Mackeral Tips

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by smile0784 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:52 pm

Lol :banana: :banana:

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by barra mick » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:48 pm

ducky wrote:
LachyBell wrote:
4liters wrote:Ask trung le
who?
Haha. It’s a guy on Facebook that uses like a $1200 outfit to target yakkas. Absolute wank factor.

I’ve caught em on turtleback worms and occasionally on small hards. But not an expert by any means.

Burley and a sliver of pilchard on a 1/0 hook nails em.
Agree ducky...1994 more than you need

Catch enough on a handline for 6 bucks

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by Scraglor » Sat Mar 03, 2018 7:48 am

Can confirm, dad hooked a 55-60cm yakka. (Cowanyoung I assume) Thought he was onto a kingy until the dirty thing was in the net. Gave the Kmart special a good run.

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by smile0784 » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:36 am

They do get big.
The biggest i caught was 45cm in whiting gear.
Good challenge

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by purple5ive » Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:27 pm

barra mick wrote:
ducky wrote:
LachyBell wrote:
4liters wrote:Ask trung le
who?
Haha. It’s a guy on Facebook that uses like a $1200 outfit to target yakkas. Absolute wank factor.

I’ve caught em on turtleback worms and occasionally on small hards. But not an expert by any means.

Burley and a sliver of pilchard on a 1/0 hook nails em.
Agree ducky...1994 more than you need

Catch enough on a handline for 6 bucks

We may have spoken too soon...
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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by smile0784 » Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:47 am

Admit it steve you snag the bottom? Lol and you were just hoping it was a monster fish

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by DougieK » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:45 am

purple5ive wrote:
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Lands a Kingie.... breaks rod on a yakka. #juststevethings
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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by smile0784 » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:54 am

DougieK wrote:
purple5ive wrote:
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Lands a Kingie.... breaks rod on a yakka. #juststevethings
Lol classic

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by purple5ive » Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:02 am

not my fishing rod guys.
its the guy who fishes for yakkas with 1200 outfit, its his rod, he broke it last night.
hence why i said maybe we spoke too soon .

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Re: Mackeral Tips

Post by Scraglor » Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:17 am

I caught two yakkas at once today, does that mean I need a $2400 combo now?

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