fragmeister Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Hi Raiders,I headed out a few hours before dawn, grabbed some livies and headed out to the fad hoping for a few dollies..There were tons of juveniles hanging around the fad and they responded to a soft plastic but they were very undersized.Water temperature was 24 and the swell was about 1 metre.Headed off to Long Reef for the turn of the tide and scored a couple of just undersized kings (my specialty!)Then headed back to the FAD to see if anything had changed but it hadn't so seeing as the weather was so calm and the swell was now less than a metreI headed off at about 20 Knots to 12 Mile.The closer I got the warmer and more cobalt blue the water got. When I got there the water was 25 degrees and there were only 2 other boats.I decided to troll around under the electric motor and not 10 minutes after I started my rod buckled over and by the time a had it in my hand a saw a flash of electric blue leap clear of the water about40 meters away. I knew this was a dollie and a pretty big one.My line was directly in front of a small boat who was motoring towards it but fortunately he saw the fish jump and turned back.Following the jumps the fish took several hard and long runs over the next 10 minutes while I fought to gain some line on him.After about 15 minutes he went deep and did most of the hard slog there for a wile until I started giving him a bit of stick.Then he decided a run to the surface was in order and he shot straight of out of the depths clearing the water only about 10 meters from me.20 minutes of hard slog and my arms were protesting but he was doing circles so I thought I had him.Eventually I saw colour and and his circles were getting tighter and he was getting closer.He did a couple of small runs under the boat which made me nervous but eventually I got him to the surface.I grabbed the gaff in one hand and drove it home which of course he complained about and threatened to take gaff and rod with him but I managed to pull him on board.It certainly adds to the degree of difficulty when you are doing this solo but it was a very rewarding day.By my measurement it went 143 cmsCould this be a fishraider record?CheersJim Edited February 13, 2016 by fragmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Great report and great fish JIm. Always nervous moments with a good fish next to the boat trying to land them solo. You did well mate! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Woohoo!,,, Great catch matte. So exciting just reading it. I bet you're still buzzing. COTM material for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Great fish Jim ! That's my dream fish right there - dollies are my favourite above any other to catch!!! You played the fish well and it's certainly a nice beastty Was that on a livie or a lure ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrant666 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Cotm? Sent from my D6653 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Cotm? Sent from my D6653 using Tapatalk "Catch of the month" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Great report and great fish JIm. Always nervous moments with a good fish next to the boat trying to land them solo. You did well mate! Cheers scratchie!!! Thanks Scratchie Woohoo!,,, Great catch matte. So exciting just reading it. I bet you're still buzzing. COTM material for sure. Yes mate it was great. Great fish Jim ! That's my dream fish right there - dollies are my favourite above any other to catch!!! You played the fish well and it's certainly a nice beastty Was that on a livie or a lure ? It was on a live yakka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Possible Raider record there jim!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Possible Raider record there jim!!! Cool.. How do I submit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Monster Dolly mate congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Cool.. How do I submit it? http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showforum=25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Monster Dolly mate congrats!Thanks KareemI thought since I was having no luck with the Kings I would switch species. Edited February 12, 2016 by fragmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 What a top solo effort Jim & a great read , Well done !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 What a stunning fish made all the more special running solo... Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Well done Jim. You must still have sore arms after that stonker Dolly. Fabulous report...blow by blow account of the fish doing all it could to evade capture and you responding to its every move. Hope it's a record, good onya. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 What a top solo effort Jim & a great read , Well done !!! What a stunning fish made all the more special running solo... Congratulations. Well done Jim. You must still have sore arms after that stonker Dolly. Fabulous report...blow by blow account of the fish doing all it could to evade capture and you responding to its every move. Hope it's a record, good onya. Neil Thanks boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 nice one, its a big dollie, you must really pleased mate it can be difficult bringing it in by yourself, any number of things can wrong and you don't have an extra set of hands to deal with it if it does, you have to improvise and think your feet. But when you have the time and the conditions are right you just go, even if you can't find a crew on the day, you just go congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 nice one, its a big dollie, you must really pleased mate it can be difficult bringing it in by yourself, any number of things can wrong and you don't have an extra set of hands to deal with it if it does, you have to improvise and think your feet. But when you have the time and the conditions are right you just go, even if you can't find a crew on the day, you just go congrats Yes, very pleased... I will never forget that leap 10 metres away from me all lit up with its dorsal fin flared trying to shake the hook. Magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag117 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Great fish mate! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The President Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Great catch. What gear was it caught on - rod,reel, line class. Could make this catch all the more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGP Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Great stuff and good angling solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yes, very pleased... I will never forget that leap 10 metres away from me all lit up with its dorsal fin flared trying to shake the hook. Magic! That's gold. You will be on a high for weeks with that fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ojay Samson Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Great report as always, love your work, Jim. That's an absolute sronker! Got any video of this fight?... Your vids usually gee me up to go for a fish lol On a side note, don't be shy if you ever need a deckie on one of your outings, I'm more than happy to lend my services haha Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barc Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Well done mate , great solo effort could imagine the smile when that one hit the deck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Great catch. What gear was it caught on - rod,reel, line class. Could make this catch all the more impressive. Great stuff and good angling solo. Great report as always, love your work, Jim. That's an absolute sronker! Got any video of this fight?... Your vids usually gee me up to go for a fish lol On a side note, don't be shy if you ever need a deckie on one of your outings, I'm more than happy to lend my services haha Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Well done mate , great solo effort could imagine the smile when that one hit the deck ! Thanks boys, only another fisherman can appreciate the "solo element" It was caught on a Diawa Saltist Extreeme 24 Kg Stick with a Shimano Saragosa 10,000 spooled with 15 kg braid I used a short leader of 100 lb flouro crimped to barrel swivel at one end and I think a 6/0 or 7/0 circle hook at the other. I rigged the yakka through the eye socket with a bait needle. The fish was hooked right in the corner of the mouth. The 15kg line is a story in itself as this Shimano reel is normally loaded with 24 kg line ... it was running low on line so I spooled it a couple of weeks back with the only braid I had which was 15kg.... had I remembered that at the time I would have bit a lot more nervous during the fight! Cheers Jim Edited February 14, 2016 by fragmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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