Billfish Magic off dampier
Picture this, the sky is blue, not a cloud in it, the water is a dark cobalt colour and almost flat, not a single white cap as far as the eye can see. There is rippled water where three or four different bait balls the size of basketball courts are busting up with 12 to fifteen boats all working the same area. To the left, only a stone’s throw away is a vessel with a lucky angler leaning back with bent rod in hand and a leaping bill fish skimming across the water in a desperate attempt to free itself. To the right a pod of dolphins are launching from the water, making the most of the free feed and only 50m in front, whales breach the surface with massive loud eruptions.
This was the amazing position we found our self’s in off the coast of Dampier on Saturday. My sister and her boyfriend matt were leaving the next weekend to move to Kununurra and asked if I could help them get their first billfish before they left. Well it was a hell of a send off. We landed three marlin and one sail. Matt, his brother mike and I all caught our first marlin. My partner jess was hooked up to her first ever billfish but unfortunately the hook didn’t set properly and the fish let go.
This was defiantly one of the best days fishing I have had.
These guys played with us for about five minutes.
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Adam Gallash
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nice
NIIICE work mate. Saw you out there but didn't get the opportunity to say g'day. We ended up with 3 blacks, dropped 2 sails and had 2 other bites but didn't get out there til 10.30. It was like Cabo with whales going through the bait balls along with the dolphins and other sea life, plus marlin and sails in glasssss conditions. SOOO good.
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Webby
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which boat were you in mate?
which boat were you in mate? yeah it was unreal, i still have a smile on my face.
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Adam Gallash
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5m open traily
We were in the 5m traily c/c that did a few laps around you once it shut down "Egeria"
It was worth driving 1100km for 1 day of fishing!
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Webby
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we were on the water early
we were on the water early but didn't get to this bait ball till around the same time
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Paul G
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Glass conditions soooooooo
Glass conditions soooooooo good ,you lot make me sick ,haven;t been for a good fish for five weeks .but its good to see you guys are still getting into some good fish .im heading to the Abrolhos in 4-5 weeks so then with any luck i can get some payback .well done webby would have been a great day .
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paul - you taking your boat
paul - you taking your boat to the abrolohos or going in a charter
Paul G
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Im taking my boat over .Just
Im taking my boat over .Just getting things finished of .Thinking there could be a few heading over ,some diving some fishing we will be mainly diving hoping to head over friday morning and come back monday morning.
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Triple
Triple treat with three virgins all popping their cherry on the one day. Top effort webby!
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well done a stella day
well done a stella day
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Magic
We all dream about days like that.
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Brucesta
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SOOOOOO SPEWING, took the
SOOOOOO SPEWING, took the billfish gear out because i didn't hit the water till 11am, that'll teach me won't it. Top day man and i am soooo jealous of you lot!
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went for a bottom bash and with the tides
was almost a waste of time. Should have gone trolling but with glass it was possible to explore some of the open spots that I cant take Gillian to with wind. Still suffers from sea sickness but getting her legs, slowly. Was fantastic conditions and a magnificent Sun set aswell.
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Brucesta
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yes i got to enjoy the
yes i got to enjoy the sunset as i launched for the second time that day and went off to rescue a mate, didn't get back to the ramp untill 8.30pm 5kts all the way woohoo.
Nice to see i wasn't the only one lacking in the fish department, though some guys pulled a few reds and rankins out of their killtanks when i was launching again
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Always the way the weekend
Always the way the weekend after a comp
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The week before the comp we
The week before the comp we killed the pig. tripple hook ups on macks, gt's barrcuda, coral trout, bludger trevally etc and glassoffs ;). Comp starts and it blows its tits off
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It was my week off or I
It was my week off or I would have come down to the weigh in for a look and a catch up with some of you guys.
Cheers
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sounds like what dreams are
sounds like what dreams are made of. well done to all that got out there
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STEVE231
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Well done!!
Lucky buggers!!
botti
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My dream
i dream of the day i finely get to land one off these buggers i hooked up to a saily at the montes with a whole scaile and a set of ganges while i was bottom bashing it jumped out the water and spat the hooks i then tryed two types of pushes pink and blue richter and a willamson and didnt get a sniff any hints / tips
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nice one Webby, who needs
nice one Webby, who needs Exmouth for marlin????
Gully
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Nice stuff, Would have been
Nice stuff,
Would have been UNBELIEVABLE to get in the water with that baitball by the sounds. That is one thing I am dreaming of doing - just got to find one...
Webby
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the bloke i was fishing with
the bloke i was fishing with said he was a mate of yours, Mike, cant remember his last name, tall skinny dude, is a marine biologist doing fly in fly out, looking at sponges up here?
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Gully?
Gully? Must be one of your mates at mscience =)