amazed (pinks)
Submitted by little johnny on Sat, 2012-11-10 15:26
put boat in at point peron.at 7.30 this morn..(going for tailor) ..my dan..walfootrot .even before we got out of ramp area my boy said" iam sure we just went over pinks " turned back around ,blow me down 25 to 30 big pinks circling in tight ball ..(all big fish 7 to 10 kilo) .keep in mind its only 5 to 6 feet deep ...10 meters away from guard house on causway...i still cant beileive it ,but its true ,bloody amazing ...once in a life time ...they came up 3 times even when boats where leaving ramp didnt bother them ..imagine catching one in there or tagging..they would piss in that depth..anyway thought i would share...none to be seen on way back in 11.00 am......tomo
milsey
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I think i remember seeing a
I think i remember seeing a few pics of this a few years ago.
Pete D
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Memories
Brings back a few memories. Hope to get it on film one day. It's a great site hey lil j seeing the pinkies spawn.
Here are my underwater shots from Dec 2008.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/yesterday-was-awesome-underwater-shots
Here are Ryan's shots.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/yesterday-was-awesome
Cheers Pete
sea-kem
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Those surface shots are
Those surface shots are awesome Pete. I'm glad the sound is closed as there would be none left if it was open slather.
Love the West!
Notorious
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awesome
awesome
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nev
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No professional
Professional fisherman are not allowed to net them. The purse-seiners (Mulie-Boats) used to nearly 30 years ago but they aren't allowed to touch them and they havnt done so since then
jettyrat
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It is a good sign
It is a good sign when reports by fishers come in of fish schools spawning. It confirms to me that all the efforts made recreational fishers is going somewhere and everyone including the pros will continue catching fish into the future.
Auslobster
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Sound closure?
Would that area near the ramp actually be considered to be within the sound? If not, the only thing stopping those fish from being targeted would be the demersal ban...although if boats passing by don't bother them they probably would ignore baits/lures as well.
till
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IIRC the sound closure in
IIRC the sound closure in Cockburn Sound is connected to the one one Warnbro Sound by a 1km curtain down the coast.
beau
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What is the green line till?
What is the green line till?
till
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Buggered if I know, I just
Buggered if I know, I just googled up that image.
Auslobster
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onya James!
Thanks for clearing that up!
little johnny
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till i know its closed
i just thought it was funny ,,they are taking the piss out of us by coming so close(in ramp marina)....
till
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Yeah we all know the Sound is
Yeah we all know the Sound is closed, but I was answering Auslobster's query.
He was unsure if the area just outside the Sound was covered by the ban, and thats why I linked the image showing the closure wrapping around the coast to join Cockburn to Warnbro.
squidder
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Who
deleted my post?????????????????? last night.
Spence
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get any photos john?
get any photos john?
-Spence
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Walfootrot
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John was about to when
John was about to when something spooked them, never seen them in 6' of water like that before.
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Rob H
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theres a good clip on Utube
theres a good clip on Utube of a school of thousands of them in a meter of water aound a jetty in Sth Oz (spencer gulf?), great clip and they are swimming like baitfish!
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Spence
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spewin'
spewin'
-Spence
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little johnny
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i have plenty off
vids in sound .s/bay ect. but never there in 35 years of fishing i never thought i would see something like that...sorry spence my dan cast squid jig at them... (sorry scott) ...looking forward to diving got new intova underwater camera and video recorder ,,very simular to go pros, but cheaper.at least they have play back on them .give it a go ... half the price made in same factory ...i will try put up a few deep dives for everyone to have a look at...crays crays .dhues ...boar fish ect. if anyone has one would like feed back ...SQUIDDER . only person who can delete is admin or yourself ....all good
carnarvonite
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Flesh quality
Found over the years that when pinkies are spawning their flesh goes all mushy in more than 70% of the fish we have caught, probably from the physical exertin or chemical changes during the process, who knows.
Once ran a sounder over a school that was visible from the surface in 200 foot of water, itlooked like a giant red ball from 50 feet all the way to the bottom, there must have been at my guess over 2000 tonne of fish all having nookytime at once by the slick on the surface.
Saulty2
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35 years of fishing & u call me old !
must have started when you were 8 then
little johnny
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carnarvonite
agree spawning fish (yuck)...franterie 46 this year ..landed here when i was 5 .(fairstar) 10 pound pom ..(freo harbour) .someone had to teach you guys how to fish ...l.o.l...2 to 3 years diving left in me i think.. vids all the way from now ..and yes you are old..
sea-kem
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Probably on the same ship as
Probably on the same ship as my parents Little Johnny
Love the West!
Saulty2
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dam good bite given that theres a ban on
my new rigs with 130lb.clear line is already working a treat
little johnny
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02/10/71 is when i landed
it was my birthday i was 4 not 5...i think fairstar only done 1 trip after that date .then it turned into a cruise liner...pretty sure advert said fishermen wanted l.o.l ..great place ,, swim.fish hunt..what else is there in life ...or almost forgot wife....