G'day from WA. (Western Australia)
We don't get Strippers here but we do get a lot of other stuff.
Heres a couple of pictures of where we fish.

We do fish off the top of here!!
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1694/85metre9hb.jpg
And John is really fishing!
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6416/100metrecliff6at.jpg
He's tied to the SVU.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1225/101b1to.jpg
This is a Narrowbanded Spanish Mackeral caught from the rocks, its only about 6 metres up from here.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/546/copyofstaxfish16tw.jpg
This is a favourite spot for fish to get you to sit as they try and make there way out to sea.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3240/nofear1sl.jpg
This is a Samson fish, so called because of its fighting prowess.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9512/sambobb6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'll post some more if the replies request such!

Stax

Too high up for me.:eek5:

what pound test do you use to haul fish up the cliff with...?

how much is your petrol these days mate?

and most of all welcome to S-B

A life jacket or maybe a parachute!:bl:

You Aussie's are a nutty bunch..:jump1: :rotf2:
WELCOME:)

No strippers in Australia! Will send a few from the Foxy Lady.

Spot bunner, Welcome Stax:wavey:

Welcome aboard......Cliff gaff, I don't have one of those. Got bungee?

They're a little nuts over there - probably skish for Great Whites too...

welcome aboard

you guys are nuts

go go gadget cliff gaff!!!!!!!!!!!

awesome
I want to party with you guys .

Welcome. Spent some time in Canberra, and Perth a couple of years ago. WestPac and Commonwealth banks are my customers.

You guys are the best!! I'll look you up next trip down under.

Isn't the striper equivelant fish the baramundi in australia? not the same fish but the same kind of following...

I've had some good times down there, can't wait to go back.

Spot bunner, Welcome Stax:wavey:

HAHAHA

That must one rough ride for those fishies.

Welcome aboard!

What brings you over to the striper side of things?

Great pics.... Absolutely post more

I think I get it. Once you get the fish close, do you run that thing down the fishing line that is hooked on the spanish mack's head and pull it up with the heavy duty rope? Thats pretty cool...

I suppose you guys don't believe in "catch and release"

Wow. And to think sometimes I feel like I am up high on the jetties at the ditch.

Great pictures.

I suppose you guys don't believe in "catch and release"That wasn't necessary.:rollem:

Hey Stax welcome aboard. If you keep posting pics like that mate all the fishermen in New England that have a passport will be booking vacations and coming to visit. Of course there are only three people on this list that have passports, so it might not be to many after all.:laugha:

Nice pictures, Mr. Marsupial. Feel free to contribute more any time. Quite a landscape you have there.

those are some awesome pics,
please post more and please explain your fishing tactics some more, we would love to know!!!

Welcome to S-B!

Hmmm... cliff gaff eh... I think I know a spot or 2 where I could employ one of those... whadya think F18?
Welcome aboard more pics would be welcomed.


-Dave

Hmmm... cliff gaff eh... I think I know a spot or 2 where I could employ one of those... whadya think F18?
Welcome aboard more pics would be welcomed.


-Dave
Good thing we don't fish that spot.....Mountain climbing gear...:as:

Wow, what a reply, 22 in a day, I'm impressed. Q &A's

Raven
what pound test do you use to haul fish up the cliff with...?
John and I are very sports minded and fish quite light tackle. I use a Graphcast 2, 9ft one piece 10-16lb class rod with ultra lightweight guides and a Van Staal VS 150 Gold with 16lb braid. (that’s when we fish off the low cliffs) I was using a Fin Nor 12 when I caught the Narrowbanded Spanish Mackerel.
Off the High Cliffs, 100 yards up, we use a 10 foot Stick! A very heavy duty 40lb class rod with an Alvey 650C5 deep spool reel with 40lb line. When you hook a fish from the high cliffs its near impossible to reel it in. You detach the reel from the rod and while one person holds the rod over the edge the other person walks off with the reel. After a 100 yard walk the fish appears at the cliff top. Its hard work holding the rod even with a 10lb'er on there. And not for the faint hearted. Mind you the person holding the rod is attached to the car and is wearing a harness.

How much is your petrol these days mate? $1.40 per litre or $6.40 per gallon.
JohnR
probably skish for Great Whites too...
Yes there are a few Great White Sharks around, but not many. The whole area is called “Shark Bay” and it’s not called that for no reason. There are thousands of Sharks in the area. The big ones here are the Bronze Whalers, we call them “Noah’s”
12-15 foot are common and believe me plenty of fish are lost to these buggers.
Chris L
I want to party with you guys.
Chris, come to us and you’re most welcome. I am always looking for a reason to get to Steep Point.
Piemma
Yes do look me up next time your in Perth. We are a friendly mob and always need another reason to get the beer on the table!
Sluggosligger
Isn't the striper equivalent fish the Barramundi in Australia?
Yes the Barramundi here would be very similar to your Stripper. Bigger maybe, 50lb’ers are caught regularly.
Mr Hunters
What brings you over to the striper side of things?
Fishing, Fishing and More fishing. Always like to read good stories.
Hummy22
I suppose you guys don't believe in "catch and release"
The last fish on my previous post was “released”. Carefully cliff gaffed and a couple of pictures taken then back off into the deep blue of the bay. So, yes, if we can’t eat it and its going to survive then its thrown back. If it’s unlikely to survive then it’s bait.

