Gracetown
Submitted by wrassinator on Mon, 2008-12-01 15:21
Just joined the site - very impressed, seems to be a great outlet for all that time you can't spend fishing. After years of surfing the south west, i'm dead keen to do some bottom bouncin down that way before Xmas. Hope to stay in Gracetown.
Can anyone give me some rough guides as to where there may be some ground? Looking at the charts it seems to drop off pretty quick to 50m then to 100m only about 20km out. I guess the old adage of work the contours would be a start but any more specifics would be great.
Any guidance greatly appreciated guys,
Cheers,
wrassinator
connors
Posts: 162
Date Joined: 28/04/08
Hey how you going mate we
Hey how you going mate we have found some reasonable ground behind cow bomi in about 40-43m. caught dhuies, black ass, pinkys etc
Wat sort of boat have you got
wrassinator
Posts: 554
Date Joined: 26/11/08
Hey Connors - good mate.
Hey Connors - good mate. Thanks for this, it's a big ocean when yer starting out. I have a reasonable idea of where yer describing so thanks.
Iv'e got a 460 Quinny Dory - so a big freaking tinny that I have recently converted to Centre Console. Should get me out there without any worries on a reasonable day.
Just gotta find the ground and present something enticing and hopefully go from there. I'm sure if I can't hook anything decent, I will give the wrasse a nudge :-)
Cheers mate may see you out there some day.
connors
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Date Joined: 28/04/08
yeah no worries like kaneo
yeah no worries like kaneo said watch the weather it turns pretty ugly pretty quick and watch the swell
hope you ger into a few.
wrassinator
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Date Joined: 26/11/08
Thanks Connors. If I bag
Thanks Connors. If I bag anything even half the size of that bluey yer holding from the bay I will be pretty stoked.
That thing is a freakin horse !
You got any more advice about Gracie? Can PM if u prefer.
Cheers
kaneo
Posts: 340
Date Joined: 09/01/08
gday mate DONT GO OUT 20km
gday mate DONT GO OUT 20km in the dory off gracetown it goes ugly very fast iv been 20km out glassy then the wind turned 30knot swester .had waves like power poles coming at me side ways,one wave actully pushed me 6foot sideways when it hit the boat .luky iv got self draining deck.took 1.5 hours to get in ,couldent see land until 4km off shore .good ground out there but hahaha,5km outtheres heaps off pinkys n dhues.crazy weather down there,2weeks ago i got a 15 n 6kg few blackbums not to far out down there.p.s if the wind starts to turn its not worth doing another drift TRUST ME.every second trip i go down there
Feral
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Date Joined: 01/11/06
head north of cowtown about
head north of cowtown about 4km .. find the creek mouths and sit out in 40m (about mile offshore) heaps of ground and good fish
wrassinator
Posts: 554
Date Joined: 26/11/08
Thanks Kaneo and
Thanks Kaneo and Feral.
Not too keen on the powerpole scenario Kaneo. Don't wanna give the "basic floatation" a workout thankyou very much. Bet you had to change the jocks when u got back to the ramp.
Sounds like staying in relatively close in the 40-50's is the go. Could handle 4km out without a worry on the right day.
Sounds like your talking bout Willy creek Feral - thanks, I know where that one is.
Been surfing the Capes for years so know what you mean about swell/wind coming outta nowhere at times. If in doubt, the Dory won't be goin out - that's for sure.
kaneo
Posts: 340
Date Joined: 09/01/08
cheers wrassintor ,few boats
cheers wrassintor ,few boats have sunk out there over the years.my mates got a dory fully decked out,can go any where on a decent day.
wrassinator
Posts: 554
Date Joined: 26/11/08
Deffo not wanting to add to
Deffo not wanting to add to that tally mate.
The old Dory ain't too bad for me at the moment - a fairly sizey tinny. Went out 22km @ Gnaraloo with some other boys in June - but the weather permitted with all day glass.
Got any other pointers for fishing around Gracie?
Cheers
Deegs
Posts: 113
Date Joined: 09/11/07
south point out the front of cow bay
If it is as flat as a pan cake and you can get in there. A mate and I fished it a we got 5 dhu's, harliquin, black ass, queen snapper. sambos and bluefin was unreal even got smoked when we started to troll. Spose everybody drives over the top we where fishin from a 13 footer with a portatable eagle sounder.
wrassinator
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Date Joined: 26/11/08
thanks Deegs - you mean
thanks Deegs - you mean South Point as in the wave South Point? It would have to be dead flat to fish in there - although from surfing it I know it does have a pretty deep channel running next to it out the back - before it gets into Huzzas.
I assume this is where you are talking? Were you on anchor or drift?