When we decided to target them we usually get one or two. We have had alot more luck with them this year. We were actually very well placed last night hoping for a early season barra, salmon or mullaway.
Live bait everywhere and we were very well stocked with mullet. That one hit a livey about 5 inches long on 8/0 running sinker.
Im pleased to cross this fish off my list they can be very elusive down south. We have had good luck with these this year but my aim this year is to cross that bloody BARRA HOODOOO of my list.
I dont mind when fish like this decide to hammer my bait though. Good fun and they go like road trains in the creeks.
Give the Yule and Turner a bash for Barra this season spooled, put in the hours and you'll be successfull.
I'm the opposite, landed plenty of barra but still yet to land myself one of those horse jews. Couple of nights on the balla rock bar are on the cards this year I think.
Give us a buzz Jay when you want to go down to Balla. I will be there with bells on. The mullas come through in big schools off that rock bar. I have seen alot caught from there.
Just a message to all in the north that fisheries are inspecting people without throw net licences, i think they are about $25 but well worth it with the barra season upon us. Mate got hit with $100 fine the other day.
ive just been looking at google earth .it seems they have updated there sat maps .also you can soom in closer with alot better clarity than the last time i was on it.theres some nice looking creeks around the balla balla area.some of the creeks you can even see tracks in from the main drag.
they did stuff up at the onslow area the naming direction island is wrong thats actualy coolgra point[caught my first jack there]
always in it just the depth that varies
Mitch have a squizza at this site. Skyview gives you satelite images that i think were taken a few years back but shows in detail the caostline between Karratha and De Grey just north of Hedland. If you have any problem operating it, give me a buzz. the one you want is under special projects i think
Spooled that's a cracking black jew for a creek. What depth of water were you fishing in the creek. When I lived in Kununurra all the creek jews I encountered came from deep holes on the junctions.
You got it they are black Jews and they generally keep to the deep trewnches within the creeks. This one wasn't in such a deep hole we played around in 10m to 5m walls and this one was in the 4's. A they go like the clappers.
Alot of people tackle them on heavy pounded handlines.
It's more fun on the lighter gear.
Hi Mate,
I lived in Weipa, FNQ for a few years and we used to target Black Jew which grew to XOS sizes. Is this the same species? It was bare knuckle, bash down fights, tight in structure that I remember in Weipa, with 65lb being our best.
Mitch, is google earth free? and what internet connection do you need?
"theres some nice looking creeks around the balla balla area"
Yeah balla balla is a nice system and so are the creeks around it, but then again, so are all the pilbara creeks eh.
Spooled, what's this skyview website address? I've heard people talk about it before.
Wow this skyview is bloody impressive! I also have a satellite map DVD (North Australian Fish Finder), but this is better I can zoom in a lot further without it getting blurry.
Spooled have you ever had a problem trying to open new mosaics/images with skyview? Whenever I try to open a new sat image it keeps displaying the one I was previously looking at. The only way I can get it to open a new image is to resart my computer?
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Top fish!!
Great catch Spooled, that is an awesome mulla. Well done.
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Adam Gallash
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Niiiiice
Nice one bro, you need to be fine tuning your bream fishing for next weekend. :)))) Spose thats not a bad start.
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Gully
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Cool
Very nie fish mate
Well done
streetfighter80
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seems very fat that fish
seems very fat that fish maybe its just me
Spooled
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Weight
Tell me about it streetfighter Im 6'3 and the bloody thing was darn heavy. I handpassed the job of cleaning the thing. Probably 5 kilo of stomach.
streetfighter80
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bloody hell that thing is
bloody hell that thing is huge, so you catch mulloway regurlary up there hey?
Spooled
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Mulla's
When we decided to target them we usually get one or two. We have had alot more luck with them this year. We were actually very well placed last night hoping for a early season barra, salmon or mullaway.
