South West Cape session - Friday the 13th
Just got back from a week and a half down south on a family holiday, was pretty keen to get out for a fish while I was there so I kept an eye on the Fishing Buddies section which eventually saw Buz putting up a post for some deckies. We hooked up early Friday morning with a Bunbury FW member, Ric, at the Quindalup ramp and were on the water before 6am.
It was a choppy start to the morning but the breeze was meant to die out so we were happy to put up with a bit of discomfort knowing things would chill out after a while. We did a few drifts off Cape Nat with nothing to show, we were all using jigs or placcies and eventually Ric was the first to give in and start dropping some baits. That seemed to get the ball rolling and a couple of sea sweep came to the surface... Buz was using the XOS McArthys and I had a Shout Lighten on but neither were seeing any action.
After a while I switched to a Sea Falcon and had immediate success pulling up a reasonable sized BA
A few drifts later Ric and I both hooked up at the same time - Ric scored a nice dhu which weighed in at just over 7kg and I got the bub which must have been tagging alongside mum
At this point Buz was still fishless and getting a bit agitated so he switched to baits. It didn't take long for him to get in on the action with an ever faithful sambo followed by a small pinkie and a few other bits and pieces
I eventually switched to softies and popped on a 7-inch McArthy on a 3oz jig head which turned out to be my best move of the day. After a few drifts I nailed this nice red snapper followed by a 7kd dhu a few drifts later
We didn't hang around too long after that as we had our limit of Cat 1 fish and were pretty much out of time. By this point the waters had glassed off nicely and we had a sweet ride back to the ramp.
Props to Buz for a great day on the water and for being a top skipper putting us all onto some great fish and to Ric for keeping us all entertained with some classic stories, none crazier than his tale about Danny the tranny... a suitable finish to a Friday the 13th fish.
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Lamby
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Nice one Ben, I think I shot
Nice one Ben, I think I shot past you guys in the morning on the way out that day Buz
chrisp
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Nice..
Nice Fish there boys.Good work for sticking with the artificials Ben,persistance pays.
blitzed
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Good effort fellas, great day
Good effort fellas, great day out by the looks of it.
soupster51
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Top day
Top day on the water and a quality esky full of fish. Nice work.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
Ric
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Awesome report Ben, had a
Awesome report Ben, had a great day
Buz
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Great report Ben, and the
Great report Ben, and the pics came out great too! At least the pic of me fighting that dirty sambo looks good, oh well at least the sambo got me on the board. I also found the blue butt cap from one of your rods left rolling around in the bottom of the boat, so i got it if you were wondering where it got to.
Great to have you and Ric out with us that day, and your both more than welcome out with me anytime.
Also, everything work out with your Daughter when you got home? Was your wife like WTF happened to your sons head! Tough little fella, considering how hard he hit his head and the size of that lump!
Buz.
Hebbs
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I see what you meant BEn,
I see what you meant BEn, looks like it was a great trip.
Nice to see an opportunity like this work out so well.
It's not rocket surgery...
Hebbs
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I see what you meant Ben,
I see what you meant Ben, looks like it was a great trip.
Nice to see an opportunity like this work out so well.
Nice pics and story as well, have you considered a career change :)
It's not rocket surgery...
Faulkner Family
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and who said friday the 13
and who said friday the 13 was a bad omen. maybe for the fish but they dont have calanders do they.
some nice fish there guys, that red is a beauty, bet it tasted awesome too. coupla nice dhuies to finnish the load off as well.
great day by all . well done Buz for putting up with a couple of blowins and gettiong them onto the fish
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
southcity104
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Top report Ben
Great line up of fish had though the day!!
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