Hillaries
Submitted by Leemo on Sun, 2008-05-18 18:16
today at the disabled platform. all together i caught 8 skippy and 1 undersize pink snapper. i used 3 skippy for bait. i also lost about 5 skippy at the rocks or into the reef
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bludgin' since 94'
mako magic
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not bad for that area good
not bad for that area good job mate
max199
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How
much did the lighter weigh, did it put up a good fight? :) I love fresh skippy on the BBQ, great tasting, well done
Colin Hay
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Good one SoI
There are plenty of skippy around there at the moment.
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Jdubya
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cupple decent size skip
cupple decent size skip there son. nice catch
how do you use your skippy for bait (i.e strips or whole etc??)
Leemo
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They fought bloody hard on
They fought bloody hard on 2kg line.
i take a strip of about 1/2cm to 1 cm of one side and then cut that into two and it fits perfectly on a long shank. i used a small free running ball sinker above a 10lb leader atached via swivel.
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Leemo
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they were around for most
they were around for most the day. a few yellowfin bream featured in other peoples catches for the day.
. ill keep persisting though!
no sign of salmon yet
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Colin Hay
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How do you keep
away from the blowies SoI. They are murder at Hillarys north wall during the day.
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Leemo
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i just cast way over the top
i just cast way over the top of em. i usually use 1oz star sinkers on my bigger rod and 1/2oz bal sinkers on my smaller rods.
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Leemo
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i only using catch em by
i only using catch em by jagging them.
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