Monties Madness 2015 - Pic Heavy
Wow! Don't know what else I can say...
Recently got back from the most epic fishing trip I have ever done. We had the opportunity to get out for a week at short notice with the boys from Montebello Island Safaris. Can't thank these guys enough! Captain Matty, Kitchen Ninja Ash, Wade-o the fish wrestler and Tommy the Photo Bomber & Backpacker Whisperer- thanks again!
Myself and forum member Decky Dave headed out on a road trip, leaving just before 5.00am Saturday morning. Dave was in fine form due to a somewhat dodgy diet the evening before, fermented with a dozen or so beers. After outscoring me about 32 to 2, we arrived at Exmouth around 5.00pm, settled in for a beer & counter meal at the Potshot, in anticipation of the fishing to come.
Arrived at the boat Sunday morning and met the 4 crew, who confirmed that there would only be six passenngers for this trip, not the usual fourteen. That's right, four crew & six passengers. The other passengers were two pairs of guys, all keen for a fish and a chat over the next few days. I know they will be checking this site, so g'day fellas.
Highlights from the trip (so many!) include the road trip there and back, my first ever billfish (thanks for your help wrestling him Wade-o!) and possibly the best beer of my life, landing a good size spaniard in a tinny on a flick rod, Decky Dave's panty antics (see seperate thread), hand feeding the locals, watching the insane crew catching waves in the middle of exploding bait schools and airborne tuna, thumping coral trout, getting great fish on jigs & soft plastics - every time!, crazy filleting sessions, fantastic food (cheers Ash for all your food made "with love"), Captain Matty's secret spots (see the sounder porn photo), squidding off the houseboat and kicking back with the fellas for a beer or three.
Too many stories to mention, so I'll let the pictures do the talking...
And if anyone is thinking about doing this trip, don't put it off. Just get out there and do it, you won't be diassapointed. Oh, and say hi to the boys up there for me.
Deleted
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spectacular, thanks for the
spectacular, thanks for the write up in this misserable perth weather
Simo_
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Awesome trout
Awesome trout
Bring on April
Ben Derecki
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Good times!
Some of those trout are on fire with colour, they look fantastic.
Great trip, cheers for the pics. How much do you learn about your fishing in a weeklong extravaganza like that too eh? Chatting shop, checking out the other guys' gear, talking about who does what knot / rig etc for what fishing and so on; that's one of the things I noticed in particular about these trips.
Stevo81
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Cracking trip! I Gotta get
Cracking trip! I Gotta get over there. Smashed the trout lads!
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S.Cotchin
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ya killing me Brown dog
ya killing me Brown dog !!
heding up iin october n everytime i jump on here there are more photos and write ups on Montes
never the less great pics bud.
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Browndog
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Haha
Haha, yeah I've got you a few times now. You will have a ball!
And if you think the lack of sleep is bad now, wait until the week before. I reckon I spent every night that week dreaming of screaming drags and bent rods, and the reality was still better than I had hoped.
Cheers,
Browny.
Dale
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Nice trout there and that sharkie is a hooter too.
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keg
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awesome pics
I went with these guys in 2007 and matt was the skipper then and very young 8 yrs ago,we were a bit skeptical of his ability but proved to be a great skipper and very professional attitude towards his job.and ash was an awesome chef.i`d love to go back one day.
chris raff
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Great stuff guys looks as if
Great stuff guys looks as if it was a memorable trip with some quality fish , well done .
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What a trip
One to remember
lachieH
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Great report, better fish!
Great report, better fish!
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
Madmerv
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Top Photo's mate. Looks like it was a cracking trip.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
sea-kem
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That is sick!
That is sick!
Love the West!
carnage
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nice one dave nice write up.
Cracker trip.
fish on...
Browndog
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Back?
Back on dry land? Hope the dreams of fins & teeth have eased up!
Thanks again for the week, will be hard to top that one. Still can't believe we brought back 7 stubbies. Pissweak effort really.....
Cheers,
Browny
WSHN4FSHN
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Wow awesome effort thanks for
Wow awesome effort thanks for sharing.
Burley it and they will come.
pale ale
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all I can see is red
all I can see is red crosses
why cant I see the fish?
lefty1975
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great
great trout and a couple of nice barrels what a trip
Browndog
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Thanks
Thanks for all the positive comments guys.
Cheers,
BD.
Callum24
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that 2nd photo of the red is
that 2nd photo of the red is a cracker sick colours potm right there, great report the deckies look like a good grin
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