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Topwater Scombridae: Southern & Northern Bluefin Tuna (BFT), Yellowfin Tuna (YFT), Dogtooth Tuna => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: gav matthews on May 15, 2011, 05:08:56 PM

Title: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: gav matthews on May 15, 2011, 05:08:56 PM: Hi guys
anybody chase the longys off sunnycoast?
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Greg Burt on May 15, 2011, 07:30:19 PM: Could only find Mac Tuna last week :(
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Peter Morris on May 15, 2011, 07:52:47 PM: Been plenty off Noosa but very flighty.

The kayak boys have been doing well due to their very silent approach.

Pete
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: gav matthews on May 15, 2011, 09:30:15 PM: Hi guys
they should be around this time of year, havnt chased them for a few years now due to working away.
would love to amr, but in w.a. for a while yet.
cheers,gav.
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Geoff Volter on May 15, 2011, 09:37:27 PM: We got 2 on fly last sunday off noosa. They werent in numbers and we had to work for them.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/Voltzy_photos/IMG_3417.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/Voltzy_photos/IMG_3466.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/Voltzy_photos/IMG_3461.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/Voltzy_photos/IMG_3462.jpg)
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: George Pang on May 15, 2011, 09:40:30 PM: Voltzy, they had better be on a popper fly mate! :P
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Geoff Volter on May 15, 2011, 09:57:50 PM: Quote from: George Pang on May 15, 2011, 09:40:30 PM
Voltzy, they had better be on a popper fly mate! :P

hey george, that would have been awesome (but didnt really happen) ;D
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Nigel Hagley on May 16, 2011, 11:35:25 AM: Nice one voltzy, good photos mate! ;) only mackies on the sunny coast, some were pretty big as well, scored a number 2 weeks ago on sinking pencils. Very flightly though.
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: gav matthews on May 22, 2011, 12:09:01 PM: Nice fish mate,but check out that weather
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Geoff Volter on May 22, 2011, 01:00:27 PM: We headed off Bribie yesterday looking for some more, not one sighted :'( and 15knts of SE made sure we felt every single km of the 120 we spent looking for them :P
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Chris Young on May 22, 2011, 02:23:19 PM: Quote from: Geoff Volter link=topic=3829.msg33134#msg33134 date=130603322 15knts of SE made sure we felt every single km of the 120 we spent looking for them :P
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you didn't look hard enough......................drive faster ;)
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Geoff Volter on May 22, 2011, 02:30:39 PM: Quote from: Chris Young on May 22, 2011, 02:23:19 PM
Quote from: Geoff Volter link=topic=3829.msg33134#msg33134 date=130603322 15knts of SE made sure we felt every single km of the 120 we spent looking for them :P
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you didn't look hard enough......................drive faster ;)

haha- need a bigger faster boat :-[ pioneer cape island please
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Trent on May 29, 2011, 12:11:50 PM: I love my Longy's on fly.....nice work boys
Title: Re: Longtails off sunnycoast
Post by: Chris Thomas on February 16, 2012, 10:16:48 PM: Great picture with the water dripping off the tailfin. Been a couple years since I have caught one of those. Looking forward to a Lbg mission this year.