As Fish has already shown, we have had an amazing couple of days fishing among literally hundreds of Manta Rays offshore. Pictured here is John Wright, avid fly fisherman with the most expensive (and biggest) cobia he has caught to date. After 15 minutes of serious tug of war, sharks were beginning to show interest in the tiring fish, so John redlined his gear to the max - unfortunately for a moment too long. The 4 piece became a 7 piece, but luckily the fish was still able to be landed just as another JAWS episode was about to unfold. The broken rod topped off a more expensive day than usual with John losing a fly line to an unseen speedster (we think the backing loop was chewed through) and another sinking line was being untangled when a tuna ate the fly and pulled the mess into a super tight "WIND" knot!! It always pays to have spares in Weipa.
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You guys could have also mentioned the 50 white clousers that I lost (one in a crocodile)over the course of the five days.
Thanks for a great week. As always, we found that the finishing was unbelievably good and we are all looking foward to seeing you again in May next year.
Thanks again.
JonW
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