Tuesday From Mindarie
Got an invite to go out on Omega for some Snapper fun on Tuesday so Monday morning headed down to the shop for a bit of terminal tackle.. $200 later and i was set to go but wondering how that got out of hand..
We launched from Mindarie at 6:30 and there was not another trailer in the carpark.. Mind you it was dark and bloody freezing. Headed north up the coast to avoid the cray ropes and headed to the 20"s when the sun poked it's head up.
After finding a nice hole we anchored up and got the berly going which was sweetened up with a few crushed cray heads. The boys were going for some fresh occy as bait while i went a 4" placky.
It didnt take long before we got some action and the first little Black Ass was onboard. The wind kept picking up during the morning and was still bloody freezing but it never got to uncomfortable. The fish were steady but not prolific and all seemed to be small. Probably got 4 undersize Snapper along with some more Blackass and a skippy.
Around lunch time i got bricked on the reef by something nice and 10min later Tony was on. He got the full run around of the boat and did real well to boat a nice Sambo on snapper gear. You can see in the photo his shit eating grin.
The wind died down and shifted to the south which pushed the boat over a small sand patch. Darren proceded to extract a nice KG from there but it was the only one.. Much to our disgust.
We decided the bigger Pinkies were not coming to us so we went for a bit of an explore. Moved around from the 20's to just off 3 mile, keeping a close eye on the swells, and back again.
No size Pinkies were boated but we ended up with a mixed bag of Black Ass, KG, and Skippy.
Beautiful day on the water even if it was freezing.
Merv
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
z00m
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Well done, nice report as
Well done, nice report as well. As was advised to me for my first napper, if you return to that hole before the sun comes up you will find the size snapper.
Madmerv
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Thursday night
Looks like we will head back out on Thurs arvo so here's hoping that comes true.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
chris raff
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Braved the cold , deserved
Braved the cold , deserved more reward but at least you got a feed that western blue pic’s a beauty .
“Intelligence is like a four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.”
Tradewind
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What's that behind you in
What's that behind you in the third photo? Shark Fin?
sea-kem
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Mutton bird.
Mutton bird.
Love the West!
Madmerv
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Scavanger
That is what you get when you use bait...Lol
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
Tradewind
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Yep, now I can see it =)
Yep, now I can see it =)
Da pirate
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Mixed!
Bit of a mixed bag there mate !! Rather be on the water than
at work !!! Nice job !! Was keen to hit 30ms on the
weeknd !!! With swell I think a surf would be
the better option !! Cheers pirate !!
grantarctic1
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Top report
Top report, looks like a very nice time out besides the cold weather. Thanks for sharing and love the KG, one of my favorite species.
lefty1975
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kg
great size king George
Madmerv
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Kg
Yeah was a fat winter fish and was great for dinner that night.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !