Big hairy in the harbour

[jordan.widz]

What up Raiders,

What a weekend for weather that was, sunny and stinkin' hot on Saturday then stomy on Sunday, love it.

Well we hit the haubour on sunday with my dad and a mate to burn off some old fuel in my dads new boat, 625 Cruise Craft Outsider with 200hp Etec, it has proved to be a great boat so far.

We started of the morning collecting some livies to try for some kings but with the wind blowing up it made it a bit hard so in the afternoon we found a more sheltered spot next to the Gladesville Bridge, we sent down an array of baits in hope of getting a jew or some flatties. My dad had a live yakka out that was getting a anxious and then buckled over, our first thoughts were a nice jewie, as it was putting up a great fight but instead it was a great big hairtail probably the last thing we would thought to have caught in 23.3 degree water during the day, we were stoked my dad had never caught a hairtail before and this one went 157cm and fed the whole family with leftovers.

Cheers, Prawn Star

[Pongrass18ft]

That is one hell of a hairtail

I would of called for a jew on live yakka especially in that spot

Well done

Chris.

[rjc123]

Thats a big Hairy

I've heard that they occasionally hang around until october/November but still wouldn't expect it!

What depth did you catch it in?

Cheers, Tom

[wchh]

What a beautiful fish in the photo! I never know they live in Parramatta River. You must have a very good camera, the photo is very sharp!

Very well done both on the fish and photo.

Charles

[stickybeak]

Wow that's huge for a hairy

Well done prawn star

[jordan.widz]

Thats a big Hairy

I've heard that they occasionally hang around until october/November but still wouldn't expect it!

What depth did you catch it in?

Cheers, Tom

Hey mate it was about 15m where we got it

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[jordan.widz]

What a beautiful fish in the photo! I never know they live in Parramatta River. You must have a very good camera, the photo is very sharp!

Very well done both on the fish and photo.

Charles

Cheers mate I was very impressed with the quality of the pic too. You'd be surprised to know it was taken with my iPhone

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[Dazzlar]

A monster congrats

[erroll]

Now that is a surprise capture. Well done mate.

Cheers

[Ray R]

a big chrome bumper bar, that's a beauty. Good onya..

[Dalucius]

That must have been a great surprise. Congratulations to your dad on his first hairtail catch.

[night_rider]

That's a beautiful fish, and I agree with the other raiders it's a lovely photo. I think most reports are from night sessions, and this shows how nicely coloured these fish truly are!

Well done mate

[dunc333]

the hole where he caught it is about 60 foot deep ,i know it well and have never seen a hairy caught there congratulations guys well done.

[johnv]

nice hairy there well done

[Bigshow]

Well done guys

Very unusual to catch a hairy this time of year as I was suprised to catch one myself on saturday night in middle harbour around 160 cm ,

Keep up the good work

Aaron

[fishergirl]

Well done it is a great catch, just for everyone else, to catch hairtail around xmas is not uncommon i have caught them around the new year period in years past, just try for hairtail over the xmas break dont change any tactics and you will be pleasantly suprised ....good luck all

[Benzeenees]

Nice photo. I caught a 1m hairtail in 70m of water off Moruya Heads on 20 November - my first and quite a surprise. Water temperature was about 18C.

[DaveTheBoy]

Mate very well done! I honestly can't remember seeing a hairtail like that come from the harbour in about 15yrs.

[sparkles]

Hi Prawn Star.

You'll have to add the HT to your list of PB's.

Nice one

[jordan.widz]

Hi Prawn Star.

You'll have to add the HT to your list of PB's.

Nice one

Haha I wish I could mate, it's my dads fish though

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