Channel Island

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I've been fishing in Darwin for about 3 weeks now with not a lot of luck, but today on Channel Island at around 7pm I got hooked on to a nice Queenfish, approx 50cm. Good feeling finally getting a decent fish up here, it's a bit different from Victoria fishing haha.
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Well done mate, it will only get easier from here.
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Hi there,

Congratulations!
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Now you know where they are.
:)

Have a good day,
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Good start mate

pulled a bit harder than a redfin hey
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:mrgreen: :catch: good work , thanks for posting at least I get to see a fish :)
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Mates beginners luck 1st cast GT

He came up from Melbourne a few weeks back. I realise this pic is from a boat but we get them landbased off the rocks on metal slices, stickbaits and drifting livies on ballons out there too...

65lb minimum , good drags skill n a healthy dose of good luck.

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Cheers guys :) Good to know they're out there..
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Barra off the northern beach a few days ago on white rapala x rap 12 cm

Biiger ones off this section at night on poppers but a bit flighty don't light them up with yr headlamp untill you get them on.

Tight lines boys
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Is that a far north qld beach?
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Inpex is in the background
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Well Done
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Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
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Yep we're all a bit bored this time of year

give it a few more weeks we'll be too busy fishing to even bother checking in on who's biting or havin a cry...

Pass me another beer!
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Ben Jam wrote:Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
yep me smells a rat
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ponyplay wrote:
Ben Jam wrote:Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
yep me smells a rat
Need a like button.
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