how did everyone go today?
Submitted by randall df223 on Sun, 2014-03-16 19:52
I took the young bloke and his mate for a free dive north of little island, hillarys. Hoping for some crays and occy. Three crays all undersized and released. No occys. While I waited a mate and I fished off the boat. 3 herring that managed to get past the blowies and wrasse!! Then we trolled along outside the three mile as far north as ocean reef and as far aouth as scarborough. No luck. Any way, nice day on the water. Better than not being on the water.
How did everyone else go?
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sea-kem
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Just a pot check today
Just a pot check today Randall, one undersize by a about a hair's width :( and managed to get a little green after the red wine I had last night lol.
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randall df223
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We put it down to the full
We put it down to the full moon....
How often do you check your pots? After many years of not using it (I only have one), I am restoring it (bait basket and ropes etc) in preparation for steep point in may.
Thinking next season I could set it off ocean reef, just that I might not get to check it regularly or frequently...
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sea-kem
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Yeah full moon doesn't help.
Yeah full moon doesn't help. I don't check them often enough, I'd like to get to them every 5 days or so but it's usually two weeks.
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SeaRider3
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Do you get much trouble with
Do you get much trouble with Occy's or Wobby's leaving them that long?
Any specific types of bait that last in the pots a bit longer?
I've been hesitant to leave mine in at Gracetown for a week or so.
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sea-kem
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Yeah we get the occasional
Yeah we get the occasional head in the pot that's been occy eaten. I'm more concerned about pilferers though. We've had them in for longer 3 weeks at times and the crays live in them just fine. We use whatever we catch, Dhuie and Baldy heads mainly I try and leave it out for a day before hand to get it to stink a bit. The roaches love that.
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randall df223
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That's promising. Might
That's promising. Might need to invest in a second pot for next year. :)
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petermac
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got our limet on crabs
we got our 20 crabs but it will be my last trip to mandurah this season took us a good six hours heaps of just undersize which is good for next season and plenty of jennys too
randall df223
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You've done better than us
You've done better than us peter. We normally get to mandurah once or twice a year. Hasn't happened this year. Only been crabbing in the swan and only seen one keeper which was released (it was his lucky day).
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SeaRider3
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Went out off Busso and
Went out off Busso and caught 7 nice sized skippy.
Caught a couple of Dhuies in the 500's but they went back to fight another day.
The bay was like glass in the morning.
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deepwater
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Got 2 good spangoes this
Got 2 good spangoes this morning that made a great fish prammie for tea
Jeff
I think I should have gone out in the boat in stead
randall df223
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Spangoes would make good
Spangoes would make good anything, but please explain for me anyway, what is a prammie???
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deepwater
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Sorry Randall prami , the
Sorry Randall prami , the spell thing on this iPad is just wrong
rocklobster
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was thinking the same,
was thinking the same, prami? what is that?
randall df223
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Yes what is prammie?
Yes what is prammie?
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randall df223
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I am thinking spangoes on
I am thinking spangoes on the bbq would be the best...
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Markie
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went casting stickbaits for
went casting stickbaits for tailor off the islands, new pb 68 cms :) was very fat and tall. bream gear also
sea-kem
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That's a cranka Hookt, well
That's a cranka Hookt, well done!
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Markie
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cheers mate it definetly
cheers mate it definetly made my day.
buddharock
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We were out from Hillarys
We were out from Hillarys and after a bit of searching ended up with 30 fat sand whiting and a decent skippy. Out with the little guys, 4 and 5 year olds, great fun and a good feed. Out at 8am, back by 11am, out in 25m.
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