Abrolhos - Pelseart Group
Just back from the maiden trip to the Pelseart Group with the BIL – was worth waiting for good weather! Firstly, a big thanks to Rob H and Paul G for all the information re. anchorages, weather etc – much appreciated guys. Wouldn’t have been as easy a trip without the knowledge gained.
Covered 125nm over three days for 165L fuel (Honda 135HP). Anchored up at the Bity holes both nights. The first evening, we had two other boats accompany us, with the place to ourselves the second evening. What a place. The island is alive. Whales breaching everywhere on the way out. Fishing was great, although hard to land anything of substance, which took line out, due to sharks nabbing them (straightened a few hooks and lost a few rigs). Had to move spots after a couple of drops on each lump once the sharks were in - Don’t want to feed them! However, we still did pretty well landing dhuies, baldies, coral trout etc and coming home with cryovac fillets. The sweetlips were a pest out there! The weather really put it on for us. Trolled wreck point for a couple of hours and hooked one YFT – however dropped it boat-side – devastating to say the least! Cannot wait to get back out there and explore Pelseart further early 2016 (if not Xmas / NY – weather permitting).
Can highly recommend this trip to anyone interested – keen. Just pick your weather and ensure you have sufficient water, fuel etc. and be sure to notify dept. fisheries in Gero.
Some pics attached
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Sounds like a great trip
Sounds like a great trip
THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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Hey mate what boat you
Hey mate what boat you running out there and size? Looking at bay sports and whittley 6.4 just for the islands. You boys do it comfortable in your rig?
Paul G
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Nice, good to here your trip
Nice, good to here your trip went well .And yes Gods contry Ill be heading over chrismas for a few day off RNR.
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Rob H
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nice pics
Nice pics Adam
Just got home tonite from out there though the low tides, wind today and sharks were a pain
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I was at Easter group last
I was at Easter group last week and didn't see a shark at all. Expected to considering some of the areas I was spearing but sure surprised me.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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Great when you put up a post
Great when you put up a post of your trip and get 4 replys. Makes sitting there uploading your pics and writing you report all worth it. That is why I no longer post .Anyway you made the effot and had a great time ,thats a lot more than 90% on here do ,all talk no action . Unless they want to know something.
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Paul
I was wondering why I hadn't seen anything from you in a while. Now I know!
I was hoping to see some of the photos from the Kimberly trip you did a couple of months back. I take it was a good trip?
Cheers
Frank
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Yes was a great trip Will be
Yes was a great trip Will be heading up there again 2017
,have done a number of Abrolhos trips since we got back also ..Getting into the freediving with Jesse and Gary .Have had some great spearing trips, Away from Metro.Not doing to much fish lately but might head out on Saturday before the ban .Then it will be into the Crays for a little while...
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Great to hear that the trip was a success
I am also looking into getting the crays diving. I'm too old and unfit for the free diving tho. It was okay from my teens to my 40's but now that I'm 63 its a different matter.
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yeah I probably only put up
yeah I probably only put up every 4th trip maybe?
As much as anything though as ours are pretty "run of the mill" and we just cruise along, wouldnt be a lot of interest to most people.
Sometimes just hang out and do bugger all
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azza1
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Sounds like a great trip.
Sounds like a great trip. Defininately a must do one day.
AHarman
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yeah was an awesome trip
Couldnt have asked for a better maiden trip. Weather was sublime. Looking forward to getting back over during the cray season paulg :)
Theresonlyonebigred. Yeh mate. Only two of us in 6m. Probably took too much gear to be honest so was a little tight whilst fishing but we made it work. Whitley sea legends look a nice rig.
Robh. Yeah sharks were thick. Esp nr hummock isl.