Who's heading north
Submitted by sea-kem on Sun, 2021-04-04 17:34
So who's heading north this year for a fishing trip, when and where?
I've literally spent the last two days doing trailer bearings ,maintenance and making up a heap of rigs.
Ganraloo beckons mid May and like to be ahead of the game in preparedness.
Even though the sharks are in my mind it won't ever stop me heading up there as there are lots of options fishing wise, and on windy day enjoy a drive down to Tombstones to watch the ballsy surfers on the huge reef break there.
Bring it on!!
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Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
Coral bay mid may. Rigs
Coral bay mid may. Rigs already made. Hopefully all that is needed anyway. Just got sort the rest of my gear out when I get home 2 weeks prior to the trip
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Simo_
Posts: 1843
Date Joined: 13/11/06
Exmouth in May. Making rigs
Exmouth in May. Making rigs now.
4wd in for service this week. Doing boat trailer bearings next weekend.
Bring on April
tiimmbo
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Date Joined: 16/08/09
Exmouth Monday week, then
Exmouth Monday week, then back up again end of may
big john
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
Enjoy
Been flogging myself with two jobs and looking forward to my annual Montes trip. Just canned it because of this pending cyclone. FU Mother Nature.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Billcollector
Posts: 2006
Date Joined: 16/05/09
Was looking forward to
Was looking forward to catching up with you big john. Hopefully next year after missing out 2 years in a row.
Got back to Broome yesterday after travelling down to Perth and back. Luckily I enjoyed a couple of feeds of marron while collecting the good wife in pemberton otherwise it would have been a wasted drive.
big john
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Third time
Third time lucky, let's hope it's a cracker.
Hopefully the other boys have a good trip and slay plenty.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Billcollector
Posts: 2006
Date Joined: 16/05/09
Yep hope they have a
Yep hope they have a cracker. The little fella is determined.
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
18 months and our second go
18 months and our second go at Monkey Mia starts on Friday, then on to Broome. Looks like Mm will be cut a day short due to the weather but so be it...better than 12 months late.
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Seven Spirit Bay in the NT in May
Thought we would treat ourselves after full house repaint ......saved a hell of a lot more than we are paying
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Broome in the next few days
Broome in the next few days with the family and the van. Probably not much fishing although a mate has just moved up and wants a few lessons on chasing sails so might make an exception for a couple of days.
Apart from that probably not much unless a good weather window pops up for a montes esky filler.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
eziliving
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Date Joined: 30/12/09
When are heading there, I'm
When are heading there, I'm heading up there either next Friday or Saturday for work?
Get busy living, or get busy dying!
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Flying back to karratha from
Flying back to karratha from Perth today. Probably wait a day or 2 and pack the boat into the shed at work in case this cyclone swings towards the coast. Send me a text if you
feel like propping up matsos for a beer.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Jackfrost80
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
Maiden trip north of Kalbarri
Maiden trip north of Kalbarri to Shark Bay in June.
Got a 3 day overlap with my cousin who used to deckie for a wetline pro there so hopefully will be able to follow him out and get acquainted with the local marine life fairly quickly.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
bsir
Posts: 569
Date Joined: 24/04/11
North
Supposed to be heading to Mackeral islands late next week. We'll see what this cyclone does.
Then gnarloo mid May. I've been busy training for drinking more beer.
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Are you staying at the
Are you staying at the homestead? Will more than likely see you there.
Love the West!
bsir
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Date Joined: 24/04/11
Yep
At the homestead, taking a mates boat and will be mooring it most nights.
I'll find you for a beer one night.
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Awesome! Hopefully see you
Awesome! Hopefully see you at the filleting shed.
Love the West!
Skull
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Date Joined: 03/01/12
Exmouth
Will be in Exmouth 26th May till 16th June then continue North with no return time planned.
Boat and trailer serviced and ready to go, bring it on.
Skull
The Saint
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Date Joined: 30/01/13
Supposed to be heading to
Supposed to be heading to Denham on Friday for 3 weeks.
But with 60 plus knot winds forecast for Saturday (Seabreeze) we may delay our departure for a couple of days.
