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We had our mate from Shimano Tak come up and stay with us for a week mid-November with a list of new species he wanted to tick off while testing out some new gear. His 1st species was a threadfin salmon with this one falling to a Spanyid soft vibe
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Next up was a marlin as we had been experiencing one of the hottest bites I have ever seen in the Bay …
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Running a daisy chain teaser and a couple of skipping gar on circle hooks it didn’t take us long before Tak had his 1st black marlin on
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Tak with his 1st black marlin boat side after it had put on an awesome arial display !
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Tak with a better than average fish of around 35kgs – which was quickly released after this shot and swam off strongly
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We managed 6 marlin over the two days and only put in a few hours each day on the tide change before heading off to chase other stuff
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Tak introduced us to a Japanese custom of celebrating each new species capture with a “Victory beer” regardless of time of day – I recon it could catch on
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Next up on Tak’s list was a longtail ….
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Not a bad fish to open your account with – this longtail fell to a Squidgy Whipbait in white lightning fished deep around a bait school
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Sharks don’t normally eat our Mac tuna – but glad they chose this one over the longtail ….
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This is what they look like whole
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There where some quality spotted mackerel about as well !
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Another solid Mac !
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Tak scored this cracking giant herring working a Squidgy Whipbait in white lightning deep around another bait ball !
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It was an epic 5 days on the water with some quality fish caught & lost. I recon the fishing won’t be the same for Tak when he gets back home in Sydney & we left a few species off the list for his next visist #howgoodisherveybay
So many fish – Scotto