Exmouth Report
Hey Guys,
Headed up to exmouth on the 1st of jan for 2 weeks, we had some of the best weather you could ask for while being up there. We did alot of boat fishing aswell as land based fishing, but didnt have much luck landbased. out of the 2 weeks we stayed up there we took the boat out at least every second day, which we thought was really good considering the southerlys that you get this time of the year
first couple of days we just trolled around for mackies while looking for ground, picking up a few mackies but no massive ones. We found a few spots to troll along and bottom bounce and this is when dad got his Grouper, put a really good fight for dad, once we got it to the surface we struggled getting it on board cause it was so heavy, with a few quick photos it was released and swam back to the bottom to fight another day.
The next good day that we had, we headed to a spot that was recommended by a friend that was up there. It was funny cause dad is an old fart and only used bait and he swears by it, while me on the other hand i use mainly plastics and jigs, so it was almost a fish off. In one of the drifts we had we picked up 3 good fish within 10 minutes first one being the red emperor then the ranking and then the spangly
All in all we had a really really good trip and will be heading back next year with out a doubt!
mackie weighted in at 15kg
rough weather
first red, and on plastic get this in 18m and weighed in at 8kg
not sure how much this guy weighed but mabey give us a guess???
first ranking, on plastic
.thumbnail.JPG "Mack from 2 weeks ago")
ealzee
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Dam you boys cleaned up! I so
Dam you boys cleaned up! I so miss the life up north :( Top effort guys!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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Date Joined: 14/11/11
POTM contender
i must mention. That pic of the mackie is a POTM contender. There are a few good entrants this month though
kill it??? eat it!!!!
forbee4
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Is it a Mackie?I reckon it
Is it a Mackie?
I reckon it looks more like a Wahoo but it just might be the angle....
On a side note, this one is to anyone. We are heading up to Exmouth in July. Are there many Macks around that time of year?
Webby
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Some bloody nice fish there
Some bloody nice fish there mate, good pics as well, whats that reel in the background? good job.
I live with fear every day... sometimes she lets me go fishing.
cahal.dahm
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Date Joined: 19/09/11
overhead is a daiwa ld 35
overhead is a daiwa ld 35
Browny
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Date Joined: 04/01/11
Some quality there fellas!
Some quality there fellas!
I just love Exmouth: Its a quaint little drinking town with a fishing problem!
aalfred
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Thats another exxy dream!!!
Thats another exxy dream!!! Well done guys!!
dkonig82
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Some great fish there! What
Some great fish there! What did you get that groper on? Seems like the weather up there has been mint!
Good to see a red on artificials also, dont see too many of them
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
cahal.dahm
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dad got the grouper on squid
dad got the grouper on squid and mulie, but not to sure who won out of plastic and baits, i guess plastics got the quality fish, but bait got alot more fish
dkonig82
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Oh and importantly - what won
Oh and importantly - what won in the end? Bait or artificials?!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
Lucky Tim
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nice mix of fish there mate,
nice mix of fish there mate, good to se the weather played ball
grayzeee
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good work there. looks
good work there. looks fantastic
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
sammy85
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Looks like I soaked up all
Looks like I soaked up all the shit weather for u when i was there and left all the good days for u! Good work mate especially on the red
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Swan River Fisher
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wow look at the colour of the
wow look at the colour of the spango. cool fishies
Uluabuster
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Cahal,You asked about popping
Cahal,
You asked about popping rod prior to NY. Did you manage to raise any GTs ? If so, what outfit were you using ?
cahal.dahm
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hey mate, did not get any
hey mate,
did not get any gts, had a few follows but thats about exciting as it got for casting for them, i used a stella 10k with a Shimano 40-80lb terez
leesfishin
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hi cahal,great to see you
hi cahal,
great to see you guys did well at that spot me & jordan were telling you about.
thats great well done, have you got your dad intrested in the sft plastics now lol !!
cheers lee ( boat -taylor maid )
cahal.dahm
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hey lee, thanks heaps for the
hey lee, thanks heaps for the advice, i think he still loves his bait but one day ill convert him!
how did you guys go that day? jordon was telling me about the gt that he got
leesfishin
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hi cahal, we got 3 spangos, 4
hi cahal, we got 3 spangos, 4 red throat and a good size rankin were you guys were .before the sharks moved in.
we then headed to peak island for a look around,then on to long island lots of good grund around there.
i'll let jord tell you about his gt.
J Déjà Vu
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well done mate great trip . i
well done mate great trip . i can wait to get back there
abeldog
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Nice
work you guys. Good Story & Photos, Great Fish.
Nice to see a Red on Plastics.
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