Baitless at the Abrolhos

Brent, Glenn and I spent a few nights at the Abrolhos visiting Doush who is a cray decky over there. We took Brent’s Trophy over and did it in style.
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We decided not to take any bait and see how we fared on jigs and soft plastics and we didn’t come home disappointed. Daz had done a little recon for us and within a hour of being there we were onto a few. You would think there wouldn’t be any pingers out there.....
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My first fish for the trip, a baldie on a Fanky jig. There’s that pinger again......
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I also nailed my first ever dhuie just after, and on a plastic so was stoked. Daz showed us all up with some good dhuie numbers on his new fav plastic- a 7” Mcarthy in olive pearl.
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The next day we hit a spot nearby and seeing as we had no marks out there we trolled for a hour while looking and got 7 or 8 mackies. We marked a few spots and got a few dhuies and trout on jigs and plastics, and Brent landed a really nice pinky while Glenn got himself his first plastic dhuie too.
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We pulled the pots that arvo and got a feed together, then hit the cleaning table and a few cans.
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Doush being Doush.
The next day Daz had to work so the 3 of us went to a untried spot. We found a few lumps and it was on. Brent was on fire, first jigging this 15kg cobia.
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Then landing a few trout, plus this hook up of 2 well and truely legal trout on the one jig!
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Fish of the day!
We then came back in and grabbed Daz and refuelled and hit another untried spot. We started with a troll and Glenn landed this yellowfin tuna
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While Daz and I had a double hook up for the 2 biggest dhuies of the trip, his one a octa style jig and mine on a jig
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Anyway during our stay we fished, set and pulled some cray pots, had a swim and a spear and just relaxed. We even managed a few brews, some pool and ping pong at the pub over there one evening.
We had a fish on our last morning and Brent finished the way he started, with a nice dhuie.
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The weather couldn’t have been better, the company was great and the fishing was way better than we expected and can’t wait to do it all again. We still left plenty of things to do for next time. I've gotta send out a big thanks to Brent and Daz for the trip.


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sounds like u boys, had an

Wed, 2010-04-21 19:38

sounds like u boys, had an awsome trip tim, with some quality fish...  congrats on ya 1st dhu on jig........................ 

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thats simply awesome lads,

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:03

thats simply awesome lads, double headers on trout and dhus on jigs, what a locaton

real good blend of species there bloody awesome

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great trip and nice right

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:04

great trip and nice right up.

those trout are awsome specialy the double on the jig.

nice pics anbd well done.

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Awesome.  Can I come next

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:10

Awesome.  Can I come next time???

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Great Report

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:25

It's a playground out there so long as the weather holds out. Fantastic pics also. I can remember some times out there in my younger days when it was like that and then turned to absolute shit.

After looking at all your pics I am very undecided as to what i would eat first. I guess the Crays would make a nice starter......Undecided

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mmm

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:27

Now thats quality you don't see on other sites, awesome stuff mate, cheers for sharing.  Hope the Montes is just as fruitful with other ooglies this weekend.

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Excellent

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:32

Great fish, great pics, great report!! Would have been a good trip!!

Is that a 2052 Trophy??

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2152 WA Tony. And it was a

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:37

2152 WA Tony. And it was a great trip.

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I forgot to mention,

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:36

I forgot to mention, probably the most fun we had over there was "underwater guided baldie fishing". One arvo we jumped in for a snorkel while Brent and Daz cast their lines from the boat towards us in the water. We'd then tell them when a good sized baldie was near and watch them hook up and fight the fish. It was a real eye opener seeing how the fish behaves and fights underwater, completely different to how I pictured it in my head going by how it feels on the rod.
And as for the double header trout, that's someting I'd only think would happen at the Monties, not the Abrolhos. It really is paradise out there with the right mix between northern and southern species.

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great report Tim et. al.

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:37

agree with Adam, you rarely get such details, photo's and insight.

good to see you and the crew land some quality fish and yeh

"no bait" boats the way to go...ha ha

 

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sensational pics guyts,

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:44

sensational pics guyts, awesome indeed.

got a couple mates out there at the moment, giving the plastics a crack...see how they go during the week

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wow thats awsome tim, great

Wed, 2010-04-21 20:48

wow thats awsome tim, great pics and even better fish. well done

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What else can i say...

Wed, 2010-04-21 21:21

Quality!

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quality stuff there Tim.

Wed, 2010-04-21 22:03

quality stuff there Tim. looks like you guys had a ball over there. would have been great seeing the fish taking the lure, you should have got it on video. that double trout would be once in a lifetime i rekon. great report and great pics

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Quality

Wed, 2010-04-21 23:21

pure quality.

