South passage
Submitted by SEAFORCE CORAL BAY on Mon, 2019-07-01 13:50
South Passage Coral Bay.
Deff not the biggest we have faced but bit more than I normally like to tackle with punters onboard.
There was only about a 2m swell running and looked fine all the way up to it till the set turned up.
Video in link
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bunfish
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we got caught last Wednesday
We got caught out by the storm that came early on Wednesday, was hoping to be north end of the Island before the weather came, caught us within 20 minutes around 10am.
was a long and slow day in - very dangerous.
carnarvonite
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Bums
Bet there was a few bums sucking up the vinyl on the seats big time. Nothing worse than getting half way out and a big set decides its time to rear its ugly head.
Faulkner Family
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gnarly set there. seen a few
gnarly set there. seen a few like that. not much you can do but hammer through it if already committed
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axey45
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Reminds me off coming in on
Reminds me off coming in on the Mahi Mahi with Bernie Vale and we nearly broched with all punters on board. Not good either way.
ranmar850
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been there, done that, never good
But a good move to hit reverse and pull back a bit from the danger zone while you could. Trying to turn wouldn't have ended well. The swell has been pretty big all week here at Kalbarri, won't go down. i worked the crayboat out of South Passage one year, May to June, and didn't see it break once. We were leaving in the dark, and would check it on the radar before we pulled the pick .
crano
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Ranmar
Where abouts were you potting ?
ranmar850
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We went up there after the river closed off from a flood
We were landing on the rocks at Red Bluff, going to Gregory for fuel.So we packed up and went . We started in the 42 fathom ground which runs from just north of False Entrance rght up to the Passage. Very little inside along there there unless you go right in against the cliffs. Ground was a bit different up along the Island, we went about 10 miles (?) up. Out to 50 fathoms, and in as far as 21 fathoms. Also worked the 50 fathom drop out the front, and found a long skinny bit in around 65 fathoms that ran across the front of the passage before it turned and went in towards Steep Point. Still have all my marks, caught lots of Reds in pots along there.
42F=77m
50F=91m
21F =38m
65F=118m
crano
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Thanks
Thanks
ranmar850
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OOPs
Wrong South Passage. I missed the "Coral Bay" bit. I only know one South Passage.
I'll just STFU now.
carnarvonite
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Another
There is also the south passage out of Lancelin, better known as the hole in the wall
Josh-759
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Whats the fishing been like
Whats the fishing been like more importantly??
davmor
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Be no good when you go Josh.
Be no good when you go Josh.
meglodon
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Well done skipper
No one gets alarmed or excited, all the punters feel comfortable with the skippers actions. Just the way it should be.
hezzy
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great video ! something
great video !
something you dont see that often in action , nicely done
calm and steady shows the experience of skipper there
did south passage [coral bay ] a few times with the surfey charter skipper simon , back in the mid 90s, bit hairy with him when swell was up !!
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Gadsy
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Getting out through the Quobba blowholes bar
Can be quite tricky when the swell is up and it's breaking right across the bay. You can end up past black rock picking your way out at times.
Spence
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That passage is so
That passage is so temperamental. I've been caught out once myself, and i can say it was truly scary. General rule of thumb for me is 2-2.5m swell no go, especially with outgoing large tides.
Will be up there again in 3 weeks. See ya at the filleting table
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Josh-759
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looking forward to in
looking forward to it
Spence
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I expect you’re buying me
I expect you’re buying me beers
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Dale
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Fark, that’s dodgy. Good work getting through.
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Cruise Control
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Yep, I’ve propped the boat a
Yep, I’ve propped the boat a few times through there many years ago. Not any more though, I’m a bit smarter these days.
Da pirate
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Carnarvite .. south passage..
south passage Lancelin .. your bringing
back memories mate !! We used too paddle
Out too hole in the wall .. from the shore
crayboats passing by !! Fark wouldn’t catch me
doing that these days ! Even eddies I wouldnt
do the paddle! Had a rather large fin cut thru
out there .. heap of us witnessed but surf was
up too busy worrying bout drowning !! Lol