boat for 10 minutes, then the hook straightened ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheyes85 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Ballooning at anchor - the wife pulled it up and drove the boat to chase the fish! In Southern waters, the longtails tend to be a little skittish and so much harder to catch if you have your motor running (which generally rules out slow trolling). I have managed a couple on slugs in the Bay at Port Stephens, but these require loooong casts and light tackle (3 years ago I hooked one on 4KG spinning outfit, fought it for 1 hour 40 minutes, had it circling the boat for 10 minutes, then the hook straightened ) thanks for the useful tips! you'd be pretty bummed straightening hooks on light tackle! hopefully I can report back with similar success from up here Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshowbob Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wow top fin mate you must be stoked!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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