The Bonus Bonefish
Submitted by big john on Mon, 2021-08-02 16:12
A short video of a bonus bonefish I caught on my light spin outfit earlier this year at Cocos. Looking forward to getting back over there soon.
They love the fligs these boys.
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Mark_M
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Cracker fish
and nice flats boots John, did you get them in Perth?
big john
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Flyworld
Got them from Dan at Flyworld (Bayswater).
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Faulkner Family
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Well done. Gave you a good
Well done. Gave you a good run for the money
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Billcollector
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Nice fish and very patient
Nice fish and very patient fight
. Love the action on the Flig.
big john
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Funnily enough
They look good bouncing around but a slow constant retrieve, grubbing across the bottom is the money.
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sea-kem
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Paradise BJ
Paradise BJ
Love the West!
Da pirate
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Power
Got some poke in those things mate .
nice work.. cheers pirate
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Power
Power and stamina, their whole body is pretty much muscle. Built to outrun the sharks that hunt them on the flats.
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Livewire
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Great vid John. Flats
Great vid John. Flats fishing at its best. I definitely want to give that a crack.
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Highly
Highly addictive, I have a genuine case of bonavirus!
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davewillo
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That looks like awesome fun
That looks like awesome fun BJ! What outfit were you fishing with? The fligs look like they would work on a big range of fish too.
PGFC member and lure tragic
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Twinpower 3000xg
12lb braid, 20lb fluorocarbon leader, Daiwa Paddlefish 701 rod (i can get the exact specs tonight if you want).
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