best fishing achievement

[madmullet]

ok your best fishing achievement whether it be first whiting on popper, first tagged marlin, helping another fisher out, saving up for 3 yrs so you can buy your first boat, what ever it is i would love to know........

mine is actully finding this website and being given the opatunity to take people fishing in my boats and teaching them new thing and being taught at the same time.

cheers kurt

[Howie]

Mine would have to be my first bream on a lure landbased. Took me months of trying here and there watching other friends land one. Learnt more about the style of fishing, upgraded my gear and finally got one with much persistence. That same day I got 2 more

Now it's pratically all I target whether it's in my boat or inbetween Uni classes from the land and I still love it! Great estuary sports fish.

Shaun

[eg_vtec]

myne would be my pb jack on hb earlier this yr. of my kayak too =D

[planetfonz]

my first ever lure caught spotty mack, caught off the beach on the western side of fraser island, about 5m away from me. that one fish started everything

[Howie]

myne would be my pb jack on hb earlier this yr. of my kayak too =D

How big was the jack mate? Your pic has a lovely specimen in it to

Shaun

[Funfisher]

probably seeing a 3mtr+ sailfish landed on my tinny on 20lb mono

[mick2me]

probably seeing a 3mtr+ sailfish landed on my tinny on 20lb mono

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Love it... well done... where was it caught

[Funfisher]

probably seeing a 3mtr+ sailfish landed on my tinny on 20lb mono

Love it... well done... where was it caught

cheers mate it was caught offshore sunny coast.

[Zim man]

3 metre fish on 20lb mono, now thats a winner right there :cheer:

[aussie123]

My best achievement was probably the morning we hooked up 22 marlin in 4 hours while at anchor in 11 fathoms of water.

We had 4 to 5 fish around the boat at any time and we were pulling baits away from fish to get them in front of bigger fish.

We ended up tagging 13 for the morning as well as 2 spanish to 20kg,2 dolphin fish and 1 Mack Tuna.

That same week I tagged 76 marlin all up and all were from a 14 ft tinny (444 stacer).

[ellicat]

Finally getting a Murray Cod on a lure after over 10 years trying.

[Daniel_F]

Mine is Winning my first Bream tournament after fishing them since 2005 and never really being satisfied with my results.

I always thought that i should of been doing better so to finally win one was a proud achievement for myself.

[fishingnut]

First REAL wild barra infront of my dad and brother in cairns, taking my nephew bass fishing for the first time and landing a 50cm bass all by him self cast and retrieve

[The Mad Hughesy]

Catching not one but 4 bream on a hard body for te first time in one session out of my kayaks maiden voyage!

[Keen-as-fisho]

Some cool achievements so far keep them coming

Mine would have to be coming second in the Hobie ABT down at Yamba last month Heaps more but thats the stand out.

[tomca]

I quite like taking people that are decent human beings to some of my spots and getting them onto a decent fish. They know who they are

[adambris]

top 3 in order.

#1

PB barra, on surface, 6lb line 2500 size reel, 2-4 kg rod.

#2

pb bass finally cracked the 50 mark!!!!

#3

first barra on fly, only small, but on fly gear was the best fun ive had!

[RyanG45]

My first bass was also my first fish on a lure and first freshwater fish and first fish I got on a bait caster

Cheers ryan

[adambris]

My first bass was also my first fish on a lure and first freshwater fish and first fish I got on a bait caster

Cheers ryan

thats a lot of firts for one fish! well done.

[Phoenixx]

My greatest fishing achievement would have to be switching to circle hooks (Thanks Kurt)

My catch rate has increased dramatically since doing it and my enjoyment for fishing has also increased

[Doobsy]

I think mine is this year, all the tips, vids and advice on lure fishing all finally clicked and I'm not just blindly casting, I'm actually targeting fish and adapting techniques to suit environments.

You never stop learning but catching fish is less of a fluke for me now as I'm getting a little more consistent.

[fisherjack1394]

me and dad started to go fishing and never really caught anything with bait. so one day i went down and bought a $5 diver from toyworld and threw it while dad bobbed for yellowbelly. endresult was me catching my first ever yellowbelly on a lure and dad being amazed at what had just happend

[Whiskers]

With a 2 year old and my beautiful 1 month old daughter my best fishing achievement would be getting the hell out of this house and getting on the water :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Far out I'm going crazy!!!!!!

"This house is a f@#king prison"

"On planet bulls@#t"

"In galaxy of this sucks camel d@#ks"

[KD]

My first trout on fly last September at Lake Krakenback in the Snowy Mountains. It was so cold my stripper guide froze up and my fingers were agonizingly cold. Catching the beautifully coloured brown trout was immensely satisfying.