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
What to make from the
What to make from the forecasts! sea breeze is using the American forecasts and BOM is using the European ones and they are both different! American says Saturday is written off and the caravan park will be closed, European one says Monday. Do we go early and leave early or go late and leave late?
crano
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Date Joined: 04/11/09
coral bay
Arrive on april 24 for 2 months.
Faulkner Family
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Lucky you . I only got 2
Lucky you . I only got 2 weeks there.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
crano
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Date Joined: 04/11/09
If you were there for 2
If you were there for 2 months there would be no fish left.
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
Don't get any more than the
Don't get any more than the rest . Just looks that way
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Silver Fox
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Date Joined: 19/06/14
Excellent
Mrs Crano taking her golf clubs this year?.
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
crano
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Date Joined: 04/11/09
She will be too busy
She will be too busy cleaning fish.
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
We will wave as we go past!
We will wave as we go past!
blu2fish
Posts: 74
Date Joined: 23/01/13
Exxie creature of habit
Back to Exmouth 25th May to 18th June, would've liked a bit later but slow off the mark booking accommodation.
Woodsy65
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Date Joined: 21/05/15
Exmouth again
Exy in late July. Hopefull weather is as good as it was last year.
Justin M
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Date Joined: 14/01/13
Heading off tomorrow for the
Heading off tomorrow for the Pilbarra (hoping this bloody cyclone stays well away)...firstly staying just north of Cue for a couple of nights then on to Karijini before fishing the buggery out of Pardoo then Hedland (first time back home in twenty years) and a first time trip to Exmouth before finishing up at Kalbarri where this time I will hopefully land something decent haha.
SeperateKnob
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Date Joined: 28/11/16
Seabreeze for shark bay
Seabreeze for shark bay forecast is literally of the scale for Sunday. Was planning on setting up my tent Sunday afternoon
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
Yep, we're gutted. 2020 was
Yep, we're gutted. 2020 was COVID. 2021 is Cyclone.
davewillo
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Date Joined: 08/09/16
That sucks mate. A lot of
That sucks mate. A lot of planning goes into these trips and a fair amount of excitement and expectation. Sorry to see it go to shit.
PGFC member and lure tragic
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
Plan has changed from Monkey
Plan has changed from Monkey mia for a week to getting past Karratha this weekend and spending two weeks between K-town and Broome.
Should be tolerable.
davewillo
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Date Joined: 08/09/16
I'll be at work mate so you
I'll be at work mate so you still win!
PGFC member and lure tragic
selthy
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Date Joined: 27/05/11
In the same boat here
In the same boat here
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
pretty demoralising,
pretty demoralising, hey!
Exmouth 2022 is looking to replace MM 20/21...
selthy
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Date Joined: 27/05/11
Yep, we have another booking
Yep, we have another booking next April. Cue next natural disaster
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Sorry to hear of all the
Sorry to hear of all the F%$&ed up plans lads, I'd be gutted too. As Dave said above a lot of planning, excitement and some good expectation goes into these trips. We've just done our final logistical planning, read (how much pi55 to take) And are very excited with fingers crossed for good weather at least for 3 or 4 days.
Love the West!
ChopChop
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Date Joined: 17/01/15
Have a week booked in Kalbarri next week . Looking windy!
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Quick return
Son and his boys came down from Exxie last Friday to get the boys on to their first salmon, both have got marlin, sails etc but never a salmon, and now is on his way back up to get his boats and gear tied down ready for the cyclone and before the Lyndon river rises and closes the road north off.
They went down sightseeing on Sunday having a look at likely spots and lost 3 at their last stop at Hamelin Bay. Monday they hit Hamelin at 0700, all up they got 13, kept 3 releasing 10, with Jeff doing all the casting due to the distance needed to reach the fish and to do his good turn for the day, handed the rod over to a lady who had never caught one in 3 years of coming down there, for her to have something to remember
johnno67
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Date Joined: 12/03/10
Gnaraloo trip 14
Yep will be there mid may 14th trip this year will be meeting up with my apprentice seakem lookout out for tailsup moored in the bay come over to cabin 10 and say hello and have a beer there for two weeks.
seakem will be found in the wanking station
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Yep you'll find me in there
Yep you'll find me in there with a couple of Swedish back packers Mr Floppy cock
Love the West!
Zac 1987
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Date Joined: 23/07/17
Coral bay June 12th-26th
Coral bay June 12th-26th