SW Fishwrecked Comp RESULTS
The first SW Fishwrecked comp has come and gone.
It was a great day and very successful as everyone that attended caught fish. Following is a report and some pictures of the day. We are in the process of writing an article for Reeltime so I have not posted some great photos so stay tuned for the article.
The weather was very good especially for those that fished the Cape.
It was a hectic friday trying to organise one and all and unfortunately Seaquest had to withdraw his boat from the comp due to a seal breaking at the prop due to unwanted braid he had picked up the day before chasing salmon and I hope you can get your motor fixed Brendan for Exmouth. A few crew dropped out due to health of other reasons so in all 12 members fished the comp.
MineMineMine (Helen) and Goodz (Ben) travelled down from Perth to rub shoulders with us locals and seeing Ben brought his family down the pressure was on to catch some fish. Thanks to Barneyboy (Mark) for subbing Ben into his boat after Brendan had to pull out.
Three boats hit the Cape while Bluetonic (BJ) and Garbo headed out from Bunbury.......
Those of us fishing the Cape found the salmon....
Me hooked up and
Jared not far behind.
Jared has just moved down from Kununurra and is finding the fishing different from the Barra....
Not long after Mark, Ben and Helen joined the fun
Gives you an idea of the size and this is Ben's fish
The school was about 10 tonne and just hung around all day. Metals, Poppers and Soft Plastics all did the damage. Was great watching Ben casting poppers and the ensuing surface strikes from the salmon.
After catching heaps of Salmon it was time to venture further afield. Feral (Clint) Nealez (yes I spelt it correct this time
) and the Docta went west out to the lumps while Mark and I went around the Cape.
There was plenty of fish caught and the conditions were most favourable for the Cape.
Mark was the first to boat the elusive weed fish.....
Well Done Mark on such a unique capture...
but would it be good enough to win the comp......
Mark with a Queenie
Kept in constant contact with Bj and Garbo fishing Bunbury and good to see Garbo finally jigging and well rewarded...ha ha
And yes BJ did catch one fish
While actually not that big BJ 
......what he caught this KG on will be revealed in the Reeltime article..........
Apparently they were plagued by undersize pinkies and kamakazi jig loving rays..ha ha
While I headed in early to help organise the the after comp party the crews all fished on......
Feral's boat picked up a 10kg Dhuie a couple of miles off the cape but once again the salmon were keen to play.
That's Feral in the FW shirt and Mark and crew in the forground centre console.
After a long drive down and a longer day in the boat it was great to see Helen catch her first salmon.
With some great coaching from Ben she is rewarded with a solid salmon on SP
Fantastic effort Helen and hopefully worth the trip south. I understand the crew from Tackleshack supplied the gear so another great effort guys.
Due to numbers at the after party it was decided to just split the prizes into three $50 fishing vouchers.
Considering the travel and effort she displayed throughout the day and being her first salmon we awarded Helen a prize.
It was a great capture seeing she is new to fishing.
The other two vouchers were pulled from the hat, NOT my Puma pants...ha ha and accordingly Mark and NEALEZ (see I spelt it correct again) won these.
Mark kindly donated a prize consisting of SP jigheads and a bunch of Snapback packets. Garbo won these.
The party continued as a long day on the water needs a cold beer or three. Those that missed the comp due to work turned up the the BBQ.
NEALEZ, Clint and Dan1
A few more of the ragtag crew
So all up it was a very successful day. Thanks to all that attended and was great to meet some more crew. The comps are designed to allow members to meet up and fish, so don't be shy and join the festivities. It was great to finally meet crew who you talk to over the forum and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.
A big Thankyou to BJ for his help and place to party.........still laughing about "little billie" and his puma pants adventures...he he. Thanks to the skippers that graciously donated deckie spots and to all those crew that journeyed down to the SW, Feral and crew for donating the Dhuie and Nani for the BBQ and finally to Shantele (excuse my spelling if I have it wrong) for the food and munchies. Hopefully after I leave the comps continue.
When you all hit Exmouth for the comp first up say thanks to Adam and the fellow organisers, it's no easy task and a lot of effort from multiple crew goes into organising such a comp.
Likewise we have a donation for Fishwrecked so I'll send it up Adam
Fish species included, Sambos, Salmon, Skippy, Pigfish, Dhuies, KGW, Queenies, Leatherjackets, Pink and Red Snapper, Shallowtail and the usual suspects........
The SW aint so barren!
Paul G
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Well done to all in the
Well done to all in the comp.The salmon would have been great. well done Helen bet you were stocked .
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I think Helen's Salmon could
I think Helen's Salmon could be a worthy contender for the next pic of the month.
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Awesome
Well done to everyone involved, sounds like a great day (and night) :) Look foward to the rest of the pics.
