Jurien Double Completed
One dhufish, one billfish, details to follow.
Now with Pete D's Video: Marlin Time
That was posted from the beach where we retrieved, and then the phone battery died and I had no charger. I've since had a sleep and am half way through a hot coffee, so feeling a little more human.
Pete, Brad and I packed the car Thursday for a Friday nite departure.
I had a hideous Friday arvo class; Surveying for Engineering Students. The teacher insists on trousers, long-sleeved shirts, a brimmed hat and closed-toe footwear and we were outside roasting from 1pm onwards. Just wondering the whole time if the weekend was ever coming! *BING* clock strikes 5 and I scurry out of there, then to Pete's on my scooter. Boat hitched, we pile in for a fairly uneventful drive to Jurien.
After a few hours* sleep at the Cervantes Beach, we launch on the low tide and head North to a few spots for a quick bottom fish. We have fish on the sounder, but they're not really very interested, the tide only turned a few hours back. Pete moves us onto another lump, and dodging the craypost, I manage to coerce a 73cm dhufish onboard - 7Seas Hooker in lumo/white with holo doing the damage. A few drifts later and we pick up a blackarse and Brad brings up a big goatfish.
Enough of this bottom fishing crap anyway, how about some dollies? We head out to the FADs, 1st one is pretty much empty, so we push off to the middle one and find out its gone ... again! Poor Whitey and co from Jurien Seasports. They replaced the two missing FADs and the middle one went missing again, in just three days! Heading North again to the last FAD, we find a huge currentline. The water there was now up to 27.3°C. We run the gear out and in about 5min get one big smash. Teasers in, other lines cleared, and its on. Good news is the fish hit a rod with harness lugs, bad news is that its one rigged with braid. The lure was a Richter Soft Oscar in 46-46 (pink). The fish went deep a few times, we moved off it to fix out line angles, we really struggled to keep down-current of it, a few times it was keeping pace with the boat at 15kn. Stupid harness clip busted on me, beginning to see what all the fuss is about the blak magic equalisers is. We think its a Blue, the dorsal retracted. Pete popped in for some pics, Brad and I got it onto the marlin board for some snaps, then we swam it off.
Enough of billfish for the day, we pushed off to the last FAD. It took awhile, but we eventually saw a few dollies, and some good sized fish. It was late in the day and presumably they had been harassed all day because they just weren't interested. Having seen this before, I broke out the flyrod for my first sw fly session. Casting in the wind was hideous, but Pete put the boat close to where the fish were, and I managed to get enough line out without tangling on bollards etc to get a fish on. There were some big bulls in the water, but not for me today, I just got a baby, but hey at least its a fish on fly.
Just enough time to punch into the Southerly and a high-tide retrieve @ Cervantes!
I can't wait to do it again, although next time its either going to be bills and dhufish, or bills and dollies, but not all three! We're all off to unpack the boat and wash it @ 10am.
Ta Pete and Brad for a top trip!
Edit: Whitey mentioned 9 raised, 4-5 hooked and 2-3 boated yesterday up there!
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ricey
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Jurien ??
that would surpass 99% of a liferime double! what a day! look forward to the story.
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alfred
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Top stuff Jamie! Way to go!
Top stuff Jamie! Way to go!
Faulkner Family
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come on. let us see the
come on. let us see the picc. until i see them the billfish could just as well be a gardie
. well done Jamie. gotta be a day to remember
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hlokk
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A 'lower' bill fish :P
A 'lower' bill fish :P
carnarvonite
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Takers
Looks like no one is going to bite or its been that long since they've seen a pointy head with the bill on the bottom that they cannot remember the top light line fighters!!!
grayzeee
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didn't somebody recently
didn't somebody recently suggest a dhuey and a bill would be the ultimate one day combo
now you have to suggest another .
come on.. spill the beans + pics.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
marble
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Fkn awsum day out Till,
Fkn awsum day out Till, gotta agree thats the best double you could get . . Big Red and Dhuie might be the next one . .
Shoulda stayed in busso, the weather and the fishing better further south this year thats for sure . . A 22 kilo wahoo was speared today of the metro area, not out at the fads either . .
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alfred
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Just heard that it was a big
Just heard that it was a big one!
Lucky Tim
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more please.
more please.
alfred
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Think they might be saving
Think they might be saving the details for when the underwater video footage is ready.
hemi
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mate
jamie you should be a writer.....the suspence is killing me
what happens next, its like the season final of home and away..but it sounds like as usual you had a ball and hurry up for some pics 
till
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Just need more food and
Just need more food and sleep. Pete will get the pics up soon, and perhaps some video to follow.
Chuditch
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Cant get much better than
Cant get much better than that. top effort fellas.
mightymouse
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Get work up at jurien guys
Get work up at jurien guys must of left as you guys got up there catch up next time
Now for the photos :)
till
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Ok, there are some pics for
Ok, there are some pics for ya ;)
allrounder
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nice marlin
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Seaquest
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Great work Jamie. Solid
Great work Jamie. Solid marlin. Jurien is having a year to remember with the billies.
