dogbox Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Went out on Sunday with my mate Nathan in his 5.5m fiberglass Turn out of the harbor through the heads took a wave over the nose we both questioned if we would continue to the shelf. Persistence paid off and we started a spread at 300m trolled around the car park at browns listening to channel 21 sounds like some great catches on the bottom and plenty of sharks in the chum trails. Headed SSE zig zagging looking for bait or blips on the sounder at about 15nm from Browns we elected to head east just after 11am the water temp increased from 19.9 to 20.3-4. The shot goes OFF!!!!! the biggest rod real set on the boat bent over 90 degrees, we both looked at each other with a stair that seem like an eternity. Then the brain started working and we knew we had to get happening, get the other lines in store the rods out of the way, wheres the belt, all while the reels screaming taking line !!! Then who's going to suite up for this, neither of us wanted the responsibility of loosing it. Nathan steps up, belts up and cant get the rod out of the holder, together we eventuate all set up, Fight on!!! Next 30 minutes of stand up fishing sloppy seas driving back and forth port to starboard fish planning down letting line out driving away WATCH THE PROP!!! it was all going down. Nathan "get the gaff i have colour" I pull the gaff out "u call that a gaff" that's for landing a 4kg salmon. Then it happen BIRDS NEST we got one chance to get this fish Nathan wraps his hand around the leader halls the fish to the surface I go in with the gaff, GAFF in fish shaking mad, both of us wrestling on the side of the boat we landed it "EPIC" absolute high lite of my life. 35 kg YFT Dogbox Edited August 9, 2015 by dogbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV Sunray Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 That's bloody awesome! Congrats epic effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amkr Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 awesome story! Congrats on the catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunnerparts Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Congratulations, the first one is really special......but the feeling is great with every one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galini09 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 great Story lads... well done!!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Well done guys, top report, you must both be buzzing!! R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Well done fellas! Great story and an even better result. It's funny, because all the planning you do for a trip and then targeting a fish but when you finally hook up, KAOS! A skipper I go gamefishing with always says...... "It's 95% waiting for that 5% mayhem" But how exciting it is! Great work! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Great write up and epic result. What lure did you take it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH1952 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Good work guys The first one is allways the hardest to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Salty Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Well done boys, nice fish and a great report Dogbox, glad you had a cracker of a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) well done, yeah in hindsight we should have headed more SE rather than heading east, we were in warmer water all day with hardly any temp breaks hey I was walking past the fish shop at North Sydney train station the other day, they had yellowfin for $59.99 a kg, its going be worth more than gold soon!congrats guys, enjoy the sushi Edited August 10, 2015 by Scent Blazer Lures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Well done fellas!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks for your best wishes Still coming down from the high lights, what lure i have no idea but Nathan said it was the one we got the 13 kg Dolly on few months back. I know nothing about lures I just by what looks good dogbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barc Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Good work guys , great fish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Nice one there Dogbox, you wont forget that one in a hurry cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy454 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Good read,could feel your excitement . Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Congrats on your 1st yft Well done Sent from my GT-I9305T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamestown Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Awesome stuff guys congratulations, I was only looking at my first fin which was caught in 2004 the feeling of that day came rushing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simda Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Great fish guys, funny how true it is the first few moments of a hookup while your brain starts to process that there is a fish on. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovative Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well done boy's awsome catch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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