finally all came together!!
Well i have been trying to get into some decent metro fish for the past 2 years now with not a great deal of success, not having too many mates obsessed with fishing like i am many attempts have been solo missions. The few times i have taken people out they have caught nice sambo, legal snapper (not huge), queen snapper or blue morwong if u will etc. while i get absolutely bloody nothing!! it started to get beyond a joke... I have been going out solidly for the past year now rain hail or shine dark or light trolling, at anchor or bottom bashing, putting any info i could get or research i could gather into practice.
It seemed that I always did well up north in kalbarri, broome and exmouth, but who doesn't... they are all fishing mecca's! However when it came to metro i was below average at best, only consistantly getting squid and tailor. I should add i have an old 17ft half cabin boat so have tried 5 fathom, carnac, parmelia bank, stragglers and 3 mile all with little joy.
BUT THEN.......... Finally....... I went out on thursday nite on my own again for the bloody 5th time this fortnight and it finally came together.
I had anchored up before sunset just outside cockburn sound, got a good berley trail going and floated some baits back and it was on first up a couple of sambo one rat and one at about 80cm (released) then my line screemed off a short fight had it boatside i was using heavy tackle i wasnt going to take any chances... it was my first legal pinkie at 54cm!!! then started to cast around a plastic which got nailed by a big skippy soon boatside... my first legal fish on soft plastic... next cast the placcy was nailed and bitten off so i went back to the bait as the fish were hot on the chew! for the next hour and a half i caught a few skippy and 5 more snapper! the last one going 66cm! yeowwww!! i had noticed they started getting bigger the later it got but had run out of bait and berley so left them biting and headed back to the ramp at 7:30..... (2 pniks kept, rest released).
I have finally done it and cant wait to head out again! if i never get another one im still content!!
Of to exmouth next weekend hopefully have more to report...... bent rods and tight drags all!
Lamby
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Beauty, well done mate great
Beauty, well done mate great eating size IMO
southcity104
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Date Joined: 27/01/09
Thats fishing!
It takes a bit to get your eye in when metro fishing but bloody satisfying when you start gettin a feed regularly. Great to see you had plenty of action on the solo mission.
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Wahoo
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Nice fish mate
Tasty fish there squidmark.
Fishin for a feed and fun.
gibbs
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Date Joined: 20/04/11
Giving hope to everyone
Giving hope to everyone :)
Well done mate, what bait were they taking?
milsey
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Date Joined: 22/08/07
Well done mate, pretty
Well done mate, pretty rewarding catching good fish in the metro.
PattyT
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Date Joined: 15/08/10
Well played mate!! Sure
Well played mate!! Sure you'll get plenty of fish next weekend.
Batty
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Date Joined: 24/11/10
Persistance paid off !!!
Well done mate, I know whats its like not having any body on the same (obsessed) wavelength,
Surely you can get a deckie to come along with you ? where do you usually launch from ?
I struggled to get my first Pinky then a 78cm one broke my virginity, not had one as big since though.
Keep at it.
Lifes a game but fishing is serious !!!
Goodz
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Good work mate! Great to
Good work mate! Great to finally have it all come together! Healthy lookin snapper there.
adam87
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nice work mate!
nice work mate!
Paul G
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Well done mate good to see
Well done mate good to see you sticking with it . Great pinkie and the best thing you sound like you had a ball great stuff look forward to you exy report
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sea-kem
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You put the work in so
You put the work in so deserve the rewards. Well done!
Love the West!
Freshsquidmarks
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Date Joined: 22/03/11
Thanks all... words cannot
Thanks all... words cannot describe how stoked I was!! in the past i would have been happy to even get rat sambo, but nothing!! then it all hit at once! couldnt wait to share it with everyone... batty- 78cm!! i would be stoked, hey patty still gotta email that panoramic, gibbs they were taking anything i was throwing at them to be honest, but definitely unwieghted squid bait was the preference for the bigger fish!
Goodz p.m. sent yeh i hope it gives a few ppl struggling a glimmer of hope... it will happen eventually and when it does it is well and truly worth the countless hours! next time i will definitely using lighter tackle tho haha i really wasnt sporting about it! probly my 3000 real and my 5-8kg rod be an even bigger thrill...
hopefully see u all out there!
grayzeee
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well done matefortune favours
well done mate
fortune favours the persistent , and that's a well deserved fish!
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
gibbs
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Date Joined: 20/04/11
*thumbs up*
*thumbs up*
rockoe_
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Date Joined: 02/09/10
good to see mate.i bet you
good to see mate.i bet you still got that smile on your face.it gives us hope who are still struggling out there. the sound is a cruel mistress
Scotte
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well done mate and im sure
well done mate and im sure many more good fish will follow.