Busselton Toona
Submitted by big red on Sat, 2010-02-27 10:38
Got a bit of a surprise when this smashed and unweighted mulie drifting out the back of the boat down at Busso yesterday. Fish went 8kg and put up a terrific fight in only 13m of water. The photo doesn't really show it but the fins were really bright yellow, is it a bluey or a yellowfin?
Good to get out for a fish with Dan1 after a five year wait too!
Goodz
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Nice fish! I'm not too pro
Nice fish! I'm not too pro on the tuna identity but its a nice one either blue or yellow!
ish_lovesfishing
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hellloo fishy
awsome fish..im not to sure either..but never the less it stil is an awsome fish
mako magic
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bluefin mate, theres been
bluefin mate, theres been some good ones about, would have been a great fight
DazSamFishing
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nice blue! bigger than the
nice blue! bigger than the average I've seen lately.
Bluetonic
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I know we're talking
I know we're talking different areas geographically but scroll down the 'Latest Images' and look how similar it is to Adams Longtail. I actually saw this fish after it was caught and didn't think it was a Bluefin. Sushimi was very tasty though! Thanks Mark.
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
milsey
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Its a Sothern bluefin, im
Its a Sothern bluefin, im pretty sure northern longtail are southern bluefin, maby one of the pros can clarify. Very nice fish to
hlokk
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Diff species. Longtails are
Diff species. Longtails are sometimes called northern bluefins, but its not really accurate.
Nice sized SBT. Usually they're only in the 3-4kg mark, but occasionally you see ones double like what you got.
I know what you mean re the yellow fins. They're quite yellow on the fish that size, but whenever you take a photo, the yellow never comes out.
Man Overboard
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Check out that grin, Nice
Check out that grin, Nice fish matey. That would have given you some curry on the light stuff
big red
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Went pretty hard
Yeh, it pulled pretty hard. At first I called it for a Pinkie, then a Sambo, then a Murray Cod and then I caught a glimpse of it below the boat and called it for a Sambo again. The fish saw the boat and headed towards the bottom again and when we saw colour Dan called it for a Yellowtail Kingie because the fins were just glowing yellow. When I got it to the side of the boat we just looked at each other and said TOONA! Bloody good fun!
damo6230
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Mark you dole blugger....ha ha
good to see our tax payer dollars being well spent
get a job you bum
nice tuuna mate
my vote's a SBT
big red
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Better than working!
A lot more fun than working Damo90210
Wish I was getting some cash from the government, currently a self funded dole bludger as you know. Better get some work soon I suppose, Kimmies getting sick of me living a life of leisure while she goes off to work. I reckon it's a fantastic arrangement myself :)
Do we get many Yellowfin down this way?
damo6230
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leaving in May
better organise you some pink cocktails before I leave
have to catch up mate
yeh YFT but water temp dependant
DieHard
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Nice Tooona you keep it for
Nice Tooona you keep it for sushimi?
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wopjrb
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me god fathers son got one in a crab scoop off the beach
not far fromm dolphin road bramp scoopin for crabs and he wrestled it on the beach with a scoop
Bluetonic
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Yep!SBT! Just looked at some
Yep!SBT! Just looked at some pics from when I worked on a Tuna boat many moons ago. Think Dan1 is now hooked on sushimi! I'm about to cook those Tuna steaks you gave me and salivating just thinking about it! Have you tried it yet Mark? Just looked at the water temps. off Busselton yesterday and were in the 23 - 24C range.
GET A JOB MARK!
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Garbo
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Sushimi was not bad
Im not normally into eating raw fish but i had a few pieces and it didnt tast to bad i tell you what though i dont think i have ever seen someone get so excited from holding a bowl of it in his hand though (Bluetonic) ha ha ha ha ha was a goof fish Mark and good to catch up with you by the way GET A JOB MARK ha ha ha ha
Feral
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very nice toona there Mark
very nice toona there Mark ... i didnt know you was a dole bludger nowdays, if i did i would have had you out on the boat getting a few more of them mate .. there are a lot out at nato reef atm :)
Bluetonic
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What size have the Tuna out
What size have the Tuna out there been Feral? Heard also there are a few. Beta give Mark a little time to get off the couch and reply!~ Hee!Hee!
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Nealez
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Few and far between mawk,
Few and far between mawk, always blue fin but rarely YFT.. if ya put in the hours in i know a 30kg YF was caught off binningup a few years back
Faulkner Family
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top toona, best i have seen
top toona, best i have seen perth metro is around 6kg and they go well so could imagine how that one went , i know they dont like the sight of a boat and they go nuts
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Feral
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Bluetonic .. the best i got
Bluetonic .. the best i got 2 weeks ago was 10kg ... but most are around the 4-6kg mark .. still great fun on the light trolling gear, the best lures ive used this year are small skirts from richters (dorado's) in a blue over pink ... the metal jet heads have been going very well too.
barneyboy
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nice fish mark
thats just made me want to go even badder now. Thanks ya doley!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!