Allroy 217 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 Hi All Here's a bit of footage I threw together of a recent trip up to the north west. Magnificent country & fishing! 9 doobie, Squid Inc., reelfun and 6 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lofty64 1,234 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 Unreal trip matey . 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,132 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 Love it! Great video and fishing mate! 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilda 422 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 Awesome trip 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 4,071 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 That is a fantastic video Allroy and it certainly looks like you enjoyed the whole adventure. 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn2fish 4,241 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 That is one awesome trip and video! Very very cool! 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allroy 217 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 Thanks for the kind words everyone. If you have ever dreamed to head up there, do whatever it takes to turn it into a reality. The Kimberley is an amazing place and I've only just scratched the surface! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meppstas 3,987 Report post Posted September 23, 2017 Now that's what I call a fishing trip.. beautiful part of Australia too.. Always been on my bucket list.. but had to toss it ( with the rest of them ) as I knew it wont happen... Great video clip, thoroughly enjoyed it, well done.. cheers Adrian 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brutus 872 Report post Posted September 24, 2017 Great footage bringing back fond memories. I lived up in the Pilbara during the 80's and fished from Coral Bay to Broome, and as you say, awesome country and fishing. Highlight for me was spending 8 days starting on Boxing Day 1985 on 2 Marlin Broadbills camped out on the Monte Bello islands about 80km off the Dampier Archipelago. Fishing and diving there was the best in my 58 years of fishing. Where we camped we had large turtles coming up the beach to lay their eggs whilst other eggs were hatching and thousands of little turtles scurrying to the water to avoid the gulls. During one hookah diving trip we managaed a crayfish that fed 6 of us and some seagulls, it was a monster!! 2 Allroy and David_C reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allroy 217 Report post Posted September 24, 2017 Great footage bringing back fond memories. I lived up in the Pilbara during the 80's and fished from Coral Bay to Broome, and as you say, awesome country and fishing. Highlight for me was spending 8 days starting on Boxing Day 1985 on 2 Marlin Broadbills camped out on the Monte Bello islands about 80km off the Dampier Archipelago. Fishing and diving there was the best in my 58 years of fishing. Where we camped we had large turtles coming up the beach to lay their eggs whilst other eggs were hatching and thousands of little turtles scurrying to the water to avoid the gulls. During one hookah diving trip we managaed a crayfish that fed 6 of us and some seagulls, it was a monster!! Wow brutus, sounds like an epic trip - and to live there it must have been amazing! I briefly hooked a marlin out the back of cassini Island on spin gear. Massive fish and I've never seen line get stripped from a reel so quickly! Plenty of turtles on the beaches and in the water too, simply magnificent to watch Didn't dive for any crays for fear of being eaten lol however we did get some magnificent mud crabs and black lipped oysters. 1 brutus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brutus 872 Report post Posted September 24, 2017 Great footage bringing back fond memories. I lived up in the Pilbara during the 80's and fished from Coral Bay to Broome, and as you say, awesome country and fishing. Highlight for me was spending 8 days starting on Boxing Day 1985 on 2 Marlin Broadbills camped out on the Monte Bello islands about 80km off the Dampier Archipelago. Fishing and diving there was the best in my 58 years of fishing. Where we camped we had large turtles coming up the beach to lay their eggs whilst other eggs were hatching and thousands of little turtles scurrying to the water to avoid the gulls. During one hookah diving trip we managaed a crayfish that fed 6 of us and some seagulls, it was a monster!! Wow brutus, sounds like an epic trip - and to live there it must have been amazing!I briefly hooked a marlin out the back of cassini Island on spin gear. Massive fish and I've never seen line get stripped from a reel so quickly! Plenty of turtles on the beaches and in the water too, simply magnificent to watch Didn't dive for any crays for fear of being eaten lol however we did get some magnificent mud crabs and black lipped oysters. Damm you!! You've gone and spoilt my day 😂😂🥂 now all I can think of is all those delicious muddies👠I love my blue swimmers, but muddies are hard to beat. 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allroy 217 Report post Posted November 8, 2017 Seven & a half minutes of mayhem 2 2 Softy, Meppstas, lofty64 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meppstas 3,987 Report post Posted November 10, 2017 That's one massive fish and great footage of the catch, I'm surprised you didn't get a hernia from the rod butt in the gut all that time either, still it was well worth it.. cheers Adrian 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allroy 217 Report post Posted November 11, 2017 Thanks Adrian Yes the pain was soon forgotten about however a rod bucket/gimble belt would have been nice in retrospect ! 2 KIDNEY SLAPPER1 and Meppstas reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIDNEY SLAPPER1 1,236 Report post Posted November 12, 2017 very welldone allroy ....great vid. 50 pound GT just unreal imo they are pound for pound one of the hardest fighting fish in the ocean. 7 and a half min of absolute mayhem....i couldnt agree more 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allroy 217 Report post Posted November 4, 2018 Was lucky enough to get up to the Kimberley again recently. This time we sailed from the King George river back to Darwin over the course of a week. Here's a couple of hot bites we experienced. 5 piratepom, lofty64, bjorn2fish and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,132 Report post Posted November 5, 2018 So good Allroy! That's some crazy fishing. Thanks for sharing. 1 Allroy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites