Wello point Xmas Day...Had a nervous moment...

[Brissy_yaker]

With the weather looking mint I headed out to wello point for a yak chrissy morning taking some pillies and squid due to lack of fish landed chasing jacks recently on lures...1st drift got on to a nice squire of 38cm and after a few drifts i was getting few 30's and sweetlip in low 30's..once drifted into the shallows got a grinner so stuck to the deeper water..With bait working a treat I didn't really bother with lures..

Now after bringing in a smaller squire my other rod went off and looked a bigger fish so left the little one out the back for a swim and proceeded with his bigger brother and once I got it to the yak i hear a splash behind me and look down to my side and see the big tail fin sweeping under me...great...5 seconds later i get a solid bump from underneath so i quickly pull in the bigger squire which was legal but before i know it the shark stole the other fish and headed off to Straddie! Pulled me a long for a little while before i saw the backing of the spool so tightened the drag and snap it went...Got my line back at least so glad its not in the ocean...Then thinking it was all over started rigging up only to look up at the exact moment this beast launches out of the water like a whale about 15 metres away from me...assuming it was the same shark and with the tail fin i saw I'd easily put it at around 8 foot or longer

After all the excitement I went back to fishing and got a few more but only get kept the 2 snaps for dinner...wasn't until my last pilly I floated out that it got taken by something big and fast which spooled my 3000 symtre with 15lb braid and 20lb leader in about 10-15 seconds...No shark or ray, thinking Mack or tuna the way it ran..saw the spool so tightened up the drag and it was gone..Next time i might take my bigger rig out!

Cracker day but only a few photos..might get myself a go pro soon!

[ellicat]

After the launch I don't think I'd have hung around for another fish. Would have paddle home with my sphincter muscle alone

Shame to get spooled by the mystery unstoppable

[alaskanaturally]

Great piece. You now have a story that will not be forgotten for a few generations.

[Binder]

Did well for there, its usually a nursery of undersize fish.

[waldo]

Ah yeah that encounter would have gotten the blood pumping :dry: A spanish certainly isn't out of the question for the one that got away. Fun way to spend Chrissy morning.

[samsteele115]

Very eventful trip! Well done. shame you couldnt stop the big one!

[Brissy_yaker]

Yeah definitely had the blood pumping but couldn't go back to shore with how good the conditions were...I have caught a spottie there last summer just under 50cm but this thing was a rocket...this was first time out there this year so was pretty pleased