Hit a Whale this morning- going buy a lotto ticket:
Submitted by Moking on Tue, 2020-08-25 18:53
I was thinking twice about putting this up(grennies). But just as a warning to fellow boaties.
Heading out this morning from Rockingham ,my third solo drift fishing session.
Lucky not going fast as the condition early this morning were choppy- at exactly 8.3 mile thats when the speedo stopped, I hit a whale.
To say that it scared the shit out of me,is an under statement- huge bang. I'm in a 5.3 Stacer.
Just damn unlucky- whale wasn't on surface,but must have come up just as I was passing over it.
Got back- all good. Just had to clear all the junk/skin from speedo hole.
Off to buy a ticket tomorrow!
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Daniel Westerduin
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I fished out deep recently
I fished out deep recently overnight and they were all around me sleeping and or resting. I could hear them all night and the funny thing is when I shifted spots they followed me. Think they liked the company or just the light on a dark night.
meglodon
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You may have cleaned the boat
But what about the under pants, that would have certainly woken you up with a start. Bloody whales you can't go any where without coming across them, all good that everything turned out ok
little johnny
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Nasty nasty man
Poor whale . Very lucky man . There a pain is ass
keg
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whales
we were out yesterday just in 28 metres from mindarie and 3 big whales came around the boat. they are in close this year.
Faulkner Family
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Very lucky indeed. That
Very lucky indeed. That certainly would have made you jump.
At least it wasn't serious and you got back safe
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Silver Fox
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They’re everywhere
I took a chopper out to Bernier island a few weeks ago for a day chasing crays. Going out and coming in Shark Bay was a whale super highway, a few of em were fully breaching and it was an awesome sight to see. Even in greater numbers were the dugongs. I suppose having a quarter of the worlds sea grass on my back door step it's the perfect place for the sea cows to hang out.
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
dodgy
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I got a dugong with the boat
I got a dugong with the boat a couple of years ago off Hedland. Wasn't pretty.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
brown364
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DRUM LINES
loaded with krill. potentially taking lives of our fellow fishos while these buggers are roaming free! second thought, check their id make sure its not Clive making a run for it
Glad it was a safe outcome .. slow an steady at night this time of year.
Adam Gallash
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Hazard
Certainly a hazard, bloody everywhere up here in ktown at the moment as well. Had a pretty close near miss under the boat the other week that popped up out of nowhere.
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timboon
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Suprised it doesn't happen
Suprised it doesn't happen more often thats forsure...
Behind the reef around Exy its hard to get away from them at trolling speed...
Meeuwissen
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I was just speaking to a mate last
Night about how scary it would be to hit a whale at speed. Glad your ok and the boat didn't take to much damage. I've had 1 close call at night where they came up next to the boat sitting at 20 knots and bounced of one but the outboard luckily did touch it.
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Happy dayz
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Geez Moking thats bloody
Geez Moking thats bloody lucky there wasn't any more damage to you or the boat , good luck with the lotto ticket !
Happy dayz
hezzy
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glad your ok moking .would
glad your ok moking .would have been a scary hit solo
same as others surprised it does not happen more often ,,aand i think we will see this happen as the numbers of both whales and boaties continue to rise out there
hezzy
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Swompa
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Jeez you're lucky! No point
Jeez you're lucky! No point buying a lotto ticket - you used your luck yesterday.
Moking
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Thanks Guys- yep I think you
Thanks Guys- yep I think you are right Swompa.
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Roughas
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We got lifted out of the
We got lifted out of the water by one at Dampier a few years ago, just off Rowley Rock. How we didn't capsize is beyond me. After that we decided to go back to camp for a fortifying rum or five and a change of undies!
wangler
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Scary stuff
I hit a whale about 6 weeks ago out from Cervantes 15kms off shore heading home at 30knts.......Ask EricL, he didn't sleep for a few nights even with bourbon. 20k damage to motor and 10k to transom. Motor was still in gear and running. Next time on the boat going to connect the lanyard kill switch and permantly wear life jackets. If we were flung out of the boat it would have been lights out!
10mins earlier EricL was saying how sweet the motor is running....jinxed me
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Moking
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Geez Wangler... that's
Geez Wangler... that's serious stuff right there!
Know how you feel- I insured the boat today, wasn't going to bother. Have been thinking about insurance for awhile.
Never even thought about this situation happening.
My Dad taught me how to Fish-Thanks Dad.(RIP)
Woodsy65
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Probably get slammed for this!!!
Maybe its time to re-open Albany for a few months a year hahaha!
sea-kem
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Oooh whale oil yes please.
Oooh whale oil yes please.
Love the West!
Shark1
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i have never had whale - did
i have never had whale - did u save the bits out the motor?
lucky Moke lucky
davewillo
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Glad you had a good outcome
Glad you had a good outcome Moking but I'm sure it scared the shit out of you? I still wonder if that's what happended to those guys out the back of Garden Island a while back.
PGFC member and lure tragic
Jason P
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just a thought.
On another note, you can change the measurement units on the gauge by altering the dip switches on the back of the gauge. Find using kmh & km are slightly more useful as they are smaller units, especially in adjusting trim as can see changes is speed change.
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dodgy
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I find that useful mate. I
I find that useful mate. I want to swap mine kms to knots.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?