Crays 2020
Submitted by anypuddle on Mon, 2020-10-26 22:10
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Put 4 pots in on Saturday with my boys off Mindarie.
First pull the next day- nothing.
Next day pots felt a lot heavier after a soak and got one red. Pro cray boat setting about 300 m off the beach.
I'm 1km offshore in 8m. Will try again in the morning.
How are you going so far?
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still trying
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I would try around 3-5m with
I would try around 3-5m with a couple of pots, I fish sor but that's where I have been doing better lately, but I have been getting pots stuck alot and having to snorkle on them. Freezer has enough crays for Xmas neighbours have been looked after all a bonus from here for me.
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sea-kem
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Not for another 4 weeks for
Not for another 4 weeks for me, I usually time it right with the whites and the run up to Xmas.
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still trying
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I think your timing will be
I think your timing will be right Andy I think the full moon is 2nd Dec will be cranking by then, I'm still getting the odd pot with up to a dozen in it. Had a empty pot on sat opened the bait basket and there was a bloody big octopus tentacle in there must have taken off when I started pulling pot, bloody bastard scaring all the crays away.
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anypuddle
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Crays
Yeah definitely to keen and early. Nothing in the pots today. Loaded them up and I'll leave them for the weekend.
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Lefty 44
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Done and Dusted
Put mine in 5 weeks ago.
Got 80 between 2 of us.
Pulled pots out last weekend.
Never went deeper than 13m (SoR).
All good sized reds. You can keep the whites.....
little johnny
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When I dived yesterday ( shallow)
All double shells . Very slow moving . Pretty sure they don’t feed prior to shedding. Go into hibernation state unsure ? Spoke to some oldies down ramp lost 2 pots already . Someone obviously needed them more than the owners .
Piggy
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After 15th November
Just my opinion but after the 15th November the whites should start pretty thick up north of the river.
Full moon is at the end of this month, new moon 15th November so not long after that I will be setting my pots!
Cheers
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little johnny
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Been told
By some people the run will last longer this year . Not a wham bam all over. Soon see I suppose . Around 20 th I will put mine out.
Houlty
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Date Joined: 11/12/11
Slow
Out of OR we have found them right on the reef. Hopefully the pots survive the swell coming this week 3-5meters! Been doing 2 day a week pulls. Good to see Fisheries out there already. Good to get some reds before the rush. There is a few pro boats out there working inside. Can they pull before 4:30am? we were asking that question this morning.
TorquenFish
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We've had ours set out of OR
We've had ours set out of OR for ~10 days now. Couple single cray pulls last week but managed 8 this morning (7 x red, 1 x white) after a 3 day soak. All pots in 5-12m. If you're not already out, I wouldn't rush. Give it ~2 weeks or so and the timing should be perfect.
Bodie
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Same story every year....
Same story every year.... pots out early (ie; October) need to be hard up against reef chasing reds, not on edges, on reef...in my opinion waste of time, wait for the whites.
Whites are 4 weeks away, same as sea-kem usually time it to bag out first day even with dry pots.
Pro's do pot for a few reds early because they fetch a better price than the whites.
still trying
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Why wait for whites you are
Why wait for whites you are only allowed 8 crays per person if I'm taking home 16 crays with my son what is wrong with that, to be honest I prefer the reds they have been huge this year and I like that the shells are strong and don't break good for if you want to use to show off your fish.
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Piggy
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Personal preference
Personal preference really. We fish 3 blokes every cray season and bring out 8 in each every couple of days. Just easier with the whites running. Get the quota in the freezer and pull the pots out for the year. But yeah each to their own whatever works for the individual.
Cheers
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little johnny
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The only thing I don’t like about
White run is all the theft of gear . Heaps goes missing . I prefer to swim ( weather permitting) always heaps of agro at public ramps also. Silly season :)
sea-kem
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This is why I'm joyful that
This is why I'm joyful that only a handfull of boats where i fish LJ. Put have only had pots pulled once by someone else over the years, I know as they rebaited with scalies which i don't use lol.
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TorquenFish
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Haha love that someone went
Haha love that someone went to the effort of rebaiting your pot after steeling your crays
crasny1
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ha ha
That's FN funny, steal your crays but the decency??? to rebait. WTF
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Piggy
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Others checking pots
Speaking of others checking pots, 3 years ago we went out early Sunday morning, around 5:00am to pull the pots early. First pot we go to pulled it in and it had no crays and 8 jacks cans in it..... We were pretty pissed off but had a bit of a chuckle. Pulled the next one and it had about 30 crays in it. Moved the first one away to deter the poachers..... Must have had a boozy night and decided to head out pulling pots haha
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little johnny
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Funny you say that
I had a six pack of beer in one off mine( plastic wrapped) did same had a chuckle . Still got limit out of other pots . And they put pot back almost right . Good pot grabber . Yours must have better taste in drink . You just look and think WTF .
hezzy
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ours dont go in until around
ours dont go in until around the 12-15th december
until then ill be too busy and the demersal ban will be off or close to .so will add an extra bit of fun to our days ,,
im still amazed by how many just fish the pre xmas whites ,
,with all the boat ramps being packed etc , id rather miss all that myself lol
autumm and mid winter catches are very good combined with a snapper fish ,,yet few do it ??
hezzy
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evil flourishes when good men do nothing
Pescatore70
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With you on this
With you on this Hezza.