Just incase you can't read John's T-shirt, heres a close up.
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/3687/fearxs9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is Eddie, not the best photo, but a beauty of a 50lb Mulloway
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/7227/eddie2gh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is a Shark Mackerel, you can see my Fin Nor and Rod behind me.
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6136/sharkmaceu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And my favourite picture, this has apeared in numerous mags and on the Nat Geo website. A Humpback Whale and calf swimming past our feet. Truely Spectacular!
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7188/whalesei4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hope you enjoy.

Stax

To the moderators. Our website is totally non commercial with only a handful of members. Have a look before you remove my link, please.
http://www.steeppoint.com.au

Thanks

Stax

Nice pix, keep them coming Please.:thanks:

Hers a pic of a Barramundi
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7275/stevemickkv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:kewl:
COOL!
I've seen that picture of the whales before.

:kewl:
COOL!
I've seen that picture of the whales before.

Thats Great, a picture I took doing the rounds, no problem!

I did have someone try and tell me it was not "my" picture, but I also have the before and after pictures. Nobody else has seen them!!

Stax

To the moderators. Our website is totally non commercial with only a handful of members. Have a look before you remove my link, please.
http://www.steeppoint.com.au

Thanks

Stax

Do you want to trade links ?

Nice Pics...

For Johno, should be easy to find now.

A few more pictures of a new cliff we tried
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5245/cliff1bn7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3482/gavinjt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A Spangled Emperor, this one was our supper!
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4783/spangledmg8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks and good luck Johno

Very Nice.

Ultimate spot burn! I can see sunrise tomorrow morning there will be a half dozen S-Ber's there throwing eels or topwater offerings!!!:bgi:

Stax, do you guys throw plugs/lures...artificials of any kind? Wooden, tin, rubber or otherwise??

That is some extreme surfcasting to be sure! Great pics, great post and welcome to S-B!!:btu:

Great stuff. I love the lush vegetation around the area. I'd hate to break down out there. I can see the vultures circling now. P.

Great stuff Stax! Keep em coming! What pound test is the harness????? :laugha:

Jesus, just don't lean to far over the edge. I think I'd save the beers for when we cook the fish!

Great stuff, keep it comming!

there is no way i,m standing that close!
you guys are nuts! find a beach i,ll show ya how to catch them!
RHM

Stax, do you guys throw plugs/lures...artificials of any kind? Wooden, tin, rubber or otherwise??

Bigfish
Yes we do throw lures, we mainly use bibbed lures of various sizes from 4 inches to 8 inches long. We dont use these off the high cliffs only the lower cliffs that are 8 yards or so above the water.

Here a picture looking down to the water, about 90 yards down
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1466/cliffwaterzm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Any someone mentioned not to lean over the edge!!!
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9912/newcliif1ks9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Talk again soon

Stax

Great stuff Stax! Keep em coming! What pound test is the harness?????
Marshcappa..
The harness is home made, what do you think we are? A bunch of wowsers or something! We are not paying for a harness when a cleverly made piece of rope is just dandy.
Heres a close up of the rope tied off to my car. Note the Number plate.."STAX"

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9622/harnessdf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Soon.

Thanks for sharing. Interesting info and outstanding pictures.

Tight lines.

Stax, do you have any pictures of those bibbed lures?

Thanks for all the good stuff. :btu:

Wow, that fish is gorgeous!! Awesome pictures!

welcome aboard

you guys are nuts

go go gadget cliff gaff!!!!!!!!!!!


:bl: :bl:

Great stuff Stax! Keep em coming! What pound test is the harness?????
Marshcappa..
The harness is home made, what do you think we are? A bunch of wowsers or something! We are not paying for a harness when a cleverly made piece of rope is just dandy.
Heres a close up of the rope tied off to my car. Note the Number plate.."STAX"

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9622/harnessdf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Soon.

what kind of reel is that?

cool stuff on your site Stax. Thats a huge.......Bonefish:shocked: ? You get them off the cliff as well?

http://www.steeppoint.com.au/myalbum/bonefish.jpg

welcome austrailia :btu:

Very Cool.. and welcome to SB!

