Whites run
I know its early but with the content on here turning to utter bullshit and complete crap maybe some fishing talk might lighten the mood? I have had my pot in since before the snapper season ended Was getting good bags of crays when my pot was left alone, hitting a spot i like from the past but this year someone was nearby they weren't only pulling my pot but actually stealing my bait can't believe it, but hey shit happens moved my pots still having trouble with them being tampered with but what do you do, by the way fishing same spots last 5yrs and only lost 1 pot before now but at the moment nor stealing my pot just the crays. But anyway all of a sudden crays have dropped off for me making me wonder, my experience with whites is that they always hit on a full moon you may get splurges on a big swell but the main run is around the full moon. Which to me says is it mid November or mid December? Any thoughts. I have also been catching plenty of double shells lately.
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uncle
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Keep
trying Guy.
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TorquenFish
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24 from 6 pots @ OR today.
24 from 6 pots @ OR today. Seen plenty others getting decent hauls too.
Markie
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Bagged off gi
Bagged off gi
Westy74
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25 from 4 today, 1 night
25 from 4 today, 1 night soak. oR.
Sea goat
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11 from 4 off hillarys. 8
11 from 4 off hillarys. 8 were in 1 pot,2,1,0.
2 night soak.
TorquenFish
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13 from 6 OR. One night
13 from 6 OR. One night soak.
still trying
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3 today and 3 undersized and
3 today and 3 undersized and a big occy which ate another 1. Occy in the freezer now will make some pickled occy for xmas day.
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Ericl
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Unusual catch in a pot today
Caught quite a number of wobbies in our craypots in the past, but today was a big surprise. Pulling our last pot which has been the best catcher so far and as it comes over the side, we see a big fish flaspping inside. Thouight, buggerr, not another wobbie, but once the pot was steady on the tipper, it was very quickly obvious that this wasn't a wobby. Turned out to be an easily size snapper. Had made a meal already with 2 empty heads in the pot and 1 live cray still there. Had eaten the biggest 2 of course. Bugger, in 4 days would have been a keeper
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uncle
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Bad luck
Hey Eric
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NORUN NOFUN
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19 this morning from 6 pots
19 this morning from 6 pots out of Mindarie, water was a bit clearer but very windy from the storm.
1 pot caught the 19 so bombed that one pot with the rest and hopefully will be full tomorrow.
Happy dayz
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Your a braver man than me ,
Your a braver man than me , we went early yesterday and it was horrible out there and blowing stronger today ,no thanks !
Happy dayz
TorquenFish
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Mid morning yesterday was
Mid morning yesterday was lovely. Flat as. Today no thank you though.
Ericl
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Yesterday
We went yesterday. Got our timing wrong. Flattened out as we were putting the boat back on the trailer. Was pretty lumpy out there. Today - No way !
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NORUN NOFUN
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Definitely would not have
Definitely would not have ventured out this morning if the swell had been up but with low swell and a predominant easterly it was quite an easy run up the coast for us with protected conditions, same coming back, just hug the coast line, take your time and it's easy as. Pretty happy not to be the guys who punch staright out from Mindarie to the 20's, that would be miserable.
still trying
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Went out this arvo telling
Went out this arvo telling my son we would only need to pull 1 pot boy was I wrong first pot 4 crays, not to bad but then 2 donuts and a single cray in the other my usual area certainly not firing like it usually does.
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Happy dayz
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Got our 24 today from GI but
Got our 24 today from GI but had to pull 6 pots for it
Happy dayz
Curndog
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13
Only 13 for me today after 2 bag outs from 4 pots (3 licences) Mindarie. Moved pots a little deeper but definitely seems a bit harder work this year
Ericl
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7 from 4
7 from 4 out of Ocean Reef. Only 2 had crays, 4 and 3. Moved 2 pots out deeper back of 3 mile. See how wee go with those. No pink snapper today
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Westy74
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35 from 4 today. Still in
35 from 4 today. Still in close OR.
NORUN NOFUN
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Only needed to pull two pots
Only needed to pull two pots this morning from our 6 and would have had at least 25 crays in each. Spoke to other fisho's at the ramp and seemed to be a bit hit and miss. Mindarie.
Swompa
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Folks are getting dribs and
Folks are getting dribs and drabs in Shoalwater but got a southern today.
Brando
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One red from Hillarys
One red from Hillarys yesterday full of berries from 6 pots. Definitely tough going
Brando
Markie
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8 from 4 gi
8 from 4 gi
Brock O
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7 on Monday only 2 today,
7 on Monday only 2 today, another 6 diving in close. Wasn't many around, same spot was loaded last season.
Happy dayz
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Had a few loaded pots this
Had a few loaded pots this morning at GI could of got our 24 a few times over
Happy dayz
Pete F
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Only got ten from 2 at
Only got ten from 2 at Lancelin this morning there heading west now.
Cheers
Messiah
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Slim pickings on the 5
Slim pickings on the 5, and conditions were tough early!
still trying
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29 from 3 this morning
29 from 3 this morning pretty shitty ride back too.
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sea-kem
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Hit the pot of gold Guy,
Hit the pot of gold Guy, Those one's you gave me cooked were superb.
Love the West!
still trying
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Always cooked in sea water
Always cooked in sea water gotta have the salt.
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uncle
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Well done Guy
Keep trying for awhile longer
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Westy74
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16 from two pots today. OR
16 from two pots today. OR seems very hit and miss if you listen to boat ramp reports. I've had one of the best years yet with bag outs every pull for the last 2 weeks.
hodge
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FFB
Last pull for the season for us tomorrow.
