Exmouth Report
Just got back from Exmouth last night after a great trip with pretty ordinary weather but a few good fish. (Can’t get lucky every January…The last 4 trips in January have been glass) The game plan was to get my son Joseph (12) and my Nephew Michael (15) into some good fish and get their arms stretched a bit while initiating them in the sport of game fishing Exmouth style.
Arrived on the 2nd, unpacked and headed straight out to the Gulf to give them their sea legs and troll up some dinner. Plenty of little School Macks cooperating and dinner was caught.
3rd of January just happened to be the best day for weeks in Exmouth (our neighbors had been up for a week already and not gotten out once!!) so it was up at 5.00am and off to Tantabiddi. The weather conditions did not disappoint with the boys catching Wahoo, Mackies, Dollies and Cobia. Arm stretching 101 was in full swing. No Billfish but we did see a Marlin jump out the water feeding on flying fish.
The rest of the week turned to SHITE with most days blowing 22knots plus! We still fished Tantabiddi every day with 5.00am starts except one (where we went 16km’s up the gulf for little reward) Tantabiddi was hard going but the kids caught a lot of fish for their efforts and determination in rough conditions.
Highlights for the week were double hookups on Wahoo, A huge Rankin for my brother Shane trolling an XRap, A Mackie caught on the 850 Penn that went 18kg when weighed back at the ramp gutted and cleaned, Michael casting to a Dolly with 850 Penn and hooking and landing it, Big Cobia and Macks for the boys, A shark taking an XRap in its mouth and getting our lure back, a 9 foot shovel nose on a lacunas jig, a hot Spanglie session in 2 metres of water where most of them went well over 60cm, a huge Chinaman for my cousin Marco on a flick rod with 8kg line and a Barracuda on the eggbeater that was close to 6 feet long!
It was a tough week at the office with a few bruises and scratches to remind us but the boys had an initiation of fire to the awesome fishing that Tantabiddi has to offer . They loved the heat, loved Exmouth and loved having their arms stretched passing “Arm Stretching 101” with flying colours......Just Quietly.
I was hoping to catch up with Adam up there and buy some merchandise but we fished all day every day so another thing on the “to do list”. Will post some pictures as soon as I download them. Off to unpack the boat now. Tight Lines.
Rosco
HuggyB
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Sounds fantastic!
Cant wait to see some pics. All these reports are seriously whetting my appetite for the FW comp in May.....
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brenz
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cooo, only 6 weeks away now
coool only 6 weeks away now cant wait
big john
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Made it happen
Good onya Rosco, that's what serious fishing is all about. Would have been easy to make excuses and sit in the pool and drink piss.
The boys will never forget it!
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Adam Gallash
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Good stuff
Good onya Rosco, dedicated. Its just too windy for me, well, anything over 10knots that is. If I was only up here for week or so then it would be a different story, sounds like you did very well considering the conditions! Look foward to the pics.
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uncle
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usual trick
sounds like the kids had a ball,sometimes you have to have a go,can't catch many at home or sitting around,pretty safe up there its only a quick squirt to get home,looking forward to some pics.
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DazSamFishing
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Sounds like you had a ball.
Sounds like you had a ball. Initiation at it's best. Looking forward to those pics!
Rosco
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Thanks guys
Yeah it was hard work and really really windy every day except one. Like I said we went out every day and got up at 5.ooam as well, but did not do anything foolish. Most days we were not too far out from the traingles at Tantas and we always had two or three boats. Thanks to marco on the X Dream and Joe on the Red Devil for fishing with us every day. Kids were never in danger but we did get a few bruises. I have posted some pics under Rosco's Pics. Enjoy.
PS I will post some more when I download my other camera.
Rosco
Rosco
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PS
I forgot to add....Couldnt agree with you more Uncle. Unfortunately some days it wasnt a quick squirt as it was really SITE BAGGED but the kids couldnt stop smiling.
Big John....We did sit in the pool and drink piss every day but not until about 6.00pm when the new crewies were cleaning the boat!!
Went into Bluewater one arvo for a weather update only to be told that some mad idiots had been going out from Tantas every day....That would be us. Not mad and not idiots. Just mad keen and the only ones at the fillet table each day.
Awesome time at the Biddy.
Rosco
till
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Looks like the fish turned
Looks like the fish turned up for your efforts!
Mossie
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More pics Rosco.... ?
Top effort mate and I cant wait to do the same thing with my Son a few more years and he will be ready. Any more pics Rosco.... ?
Rosco
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plenty
Yeah plenty more Mossie,
You know I like to rattle off a couple of hundred each trip. Just starting to go through a few now.
Rosco
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Exmouth!
Sounds like a good trip Rosco had by all especially due to the winds, will have a look see on your pics now!
8 weeks for me Brenz and i'll be up there =)
Pete D
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Top effort Rosco, given the
Top effort Rosco, given the conditions. The lads will really appreciate it when the conditions are good now.
Cheers Pete
Mossie
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how long you going to be up
how long you going to be up there for Ryan ?
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Exmouth!
2 weeks!
Bodie
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11 weeks for me and im there
11 weeks for me and im there :)
Mossie
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Awesome
We are heading up on the 7th of April for 1 week... sound like we will jsut miss ya Ryan. Bodie you going to be up there at the same time then ?