Hey.. that reel.. got a friend of mine who has one of them big Aussie reels on a 13 foot surf rod, he brings it around once in a while.... I can't recall the name, but it is wicked pissah!
(uh, that's a good thing, trust me.. local saying)

any chance of showing us a close up of that reel and telling us a bit about it. :huh:

Cliff casting.. Love it! :kewl:

I think I could deal w/those cliff issues in my kayak.....

Any nearby kayak launches?

Awsome Pics Stax! The cliff thing??? I don't know about me hanging off the side like that... :uhoh: But the fishes you catch may just fix the height issue :bounce:
Welcome to SB... Keep them Pics coming... Good day Mate. :cheers:
Australia is beautiful, love to see it sometime... :tm:

Road trip anyone?

These a picture of the "ALVEY" sidecast fishing reel we use off the cliffs. It has a line capacity of 1000 yards of mono 30lb line. If you loose a 100 yards it makes no difference at all. They are not to shabby at casting as well. It has a 1:1 retrive and is strong as an Ox.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9424/alveyes9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Justplugit.
Here is a web shot of the type of lures we use, this is only one of the brands, there are hundreds of brands, hundreds of sizes and colours, some cheap ($5-$6) and the Repala's are $15-$20.
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6610/repalain8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is Kerren with a "small" black tip reef shark. Notice the black abyss behind him!
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6262/kshark1el6.gif (http://imageshack.us)

This is a shot of Steep Point from the air. You can clearly see the faultline that seperates the bay from the darker water. We fish from the Ovens where the water is about 80 feet deep at your feet.
The schools of fish (Narrowbanded and Yellowfin Tuna) swim down the coast, from the left of this picture, in the deep water. As they approach the faultline they swin across the bay and end up at Steep Point. This large deep bay is also one of the major spots were the baitfish get caught and herded to. Once there the large, sometimes schools of Tuna, literally make the whole bay boil. You could cast your cellphone out there and catch a Tuna!
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/5669/arielsteepbq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So, what do you think of our hidden treasure?

Stax

Stax, that is way cool stuff my man, way cool. So bibbed means lipped, I guess I learned some Australian today. Neat!

That Saamson fish was neat, looked like it would fight hard and probably take a surface plug. Also that Mulloway looks like a white sea bass as found off of our west coast and down Baja. Sea trout (actually the croaker family of fishes) like our Squeteaque and Spotted Weakish, in that family. You guys get Tailor down there which we know as Bluefish correct?

Got to be a bitch getting those critters up that cliff. Not much for a live release. The Alveys really cast when you can adjust the spool to face forward. Guys use them out west for salmon.

Well, welcome aboard, that really cool stuff and looks like lonely country out that way. Drop a cold one for us mate!

:shocked: :eek: :eek5:


hunni can we go to austailia:bounce:

paradice!

Great to see how the rest of the world fishes!! Great Shots!!

sell'n the boats, goin down under.

Link:eyes:

Here is a picture of a Tailor caught with my very first cast with the new BG10000 and my ABU Suflex rod, the rod is 25 years old.

You mentioned the word "crocker" and yes the Mulloway is in that family. They get up to about 90Lbs. Not the greatest fighting fish and an even worst eating fish. Like eating cardboard boxes!!

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4772/tailorsj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Is one is taken from the beach about 5 miles from Steep Point at Sheltered Bay. Fishing extra light takle, 4lb line, for bait. John here has a Tailor about 8lb trying to make a dash for freedom.

Soon

Stax

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4195/buff3kf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Stax, i read where peak time for catching those Tailors (bluefish) is January and February.
We have a guy on our site who loves to catch them and would

probably fly over to catch them in our off season.You may not of

heard of "Clammer" yet, but you will. :hihi:

ok.... he's makeing it look too easy.....

if it real is that easy why cann't we get the same here:(

wow

Gday all!

My name is Marc Russo,
Im from Perth Western Australia and stax put link up on our steep point site so i though i would share some of my pics with ya ;)

One pic in particular with amaize you.
I was only 17yrs and i hooked , fought and landed a 100pound sailfish from the cliff.

Its just about impossible to achive this and me bieng 17yrs old was even more special.

Its pretty easy to land sailfish from the back of a boat, just whack it in reverse and reel it in. Try catching the fastest fish in the ocean on 50pound line off a cliff! haha It was fun!

1 big regret is not releasing this great fish, by the time we got the fish to the base of the cliffs it was had it and hooked in the eye.

I allways release fish now and only take enough for a feed and only take what we need.

Here is the pics
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9285/myproudestmoment8bf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4371/sailfishfq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3027/saily0ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Some more pics for ya, you can get a idea on how high some parts of the cliffs are,

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4393/16bc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9347/29as.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Unfortunatly alot of our fish come up like this due to bieng attacked by sharks lol.