Enjoying my winter fishing more and more as I get older..
little johnny
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Boar ramps
Where are they. I hear you
anypuddle
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Tried this morning
Nothing in 4 pots. 2 pots the bait is full of lice while the other 2 none.?
Full moon was never going to be good i suppose. Rebaited with tuna heads. Will leave for 3 or 4 days now.
I know for the white run its sand at the back edge of reef but I dont know if I should move the pots next pull.?
They are in 8m in weed on the back of some little 5m lumps.
My boys is getting good at gaffing the cray ropes.
Nice and easy at the ramp. Only 6 trailers.
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TorquenFish
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We had 7 from 4 pots this
We had 7 from 4 pots this morning in ~10m. Unfortunately 3 just undersized and one tar spotted, so only 3 keepers. All red still.
anypuddle
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Good stuff.
Glad your getting some.
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meglodon
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Just a side note
Has anyone hade a look at the price of cray pots lately, wow, no wonder if they have a new pot and it gets stuck it's out with the diving gear and a very serious effort is made at recovering the pot.
You certainly wouldn't want to have 2 or 3 stolen in a season or lost on the good old terra firma
anypuddle
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Got 1!
One big red, completely eaten by a occy.
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Shark1
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quota whites in 12m very
quota whites in 12m very soft- went swimming 4 em very deep in ledges
TorquenFish
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Not long now, within the
Not long now, within the next 2 weeks the pots will start firing up.
We've gone pretty quiet at the moment. Only singles last 3 pulls
anypuddle
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Crays
Got one red this morning, better than nothing.
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TorquenFish
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Anyone still catching decent
Anyone still catching decent numbers? We've gone dead dead last few pulls.
still trying
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I was hoping to check my
I was hoping to check my pots tomorrow arvo as I expect after this storm it will make afew whites walk I have pots in spots that I know from previous years get these early ones, but when I told my son he reminded me that I had to take him to his yr10 River cruise so I'm hoping maybe Thursday morning before work or arvo.
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TorquenFish
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Had 1 white in the pots this
Had 1 white in the pots this morning. Two of five pots had clearly moved a little in the storm (sandy and seaweedy), so not surprised that they didn't have any in them. Will be heading out tomorrow for another crack.
still trying
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Good news to hear maybe they
Good news to hear maybe they will get going anytime now.
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anypuddle
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Going tomorrow
Will let you know. I will move mine if we dont cat tomorrow. from a mile out to 12m on the 2 mile.
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J Mann
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Crays
A few reds this morning off Hillarys, no whites. Heaps of berried females that went back in.
Houlty
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One White
We got 1 white today. Hopefully they are starting, still a week off i reckon.
little johnny
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25 th
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sea-kem
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Love the West!
davewillo
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I'd take LJ's advice and
I'd take LJ's advice and save yourself the trouble until then!
PGFC member and lure tragic
anypuddle
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0 from 4 pots yesterday
All the guys at the ramp got zero. I moved mine behind the one mile , further north behind some serious reef. Their in there somewhere. Maybe after the new moon on Sunday.
I definitely started too early, will time it better next season.
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anypuddle
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Pots
2 old Boys at the ramp having a vent about 3 pots being stolen, poor blokes
That would end my season.
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little johnny
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That’s always a issue
When pots go in early . There not cheap
anypuddle
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Pots
Double post
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West Coast
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Dived
We dived yesterday. Through the Stragglers area. One soft white. All the other crays dirty pre moult with 2 shells.
TorquenFish
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2 whites and 2 reds today
2 whites and 2 reds today from a 5 day soak.
little johnny
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Torquenfish I gather your
Fishing north of river ? Just st curious
TorquenFish
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Ocean Reef
Ocean Reef
anypuddle
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Still donuts from four pots
Still donuts from four pots today, was pretty rough. Spoke to a few guys at the ramp and all got none. Sorta good to know...
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Houlty
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One
Got one red from 5 pots this morning OR. Still a week away i reckon
Kuz
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Zero from two pots today.I
Zero from two pots today.
I was lucky to find the second one because somebody had run over it and I seen the Rope on the surface of the water luckily
Kuz
TorquenFish
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Another 5 this morning. All
Another 5 this morning. All white and quite soft. All from one pot too, so pot placement still cleary a big factor in catch rates.
little johnny
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Where always
A week away from where you are . Good to see few moving up nrth . Took 2 pots out today ( jarrah) to soak . Let’s prey for no wild weather and big seas from now onwards . Then it will be good steady run
still trying
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2 today and 1 undersized all
2 today and 1 undersized all whites
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anypuddle
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Pots
Went yesterday, one pot missing.. one stuck and damaged getting it up. Nothing in the other 2 pots. Had a pro boat drop a line of pots right behind us so that's good.
