Ban Time - What's your plan?
Submitted by Tradewind on Wed, 2013-10-16 11:19
First season with a boat and I appreciate the impact of the ban now, but rather than be depressed it's time to plan for different targets!
For me i've decided to get the family out on in the sound for some relaxing KG Whiting and Squid.
Weather permitting putting some pots out deeper for crays
Explore some inshore reefs with the snorkel and mask to see if any crays are in
So what's your plan Gents?
Willlo
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Boat maintenance ,engine and
Boat maintenance ,engine and trailer service time. Out with the net to catch bait for opening of the season.General house duties so will be ready to go when ban finishes.
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carnarvonite
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Ban?
What ban? no such thing up here, only big winds that blow from mid August through till mid March.
But see what happens when we get a window when it drops out.
catchalittle
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get out search for new lumps
get out search for new lumps to be checked later down the track catch some kg's and squid and put some squid in the freezer for later on bait supplies,and mabe a trip out to the containers to get the arms streched by a sambo when the weather is good
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beau
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Squid, tailor, kgw,
Squid, tailor, kgw, yellowtail kings. Tuna are starting to bob up too and I'll be jigging for sambos and marking craypots on tge way in and out for ground to try when season opens.
snappermiles
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beau you pinger
cant beleive you would ping peoples pots and fish them later!!
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Bodie
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Boat maintenance for
Boat maintenance for me.
Coming home from Two Rocks on Sunday i snapped the rear axle on the boat trailer..... :( time to beef it up
beeroclock
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I can recommend Rob's mobile trailer repairs
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She wont be moving from where
She wont be moving from where she is at present, bit hard to move a 3t boat around one one axle :)
Thanks for the contact
Auslobster
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Satisfy the missus.
...by the time I'm done with her two months from now, she'll let me do anything I want til next October.
Notorious
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Local crays, and local
Local crays, and local pelajics
Also a trip or two north outside the western zoone to hit some demersals
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treefrog
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smash the craysfind some
smash the crays
find some KG ground
maybe hit up the blackwood for some relaxing bream fishing
beau
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How shallow can you get crays
How shallow can you get crays guys? Ive never done it before but is it worth free diving say the back of Garden Island for them? I cant imagine myself diving any deeper than 5m, is that too shallow?
Bodie
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nope not too shallow at all
nope not too shallow at all Beau, I've got them off the reefs there in 3-4m and seen the shells from the malt many times in shallower
beau
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I always heard the crackling
I always heard the crackling underwater but wasnt sure if it was coming from somewhere close and if they were close if they were only small ones or not. Guess I'll give it a go this summer.
Is there a certain time of the season where youd get more in shallowI than other times?
Bodie
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usually crays malt around the
usually crays malt around the previous seasons open time of 15th November (give or take a week) which means the crays are right under the reef after the malt until their shells harden, or right under the reef during the malt. This happens in the shallows, so best time to get crays in shallow is before these dates now that the season has opened up earlier than normal.
I'd be giving it a go now, up until the 15th or so of nov. Keeping in mind quite a lot have egg's or tar spot at present so you will probably be letting a few go as well.
Versus
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Have got them in 3-4m also,
Have got them in 3-4m also, further north tho
Samo76
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Go to Rotto Beau, way better
Go to Rotto Beau, way better than Garden island for free diving for crays <5m!
Here I am...and there you are.
Notorious
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We got 20 yesterday in
We got 20 yesterday in mostly less than 5m around Rotto, only 1 cray I looped (out of 8) had eggs/tarspot, it was released.
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Paul G
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Jurian Bay for crays and
Jurian Bay for crays and macs,also so recon new ground ,maybe a recon trip to the Abrolhos
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Seafari
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YTK
I've never targeted YT Kingies but I'm keen to give it a bash this summer. Any advice, tips on what to use, how to set up and where to go would be greatly appreciated.
beau
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Seen heaps last summer, we
Seen heaps last summer, we actually caught heaps of rats trolling for tuna ob ffb. Biggest one I landed was 70cms on stickbait,we usually see tthem while casting for tailor around the reefs. Biggest ive seen is about 15-20kg hanging around a baitball that tailor and bonito were busting up.
I think rotto is pretty good for them and pretty sure they react well to burley and lightly weighted mulie cubes
Robbo88
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I'll be learning how to use
I'll be learning how to use my new Furuno 587, lots of diving and hopefully a few crays!!
Callum24
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seafarri when we've
seafarri when we've targetted kings at rotto sun rise is best they seem to like a big pinical, cubes and an unweighted bait or better yet live yakka and prepare to get smoked we run tld 50's with 80lb-100lb mono and get busted reguly
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dant
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sounds like a plan fellahs -
sounds like a plan fellahs - jigging for sambos and YTK of Rottos is the next adventure, cant wait.
ive heard the big YTK's are on roids - might have to bring out the fanky jigs until i get a feel of one.
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trip preparation
Chase a few Tailor on the beach and preapre for trip to quobba in November
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Dreamcatcher
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thanks fella's
I'll definitely be targeting YTK around Rotto, west end. They are pretty good eating. I'll use my Penn 9500 with 50lb braid, same as what I use for Sambo's.....should be okay, not? If they are anything like the YTK we used to catch around Cape Point (South Africa) they are early morning feeders and very fussy at that??
damo6230
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What Ban?
It's Barra time
Dont care about you guys
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Crays, tailor n squid for me
Crays, tailor n squid for me .
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