South West jigging
With the weather gods playing ball it was not a time to miss such an opportunity........
Not a breath of wind. Thats Barneyboy (Mark) at the helm.
Decided to stop at the tip of the cape as there was minimal swell and a large bommie with a big ledge...... unfortunatley Mark was using light gear and got bricked by a big dhuie on a snapback SP.......better luck next time mate.
We then went around the cape looking for fish.
We found plenty along the current line and proceeded to find the sambo's....
It was double hookup after hookup.......and great fun on light gear.
Thats a Oceanside jig master PE 2-3 rod and matched with a Certate 4000 (thanks Bones76).
About time as there were hundreds of the buggers around
Small SBT jigged on a shout lighten 70g
Mark in the action with a snapback SP.
We caught heaps of fish species including shallowtail, heaps of BA, wrasse and sambo's...............
I was predominantley chasing demersals on jig and only used either a caprice kid of shout lighten or shabba and no matter how slow I jigged couldn't get past the sambo's and they were even taking then on the bottom when stationary...but great fun on light gear.
Mark mostly threw snapback SP when not pirating my jig rods.....he he and caught all of the above species and more. And he got bricked twice by big dhuies on SP. Better upgrade Mark 
.
Fantastic day on the water. Plenty of fish in the boat.
And yes Harro and Brendan (Seaquest) that was us waving at you when you came past the Cape.
Bones76
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I wish I kept that
I wish I kept that reel....
Might come down with the boat in a few weeks Damo - will let you know if I do.
damo6230
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No worries Paul
Just PM me and we should be able to organise something.
Yeh that certate is one sweet reel. Had to fend off Mark all day...ha ha
harro
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i recognise the boat now
oh nice pics damo, yeah was a mad rush to get out, i knew the guys on the other boats heading out same time also, we did pretty good, conditions were great, glad u guys had fun out there..
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damo6230
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no worries Harro
was surprised to find only two boats in before us at 6am, thought it would have been packed given the conditions.
figured you guys were all in the one group the way you were traveling, some nice boats out.....
hoping the autumn weather provides similar days
Brody
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See, Lightens do work ahah.
See, Lightens do work ahah.
man, those tuna are just marlin lollies!
harro
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lol
nah , we all were heading to different grounds , but everyone has and is getting good catches , a mate got some thumpers out on the coral lumps as well yesterday,
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damo6230
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actually thought about the lumps......
but that big bommie and ledge right on the cape just looked to good.
That's were Mark got bricked big time.....
Always next time.
damo6230
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shout lightens......
Finally........
good jigs as you know. Lost that one in the pic so need to replace it as that colour was dynamite (pink/silver/blue). It was interesting as I changed to green I picked up more demersal but mostly undersize BA.......
yeh was masses of SBT that size.
Seaquest
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Good work Damo. I thought it
Good work Damo. I thought it was you but wasn,t 100%.
All I could jig yesterday was sambos, but the boys got some nice fish on baits. No pics because I left the memory card out of the camera.
Those JM rods are awesome. I been using the 150 overhead and love it.
Starting to get some good jigging spots sussed now. Great fun when it comes together.
We should have a FW jigging comp down here one day. Theres enough of us down here who are into jigging.
damo6230
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yep good idea Brendan
but I am not available after April......
plenty of crew from Perth will probably attend also
I'll send you a PM.
cheers
till
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Perhaps try something longer
Perhaps try something longer to keep those toy tuna off =)
Nealez
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Nice work mate! i am hangin
Nice work mate! i am hangin to get out got some new toys to test
Adam Gallash
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orange peel
Just out of interest, is the boats name orange peel?
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Nealez
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naa thats tickles boat
naa thats tickles boat
damo6230
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na no official name yet
yep she stands out
no mistaking her in Exmouth ha ha, so watch out
hlokk
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I'm surprised you havent
I'm surprised you havent named it Palloran yet?
Nice bit of action out there on the jigs. Good variety of species too. Those shout lightens are definately nice jigs. Lots of small tuna the same size up at the FAD's here as well, seems theres a lot of them around. Were any of the BA sized?
damo6230
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yeh that would be by boat name "Palaran"
considering my upcoming move I may just make it offical and tag the hull.....
most were right under legal...but Mark scored a healthy sized BA for the table.
I need some more jigs......
plagued by sambo's though...but great fun.
Mark was action all day on SP
Faulkner Family
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looks like nice conditions
looks like nice conditions everywhere, sounds like you guys had a great day , those little tuna would make for great billie bait
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Lucky Tim
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what boat have you got there
what boat have you got there Damo?
damo6230
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boat is a custom Groundswell
It's 4.6m, 4mm hull 3mm sides.
Extra wide consiole and 100l tank, 60 four stroke on back.
Still being produced locally in Perth. Strong boat for its size.
When I bought it I was heading north again, of which I am now doing 4 years later......
Looking forward to chasing Barra again
barneyboy
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How is a redlined 20lb braid a light outfit??
Iam looking at building a 6 foot 9 inch 15kg spin jig rod. Nice chrisp responsive tip with a parobolic curve, cork grips, alconites and silicon tip. Hows that for upgrade? It will pull their lips off their faces..
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Bluetonic
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Well done Damo, those little
Well done Damo, those little toona make for great baits. You should keep a few for Exy.
Garbo and I are hoping to head to the Cape this Saturday and get some jigging practice in for your farewell comp.
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
damo6230
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some practice hay BJ
yep YOU need it...ha ha ha ha
and well, as for Garbo he needs ALL the practice he can get...ha ha
well actually I take that back because he is VERY good at pulling the anchor...he he
hope Garbo catches a fish this time
barneyboy
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Sorry if Iam upsetting the applecart by saying this
but I feel it needs to be said.. sure these little southern bluefin tuna would make great baits but they also grow up to be big awesome beautiful creatures. IMO it would be a shame to see people going out to catch and keep these just for bait. This species deserves more respect than being called good bait or just being used for bait. This species numbers is also on the decline. For the sake of a bit of bait I would rather pick something else to use than insult this magnificent fish,
Thanks, i feel better now!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Garbo
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Better pull my finger out
Yeh your right Damo ive been better at pulling the anchor lately than catching fish but i will bounce back. As fas as keeping a couple of small tuna for bait Barneyboy theres no problem with that, its not like Bluetonic is saying hes going to stock pile them we all know a bit of fresh live bait is always good on the day for something different.
barneyboy
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Garbo,
I dont have a problem with it. What you do with the fish you catch is your business. Iam just expressing my opinion on Southern Bluefin Tuna.
FEEEISH ONNN!!!