2010 fishing targets

I just finished reviewing my 2009 targets and I still have a few not met, but likewise I struck a few off that list!

 

So what are everyones targets for 2010?

 

For me it is:

 

  • a sizable GT
  • sailfish
  • broadbill swordfish
  • billfish on fly
  • red emperor
  • coral trout
  • bonefish
  • permit
  • a big tuna
  • wahoo
  • queenie on fly
  • dollie on fly

 

Gonna be a busy 2 weeks at Exy this year!

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any fish will do us, just

Fri, 2010-01-01 22:46

any fish will do us, just gotta be happy to put the boat in the water, but if i realy had to choose a couple i would say a sizable grey banded or any of the other deeeeeep water fish. just got to get out there

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Hoping to make it to Exmouth

Fri, 2010-01-01 22:47

Hoping to make it to Exmouth in May, and hope to add to the list (for line fishing anyway), which is pretty small.

I hope my $89 Rex Hunt combo survives Exmouth too.

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i wouldnt rely too much on

Fri, 2010-01-01 22:51

i wouldnt rely too much on the rex hunt combo, ok for light stuff but i dont think it would hold up on a big running fish like the ones in exxySmile

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Come on Russ - half the fun

Fri, 2010-01-01 22:56

Come on Russ - half the fun is wondering when it will explode. It has caught a couple big rays plus some nice baldies around Mindarie.

There is nothing like outfishing a mate who spends massive $$$$$$ on gear with a Rex Hunt special, especially one of the junior set ups.

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Rex Hunt Cobmo

Sat, 2010-01-02 11:15

I had one of those combos years ago and i landed a 4ft hammerhead on it.

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have to be my nemesis(elusive mulloway)

Fri, 2010-01-01 23:08

yeah get the elussive mulloway,that i havent caught since 25/01/2005 ,since my last 16kg fish in mosmans,anyway any decent fish will do,thats my 2010 goal

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Catch

Fri, 2010-01-01 23:58

Catch my first size dhuie in my traily!

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Still havent caught a dhuie

Sat, 2010-01-02 00:09

My arch nemesis.... :P victory will be sweet when it comes

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bass groper

Sat, 2010-01-02 05:52

blue eye trevalla ,ruby snapper , gold band snapper  , gt over 10kgs , marlin, sail fish and a dolphin fish, there is 8 that i am yet to catch so thats the target this year,exmouth in may for 2 weeks should get a few of them and out deep tommorrow might get a few of them hopfully

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My main target this year is

Sat, 2010-01-02 06:53

My main target this year is to catch a dhuie as I have never caught one.

If I manage to get one early then it will be to get a 100kg plus billy and to give the deepwater fishing a crack and see if I can get a hapuka and a ruby.

I managed to get all my targets last year so fingers crossed this year will be just as good, if anyone's keen to help with the search just let me know, I've got plenty of free time and always keen for a trip/adventure.

And good luck with the list Huggy, if you cross them all off it's going to be a hell of a trip.

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Two goals this year are to

Sat, 2010-01-02 07:01

Two goals this year are to catch a large tuna in the south west and to get a billy in Exmouth. Tim if your ever down south I can help you out with the Dhuy and maybe you could help me with the billy.

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yeah cheers. Sadly for me

Thu, 2010-01-07 07:38

yeah cheers. Sadly for me I'm back in Perth now but when you do go up north let me know and I'll try to help out. Hayley is loves it down around the Capes so I think there will be a few trips in the next few months so might just get out for that fish yet.

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250kg+ billy

Sat, 2010-01-02 07:04

a big target but i think i can do it and a broadbill ,good luck on yours Huggy

jeff

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Finally land that big

Sat, 2010-01-02 07:11

Finally land that big mulloway from the surf (15kg plus) been trying for the last 18 months,Landbased Dhuie and a queenfish,gt and spangled emperor landbased at exmouth when i head up

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shark

Sat, 2010-01-02 08:55

i wont to catch a ashk off the beach

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dhuie for wade

Sat, 2010-01-02 09:39

tick off the dhuie while your in walpole, well at least I hope you do.

For me its a Baldie and a sizable Blue on rod, will be looking for the blue while in Walpole myself in Jan

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targets

Sat, 2010-01-02 09:29

mulloway. need my first. also want a decent 50cm+ blackie, 60cm+ flatty, biggg tailor and a nice shark :)

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GT over 40kg, sizeable

Sat, 2010-01-02 09:30

GT over 40kg, sizeable dogtooth on jig.

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40cm+ Blackie, 50cm+

Sat, 2010-01-02 10:25

40cm+ Blackie, 50cm+ Flattie, 50cm+ Tailor, 2kg+ Salmon

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Im just keep to get a line

Sat, 2010-01-02 10:30

Im just keep to get a line in the water a bit more often, havn't wet a line since i got back from Karratha in july!

Wouldnt mind a dhuie and a nice size pinky...

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definitely a mulloway but

Sat, 2010-01-02 11:08

definitely a mulloway but would settle with a nice sizeable shark tonight  Cool

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Targets for 2010

Sat, 2010-01-02 11:16

Would love a metro mackie.
Red emperor in may in Exy.

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Targets

Sat, 2010-01-02 14:35

Red Bass and Coral Trout on Poppers.
20kg+ Spanyards
50kg+ Tuna
40kg+ GT

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mulloways for me. 

Sat, 2010-01-02 15:05

mulloways for me. 