Live bait everywhere and we were very well stocked with mullet. That one hit a livey about 5 inches long on 8/0 running sinker.
streetfighter80
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yep i still a mulla vergin
yep i still a mulla vergin but its on my list to catch.
seen one come up on our chartee and i was so dark it wasnt mind
Spooled
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Mulla virg
Im pleased to cross this fish off my list they can be very elusive down south. We have had good luck with these this year but my aim this year is to cross that bloody BARRA HOODOOO of my list.
I dont mind when fish like this decide to hammer my bait though. Good fun and they go like road trains in the creeks.
jay_burgess
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Give the Yule and Turner a
Give the Yule and Turner a bash for Barra this season spooled, put in the hours and you'll be successfull.
I'm the opposite, landed plenty of barra but still yet to land myself one of those horse jews. Couple of nights on the balla rock bar are on the cards this year I think.
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Jay Burgess
Spooled
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Balla
Give us a buzz Jay when you want to go down to Balla. I will be there with bells on. The mullas come through in big schools off that rock bar. I have seen alot caught from there.
Just a message to all in the north that fisheries are inspecting people without throw net licences, i think they are about $25 but well worth it with the barra season upon us. Mate got hit with $100 fine the other day.
streetfighter80
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hmmm barra think i should
hmmm barra think i should move my ass up north. anyone know of any jobs for apprentice sparkys up there im 2nd yr so i sort of know whats going on.
Spooled
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TEC
Ring TEC services Port Hedland!!
Not sure if your being for real or not, but there you go.
jay_burgess
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"Give us a buzz Jay when you
"Give us a buzz Jay when you want to go down to Balla."
Sure thing Spooled.
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mitch
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ive just been looking at
ive just been looking at google earth .it seems they have updated there sat maps .also you can soom in closer with alot better clarity than the last time i was on it.theres some nice looking creeks around the balla balla area.some of the creeks you can even see tracks in from the main drag.
they did stuff up at the onslow area the naming direction island is wrong thats actualy coolgra point[caught my first jack there]
always in it just the depth that varies
Spooled
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Skyview
Mitch have a squizza at this site. Skyview gives you satelite images that i think were taken a few years back but shows in detail the caostline between Karratha and De Grey just north of Hedland. If you have any problem operating it, give me a buzz. the one you want is under special projects i think
big john
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Good fish
Spooled that's a cracking black jew for a creek. What depth of water were you fishing in the creek. When I lived in Kununurra all the creek jews I encountered came from deep holes on the junctions.
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Spooled
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black jew.
You got it they are black Jews and they generally keep to the deep trewnches within the creeks. This one wasn't in such a deep hole we played around in 10m to 5m walls and this one was in the 4's. A they go like the clappers.
Alot of people tackle them on heavy pounded handlines.
It's more fun on the lighter gear.
seansurfy
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Date Joined: 09/08/06
Black Jew
Hi Mate,
I lived in Weipa, FNQ for a few years and we used to target Black Jew which grew to XOS sizes. Is this the same species? It was bare knuckle, bash down fights, tight in structure that I remember in Weipa, with 65lb being our best.
jay_burgess
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Mitch, is google earth free?
Mitch, is google earth free? and what internet connection do you need?
"theres some nice looking creeks around the balla balla area"
Yeah balla balla is a nice system and so are the creeks around it, but then again, so are all the pilbara creeks eh.
Spooled, what's this skyview website address? I've heard people talk about it before.
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Jay Burgess
Spooled
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skyview
http://www.landonline.com.au/skyviewwa/content/asp/skyviewwa_index.asp?product_group_id=78
soory boys forgot to add the link
jay_burgess
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Wow this skyview is bloody
Wow this skyview is bloody impressive! I also have a satellite map DVD (North Australian Fish Finder), but this is better I can zoom in a lot further without it getting blurry.
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Jay Burgess
h0ju
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all this talk of mulloway
all this talk of mulloway makes me want to go fishing
jay_burgess
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Spooled have you ever had a
Spooled have you ever had a problem trying to open new mosaics/images with skyview? Whenever I try to open a new sat image it keeps displaying the one I was previously looking at. The only way I can get it to open a new image is to resart my computer?
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Jay Burgess