At 8am i had my ledgers on the bottom with bullet tuna for bait. I caught a kahawai which i despatched and cut up for some fresh bait. The frame i chopped apart into small morsels which sank into the slight current nicely. After a little wait the first fish bit, yes! target species
After 4 Kahawai i had another bite. This was a soft take and the fish let me wind it up 5 metres. Back down it went to the bottom, the a surging run away from the kayak, this is something good. The weight on the rod suggested a very decent fish. The fight continued back and forth in the water column. At this point i had a pretty good idea that it was a Snapper, i could feel the tail hitting the line and it was shaking its head, harder than i've ever had before.
After 10 minutes the fish popped up next to the kayak. Yep its a horse. A very easy net shot and i had it.
I made the call and ikied her.
The final Total
It came out to 10.206kg / 22.5 lb
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Grandad and My Dad had heard about it already at this point and i'm sure the story would have been doing it's rounds throughout the family !
Later on when filleting i found my Kahawai chunks in the big Snappers stomach. Again and again i see this in the fish i catch. I will be throwing out more tasty chunks to attract these larger fish. Rather than a big berley trail which can attract unwanted species.
The cat was also very interested in filleting time as usual
I've enjoyed every bit of it. from trying to catch my first legal Snapper all the way back in 2013, it took me nearly 3 years to accomplish the goal. As i have gained more experience the quality of my fish have improved at a crazy rate. Doesn't feel any better than to land one like this off of a kayak , skippered by me and everything else also done by me.
Cheers to everyone who have shared tips with me over the years.
The only thing next is now what?
Maybe a Hapuka !
Video:
, now for the donkey Tuna ,double hookup 
