The Freo rock beast, what have you lost?
Couple of days ago I fished the rocks at Freo north mole (not the still closed bit may I add). I lost two pairs of scissors, one straight after the other, a float and some odd tackle, not to mention at least five fish that fell off or jumped out of my hands down into the gaps between the rocks below, this space that I now know as the Freo rock beast. I have also lost myself down there on one occasion (painfully), but remain intact to recount that tale.
That started me thinking. I was lucky it could have been my car keys or mobile (I did drop this once but caught it in time) so these petty items are to be considered an acceptable loss when you think about it. It could have been much worse, with that in mind I thought about everyone else -
So my question to the panel is , what wierd and wonderful stuff have you lost into the maw of the Freo rock beast and even more amazingly did you manage to retrieve anything, yours or someone elses stuff?
Bruce
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Date Joined: 11/04/12
Lost a 1.5kg + King George
Lost a 1.5kg + King George the slippery bugger flopped right through my bloody hands and down into the rocks :(
chrisd
Posts: 151
Date Joined: 05/07/09
I totally believe you, probably the same fish
It happened to me too, big Whiting def my PB bounced on a rock as a reeled it in and slid off, sick or what. Close enough to smile at me. Feel for you dude.
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
My DignitySlighty drunk one
My Dignity
Slighty drunk one night the reel screamed and I leapt up the first rock, fell forward flat and somehow my pants and jocks came down during the commotion
It's swallowed many of my lighters, knives, scissors, rod holder pipes
chrisd
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Date Joined: 05/07/09
And those rocks hurt
Good job you were on the medicine causee those bstd rocks hurt. Not sure how they undressed you tho?
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
Yeah.. even smart people do
Yeah.. even smart people do stupid things. Wont drink in excess while in those sort of areas anymore and only fish at night with others.
I've had a few mates take a tumble and one hit their head. He was alright but if we werent there and it was worse it could've been a tradgedy
chrisd
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Date Joined: 05/07/09
Defintely
No place for fools thats for sure
chrisd
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Date Joined: 05/07/09
And I forgot
Oh and I sacrificed a digital camera too. I was trying to land one of those annoying rays you catch on fish baits, from a rock near the sea. Totally swamped by a freak wave, survived to learn but camera was in pocket and not so fortunate.
tim-o
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Date Joined: 24/05/11
I had to take a dump once at
I had to take a dump once at the north mole, found an ideal hole and the rest is history. My point is, the beast has prob had this done to him too many times, now hes stealin stuff off everyone lol
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
I've never needed to release
I've never needed to release a brown rock lobster at the mole but plenty of mates have. Don't use the top lefthand side of the north mole is all i'm saying
I know one person who will remain nameless who's so fucking feral they dropped off a brown trout in the Woodies boat ramp car park because they're too lazy to walk 150m over to the toilet block
Thinking about it, definately need to make some different friends
tim-o
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Date Joined: 24/05/11
Haha, yeh I was launchin by
Haha, yeh I was launchin by myself at Hillarys 2am last winter, had the serious urge and the dunnys were locked, made it to the bushes over at that maratime joint and had to use my jocks for the wipe haha freeballin for that trip
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
catchalittle
Posts: 1875
Date Joined: 04/09/08
lost a damn good pair of
lost a damn good pair of Oakley's that slipped off my head and down in to the beasts mouth never to be seen again and worst of all they dont make that model anymore was quite pissed off.
Nathan
Callum24
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Date Joined: 24/06/12
i've gained a bit of gear
i've gained a bit of gear there used to go for a swim and cut all the gear off the rocks heaps of sinkers few lures i remeber after the last decent salmon run we had metro few years back me and a mate cut about 10 lures each out of the rocks includin a couple nils masters and halco's set of new rings and trebles free lures stock can be a bit gnarly if the swells up though
Qualified carpet layer available for jobs big and small
mjohns
Posts: 337
Date Joined: 11/01/07
Not north mole rocks but i
Not north mole rocks but i have lost my car keys at another rockwall, definately ruined my night thats for sure.
garethgkr
Posts: 317
Date Joined: 16/12/09
Nearly lost my gonads once.
Nearly lost my gonads once. Was fishing at night and my mate took my headlights. I took a cast and stepped to my right and my right leg went down a hole while my left was on the rock.
Super peg
Posts: 760
Date Joined: 02/09/12
Seen a bloke loose his keys
Seen a bloke loose his keys at north mole near the inner corner on north side, lent him my gaff and mag torch but to no avail. Big reminder to put all valuables in a secure location,
there is some serious incline to the rocks at north mole in places, fuck falling down that's for sure
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
flangies
Posts: 2548
Date Joined: 11/05/08
Had a motorola slide phone
Had a motorola slide phone when I was in my teens and I went to send a message one day on the south mole, but my hands were slippery and I literally just slid it out of my hands and into the drink like I was flicking a marble.
chrisd
Posts: 151
Date Joined: 05/07/09
Thats terrible
Thats terrible mate. I dropped my phone once, heart stopped for a second, but it landed on a (the only) flat bit of rock there.
surfhead
Posts: 109
Date Joined: 25/06/13
Dont undrstand
Dont understand why some people here claim to have shit in the North Mole rocks, are you people too lazy and/or ignorant to walk to the toilet block ? Maybe you are the same people who leave your empty beer bottles, trash and rotting North west Blowies all over the mole rocks.
meglodon
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whats with the adds popping up
whats the go with the bloody adds popping up in the post with the red coloured text.. pain
scottnofish
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Date Joined: 28/08/07
dont see any adds in red
sounds like you have a virus
chrisd
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Date Joined: 05/07/09
Yeah sounds like a virus meglodon
I don't get any adds, all the pop ups and crap gets blocked, running trend anti virus.
Leemo
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Date Joined: 22/02/07
Lost a XOS tailor at a
Lost a XOS tailor at a popular NOR beach couple years back. Easily would have been 80cm I reckon..... as well as a kilo+ squid yesterday arvo at hillarys :(
couple of pairs of sunnies, few lures, plenty of herring and the like. HAve lost good knives and everything down there haha.
bludgin' since 94'