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My first Grunter on Bucktail…..

I was extremely excited this last Sunday morning to hook, land and release this lovely 58cm Grunter. Fishing with my son Evan on our Stealth Kayaks, I was working my new “Sand Prawn in Roe” buck-tail. Throwing onto a shallow bank and bouncing slowly along the bottom and down the drop off. I felt the tell tale little bump when a fish hits a bucktail on the sink.. , tightened up and made a solid hook set. After a good fight of about 5 minutes and a couple of quick photos, the fish swam away strongly..

This was an extremely rewarding catch for me personally as it was on a lure that I made myself and had put many hours of thought and effort into. Also I was using a favourite rod that I built myself as well. #tacklecrafting #built-not-bought

Sand Prawn
Sand Prawn