queensland Tarpon @ Shultz?... Almost

[Dan23]

Just ducked down to Schultz for an hour to try out my new TD Advantage 3000.

Cast my new Trick Darter up against the bank near the foot bridge, dog walked it back subsurface. Had my drag set to around 10-12lb hoping to stop a Jack or Cod in its tracks.

Something smashed it with incredible force managing to pull line off the reel in short busts whilst zig zagging all over the place. Fought this fish for about 30 seconds on really heavy gear and I was struggling to turn it around, finally got it to come up to the surface and roll over. It was long slender and bright silver 99% a Tarpon as it was fighting just like the other two I've hooked this summer. Unfortunately just after I got a good look at it I pulled the hooks on the bugger. Really should have backed the drag off as the fish wasn't fighting dirty.

Oh well, at least I know my new combo works like a dream and has power a plenty:)

Assuming it was a Tarpon that makes 3 I've hooked this year for 1 landed:blink:

Oh and I saw Terry there he was going to chase some Rays, probably for bait :S

[fishyman]

oh man awesome!

i might be goign there tomorrow arvo if pennants doesnt go over time

[Dan23]

Ha ha if I get back by a reasonable time I might see you there!

[fishyman]

sweet, ill be easy to spot swimming for lures

[Dazzamcgee]

Sounds like some arm stretching fun!!!

Tarpon hey?? well done!!

[Dan23]

Dazzamcgee wrote:

Sounds like some arm stretching fun!!!

Tarpon hey?? well done!!

Ha ha, yeah would have been better to have landed it lol. That's the nature of Tarpon though ask Lee about it.

If it wasn't a tarpon I'm open to suggestions to what it could have been:cheer:

[fishyman]

a big shiny rock

[Dan23]

fishyman wrote:

a big shiny rock

nah if it was one of those then women would have been all over it by now:laugh:

[Dazzamcgee]

Dan23 wrote:

fishyman wrote:

a big shiny rock

nah if it was one of those then women would have been all over it by now:laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Angus]

Nice one mate. And Id say it was a tarpon. An ex members of ours has caught them there on several occasions.

Angus

[Dan23]

Angus wrote:

Nice one mate. And Id say it was a tarpon. An ex members of ours has caught them there on several occasions.

Angus

Cool, I'll stick with my call then:)

[fishyman]

were you just near the bridge?

[Dan23]

Yeah, just standing down on the little rocky point that faces Eastish and casting towards the other side and bring it back across the mouth of that little creek. Did I mention the lure I was using was 80mm??:silly:

[Terry H]

Dan, you know the other side of the creek there's that little rocky post that sticks out just next to the bridge? I was there for a short while, brought my sx60 back fro under the bridge (tide had just turned) and held it for a short while slowly kicking in the little gap between the two main rock secitons (where all the water is gushing through) right next to a rock

Next minute, I see this black/dark fish shoot out from a rock under me, swipe the lure, and shoot back

Failed to hook up, but faaaaark I reckon 35-40cm cod:S

[fishyman]

ahh ok kool

[Dan23]

TerryH wrote:

Dan, you know the other side of the creek there's that little rocky post that sticks out just next to the bridge? I was there for a short while, brought my sx60 back fro under the bridge (tide had just turned) and held it for a short while slowly kicking in the little gap between the two main rock secitons (where all the water is gushing through) right next to a rock

Next minute, I see this black/dark fish shoot out from a rock under me, swipe the lure, and shoot back

Failed to hook up, but faaaaark I reckon 35-40cm cod:S

Man, I should have hung around. I took off thinking my GF would be back and we'd have to leave and now she's not home yet:blink:

Sounds like a day for the ones that got away.:dry:

[fishyman]

awesome terry! hope i can get there tomoro

[Angus]

Dan23 wrote:

TerryH wrote:

Dan, you know the other side of the creek there's that little rocky post that sticks out just next to the bridge? I was there for a short while, brought my sx60 back fro under the bridge (tide had just turned) and held it for a short while slowly kicking in the little gap between the two main rock secitons (where all the water is gushing through) right next to a rock

Next minute, I see this black/dark fish shoot out from a rock under me, swipe the lure, and shoot back

Failed to hook up, but faaaaark I reckon 35-40cm cod:S

Man, I should have hung around. I took off thinking my GF would be back and we'd have to leave and now she's not home yet:blink:

Sounds like a day for the ones that got away.:dry:

Go back

Angus

[Dan23]

fishyman wrote:

awesome terry! hope i can get there tomoro

Leave your breamin gear at home and take you BC and some big lures;)

[fishyman]

maybe i will,

OR

Take both

[Dan23]

Angus wrote:

Dan23 wrote:

TerryH wrote:

Dan, you know the other side of the creek there's that little rocky post that sticks out just next to the bridge? I was there for a short while, brought my sx60 back fro under the bridge (tide had just turned) and held it for a short while slowly kicking in the little gap between the two main rock secitons (where all the water is gushing through) right next to a rock

Next minute, I see this black/dark fish shoot out from a rock under me, swipe the lure, and shoot back

Failed to hook up, but faaaaark I reckon 35-40cm cod:S

Man, I should have hung around. I took off thinking my GF would be back and we'd have to leave and now she's not home yet:blink:

Sounds like a day for the ones that got away.:dry:

Go back

Angus

I'm tempted:cheer: Mate you live nearby too, we'll have to have a sneaky session there one of these days.

[Terry H]

take the sand vipers?

[Dan23]

You never know what you'll catch in that place. I wouldn't be surprised to see someone get a thready up in there on a lure. That'd be awesome!

[fishyman]

well hopefully i catch somethign nice there tomorrow

[Dan23]

You should get something if you work at it. Especially late arvo if you can stand the mozzies you're guarunteed at least a flattie.

[fishyman]

hope so, just want to feel some weight lol

[Angus]

Dont be afraid to walk a fair way as well if you go there.

That first creek mouth usually produces cod etc. But if you keep going there is another creek mouth where the water goes from like 10m wide to 30 really suddenly. There are holes there which hold some serious fish.

Angus

[fishyman]

thats exactly where we went last time angus, caught 1 bream 1 flattie in like 20mins

[fishyman]

looks soooo good for cod in that second creek mouth

[Dan23]

I'll make the effort to try there one day. maybe on a run out tide.

[fishyman]

50% tide looks the best IMO for that spot, it creates a little eddy where the water comes over the start of the rocks. but im sure itd fish well in all stages

[Dan23]

I'd think the run out because the big fish would b waiting in the hole for bait fish to be pushed out of the creek

[kevinchen19870316]

dan, ur making me miss the x-80s i've all sold