boating in the night
Submitted by vinniefisho on Fri, 2015-07-03 19:28
hey everyone,
going to go out for the first time at night on sunday night. we are gonna try and fish for snapper, since its our first time in the boat at night we dont really wanna travel any further than cockburn sound, are there any spots in cockburn worth fishing at night for snapper or other species? any help would be greatly appreciated.
cheers vinnie
epic restos and...
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try anywhere in the sound
try anywhere in the sound just take berly good luck wish I could find time to fish
vinniefisho
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cheers mate
cheers mate
ChrisG
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Heaps of spots mate, just
Heaps of spots mate, just pic some structure, anchor up, cube up and wait....
Watch out for ships in the night..... Literally!
if you've never been out before you'll be surprised how invisible (and quite) container ships and tugs and more likely their massive wake is when you're anchored up in the sound....
Been broadsided a couple of times by the wake off a fast moving tug which I thought was miles away until five minutes later a wake wave hit me....
full moon on at the moment should give u heaps of night vision thou so you'll be right mate
it's definitely worth a night fish in the sound mate
vinniefisho
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cheers appreciate it
cheers appreciate it
Bryce Day
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yep keep a keen eye out for
yep keep a keen eye out for container ships they are hard to beat sometimes! its deceiving how fast they can move! best to put a proximity alarm on ya radar if night fishing! don't know about in shallow but 7-3 days before the full moon the deep fish go spastic!
z00m
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If you've never been at
If you've never been at night probably a good idea to leave in the afternoon, make a track on your sounder you can follow back in the dark. That way you give any pots a wide berth and you know it is safe passage.
axey45
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Also the mussel farms, there
Also the mussel farms, there every where. Quite easy to get stuck in the maze in the dark.
epic restos and...
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now that's some good advice
now that's some good advice zoom 100% agree
Rob H
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Also make certain your boat
Also make certain your boat is showing the correct lights.
I reckon half of all small boats put up the wrong lights.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
epic restos and...
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or don't have any she,ll be
or don't have any she,ll be right mate got a torch approach just aint the go
meglodon
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Masthead light
Make sure that the masthead light is working ok.
Also as has been mentioned the wake from tugs moving at a good speed can and do create a very big bow wave, if caught close to the offending vessel it can be quite a frightening experience believe me.
Make sure that you have plenty of anchor rope out (called rode) because if you don't you run the real risk of not being able to ride the bow wave/wake of big vessels.
And keep a sharp look out if near the channel.
Madmerv
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Light up
Good LED's for your deck light are fantastic and dont draw to much from the battery. Make sure you have a squid jig out and if you get a smallish one live bait it. Everything loves fresh squid.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
Bryce Day
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Put a FLIR system on ha boat
Put a FLIR system on ha boat that will fix all problems
vinniefisho
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cheers everyone, yeh weve
cheers everyone, yeh weve checked all the lights and done all the deck lights up.
chris raff
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Been a few previous cockburn
Been a few previous cockburn night fishing threads if you can dig them up and maybe get a idea of where to try .. snapper , mulloway or gummies .
“Intelligence is like a four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.”
vinniefisho
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thanks,
well we will probably head out about 2 or 3 to catch some fresh squid and herring first. does anyone know if there are still any squid around and where abouts should produce some. and dad also wants to try and catch some king george whiting, does anyone know any spots for these either. weve tried in the sound for them before but with no luck. you can PM if you dont to post public
cheers vinnie