 

Love your work mate!

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u guys sure know how to fish

Wed, 2010-04-21 23:30

u guys sure know how to fish

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Awsome guys. Top quality

Thu, 2010-04-22 00:09

Awsome guys. Top quality northern and southern species and all on jigs and SPs. The best of both worlds.

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great report guys. well done

Thu, 2010-04-22 06:51

great report guys. well done

those mcarthy plastics certainly look awesome too.

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Awesome report and

Thu, 2010-04-22 06:56

Awesome report and photos.... Good work

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Agree

Thu, 2010-04-22 07:21

Top report and great photos. Very envious indeed.

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Gee Tim, you guys are

Thu, 2010-04-22 08:01

Gee Tim, you guys are awesome. Are you sure you lot are not fishing gurus? Excellent phgotos!

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Lucky hat

Thu, 2010-04-22 08:20

Its gotta be Glenn's lucky owner hat, must be the seagull perched on top.  lol

well done guys, great trip & well presented. Cheers. Rob

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top report and great pics,

Thu, 2010-04-22 08:25

top report and great pics, some awesome fish from a very special place, to pull in pinkies and dhuies while landing northern fish like trout and spanish macks is just unreal.

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Great pictorial Lucky Tim

Thu, 2010-04-22 08:42

It just confirms the Abrolhos as a must fish destination.

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Well done mate, great

Thu, 2010-04-22 10:37

Well done mate, great photo's. what were the rods in the photo's getting bent? an abrolhos trip and a monties trip in the same month? living the dream mate...

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I think

Thu, 2010-04-22 10:52

I need a bigger boat!

Sentational fishing boys. Well done.

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Awesome stuff Tim, jealousy

Thu, 2010-04-22 11:27

Awesome stuff Tim, jealousy doesn't quite describe how I feel after that

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Yep this has confirmed, next

Thu, 2010-04-22 11:42

Yep this has confirmed, next year... Abrolhos trip!!!

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great report

Thu, 2010-04-22 12:28

Great pics and report, man I need a bigger boat, mate working on the islands and to forget the bait then I may have that much fun, not asking much!!!!!!

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Top report & pics Tim, also

Thu, 2010-04-22 15:15

Top report & pics Tim, also thanks for the info as will help my upcoming trip out there the last week of May. Although I plan on taking some bait. LOL.

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What can you say about that, that hasn't been said

Thu, 2010-04-22 15:41

WOW !!

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Thu, 2010-04-22 15:40

What an awsome trip

I am so totally jealous

 

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Magic

Thu, 2010-04-22 16:10

Truly a real magic trip for you and the boys Tim, now I'm jealous!!

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Top trip there guys!

Thu, 2010-04-22 18:45

Top trip there guys!

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well done top shelf fish

Thu, 2010-04-22 19:35

well done top shelf fish there . Tim that looks like the pidgeon group is that right ?.I  think thats the only one with a pub

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Man you guys make me

Thu, 2010-04-22 20:28

Man you guys make me jealous! I jigged it up a few weeks back over there and didn't see that much action! Inspiring write up, must get back out there again one day. The cobia was a great capture, not to mention the double trout and nice dhus!

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2 trout on one jig that is a

Thu, 2010-04-22 20:38

2 trout on one jig that is a classic, well done guys.

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Mint Timbo, good stuff mate!

Thu, 2010-04-22 21:10

Mint Timbo, good stuff mate!

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Hay guys yeh had a great

Fri, 2010-04-23 19:57

Hay guys yeh had a great trip got lucky with the weather. Thanks for the write up tim great job. Forgot to mention the waypoint called TTT (Tim's Trout Tower) awsome coral lump we puuled some good trout from.  Never thought i would find a freediving spot where the baldies are as thick as blowies.

Hay Web the rod getting all bent up on that cobia was a PE 1.5-3 Jig force matched with a Twin Power 5000SW   

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cheers for the comments

Tue, 2010-04-27 16:13

cheers for the comments guys. I've been lucky enough to fish most of WA including the Monties and Kimberley and reckon the Abrolhos was right up there with the others as a "must fish" destination. To be able to land the mix of southern and northern table fish is pretty awesome. If the opportunity comes up to fish it make sure you do everything to get on that trip.

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Great report and pics yes it

Tue, 2010-04-27 18:26

Great report and pics yes it is an amazing place i have been lucky enough to get over there for a week every year for some fishing and diving. Its amazing how fish react to having a hook in them as you said its just not how you imagine they do until you actually go down and watch them hook up