Pb salmon!

[Camo1808]

So my truck has been off the road for a week now and so no truck equated to what i thought no fishing over long w/e....yes very devastating.

Then the lovely wife says to me i should drop her off to work then take her car.

I was out of bed before she finished the sentence. I packed 2x 13ft beach rods and my new 7ft 3-6kilo set up. lets just say for a mazda 2 hatchback it was pretty chockers.

So a land based beach sesh was on the cards chasing choppers and sambos. Starting later i wasnt expecting a decent session however i was blown away.

Got to the beach and soaked the first bait at 9.30.

First hit after about 30min my mate picked up a half decent wobby and then a plate sized ray. Both released.

Went dead for about 1 . 5 hours then my mate got an air knot in his braid. Mean while were fixing that 20metres away my light combo i heard that beautiful noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Looked over and my rod is bending and bending hard.

What ever was on my line was hooked good and not happy about it. After i ran over picked up the rod this thing had run for a good 60m and still taking line. After it tired i got its head turned and started making some yards back. This thing went left and right up the beach. Made 6 fantastic aerial leaps in which from a far i thought i had hooked my first ever king. Also had a stonker of a mouth when it was jumping trying to shake the hooks.

After 15min i finally beached this thing and landed my pb salmon coming in at 72cm. Around 4kilo im guessing. Horrible with weight guesses but this thing was solid.

Cheers.

Edited June 9, 2015 by Camo1808

[Guest Jkeoka]

Solid fish mate!! Nice work.

[ambrose607]

You should try some bottom bashing on those rocks behind you. Could hold some drummer or something else interesting Nice Sambo

Edited June 9, 2015 by ambrose607

[Guest 4myson]

Nice Salmon , that looks like Norah head ... I fished there a few years back 1 night with my Brother inlaws & while I was cleaning a nice bream I just caught 1 of my other rods a 10 ft rod buckles over & ripps out of the sand , holder & all & gets dragged straight into the depths !!!! You haven't seen it by any chance ????

[Camo1808]

Nice Salmon , that looks like Norah head ... I fished there a few years back 1 night with my Brother inlaws & while I was cleaning a nice bream I just caught 1 of my other rods a 10 ft rod buckles over & ripps out of the sand , holder & all & gets dragged straight into the depths !!!! You haven't seen it by any chance ????

Haha nah i havent mate. If i find it i will be sure to let you know. Your spot on with the location. We have been having lots of success with some nice sambos around the local beaches there.