A Swirl of a Time at Durien Bay
as Team Conquest ( Alias Team Seaswirl ) had it's first training run in preperation for the 2011 Fishwrecked Comp in Jurien Bay.
Blessed by the weather Gods two fantastic days on Monday and Tuesday, left Perth at 4.30am in jurien by 7.30am and on the water by 8.30am.
Monday was the perfect glass off day however never taken a boat to Jurien before and not knowing the secret fishing spots the first hour was a hit and miss affair.
Finally the Skipper(Seaswirl) found some intersting ground we named it the "Baldie Patch" four Baldies came up in quick succession before we decided to move to deeper water.
Next spot produced a nice Dhuie to Abeldog(wearing the Dhuie hat) followed by snapper to Hooht ( the Snapper King ).
We tried to find the fads but realised that one of the numbers on Fishwrecked is wrong however the Skipper found the spot. "Redfm" had some birds we trolled around Abeldog landing a nice strippy tuna.
More searching for new ground before the day came to an end.
Tuesday on the water by 5.30am and we headed South as the weather was going to swing to the SW at about 11.00am
More poking around before Abeldog landed a nice snapper
We moved as we had enough snapper and then Hookt came into his own with a nice Baldie, followed by a great Dhuie that weighed 13.5kg. Yes no more about the ones that got away.
The rest of the morning was spent looking for ground, baging out with six fish and we were in by 2.00pm and then the three hour drive home.
Over the two days the Keepers were
2 x Dhuies
4 x Snapper
4 x Baldie
3 x Sweet Lip
We all learn't alot of new things on this trip, The importance of SUNSCREEN and a HAT, I ended up wit heatstroke, it hit me when I got home.
Boat handling, setups, launching, retrieving, reading plotter maps, GPS locations, however overall we learn't how important it is to work as a team on a boat.
Pulling lines in when someone is on a good fish, helping with the Gaff etc etc.
Can't wait for the Fishwrecked Comp only three months away. Yahooooooooooo
Abeldog
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Simon C
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Nice work boys
DIdn't the skipper rate a pic?
abeldog
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Nah
He is a Very Good Skipper & Photographer, were good at catching fish, lol,
The Skipper is a Faceless Man who we only know as "The Skip"
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THE GERMAN
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nice
fish guys and the conditions look the goods ,the photos of the dews look great!
till
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Looks like you guys had a
Looks like you guys had a good trip up there too! I think we saw your boat near the filleting bench, we were just in such a rush to get back.
Interesting what you say about the FAD coords? We found the South one fine from the coords we had, but the middle one is missing and we never went up to the top one.
abeldog
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Yep
the RedFm coordinates has the middle number wrong.
It put you in 50m of water, when we looked at the chart and went west to 200m it was there.
The Skip worked it all out.
Headed south for a while but it was very quiet so we headed back in.
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STEVE231
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Well done boys, You did well
Well done boys, You did well considering you had no knowledge of spots, some good fish there.
Marko doesn't look all that pleased with his fish...
a 13.5 kg dhuie would put a smile on my face!!
Seaquest
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Great fish and top pics as
Great fish and top pics as well.
abeldog
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It's
That Rapper look,
The only time I see him smiling, is when he is buying jigs, rods, reels etc and when he beats Jade at UNO.
He did smile and laugh when he saw how Red "The Skip" got on the Monday
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grayzeee
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congrats guys good trip well
congrats guys
good trip well done
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
spanishmackeral
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great fish
how deep were you when you got the baldies and the dhu
TWITCHEMUP
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Top Fish...
Top fish fellas, it's all about the effort put enough in and you will reap the benefits nice work George.
Cheers
SHIMANO PRO ANGLER
abeldog
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Cheers
Lloyd,
(Spanish) the Depth for the baldies around 40m and 100m for the Dhuies
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Markie
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yeop although i randomly got
yeop although i randomly got one baldie in the 100 metre mark remember george. I was real happy dw steve i was just tryin to hide it haha not a smiler with photos thats all :P very fun dayy with a great crew
fisho-ron
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hey markoi think it time to
hey marko
i think it time to upgrade the t shirt mate... after all you have your lucky hat!!
well done boys.. the baldys are so tasty.
Markie
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hahaha well its the crappest
hahaha well its the crappest t shirt i have so i use it for fishin. but it just so happens i wore it the time i was out wit you lot and this time haha
Markie
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o0o0 and on jurien charter on
o0o0 and on jurien charter on my avatar.. DAMMIt haha
fisho-ron
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i noticed that mate...lol
i noticed that mate...lol
fisho-ron
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i upgaded my shirt to the
i upgaded my shirt to the orange one in the pic, from bali of course.
would you belive i could not find one fishing shirt in bali, plenty of tank tops.
gotta love that boat you were on hey?
Markie
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awsomeeee boat, we will
awsomeeee boat, we will either be on that or a 27 ft (i think), boston whaler conquest haha will be a good trip. Jurien bay is so worth the drive if ya get couple days of good weather. Buy fishin gear in bali ron?
fisho-ron
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only some hooks and squid
only some hooks and squid jigs, cheaper to buy here
Markie
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haha whats wrong with you. my
haha whats wrong with you. my mum but me a wholeeee stack of jigs pirate stles fankys etc and knifew jigs 30 to 50 000 each worka treattt too
fisho-ron
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yeh the jigs were cheap, but
yeh the jigs were cheap, but i was pushing the weight issue so coudnt get them.
i found a stella 18 for 13million, i think it worked out to just over $1350au, and alot of lemax rods.
dodgy
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I found a Dogfight there for
I found a Dogfight there for what worked out to be $1100 aus.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
fishmad69
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how do I get involed in this
how do I get involed in this Fishwrecked compettion in Jurien Bay?
When is it exactly?
How much?
How do we contact?
Rules?
Info appreciated
Cheers
abeldog
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Fishwrecked Comp
Sorry fishmad69, the 2011 Fishwrecked Comp is held in Exmouth, April 9,10 & 11.
We used Jurien as a training run for us as this is the first time the three of us had got together.
Do a search on 2011 Fishwrecked Comp for all the details
Cheers
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Faulkner Family
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sounds like you guys have it
sounds like you guys have it all sussed out. some nice fish taken by the looks. hooter of a dhuie
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seaswirl
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thanks fishwrecked
Thanks Fishwrecked for making it Abeldog for me to Hoookt up with a great new crew!!!!.....we had a great trip to Jurien (laughing all the time) and I look forward to fishing with these guys for a long time.....Come on Exmouth!!!...Next stop 2 rocks and then the FADS...I am sure we will have alot more fishy posts.....this is what a fishing forum should be about....Seaswirl
Captain Grumpy
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Wow.... You dont get days
Wow.... You dont get days like that too often!! (Well I dont anyway!!)
AWESOME!
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