This is my uncle Nino with what would of been a monster mackeral.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7729/38fq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Some of the fish that are caught there are amaising!

This fish was released unharmed, such beautiful colours.

http://i6.tinypic.com/24c84ms.jpg

Last show off pic from now .....

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5084/yellowtailhz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3527/kingfishqu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

very cool guys! looks like a ton of fun!

Wow, great stuff keep it coming.:cheers:

Here are some pics of the beach only a 10 min walk from steep point

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7048/beach1ch8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8026/beach2vv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3017/beach3kc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3843/beach4qw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This Tailor was caught close to Steep point
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5797/spotclosebyfh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Welcome Tailor Marc! :wave:
Very cool stuff.. Keep them coming.. :beat:
Now! that looks more like height that I like to fish from... hehehe

This is a pic overlooking "The ovens" this is where Stax was explaining where its 80ft deep strait off the edge of the cliff .

They call it "The oven" because not much of a breeze gets in there and iv heard it can get upto 50-60 degries c !
(not sure what that is in farenhieght)
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7218/1100sp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/99/15xm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Jeez...
Friggin Bluefish even get to Australia!!!

Thanx bttfish :)

I got loads more great pics, gettin late over here in Aust at the moment, have to post more tomorrow..

Oh what the hell, here are a couple of my mate Kristian haha!
It was his first trip to Steep point now he is hooked bad!
He cant wait to go there again.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1571/meandkristianoi9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8112/kristianfishinzf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5934/2yf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Jeez...
Friggin Bluefish even get to Australia!!!

Haha yep they sure do!

Do your bluefish have a reputation of biting a careless fishermans fingers and making them bleed?
Nice set of teeth "tailor" have

Haha yep they sure do!

Do your bluefish have a reputation of biting a careless fishermans fingers and making them bleed?
Nice set of teeth "tailor" have

Yes - even when you cut their heads off those eyes still watch your movements... Sometimes when wading a good bit from shore out on the flats with water beyond your waist, even holding the fish all the way out of the water it'll try to leap and take a chunk out of you... Razor lipped %%^$&# fish...

Hey question for you - how do you release a fish from 100 feet / 33M in the air??

Thanks & great pics!

Yes - even when you cut their heads off those eyes still watch your movements... Sometimes when wading a good bit from shore out on the flats with water beyond your waist, even holding the fish all the way out of the water it'll try to leap and take a chunk out of you... Razor lipped %%^$&# fish...

Hey question for you - how do you release a fish from 100 feet / 33M in the air??

Thanks & great pics!

No probs ;)
Well most of the smaller fish we through back do acually swim off fine but when i said release fish after we caught enough i ment fishing in general like down here in perth off our beaches etc:)

Its really good watching alot of people releasing fish in australia now. Everyone now realises that we cant take everything we catch. We have to fish for the future and take only what we need :)

That is crazy! Beautiful pictures, awesome scenery, great fish. what more can I say?



(in the voice of Eric Cartman begging him mom for something) ...

"John R can we go to the land down under for the class field trip this year??"

:happy:

Here is a pic of me fishn off the really high part behind the steep point sign.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h46/aussieraver/100ftclifffishing.jpg

This is a "Nor west snapper" Or oftenly called spangled emperor

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h46/aussieraver/norwestsnapper.jpg

I'll tell you - impressive stuff and a lot different than what we have here in the Northeast USA. Though we do have bluefish / tailors, ours can get to 7-9 kilos and occasionally bigger though I've hear your's can push 12-13 kilos.

Our sharks and tuna come from boat though one adventurous souls is going to land a Giant from the Canal some day :hihi:

Most of us surf fishing for bigger fish - targetting 20-50# (10-25 kilo) Stripers, do so at night as these fish are much more nocturnal when along the shore. From boat it's around the clock...

Other than the standup gear on 10 rods :eek: and Alveys, we use a lot of similar equipment from Abu conventionals (multipliers) to VS spinners and such... Cool stuff. Oh, and little pressure

Damn, whaddya think folks? Road Trip? :humpty: :wave: :buds:

S-B field trip!!! :boots:

Stax - keep the photos coming. Really enjoy them.:wavey:

This is a pic of how big the swell can get.

Thats a pic of my dad and a wave acually coming higher than the cliff!!!!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h46/aussieraver/bigswell.jpg

Here is a picture of a wave that has just smashed into a 36 feet high cliff, (you cant quite see this cliff, but its about 60 yards away from where the photo is taken)the top of this wave is at least 70 feet high.
I'm sure Tailor Marc can work out where its taken from and then confirm just how big it is. I do have some video of the 25-30 foot swell. Its 10Mb so a little awkward in its size. Even this does not do the wave justice. If anybody wants a copy let me know, I'll email it to them.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6585/wavekm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Stax

Yep, i know the spot Stax!

