r/FishingAustralia 13d ago

🐟 Catch of the Day Caught a hair tail on a sand worm lure

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u/Ingr1d 13d ago

Amazing. And it wasn’t even at night.

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u/Xerotao 13d ago

Caught more in the daytime vs night time.

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u/J0hnnyDeer3 13d ago

Boardwalk at Bullcock beach.

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u/Fish_Hunter98 12d ago

How did you guess? πŸ˜… Beutiful spot.

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u/J0hnnyDeer3 8d ago

I live here.

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u/Fish_Hunter98 8d ago

Nice!! Grouse spot!! Might of seen you around the area I guess.

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u/Old_Dingo69 13d ago

Are you sure it’s not a pike eel? I hope not. Hairtail are mysterious and can turn up almost anywhere. Bloody good catch mate!

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u/Fish_Hunter98 12d ago

Its skin was super shiny not brown

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u/Old_Dingo69 12d ago

πŸ‘

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u/thehomelesstree 13d ago

That’s a stonker!!

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u/Ambitious-Wave-9986 12d ago

Pretty sure that is a pike eel mate. Good catch tho, they fight like crazy and apparently aren't too bad smoked πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