worth taking a dingy to steep point
Submitted by TAPOUT on Sun, 2009-08-23 11:31
probably heading to steep point next month and wondering if its worth taking a dingy or should we take a bigger boat. Would prefer to take a dingy as its heaps easier and cheaper on fuel. Also has anyone been in September just wondering what the weather and fishing was like. Any advise or suggestions would be appreciated.
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Paully
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Steep Point
Gday TapoutMate, woud be worth having a look at www.steeppoint.com.au . One of the good things with this site, is that you can email the ranger at steep point as plenty do and get it straight from him, apart from that there's a lot of info on there.
till
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My bro has taken a 4-4.5m
My bro has taken a 4-4.5m tinny up a few times now.
fords_rule85
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Take the dinghy!!
The last 3 trips ive been up there we have taken a 14ft dinghy in with us, even if the weather gets a bit hairy the south passage is always good for medium size pinkies, spangoes, black snapper, bluebone and a few others. I wouldnt go without it now. Good luck, i will be up there in october so leave some fish for me.
On the Level
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Steep Point
We took a 5.8 ali to Steep Point launching it from Denham, took a heap of gear across in the boat, took less than an hour, got there before the vehicles. It was no hassles and we fished a fair way up north along the west coast of Dirk Hartog Is in comfort.Caught heaps of pinks, baldies & Mackies, we we there in late August a couple of years back.
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gilligan
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I'm heading up on the third,
I'm heading up on the third, staying on the beach for 7 days. Will let you know how it goes - we're taking up two dinghys, a trailered one ~14ft and one that'll fit on the camper trailer 12 ft or so for inshore and crabs :) I hear the roads are pretty corrugated at the moment, slow trek in - this was early August
Will let you know what it's like :) 7 days 5 lads 3 cars 2 boats 1 aim. Fish - and big ones at that...
scottnofish
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i was up there 2 weeks ago
and the track was being graded the boys in the cars took less than an hour from the turn off to the point
gilligan
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Awesome, that means a hell
Awesome, that means a hell of a quicker trip in than was being planned for... Might even get some fishing in on the first day!
Cheers, SNF... :)
gilligan
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Gave them a call at the
Gave them a call at the rangers hut today, got the following in response to the grading of the road:
the last 16km of corrugations on the track in are still there, and they are the worst section - with the rain they've had the last week, probably gonna get a little worse...
They're still waiting on that last bit to be graded, not sure when this is going to occur...
Pete D
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Take the bigger boat
Take the bigger boat Tapout...then I can come out with you!
Heading up with the family on the 18 Sept with camper trailer and tinnie. Got the last beach camping spot apparently.
Cheers Pete
Roger Knife
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lucky git...wish I was
lucky git...wish I was there!!
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till
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Probably see my tinny up
Probably see my tinny up there, without me though dammit. My brother is heading up, I'll check the dates.
Adam Gallash
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do it
Take it up mate, theres plenty of fishing options for both the big boys and the little tinnies, just decide which way the winds blowing. Plenty of bluebone in the shallow country if you can find the bommies, on both the west and eastside.
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TAPOUT
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Sounds like the tinny might
Sounds like the tinny might be the go then. We are heading up on the 19th and have booked a beach spot also so Pete looks like we might be neighbours.
Ben Derecki
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Yeah but
Yeah it's definately worth taking the tinny but make sure everything on your boat / trailer is fastened down tight if you haven't done a bumpy track like that before. Throw in some bush-mechanic gear with you too just in case. There's a numberplate of ours floating around there somewhere and we nearly lost a mud guard after some of the welds cracked and the back half started rubbing on the tyre. Had to spend 1/2 hour wiring it into place half way back along the track.
Pete D
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Head over for a beer then
Head over for a beer then Tapout - White patrol, camper trailer and me building sand castles with the young one.
Have the wire Ben - will keep an eye out for ya number plate.
Cheers Pete
TAPOUT
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No worries Pete. Definately
No worries Pete. Definately catch up for a beer. Might even give you a hand with the sand castle building mate.Heading up with Kal so either be in his dark green cruizer or my black navara.
gilligan
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Anyone at steep between 3
Anyone at steep between 3 and 10th Sept?
We're staying on the beach... If you're there, look for the white Pajero, the forester (if it makes it) and the red Patrol and head over for a beer and g'day :)
Hopefully we leave a few of the big un's there for you blokes coming up afterwards :)
Pete D
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Report?
So, any news gilligan?
wadetolley
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Not
Not sure if he is back yet Pete! He has to fly back to work next wed.