Geee that is a high section of cliff! I think i have some pics of how high that section is.

Goes to show how big the swell can get and how dangerous it is

Some pics of the ovens....

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8379/ovens1xi2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1360/ovens2rq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looking strait down off the edge
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4818/ovens3qh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7555/ovens4db8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is just some of what ya see swim past during the day

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2849/2kingieshooked1ofthemzi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

If you are lucky , you can catch them like me ;)

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1707/yellowtailking2ab9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

wow, gorgeous...awesome fishin.....John ,When we leavin?

My last trip up there we took a old Italian fisherman friend up there. His name is Bruno, he did very well and caught this really nice snapper.

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6696/brunoni0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/469/bruno2na6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and big Mulloway
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5553/bruno3mt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is my uncle Joe
Some pics from hookup to gaffing
(unfortunatly this one got away)

Hooked up!
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5554/action1xc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Fighting it
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6064/action2am1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Still fighting it, gaffer takes position with gaff looking down and ready
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3641/action3xc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nearly ready to gaff, fish is pointed out in this pic
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2466/action4ud5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Drops gaff down, hooks on gaff swing open to latch onto the fish
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9097/action5et3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Zoomed in pic of the gaffing
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1200/action6ul0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wow. Just have to say I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread! Really interesting to learn how you guys fish! Must have been quite a treat to reel in that rainbow looking fish a few pages back.

This is a very cool thread. This whole experience looks very hardcore. Makes my bridge gaff setup look like a children's toy! Then again, I'm really just a kid in man's body!:rotf2:

really enjoying this thread Stax and Marc.....I must say that looks like fun.....

Its been a pleasure showing you all these pic's :)

Its also been great looking through this website , i would love to head over your ways someday.

Hopefully one day we may see youz down under or even at Steep point.

Steep point has been called the best land based game in the world with fish from spanish/shark mackeral to tuna, sailfish , big travally , and many more species.

The only problem you may have it getting there, you can only acsess steep point by 4wd and you have to take everything you need to survive like food, water.
There are no shops or doctors or showers for 3-4 hours its pretty remote, there is no power there so you have to take generators.

We take up a freezer on a trailer with generator to run it.

Its a great way to get away from the city for a week and not hear whats going on in the world, so relaxing fishing day and night for a week strait.

I have a few more pics i will post up for ya's ;)

Thanks! :cheers: Sick pix

absolutely insane.....beautiful scenery too :cheers:

Marc,
What you and Stax have shown us, and told us, it sounds like paridise.. taking a trailer, generator, and a 4X4 out there for 3 days,.. how great that must be! Reminds me in a different way of my days with the camper on the beaches here for 3 days at a clip...I hope a piping plover never lands in the midst of where you like to go and fish, and some special interest group trys to stop it for you nice folks.
Thanks for sharing that with us, Beautiful country and fish!.

Marc,
What you and Stax have shown us, and told us, it sounds like paridise.. taking a trailer, generator, and a 4X4 out there for 3 days,.. how great that must be! Reminds me in a different way of my days with the camper on the beaches here for 3 days at a clip...I hope a piping plover never lands in the midst of where you like to go and fish, and some special interest group trys to stop it for you nice folks.
Thanks for sharing that with us, Beautiful country and fish!.

Thanks Karl :)
It sure is a lovley spot, on some days iv even see whale sharks swim by like the pic stax put up of the whales. Manta rays and HUGE turtles aswell.
My biggest fear is that one day they will put a sealed road all the way to steep point and then power then shops etc then it will be to commercial.

Its a great retreat and only serious fisherman there that know how to fish.

Only problem is that it gets really hot up there but you can allways head down the beach for a dip. Just got to look out for sharks , sea snakes etc

While we are fishing we get these little guys watchin us!

They are everywhere up there.

This one refused to get off my hand even when i put my hand out and pushed it off, it then tryed to climb back on my hand

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2864/1ws5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8995/2sk5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4306/5ox5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9741/6rn7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Fresh bait?

Stax, the water along the cliffs there looks mighty deep. I can't even imagine being able to catch fish like that from shore. Do you ever get tuna from those areas? Water that deep must draw them in nice and close at times. Thanks for sharing your fishing hole with us here in the States.:happy:

Do we get Tuna?

Yes we get Tuna, sometimes as they boil the water chasing the bait fish they can cover huge areas of water. And I seen 50lb's caught on a number of occasions. Yellowfin, Bonito, Striped and the odd Bluefin.
There are times that you actually give up trying to catch them as your arms are ready to fall off! I think about 16 in one hour is my record, with all 16 being returned. Great fun but these were only 5-8lb's. The monsters are a little harder to get up the cliff without using the cliff gaff.

