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Submitted by uncle on Wed, 2016-11-30 07:12
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D_d_001
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which is wrong who knows?
All I know is that burglar should be more harsh than pot thief. cos I would rather someone steal my pots than invade my personal space and threaten my family.
Deleted
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Full bag out of 2 pots threw heap
Full bag out of 2 pots threw heap back as well. Wonder what's in the other pots hahahahha
not as lumpy out there as expected
randall df223
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we got 8 today from 6 pots.
Fish! HARD!
hezzy
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yep agree , the other
yep agree , the other penaltys are too soft , when they can result in someones death
pissy /drug driving , take the car and 6 months inside
theft ........bigger fines and mandatory gaol
sms or texting while driving , take the phone and car for a month min .... way too many doing this at lights and while driving , bloody scary imo how quick that little distraction sms ing can lead to serious shite on the roads
any crimes inside a home or on the person ......again mandatory sentence inside ......
peeps dont like it , dont break the law ,,, simple really
amazing how fisheries penaltys have become so severe, but all the others are being rail roaded by pc do gooders to be weakened even more
hezzy
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evil flourishes when good men do nothing
uncle
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Not many out today
got 16 from 2 pots . didn't pull the ones further out, swell was up.
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uncle
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Not many out today
got 16 from 2 pots . didn't pull the ones further out, swell was up.
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
bradz
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Wind
How was the wind Uncle.
16...would love to see similar numbers tomorrow
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Bodie
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Was rough as guts Bradz, we
Was rough as guts Bradz, nothing like a few green waves coming over the side at 5.30am!
Bodie
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also all the water inside
also all the water inside the 3 mile is stirred up to hell, plenty of weed about now too
uncle
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Wind scared a few away I think
still some small boats going out
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mjohns
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Damn, was thinking of diving
Damn, was thinking of diving tomorrow but that doesnt sound good Bodie
timmy k (not verified)
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Hard work
was hard work for 14 keepers today, we couldn't find one pot, I'm thinking it could of walked coz of it's shorter rope and swell. wanted to lengthen it but I'm only the deckie so what would I know
Fergiedw
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Two Rocks
First pot 36 crays and 1 occy.
sea-kem
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Get a pic? No pic it didn't
Get a pic? No pic it didn't happen
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D_d_001
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absolutely awesome ...cant
absolutely awesome ...cant wait till it moves down my way.
but yeah as seakem said .....don't believe you :)
Curndog
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Not to harsh
i don't think the punishment is to harsh because dumb arses still do it! I laugh at the idiots who do it in 70k boats. They're even more stupid.
D_d_001
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11 from two pots this morning
11 from two pots this morning (threw a Cpl back) ...back of GI
Deleted
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Last day tomorrow. Had
Last day tomorrow. Had enough of catching crays
rob90
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Haha never enough. Last day
Haha never enough. Last day will be when we can get back out and catch demersals! You been heading out on that bar crusher ay? See you in the mornings, but not 100% sure its you to say hello
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
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Today was first time on bar
Today was first time on bar crusher normally on mates fibreglass boat or my tinny
rob90
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Ahh kool yeah you guys
Ahh kool yeah you guys retrieved one infront we're in a reef runner. I'll say hello next time.
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
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Yeah right. I asked how ya
Yeah right. I asked how ya went was that you?
rob90
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Nah we were behind them. We
Nah we were behind them. We ended up with our bag from 4 pulls. Fair few undersize and tar aswell
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
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Yeah we got another bag so
Yeah we got another bag so that's me done for season.
ChrisG
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Careful who your accusing of
Careful who your accusing of being your mate Gilly!
bradz
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About time
10 from 4 pots. Starting to feel better about myself and the world in general.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
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randall df223
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16 from 4 pots this morning
16 from 4 pots this morning for us.
Fish! HARD!
AHarman
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well done bradz
good to see you get some reward for the hard yards.
