SW FW fishing Comp
So it's time to make it official.
I am moving to Kununurra permanently in May so as a farewell to the South West crew and fellow FW members I am going to hold a fishing comp (not leaving the site just the southern end of town).
It will be Saturday April 10. The comp will follow the exmouth rules and regulations and will be fairly simple but fun and based mostly on catch and release. You will pay a basic entry fee which will go towards prizes (probably $20). It will include both LB and offshore and freshwater if you want. But there will be a jigging contest 
for all the gun jiggers. Will include both junior and senior but probably easier to just have the one open age.
It will be a name tag photo with brag mat length as proof and not concerned with weighting a dead fish, but you can keep your catch as long as it meets fisheries regulations.
The comp will start at 6am and finish at 4pm with a few refreshments. At this stage we will look at Geographe Marina due to facilities (and bar) but you can lauch anywhere once you pick up your tag. I can arrange for you to pick up your tag on Friday arvo. But the finish time is 4pm Saturday at the Marina.
We will draw up a species list and it goes on length, not weight as discussed above.
It is a social comp so come join in and meet some fellow members.
If I have forgotten anything I will update the thread. Busy thinking about Barra...ha ha
Look forward.
Seaquest
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Sounds good Damo, count me
Sounds good Damo, count me in. Might have a couple of decky spots available if anyones interested. Let you know closer to the date.
Feral
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hmmm now to try to get the
hmmm now to try to get the day off :)
i'll have a few deckie spots open too
Nealez
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may have to take you up on
may have to take you up on that offer if i cant organise something
Dale
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I'll be stuck up here in
I'll be stuck up here in Dampier on night shift, so I cant make it, :(
Cheers
Dale
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Paul G
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Sounds good will try to make
Sounds good will try to make it down for the weekend.
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7739ian
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Got a deckie spot
going Damo? I think my tinny might find the Cape a bit tiring.
Bluetonic
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Yep! I'm in Damo
Yep! I'm in Damo
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Goodz
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Hmm posted this before but
Hmm posted this before but it disapeared...
I'm keen to head down and snap up a deckie spot with someone that's gonna get into some jigging action! Got my own gear and will put in for fuel too, also bring a camera to photograph the winning fish :)
Could be good to car pool it down with someone too... anyone?
barneyboy
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Yep Iam keen..
hopefully the weather plays the game!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Kelvin8r
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also keen as! should be a
also keen as! should be a ripper!
Bluetonic
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My boat will be full but it
My boat will be full but it looks like there are a few other boats that will have deckie spots.
Just a tip to those who don't fish the area and are unfamiliar with it. If we are meeting at Port Geographe, but you want to fish the Cape (weather permitting) then it would pay to tow your boat to Quindalup boat ramp and launch from there for fuel economy and time etc. There is however some really good ground out from Port Greographe and north of there as well. I have stumbled on ground and caught good fish straight out of the blue on ocassions and I don't fish the area that often. You might also recall Big Reds 8kg Bluefin he got a couple of weeks ago only a few hundred metres off the Busso jetty.
I'm also happy if any members from out of town want to pitch a tent in my back yard for the ocassion and not have to worry about travelling back to where-ever on the Saturday night. (Huge back yard) PM me if your interested. (Friday night also ok)
Yes Goodz we did try it before but the timing just wasn't right. This is also a send off for Damo and regardless how it didn't get off the ground last time, ALL FW members are warmly welcome.
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Goodz
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I meant I actually posted on
I meant I actually posted on this thread last night.. but it had dissapeared this morning... but do remember hearing of the last comp too :) Hope I can get to this one tho, would be a great time to catch some fish and meet some people!
Lamby
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Might be worth visiting the
Might be worth visiting the outlaws as an excuse to get amongst it!!
damo6230
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OK BJ, you've set the scene
Sounds like a FW party may be brewing also after the comp......gona be a long weekend.....
Plenty of room at my place to swag it if people require.
We will put up a species list and members list on the weekend.
should be good
dagree
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Bugga
We head down on the 1st and leave for the rat race on the 9th
Would have loved to follow a few of you out to "find" a few fish
Good Luck with the move Damo
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
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Goodz
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The boss has given me leave
The boss has given me leave so I'm comin on dowwwwwwn!
Lucky Tim
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sounds like it's gonna be a
sounds like it's gonna be a good show, I'd love to make it down but unfortunately I'll be away. Maybe next time.
Looking forward to the reports and pics.
Tim
damo6230
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comp list
This will be a work in progress. Don't mind further fish species but too many and the prize money ain't worth it.
