Funny goings on at Hillarys

I saw some strange antics at Hillarys the other morning. I pitched up before dawn and noticed what looked to be a craypot float sitting about 25 metres off the northern rockwall.
Then just after dawn a cray boat came out of the harbour and pulled over and pulled a cray pot up. I thought that was strange, but then he went a little further south - again about 25 metres off the north wall - and pulled up another pot.
Maybe it was something completely innocent, but it looked a bit strange to me.
All the best, Colin Hay

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yeah sometimes they will pop

Thu, 2008-05-01 17:08

yeah sometimes they will pop them in close, but normally the close ones are not the pro's , who knows maybe he was checking someones that he shouldnt have been

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Similar Experience

Thu, 2008-05-01 17:11

Had a smilar experience not long before I left Perth Colin. Was fishing for herring off the north mole on a day off, when a Cray Boat came in at high spead straight for a small runnabout (with precious little freeboard) and executed a hard turn at the last moment. The turn and subsequent wake really piched the small runnabout who was anchored close to a pot. The pots were strung easily within casting distance!

Unfortunately for the skipper of Cray Boat, I had a pair of binnoculars and my mobile on me (the latter with the water police's number already in it). I rang the water police and they were VERY interested and dispatched a boat immediately.

I was very pleased to see the crayboat intercepted by the water police vessel as it rounded Rouse Head - just justice! I'm sure the crew of the small runnabout would have been very scared and intimidated.

No room on the ocean for any of that!

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Absolutely Colin

Thu, 2008-05-01 17:15

It appeared this guy had put these pots in overnight. It was strange to see such a big cray boat that close in. He almost ended up on the rock wall as he was having trouble getting the pot that was located near the disabled platform onboard.

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Often drop their pots there

Thu, 2008-05-01 21:56

Often drop their pots there this time of year - they anchor their floats out about 30 metres from the wall with a weight and back up to the wall and drop them on the wall itself or right next to it.

Wish they wouldnt cause it makes fishing difficult.

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Yup same here Colin

Thu, 2008-05-01 17:25

Exactly the same in my situation Colin. This wasn't a small crayboat either. Lucky I could view his hull number with the nockys as he was a bit up from the wall. 

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this sort of thing can

Thu, 2008-05-01 19:14

this sort of thing can result in tragedy as happened in newcastle harbour a few years ago now when a 12ft tinny was parked up in the shipping lane at night. the pilot boat passed very close by the tinny at full speed throwing a 3ft wake and turned the tinny over killing an eldery fisho...result was the pilot boat skipper charged with manslaughter and a family left with the loss of a loved one. all for a cray or two...think before you act in these ways would be an appropriate comment i feel.

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Totally So Agree

Thu, 2008-05-01 19:51

The potential for thoughtfull care is out there...if we care and think 

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Soaking new pots !

Fri, 2008-05-02 06:39

Soaking new pots !

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Explain Rockpom?

Fri, 2008-05-02 08:45

For us ignorant of all things cray fishing Rockpom - can you explain please?

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Colin

Fri, 2008-05-02 16:27

They soak new pots so they dont make noises and scare away the crays when the wood creaks

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Ahhhhh! Thanks FF!

Fri, 2008-05-02 17:21

Aaaaah - thanks FF! Wink 

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Good on you

Fri, 2008-05-02 09:14

Good on you for dobbing that reckless idiot in Colin.  Hopefully he got what he deserves.  I was going to call in an idiot last week that came roaring into the port and kicked up some massive waves that had my girl and I scampering up the rocks to avoid getting washed in.

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Thanks Gus

Fri, 2008-05-02 09:35

Yeah, the picture of him zooming around the heads, then pulling up quickly as he was intercepted by the water police was PRETTY to watch! I was fortunate to have to mobile, nocks (to grab the hull number) and that the FWP were on the water close to the heads - so it was a very quick reponse and the guy got PINGED big time. I HATE seeing disregard/bullying from bigger boats on the water. It's ignorant, stipid, reckless and dangerous!

I don't miss nevaigating under the Freo traffic bridge with some of the Fly Bridge Cruisers either - SOME of those guys .... 

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