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J Mann
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No whites yet
No whites off Hillarys this morning. I want to shoot my deckie who uses a shite steel collapsable pot, with no extra weight and bare minimum bait
. Need to catch something before we kill each other...
TorquenFish
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Eight more cockroaches this
Eight more cockroaches this morning. 5 keepers, with 1 x white and 4 x red. All soft shelled.
Westy74
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7 size, 2 under today. OR.
7 size, 2 under today. OR.
uncle
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Have fun mate
think I’m gonna miss this year with a foot problem, spewing.
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
little johnny
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Put out 2 pots
2 days ago behind garden . 1 white . Other pot 1 occy . 25th looking good :)
Happy dayz
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Had a look back thru my
Had a look back thru my phone at old pictures i had sent a mate and the 24th / 25th last couple of years has been the date we have started bagging out every day behind the island so your probably onto it with that call mate
Happy dayz
choppa69
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Craypot stuck
Hi guys
I have one craypot stuck behind southern end of Garden Island in about 8m water. Tried to get it off this morning but no luck, i have diving gear but haven't dived for years so if anyone on here can help with diving on it be much appreciated. Happy to pay and can meet you at Point Peron boat ramp.
Many thanks
Mick
Brock O
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Ha Mick, I'm back next
Ha Mick,
I'm back next weekend...If you have no luck and weathers ok I should be able to sort for you.
Flick me a PM.
choppa69
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Thanks mate - will let you
Thanks mate - will let you know
choppa69
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Thanks mate - will let you
Thanks mate - will let you know
little johnny
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There’s a few stuck
One we seen underwater ( straight out from point peron ) has gone into a split on top of reef And rope rapped all over. How it got in there is beyond me. Even with tanks it would be impossible .
still trying
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The last pot I dove on and
The last pot I dove on and unstuck was 5m to the reef but the pot had gone down this crack that looked another 3m I had to drag the pot and its a big pro size about 10m along the crack to an area where it could fit out again I was stuffed by the end of it the surge was really strong even on a calm day.
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choppa69
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This one i think maybe just
This one i think maybe just the rope is caught under the ledge, will have another play with it when i head out tomorrow
Brando
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One red from 5 pots of
One red from 5 pots of Hillary's this morning.
Brando
ChrisG
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Any divers able to lend a
Any divers able to lend a hand getting a stuck pot, 12m straight out of OR tomorrow morning? Need to back in and on the ramp by 930 unfortunately. First one I've every got stuck so I was probably due! Thanks in
dano83
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Ahaha beat all of you guys
Ahaha beat all of you guys 4 pots hung up on the reef this morning going tomorrow to try and I stick them
little johnny
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Bugger
.
still trying
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9 this morning 7 in first
9 this morning 7 in first pot only 1 red
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dano83
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Got 3 unstuck ones hooked
Got 3 unstuck ones hooked up hard feels like rope is hooked around something
only couple burried and tarred... anyone wanna dive on it for us happy to work out some sort of compensation for the trouble
out of Hillarys
surge
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7 this morning all white
7 this morning all white sor,LJ right 25th looking good
Pete F
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Plenty at Lano today,
Plenty at Lano today, chucking them back.
Cheers
TorquenFish
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4 whites from 5 pots this
4 whites from 5 pots this morn'. OR.
Happy dayz
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We were a bit surprised this
We were a bit surprised this morning put them in on Wednesday, first pull today and came home with 17 happy with that
Happy dayz
little johnny
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0 from 4 pots
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tot
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so where are they ?
In real close or 3 mile? NOR.
Reverse cycle a/c supply and install - Ducted and wall splits
little johnny
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Got feed
In 5 meters ( diving) still heaps of double shells and soft whites.
Happy dayz
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We got them real close in ,
We got them real close in , 6m behind the island
Happy dayz
little johnny
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Under water
Like puss today . Surge ,weed and viz
anypuddle
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Yes
4 from 4. 2 keepers, 1 huge red 1 white. 1 setose 1 eaten by a occy. 10m behind the 2 mile. My young fellas where excited today. Popcorn crayfish tonight. There coming ,,happy days. Some weird skippers at the ramp. Be nice. Cheers.
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Da pirate
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Cray..
One sized white .. from 2 pots and a occy
that hitched a ride .
TorquenFish
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7 white and a jumbo red
7 white and a jumbo red today. The run is starting to heat up now.
Jenkos
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- 4 Reds last Friday plus 7
- 4 Reds last Friday plus 7 back in all tarred
- 4 Reds this morning pretty solid too 1 back in tarred
Great sizes too we are on the southern side of Rottnest in 15m
anypuddle
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1 keeper
3 occys, one half eaten cray, one small sized red and a bigger tarred red. Was good getting payback on the occys
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tiimmbo
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15 from a dive today but we
15 from a dive today but we went out the back of the bank water looked terrible in close. Fair bit of surge too so if your pots are weighted they might have moved the last couple days.
Westy74
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9 from 11 today. 12m OR.
9 from 11 today. 12m OR.