Cup day morning session.

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Re: Cup day morning session.

Post by purple5ive » Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:33 pm

Great job mate, well deserved..
I was out with a mate later in the day and only managed pinkies and flathead on micro jigging outfits..

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Re: Cup day morning session.

Post by Lightningx » Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:33 pm

Thanks Steve!
Appreciate it mate.
Cheers :tu:

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Re: Cup day morning session.

Post by e.welch » Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:54 pm

my uncle needs a cure before he says there isnt any fish in victoria

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Re: Cup day morning session.

Post by smile0784 » Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:22 am

Lightningx wrote:
Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:02 pm
Hi guys,

On cup day, my mate and I made an early morning launch meeting up at the boat ramp at 3 am. The plan was to have the baits in the water well before sunrise.

The ramp wasn’t too bad at that time of the morning and made launching easy and it wasn’t long before we were on the water.

I had a few places in mind. A quick drive and we were anchored in 14 metres.
Put our spread of baits out consisting of fresh pillies, squid and sauries. We also started cubing and just waited. Didn’t take long before we were plagued by small flatties.
Just didn’t feel it there so we made a move to a spot in the 16 metre line.
Same thing put all baits out and sat back.
First hook up was a banjo and then followed by another one not long after.

We had a couple of standard rigs out the back with a small ball sinker and 2 5/0 gamagatus hooks and 1 snapper snatcher on either side of the boat just straight down.

Not much was happening but just before sunrise I see a tentative bite on the snatcher next to me and the next thing I know it buckles over!!!

I feel some good head shakes and got excited but didn’t want to get too excited just yet. The fish gave up a good fight and up comes the colour we were looking for! It’s a red! I call for the big net and my mate lands it in the net nicely.

A quick measure and the fish measures in at 75cm :)

We quickly put some more baits back in but unfortunately no more luck after that. We fished until about 9 but then called it and headed back to the ramp.

We plan on going again next week!




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Cheers,
LX.
Great fish mate
Well done

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Re: Cup day morning session.

Post by Lightningx » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:28 am

Thanks mate.
Only the one but better than none :)
Cheers.

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