Best fishing session yet!
Submitted by metroLBfisher on Mon, 2012-03-26 17:46
Headed out with mate late sat arvo/night, had absolute ball and didnt do too bad!
awsome fun catching dhu's on SP's at night time.
All in the same spot in only 12 m of water
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spooled79
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always good to see abit of
always good to see abit of variety there.. only managed a few skippy and some good whiting but good fun on the bream gear ...were you north or south
chris raff
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same spot in 12 mtrs
thats a great patch and mix ...well done Metro...I'll have to get into soft plastics your catch is the proof in the pudding for me
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scott99
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nice catch mate
nice catch mate
metroLBfisher
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south mate, not that far out!
south mate, not that far out! Also managed to get a coral trout dont know if they are rare was decent size didnt keep it we already had enough fish. Yeah mate put it this way the snapper and dhu's werent interested with bait so tryed softies and got them all on that got 2 other dhu's undersize though.
i would recommend giving them a go for sure and best feeling hooking up to a nice fish on a lure!
Actually almost lost one to a two meter bronzy happened to me once before one a massive snapper wasnt going to happen again got it in just in time!
Cheers :)
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scotto
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Coral trout?
Sure it wasn't a harlequin???
metroLBfisher
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positive it was a coral
positive it was a coral trout! was so distinctive. thought it was very odd though being this far south?
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ealzee
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Your joking, a coral trout!!
Your joking, a coral trout!! thats sick! nice btw
kill it??? eat it!!!!
sunshine
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Obvious question
But the way it is worded it would appear superficially to have only been two people out there for this catch?
woody
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Do you work for fisheries
Do you work for fisheries Sunshine?
metroLBfisher
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yeah sunshine was two people,
yeah sunshine was two people, just on a small boat. I dont take undersize or anything over the limit at all. dont know if that's what you were hinting?
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jayce
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If there was only 2 of you
If there was only 2 of you mate then pretty sure that bottom line of fish is about 4 fish to many. You might want to read up on bag limits champ As its only 2 cat 1 high risk demersals per licensed fisherman onboard. And the snapper the dhu and the black ass all come under that catagorie.
biggerfish
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Two fish per person is what
Two fish per person is what sunshine is talking about you might like to check bag limits metrolb
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sunshine
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No I don't
But others woke up to what I was thinking - we are seeing better inshore and offshore catches as a result of several fisheries changes including recreational limits (mind you I remain convinced that the greatest change for the better was the stopping of pro cray fishermen using drop lines some ten years ago).
On my last solo trip only did half a drift, good dhuie, good snapper and had to return a second equally good snapper hooked at the same time - and yes this is in close metro waters sor...................sixth trip in a row that I have bagged out and nothing more than 10 miles offshore
Whilst we might not like the limits it still potentially provides everyone with a feed and I for one can certainly see the improvements in dimersal numbers and size
Faulkner Family
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that is a great catch for
that is a great catch for sure with a nice variety ror the table. just read up on the regs about what you can keep. yes the limit is 4 but only 2 demersal and 2 palegic, the skippy are fine as they are not cat 1. as far as the trout goes , it wouldnt surprise me, i have caught a good 4kg one in Dongara so with the warmer waters they could easily come this far down. one thing you could do in futuer is take a camera with you so there is no doubt to what you catch. great feed and sounds like a great session
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metroLBfisher
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Well i wasnt aware of such a
Well i wasnt aware of such a rule, thought it was fine fisheries even checked? i thought they would have mentioned something.. if i had taken over the limit.
Well i guess now i know thanks for sharing i dont like taking anything over the limit, making me feel bad now. guess i can look at it in a possitive way wont happen again and as the saying goes "you learn something new everyday"
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smiley
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mistakes get made
dont feel too bad, out of curiosity what did you think the rules were?
319 seasprite
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nice mix
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sea-kem
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Two on the boat then four
Two on the boat then four demersals allowed. Two of those can be Dhuies (1 per person) You should have checked before you fished Metro it seems you made an honest mistake but the rule is there's no ignorance for the law otherwise everyone would be doing it. That Blackarse is a beauty though.
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Anthony Hall 87
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http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/doc
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/WestLimits/westcoast_rules_2011.pdf
Check this out mate, get familiar with the rules. Make no mistake fisheries will nail you and the fines are pretty harsh.
I have found a few blokes at work are still fishing with the old bag limits too, pretty poorly handled transition if you ask me. Would have been an idea to send an alert to all boat owners, but I saw nothing.
You may also need to look at getting a boat fishing licence if you don't already have one too mate.
