Exmouth/Quobba 2011/2012
Submitted by vp86wa on Fri, 2012-01-06 09:53
Hey all,
Just got back from a trip over Christmas.
Went to Exmouth first and spent a couple days there, fishing the flats and out on the dinghy targeting fun sized mackies on light gear. My mate Pheak hooked and landed a nice 8-9kg tuna on bream gear.
After Exmouth we drove down to Quobba to fish the rest of our remaining holiday. Alot of big mackie hook ups spinning but the sharks were just too quick.
We got into a few cobes on soft plastics, I also hooked a big queenie which snapped my rod half way through the fight but still mangaged to land it. Photos didnt do this thing justice it was HUGE!!!
Heres a couple pics
Enjoy....
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dkonig82
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Nice work landing it with the
Nice work landing it with the snapped rod, looks a solid fish
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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.
scotto
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Nice pics mate
Looks like a good trip boys. Nice cobes.
Dan
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nice pics ! - that's a solid
nice pics ! - that's a solid queenie alright !
Leemo
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top notch effort guys. Love
top notch effort guys. Love the King Waves Skill sign ;)
bludgin' since 94'
jono.s
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Sounds like a goode trip mate
Sounds like a goode trip mate , bloody fat queenie as well
Brynner
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Awesome photos!!!!
Some big smiles on the boys faces, lots of fun had by all
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Paully
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Great pics - love the clarity
do ou know what type of camera lens was used to take them? Cheers
cuthbad
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Great pics and report! cheers
Great pics and report! cheers
vp86wa
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Cheers
Cheers all.
Paully the pics on the boat were taken on Blake's sony dslr not sure which lens
and the rest were taken on my nikon d3100 with landscape 55-200mm lens
Paully
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good one - thanks mate
well done
vp86wa
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bit
Bit of luck the rod will be replaced
ruste13
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Im so freak'n jealous of
Im so freak'n jealous of those Cobe's
Well done dude!
Pilbra Dave
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Nice Queenie
Your not wrong, that is a solid queenie, Nice work!
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MJ
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Contender
That queenie looks like a possible contender for POTM!
Well done!
aalfred
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Nice pics guys, looks like a
Nice pics guys, looks like a great trip!!!
PattyT
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AWESOME!! Well played gents.
AWESOME!! Well played gents.
ealzee
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thank you very much for
thank you very much for sharing, Never seen a gold queenie before. Some solid fish there well done
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Cotty_CoralBayWA
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Good work boys.
Good work boys.
Does that shark have a poper in its gob????
vp86wa
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Shark
Yeah that's a popper.
Was popping For GTs at the pier pretty sure it was a G at the start then 5 mins after the fight seemed very different after some splashes 10 meters off the shore break
ca11um
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Epic adventure!!
Great stuff mate!! We go up there every year but i have never tried spinning for Mackies......yet.
Webby
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Great photos mate, looks like
Great photos mate, looks like a fun trip. queenies are under rated IMO, they go bloody hard.
I live with fear every day... sometimes she lets me go fishing.
vp86wa
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Webby
They do go hard.. i called it for a nice mackie and Blakey called it for a G, 5000 stella locked and still peeling drag
PattyT
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Sounds like a cracking trip
Sounds like a cracking trip fella's! Love the big queenie, such an underrated fish.. The big ones go bloody hard! Got some nice shots as well mate, well done.
Righteo
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hmmm team shirts.. nice fish,
hmmm team shirts.. nice fish, nice magazine poses also :)
Here we go again.
KenTse
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Wow! Awesome trip guys! Solid
Wow! Awesome trip guys! Solid catching there
Gaffatron
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looks like you had a great
looks like you had a great trip i was in croal bay early january and was going to go to quobba for a few nights but got stuck in coral bay from the bush fires was spewin, had a blast still ;)
grantarctic1
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I want to be there now !
I want to be there now !, if only work didn't get in the way. lol . Awsome report and pictures, looks like a top trip .
vp86wa
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Cheers guys
Coral bay isn't a bad place to be stuck in lol
Im heading up again on Wednesday