Deep Drop and Swords Western Australia!
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2017-07-03 16:57
Okay with the increase interest in Swordfish and many request's for myself to start my own local Deep Drop Facebook page ....... It's done!
This page is a place to have a chat and learn about all things Deep Drop and Sword fishing!
We encourage members to share advice on techniques, rigs, how to and sounder information etc!
Site admin is Ryan Thipthorp and Reece O'dwyer (Fishwrecked Members)
Link below;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/162932004250049/
Name is > Deep Drop and Swords Western Australia
P.s, we will still share our fish pics etc on Fishwrecked also 
Cheers
dodgy
Posts: 4578
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Awesome. Either of you 2 got
Awesome. Either of you 2 got a sword yet?
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
Posts: 16
Date Joined: 01/01/70
Swords
dodgy,
Reece has done 1 trip I think with no hook ups (he can asnwer that one correctly)
For me I havnt targeted them yet, I've got a new custom made swordy rod from Ian Miller and my new Shimano Talica 50 2 speed reel turned up today at my shop!
Just gotta spool it up, stitch some baits and get out there when the weathers better!
Time to crack that code now
Walfootrot
Posts: 1385
Date Joined: 23/07/12
Will you be going braid with
Will you be going braid with a mono shock leader on this reel? From what I have read most use 24kg+ mono
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Brock O
Posts: 3232
Date Joined: 11/01/08
Good Luck Gents...will be
Good Luck Gents...will be interesting to see how this goes.
Why now...cant say ive ever seen a post of a sword fish from local water's.
Tim
Posts: 2497
Date Joined: 26/09/06
Swords
Been quite a few over the years caught as bycatch off Perth while deep dropping.
With all the interest on the East Coast it is gaining momentum here too.
woody
Posts: 617
Date Joined: 27/02/08
You guys need to recuit
You guys need to recuit Jethro Bonnitcha and Mitch Johnson from Esperance...they just nailed a beauty off Bremer 3 weeks ago.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
Posts: 16
Date Joined: 01/01/70
Swords!
Yo Brocko
Swordys have been caught in WA by people targeting them but on a very quite low scale!
I had a customer also get one whilst doing deep drop .... there out there!
Woody, yeh awesome work by those guys for sure!
The guys on the East Coast are cracking the code ... my turn now!!!
Walfootrot
Posts: 1385
Date Joined: 23/07/12
looking over the net and came
looking over the net and came up with this one, it is from the US, but makes good reading IMO
http://miamifishing.com/fishing-reports/night-time-swordfishing-tips-and-tricks
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Travis p
Posts: 727
Date Joined: 28/07/16
night time swords
being out wide at night is pre hairy at the best of times would be ausome too see some photos though good luck fellas
wont catch em sitting at home!
Walfootrot
Posts: 1385
Date Joined: 23/07/12
It can be a strange place at
It can be a strange place at night out wide, used to do 3-4 day trips chasing goldies, would mess with your head at times. Whales are always a worry,( we hit 1 heading south from CB, limped to port ) waves, then you get those still nights with strange sounds. The main thing is, plan well, check everything, have spares, life raft is a good idea out there. let sea rescue know where you are going and when you plan to return. If you can go out with 2 boats better. A sat phone. Check the weather and if its ify don't go. Know you boats limits and yours. Know how to read charts and allow for currents and read a compass. Limit the beers, no good being smashed out there. If people want to sleep then there must be some one on watch, better with 2 on watch
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Jackalchub
Posts: 599
Date Joined: 10/03/12
how fast were you going when
how fast were you going when you hit the whale? It's one of my biggest worries out there, especially in the dark.. you've basically got no control, one of those things that can just happen
Walfootrot
Posts: 1385
Date Joined: 23/07/12
Just 10-11KN, did some
Just 10-11KN, did some damage, bit of water coming in, tarped up best we could, pumps managed till we got to port, deck wash intake was diverted to suck from the bilge, had to stay in the bilge to make sure the pump didn't run dry. not one of my best trips lol
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Jackalchub
Posts: 599
Date Joined: 10/03/12
Far out, Not what i'm
Far out, Not what i'm looking for
Gray
Posts: 140
Date Joined: 10/02/11
SweetLook forward to the
Sweet
Look forward to the code being cracked
The code im struggling with is the "weather lining up with days off aswell as the missus approval" code.