[wesfish]

catching a 17kg 112cm barra on a half pillie intended for jacks in the coomera river a few years ago, was just enjoying a fair few rums and thought i was seeing things when i got it boatside.. the fight was crazy with the barra hitting the air 7-8 times , the whole time i was calling it a crazzy bull shark that might jump in the boat.did not get to see it til the very end of the fight with a dull torch, mick and i both said are you seeing what i am seeing :ohmy: :woohoo: mick used the smallest net to get it onboard.. i think if i got to see it in light i would have crapped at what i was seeing

[keen_as]

I'd have to say my best achievement this year would be making the leap from bait to H.B's and S.P's and successfully catching fish.

[Jords]

3 togas in a session, the first time I was having a crack at them was a little bit incredible - I think it spoilt me how easily I caught them!

The greatest would have to be my jumping mack - Were trolling 'QANTAS' lures for spaniards up in Cairns and hooked a little juvenile marlin. 12 year old me had an absolute BALL with it on 30 or 40lb line, not an easy task when it's only two kids an my mates dad on the boat - had a 12 year old backing up on the fish as his dad tried to grab leader/help me .

Some cracker stories coming guys, wesfish, that's incredible!! That's a horse wild barra anywhere!

[madmullet]

My greatest fishing achievement would have to be switching to circle hooks (Thanks Kurt)

My catch rate has increased dramatically since doing it and my enjoyment for fishing has also increased

love to help mate

[Manni79]

Haven't been fishing for very long but would have to say catching my 10kg Goldy on a soft plastics up at Hervey Bay.Hoping to upgrade later this year when i go back !!

[Zim man]

my PB jack on surface this year is high up there and the joy of getting my first barra at mondy after 20 whole minutes of fishing.

but these days taking people fishing and getting them to do these things is ranking much more highly. Got two mates onto their first bass this year, introducing people to the joys of lures (mine of course ) and sharing the joy that is fishing

[Damien2Rad]

I just rage-quit after I typed a long winded story of fishing the Austrian alps and about the barra and mackeral fishing on "bream gear" up in Rocky, but apparently my session had timed out when I hit reply, so use your imagination.

[ellicat]

..... the joy of getting my first barra at mondy after 20 whole minutes of fishing.

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You suck ! :evil:

[Greenmachine]

Discovering fishing forums! I used to like fishing, getting out maybe once a month, putting on any old hook on any old rod with any old bait and hoping to catch anything at all, then take them(or usually IT)home for dinner.

Now I love fishing and get out at least twice a week, and target particular fish with the right combo and to be able to catch a feed and release alot of fish as well!

Thanks AFO Members for a wealth of info!

[doss]

first barra

[maxi]

first, then biggest beaked fish a few yrs ago...

100 kg striped marlin, then a 250 kg blue on 24 kg stand up, with a stupid skipper who wouldnt chase the fish, i worked for it hahahahehe ...

[ryanyoung]

It has been a great few years of fishing for me, coming to it later in life lol. I reckon all up, it would have to be the joys of jungle-bashing for remote sweetwater, and a newfound addiction of rock fishing. By far, the greatest part however, has been sharing in these adventures with the lads from AFO....and the sledging that comes along with it ha ha ha!!!

Cheers fellas, some great stories here.

Ryan.

[Angus]

It has been a great few years of fishing for me, coming to it later in life lol. I reckon all up, it would have to be the joys of jungle-bashing for remote sweetwater, and a newfound addiction of rock fishing. By far, the greatest part however, has been sharing in these adventures with the lads from AFO....and the sledging that comes along with it ha ha ha!!!

Cheers fellas, some great stories here.

Ryan.

Sounds like you need a good white bucketing mate.

[ryanyoung]

It has been a great few years of fishing for me, coming to it later in life lol. I reckon all up, it would have to be the joys of jungle-bashing for remote sweetwater, and a newfound addiction of rock fishing. By far, the greatest part however, has been sharing in these adventures with the lads from AFO....and the sledging that comes along with it ha ha ha!!!

Cheers fellas, some great stories here.

Ryan.

Sounds like you need a good white bucketing mate.

Hmmm.....Maybe, yes, now that you mention it; (notice the semi-colon) I believe you are right :evil: :woohoo: :evil:

[aidan.cronin]

It may not be the best achievement ever but it's definantly my favourite. I caught the Murray Cod shown in my profile picture about a month ago. What made it so good was rubbing it in when my mates had previously told me that i wouldn't be catching a Cod. A little planning and some perserverance pays off, you just got sort your game plan out and stick to it.

Cheers lads.

[BassTracker]

Nice!