batesmotel 5 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I had the pleasure of working in Ceduna recently. While there I got this beauty from the beach in about 3 feet of water. piratepom and Just Me 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TT 2 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Are you serious!Dude thats killer!Congrats thats the fish of a lifetime.Would have gone so hard in shallow water! TT Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Nice one mate,whats the story behind it,not often you would get a sbt cruising around a shallow beach like that, one wouldnt think.cheers Savagelip 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Double Trouble 3 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Nice SBT, Where did u catch it? 3ft water sounds very :f bizarre Maybe off the back of a pro boat that was moored As Cal said, whats the story behind this? trihull 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
batesmotel 5 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the interest guys, it is an odd story but worth the reading.Myself and two other guys were driving around to Denial Bay jetty from Ceduna to try a spot of fishing. On the way there we passed a small beach where a local had told us is a good calm spot to swim. We decided to pop in for a quick look. As we were parked on the sand my mate spotted a set of fins swimming around chasing schools of bait. At this stage we think it is a shark but I bailed out of the car to grab a rod with my mates asking "are you going to try and catch it" "hell yes" was the reply.As we were going to fish of a jetty we had a lot of small rods with us and the only surf rod in the car was a Shimano collapsing rod, but I did have a Daiwa emcast with 20 pound braid to put on it. So I set the rig up, tied a soft plastic on and started the chase.I could not get a cast out far enough to entice it and every time I tried to walk out towards it it just moved further out of range. This went on for some time until it got further up the beach where a local fellow had been swimming with his kid and dog. He spotted the fins as well and ran to this car to grab his rod because he had seen the fish earlier in the afternoon. He had a bait rigged up and got a cast in front of the fish only to have his line snap the second he hooked up. He said it was old line but I had no hope that my 20pound leader would fare much better.Not that it mattered because the fish had been spooked and went out to deeper water and we lost sight of it. As we walked back to the car I was kicking myself for not tying a metal lurer on because it would have got better distance in the cast. Being a person not to give in straight away I did tie a 40g metal on "just in case" before packing the rig down. We decided to drive up the beach to another exit and was scanning the water at the same time. Well it happened, there it was further up the beach but closer to the shore. Well out I bailed and was into it. On about the 3rd cast it was "FISH ON". I had a good hook up but was concerned with the line so took it nice and easy. Not that he helped doing figure 8s and causing me to wined the hell out of the emcast to keep the line tight. As he cruised along the beach my 2 mates said they would get outside him to spook it towards the shore better. (with knives in hand)they did just that. Well this turned out to be a good move as they were able to identify it as a tuna and not a shark as first thought. Well the call was "grab it by the tail and drag it in then" "no the fins aren't sharp" High fives and slaps on the back all round as it was landed. The locals all called us liars until they saw the video footage with Thevenard in the back ground. That shut them up and gave us braggin rights for quite some time.Thanks for reading the story and sorry it is a bit long winded but it is hard to convey a huge smile in words. [attachment]2012-01-16 18.56.57.jpg[/attachment] Double Trouble, Cal, mrfish and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
batesmotel 5 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 When I work out how to upload a video I will put it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samboman 319 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 awesome mate, chuck the video up Sambo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
batesmotel 5 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 ok try this Ctrl C this link and Ctrl v it in a new windowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI45W6YmCrs&feature=plcp SnappaGuy, piratepom, Yakmando and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jharli 2 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 great effort well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
manimal 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 magnificent, never heard of anything like that - i thought you were trying to pull our legs but that video is awesome... freak capture, great work! and a big tuna too... urhookedfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 The locals all called us liars until they saw the video footage with Thevenard in the back ground. That shut them up and gave us braggin rights for quite some time.Thanks for reading the story and sorry it is a bit long winded but it is hard to convey a huge smile in words. [attachment]2012-01-16 18.56.57.jpg[/attachment]I reckon the locals should have been buying you drinks at the bar Definiteley worth a read Bates; Well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ripper!!! Im still a tunna virgin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrballs 12 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thats freakin awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Cheers mate thats unreal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ripper!!! Im still a tunna virgin Nothing to be too about :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamibinfishin 224 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 wicked capture mate,goes to show if your prepared and on the ball anything is possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archerfish 685 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Some weird s**t happens sometimes when you're fishing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Double Trouble 3 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thats awesome thanks for the write up and the video, Thats a fish of a life time in that depth, Would never have believed it but theres the proof,I bet you will be talking about that one for a long time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLD SALTY 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 mate that is nuts!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mwilson 1 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Bloody nice sized tuna, you'd be happy with that from the shelf never mind in 3 ft or water ! Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 WOW! anything is possible now! i am gonna try metro beaches from now on :woohoo: ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Every now and then you read a report that simply blows your mind.Well that one just did. That is a sensational capture and one I can only just believe. Got to love SA at times!Great stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FALLOW 1 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Unreal capture & awesome footage.Did you weigh him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yakmando 49 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Mate, Im sorry, but jealousy and envy are about the ONLY words for this. :pinch: Na, amazing catch mate. If that doesnt get the blood rushin, NOTHING will!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spinyeel 2 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 That is the strangest but most amazing bit of footage that I have ever seen in S.A. :woohoo: :woohoo: Unbelievable. __matt__ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishermaniac 71 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 now that's a story... well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raider 19 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I reckon thats about as good as it would get, congrats awesome fish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexczarn 146 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 If I hadn't seen the video and photo I wouldn't have believed it; seriously. Mate thats a catch of a lifetime! Sometime ya just get lucky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
__matt__ 0 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Thats insane! I can't believe it didn't spool you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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