First Pilbara Spear for the season
Kelvin8tor and i jumped at the chance to go for a spear yesterday at an area we havnt been to for bloody ages. There was a nice break in the easterlies so it gave me a good opportunity to test the new 115 HO out. We started out the day with some light spinning for baby GT's and queenies, the action was hot with almost a fish a cast for a while. We saw some good sized GT's in a new area and managed a few strikes but didnt manage a hook up this time
We movd over to some good dive ground on the low and i jumped in for a look. Water is a bit chilly at the moment (23 degrees) almost need a wetty. There were HUGE chinaman fish all over the place i saw some good sized trout and a couple of bluebone among heaps and heaps of other stuff. I didnt spear a fish for a while was busy looking around as it has been quite a while since i have been here
Anway i managed 2 average bluebone before we pulled the pin on that spot, was heaps around but i am happy to leave after two fish, saw a trout that must have gone 850, very nice
We moved to another spot and had a bit of a look around, took a while to find it because i didnt have this GPS the last time i was up this way. Did manage to find a heap of good ground there were bluebone and trout bloody everywhere as well as a few GT's first time i have seen them in this place
We saw heaps of turtles, and i even managed a ride off of one, was pretty cool, sheldon also managed a few trout, we had our bag in about 5 minutes, my couple went 740 and 700, pretty happy with that
Well it was a bit cold while we waited for the other boats, had to take a photo of how stupid we looked, i wraped bandages around my legs to keep warm while Sheldon used the wet towles, pretty fnny stuff
all in all a great arvo, oh i got the boat to 45 knots before i pulled back the throttle, it wasnt even maxing out yet, dont think i will be going that fast again...
Kelvin8r
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Wicked Trip
ahahaha yeah thats was funny as, i'd forgotten about those bandages! shit i havent been that cold for ages!
Cheers again for the trip mate, the bluebone was sensational tonight!
And you forgot to mention the pack of ginger nuts we smashed!
damo6230
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good results brad and sheldon
why the upgrade? just wanted something bigger? helps stabilise the boat?
till
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23? Its 16 off hillarys
23? Its 16 off hillarys today.
Colin Hay
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Great yarn, pics and fish Brad
It was 4 degrees this morning in Perth, so you would have needed a lot more bandages than that.
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Lucky Tim
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Nice work Brad, looking very
Nice work Brad, looking very pretty there all tucked in.
That's not a gut shot on the trout is it?
PilbaraBrad
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haha, was waiting for that,
haha, was waiting for that, through the mouth and out the ass, both the shots
thats what happens when they hang out of a cave front on
soupster51
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Nice
Top stuff. You've got the life up there. I'll be competitive soon, watch this space.....
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PilbaraBrad
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you moving up this way
you moving up this way mate?? out of the puss??
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Further away
I landed myself a Pacific Patrol Boat spot in Micronesia for two years starting in January. Can't wait. Check out this site. It's going to be awesome. http://www.pohnpeisurfclub.com/fishing.htm
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till
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Hey nice work, thats gotta
Hey nice work, thats gotta improve the fishing!
jay_burgess
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nice work man, how big were
nice work man, how big were the GTs you saw diving?
PilbaraBrad
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to 20kg's
to 20kg's
7739ian
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Great photos
and from the waist down you look a WW2 Japanese soldier - including somewhat bandy legs.
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wierdo
Always knew you were a weirdo, more proof to back me up. Nice fish Erkel. ;)
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peacey
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cold
thats not cold brad, try it here thats cold
PilbaraBrad
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gday chris, i bet mate,
gday chris, i bet mate, definately dont envy you and anth!
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well done guys ,good fish,
well done guys ,good fish, but you dont realy know what cold is, it must have dropped down to about 12 up there, try about 2 down here......... great read
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