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[davostephens]

Fish with a story.

Just prior to this GT  I lost a 17 kg Mac rite at the boat after a half hr fight on 20 lb braid on lite spin gear (pfleuger arbor and 4-6 kg daiwa rod) I was flicking Z MAN Diezel mood ring 3 inch. They go well usually, Esp if you paint the tail yellow.

So nuffing for another half hour. I was pushing for time as the ramp I use is mud bank at 1 mtr of tide.

So what happens as im ripping the lure in to get goin it takes off 10 ft from the boat and i saw a silver flash giving me hope. . 20 seconds later the spool is half empty. Thinking possibly another big mac I threw the anchor, Started the motor and gave chase. Half an hour into it i figured possibly a big trevally. I couldnt bring myself to cut him off so I chased and chased and chased. He sat 5 mtrs off the bottom the whole fight as each time i went over him thats where he was on the sounder. 

An hour and a half later and a couple of miles (see track) he finaly gave up. So I dragged him in and took a quick selfie. Not a bad fish EST 30 kg on 20 lb braid (suffix) plus as that eski is 1.2 mtrs long. Then let him go.

Then I gunned it back to my anchor float and retrieved it.

Then the heavens opened up... absolutely pelted down and had a 6 mile run strait into it in an open tinny. Not fun

Remember the tide issue... well the prediction was right. I got back to ramp, Well 30 mtrs from it. Jumped out and dragged myself thru the mud well up to my ass. Drove the ute down, Ran out the 4wd winch back to the tinny so another treck thru the mud up to my ass.  Then back thru the mud to the ramp again. Winched the boat across the mud.. Spun the ute around and winched the boat on. Not wanting to filthy up the Family car I sat on the car cover luckily stashed in the tray.

Then got home to... you all know this one..   "where you been, you were meant to be home 3 hrs ago"...

Well you will never believe this story so I atleast had a picture to prove my lateness... HHHhaaa

 

Pfleugar arbor( killer reel, so many good fish, Punch above there weight) not over expensive either and cast a mile.

ZMAN diezel 3 inch moodring. Killer lure. Unbreakable

20 lb suffix braid. well cant fault it.

40 lb flurocarbon joined to 3 inches of single wire in front of lure with albrite knot.

Flurocarbon to braid FG knot.

 

[Old Scaley]

Epic battle. No crocs near the boat ramp then?

[Brodie_S]

Had a similar story with a fish I got on 8lb line chased it around for over 30 minutes in a tinny until it spat the hook would have been a massive fish and if I didn’t have the tinny it would have spooled me it went across the bay I was fishing twice and then after a very long fight it spat the hook. My dad thinks it was a stingray

[ellicat]

Great fishing !

Story needed a pic of the angler covered in mud to be complete.

[jon]

Unreal man such A good story, it’s the trips like that with all the effort and dramas that make the catch so much sweeter. Good on ya mate

Edited December 14, 2020 by jon

[davostephens]

Yeh should have had a mud pic.. but with the rain and mud I didnt wanna ruin me ph. Mor was in a state of mind to get a pic. Yes there are crocs but I didnt see any.. haha

[Another Wazza]

Good effort man!, that’s one solid fish

[kmcrosby78]

Cracking GT on 20lb mate, well done and thanks for putting the story up. So ..... did wifey believe you .....?  

[samsteele115]

Epic capture dude! That's a huge effort on light gear 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi Davo

Excellent work! Well done. I would love to have the experience of that and I’m sure many others would! 

I’m sure ya glad ya didn’t cut him off!!!

Cheers Hamish 

[AFO]

Great story, thanks for the post

[davostephens]

12 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Cracking GT on 20lb mate, well done and thanks for putting the story up. So ..... did wifey believe you .....?  

haha... had to when she saw me covered in mud, then scrub the boat off from all the dried mud on it. Then wash the car cover. And I had a pic. 

[Drop Bear]

Cracking fish mate well done mate. 

Great story to go with it too

I'm glad you didn't see any 3m flathead.