We only got 7 from 4 pots this morning - 6 were undersize.
moving 2 pots out deeper tomorrow a.m.
you still in the CC mate?
bradz
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CC - long gone
Hi Andrew
Sold that about 3 years ago. Moved into a Haines Signature 600. Bit more space and 4 stroke. Funny how the sea sickness seems to have subsided now I dont have a 2 stroke any more (even though it was ETEC).
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
Stevo81
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First full bag for us this
First full bag of 24 for us this morning. Had 37 in two pots. 18 & 19.
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sea-kem
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Yewwww nice Stevo, we're
Yewwww nice Stevo, we're heading out in the morning with our fingers f^^%g crossed lol
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bradz
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Bloody hell
Thats all sorts of awesome.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
kirky79
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Just started
Down Mandurah. Got our first 4 Whites yesterday. 10 this morning 2 undersized. Reckon the swell has stirred them up
choc
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Just started down here too.
Just started down here too. Got our first three whites this morning, hopefully numbers keep coming.
Bit more relaxed here than what I'm seeing in this post, no one else at boat ramp when launching most mornings only one or two other boats when retrieving.
Bodie
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plenty this morning, yep
plenty this morning, yep swell stirred them up thats for sure 4 pot = 3 person limit = happy days!
tiimmbo
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I've got 1 pot that I found
I've got 1 pot that I found diving a few weeks ago, repaired the broken battens new rope and float dropped it on one of my dive spots last week and pulled it today - had 11 size. In 25m out from GI.
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Thats all she wrote lads.
Thats all she wrote lads. Enjoy the early mornings ahhahhah
sea-kem
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19 today and that included
19 today and that included some cracker reds. Had a nice visit from fisheries in their NAIAD who jumped on board and checked the catch no problemo.
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uncle
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has it gone quiet
lot of boats out this weekend
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Westy74
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Had a cracker yesterday
Had a cracker yesterday uncle but heaps of u/s today. How did you go? Have you moved deeper??
uncle
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yeah met bradz today and he told us where you were
ours are still in there usual places,14 keepers today,most seem to be struggling,nice today,not crowded.met pithy last week as well. saw a car with a bigjohnsjig sticker on his car as well
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randall df223
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Anyone struggling to work out
Anyone struggling to work out the updated photobucket app? I am.
Hope this works.
Bagged out today at ocean reef after just an over night soak.
http://share.photobucket.com/shareprofile/indexshare.php?id=MzYzMzA=
Fish! HARD!
JacksonL
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Photo isn't working for me
Photo isn't working for me Randall.
we only got 11 today from an overnight soak, we are still only in 12m though, is it time to get out deeper?
timmy k (not verified)
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bagged out on saturday with a heap going back
and got 21 keepers today with 4 u/s going back also. finding a car park was hectic
hezzy
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nice work tim !!! hezzy
nice work tim !!!
hezzy
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randall df223
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We are still less than 10
We are still less than 10 metres, with 4 pots just inside the main reef and 2 well inside, but will go out to 17-18 m any day now.
Fish! HARD!
randall df223
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Hope this link wirks to
Hope this link wirks to photobucket...
Anyone else vac sealing their tails for storage at home?
I have used wine box cardboard as a backing to stop the bag piercing.
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Stevo81
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So much better being able to
So much better being able to store tails now
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Bodie
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should be on the back edge
bradz
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Back edge
So is that around 20m?
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
Bodie
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Spot on, 20m with all the
Spot on, 20m with all the other pots! All the pro'
numbers were definitely lower today but got there, yesterday was brilliant over 10 a pot!
bradz
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Cheers
Better stretch the back and get ready for some deeper hauling then.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
AHarman
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vac seal
looks good randall . will fire up the cryovac tomorrow morning after checking the pots . hopefully weather keeps the hordes away from OR ramp . keen to see how me pots on back ledge looking after 3 night soak . possibly too long and no bait left ?
randall df223
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Shouldnt be too long. My
Shouldnt be too long. My deckies' shared pots were in last week for 8 nights without checking aa they were both away on site, and still had about 13 crays in them when pulled.