I will endevour to accomodate all that attend but will draw information from threads as they are posted. First in best dressed so those looking at decking will be placed on a boat. All due respect will be granted to the skipper and they have final say on the day. Saftey first! Skippers let me know if any issues. If you are a deckie then it is expected you split appropriate costs and if this is an issue once again let me know.
Appreciate skippers demarcating deckie places; few extra beers for you
The comp, at the moment, and may change if LB crew show up, will be split into two categories, Jig (and Soft Plastic) and Bait. Given there appears to be no juniors it will be open to all ages and can change if required.
The $20 entry fee (children $5) will be paid on the day and will cover prizes and a small donation to Fishwrecked.
The species list will be;
JIG
Snapper, Dhuie, YTK, Sambo, Skippy, Salmon and Blackarse.
BAIT
Snapper, Dhuie, Salmon, Blackarse, Queenies, Herring, KGW, Sand Whiting and Bream (Silver or Black)
If the numbers aren't big then we may stipulate that you only get a single prize per person, it's all about the fun social aspect, no money will be pocketed by organisers and then it gives everyone a chance at a prize. Not to hard really.
It's catch and release so the photo will have a name tag with the fish on a brag mat. However, you can keep your fish but not going to weight it for the purpose of the comp prizes.
Entrantes are;
Seaquest Boat X 2 Deckies
Feral Boat X 2 Deckies (Nealz + Doctor) Full Boat
Nealz + Doctor (2 x Deckie for Feral)
Goodz (Deckie for Seaquest or Harro)
Paul G Boat and family
Me Boat with 7739ian
BJ Boat and Garbo
Barneyboy Boat with Kelvin8r
Lamby Boat? (still hoping)
Bodie (hopefully)
barneyboy
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kelvin8r if you are on here....
sorry man I have been meaning to ring but work has been a bit hectic however I am going to ring you over the weekend re this comp!!!!!!!
Will have a spot for 1 more person!!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Helen
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barneyboy have you already
barneyboy have you already found an extra person? If not im keen.
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harro
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i,m keen depends?
bring it , should be fun but dunno about port geo, long way from where i fish, have u thought about doing a dunno run and maybe big bbq, on the parkland areas on geo bay rd dunno, just a thought, long way to get back to port geo by 4pm, if thats what it is then all good, but the bbq areas are good there, shady etc, no bar but byo,
i,ll also be open to take a cple of keen punters/deckies/
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damo6230
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Geo Marina
We had always envisioned to run the first comp here as the facilites and area cater for all types of fishing, not just boats. The idea is to organise one and then based on the success then move them around the coast....... There was interest from Perth members so it allows for travel times as well. This initial comp is a template for future ones.
I am happy to send you your tags prior to the comp so you and others can head out from any local ramp and fish your prefered grounds. I'm sure a few like you, Brendan and Clint will do such. The idea is still however to start fishing at 6am and be at the Geo ramp at 4pm. Thats plenty of time to fish.
Thanks for allocating some deckie spots mate.
If I wasn't organising the comp I'd jump at a deckie spot as I've always wanted to ride in a Southbound, she's one nice rig.
Feral
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looks like ive got 1 more
looks like ive got 1 more spot to fil if anyone is keen .. looks like we might be jigging for the most part but if someone wants to soak baits thats fine
damo6230
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Feral , got you two deckies
re-edited the comp list. Both locals, both dead keen jiggers
PM sent
cheers
Bodie
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hmmm i will attempt to make
hmmm i will attempt to make it down.
couldntcatchacold
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Be stuck at good old woodie
Be stuck at good old woodie woodie damo wish team bluetonic all the best though haha! will have to catch up with you before you leave sometime damo
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Bones76
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Damo I'm 50/50. Will
Damo
I'm 50/50. Will confirm during the week.
Haven't towed the boat down there, so this is a good excuse.
big red
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Drinks
Won't be able to get out for a fish that day as I'm working boys, but I'll definately be about for the piss up at BJ's place.
Looking forward to getting a few drinks into 7739ian again, he's good value on the turps. Try and keep up with me and Damo90210 this time mate...heard you pulled up a bit ordinary last time...
Nealez, is the Doctor hanging around for a few drinks?
Nealez
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i assume so, and a where
i assume so, and a where were you is in order?
Goodz
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Anyone need a lift down from Perth?
Helen
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Count me in... as long as
Count me in... as long as there is room on Barneyboys boat... and I find a place to crash... preferably not next to a Rottweiler that weighs more than I do. Lol
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Hey Goodz, you can come with
Hey Goodz, you can come with me depending on when you were planning on heading down, or vice versa. I was thinking bout going down friday night, and was probably going to stay saturday night. or maybe drive down real early on the saturday... but that would be too painful.