Stax

Definitely cool ... maybe you should tie a rope to your automobile and repel down the cliff to that rock shelf that is below on the ovens ... then you can cast a spook, pencil popper or whatever :jester:

Thanks for sharing, my father has family from Perth ... my grandfather was a dentist for the allied forces in WWII stationed in Europe, he came from the Perth area, and my father has duel citizenship as a result ... never been there, but will have to make it a family retreat ... hope the wife won't mind the search for family members out on steep cliff :laugha: May have to spend a week, or two, there looking ... just in case one happens to stroll by ... you know ... and then of course, catching fish to feed the family in the process ...

Definitely cool ... maybe you should tie a rope to your automobile and repel down the cliff to that rock shelf that is below on the ovens ... then you can cast a spook, pencil popper or whatever :jester:

Thanks for sharing, my father has family from Perth ... my grandfather was a dentist for the allied forces in WWII stationed in Europe, he came from the Perth area, and my father has duel citizenship as a result ... never been there, but will have to make it a family retreat ... hope the wife won't mind the search for family members out on steep cliff :laugha: May have to spend a week, or two, there looking ... just in case one happens to stroll by ... you know ... and then of course, catching fish to feed the family in the process ...

Hi Finaddict :)

Yep Perth is a lovley City and pretty safe and clean. Lots of thinks to do and really nice beaches and wildlife.

Steep point is acually about 13 hours drive north from Perth though.

Its at a place called Shark bay.
Here is a map of the state and a zoomed on map of shark bay
http://i12.tinypic.com/2eb7nzl.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/434orrd.gif

Most western part of Australia

Tailor and Stax

Awesome, I guess no trip to Australia would be complete without a visit to THE CLIFF. I sense a need for a new DVD "Steep Cliff IS Wild". I see some boats in some of the shots, are the cliffs approachable by boat so that a diver might get some footage of what's going by --- with full respect to the anglers up top?

I believe Michael Folkes did a well-deserved tribute to your extreme form of surf/cliff fishing…the only thing missing was an element of underwater footage showing some of the fantastic pelagic fish that swing by the point.

I’ve been fortunate enough to make it a point to hit the extreme ends of a number of islands including Bermuda, Walker’s Cay, Bimini, Key West, Midway Atoll, Japan, Siberia, but my dive off the cliffs at the southern end of the big island of Hawaii came closest to what you guys are doing. They get plagued by tiger sharks there…are they the predominant shark pest in your area?

I feel a road trip coming on. Very cool website BTW.

Mike

If any members of this forum register on the "Steep Point" forum and get message saying that they can't join please PM me and I'll get it sorted out. Our forum has had a lot of problems with people setting up bogus accounts for spam and advertising.

Fish Eye
Yes I have seen a few divers at the base of the cliffs, not my idea of a good time, but there are some great caves and holes under these cliffs with plenty of Crayfish.
In regards to the common sharks in the area, there are two predominant types.
The Bronze Whalers, huge monsters up to 400lb and the Black Tip Reef Sharks, they are much smaller only 20-40lb. There have been reports of Great Whites and I am sure they have cruiser past on many occasions. It’s the Sailfish and Marlin that can make this place unique as both have been hooked from the cliffs. Not too many Marlins landed though!
As you saw, Tailor Marc caught a beauty sailfish from the rocks. A very hard catch indeed.
When the seas are calm the water can be clear and blue with fantastic visibility letting you see the natural world swim past. Dolphins, Whales, Turtles, Manta Rays, Huge Schools of Narrow banded Mackerel, Tuna fish in plague numbers, 15 feet long Bronze Whaler Sharks (we call these Sharks “Noah’s”) picking off anything that’s a bit too slow,
Garfish (I think that’s what they are called in the US) 5 feet long and weighing in at 8-10lb’s (Long Toms here). The list keeps going on.

Watching a 30-40lb Narrow banded Mackerel that you’ve taken 3 hours to hook getting chased by a monster brown shape and knowing that you’ll lose to these buggers every time. Catching a fish head is common. Mind you it is a sight to see and it’s still worth the watch.

I travel the 1200 mile trip as often as possible, or as often the wife lets me anyway. I feel like I’m home whenever I return to Steep Point. It’s truly a hidden Jewel.

Stax

Nice pictures. One of the best threads going so far. TCTFN possible site?

So jealous!!! :crying: :drool:
But very happy to see you guys having a time of your life... :bounce: :cheers:
Atleast we all here in the States can live off of you guys.. Thank you for all the Great Pixs!!!! Keep them coming please... Winter is long here... :beat: :wave:

Yep there are some bloody HUGE sharks! Iv seen with my own eyes 15ft+ tiger sharks cruising the surface on the cliff edge vurtually on its side lookin up at ya waiting for one of us to fall in. It was such a concern last time the my uncle who is in the "Tactical responce group" Very similer to your S.W.A.T rigged up a special rope with a set up so it you fell in you would swim over to the rope and attach it to ya and you could be winched up. This was all because there was a monster tiger shark hangin around smashing any fish we were trying to gaff and if any of us fell in while gaffing then we would be lunch.

