The Mighty Bucaneer Hori falls video added!
For the last 8 days i have been lucky enough to have been at the Bucaneer Archipeligo off Derby with 3 mates.
What can i say what a amazing place, the pictures and videos i have do not do it justice, ( more to follow when i go through them)
We went from fishing 40m deep water to flicking at cliff faces to trolling in mangroves to snorkelling in pristine untouched coral to swimming in freshwater waterfalls withing a few kms of each other. Amazing scenery I did a snorkel in the middle of a mangrove and it was like being in a large aquarium. The tides were huge and lucky to be with a mate that has done it a few times in his boat. Pretty amazing to to whirpool drops in the middle of deep water. Would be a pretty dangerous trip to unexperinced people.
The fishing was amazing but very hard at the same time. Tides and getting fish away from the rocks was the biggest factor. I lost a few good fish but landed more fish than ever before mainly on light gear. Goldens, gts, queenies, jacks, tarpon, fingermark, bluebone, tuna, estuary cod, qld groper, bream, salmon, mackies, trout and a few more.
We spent 7 nights sleeping on the boat and we still had ice the day we got home. We went as far as Horizontal waterfalls and then turned around and came home.The weather was a bit rough at times but there was always a island to tuck behind.
Can't wait to do more offshore trips !
A video of Hori falls, was Low tide but you can still see the awesome power:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154339687195207
A quick snorkel in the Mangroves
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154343329980207
Vinnie
Boydy
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Wow
Stunning scenery and fish there.
You could turn some of them picture's into post cards.
Thanks for sharing.
tim-o
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Farrk, unbelievable place
Farrk, unbelievable place
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Vinesh87
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Haha yep thats certainly one
Haha yep thats certainly one word for it.
MJ
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Magical Spot
Thanks for sharing.
Love the colours in the last pic.
southcity104
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awesome!
cheers Vinesh.
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Broady
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Love that place
Been through there on cruise, love to get back again one day. Looks like four buddies making fantastic memories.
Thanks for sharing!
Wes F
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Awesome
Now that's living Barry
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Adam Gallash
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Sick
Just awesome!
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Bootboot
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Awesome photos thanks for
Awesome photos thanks for sharing!!
milsey
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Spesh
Ericl
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Lived the dream
Wow
Seems like you have just lived the dream. A bucket list must
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Vinesh87
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Yeh mate a dream for sure.
Yeh mate a dream for sure. And a dream to do it again!
Rob H
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great pics Vin, definitely a
great pics Vin, definitely a destination on my list
When I saw this thread though I thought the "Mighty Bucaneer" was the name of your new yet to be disclosed gin palace!!
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Vinesh87
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Haha well it could be the
Haha well it could be the name of my next boat but not yet. But I learnt a few things.
Dont buy a new boat
Dont paint it
Dont buy glass boat
Dont buy a new boat
Overpower it
600l fuel minimum
Extended hardtop needed
Rob H
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ha-theres a couple there I
ha-theres a couple there I think I told ya already
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Vinesh87
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Yeh sure did.
Yeh sure did.
trymyluck
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yeah very cool, The Kimberley
yeah very cool, The Kimberley might not always have the best fishing but its a very special place to fish. Sitting at anchor in the evenings is almost spiritual , lol
sammy85
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Awesome!! What boat did u
Awesome!! What boat did u take up there?
Plumber and gas fitter- 0415489103
Vinesh87
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Was in my mates 6.8m
Was in my mates 6.8m razerline and the other boys were in a custom 5.5m barra boat haha
bod
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Stunning
Absolutely magnificent. Living the dream's right.
mr_meks
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Jealous, so, so
Jealous, so, so jealous.
Snorkelling around mangroves though, you not worried about ending up inside a very large reptile?
Vinesh87
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Well it was quite
Well it was quite controversial haha.
I walked it on low tide before and was crystal clear only about 1m max in places. It did get to a very deep hole in the end and was a bit worrying haha. Was well worth it but. Will put gopro footage up at same stage. There were certainly no shortage crocs !!
catchalittle
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Vine that place looks awesome
Vine that place looks awesome as do the fish pics one for the bucket list for sure
Nathan
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Hey Vinesh - did you get across to Cockatoo island?
I grew up there from age 5 to 14 when it was owned by BHP, I see you visited Crocodile creek (6th photo down) used to love jumping off the top of the waterfall and camping in that area there. Your photos have got me all sentimental wish I still lived up there have always said to myself that Im going back for a look one day should be within the next few years cant wait Thanks for the great flashback of my best childhood memories !!
Vinesh87
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Lucky !! Na didn't go to
Lucky !!
