03/11/2026
Chased some flighty schools of longtail tuna on a mixture of lures late Saturday morning in the bay. Went to some light tackle with 20lb braid, 25lb leader, blade'n'tails 15-30lb rod and resorted to a homemade lead slug painted white with glitter that a mate lucky phill made for me 20 years ago. I used to slay heaps of longtail on these slugs and funny enough I hooked a cracker straight up that turned into a 45min fight in pouring rain. Thanks to the lads who come over and jumped on board to gaff it for me as I was solo. Cracking fish at 116cm long and I forgot how much fun they can be particularly on light tackle. Also can't believe a shark didnt eat it for once.