Hi All had a wonderfull time up in exmouth if you can go . There was only one thing wrong with the trip IT WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH ha ha ha

over the next few days we will share a few storys of our time up there  1/ beach fishing and crabbing 2/ the day of the Ranken and Red  3/ the day of the reds  4/ snorkling the reefs  5/ the day Adam Jumped over board to get away from the faulkners 6/  Bangers adventures the badgingara crumbed cheese sausage

Hope you all enjoy them as much as we enjoyed making them and i will try and keep them short ha ha

Russell, Sandy & Boys

PART 1

We thought we would go for a drive and try our hand at land base fishing found some long toms  I managed to foul hook one and when Sandy went to get some water into the bucket she fell in *lol* as a small wave got her what a sight she told me to get my own water *lol* No luck tho one thing we found out we had a lot to learn about land base fishing

Went up to the light house what a great view  the wind was up still

Sunday We had fun four wheel driving on the mud flats trying to find a place to get dinner e.g. muddies ha ha found our way to the mouth of   wapet  creek no luck tried  fishing no luck either so along the beach we went then found Learmonth Jetty there were kids catching nice size bream so we thought we would try our hand but no luck for us it was back to camp for baked beans on toast for dinner . Monday We met up with Adam and got our fish wrecked shirts . He told us about a few spot to try for land base fish so off we went, found this bay got all the gear and off we went was not that far but we sure need to learn how to pack light *lol* you would have thought we were going for a week .Brenden got the first fish after about 30 mins a really big NOT Chinaman cod  *lol* Released

Sandy was next with a small GT but still put up a good fight

Then Sandy caught a small ockie good for bait but it came off in the rocks so Russell to the rescue into the rocks waves smashing around him up he came with it *lol* Then it was Nathans turn  a rip snorter of a Golden travelley  it gave him a good work out up and down the rock he ran then in the waves breaking he got his first glimpse Russell had to take over to get it in from the rocks one mighty pull and up came the hooks only shit where is the fish ????? when the water receded there flapping from the rocks was a large silver tail so in goes Russell again to the rescue waves pounding on the rocks as the tide was coming in fast up to his knees in water he emerged with his arms wrapped around this large fish  and only one thong *lol* but  one very happy young man  with his 90 cm  8 kg aprox fish

With nothing big enough to fit it this is how it got back had to bury the bucket to stop it tipping over *lol*

Decided to start taking everything back when Sandy decided to give it one last cast  And this is what she got

A 66 cm spangled emperor what a last cast    

Back at the car we decided to get the fish on ice and go for a snorkel at the oyster stacks What a wonderland can I go again dad can I can I Sandy yelled *lol* pics in another forumGot so many not to great shot and some really good one  one thing Russell learnt is to make sure the camera is on underwater shot not normal*lol* but they came out really well despite it not being on the right setting (lesson learnt for next time)  Came back to camp and had a nice feed of fresh fish & chip  Tuesday wind still up for down to bay of rest to try for the muddies again really good four wheel tracks but no where to put in the pots found our way back to the beach and along it we go came across these oyster beds fresh oysters for lunch yummy and a few to take home for tea .

Tried for a few fish nothing

So along the beach we go heading to no where we kept driving hoping that if we had to come back this way the tide was not to high . what great views people camping on the beach side about 4 families by the looks . Past them we ventured aleast we new there were other people out there ha ha . up onto dry land again following tracks into the unknown when we found another beach so up we ventured shame we did not bring our beach rods some neat spots along this beach then we came around another corner and lord behold more people fishing in a creek yeah it was wapet creek again but the other side which we could not get to the other day so we found a nice spot covered ourselves with the spray Colin had given us (worked a treat thanks again Colin) set up the crab nets and had some lunch the kids tried there hand at fishing with lures and plastics but again nothing.

Some guys came along in there dinghy and retrieved a pot that was just out front of us and yeah they got a nice big muddies laughed and said not your lucky day to us *pout*WANKER*LOL*

They only had three crab and had been at it for two hours Our turn then came with our first muddy then Nathan looked down and sore a large muddy just in a front of him so we tried to get it with the landing net under the rocks it went so Russell set a pot just in front of the ledge in about three feet of water and we waited and waited then out he came the smell on neck chops was to much for this large muddy to ignore right into our trap  he he crab number two dinner was looking great fresh rock oysters and muddies what more did one want for up came the pot and yes there was number three muddy

Now the only question was how do we get home back up the beach or unknown tracks a toss of a coin and it was up the unknown track which lead us to the main road not a dead end *lol* Just one other stop off on the way home that is at the prawn shop for some fresh tiger prawn to go with our seafood buffet dinner.By the time we got back to base and heated the water the biggest muddy has decided he did not like being in with the other and had ripped off all their claws ha ha still tasted great .