Fish! HARD!
AHarman
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good to hear
i have been topping up bait every ~2 days - on the basis fresh is better - cost does add up though!
sea-kem
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I'm only checking once a
I'm only checking once a week at the moment, perfect to get rid of the rotted stench inbetween
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Alan James
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All this talk of bagging out is depressing
Are we the only ones struggling? Our stats for this season say we have been out 20 times thus far and average a little over 4 crays per trip and that is with 3 licenses onboard. Having said that despite it being slow for us it is nice to have some crays in the freezer with sufficient for Xmas.
uncle
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alot of people are struggling Alan
we are doing ok but nothing like the last 2 years,one group who did really well last byear have now got 3 boats out there and are not matching 1 boats catch from last year,alot more people doing it this year as well.
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randall df223
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We have improved our catch
We have improved our catch numbers from last year, but i think that comes down to more experience. We got 185 total last year between mid october and xmas. We are already at 188 this year with a couple of good weeks to go hopefully.
Fish! HARD!
uncle
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Experience is not doing it
For us Randall
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Westy74
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Looking at all of the
Looking at all of the facebook posts, it seems that all other places seem to have really fired but OR has been a bit hit and miss this year.
sea-kem
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With the extra 100's or
With the extra 100's or 1000's of pots out there this year I'm surprised anyone is bagging out lol. But this has been our best by far.
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merdel12
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We have already smashed last
We have already smashed last year's effort bagging out the last 4 days in a row out off freo.
JacksonL
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This is our first season and
This is our first season and only out of a 4m tinny so we didn't expect much but we have caught over 120 which is about 100 more than I thought we would catch. The beauty of low expectations.
It's been an enjoyable season so far despite the two weeks of pulling empty pots at 4:30am and the outboard dropping a cylinder as we arrived at the first pot one morning leading to a 45 minute trip back to the marina while calling the boss to explain why I would be late to first job.
sea-kem
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Pulling pots at 4.30am??
Pulling pots at 4.30am??
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JacksonL
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Not the actually pulling
Not the actually pulling obviously but leaving the ramp.
no pirates here.
Krusty
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I thought between 7:30pm and
I thought between 7:30pm and 4:30am is the no pulling period ? (and yes I do mean cray pots
)
So 4:31am is good to go ?
And no pulling between 6pm to 6am 1 Apr - 30 Jun.
My fishing spots are so secret........... even the fish don't know where they are !!
randall df223
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4:30 it is at this time of
4:30 it is at this time of year. We started pulled a pot the other day at 4:30:04 the other morning.
Fish! HARD!
CrayDiver
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Cray Run
Mindarie has been a week year, I dive and every spot i go to I compare with previous years, this year every spot had less crays - a lot less crays.
At Mindarie it looks like they have all run now with just straglers and dwindlers around, even the back of the strip was empty yesterday.
Alan James
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That's an interesting comment
The skipper of the boat I was fortunate enough to join has passed much the same comment. On the occasions he has dived he was of the view there were many more crays about last year.
Bodie
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there have been plenty of
there have been plenty of crays this year, thing is, people seem to pot the same places they did last year. Simple rule in the whites, if your not getting them, move.
We have a rule that if the pot does not have a minimum of 4 in it, it gets moved. Yes, we have not got the 20's per pot we saw a few timeslast year but that is due more to the number of pots out there i believe. Also there were more pro boats working this year than last so a few must of still had quota left.
Even at the start of the season on the inside edges there were 3 times the amount of pots on the edges we fished last year, so we were only getting 4 or 5 a pot for 8-10-12 etc. So we didnt hang around we moved, keep moving until you find the crays.
We have superceeded our catch from last year this year and have not missed our bag for 2 weeks.
