Beejaling shoal trip

Took mate Dave for a run up to Beejaling shoals today to wet a line and give the boat a run. The conditions were bloody tough and for a while I was in 2 minds on whether to turn round and head for shelter.
The first 2 pics are of the Fascine in Carnarvon as we were leaving at 0730, the third is when we decided to get our sea legs back together and have a feed around 1030.

Finished up with 3 pinkies, two black snapper [one was a good one], a crimson sea perch and a good estuary cod. Lost a good broad bar mackerel estimated around 15kg from having no gaff, a couple of unstoppable cod and heaps of small pinkies and grassies released. All up a good relaxing day

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Feel sorry for you

Thu, 2015-06-11 18:10

 John  - Awsome

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 That would have been a shit

Thu, 2015-06-11 18:16

 That would have been a shit trip!!! No beer in the esky :-)

 

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Nope

Thu, 2015-06-11 18:36

Not one to take piss out on a boat, even in tough conditions like that. Seen too many things go wrong from time in sea rescue and certainly don't want that against my record.

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 Same here, especially up

Thu, 2015-06-11 19:44

 Same here, especially up there.

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 Not even one? Man that is

Fri, 2015-06-12 21:55

 Not even one? Man that is tough, nothing better than a cold one out there. 

 

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Yep, not 1 beer on my boat

Sat, 2015-06-13 12:42

Yep, not 1 beer on my boat either......

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 Only because you've drunk

Sat, 2015-06-13 16:18

 Only because you've drunk them all Daisy :-)

 

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 is that a shark story top

Thu, 2015-06-11 18:51

 is that a shark story top left of esky

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Hidden

Thu, 2015-06-11 19:40

No, complete fish just the tail hidden by the one on top of it.
Spoke to a mate who operates a charter boat who fished a spot about 1/2 a mile inside of where we were and he said they got sharked and moved but luckily we never saw a sign of the buggers.

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deceptive looks sharked.

Thu, 2015-06-11 19:52

deceptive looks sharked. sounded like a great little trip

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That's a Good

Thu, 2015-06-11 18:58

day out! Nice esky too 

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 Too nice a day the fish stay

Thu, 2015-06-11 20:00

 Too nice a day the fish stay away , well that's how it usually works for me lol .. you got a good feed though , well done guys 

Would’ve hurt getting the mackie up to the boat but not in it , I imagine a few coins went into the swear jar .. 
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Not fussed

Thu, 2015-06-11 20:14

Wasn't too fussed, Dave wasn't too keen on it and neither did I so would have probably released it anyway. Have lost bigger and better fish over the years while fishing for a living, one gets a bit blasé over time.
Same goes for mulloway, if someone really wants one I will bring one in otherwise they don't even come on board.

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I'm the same. release all

Sat, 2015-06-13 16:21

I'm the same.

release all the mackies I catch. got to admit I love catching them but all the better if I don't have to get them in the boat.