Go west young man..... part 3 of a trilogy
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:47 am
Well about 8 months ago I had the second lot of great friends move to WA...and I told them look out I WILL come and see you some time.....
So after a few changes in travel planes ect on Friday I jumped on a plane and came to Karratha ....... I got picked up at the airport by Pete (faulksy) and a bit later in the day dodgy was here too all the way from headland...oh and also the boss of the house meterclubwantabe....LOL
We planed a few day out wide chasing fish with sticks on there heads.......billfish.... and maybe a bottom bash...
well here is how it went
Day 1....
I got SFA as did dodgy (I was in his boat) ...Pete and aylissa got wahoo and a sailfish
Day 2...heehhe Maybe I will just post the pics....
here is my first targeted sail fish
up up and away
and down again
but hang on these buggers just jump and jump and jump
But in the end I won...not my first sail but my best by far.....
Oh just check this out...was I happy ?? you bet your nuts I was...LOL
Have a look at the sail on this fish...bigger than my head...LOL
a bill fish in the hand...arr I was happy
MORE all good here ...LOL
So there is day 2......Thanks dodgy......not only did ya drive down to say hello but ya towed ya boat and gave me a seat......THANKYOU...
NOW day 3........
Well dodgy went to work.....ahhhaahh and pete and I went fishing....the weather was awesome.....and so was the fishing..
We started the day with a first for me a WAHOO of around 18kg....on a pusher on the twinpower/T-curve kingmac combo....now I have never caught 1 before and all I can say is HELL they are fast.....they are like a mac on roids.......have a look see..
arrrr I love these fish...now
DAY 3 ..cont.
We had the wahoo early...and I was happy with what ever poped up next.......actually I was VERY happy
15mins after we dropped our baits we had 1 smallish Black marlin slam Pete's bait...only to drop it 5seconds later....... then it took mine and dropped it too....BUGGER... but we got to see it
That was followed an hour or so later with a sailfish of 25kg or so....by me
and just 1 more
we didn't take this one out as it is better for the fish and I now have a pic with one in my arms and that is enough.
Then pete landed 1 too...... and it was a happy boat I can tell you ...(pic's to follow)
Then we both had a hook up......it started out with a WTF who has this fish and then went to...pluck me we both have 1...and soon ended in man tears from me... mine jumped off and pete's stayed on the hook.... (well done mate)...
Then I after pete let his go I was on again ....it jumped and the spat the hook......now normally I would be p...ed off but you know what I wasn't... because all around me boats were on.... 5 sailfish in a 200sqm area... people were yelling and going off... so we sat and watched it all unfold and relished the sight.... you know we might never see that again... but at least we we got to see it once and everyone landed there fish to...
at the end of the day we must have seen 15-20 fish landed and we and others hooked and lost more.......it was like a NATGEO doco but for fishos.........I am already looking at the tides for next year
But for now I have to say thanks to Pete, Aylissa, dodgy and my wife..... I have had the fishing trip of a lifetime and enjoyed every minute....great fishing...great friends and a great time.....I am on a fishing high like no other...and there is more to come..
So after a few changes in travel planes ect on Friday I jumped on a plane and came to Karratha ....... I got picked up at the airport by Pete (faulksy) and a bit later in the day dodgy was here too all the way from headland...oh and also the boss of the house meterclubwantabe....LOL
We planed a few day out wide chasing fish with sticks on there heads.......billfish.... and maybe a bottom bash...
well here is how it went
Day 1....
I got SFA as did dodgy (I was in his boat) ...Pete and aylissa got wahoo and a sailfish
Day 2...heehhe Maybe I will just post the pics....
here is my first targeted sail fish
up up and away
and down again
but hang on these buggers just jump and jump and jump
But in the end I won...not my first sail but my best by far.....
Oh just check this out...was I happy ?? you bet your nuts I was...LOL
Have a look at the sail on this fish...bigger than my head...LOL
a bill fish in the hand...arr I was happy
MORE all good here ...LOL
So there is day 2......Thanks dodgy......not only did ya drive down to say hello but ya towed ya boat and gave me a seat......THANKYOU...
NOW day 3........
Well dodgy went to work.....ahhhaahh and pete and I went fishing....the weather was awesome.....and so was the fishing..
We started the day with a first for me a WAHOO of around 18kg....on a pusher on the twinpower/T-curve kingmac combo....now I have never caught 1 before and all I can say is HELL they are fast.....they are like a mac on roids.......have a look see..
arrrr I love these fish...now
DAY 3 ..cont.
We had the wahoo early...and I was happy with what ever poped up next.......actually I was VERY happy
15mins after we dropped our baits we had 1 smallish Black marlin slam Pete's bait...only to drop it 5seconds later....... then it took mine and dropped it too....BUGGER... but we got to see it
That was followed an hour or so later with a sailfish of 25kg or so....by me
and just 1 more
we didn't take this one out as it is better for the fish and I now have a pic with one in my arms and that is enough.
Then pete landed 1 too...... and it was a happy boat I can tell you ...(pic's to follow)
Then we both had a hook up......it started out with a WTF who has this fish and then went to...pluck me we both have 1...and soon ended in man tears from me... mine jumped off and pete's stayed on the hook.... (well done mate)...
Then I after pete let his go I was on again ....it jumped and the spat the hook......now normally I would be p...ed off but you know what I wasn't... because all around me boats were on.... 5 sailfish in a 200sqm area... people were yelling and going off... so we sat and watched it all unfold and relished the sight.... you know we might never see that again... but at least we we got to see it once and everyone landed there fish to...
at the end of the day we must have seen 15-20 fish landed and we and others hooked and lost more.......it was like a NATGEO doco but for fishos.........I am already looking at the tides for next year
But for now I have to say thanks to Pete, Aylissa, dodgy and my wife..... I have had the fishing trip of a lifetime and enjoyed every minute....great fishing...great friends and a great time.....I am on a fishing high like no other...and there is more to come..