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Smithy
17-03-2009, 08:08 PM
Paddy is 81 and got this barracuda today. Would have been around 20kg. Started out bottom bashing but it took it out of the old boys winding up all the time in 56m. Went back in and trolled liveys mid morning to give them a break.

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A maori while bottom bashing.

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Top top it off John got a trout on the downrigger.

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whatscracken
17-03-2009, 08:16 PM
Thats a nice fat trout, Beautiful!
jtpython
17-03-2009, 08:18 PM
Nice trout and Moari good weather to hey
JT
snagking
17-03-2009, 08:25 PM
They're some great fish! good work!
JayT
18-03-2009, 01:28 AM
Awesome!,
Trout on the downrigger:) what depth were you in, an running the rigger?
Is that noosa in the background? thinkin sunshine for a trout:)
Cheers Thorpy
JayT
18-03-2009, 01:48 AM
Oh an good work to the old boy on the cuda:) sure is inspiring to see the ol fellas still as keen as ever:) bit worried bout how close his hand is to that finger taking beast tho an I am gathering he was alive an released:)
Both species that is! hahaha
Cheers
lido76
18-03-2009, 02:19 AM
Nice cuda and trout there smithy. Unlike you to have land in the back ground though.Hopefully will see you out on the brinney soon. Cheers brendan.......
lethal098
18-03-2009, 08:42 AM
nice work smithy, are you giving away your spots now, very unlike you to show land in the background. cheers Lee
skipalong
18-03-2009, 06:54 PM
awesome smithy, that rigger must have been rubbin the rocks, nice trout

justin
Teachnthekids
19-03-2009, 11:31 AM
A trout on the rigger - sounds like you should have been fishing in the southern lakes ;D . Well done nice fish - as usual.

Cheers Rob
Smithy
19-03-2009, 11:42 AM
The main depths I run my downrigger bomb are 30', 50' and 70' depending on what I am doing and where I am. It was 50' when he jumped on. He has either been up hunting mid water or he has come a long way off the bottom to hit the livey where I was.

Coral Trout and the Sunshine Coast = 3 places to me. Not rocket science. Wasn't the Gneerings and wasn't Arkwright so was probably the most obvious place for them. Surprised it has taken 18months to get one though. Pretty sure a customer has been smoked by one on SPs. Think I have also missed some Sweeties and Snapper on livies while trolling as well with baits coming back with chewed out guts or sides.