Ben Hall Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 First Permit on fly, fishing Hinchinbrook with Clint Isaac. Caught on a Crab pattern on my 10wt with 20lb tippet. Anak are a very good fighter hooked in less than a meter of water so theres only one way they can run, and thats away from you accross the flat. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That would be a great buzz. Very well done Ben. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hall Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, big Neil said: That would be a great buzz. Very well done Ben. bn Sure was after fishing hard to get the hook up, I was pretty nervous during the fight feeling every voilent head shake with that thought of something going wrong like pulling the fly or popping the fish, very relieved to land the fish. Edited December 9, 2022 by Ben Hall Spelling error 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That’s the holy grail right there mate. Congratulations and nice size too. Bet you won’t be forgetting that for a while. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hall Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Green Hornet said: That’s the holy grail right there mate. Congratulations and nice size too. Bet you won’t be forgetting that for a while. I was very lucky to get this on my second day on the flats, but it gets better I caught my second Permit the next day and my 3rd Permit the following day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Ben Hall said: I was very lucky to get this on my second day on the flats, but it gets better I caught my second Permit the next day and my 3rd Permit the following day. That’s awesome mate. Living the dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Cracker fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Super fish. Top photos. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Stunning fish, well done. Have heard they are very hard to catch on fly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hall Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Isaac Ct said: Stunning fish, well done. Have heard they are very hard to catch on fly. Yeah for some it is said to be the Holy Grail of fly fishing, but the Holy Grail is really what ever your goals are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nice fish, and I imagine with that tail they could clap on a bit of pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hall Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Yowie said: Nice fish, and I imagine with that tail they could clap on a bit of pace. Sure can especially since it was hooked in less them a metre of water with 20lb tippet, it's first run was towards 50m but it'd not like there's any structure on the flats so you can just let it do its thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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