61 crusher Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Since the cold weather & the fishing reports have slowed down I thought I’d share a couple of highlights for me off the rocks My set up being 20lb braid with 20 or 30lb leader & a diawa hyper 8’6” 7 to 15kg rod Casting for what was looking like another two hour doughnut session I cast out the metal & flipped over the bail arm & let the lure sink when all of a sudden my rod buckled over & the reel screamed, after nearly a 15 minute fight & hoping for a long tail tuna up came a 5kg+ Mack tuna Almost a month later catching only one 40 odd cm tailor at first light & the conditions not looking good for a lure casting session I decided to use the tailor for bait fishing which I hadn’t done for a couple of years & target snapper. First cast & had a good hit but failed to hook up, managed soon after to get a just legal & undersized one which both went back, after a banjo shark & Sargent baker I managed to pick up my PB off the rocks at 53cm, pretty chuffed considering it was my first time targeting snapper off the stone’s 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Brilliant Mack tuna and snapper, well done. Congrats on the PB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 The macks go well on any gear, and, the reddie is very nice, a good eating size at that. Nice work off the stones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Couple of good fish there! Bet that snapper went well on the plate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nice work Dietz! … well if you can call it work. cheers Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 That's a cracker mack tuna especially off the rocks. I haven't caught one for a while but I still remember how hard they fight and never give up. The reddie is a nice bonus too, just shows you never know if you don't have a go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Well done on the Snapper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Great report. Top photos. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Some nice fish there Dieter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 9:39 PM, Larkin said: Couple of good fish there! Bet that snapper went well on the plate! Thanks ended up baking it whole, went down well, might try knocking the fillets off the next one & dusting in flour & pan frying On 6/14/2022 at 8:31 AM, zmk1962 said: Nice work Dietz! … well if you can call it work. cheers Zoran Thanks Zoran, tossing metals & lures around for a good couple of hours gives the upper body a good workout to the point my arms sometimes feel like Popeye’s, but the only muscle getting any bigger is my gut 😆 On 6/14/2022 at 6:00 PM, Little_Flatty said: Some nice fish there Dieter! Thanks Mike, lots of sessions & quite a few donuts to get those two 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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