Report: Welshpool 17,18,19th
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Report: Welshpool 17,18,19th
With the new boat I had lined up this weekend as a fishing weekend regardless of weather.
Day 1: Got down to Welshpool about 6pm on Friday after knocking off a tad early for the day, and we began the hunt for some squid. Luckily we found a few quickly, as I had forgotten to bring any other bait!
Got out to Singapore deep and had a good sound around before finally finding something worth dropping on. Even so, the tide had already turned and with the fish biting on the slack recently, I wasn’t sure how we’d go. Ended up picking up 3 gummies to 4 foot over a few hours before calling it a night and heading back in. Got home at midnight and set the alarm for 3.30am.
Day 2: funny how easy it is to get up when your going fishing. Got back down to Welshpool at 5am and today I was out in a mates Edencraft, as Davey Marine had a weekend owners trip down at Refuge Cove, we were just going for the day though.
It was horrendous offshore with confused slop on top of a big short swell, but we got to refuge in time for the catered breakfast :cheers: Some nice looking boats down there, and we spent the rest of the morning test driving and jumping 6m edencrafts and formulas over the huge swell that was rolling in. I can’t say I’ve ever done that before (deliberately) so it certainly got the adrenaline pumping! I’ll get the photos in a few weeks so look be sure to share them.
Spent the arvo micro jigging pinkies for a bit of fun before heading back to Welshpool for a pub dinner and an early nights sleep!
Day 3: It was low tide at 8.20 so I wasn’t in a huge rush to hit the water, ended up launching at 7am. Sounded around, didn’t see much so parked on a mark from last season and got the rods in the water.
As soon as the tide slackened it was game on, with multiple buckles and screeming drags galore! I dropped the first fish that took a massive run, but got another chance minutes later, landing a decent 7kg fish, my first proper snapper personally for the season.
We ended up with half a dozen and called it a day at 10am. Needless to say I’m a bit worn out from a big weekend but it was good to get some hours on the water that’s for sure!
Day 1: Got down to Welshpool about 6pm on Friday after knocking off a tad early for the day, and we began the hunt for some squid. Luckily we found a few quickly, as I had forgotten to bring any other bait!
Got out to Singapore deep and had a good sound around before finally finding something worth dropping on. Even so, the tide had already turned and with the fish biting on the slack recently, I wasn’t sure how we’d go. Ended up picking up 3 gummies to 4 foot over a few hours before calling it a night and heading back in. Got home at midnight and set the alarm for 3.30am.
Day 2: funny how easy it is to get up when your going fishing. Got back down to Welshpool at 5am and today I was out in a mates Edencraft, as Davey Marine had a weekend owners trip down at Refuge Cove, we were just going for the day though.
It was horrendous offshore with confused slop on top of a big short swell, but we got to refuge in time for the catered breakfast :cheers: Some nice looking boats down there, and we spent the rest of the morning test driving and jumping 6m edencrafts and formulas over the huge swell that was rolling in. I can’t say I’ve ever done that before (deliberately) so it certainly got the adrenaline pumping! I’ll get the photos in a few weeks so look be sure to share them.
Spent the arvo micro jigging pinkies for a bit of fun before heading back to Welshpool for a pub dinner and an early nights sleep!
Day 3: It was low tide at 8.20 so I wasn’t in a huge rush to hit the water, ended up launching at 7am. Sounded around, didn’t see much so parked on a mark from last season and got the rods in the water.
As soon as the tide slackened it was game on, with multiple buckles and screeming drags galore! I dropped the first fish that took a massive run, but got another chance minutes later, landing a decent 7kg fish, my first proper snapper personally for the season.
We ended up with half a dozen and called it a day at 10am. Needless to say I’m a bit worn out from a big weekend but it was good to get some hours on the water that’s for sure!
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Re: Report: Welshpool 17,18,19th
Well done..never fished there, but it looks like a beautiful part of the world
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Re: Report: Welshpool 17,18,19th
Nice trip by the sounds of it, and quite successful too! 4 ft gummies and some big snapper are a nice catch for sure!!
I found the same last year at Singapore deep. When its moving fast, no bites, but as soon as the tides swung around and the current slacked off, we hooked up on about 8 decent snapper around the 5-6kg mark (about 84cm average length) and 2 gummies. Was planning to get down there again this year for the snapper (just not sure when I'll get the time off work though), and wouldn't even mind shooting around to Glennies Islands and try my luck at the kingies there. :thumbsup:
I found the same last year at Singapore deep. When its moving fast, no bites, but as soon as the tides swung around and the current slacked off, we hooked up on about 8 decent snapper around the 5-6kg mark (about 84cm average length) and 2 gummies. Was planning to get down there again this year for the snapper (just not sure when I'll get the time off work though), and wouldn't even mind shooting around to Glennies Islands and try my luck at the kingies there. :thumbsup:
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Re: Report: Welshpool 17,18,19th
Yep same, very similar last year.Davidsch1 wrote:Nice trip by the sounds of it, and quite successful too! 4 ft gummies and some big snapper are a nice catch for sure!!
I found the same last year at Singapore deep. When its moving fast, no bites, but as soon as the tides swung around and the current slacked off, we hooked up on about 8 decent snapper around the 5-6kg mark (about 84cm average length) and 2 gummies. Was planning to get down there again this year for the snapper (just not sure when I'll get the time off work though), and wouldn't even mind shooting around to Glennies Islands and try my luck at the kingies there. :thumbsup:
I’ll be doing some big kingy runs this year that’s for sure
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How far you go for kingsscott__henning wrote:Yep same, very similar last year.Davidsch1 wrote:Nice trip by the sounds of it, and quite successful too! 4 ft gummies and some big snapper are a nice catch for sure!!
I found the same last year at Singapore deep. When its moving fast, no bites, but as soon as the tides swung around and the current slacked off, we hooked up on about 8 decent snapper around the 5-6kg mark (about 84cm average length) and 2 gummies. Was planning to get down there again this year for the snapper (just not sure when I'll get the time off work though), and wouldn't even mind shooting around to Glennies Islands and try my luck at the kingies there. :thumbsup:
I’ll be doing some big kingy runs this year that’s for sure
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Depends. You can get em 3 minutes from the ramp some days, or out at cliffy or rabbit island, bout a 30k run from the ramp.smile0784 wrote:How far you go for kingsscott__henning wrote:Yep same, very similar last year.Davidsch1 wrote:Nice trip by the sounds of it, and quite successful too! 4 ft gummies and some big snapper are a nice catch for sure!!
I found the same last year at Singapore deep. When its moving fast, no bites, but as soon as the tides swung around and the current slacked off, we hooked up on about 8 decent snapper around the 5-6kg mark (about 84cm average length) and 2 gummies. Was planning to get down there again this year for the snapper (just not sure when I'll get the time off work though), and wouldn't even mind shooting around to Glennies Islands and try my luck at the kingies there. :thumbsup:
I’ll be doing some big kingy runs this year that’s for sure
But the big ones are usually found a lot further away....