24 everyday for the last 10 days, and doesnt look like theyre slowing down anytime soon out on the 5 from woodies.
Been another good year
robby4675
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OR
Never done it before, left it a bit late but gonna have a crack off Ocean Reef, throwing 2 pots in tomorrow.
born to fish, forced to work
still trying
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13 today just 2 of us ob
13 today just 2 of us ob board.
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Westy74
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30 from 4 today with a few
30 from 4 today with a few reds and a couple with berries. Almost the end of a great inshore run.
Reefsta
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almost a duck
Been trying in 10-12m on the reef edges between Carnac and Stragglers, but it has been very much the worst year ever for me.Seemed to have completely missed them, whereas last year was bagging out using same pots and spots. This year 2 whites from 10 pulls. I was doing much better on the reds in November! Nothing today, so moved them out to FFB and fingers crossed
Brock O
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Ha Reefsta, We dived just
Ha Reefsta,
We dived just north of stragglers today...1 white, all others caught were reds.
Different story behind GI for some reason.
Reefsta
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Good info
Thank Brock O, that is good to know. Was catching reds there in November, but only the 2 whites in the last 10 days. A mate dropping in the same general area has caught the same as me. Hopefully today's move out onto the 5 makes a difference, as it did last year for me around the same date. Have been launching in the river, so running out around Stragglers etc has been the closest, but next season I'll be lauching from Woodies and hitting behind GI for sure. Seemed the same pattern last year, with not much between Carnac and Stragglers during the whites run, but GI had plenty both along the 10-12m first, then out on the FFB.
sea-kem
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Mate of mine has been
Mate of mine has been nailing behind FFB in around 15m.
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Reefsta
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Avoided disgrace
Moved out to 15m on FFB beyond Stragglers on 15th and now have a dozen from two outings including this morning, so I'm in the good books for Christmas lunch. Interestingly 10 of the 12 were reds, which seems to be what Brock O saw when diving in closer around Stragglers.
sea-kem
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Messiah
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A big red today went 2kg. Was
A big red today went 2kg. Was angry!!
carnarvonite
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Zero
Moved pots from out near ships anchorage off Bunbury to near the Old Cut then again to about 2nm further north for bugger all so far in the last 5 weeks so giving up the ghost and bringing them in tomorrow. Don't know if any of the other potters are having any success but don't care atm.
Last year was getting good feeds of southerns but no sign of any whiskers only occies and crabs this year from roughly same area.
NORUN NOFUN
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Lots of big berried females
Lots of big berried females today that normally draw in quite a few straggler whites this time of the run for us but literally just females and undersize reds in the 6 pots.
The whites have dried up in our little area and the place is now completely bombed with other pots and unfortunately the pot pullers are out in force checking everyone's pots trying to get their 8 which makes it pretty hard to get a few days of soak.
Tomorrow will be the last in our area and will move the pots closer to home where we always get a few big reds for a nice new years spread with friends.
All in all a pretty poor year for us compared to the last few years in reagards to overall cray's in pot numbers with dirty cold water every morning and will sound out a few new ledges this summer to try next year as it's been an awesome previous 5 or so years hitting the same ledge and suspect it may be weeded over.
Messiah
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Double digits today after an
Double digits today after an overnight. 50/50 big reds (1.5kg+) and big whites.
30m
uncle
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7 nice reds
Today
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Brock O
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Anyone still doing alright in
Anyone still doing alright in close, inside the five ?
Tempted to bring them in...cant be fk with tiring more rope for them to go missing.
Reefsta
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A few in 15
Dropping 2 pots in 15m just on the 5, out from Stragglers. Getting 5-6 keepers each of the last few outings, including the last one 2 days ago, but the majority have been reds. Hope to check them this Thursday but likely pull them unless they are loaded, as obligations for Xmas are done and dusted.
Ericl
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Pulling 6 tomorrow
Pulling 6 tomorrow, 6 day soak. Hoping
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uncle
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Good day Eric
12 keepers including a jumbo, 2 eaten by occys 2 berried ,3 undersized, happy with that
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still trying
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Got a good surprise today
Got a good surprise today with my son 18 from 4 pots only 2 license though wasn't expecting that only about 5 whites.
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uncle
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Very
Nice
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sunshine
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A mate out of Cockburn bagged out again today
18 in the first pot and the second was even fuller, apparently he doubted another cray could have got into the other pot it was that full so they are still around.....15 metres
Reefsta
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Still a few
Pulled my two pots this morning for 10, two of which were just size so released. Mostly reds again. 15m depth out from Stragglers.
bsir
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Hillaries
Any whites still in at hillaries?
sea-kem
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No mate, all natives now
No mate, all natives now
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bsir
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Elsewhere
Thanks Andy, my first chance to get a dive in so was hoping to sneak a few whites, guess i'll change spots and dive for reds.
Merry chrissy and new year.
sea-kem
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Same to you mate, hope ya get
Same to you mate, hope ya get a few!
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uncle
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4 reds yesterday
4 throe backs unfortunately
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still trying
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I went out yesterday with my
I went out yesterday with my son was very surprised again only 2 pots out now but was 5 whites 2 reds on a week soak 1 pot though had 3 crays but bait basket was completely empty so I reckon I missed alot of crays they got sick of waiting for me.
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still trying
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Im out of woodies though
Im out of woodies though
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NORUN NOFUN
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Had planned to move pots but
Had planned to move pots but plans changed and did first check in 10 days, no bait but 17 keeper reds from 6 pots with a whole heap of berried females and kakka's released, that's a wrap for another year.