2012 The Year That Was

[ONTHECHEW]

Guys with the weather not playing the game and reports on the slow side thought it was time we could start up the highlights of 2012. Photos of PB's, special catches, special trips (socials etc) or just a really good photo you are proud of, even just a written high light of the one that got away.

Andrew

[Damien2Rad]

First (proper) GT up North.

Hooking a marlin off the gold coast.

First Coomera River jack - was just a baby, but something I'd been trying to do for a long time.

Tailor on 4lb in the surf.

Hand feeding massive GT at Lizard Island

Finally making my way to some AFO events and meeting heaps of cool dudes.

[Angus]

2012 was no 2011 for me but I had some highlights...

PB Tarpon

Some nice jack fishing in a random coral bottomed creek on a coral island...

First rainbow trout (and on a plastic ).

Some sensational sooties in amazing scenery courtesy of Mick...

More to come.

Update...

First barra on surface (well bent minnow but fished retrieved on the surface).

First threaddy as above...

[Surfingant]

Hmm let's see, nothing spectacular but I did manage to knock off a few pbs or new species. In no particular order- 1st Murray Cod (thanks WayneD), first Giant Herring, pb lure caught bream, pb tarpon, pb lure caught Flathead but didn't get a measure plus a couple of others I'm sure. From now into 2013 I'll be trying for a toga, mrc, pb jack and pb murray cod.

[Funfisher]

Some great fish there guys and i am looking forward to seeing your photo recap of all those offshore monsters Andrew :woohoo:

I have had a pretty good year with very good numbers of Jew and Threadfin and buckets of Longtail and Mack tuna to keep my drags honest :evil: .

If i had to pick a top 5 for 2012 this would be it.

Nice GT from the start of the year

The biggest of my jew this season

One of the better longtails

A nice golden

Biggest of my Threadfin this year

cheers Tristan

[nads07]

Hey Guys been a pretty awesome 2012 here is a few pics of some of my favorites

from 2012 cheers nathan

[Keen-as-fisho]

PB Jack 52.5 on surface popper :woohoo:

PB GT 80cm on Damiki Armour shad

PB Bludger trev 92cm Armour Shad

PB Coral Trout 52cm Armour shad

1st Mac tuna on the kayak 87cm

Didn't do enough fishing this year but

[Funfisher]

come on guys lets keep this going, a thread like this could be epic.

[benno573]

so far...

PB green jobfish off the cape 5.5kg

PB cod (no measure but about 4ft), released

first jack on kayak, 53cm

best bay snapper 71cm

fastest ever bag out on snaps, 4 from 4 casts

finally being game to fish for flatties on 4lb... :blush:

and i'd be in the sh!t if i didn't mention the mrs... she's a pretty good catch. :blush:

BUT...

2012 isn't over, 12 fishing days to go! :woohoo:

[tugger]

In 2012 I enjoyed getting my crew from BFO onto qaulity fish

Kreel with a PB snapper

Richard with his best Kingie

Tackle box with her best spanish mackerel

Tackle box with a good spangeled emperor

Richard with a good shark

Sef with his best green jobfish

The crew with some good snapper

Callum with a good spanish mackerel

Brock with a big spangeled emperor

Nathan and his best green jobfish

Henry and a solid spanish mackerel

Richard with a kingie

Jarryd with a solid green jobfish

[tugger]

2012 also saw the passing of a great bloke and BFO member Gazmac or Gazza to friends I hope they have somehwere for Gazza to wet a line where he is now tight lines mate and rest in peace

[wheel fish]

January 1994 to March 2012 was a period of not being able to get out fishing and not a good period of my life

In April 2012 I bought a new boat and that has all changed.

I now think of nothing else but fishing and when can i get the boat out next.

Haven't caught too much in the way of quality fish as yet but after nearly 20 years it's like learning to fish all over again, and so much fun in the learning.

For me 2012 is the best year in a long while, and now the fun begins

My Pride and Joy - photo taken the day i picked it up

[ellicat]

Jewel Reef Trip (Thanks again to the guys and girls that kicked in)

--feeding the GT's etc off the back

--turtle catching

--Howick Island generally

1st place (snapper) MBC

3rd place (catties) BRC

Giving and taking deckie spots with the good guys from AFO and sharing some social events.

Getting the 1st son onto his pb yella at 52cm and having the first fish with my old man for quite a few years.

Having the Force back all year (almost)

Ray getting me onto my first bass, and then quite a few more.

Ted getting me onto my first pearlie that had eluded me for 15 years

[Cheyne_jones]

Mine would have to be:

~150lb Mekong Giant Catfish in Thailand

PB Jack, mid 50's

PB Bass, 46 fork from the skinny water:

[Gloomy Samurai]

Best bit, easy, Wintercamp!

[Daviddddd]

Went out yesterday, with Khoi Pham and Nguyen Bach, and landed my PB jew

[dolphmontana]

Hey Guys been a pretty awesome 2012 here is a few pics of some of my favorites

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from 2012 cheers nathan

These are some deadset horses mate. Nice work

[Shane69]

Well what can i say. This year is probaly the best year for fishing or me.

I used to fish before but never took it seriously. I used to try but not hard enough to get results.

I have caught some fish over the through out the year and hopefully it stays that way from time to come.

Here are some pbs

Pb king

Pb Offshore Mack tuna

Pb spangled emperor on Plastic

Pb Tuskfish

PB snapper. I worked hard for him

Pb snapper on Jig

Pb offshore cod

Pb offshore Jew

[Do$tylz]

hmm... this year has definitely seen a quiet front fishing for me.

Giant trips in Darwin, Mackay and off Lizard dominate my mind, however I'm sure there were others. I'll add them as I find them from my folders.

Here's my pride and joy.. until I better it.

GT off Lizard/Howick Island.

biggest cod for the year.. not massive in anyone's scale, just in my year

being Rob's good luck charm

Sooties in Mackay..

squid on topwater

hairtail

[Do$tylz]

pb barra - angus has loaded that pic. BUt this barra on 4lb was awesome

jack on 4lb

and that's about it...

Except for we finally got Obsession Fishing off the ground and have rods in stores that's a great milestone.

[Shane69]

PB snapper on 20lb. This one went hard.

Pb jack for the year caught couple days ago

Pair of cobes

First wahoo

Pb pearlie from boat rock

First jack for the season on 10lb.

These are some of the photos i got on phone.

PS All the fish were caught in brisbane and in my boat.

Not anywere else on a charter haha

Hopefully i can get a GT or marlin up here before year finishes.

Shane