Will be pulling the pots out this week but there will be crays around in good numbers well into the new year.
Spoke with a guy at the ramp today who got his first bag today (he's struggled on the same spots as last year) and they got 10 in a pot in 8m of water well inside the 3 mile. so there are still heaps.
Couple things to remember in the whites
Dont pot on the reef or weed MUST be on the sand, if your on the weed you will get stuff all. If your pot comes up with weed your on the weed.
Dont overbait, we use 1 hokie head a pot and throw the 2nd head out every 2nd day (so there is always 1 head in each bait container)
move around if numbers are low
Dont be afraid to try where there are NO pots. the last 3 pots i pulled of our 4 today had 10, 10 and 8 and those 3 pots were 25m apart but no one else potting this area.
bradz
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Pep talk
Cheers for pep talk Bodie. I think some of us needed it.
Any particular reason for not "over baiting"?
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Bodie
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dont need it, its a waste
dont need it, its a waste and you attract everything else under the sea.
I only use 1 hokie head, shift them about if numbers are low. Gotta remember not every ledge or edge will hold crays, often in the whites they will sit in the weed edges too
Bodie
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ohh and i also have 2 pots
ohh and i also have 2 pots which are only single bait pots which are smaller than the double bait pots (these are my two) they have caught as much if not more than the double baiters of my deckies, so pot size does not make a difference. my single Jarrah pot had 10 today.
AHarman
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16 kept from 2 pots
inside 3Mile 9m water . 17m pots only 3 kakkas ? Weed in one deep pot . all Single bait basket . 2 Hezzys pots - heavy bastards . overloaded with bait . guess placement is key ?
sea-kem
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Placement is deffo the key
Placement is deffo the key Adam, I'm seeing it up where we are. Some guys getting none at all only 50m or so away from us, and like Bodie says shift em around we are and doing well.
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hezzy
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good to see your getting afew
good to see your getting afew ,
as bodie says , set em on sand , spread em out and keep moving around if your not doing too well , we always move any pot that doesnt catch well ,
im amazed at how many posts iv read that blokes are pottign right on top of each other , sometimes it may be unavoidable .but if i have any choice ill move mine away from others , even on a good spot that has fired well in years gone by
better to have a pot by itself in good ground than share with others imo ,your pot has the potential to catch all around , or not at all
given how you see crays when diving , there can be lumps, ledges or edges loaded with nests of them , but swim 50 metres away and its no where near as loaded or even empty ..... you need to move to find them nests , thats why you get some pots chockers and others not .....
prospect your ground and work it , mine cover several km each season
hezzy
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uncle
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Had a good day, heaps of boats out
a senior told me when their colour is changing from the white as they are now its coming to an end, anyone aware of this? coffee van there today
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Bodie
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not reds, but corals now,
not reds, but corals now, dark pink colour, should continue to the new year but we will finish up this week.
Another pretty good day average 6-8 a pot. A mate got 25 in his pot! not bad at all
uncle
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Yeah i noticed the colour change today
look awesome
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Westy74
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We got 35 today, 33 size. One
We got 35 today, 33 size. One of those days where it all comes together.
Ben85
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good going! what was the
good going! what was the weather like out there today? I got up at 4am, saw the trees bending over and went back to bed.
Belly Fish
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As good...
...as you could ask for. Flat out to the pots and back
randall df223
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We got to our double centry
We got to our double
centry this morning
Fish! HARD!
uncle
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got a bag today
of blue crabs
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Ericl
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Fall Back
Cray Fall back when the sea is not too good !
Was that in the Swan ?
Cheers
Don't spend all your money on beer, boats, and fishing. Save some to spend foolishly
uncle
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Yep
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randall df223
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Swan river blue crabs, big
Swan river blue crabs, big and full of meat! Yumo
Fish! HARD!
Stefan
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So did we Uncle
6 pulls got our 20 after pulling the cray pots in the morning