first dhu dedicated yak outing
After whispers of some shallow water dhus hanging around i decided to give it a crack out from a northern marina. Arrived at 6 along with the boating fraturnity of wa and got to rigging the yak along with a mate. We skipped the que and launched our yaks and were on the water by 6:44 to be exact. Got out of the marina and conditions were just unbelievable so out goes a troll lure while jules droped a dead bait troll, with in minutes his reel was buzzing with exitement but after a bundle of errors the fish was dropped and we kept heading for dhu country. When we got to a likely looking area i thought rather than dropping a placcie il drop a snelled squid as a tester to see if and pickers we re about, as the sounder wasn't saying much. The squid hit the bottom, well at least i thought its was the bottom then it started to move slowly, then with a bunp my squid was returned back to me in mint condition. My mind was saying dhu my heart was saying ray may arms were already dropping the bait back down and as the megabass 7mh racing conditions oz rod loaded up my smile began to grow and the 20lb started singing of the 3012h daiwa exist i yelled out to jules im in on the second drop! After a 10minute battle in on 12m i peeked over the side to see that sexy silver flash broken up by the black stripe and all hell broke loose the boat 400m away woulda heard me hootin and hollerin. After seeing and probably hearing me he dove back down for another 5minute tussle until he admitted defeat and with the adrenalin pumpin i heaved him over the side for a hug and a kiss.... i high fived jules to.haha it went 91cm and 13kg best yak capture to date.
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That's a cracker. How comfy
That's a cracker. How comfy does your yak look ahahhaah recliner chair and a beer
SHAMAN
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FIRST DHU
G'day Rob...very nice fish from the yak mate...well done...
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Bluetonic
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Dhuies fight well in shallow
Dhuies fight well in shallow water let alone catching one yak fishing. Well done.
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Ben Derecki
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Hell yeah, that's a cracker
Hell yeah, that's a cracker dhu for most of us let alone scoring it a yak. Nice shot too, looks a bit crisp hey.
rob90
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Cheers lads, yeah gilly
Cheers lads, yeah gilly those yaks are the ducks nuts, you can spend hours on them stand up and stretch then spend hours longer on them, the seat has bulk different hight, positions and lumber supports. The shot could have been better i didnt realise i opend its gill plate soo much, but im Stoked none the less. The other bloke got a few black arse and a nice 12ishkg sambo too, the sambo dragged him 700m and took an hour to land on 2to4kg gear.haha
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kirky79
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That's a beauty Rob. Well
That's a beauty Rob. Well done!!
Sammy the Salmon
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Just awesome!!!
Just awesome!!!
rob90
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Gotta upgrade your yak cuz!
Gotta upgrade your yak cuz! Or just buy a boat so i dont need to pedal so far for my dhus.haha
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trymyluck
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yeah well done mate ..nice
yeah well done mate ..nice fish
meglodon
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Out standing from a yak
What a great catch from a yak, I bet that moved the yak around a bit if you got it in shallow water. Well done put it in for POTM.
rob90
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Yeah he dragged me around
Yeah he dragged me around maybe 50m in a circle, its a good pic but yeah im not happy with the gills showing and not seeing much of the head. Im sure there are many other pics this month that will blow mine outta the water.
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Red Dog
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Superb
Superb
lachieH
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Nice fish Rob!
Nice fish Rob!
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Bluetonic
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Are they Cray Pot floats in
Are they Cray Pot floats in the back ground?
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rob90
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Yeah the cray fishos had
Yeah the cray fishos had some testers running out im guessing thats what they were beeing over desert and running out in a straight line, after bringing aboard and despatch and high fives and photos i had drifted maybe 300m towards them.
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soupster51
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Fantastic
Awesome capture from the yak.
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lefty1975
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nice
Nice one m8.
fishinguy
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huge! good job
huge! good job
Dream fish to catch:
Giant herring.
Cobia.