Here are some pics to give you and idea on how close to the cliff you camp

This pic is of the toilet, we camp to the left or right of it
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4348/campsiteandtoiletks7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This next pic is lookin from the cliff edge to the camp site, you can see there is a big hill in the behing the campsite
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8607/picfromclifflookinatcamxl4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This next pic is lookin from the top of that hill at 5.00am i the morning
Lovely site to wake up to
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1424/lookinovercampandcliffsmn3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mates (if I may use that term) this thread is awsome.

As you say I hope that they don't put a sealed road out there. Over here there would be a host of companies that would try to put a sealed road out there to reap the profits and ruin it as well. Either that or the special interest groups here would find some obscure reason to shut the area down.

Do fisherman do a good job of making sure they or others don't leave trash in the area? Over here we have some, not many but they ruin it for the rest, that feel its ok to just leave there trash on the land where they fish and it starts to ruin the enviroment. Hopefully that does nto happen there.

Please keep the pictures and posts coming. I've already bookmarked your site and wish I could someday get over there to fish that way.

Thanks

Best thread in YEARS...Hey Flap, I think we gotta get the Magazine to send us on a shoot.

I'm kicking myself for not going to perth when I was over there a couple years ago. Chit, that looks amazing.

Do you get baramundi on that side? I did more spear fishing than anything else but I remember on frasier island they were as popular as striped bass are here.

This is a great post! Thanks again for sharing!

:claps: Great pictures - I enjoyed them all. Thanks also for converting from metric for us who are a little slow!

I agree with this being probably one of the greatest posts ever. You guys have made me sick with envy. Thank you ever so much for sharing your pics and stories. Your website seems to have a good bunch of dedicated fisherman also.

I did have one question for you though... have you seen or heard about anyone actually taking a fall??

Mates (if I may use that term) this thread is awsome.



Do fisherman do a good job of making sure they or others don't leave trash in the area? .



Thanks

Hi outnumberd!

Yep we all that head up there do our best to keep ther area clean and never discard old fishing line into the water. Steep point isnt really a place most people from W.A can just decide to go see and head there.
This is a spot that you would mainly head there with someone who has been before because it is a place so remote and you cant afford to break down or forget basic nessesitys like enough water etc.
So if your heading there with someone whos been before he will give you the rundown on keeping the place clean and tidy.

Infact on the Saturday or sunday that we leave we do a complete walk around the cliff and pick up all rubbish like drink cans etc left on the rocks.
Im pretty sure most people who go there do the same aswell because we all know this place need to be looked after and cared for.

My Family has been going to Steep point since the 60's just about every year:kewl:

I did have one question for you though... have you seen or heard about anyone actually taking a fall??

Yes , im not sure if it was a rumor but the person who told me is a gunuine bloke.

There is a location called False entrance only a hour away and can be just as good fishing but not as much room to fish and there is a ledge below. Its about the same hight as steep point and apparently he fell while gaffing and smashed into the ledge below then got washed in, he then swam back onto the ledge where he layed waiting for help.

It took about 3 hours of laying there with broken ribs and lots of fractures without any morphine because the nearest helicopter is at a town called Dehnem * see map of sharkbay i posted a few posts above*.
It took that long because there was no phone coverage at false or
steep point and after the long drive to the rangers etc.

I have seen people jumping from steep points lower cliffs on a 46 degrie day but you wouldnt catch me doing that.

There has been people die up at the point over there years but i dont know the storys

A few years ago, a large group, know as “the scroungers” visited Steep Point with there normal group of 15 people. They stay for about 8-10 days. They arrived at Steep Point and set up camp near the Ovens. There prized possession for this trip was the 75 cartons of beer that they had brought with them. That’s 1800 cans of beer. One whole trailer carried just beer, wine and spirits. 100 cans had already been drunk on the trip up.
Anyway on the 3rd or 4th day, late into the evening, it was totally dark, one of the fisherman caught a large Mullaway. Whilst trying to gaff this fish the gaff-man, who was not in good shape having consumed a large amount of the beer, fell in. All hell broke loose. Being a large group helped at this point as many torches shone over the cliffs edge keeping the gaff-man in sight. Many ropes were thrown at the floundering gaff-man and eventually he was able to grab one. Being slightly more sober now than only a few minutes earlier he was able to secure the rope around himself. We 14 people now slowly hauling the hapless gaff-man up the cliff face it would still have been a scary place to be, both for the gaff-man in complete darkness and his 14 mates panicking about their mate’s safety. As the gaff-man made his way to the cliffs edge, about 30 feet above the water, he was only able to extend one hand to his now hero mates. Over the edge he came, totally bewildered as to what all the fuss was about. His group of mates were looking at the drowned gaff-man there was total quite. The gaff-man still had the large Mullaway under his arm. He had not let it go and for some reason was not at all shaken up.
The following day the gaff-man realized what had happened the night before and was a bit of a recluse for the rest of this trip.

