Back early with a feed Again.
Went out to a spot we pinged on the way back in yesterday and done ok again, we left the ramp at 7am and got our four dhuies by 9.45 so headed back into the sound for "whatever". Five drifts over our new lump produced 4 size dhuies, a skippy and a couple of dropped fish again.
Al makes a mental note here to attatch rope to sea anchor before throwing it out 
at least boofhead had a laugh and got some gaffing experience 
Once we hit the sound the wind dropped off and it all glassed out, bloody beautiful it was, we had squid hitting jigs and herring going nuts on SP's and had a ball for a few hours before calling it a day.
Her's a few pics.
Boofheads first dhuie.
Boofheads leather jacket from the sound.
My Okta Jig sure straightened out this nice 11kg dhuie
Finally some turf.
Thanks for joining me today Boofhead, top day with good company.
Al.
SPESS
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Yeah nice haul mate, well
Yeah nice haul mate, well done.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
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GOATRUTAR
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Well done boys great
Well done boys great effort!@
No dhuies left out there!Just ask Mr dickford!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
GOATRUTAR
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Hobbie, Diji was out today
Hobbie,
Diji was out today too I wonder how he went?
I wonder if he bagged out on dhuies?
He will be in there buying one of them "HOMERHEAD" jigs before you know it if he didn't!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
Bloke
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Date Joined: 26/02/08
GR
The lump we fished today had a good school on it, just not in the numbers like the one we fished yesterday.
But yeah no dhuies anywhere hey
Al.
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alfred
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Top catch folks! 1985
Top catch folks!
1985 Boston Whaler Outrage 18 Johnson 140hp 4stroke
GOATRUTAR
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Thats a bad attitude
Thats a bad attitude Al!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
Albee Mangles
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Nice work again mate, and
Nice work again mate, and some good grass too.
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Brett Ozanne
STAAL LOVER
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AL
Still waiting to se how the DIJI-RE-DO!!!!
WHAAAH WHAAAH WOOO WHAAAH WOOO!!!
ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN'
knothome
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nice catch
Nice catch,herring look pritty big too,nice lawn also
.
Do you bait your okta jig?
cheers dennis
STAAL LOVER
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I DO
Don't think even a fussy fish can resist a tenticle slapping them in the face!!!
I've had them have a nibble and then SMASH IT
A sqirt with Captain Gordons doesn't go astray ether
ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN'
Bloke
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Date Joined: 26/02/08
Both.
Bit of both mate, just drop the jig down and stick the rod in a holder and use bait on another rod.
Oktas have caught me about half the dhuies I've got so far, a few of us have been doing nicely on the jigs of late.
Goat, Sorry bout the attitude...
Staal, BAAAHAGHAHAHA
Brett, I'll get you out in a week or so mate.
edit: I dont cheat like staal, my jigs just get a squirt of cats piss LOL.
Al.
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STAAL LOVER
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Not Cheating AL
Just doing everything possible to increase the chances!!!
Next time I see ya I'll slap ya about the face with a tenticle and see if ya bite!!!LOL
Used spell check then to make sure I spelt that one write!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN'
knothome
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sound like
Sounds like there worth trying,what weight are you using.
cheers dennis
luke
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good effort again boys, well
good effort again boys, well done
STAAL LOVER
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What Ever
weight it takes to keep it away from the bottom rigs. Strong winds 300/10kn maybe 150-200!!! They are cheapish too $18 for the 300
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dpost80
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Nice work
Good on you Al, you're making light work of this dhuey business aren't you... bit of a magnet by the looks of things!
:)
You've got at least me convinced that it's worth having a Homerheaded alien swaying in the breeze down there... floater style...
boofhead
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cheers Al for the good day
cheers Al for the good day out.... i'm gunna go buy some of those homers for meself now... maybe then i can keep up with you
cheers Jes
"I got a new rod and reel for my wife
...best trade I ever made."
Bloke
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Agree with Staal.
but mostly use 200 or 300 gram "HomerHeads" I like the jig to hit the ground before the bait does, also using a softer rod seems to help them with action when left in the rod holder.
Disclaimer: all testing has been done in an oceanic environment, no pools or un natural simulated environments have been used
Al.
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luke
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no dunny dunking??? shame on
no dunny dunking??? shame on you.....
Dreamweaver
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Well done Al
You certainly got into some fish - looks a top day!
Well done on the sea anchor (LMAO), hey!, at least it was a floating anchor.....many years ago.....brother.....didn't follow instructions....you can guess the rest!
Those jigs sure work ay?
Colin Molloy
(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)
boogernissan
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nice catch boofhead....
nice catch boofhead....
grubs
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G'day Guys, New to the
G'day Guys,
New to the forum so G'day.
Have had some success with the okta jigs recently aswell......the dhuies seem to like them.
Does anyone know if you can buy replacement skirts for these jigs as mine are look a bit naked now?
Cheers
Adam Gallash
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Welcome
Welcome Grubs, good to have you onboard. Top question coz I've been wondering the same.
To counter it for the mean time I've been buying the cheap skirts that you can make up on your own, trimming the skirt parts off and gluing them to the head and then putting a lackie band around them to keep them on. (I think you could probably also tie line around them to keep them in place if the glue starts wearing thin.) Seems to be working as a make shift solution to being stripped bare!
Cheers,
Adam
grubs
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Thanks Adam, Good idea, I
Thanks Adam,
Good idea, I will give that a try......can even get my own colour arrangement happening.
cheers,
p.s. great to be aboard......top site.
Bloke
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Those cheap rubbery trolling
Those cheap rubbery trolling squids would work fine, but I'd probably just use a little zip tie to secure it, easy to snip off once another skirt needs to go on, and nice n quick for on the spot changes if required.
I'll ask the rep next time I see him about the replacement skirts for the Okta's, I do know that Shimano are going to have replacement skirts for their "Lucanus" range of Octopus style jigs once they are released into stores.
Al.
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diji
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Dont worry about the diji-re-doo
WHAAAH WHAAAH LAAH LAAH LOVER!
Brody
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We have some Shout spare
We have some Shout spare skirts in stock. Probably not big enough for the 300gm models, but anything smaller they are tops for. New R2S Octo Snipers look sweet can't wait to try em.
Brody