Busso trip 28/8/11
Hey all.
Just a write up of how i went in busso over this weekend.
Got into town on friday night with the hope of getting a few squid for lunch on Saturday. Didn't get any squid and only had my squid jigs on me which was a big mistake. The herring were so thick that everyone fishing was catching them. They were cruising under the jetty in massive schools, the biggest amount of herring i've seen in one spot.
Got up on saturday around 10ish got dropped off at the jetty and this time i had some swimming lures as well as my squidding gear. I started walking out got near the end with not squid and only a few herring following but not commited to attack the lure aggressively. I started talking to an older bloke that had a few nice herring in his bag fishing bait straight under the jetty. I started throwing around some metal lures for no return then i put on a Halco Laser pro 45 in pilchard colour and got three in a quick amount of time as well as a heap of spat hooked and a heap of followers. I then changed to a red coloured one as it shut down and got another nice herring. I moved out to the end and everyone around me was getting some solid skippy nothing under 30cms and all i had was lures. I cast the red one around for a bit for nothing then put the pilchard colour back on and got herring following it straight away. I got a bull herring followed but a solid hook up which spat the hooks so i kept winding and got another nice herring. I cast out again and hooked up solid again. It was around 12 o'clock by this stage and dead calm and up came a nice tailor of 42cms. That was followed by a 35cm one. I then hooked a skippy which spat the hooks. It shut down with only a few more herring joining its mates in the bucket.
We started walking in and i nailed an alright squid which had nice colours in it. I was came across a nice bloke that was right into squidding as well and he might join this site soon. He had a squid gaff as well as a nice squidding outfit. I walking in and cleaned the herring, tailor and squid and had them for lunch.
I walked out again that night and it was a herring a cast, i couldn't get away from them. I was hoping for some more tailor but not to be. I got to the end tried for some skippy with fresh squid but no lunch. Started squidding and got 2 so not to bad in murky conditions on was 28cm hood so not a bad squid. Started talking to a nice bloke that gave me a few tips cheers mate.
Finished off the weekend this morning with another nice bag of herring and a king george whiting. This weekend really got me into using lures as its more fun and keep you motivated.
Thanks for reading.
Luck i didn't get bitin off.
Squid.
Add a few bull herring and lunch was served. ( sorry about the kill shot/ blood)
Nice squid.
Cheers danno.
Adam Gallash
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nice work
Good feed there Danno, quality catch mate for the jetty mate.
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roddo
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nice work.quality lunch there
nice work.
quality lunch there
Howard George
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Don't Come Back Danno.
You're catching too many fish Danno and it's very much catch and release for the tourists so the locals can get a feed. Only joking. Well done considering the water is so murky at the moment.
soupster51
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Good write up Danno. Sounds like you had a fair amount of time on the water. Lures over stinky bait anytime.....
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Lamby
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Onya Danno, no apologies for
Onya Danno, no apologies for the kill shots mate good stuff
squidvicious1
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danno how is your squid gaff
danno how is your squid gaff going ,did you use it on the jetty.
danno
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I've got the 3m one so it
I've got the 3m one so it doesnt reach. (tryed last time and it didnt so didnt take it this time). WAS going to get the 5m but someone else had it on the jetty and that also didnt reach so im not getting one.
But my 3m one is perfect for most of my LB spots in perth. Great unit and easy to use.
Snags
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Nice report danno. Nothing
Nice report danno.
Nothing wrong with a good feed of herring!
danno
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Yer it was a great trip
Yer it was a great trip thanks guys. The herring were great fun and a nice tasty feed after it.
tigsy
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Hey DannoNice work with the
Hey Danno
Nice work with the variety. Great details and nice pics.( I wish i could spend as much time as you out there)
You clearly have a passion for all things fishing and after having a quick chat with you on the jetty on saturday i got to hear first hand how much you enjoy wetting a line. I ended up landing 9 good sized squid with hoods ranging from 22 to 30cm.
The egi force B and stradic ci4 worked a treat but i didn't need to use the gaff. Incidently, the 5m length does reach buy you do need to be on your knees to do so. See you down there again soon.
Cheers
danno
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Well done on the squid. You
Well done on the squid. You were out there for a long time. That out fit looks mint i've had my eye on one for some time and after hearing good stuff from you mate im starting to save now haha. So the gaff does reach, when i was walking in it looked like you tryed but it didnt reach?
Did you use it to get the squid up? If so how was it to use?
Nice meeting another person thats right into squidding its great fun ay. Next time i come down i'll see what your up to and we can meet up for a squid. Welcome to the site and i hope you ask any questions that you have about fishing and at least one of the guys on here will have the answer.
tigsy
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Cheers Danno.Thanks for the
Cheers Danno.
Thanks for the welcome. i've had a look around and i can't believe what i've been missing.
No, didn't use the gaff but having it handy is very comforting. I don't like the idea of dropping a huge squid and a $30 jig at the same time.
See you on the jetty.