Exmouth 19/4/08 - 3/5/08
Submitted by Simo_ on Mon, 2008-05-05 13:51
Me and Amanda have been in Exmouth for the last 2 weeks. It was the best fishing trip we have had so far. The weather was excellent, with 5 days straight glassy days. We caught all sorts of fish Spanglies, Red Emperor,Rankin Cod, Tomato Cod, Spanish Mac, Trevs, Tuna, Coral Trout and my first Sailfish.
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Great stuff Simo
A nice spread of great fish. All the better when you can have a great fishing trip with your partner. Nice action shot of the sailfish and some great reds.
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Simo_
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thanks Colin, yeah the
thanks Colin, yeah the Sailfish was awesome. I got it on the last day, I was drifting a bait down for bottom fish when it got picked up halfway down. I thought it was shark then the line started to come up and the fish jumped out of the water.
The highlight for me was getting the big red it was 80cm and weighed about 9kg.
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Great report Simo
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Big Kev
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Excellent Pics
Hey looks like you guys had a ball great weather and some top fish, good stuff.
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shabba
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nice fish
looks like yous had an awsome trip, with some great fish, great report & awsome pics. cheers
mako magic
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nice fish simo, looks like
nice fish simo, looks like you had a great trip, congrads on the saily, i like the shot of it jumping near the boat, sounds like you had so much fun, some nice reds too
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nice fish
hey simo looks like your havin a top trip i see youve got a bit of rod bite action goin on too ha ha well done
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well done simo, good on ya!
well done simo, good on ya!
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congrats on the saily,always
congrats on the saily,always good to get a 1st of a species.that rankin is a beauty that your partner caught.looks like you had a great trip
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did you stay at exxy or
did you stay at exxy or tanta's? any land based fishing or all just the boat
Simo_
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we stayed in Exmouth, most
we stayed in Exmouth, most of the fishing was from the boat as the weather was so good. only did land based on the first day on the way in at Learmonth and at oysters reef.
mostly launched from the marina as Tanta boat ramp was bad.
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mako magic
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how did you go at the
how did you go at the oysters
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I got one charlie. really
I got one charlie. really didnt try that much.
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congarats sounds and looks like a great trip
awsome sailfish i would love to get myself 1 of them in 5 weeks when i am in onslow for 2 weeks
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mako magic
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yeah i want one in exxy when
yeah i want one in exxy when i go, the others can have the marlin i just want a sailfish , unless its a big blue, would love to get a blue, having only caught blacks and stripes, actually never seen a blue would be awesome
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when are you heading up
when are you heading up Mako?
Talking to a guy that works at the caravan park we stayed at, he said they have been getting plenty of sailfish by trolling mullet.
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mako magic
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i got a few gars sitting in
i got a few gars sitting in the freezer so will take them up, going up end of this month for about 10 days, mullet sounds interesting, how big are they using
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I dunno what size mullet,
I dunno what size mullet, but im sure the gardies would work. I found the best bait for bottom fish was cockburn sound squid heads and flaps or fresh fish fillets drifted down.
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Great Photos
Great shots Simo..... fish with the water in the back ground always look great.
11 more days and I am heading up!
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some great fish there nice
some great fish there
nice red emporer as well---- well done!
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Great pics!
Sounds like a fab holiday Simo. Well done both of you. Good looking Reds and great variety
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Nice
Top photo's Simo, was good to meet up with you. Sorry we didn't get to catch up more but I was up to my arm pits in fish most days. After all that it looks like you didn't even need to go trolling to get your sailfish.. DOH!! Nice one mate.
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Great photos mate, thanks
Great photos mate, thanks for sharing!
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Great pics and fish! 1985
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Nice
Looks like you had a ball.
Where were ya gettin the rankins and reds?
Gulf or tanttas?
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Simo_
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thanks for the comments
thanks for the comments guys. Yeah Adam it was good to catch up with you and Steve. The Sailfish was a surprise.
We got the Rankins and Reds out the back of the Muirons. long drive but it was worth it.
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harro
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i can,t wait
*great bro well done ..qualtity time and fish,just remionded me i,ll be there soon for 2 weeks bring it on mamaaaaaaaaaaa..
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harro
from memory you going up in August?
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Jealous
Far out Jaw dropping pics im so jealous. Good on ya.
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Well Done Simo
hi mate well done it was lucky you remembered your lures at the caravan part it looks like they worked ok well done
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ps:i was the groundy at the park you stayed at
just when you think you have gone deep enough go deeper
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Hi Jeff, I thought your must
Hi Jeff, I thought you must have been on this site when you commented on my fishwrecked shirt.
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Hey simo Nice trout photo
Hey simo
Nice trout photo is that the one when we went out ,tanks for the days fishing i should have come out on the friday with you ,we have to catch up when your back.
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Hey Matt, Yeah thats the
Hey Matt, Yeah thats the trout that I got with you. They taste awesome hey.
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harro
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yeah sam
yeah bro going aug 5 til 19
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yeh harro, be there from
yeh harro, be there from 3rd-15th Aug staying at lighthouse
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sam
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harro
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gotta house
well,;; be there 2 boats lottsa beer lol ,cant remember the street of top off head but near learmont st,next to shops..who u goin with and do u have a rig.. lets catch up bro fishin n bbq,s bring it on.. i,ll pm u my number
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hey harro how much is it to
hey harro how much is it to rent a house?
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Nice report Simo
Great looking variety of fish there....
harro
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fair bit
think wer.re payin like 1700 for 2 weeks... cant remember mates have organised it..
but we have a hse....... thats the main thing,, we booked a cple months ago and there were only villas left and not many at that..
been before stayed at leaermont st.. this time mates r staying there booked a yr ago we arnt too far.. u got a palce if there is only a cple of u hit up adam
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harro
yeh mate, be up there with 3 blokes and a 4.2m centre console..have to catch up for a fish!
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Tops Simo
You two sure got a good range of fish - all great pics, but the saily ones are crackers! That sea anchor's not doing much!
Shows how good it was!
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