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Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 11:19:18

Mark Smith

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For the third year running, our family spent a week at Rottnest with our other Rotto friends. As always every day started with a couple of hours fishing. The days fell into as easy pattern of up early for a fish, followed by heading off somewhere late morning for a beach picnic lunch/ snorkel, etc. Back to the cottage mid arvo for a little nanna-nap then up around 4.00ish for drinkie's and nibbles. The evening meals were always a highlight with each family chipping in with a little something. I am expected to provide fresh fish which I am generally happy to oblige with

First morning started off promising with this fine brace of Tailor dispite the swell being a bit on the big side.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 11:23:56

Mark Smith

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Our favourite arvo picnic beach is Little Parakeet Bay. There is a hole out the back of the reef which usually has a couple of Dusky Morwong's present. This year I got a pleasant surprise when I dicovered they were joined by a Dhu of around 6kg's I also saw a good sise Sambo later in the week.

Little Parakeet as seen through my polarised sunglaases

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 11:57:50

Adam Hodges

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I went during the second week of the school holidays with my girlfriend (best weatehr in years in my opinion) when did you go? we also had a lot of success on the rotto usuals and finally got a tailor on fly!!

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 12:39:59

Daniel ODonnell

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Not a bad basket you got there m8!

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 13:50:54

Greg Dale

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Nice tailor Mark. What is the bottom hook in your gang?

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 14:50:18

Mark Smith

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quote:

What is the bottom hook in your gang?

Hi Greg

I make my Tailor gangs like so. First hook is a 3/0 tarpon, follwed by 2 4/0 tarpons followed by a 3/0 chemically sharpened red. These gangs fit a good sise Mulie well and rarely miss a strike.

As I have already mentioned the eating at Rotto is always a highlight. Here are some tailor, Skppy and Herring fillets ready for the BBQ

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The kids were well fed!

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 17:03:28

Ian Moore

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Nice work mate - you really have got Rotto sussed.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 21:10:17

Mark Smith

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For the first 4 days we were hampered by a big swell and a full moon. The Tailor were not as plentifull as last year and we had to work pretty hard for them. I also target Mulloway and they were a non-event this year unfortunately. Although I only caught 11 Tailor for the week, they seemed to be bigger than last October with the average sise close to 50cm's. These 2 had the remains of herring in their stomachs, and went on to make a tasty fish mornay which helped feed the masses later that night.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 21:15:33

Mark Smith

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The wildlife on the island is always a highlight. This year the mountain ducks had ducklings which provided plenty of entertainment every time we rode past the lakes.

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The kids get to have a fish down on the army jetty most afternoons. Mr Percival here was just a bit scarey for the little kids, trying his best to nab any sand whiting they pulled in.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 19 October 2008 21:24:51

Mark Smith

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The only down side to this years Rotto trip was, unfortunately theft. In past years we have ( perhaps foolishly in hindsight) tended to leave things out on our verander unattended.

On the second night I had two rod and reel outfits stolen including my number one Rotto set up comprising of a 9ft Starlo Stix shorespin rod and Shimano Stradic 4000 reel. Fleet's Tackle in Freo came to the rescue by sending another outfit across on the ferry for me. Thanks Dennis

We also had drunken yobs try and take a bike one night but thankfully I caught them in the act

For anyone heading over, please heed this warning and lock your bikes and put away your gear at night.

But theft aside, another awesome week was had, and we are already booked for next year

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 20 October 2008 8:09:42

Matt Grosse

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We are off to coral bay on wednesday for five days. I hope that all of the school leavers have been and gone. It should be a great few days down there with the kids now at a great age to enjoy the water. Mum and dad are coming up from perth for the week as well so should be a great few days.
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RE: Rotto 2008 - 20 October 2008 11:23:15

David Adams

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Smith

quote:

What is the bottom hook in your gang?

Hi Greg

I make my Tailor gangs like so. First hook is a 3/0 tarpon, follwed by 2 4/0 tarpons followed by a 3/0 chemically sharpened red. These gangs fit a good sise Mulie well and rarely miss a strike.

Mark - Do you find the eye on the 3/0 red breaking often?. I have tried ganging the chem sharpened reds and they tend to break a lot more than the standard 4/0 tarpons I use.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 20 October 2008 13:19:39

Brett Flugge

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Same thing happens when I try ganging Gamakatsu suicides Dave. Just don't bother anymore as the smaller 3/0s tarpons tend to stay connected to most tailor down these parts.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 20 October 2008 14:19:20

Ian Moore

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quote:

I have tried ganging the chem sharpened reds and they tend to break a lot more than the standard 4/0 tarpons I use.

Dave,

as you say, trying to gang chemically sharpened hooks together can be a real pain. However, if you are just adding them to a gang of tarpons/suicides to improve hook ups as Smithy has done there is no probs as you don't actually have to open the eye of the chemically sharpened hook.

As a top hook the chem hook eye remains unopened and for a bottom hook you simply open the Tarpon/suicide etc fully and slide the chem hook through the eye and round the bend.

Voila -no need to try and open brittle chemically sharpened hooks and hence no frustrating snapping noises when you do so.

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RE: Rotto 2008 - 20 October 2008 14:22:15

Mark Smith

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You're doing it wrong fella's. Open the eye of the third Tarpon and feed the chem hook around the opened eye and down, then link the other tarpons together. That way you don't need to open the chem hook at all