Ben Derecki
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Nice write-up and great fish
Nice write-up and great fish till.
soupster51
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Nice work lads
Putting the marlin board to good use. Great to see you getting into them Pete, it's been a while for ya. Top write up aswell Jamie.
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STEVE231
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Well done boys, definately
Well done boys, definately worth the effort going up there.
mightymouse
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Top photos well done guys
Top photos well done guys
ricey
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not sure who Pete is....
But guy needs some recognition for diving in to get that shot - sweet picture!
HUGE marlin. Could have eaten Honsu's .... just jokes. Any marlin is amazing in my books.
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big john
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Quality
Always a little sweeter nailing them on your own vessel and gear, great bonding experience for the crew on board. Top stuff guys.
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alfred
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Top fish there guys, great
Top fish there guys, great team work!
Oh! Sweet looking fly rig there!
till
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LOL that's yours :P
LOL that's yours :P
Pete D
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I missed a photo opportunity
I missed a photo opportunity of the said flyrod when an extra wide angle lens would be required
...mind you I could of used the u/w video cam to capture the moment aswell.
Cheers Pete
alfred
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No wonder it looks so good!
No wonder it looks so good! ;P
Ashram
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Nice one
Good work Jamie, Pete n Brad. Great write up and some good photos to finish off. I mentioned before that Jurien is getting like Exmouth for fishing quality the good thing is its a 1000 k's closer. Wont stop me doing AIBT and Gamex though.
Hey jamie do you guys have tags? Chat to you during the week.
Cheers Rhyss
till
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Funny you mention tags, we
Funny you mention tags, we tagged and released the dhufish as part of a demersal tagging scheme, but the billy escaped without further punctures
Lucky Tim
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ah, now I see what all the
ah, now I see what all the fuss was about. Very very nice and I'll give you the ton for the billy. Jealous.
Paul_86
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Awsome capture guys, could
Awsome capture guys, could only imagine how good u would feel to land and release such a great fish!
Pete D
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Video Time
Sorry for the delay lads. Third world country here with wireless. 5 hours to upload
Not like someone who had this thread up before the boat was even on the trailer!
Was a long, but a top day on the water. Plenty learnt.....a dhuie and stick face in the same day...how sweet. This only happens with a good working crew.
Was a treat to be in the water aswell with a great fish...hope to do alot more of that in the future.
Enjoy the short video when Till gets the link uploaded.
Haha, wasn't enough room for the customary home brew next to the days catch with this fish Ads.
Cheers Pete
Adam Gallash
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disappointed Pete
Hahah, sure you must have been able to fit it in there somewhere, but in this case - I will forgive you. :) Really can't believe all these reports I'm reading out of Perth and near waters, guess it won't be long before we hear of the grander caught down that way!
I know what you mean of video footage upload problems, I have heaps of quality dollie and trout feeding footage but it takes forever to upload and borks 3/4 of the way through more times than not.
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honsu chin
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Good work!!
yeh I give it 100kg on the blue as well.
Now back to school you go!! lol
Faulkner Family
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nice billie there Jamie. you
nice billie there Jamie. you would have been stuffed after that one.a trip to remember
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MJ
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Great capture and post
Well done Jamie, Pete & Brad, you wont forget that in a hurry. Theres going to be a traffic jam of boats heading up to Jurien this weekend!
till
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I just linked in Pete D's
I just linked in Pete D's video; Marlin Time
alfred
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Top video work there Pete,
Top video work there Pete, loved the tow - you brave man.
Pete D
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It was hard work hanging on
It was hard work hanging on and trying to keep the camera level!
Cheers Pete
soupster51
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Video
Great job on the video Pete. The trailling shots through the prop wash came out great. You guys have done well. I can't get one over here and now the bloody things are turning up in Perth. Go Figure....
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abeldog
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Great Video
Pete, fantastic report.
Got my first perth dollie on the weekend, bring on the Jurien Bay Marlin(lol).
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Lucky Tim
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now we're talking, always
now we're talking, always better with pics and vid. Top work Pete, always a buzz swimming and filming billies.
aalfred
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great video and report.well
great video and report.
well done !
alfred
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I was watching the vid and
I was watching the vid and imagining that at one stage you wanted to change hands but couldn't as you were holding the cam in one hand and the marlin board with the other! I could just feel the strain for you!
Pete D
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haha, there was a little
haha, there was a little strain at times....and you were dead right Alfred, I wanted to swap sides, but couldn't.
Need a very fast scooter so I can shoot off under my own power....hmm, now theres a project.
Cheers Pete
Grooveepants
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Awesome Video
I've gotta get me a bigger boat and a water proof camera. Top catch can't wait till I have the gear to chase these fish. Fingers crossed it will be next season.
till
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Forget next season!
Forget next season! Beg, borrow or steal some gear for this one.
Its probably a red-hot year for bills because its a strong La Niña event, last one was 07 and the one before that was 1998-2001.
I hate to say it, but by next season we could be back to business as usual and you will have to travel thousands, not hundereds of kilometers for fish.