wise one Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) Fished livies for kings at Seaforth Bluff this am. Unfortunately no kings but after a torrid 50 minute fight on an 8lb spin stick managed this lovely longtail tuna! Edited April 2, 2018 by wise one Typo 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishermanSteve Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice to see that area produces well from a boat as well as land based. Great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 That would of been heaps of fun on 8lb. Good work landing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Cracking fish on 8lb! Absolute welcome bycatch! I think the big smile says it all! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Absolutely! We catch them regularly at Port Stephens but this is a first for me in Sydney Harbour and especially that far upstream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvarking Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Targeting kings on 8lb, you're a brave man! Great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Welster said: That would of been heaps of fun on 8lb. Good work landing it. 50 minutes of the rod bent like a piece of spaghetti. Running 20lb braid and a 30lb flouro trace to an 8/0. Not brave - just sporting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice catch mate. I think I'd prefer that longtail over a king to be honest. They go forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 A very nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wow, incredible fish on light gear. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Aptly named "wise one". You must have used a lot of wisdom to play such a fish for 50 minutes...and patience too. Very well done, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Cracking fish mate. On 8lb that must have been sone fun right there. Great photo ands smile. Cheers R&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yep, real glad I invested in quality gear - the drag on the Stella 4000 got a HUGE workout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 20 hours ago, big Neil said: Aptly named "wise one". You must have used a lot of wisdom to play such a fish for 50 minutes...and patience too. Very well done, bn Paitience absolutely. An old but true statement is that the time your line breaks is when your patience runs out. With a poweful fish on light gear if you can survive the first long runs the fish will generally settle down and you can up the pressure. I also use judicious finger pressure to the side of the spool to increase the drag carefully during the pump and wind. The biggest concern with a long fight is the trace wearing through or the hook hole wearing larger and the hook dislodging. Use of quality trace line and smooth angling help to prevent these occurring. Hopefully this tuna was not “alone” and a few other Fishraiders may get get lucky over the next couple of weeks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 On 02/04/2018 at 5:34 PM, wise one said: 50 minutes of the rod bent like a piece of spaghetti. Running 20lb braid and a 30lb flouro trace to an 8/0. Not brave - just sporting ? were u using 8lb line or 20lb lol. 8lb line would have easily snapped... correct me if im reading it wrong. Great catch! i fish around seaforth now and then but never see monster like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise one Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 20lb braid over an 8lb rated rod. Probably the weakest link would be the hook knot on the flouro trace. I use an FG knot between the main line and trace which is a 90%+ knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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