Busso Bound

G day we are planning to head South and before leaving the west must visit Busso The fishing there looks insane.A question please as Ive never fished much from a jetty .So I'm thinking we would need a fly gaff ,where can i buy one in Perth please and whats the best and easiest to use please.


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best bet

Sat, 2020-06-06 13:31

 would be to hit up a decent takle store such as complete angler, they'd surely have them there. With cliff/fly gaffs you want to connect to the gaff with some rope. once you've hooked your big fish you want to thread the main line into the fly gaff, it's kinda like a split ring i guess. When i have used them before i was shown by my mates old man years ago, i stood off to the side of the main line a little whilst lowering it down, this prevented the rope wrapping around the main line. don't lower the gaff down too fast either. once the gaff is close to the fish move and stand closer to the main line and drop it on making sure some of the hooks get into the fish. from there pull the mofo up. you might be better of with a extendable/retractable gaff on the jetty i would think. been a while since i fished in busso.  

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Cheers Budge

Sat, 2020-06-06 22:52

Cheers mate great informative info .ive found a few and nearly died at the price ,over a hundgy lol might just fish near a lower platform

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 For bus so jetty you would

Sat, 2020-06-06 14:09

 For bus so jetty you would only need an extendable long handled gaff . More control and can be used on beaches or a boat , lot more practical . 

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Great info mate thanks

Sat, 2020-06-06 22:54

Mate can you please give me some brand names and where you think the best quality can be had thanks .always been a bit sus on extended gafs .

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 Any good tackle store will

Sun, 2020-06-07 07:22

 Any good tackle store will have a good variety. 

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Many Thanks

Sun, 2020-06-07 22:46

Fantastic thinking now an telescopic net . Thanks again.

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Crab net

Mon, 2020-06-08 09:49

I've seen people using a crab net successfully before. I'm not sure whether it was planned or just happened to be there at the time.

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GAFF

Mon, 2020-06-08 10:20

 Send me a PM when you are heading down to Busso and you can borrow mine for the time your here.

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 Yeah that's a kind offer.

Mon, 2020-06-08 10:55

 Yeah that's a kind offer. Good karma to you Coastal!

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omggggggggggg Thats Awesome Coastal.

Mon, 2020-06-08 20:30

Wowwwwwwwww Mate thanks so much for your generous offer,unfortunately when we leave Perth we will be heading to Busso for a a week or 2 if i get my way lol then heading to the East coast.So first and last time in W.A .I guess when we hook a big Sambo will just walk it to the beach lol

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Wowwwwww Thanks Coastal

Mon, 2020-06-08 20:42

Thanks so much mate i realized i put my reply in the wrong section.

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Gesture ..

Mon, 2020-06-08 10:46

Nice gesture coastal .. good onya

mate ..  

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Gaff

Tue, 2020-06-09 07:49

 I live in Busso, you can just pick it up when you arrive or need it. Be some local knowledge to go with it, if the gaff could talk it would have some good storys to tell.

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wowwwwwwww Thats awesome.

Tue, 2020-06-09 15:42

Thats fantastic Coastal we will be heading down your way around the 18th. I will be in touch when we get there thanks again for your generous offer .Hows the best way to catch up .Cheers Rob

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contact

Tue, 2020-06-09 16:31

 i sent you a private message Rob.

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Cheers Coastal many thanks

Wed, 2020-06-10 20:43

Thanks again Coastal