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    Default 1 off the bucket list

    I did a quick dash to the Boyne river to knock Barra off my bucket list this weekend and with a little from other AA members it was successful. My thanks to those who gave advice, it was appreciated.

    I got my one and only barra right on nightfall friday night, a fair way up river towards Awoonga, managed to break my small landing net getting him in the yak. Spent Saturday morning looking around Boyne Island and Tannum sands, Saturday arvo I booked into the Benaraby Caravan park, and had a fish in the Boyne River there where I found a school of tarpon, how do you get those buggers to stay Hooked. I must have hooked 10 of 'em and didn't get one to the yak. Just on dark I stumbled onto a rock bar where I nailed a Queeny, a couple of GT's, and 2 flathead. But sadly no Barra.

    Left for home Sunday morning first thing. Sadly, being on my own in the Hobie, limits the photo opportunities.
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    Great work Dids, that is a lovely looking fish.
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    Nice fish Dids..Nice fish, What were you hooking the tarpon on?
    Chewy....
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    Its the quest,not the conquest...

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    Very nice barra would of been awesome fun.

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    Thats a awesome adventure mate solo and new ground it was all ahead of ya, and you got the reward well done mate!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ActiveAngler View Post
    Nice fish Dids..Nice fish, What were you hooking the tarpon on?

    Chewy I was getting them on some of Dan's soft plastics but they were knocking them around so I changed to a popper and the wouldn't play, so I changed back. It was getting a little expensive, so I left 'em biting and moved on.
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    Best trick iv found with them is to use as light a jighead as possible,gives them less weight to throw,we lose virtually none on fly..except human error.
    Chewy....
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    They'd be great fun on fly, I'll have to give that a go one day.
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    Onya Dids, nice fish mate. Congrats.

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    Nice one Dids.don't know about the Tarpon but I reckon your hooked now Top work.I've had a good look at her and she's definitely not a Jew. lol,(sorry Ben)
    Paulo
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