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Nealez
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A great day indeed, correct
A great day indeed, correct spelling noted Damo
thanks for organising everything damo and thanks BJ for letting us share some cold ones at your place.
Did you end up taking that cat home Mawkus?
carnarvonite
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Great read
It makes a great read and from the salmon shots Rocky point is still the hot spot.
Andy Mac
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Great stuff
Another FW comp in the bag. Congrats to all the organisers and competitors, looks like you had a great day....and night.
Can't wait to see what you have come up with for the Reeltime mag. Should be a top read.
Cheers
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Tigh82
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Conditons
Looks like the conditions turned out nice too! Good effort guys! Will this be a yearly event?
barneyboy
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great write up Damo
The cat is in the freezer for next trip Nealz. haha. nah only joking. dunno what happened to it. Thanks to everyone involved. Made for a great day/night. I think we would like to make it more than 1 a year Tigh82. Cant wait for the Reeltime article. Should be great!!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
PilbaraBrad
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nice work, looks like it was
nice work, looks like it was a bit of fun
grayzeee
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solid anal fin on that weed
solid anal fin on that weed fish!!!
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Helen
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Oh God... remove those pics
Oh God... remove those pics of me. I look terrible... and im wearing Marks jumper coz I was freezing... eeeek. I look like a dag. ahaha
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dagree
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Sounds like a good day out
Only problem was we were heading back to Perth while you were catching fish... Well done on the win Helen and great write up Damo. (And don't delete the pics of Helen good to see a female getting into a few)
Any chance of another comp over the Anzac Day weekend as we are heading down again.
Looking forward to the full story in Reeltime.
Cheers,
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great effort for the
great effort for the organiser of the shindig. well done to those that got into the fish and hope the heads were feeling ok the next day as i presume there would be some beverages consumed. and congrats to mineminemine on your first salmon
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beau
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Where
Hey guys looks like a realy fun day out. Where is the spot all the salmon were caught? Is it far from the closest boat ramp?
carnarvonite
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Rocky point
It looks to be Rocky point on the south end of Bunker bay.
The closest ramp is in Eagle bay about 3 miles away but its a very rough ramp and 4wd only,the next one is the old Dunsborough ramp and the Quindalup ramp further back in the bay.At a guess Quindalup is about 8nm from Rocky and Dunsy 6-7nm.
Dale
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Good day out on the water
Good day out on the water for all, well done to the organisers and the winners. I'm back home for a short break next Monday (going to Melbourne to watch Freo V Saints on the weekend) so hopefully there are still a few fish around.
Cheers
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Lucky Tim
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yep great work organizing
yep great work organizing that all. If I was home I would have come down but work seems to be getting in the way a fair bit lately.....
Nice little send off for you Damo, good stuff.
Also, what brand is the fibreglass centre console?
barneyboy
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The fibreglass centre console is
a pongrass waverider hull. I have just finished customising it from a half cabin. It was rebuilt from the bare skin out. Iam over the moon with how it peformed.. That weed fish was a fighter man!!!! stubborn bottom hugger
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
damo6230
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nice boat Mark
Have to say after watching you rebuild it from skin up I was very impressed with your fitout and the performance of the centre console.
We just need to blood it before I go
and looking forward to riding in the rass.......fitting name seeing you catch mobs of them 
nah great job mate!
Brucesta
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looks like a lot of fun,
looks like a lot of fun, congrats to all those who caught some good fish, well done Helen on the Salmon on SP, looks like a hoot.
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well done
fantastic report damo, well done helen on your first salmon, they fight great dont they,,
cheers for sharing guys n gal,
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Congrats
Congrats to all involved, both the organiser and the participants.
Salmon are a great fish to cut your fishing teeth on so to speak.
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Seaquest
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Well done Damo, sounds like
Well done Damo, sounds like the first SW fishing comp was a great day. Spewing I missed it. The last couple of days have been a bit crazy trying to get the boat fixed before I head up to Exy.
Can't wait to see the rest of the pics.
Hopefully can make it into a yearly event.
GrahamM
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Great Effort and well done
Great Effort and well done on organizing the comp. looks like a blast had by all. good fish as well and good to see the salmon down there in numbers again as they make a great days fishing on their own
Goodz
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Finally just got the net on
Finally just got the net on at the new place so I can actually comment on here again! Woohoo...
bit late coming but big thanks to Damo and crew for organising the comp and huge thanks to barneyboy for letting me come aboard his tub for the day after Seaquests unfortunate engine probs! Was a great day on the water with the top weather and plenty of fish being landed. Also great to meet a few of you too, pity I couldn't stay longer at the bbq tho. Next time :)
Cheers guys!