Na didn't go to cockatoo. Just past it. Yes Croc creek was awesome!
outdoinit
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Yeah love the place Vinesh
Is that third photo down taken at waterfall beach??
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
Vinesh87
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Na not waterfall beach. Just
Na not waterfall beach. Just a unamed island. Waterfall beach was dry!!
Alan James
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It is truly
a beautiful part of the world up there. I lived on Koolan Island for 12 months in the late 80s. Thanks for the memories.
Vinesh87
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Nice one. Looks pretty
Nice one. Looks pretty untouched still which is awesome !
Cruise Control
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Fabulous Vinnie, Love to do
Fabulous Vinnie, Love to do that trip one day !
woftam
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Sure is a very special place,
Sure is a very special place, lived and worked on Koolan Island for 9 years .Crocodile creek is brilliant
Vinesh87
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Lucky!! We went through past
Lucky!! We went through past Koolan when the were blasting !!
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Looks amazing mate, well
Looks amazing mate, well done. How are those Oysters Kilpatrick on the Barbie?!
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Vinesh87
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Well before this trip i hated
Well before this trip i hated oysters. Now i dont mind them fresh. Killpatrick in the picture was pretty good but i prefered them with cheese and bbq sauce ( not sure if that has a name ? ) But yeh very good and on a side note baby weber best thing ever. Cooked roasts, squid , fish,oysters and all the usuals!
pigtrough
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Great times up there, have
Great times up there, have done similar trip in my boat when living on the dampier peninsula and left from one arm point , miss that country !
Vinesh87
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Nice. One arm point would be
Nice. One arm point would be a mission of a drive with a heavily loaded boat wouldnt it ?
bazzab
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great
Thats great what else cani say.
Greg Jones
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Very special part of the
Very special part of the world....oustanding pictures....great story....dunno if I woulda been snorkeling but...we saw a ~3.5m saltie about 50m from the
rock bar at crocodile creek, and many many more...but its the ones you don't see that bother me!
Greg Jones
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Very special part of the
Very special part of the world....oustanding pictures....great story....dunno if I woulda been snorkeling but...we saw a ~3.5m saltie about 50m from the
rock bar at crocodile creek, and many many more...but its the ones you don't see that bother me!
Vinesh87
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Haha yeh we saw many of them
Haha yeh we saw many of them haha but I couldn't let a diving opportunity like that pass me by!!
Swompa
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Sensational
Sensational
Vinesh87
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Just added 3 screenshots from
Just added 3 screenshots from my Gopro of the coral we snorkelled in the mangrove.
Gopro footage was horrible, too much light/sediment but you get the idea !
Swompa
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Gotta love untouched areas.
Gotta love untouched areas.
Reefmonkey
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awesome pics vin
such an awesome place, hard to get a bad photo up there! Dugong bay waterfall looks like it's drying up ay? or just the photo. Was in there 3 weeks ago, wus'd out on the climb up though. Well done!!
Dave J.
Vinesh87
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Yeh sure is I have about 500
Yeh sure is I have about 500 amazing pics! Yeh pretty dry but partly the picture. 3 weeks ago I might have seen you haha
Browndog
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Fantastic
Great pictures and read Vin. I'm heading up to Koolan late September, and hoping to manage to take a client fishing out of Derby or Broome for a day or so. Any suggestions for a charter that could accomodate? Flown over the area before and always thought it would be awesome, your photos just made me even more keen to get out there!
Cheers,
BD
Vinesh87
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He mate yeh its awesome
He mate yeh its awesome fishing in both places. Yampi was a bit harder but still good. I can't comment on a charter company as i only fish with my cuz up there, normally out of broome!!
Vinesh87
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Added a video of Hori falls
Added a video of Hori falls and some mangroves.
Note the Gopro was on wide, Hori falls is quite narrow in real life!
Enjoy
outdoinit
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What you didnt take the boat through
the second gap..
Bit soft.. 
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
Vinesh87
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haha yep ill cop that!! Did
haha yep ill cop that!!
Did you take your boat through ?
Maybe oneday !
outdoinit
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Went through both last year
And then both again on this years trip..
thought it was a long way to go and not to do it..
I must admit that the second gap is quite daunting on the approach, but well worth the adrenaline..
it is 24 mtrs deep in the middle of that second gap at low tide..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
Vinesh87
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haha yeh i know its deep, its
haha yeh i know its deep, its pretty skinny but haha.
Oneday for sure
Pretty scary when you see the Niad with 900 ponies on the back getting pushed around !!
southcity104
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epic trip
memories like that will stay for life! What an awesome trip.
"Its a life style job"
Vinesh87
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Yeh mate just cant stop
Yeh mate just cant stop talking about it haha