nice fish !

not a bad looking dhuie . decent size for the shallow waters. seems to be lots of good fish in close lately. well done. as far as a fight goes maybe you have been lucky. when fishing deep they usually fight well for the first 20mtrs or so then you get the odd kick. you would know when you get a huge one on as they just want to go straight too the reef

This one was caught in 16m of water.

All of the ones I've caught didn't even register as a bite on my rod. I just decided to bring in the bait to see if there was any left and they'd be a Dhui on the end. I go to reel in the bait, feel like I'm caught on the bottom and give it a few hard pulls and then feel some weight and a couple of tugs and that's it.

Unlike snapper that go off like a rocket.

depends on the tackle mate i find on pe 3 they go like a rocket for the first 20 or so mt . get bricked heaps to sometimes

if there not fighting go down to your flick rod/bait rod then they fight

As Mentioned dhu's can be all different in regards to the fight they put up,i fish no heavier than pe3 so its usually fun.They are fairly slow sloggers but ive found some come off the bottom before they realize what's going on and by that time its too late.If they wake up real early in the piece they head straight for the hidey hole and it can be all over.

And let me guess, with all that fish in the freezer you would go and eat Chinese for dinner!!

Is was great to watch and certainly a Masterclass in patience and persistance.

Well done GP

Was that you i was talking to at the ramp? I was setting up my yak for a night fish?

Yeh, that was me. I thought you were packing up, not setting up.

Nice dhuie mate,All the ones I had in close put up a good fight .We use 9-15kg braid so can't go to hard on them or you bust of.

The last dhuie that I caught was of similar size to the one in your pic.  In 45m of water the better half called it fo a shark and I thought it was probably a sambo.  In the end I was lucky to get it as the 8/0 gamagatsu hook had opened right up, so yes some go hard. 

Damn, well I can't wait to catch one that does go hard. As I said, this thing didn't even show as a bite on the rod. The rod was straight the whole time in the rod holder and I didn't even know it was on there until I started to reel in to check my bait. All of the Dhui's I've caught have been the same. I wonder if the thing has picked up the bait on the drift and taken it to a hole or something and is just sitting there munching on it and then I come along and give it a whack to get it free from what I think is the weed bed and it's hooked???

As mentioned on my other post, the 70cm fish from Wednesday night was caught on a kmart special with 13lb line and we thought it was a cuttlefish coming up as it was just a dead weight.

Wow thats a beauty from the ffb, ive spent some time out there myself but never much luck. :( Will have to get back out there again and put some more hours in, how do you go with all the wrasse and shit out there?? do they have a go at ur slimey macks or not too interested. 

Its really good to see that you can still see dhuie's on the five fathom bank.

All we seem to get is wrass iv actually given up on it.

As you said you where burling up, are you on anchor? or are you drifting?

Last time we tried on anchor my partner got sick to quick so i gave up on that idea.

Glad your having luck and gives me hope as partner not always keen to venture deep.

i havent had any luck with FFB lately

Yeh I've been doing pretty well on FFB. I've caught one 74cm snapper, 5 Dhu Fish 50cm, 52cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, a number of Sambos and some bronzies and hammer heads all in the space of 3 weeks. We've also caught a number of breaksea, harliquin, large skippy, scorpion fish and what looked to be nannagai or red snapper.

Haven't had any problems with wrasse, don't think I've even caught one in the last 2 weeks. I prefer the slimeys as they are large and tough and don't get picked to death like the mullies, though I still have a paternoster out with a mulie and squid on.

I've been finding my spots by drifting in different areas and keeping my eye on the sounder. I actually came across a beauty of a lump on Sunday whilst trying to do a drift in my burley trail which I will give a go next time I head out. But mostly once I find a lump I just anchor up and burley hard.

I'd actually like to thank you guys as it's the info in your posts that I've been using and putting into practice and so far it seems to be paying off.

No luck last night. Caught a 45cm Dhui and a rather large Wobby.

Also lost my anchor. It was attached when I threw it over but wasn't when I brought it up. Any divers want to retrieve it for me

nice dhuie, sounds like the freezer is looking healthy at your place.

i think that is a shame with fish , so much of it is, the head, bone and cartlige not alot of meat comes of a fish when you really take into perspective its size etc.  Great fish as i have said before .

went out yesterday from mindarie and caught a 64cm dhuie. my first. so stoked. i was in 40mtrs of water. 2 good feeds and still put some in the freezer. thought catching my first good fish in my boat that i would get my fix but now im hooked

how do we make this fish soup ? im interested alot .