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Damo
sorry cannot make it due to work commitments.Would have enjoyed meeting new FW members down here too! Cheers!
chrisp
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sooooo tempting!
But my trip to denmark and then jurien next week could stretch the marriage if i take off down south 2 days after i get back!
Goodz
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Looks like I'm bringing the
Looks like I'm bringing the family down for a little holiday too now so dont think I'll have a lift for anyone sorry. Will be heading down friday morning and coming back sunday arvo, staying at the Abby Beach.
Hope the weather turns it on for us! We'll get into some good fish hey Seaquest :)
Lamby
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fancy chucking a swiney for
fancy chucking a swiney for the saturday tiimmbo? otherwise I am screwed with work
Paul G
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Sorry guys was just talking
Sorry guys was just talking to the wife about heading down there on friday and was told ,we have a family 70th birthday saturday,many family members we haven't seen in years .so im of the list ,good luck to everyone drive safe and happy fishing
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damo6230
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the comp is still happening,
I have been away for Easter so know that I am back it will be full swing with organising things this week.
I will PM those coming just to confirm details/things
cheers
damo6230
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SW Comp
Updated list
Entrantes are;
Seaquest Boat + Goodz Deckie
Feral Boat X + Nealz + Doctor (Full Boat)
Harro Boat
Me Boat with 7739ian
BJ Boat and Garbo
Barneyboy Boat + Kelvin8r and MineMineMine
Lamby Boat? (still hoping)
Bodie (hopefully)
Bones76 (Paul) still to confirm
Have a couple of locals still keen so I will confirm with them.
Nothing else has changed with Comp details.
Brendan, Clint and Harro I will PM you guys to confirm tags etc.
Cheers and looking forward and don't forget the after comp BBQ at Bluetonics place and members working that day will be turning up to the BBQ
Goodz
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All sounds good Damo! Lookin
All sounds good Damo! Lookin forward to some fish and meeting a few FW crew.
Goodz
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How bout a section for
How bout a section for biggest Nannygi in jigging? :)
damo6230
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can do Ben.....
think your bit of a gun jigger do you
it's all good mate,
just spoke to Brendan and he is keen and Matt (hlokk) will be in your boat as well and he has the jig bling
look forward
Goodz
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hahaha... nope I suck, but I
hahaha... nope I suck, but I do hear theres some good nannys down that way and they're hungry for jigs!
Awesome that matt will be onboard too, he can teach us a thing or 2 about jigging for sure!
Bluetonic
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At this stage the weather is
At this stage the weather is looking good.
All members are welcome to come back to my place later for a BBQ and drinks. Nothing fancy, but all good people and we have a bit of fun.
I will pitch a 4 - 6 man tent (huge, you can stand up in it) in my back yard and I have a spare room with a fold out double bed also just in case anyone has a few too many drinks.
My son Ryan will set his guitar and amp up outside and play some good music also, just to kick in a wee bit more atmosphere.
Also I am happy to put food on so no obligation for members to contribute, but an indication as to who might come back would help with catering. Please PM.
at this stage we have:
Damo6230,Garbo,Big Red,Dan1,Bluetonic & partners.
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Goodz
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I'll hopefully be coming for
I'll hopefully be coming for a while too :) wont eat much tho, unless its liquid ;)
Bluetonic
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All good Goodz, funny thing
All good Goodz, funny thing is we tend to talk fishing and all our individual fishing bloobers come out. Ha Ha!
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damo6230
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no puma pants......
yeh ask Bluetonic when you arrive..ha ha
damo6230
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party time
I have a house to myself so room here also.
Bluetonic lives across the road and yeh the old Aussie acronym........
"don't go home until the beer is drunk"
going to be good
HuggyB
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would love to join the comp
but I'm off to Peaceful Bay for the weekend to help a mate add another water tank to his place (and snag a salmon or two).
Should be a crackin comp, even the weather looks to be playin nice!
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
Bodie
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Sorry Fellas not gonna be
Sorry Fellas not gonna be able to make it... and dam i wish i could weathers looking the goods.
But the wife has me booked into looking at stuff for our home reno...carpet, doors, paint..............
Hope all goes well on the fishing front, good weather should mean good fish!!! so expecting some good photos! :)
harro
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working
i,ll be working guys, might come to the wind up afterwoods, good luck everyone!!
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Lamby
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Just got back from down
Just got back from down south yesterday, unfortunately couldn't hang down there. Bills mortgage and missus wouldn't be too happy
dagree
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Wrong date
Down Busselton at the moment and tried to get an extra couple of days after speaking to Clint the other day. Managed to get 2 more nights at the camp but unfortunately will be heading back to the rat race on Saturday.
plus need to get stuff ready for work on Sunday.
