Been back a few days from a week in Exmouth. Me and mate Johnny took his Kevlacat up there and managed to get in a few days good fishing.

day 1 was trolling behind the reef in about 30m with laser pros and a small richter soft grassy lure. Managed to land a nice spaniard and some yellowfin tuna.

Next day went out and as soon as i dropped in johnnys mackerel mauler lure while still letting it out something hit it. Brought in a small yellowfin. Was all good until when i went to get it into the boat I copped a treble in the finger The tuna was still on but luckily jumped off the lure leaving me with a mauler in my finger. I tried to get it out but the barb was right in so took the lure off taped the treble to my finger and decided to keep fishing. Johnny got a couple of spaniards then i decided it was time to go in and get the treble out. Of to the exmouth hospital and not long after the treble was out!

Next day went bottom bouncing near murions. No reds or spanglies but a couple of big rankin cod and some red throat still made for a nice catch till the weather turned a bit nasty so in we headed.

The following day we concentrated trolling the 100 - 200m mark with teasers and some pushers. Within literally 1 minute of a pusher being in the water a small marlin hit it and started jumping around a bit. It threw the hook not long after that but made a great start to the day thats for sure! A couple of hours after that a nice wahoo hit the soft grassy. After that was dispatched not much more really was happening. With not long left in the day Johnny seen a billy following and have a swipe at my pusher. I missed it but a matter of seconds later my rod was bent over and i was on! After a good fight my first sailfish was brought along the boat, dehooked and sucessfully released after swimming for a few minutes. What a rush! That was it for that day but wheere hungry to get out chasing billfish the next day

The next day Ant from bluewater came out with us chasing billfish again. Trying in the 100 and working up to 400m of water we raised a couple but no hookups Ant and johnny seen a wahoo come vertical out of the water at the pusher and i just seen the splash as it come back in! Not Long after 2 rods bent over, I managed to land another yellowfin while johnny was bitten off after the tuna was put on ice the lures were back out and after a while johnny was hooked up to something. Another nice wahoo was brought in before trolling some more. In the arvo we seen another follow on the lure but no hookup. After that there was another follow on 1 pusher, then all of a sudden the rod on the other side of the spread went off! Johnny was connected to a nice marlin which was going absolutely crazy jumping all over the place After a long run the line went slack and threw the hook Trolled around for a bit more but the day was over.

That was the last day as the cyclone was moving in and the 40knot+ winds didnt seem too appealing
What a great trip now just gotta get some gear to tackle these billies!

Also one night up there went for a walk to the navy pier throwing poppers for GT's. Johnny managed to land 2 small ones but got busted up by 2 big boys! I managed a gold spot on a fat R but no G's for me. still great fun seeing them attack a haymaker popper!

We seen Adam Gallash also at tantabiddi boat ramp. Sounds like your having fun up there Adam! Bloody paradise up there.

A big thanks must go to ben and ant at bluewater up there. Theyre helpfull service and advice certainly made the trip a whole lot better. Cheers fellas Pics to follow