Exmouth trip
Submitted by Brad Y on Sat, 2013-04-27 17:32
Been a bit slack but thought I would chuck up some pics of my exmouth trip. Was an awesome year again!
Metre plus queenie, sightcasted on fly
Golden trevally on fly
Longtail on fly
Did a few fly fishing shore bash sessions on our relax days
Plenty of queenies and dart kept us occupied
And spent the rest of the time chasing spangos, goldens and other tasties on lures. In the two weeks only lost one fish to sharks.
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johnno67
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How were the sharks
Last year got smashed by sharks anyone know how they are this year
Brad Y
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Johnno- Third time in 3 years
Johnno- Third time in 3 years I got sharked. Everyone moans about how bad the sharks are up there but if you fish smart you dont feed them. Heard reports of 5 mackies lost to every one landed one day. Dont know why people bother continuing to do it if they are so hard to get past.
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ayitsme
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welldone
some great fish there mate good post
Lamby
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Cool pics mate, that's a
Cool pics mate, that's a cracker spango on sticky
_subz
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Geez that golden nailed that
Geez that golden nailed that lure, get to practice being a dentist, would have been fun getting out.
Brad Y
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Yeah had to do a rear exit,
Yeah had to do a rear exit, sadly didnt make it. Went to turn it into fish curry then cleaning it the flesh was full of worms anyway. Probably did it a favour.
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big john
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Awesome
Looks like an awesome trip Brad. Great set of pics.
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CityFlicker
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Awesome stuff, bet that
Awesome stuff, bet that Queenie gave you what for on fly, gotta love the long wand.
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Brad Y
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Queenies went hard, got 3
Queenies went hard, got 3 that day, but the tuna always go harder. Just a shame I missed all my shots on permit
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Seaquest
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Good stuff Brad. That queenie
Good stuff Brad. That queenie pic is a cracker. Love chasing the longtails in the gulf they go hard and are great fun. Didn't get around to it this year there is just too much to do in Exmouth. The different variety of fishing that can be done is amazing.
crasny1
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Mate the wand captures awesome
Pity about permits but who cares. You have to be in it to win it. What gear were you using. I suspect bigger than a 8wt, but if done on an 8 even more fantastic. Battled a nice GT on and 8wt, and the GT won. Bye Bye 8wt.
Looks like a great trip.
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Brad Y
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Yeah mate I was using a 9wt.
Yeah mate I was using a 9wt. Wanted a crack on the queenies with the 7wt but in hindsight it wouldnt have been as good. 9wt is perfect for around the flats. For tuna a 10 would probably be the go. One thing is for certain, the flyrod is probably one of the most useless levers ever invented. Pulling up tuna in 17m of water was hard work when they got on their side.
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crasny1
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Im laughing as I read this Yatesy
Can Perfectly picture this. Tried a 10wt with a large clouser on a spanish mac ONCE. Sluggfest and neither one of us won. I was knackered and maccy got fgn Sharked.
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Brad Y
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Yep pelagics really are fun
Yep pelagics really are fun on fly, but a bloody hard workout. Got to find a 12wt for florida tarpon which might see a bit more use in WA that I thought it might...
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crasny1
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Oooh Dreams
Some of the clips I have seen off those huge Florida or Cuban tarpon make me drool. My arms might be getting a little long in the tooth for those behemoths.
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