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MightyWhite

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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Chimaira]
#19432031 - 01/17/14 06:31 AM (10 years, 14 days ago) |
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Chimaira said: Bluegill. You have to catch several of them to make a meal but oh they are so good.
Hell yes
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Jordy
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: MightyWhite]
#19433548 - 01/17/14 02:51 PM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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MightyWhite said: Yeah I expect its going to be some good times on the boat. It was in rough shape when I got it, really dirty, it just sat unused for probably 15 years. I got some aluminum cleaner and cleaned it up good and re-painted the watercraft numbers, it almost looks like new again now. I put some new osb board where the motor mounts on the back too.I'm thinking about putting some of that outdoor carpet all on the bottom of the inside of the boat or maybe some of that spray in bedliner coating to reduce wear n tear. I figure worst case, if I'm not catching any fish, I can always just motor up and down the river and have fun with the boat too. It's fun just being out on the water anyways.
that's what I have done with my last boat and more extensively with my the boat I'm currently rebuilding. New boats here in Australia are just too expensive for me so I buy older boats and breathe new life into them. My father did the same thing with his 22 foot trailerboat. He saved a lot of money doing it and has been smashing other boats in competition. Goes to show you don't need the biggest or most expensive boat out there to catch fish!
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FractalGlider
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19434161 - 01/17/14 05:12 PM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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MightyWhite said: Yeah I expect its going to be some good times on the boat. It was in rough shape when I got it, really dirty, it just sat unused for probably 15 years. I got some aluminum cleaner and cleaned it up good and re-painted the watercraft numbers, it almost looks like new again now. I put some new osb board where the motor mounts on the back too.I'm thinking about putting some of that outdoor carpet all on the bottom of the inside of the boat or maybe some of that spray in bedliner coating to reduce wear n tear. I figure worst case, if I'm not catching any fish, I can always just motor up and down the river and have fun with the boat too. It's fun just being out on the water anyways.
that's what I have done with my last boat and more extensively with my the boat I'm currently rebuilding. New boats here in Australia are just too expensive for me so I buy older boats and breathe new life into them. My father did the same thing with his 22 foot trailerboat. He saved a lot of money doing it and has been smashing other boats in competition. Goes to show you don't need the biggest or most expensive boat out there to catch fish!
I'm also looking at rebuilding an old boat myself,Jordy.Won't be till later in the year though. You would happen to be in the Brisbane area would ya?might need to borrow a ratchet and spanner
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: FractalGlider]
#19434461 - 01/17/14 06:16 PM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Hahaha unfortunately not mate! Down south, although if you need any advice on DIY rebuilding a boat or even need parts then I'm you're man lol
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FractalGlider
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19435531 - 01/17/14 10:38 PM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Jordy said: Hahaha unfortunately not mate! Down south, although if you need any advice on DIY rebuilding a boat or even need parts then I'm you're man lol
Will do mate. I recently moved north,was living on the Murray river.Never did manage to land that 80 pound monster cod though
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: FractalGlider]
#19435908 - 01/18/14 12:48 AM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Those monster Murrays are as rare as rocking horse shit nowadays. Never caught one myself, but then again freshwater fishing has never really been my thing.
Be careful up in QLD, so many laws and closed seasons make it easy to get in trouble. Your best bet is to get offshore. I'm gunna be up on the reef in october chasing giant black marlin, hopefully I can get one over the 1000lb mark!!
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19436271 - 01/18/14 03:25 AM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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All my fishing is done around the peninsula at the moment due to not having a boat or befriended anybody that has one,might have to stalk the boat ramp for incoming loners.
Have ya luck!good luck and I hope you get that 1000lb beast
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: FractalGlider]
#19436665 - 01/18/14 07:27 AM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Thanks mate!! I tagged a Blue around the 250-300kg mark on 15kg ten years ago (approx. 600lb fish on 30lb tackle for you yanks). That's my biggest tagged billfish to this day. So a 1000lb+ Black would be the pinnacle for me.
What size boat are you wanting to fish the peninsula? And fiberglass or tinny?
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19436750 - 01/18/14 08:12 AM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Yellow mountain trout for sure.. best fish I have ever tasted! But you fish for a day (sunup to sundown), and get one or two if you are lucky... the water they live in, we drink straight from the river... it is more clean than most tapwaters and no nasty chems.. I notice the difference in my mind when traweling up there.. so peaceful and my mind is not so cloudy.. man I need to go there soon.. hVent been around since august...
