Our first YF on the 12 mile

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Breads

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Small, but for me it's a start!

Ran to the 12 Mile bank off Struis on Monday - looking to get some bonnies for bait for the upcoming rock and surf interclubs.
Water was 20.8 degrees, but very little bird action. Only about 5 boats out there - we got a few bonnies, but things were very slow. Then trolled over a pinnacle coming up to 46m from 55m and said to the crew we should try for some bottomfish. Words had hardly left my mouth and the one reel went screaming - this was no bonnie! Yellowfin of +- 15 kilos.
 

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Breads

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Got another 4, all on that pinnacle, very happy with our first YF. They're small as far as YF go, but as I've said it's a start! Here's one of the crew very pleased with himself.
Now to get something above 50 KG!
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Breads

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2 on redhead X-Rap, one on brown squid behind a bird, and two on a Williamson popper.
Speaking to some of the other skippers afterwards they thought the better lures for the day were ones leaving smoke trails.
 
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Breads

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Meat neatly cut (loins and "wheels")and packed away - family has had tuna 2 nights in a row now.
One of the heads I've kept for a slide ...
 
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benniejordaan

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Good stuff! that's where I'm at, also keen to get something in the monster class. Well done none the less. here that's about what we get off Durban when lucky.
 
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aquadementia

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nice fish breads! great bonus fish, especially after expecting to catch bonnies. I guess you didnt get around to catching those bottoms hey? ;)
 
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