The trip of a lifetime

Well it's time to gloat. Lamby and I (with 4 other mates) have the ultimate fishing adventure planned for next year. We had our first meeting to discuss logistics on Friday afternoon and we have nutted out a rough itinery. We are leaving Perth with first stop Turtle Dove Shoals then on to the Abroholos for 3 or 4 days. Next stop Dirk Hartog Island/steep point for a couple days before we head to Ningaloo for a bit of whale shark action and some pelagic chasing /diving and soaking up the sun. Next stop 4 days at Monte's. Been there 3 times cant wait for number 4. From here we need to go to refuel in headland then off to Rowley Shoals. Think it was 4 days out there before steaming back to Broome and then a 4 day run through the Kimberley Gorges and hopefully catch my first Barra. Final stop in Broome then fly back to Perth.

 

Diving, fishing and having a good time with a bunch of mates all along the way. 60ft boat, towing our 5.4m runabout as a tender for the stops and fishing the WA coast from perth to Broome. What an adventure. 22 days at sea. Cant wait.

 

Is there anything along the way that is a must see or do?  


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sounds like an awesome trip.

Sun, 2010-11-14 22:07

sounds like an awesome trip. hope you have heaps of memory cards for the camera as you will probably need them by the sounds

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Sounds like a cracking trip,

Mon, 2010-11-15 05:11

Sounds like a cracking trip, thats going to be a busy 22 days!

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That does sound pretty

Mon, 2010-11-15 05:08

That does sound pretty awesome!!!  You'll be able to write a book on that one?

 

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Who is the company you doing

Mon, 2010-11-15 05:39

Who is the company you doing the trip with and how do you get the 5.4 boat back to Perth.Sounds like a great trip and one you will remember for a life time.

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Sounds like an awesome trip.

Mon, 2010-11-15 05:59

Sounds like an awesome trip. Your going to wish you had twice the available time frame though.

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Now that sounds like an

Mon, 2010-11-15 06:51

Now that sounds like an awesome trip.  Fingers crossed for calm seas.

Cheers Pete

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It's going to go off like a

Mon, 2010-11-15 07:22

It's going to go off like a frog in a sock!

Paul its a mate of Tim & mine that owns the Darling Isabelle that has just had a nice little refurb completed. Basically we have a tight knit group of mates that do trips to Monties and together we cover the skipper, fuel costs etc which is madness when you look at the price of what that charter would cost. Bloody fortunate to have such a good mate that allows this to happen, as mentioned before many times the charter is made by the people on it and we always have a ball with some cracking banter. It's worth it to see Tiimbo in comedic action after a couple of frothies, we try force feed him ales on waking!

The tub will come back down as a return leg is in planned (will drop u a PM Steve) 

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Awesome

Mon, 2010-11-15 11:50

Sound like a really magic trip. To do all the states top spots in one trip is to dream for and then to do the Kimberleys is the icing on the cake.

Are you sure you don't need an experienced skipper who has travelled through most of the spots as a back up?

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Hahaha all jokes aside if

Mon, 2010-11-15 12:30

Hahaha all jokes aside if your serious drop either me or Tim a pm we certainly require a back up the other guy has to get clearance from the minister of finances and last time we sent him home with a smile too big.

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This is our home for the trip

Mon, 2010-11-15 16:29

 

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Awesome boat

Mon, 2010-11-15 16:41

looks like a great rig. That will be a trip of a lifetime that's for sureCool

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Jealous in an

Mon, 2010-11-15 18:02

Jealous in an understatement!! Truely sounds like the trip of a life time mate!!

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Fishing WA at its finest

Mon, 2010-11-15 18:39

Going to have to resend that invite mate, must of got lost in the post. 22 days, I wish. Lucky bastards!

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Yep

Mon, 2010-11-15 19:35

its a sweet rig. Has a dive compressor on board too for the tank refills, will get loaded with booze and away we go. Just need to stock up on gear now between now and May next year.

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bastard lol

Mon, 2010-11-15 19:51

bastard lol

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Just Wow ! Hope you guys

Mon, 2010-11-15 20:03

Just Wow ! Hope you guys have a fat time

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Simply awesome way to

Mon, 2010-11-15 20:11

Simply awesome way to see/fish mid to north WA. Very jealous... yeah, that invite must have gone missing...

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one spot u have to see is

Mon, 2010-11-15 20:12

one spot u have to see is the cervantes jetty, i will be there waiting to jump on board hahaha.

sounds like an awsome trip guys