Australian Fly Angler Lands Huge Snapper
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Topic: Australian Fly Angler Lands Huge Snapper
Posted By: FishMan
Subject: Australian Fly Angler Lands Huge Snapper
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 12:52pm
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Lee Hurley of Brisbane had a good morning today with me and Terry Newcombe on the Water Taxi. He landed a six kilo fish at the crack of dawn on his own pattern fly tied using one of the new fish skulls.
 To top it off an hour later he landed one twice as big! A huge 12 kilo fish on the same fly.
 The photo is not the best but Lee was struggling to hold it up and was keen to get it back in the water for a healthy release. There are some better pics on Lee's camera.
For an idea of its size check out the size of the same fly in this things head..
 Later on a smaller fish skull fly that I had tied accounted for quite a few pannie snapper. It was a good copy of the millions of anchovies that are in the BOI's at the moment.
Despite the trophy captures, the fishing was not "going off". A beautiful day with plenty of snapper schools present on the sounder but few biting.
Lee was happy though. Go the fish skulls!
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Posted By: Bushkid2
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 1:42pm
| Wicked. Well done angler and Criag. Bloody Aussies... at least he let it go. |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 1:52pm
Wow...very impressive snapper on the flies... ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: JoshW
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 3:11pm
Old fullas can catch fish after all!
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 4:20pm
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Sensational Craig!!!
------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier 
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Posted By: ian
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 4:38pm
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beautiful fish, great to know it went back too ------------- drink up stream of the herd |
Posted By: StPaul
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 10:15pm
Sweet fish! so where do I get fish skulz from?
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 1:21am
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Tight Lines distribute them so ask just about any sports or fishing shop and they'll be able to get them in if they don;t have them in stock. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 2:44am
| fricken awesome |
Posted By: FishMan
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 4:40am
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Didn't think much of the skulls straight away. Mainly because they don't fit my favourite Gami SL12s (the manufacturer claims that a larger holed version will be coming out soon). When you see them in the water though you realise that they hold the fly nice and straight (the skull has proportionally more weight under the chin) and give it a very good forward dipping jigging action. They may be on to something. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 5:02am
I know why I am up... why are you???? 
I have some, I thought they were a bit light... will tie some up now you have inspired me! ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: FishMan
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 1:12pm
Fishing! The only reason for getting up early. It paid off too. I think I've figured out some of the principles behind nailing snapper on fly when they're thirty metres down. And I'm keeping it a secret 
I've been putting the skulls on backwards and then shoving some bits of lead wire in behind them for extra weight. Then tie fly material on top of wire. Not as pretty as putting them on front ways but enables you to get them on a bigger hook.
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2010 at 6:39pm
You must be flatting Josh, and having x-mas at ya girlfriends this year? Nice fish, impressive effort on a fly. Congrats Craig, Lee and Terry ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
JoshW wrote:Posted By: FishMan
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 7:31pm
Better pic
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