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giant herring15kg plus

Sat, 2010-01-02 17:06

giant herring

15kg plus mullaway

snapper on fly

50cm plus flatty

the v5 from shore (cross off pinky)

p.s. any help with these  help with these will be appreciatedWink

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2010 Targets!

Sat, 2010-01-02 18:20

Sailfish on Fly (not tried yet)

Barra on Fly (not tried yet)

Permit on Fly (hooked a biggen and lost it to a shark up north dohh)

Going to Exmouth, Dampier & Broome this year so hopefully will cross these off Laughing

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I was going to have a go at barra on fly

Sat, 2010-01-02 19:09

when I went up with Brad but I couldn't fit the rod tube in my suitcase, so it was the first casulty of the trip.

 

 

I'll wait for him to get the lay of the land and settle into PH before I hit him up for another trip! LOL. I'm pretty sure Brad wants to knock one off on fly as well, so my tution could be my trump card.

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mmm... you could get all

Sun, 2010-01-03 00:04

mmm... you could get all those off Dampier but it'd be hard to do it in one trip.. Barra in summer and Sails in winter.. Permit, seen plenty - if I only I knew how to fly fish. I also reckon I've seen bones of D-town too :)

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2010 Targets!

Sun, 2010-01-03 10:00

Wont be one trip, will be multiple and around the better season & tides. I do several trips to Exmouth per year as I rate the place & having my other boat up there is convenient!

Dampier/Hedland trip will be with a mate that lives up there (Sth Hedland)

Broome/Fitzroy will be another trip also with a mate that lives up there!

Got Bonefish on fly last trip and wiped that off my 2009 target. Like anything, target it and make it happen =)

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2010 targets

Sat, 2010-01-02 18:31

GT over 40kg

110cm Barra

Dogtooth of any size on Jig

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well it's in this

Sat, 2010-01-02 19:23

well it's in this order....

1. get a new boat
2. get the boat into the water
3. make sure you got the bait
4. hit the FADs before they come out this year
5. return to 2 and start again....

after the cr@p 2009 and not a single catch of note for the year, even a blowie is going to be a step up this year,
but I'd like to bag a Metro tuna and mackie, thats the goal

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My resolution is to actually

Sat, 2010-01-02 20:19

My resolution is to actually make the effort to get out and go fishing,to be honest dont care if I catch nothing.

Living away from the ocean has its drawbacks!!!!

Hoping to head down to Albany mid week( if we can get accomodation) and give it a crack before going back to work on the following monday.

Andrew

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1. Go to Koh Samui and do

Sun, 2010-01-03 10:04

1. Go to Koh Samui and do some serious game fishing (17/01/10)

2. While in Samui, go to Top Cats and land a world record catfish (21/01/10)

3. Catch the elusive big mulla up at Hill River (28/01/10)

4. Chase the macks up at Steep Point (November 2010)

5. Win the 'Photo of the Month' comp (February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 2010) Wink

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caught mine

Sun, 2010-01-03 13:23

yeah well i had a great start to the new year i have been catching crayfish an my boat limit of pink snapper nearly every time i head out an it usually only takes me an hour from leaving the boat ramp to getting back home now i need to catch a dhuie an a dolphin fish an i will be happy for the year oh an a mully if i caught them this week i could stop fishing for the year................ yeah right my kids are pigs when it come time to eat fresh fish

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1.Dhuie or pinky on jig +

Wed, 2010-01-06 17:31

1.Dhuie or pinky on jig + any other demersals on jigs (or if your chrisp a 49cm KGW on jig!)

2. 40kg+ sambo

3. Whiting and bream on topwater

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Just to go

Wed, 2010-01-06 18:13

Bloody fishing for a change would be nice , haven't been able to wet a line since the Billfish Shootout in October , gotta get over to Exmouth soon , sometimes Tom Price is too far from the wet stuff!!!!

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want to catch my first

Wed, 2010-01-06 19:56

want to catch my first salmon and bonito

and also going to go squiding heaps

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2010 Targets

Wed, 2010-01-06 20:03

Doggy on jig

Sail on popper

GT >30kg

Coral Trout on SP

Red Emperor

Flathead >86cm

Wahoo on stickbait

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Targets

Wed, 2010-01-06 20:06

1.Metro Mackie

2.Dollie on plastic

3.Coral trout on a popper

4. 22kg+ Dhuey

5. Sailfish/Marlin

6. Any deep water species 200m+

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Fingers crossed:   Mulloway

Wed, 2010-01-06 22:15

Fingers crossed:

 

Mulloway

Salmon

Tailor 60cm+

Massive Squid

Brown or Rainbow Trout

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Blackwood Bream

Thu, 2010-01-07 07:42

hopefully - have missed a lot of fishing this past year so my New Years resolution is to get out more - which my wife says i need to do.

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Metro marlin would be my

Thu, 2010-01-07 09:06

Metro marlin would be my ultimate, maybe a good year lots of bait out there!

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sure is macca

Thu, 2010-01-07 09:10

plenty of small tooona about - best of luck, a very worthy adversery!

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Just a few

Thu, 2010-01-07 10:03

Dhuie on jig

Coral Trout on jig

Any Billfish

Bonefish.......

more popper fishing!

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goals this year would be to

Fri, 2010-01-08 13:52

goals this year would be to catch the following:

around 4-5kg salmon like last year

any type of shark

anything thats over the 60cm mark

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To put my wife onto a

Fri, 2010-01-08 22:35

To put my wife onto a sailie/marlin