The Winner of the Tackle World Exmouth Shimano competition for 2012 was Trent Gregory.  Congratulations Trent!  Junior angler Trent caught his first  sailfish and entered it in the monthly competition, which also entered him in the yearly comp and won himself $700 worth of Shimano fishing gear.  Trent shared his prize with his big sister Kiara and we’re not sure if Trent’s smile was bigger than Dad’s?  Last year a junior angler from the south won the comp and the year before a retiree from Esperance won it.  In 2013 it is even easier to win and there are more prizes too!  You can enter free in-store by telling us about your fishing story and providing us with a photo. Every month one lucky angler wins a $50 Tackle World Exmouth gift voucher and in December 2013 one person will win $1000 worth of Shimano Fishing Tackle.

Matt  Wardley of Exmouth and his brother James from Melbourne were fishing recently with Paul Cornish from Carnarvon before the cyclone came close.  The trio went out fishing aboard Matt’s boat Blackjack in search of pelagic fish off the tip of the cape and west of the lighthouse.  James caught his first billfish with a blue marlin measuring 2.4m and estimated to be around 100kg. It was caught in 300m of water using a 24kg outfit. The fish was healthily released after a quick photo.  Paul caught a sailfish in the same area measuring 2.2m on a 15kg outfit.  James also caught the cracking dolphin fish pictured this week that was 5kg.  The boys caught 4 dolphin fish and kept the one to eat fresh while here on their visit.  All three boys have entered the fishing comp already and we think they are already winners with such great fishing during their time out on the water.

The muggy weather and stirred up waters from the cyclone has made fishing a little challenging for some anglers, particularly those in the gulf with murky and confused water.  It didn’t stop people getting in to the crabbing though and several reports of good mudcrab catches with full muddies has been coming in-store. Paul Michelli and his cousin Damien are here on holidays with their families and getting in to the mudcrabs, golden trevally and ruby snapper.   The family are staying in a holiday house on the canals and have also been catching a load of small emperors from their jetty.  The kids love the fishing and they all have been enjoying the fresh seafood.

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