queensland Missed Threadie

[Malcolm]

I wasn't going to post this but I guess some may be interested.

Put the tinnie at Fig Tree Pocket Sunday arve about 3 and started trolling with the free Timber Wolfe hard body I got with a magazine.I trolled all the way up to 17 Mile Rocks while watching my sounder,as I got very close to rocks it was about 1.5mtr deep so I started heading back into the deeper water and I felt the lure hit the bottom and again and again then the real started screaming:ohmy: and I nearly soiled myself:dry: to put it as nice as possible.So I was driving the boat to stay with the fish and mainly to stay out of the rocks which I was right next to at this stage, after about 5 minutes I saw it and thought its a Bullie it went again for a small run and then I had it up beside the boat it was a big fat thready,:woohoo: had to be a metre long easy. I reached down for the net which probably wasn't going to cut it anyway and with a little flick he was gone lure and all.

I then sat down to compose myself which took a couple of minutes and then fished for a couple more hours with no luck and headed home before the storm hit.

Mal

[viperon1982]

Aww pity mate.. u were that close to joining the metre-long club! next time out ya!

And forget the net, jus grab the mouth with your hands and hoist it over. Ain't got no sharp teeth to hurt u at all. hehe.

[Malcolm]

Viperon could you grab them by the mouth or the tail?

[rayke1938]

Even a big flatty doesnt hurt when you grab it in the mouth_________

untill afterwards when you look down and see your bleeding hand.

Cheers

Ray

[Malcolm]

My Confidence is dropping again

[STU]

badluck mate maybe next time

[shortie]

oops

bad luck

[pinkey]

awsome to be on a lure mate bad luck

[namyau]

dam what a shame - would have been fun though

[James W]

:ohmy: oh no!

bet ya still trembling thou

[havarest]

sometimes you gotta say its the ride that counts,,, unlucky mate

[viperon1982]

Malcolm wrote:

Viperon could you grab them by the mouth or the tail?

Sure u can Malcolm! They do not have razor sharp teeth. Even breams have sharper teeth than threaddies! It's more like a catties mouth, but prob a lil rougher that's all, sandpaper-ish.

And don't worry about getting ur fingers chomped off too, coz I used my hands in the big threaddie's mouth I caught recently and they're still working fine!

As well, if u can grab the tail by all means, jus that they tend to be wet and slippery, hard to get a good grip. Plus tat's where most of the thrashing power comes from, so grabbing it by the mouth is much better!

Do not lose hope mate! At least now u know how to handle them, so let that lost one fatten up on a few more prawns, get him the next time! And make sure it's a 20kg and 1.5m!! U'll be a AFO hero in an instant!!!

[jeff f]

bad luck mate but you've answered a question for me,i've been meaning to try 17mile rocks but havent got around to it because i've never heard of anyone fishing there.

that will change now

where is the closest boat ramp?

[shortie]

Jindalee would be the closest. or fig tree pocket.

[Malcolm]

Thanks Viperon

Jeff Mandelay Park at Fig Tree Pocket

or Jindalee up river

[ellicat]

Unlucky Malcolm. Good story not to hold back. You were going to release it anyway...right ??

[Tim a]

Damn! I'm suprised that timberwolf didn't snap! they are dodgy! well mine is anyway. Good report tho.

[Malcolm]

So you think there a bit dodgee Tim?

I was going to go buy a few more magazines.

[obone]

WOW! So you got a fish in the river on a lure! I have tried and tried to no avail. What sort of lure was it? and it was a deep diver by the sounds of it im assuming?

Joel

[kiara_poltegerist]

Malcolm wrote:

Viperon could you grab them by the mouth or the tail?

just grab em by their lower lip mate. no problems at all with threadies of all sizes . 40cm - 1.5metres, worked for me!