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19437516 - 01/18/14 11:58 AM (10 years, 13 days ago) |
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Jordy said: Thanks mate!! I tagged a Blue around the 250-300kg mark on 15kg ten years ago (approx. 600lb fish on 30lb tackle for you yanks). That's my biggest tagged billfish to this day. So a 1000lb+ Black would be the pinnacle for me.
What size boat are you wanting to fish the peninsula? And fiberglass or tinny?
The biggest fish ive got into was only about 12kg and put up a hellova fight, can only imagine what a 1000 pounda feels like!. Im hoping to get something around the 4.5/5m
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: FractalGlider]
#19438478 - 01/18/14 03:52 PM (10 years, 12 days ago) |
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Hahaha yeah I'm looking forward to being pulled out of the chair on 60kg tackle!!
My father is actually rebuilding a boat in that size range, PM me if you're interested.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19438740 - 01/18/14 04:43 PM (10 years, 12 days ago) |
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I really want to rebuild one myself so I can customize it to what I require,cheers for the offer though.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: FractalGlider]
#19438779 - 01/18/14 04:53 PM (10 years, 12 days ago) |
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Fair enough mate!! But FYI, the one my father is rebuilding won't be completely fitted out though. He just fixes up areas of structural damage, puts on a working motor and puts it on a trailer. You'd still need to do the fitout on the boat as well as any cosmetic changes. It's just a trailer, motor and a structurally sound hull package
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19440758 - 01/19/14 01:25 AM (10 years, 12 days ago) |
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Hmm this is tough for me, I would say crappie with my biggest being a 15.5 inch caught last spring on a plain jig under a slip float, I also enjoy fishing for lake trout got my first one last spring weighing in at 17 lbs and I have never felt a fight like that, I was tossing spoons in the early morning for them, smallmouth bass would follow after that.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: sadist1k]
#19472374 - 01/25/14 02:19 PM (10 years, 5 days ago) |
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Trout is my favorite for sure because it's my specialty. I catch some beasts at times too.
Bass would be second cause they never get boring to catch and usually bite all day.
Then Salmon is my third because I can hook them all day but I lose about 60% of them. I'm a noobie at river fishing
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: loco801]
#19473505 - 01/25/14 06:57 PM (10 years, 5 days ago) |
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I think fishing is most fun when you are undermatched to your fish. That's why I love ultralight trout fishing in streams and even lakes. You can hook monsters but unless you got great skills you lose most of them. I used to fish a lake with huge trout but very wary due to extremely clear water. I'd fish with 4lb or less. I'd hook two to four in an outing but was very happy if I could land one. Those battles were epic and thrilling. I was often left with shaking hands and wobbly knees and slack line. But man when you land a 7 or 8 lb brown or rainbow you are through the roof.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Icelander]
#19476995 - 01/26/14 01:59 PM (10 years, 4 days ago) |
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Icelander, we enjoy the same thing. Catching a 200lb Striped Marlin on 16lb line is something we try sometimes. The only thing I don't like about it is that it does jeopardize the fish's health, but a good crew can have that fish tagged and released in good shape with the fight sometimes being over in a matter of only minutes
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Jordy]
#19477581 - 01/26/14 04:24 PM (10 years, 4 days ago) |
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OMG. But it's true that a long fight is hard on a fish. Most of my fishing for those brutes was done in the coldest weather which is helpful to the fish. But anyways I usually ate them.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: Icelander]
#19491571 - 01/29/14 02:08 PM (10 years, 1 day ago) |
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Trout, they are delicious over the fire.
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Re: whats your fav type of fish to catch? [Re: ak1308]
#19494613 - 01/30/14 01:06 AM (10 years, 1 day ago) |
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For me its always been trout. Though, where I am I haven't really had much opportunity to fish for anything else. I have world class trout quality water within driving distance so its definitely my first option if I'm going to go on a fishing trip. The average is 17 inches and 2 to 4 lbs but I've caught up to 25 inchers. There is both rainbows and browns and it is pretty common to have a 20 fish day. Oh and there something thrilling about catching a 25 inch fish on a size 24 fly. Also gotta love fishing the mayfly hatches and watching a fish come up to take your fly. Geeze its been too long I need to get out on the water!
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