Tight lines to all :)
NORUN NOFUN
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fisheries checked your catch
Metrolb
Did I read your post correctly, that you were stopped by Fisheries and they checked your catch ?
Something sounds fishy or I'm still drunk from last nite !!
Andy_b
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if fisheries checked your
if fisheries checked your catch then they need to find a new job, luckey you did not get a whopping find or your name taken down in the black book, you are very luckey
Lastchance
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Headed out with mate late sat
Headed out with mate late sat arvo/night, had absolute ball and didnt do too bad!
What time did you get back at night, Metro? If it was after midnight 2 days' bag limit would have applied The rules arent exactly clear on that one either.
Rob H
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Lastchance they are, you have
Lastchance they are, you have to be out at least 5 hours. IE leave before 7pm and return after 5am to be counted as 2 days.
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metroLBfisher
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Anthony yes i do have boat
Anthony yes i do have boat fishing liscense and yes fisheries did check our catch was a lady at woodys point.. Yes i was lucky but i thought i was doing the right thing, atleast i now know and have learnt my lesson.
LastChance that is a bloody good point you made we were out there from 3 pm sat arvo, got in 9 am sunday morning. Obviously the whole time wasnt spent fishing, had to sleep.
So i wonder for us being out that long if the 2 days bag limit applied?
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milsey
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Should have mentioned that
Should have mentioned that to start, theoretically you are allowed two days bag and hence why you didn't breach any rules. Well done mate, few good fish for in close.
Lastchance
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All's well that ends well!
All's well that ends well! Its all good then. Good catch by the way.
metroLBfisher
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Didnt think i had too. Yeah
Didnt think i had too. Yeah unfortunately our boat limits us to be in close but we made the most of it this time around :)
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ca11um
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Great feed there mate!!
Great feed there mate!!
NORUN NOFUN
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still not sure boys
I don't think it matters what time you started and/or how many days you have been out !
If you are at the boat ramp and you are stopped by fisheries, then your posession limit is the the daily bag limit !
Only in your home may you posess the larger amount of quantities.
Not saying you boys are wrong - but that is my interpretation of the rules - and would definitely not risk it for the fine.
Anyone out there with the correct interpretation ?
biggerfish
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if u did an over nighter I
if u did an over nighter I believe u are allowed two days catch but not 100% on that I'm interested to know if that's correct too but then on the other hand how would u prove what u caught on what day. Intresting topic now.
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barlow
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without sounding too cynical
without sounding too cynical expect everyone now to say i launched @11:59 pm on saturday night when they get checked at 3 pm on sunday arvo, thus entitling you to two days catch. how can they prove you didnt???or will the onus be on the owner to prove they did?
allrounder
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You need to prove you have been out at least 5 hours
each day mate.You have to provide the proof not them.There are cameras on the major ramps now that they can look through the footage for your car and trailer.The hardest part with fishing over night metro is the parking fines.If they want to be bastards and you buy your ticket on Saturday and go out until say Sunday lunch and they come past Sunday mid morning you can get a ticket.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Zach Loudon
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That explains why fisheries
That explains why fisheries is installing camera's at boat ramps and jetties... To make sure you cant say that and prove you didnt
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grayzeee
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nice catch. well done.
nice catch. well done.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
barlow
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well as 'another stolen boat
well as 'another stolen boat ' will attest there is no night vision cameras at hillarys. buy your ticket at say 7pm sat. head on down before light buy ticket and launch and go and get 2 days worth of fish.who is to say a) you came in and got bought another ticket or b) ya missus came down and put it in your car???
theres your proof
allrounder
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If you are going to go to that extreme to get a couple of extra
fish good luck to you.They have a lot of resources at their disposal now days.Had them come aboard (i invited them) after a stand up discussion about the fact that i had 2 dhu fish on board and the fact i only had one in the esky.They had info we had caught 2,which was true,and it wasnt until i showed them my tag chart with the fish released that they relented.It has me stuffed how they knew we caught 2 on the one drift but they did.Not another boat for miles.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
metroLBfisher
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cheers for the positive
cheers for the positive feedback appreciate it!
Yeah fisheries would be able to check the camera's if it came to that point, our boat was there sat afternoon and back sunday morning. Never intentionally did the wrong thing bottom line.
I was just lucky that the two day bag limit rule applied to us, I have now read the rules and regulations live and you learn.
Hopefully next time we do better!
Just wondering if anyone else catches big dhu's in 12 meters of water, in fairly close?
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jayce
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How big is that black arse?
How big is that black arse? looks like its a thumper.