Good Luck guys (and gals if any are entering). Looking forward to hearing some stories and seeing the pics.
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
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damo6230
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no worries guys.
I'm sure there will be plenty more organised after the first one.....
looks like its a battle between the SW locals and a few Perth blow-ins...ha ha
the after Party is at Blueonics (BJ) and is in Bunbury.
He is very easy to find off the Busso Hwy so PM either me or him for the address
cheers
Feral
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yeah im in for the drinks
yeah im in for the drinks too .. swag on the back of the ute sounds comfy to me :)
damo6230
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Comp prize money
OK ,
There are 12 anglers fishing the comp so the entry fee will add up to $240.
Due to the number of entries we have decided to offer 3 $50 vouchers with the remaining $90 being donated to Fishwrecked.
So to be fair we will pull out three species from a hat at BJ's place after the event and the angler with that fish will win the prize.
It's a social comp and this hopefully should satisify everybody.
I will personally forgo any prize so that provides better odds for you guys......
BJ has all the gear to download photo SDS cards so it will be dead easy.....well depends on th beers......
See you all soon
cheers
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BRING IT ON!!!
BRING IT ON!!!
10.5 hours to go... Wooohooo!
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Good luck
Good luck crew, hope the fish are biting!
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Bluetonic
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Thanks Adam, Regardless of
Thanks Adam,
Regardless of whether the fish are biting or not, we will have fun.
We have the cameras ready for still footage as well as video.
Is there a prize Damo for the biggest over-run/longest snag/prettiest piece of seaweed? Thought I'd ask cos i reckon I could be up for that prize!
Just remember it is a fun day and a goodbye to Damo.
Good luck all.
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barneyboy
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PRETTIEST PEICE OF SEAWEED!!
hahahahahaha!!!!!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Bluetonic
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Ha Ha! Yep! Mark, do you
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dagree
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Is there a prize for best snag?
If so I would have won that one today. Anchored in Geo Bay and snagged the bottom..... Kept the pressure on to try a breakoff and ended up dragging the boat, anchor and all LOL.
Actually pulled up a very pretty, big pile of seaweed on the anchor. Would that count?
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
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Bluetonic
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You just took out 2
You just took out 2 categories in 1 hit dagree! I'm proud of you, but unfortunately you did on the wrong day so no prize.
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dagree
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Bumma Heading home
Bumma
Heading home while you guys compete
Good Luck and have fun
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Good day on the water
The weather was kind........
mobs of salmon to start the day and plenty of fish.......
looks like eveyone in the comp scored some fish
one particular capture from Bluetonic........more to come
wont mention knocking my favourite PE 2-3 rod and reel over the side
a full report and pics to follow
beer o'clock
big red
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Not the Ryobi!
Not the Ryobi Damo?!?!
damo6230
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jig master and certate......
was spewing........
you still coming over
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Sorry to hear that mate
Sorry to hear that mate ;(
Been there and done that myself. Worse, it dropped off the t-top @ 30kn so I couldn't even blip the spot and dive for it later.
Looking forward to Bluetonic's seaweed.
Helen
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Awesome Day!
I just want to say a big thank you to Damo for organising the day out, Mark (Barneyboy) for offering to take me out for the day and having to put up with me, Ben (Goodz) for quickly tying a few knots for me during crucial moments when we were surrounded by fish because I was too slow, Daniel (Dan1) for getting dirty after a shower and showing me how to fillet my salmon, Bluetonic for having everyone back after the comp and to all the people I met from the forum who were so much fun to hang out with. While it was quite a full on day for me driving down at 2am and leaving again that night, I had an awesome time chatting with FW members and their friends and family and finding out that some of the crew know people I know and having a laugh discovering that Dan1 was the guy who stacked it on his bike in front of myself and my hot friend in Coral Bay last may... Good work... the memory remains.
So thanks everyone for being awesome fun and I hope the members on this site keep up with the get togethers. There should be more of them. Keep fishing! Hopefully will see some of you up in Exie and Coral Bay in May if I can convince Lisa to come up with me again.
Hel
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nice to see you make the
nice to see you make the effort to put up with us southern crew Helen :)
i must say it was a great day with good weather and the fish actually showed up.
my thanks go out to everyone involved and all the crew at BLue Tonic's place. it was a great night and good to put faces to names.
tight lines till we meet again
Clint
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Awesome day out on the water
Awesome day out on the water and a great night to boot.
Damo has all the pictures and hopefully he will put some up soon.
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!