No crays today but I ticked another box
Knocked off work at three today and went for a dive/fish. Didn't see a single cray, very disapointing. Once I was back onboard out went the deep divers as we followed the reef in search of a wahoo. 15 minutes in one of the lines took off and soon a nice little albacore tuna of 5.5kgs was on ice. Shortly after we chased a massive school of tuna for about 5 minutes before a huge hook up. It was called for either a marlin or a huge yellow fin. 30 minutes of pain later for my fishing buddy Dean up came what we estimate to be a 90-100kg shark. Not what we wanted but definately a good fishing capture. It was released in the water and by this time the school had disapeared. So we headed back to the reef to chase wahoo again. 10 minutes into the troll we were on. It was my turn at strike so I picked up the rod and enjoyed the fight. Landed my first ever dogtooth tuna, and I can now say that they go bloody hard. This one weighed in at 12.65kgs (28lbs) so not massive but it was a first for me and I am stoked. Caught a little blue-fin trevally on the way back home. Just finished cryovacing the dogtooth, leaving some out for a feed tomorrow after work. Happy days.
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jay_burgess
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nice doggie mate, where was
nice doggie mate, where was it caught?
soupster51
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Location
Thanks Jay. I'm in Pohnpei at the moment. Trying to get as much fishing in while the missus is back in WA for a month.
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till
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Nice work on the dogtooth,
Nice work on the dogtooth, now you have to find some big boys!
soupster51
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Cheers
Cheers Mate. It's not through a lack of trying I promise. I'll be back out there on Saturday for another crack.
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Goodz
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Nice work soupsta! Would
Nice work soupsta! Would love to get a doggie one day. Good luck on gettin a bigger one!
poddyfish
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lovely
been posting some quality lately soupster! top stuff mate - good to hear you are missing the beloved but spending the time well
keep em coming bro! good luck with them crays too
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DazSamFishing
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nice pup doggie. Bring out
nice pup doggie. Bring out the jigging gear!
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well done soupie. you seem
well done soupie. you seem to be getting a few firsts while your there. nice looking tuna but it would have been a big dissapointment to see the shark come up after a long fight
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alfred
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Ohh - doggie! They go hard.
Ohh - doggie! They go hard.
Matt T
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Stoked
You look pretty stocked there soupster!
PilbaraBrad
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very nice mate, on my yet to
very nice mate, on my yet to do list!
Tony Halliday
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nice catch mate, nothing
nice catch mate, nothing wrong with a big doggie
cheers
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Pete D
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Great doggie Soupy. The
Great doggie Soupy. The luck of the strike hey. Bigger to come for sure.
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Lucky Tim
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Nice doggie Soupy, they sure
Nice doggie Soupy, they sure do go hard for their size. If you find a few on the troll try jigging or even casting diving lures, they go even harder from a stationary boat. While it's a pity they almost fight to the death and don't release well, they are really tasty and all the ones I've caught and kept don't seem as "red" as YFT or SBT.
soupster51
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Agree Tim
Agree Tim. The flesh is definately the cleanest/clearest I've seen on a tuna.
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Rob C
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Seared dogtooth and a bit of
Seared dogtooth and a bit of wasabi mayo is definatly something to try. Melts in your mouth.
soupster51
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Cheers
Cheers Rob. I'll give that a go for sure.
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Lucky Tim
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also makes pretty sweet
also makes pretty sweet sushimi
Colin Hay
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Wow great catch there Soupster
I think you are having to much fun there mate. You need to come back to Perth and enjoy some 2 degree mornings.
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soupster51
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Let me think about that Colin
Not a chance.
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Colin Hay
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Lol
I will even offer to swap places Soupster.
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Ben Derecki
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bargain
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth soupster, that's a good offer from Colin.
Sweet fish too btw.
Colin Hay
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Hee hee
Couldn't agree more Ben. Catching herring on a freezing cold Perth morning - or Marlin and Dog Tooth Tuna at Pohnpei. Fair trade I reckon.
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mean looking tuna, great
mean looking tuna, great fish mate, im just a little jealous.
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