This is probably the best of the worst tales from Steep Point; however there are I believe two deaths directly related to Steep Point over a very long period of time.

These cliffs are dangerous for the careless fisherman, or drunken fisherman, but with a little bit of care and constant attention you should be OK. Most people do have some sort of a recovery plan to get someone out of the water, but it is not an easy task.

Stax

This is the track going in. There is about 35 miles of track like this, most of it is easy in a modern 4x4.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8514/trackgo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now this is a Shark! 40 feet long...

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5291/shark1ae9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And a Manta Ray with 15 foot wing span

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5097/rayez9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Stax

Hmm... a great fishing spot complete with toilet? this girl is THERE....:)

Stax,except for the two guys who got killed, that's a funny story. :rotf2::rotf3: :rotf2:

!800 cans of beer for 15 people. :btu:

Great that you can live the kind of fishing you do while most of us can just dream about it. :hihi: :)

Thanks for sharing all this. :D


BTW- good to have you guys as our Allies over the years. :btu:

One thing i'm going to do before i'm in the ground is going to fish down under at steep point.Thanks and i'll bring some beer too.

Hmm... a great fishing spot complete with toilet? this girl is THERE....:)


Hi Jen, yep there is a toilet there now. It was put there only about a few years back.

Years ago everyone used to take a walk up onto the hill pictured below and it would be a funny site while fishing the cliff and looking back to the hill and seeing people "snapping one %$%$%$%$ up on the hill haha.

That toilet on the hill has the best scenery than any other toilet in the world lol

Its still a rough spot o go for a week for most girls. Iv only ever seen a couple of girls over the years there because of the heat and no showers etc. You can take a wash down the beach and use salt water soap etc to refreash :)

I took my Ex up there and she loved it until the last couple days and couldnt wait to get home to have a shower and get back to the normal life

BTW- good to have you guys as our Allies over the years. :btu:


Australia will allways be there to lend a hand to you blokes when you need it :)

Here are some pics of my uncle Perry


Longtom
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5673/42vs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mulloway
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1020/58mc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This was a big bait i was saving to the steep point trip.
I balooned ot out and it got wolluped by somethin that was 15ft+ from what we seen. Must of been a tiger shark. I didnt stand a chance. It bit through a double of 120pound wire trace with ease.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9205/bigbait0lo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is a pic of False entrance....

Here is a pic of pretty much all the area you have to fish at False entrance.
Not much room and you can see how the rocks are.See how the swell is coming across? Its very hard to gaff here!

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2289/falseentrance2px.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This next pic you can see from a gaff mans view.
Hard to gaff and you wouldnt want to fall.
This is where the bloke fell and landed on the ledge below with lots of broken bones and waited for helicoptert from denam.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4749/dontfall9oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Absolutely the best thread of the year. After reading the posts and seeing the pictures, I would love to schedule a trip there someday.:walk:

Yeah this is the greatest subject ive ever witnessed. I could look at new pictures all winter. & read stories.:btu: It looks like your going to see a terradactyl fly by at any time. That place is how I would have imagined things looked millions of years ago. And you've gone back in time with modern fishing gear.

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Great stuff! Keep it coming.

What's a bloke?

Now thats what i call rock hopping! Only not in the dark and 800 beers latter. I'll bet you would like the RI coast! when a storm is coming in 20 foot waves are crashing and were out there on the back side of the light houses were its some what safe, hooking Stripers and blues cast after cast after cast! in the day time only. after dark would be a death sentence! keep the pics coming!
RHM

:eek:.. wow again on everything :kewl:.. that Longtom (?).. looks like a BIG Atlantic Needlefish!

What's a bloke?

Yer a "Bloke" :hihi:


Now thats what i call rock hopping! Only not in the dark and 800 beers latter. I'll bet you would like the RI coast! when a storm is coming in 20 foot waves are crashing and were out there on the back side of the light houses were its some what safe, hooking Stripers and blues cast after cast after cast! in the day time only. after dark would be a death sentence! keep the pics coming!
RHM

20 foot waves? On the RI Coast? Other than in the teeth of a hurricane - When? Dood - they got us beat on the full contact fishing. Anyone who needs to pinch one over a cliff donning a homemade-rope harness further tied to the 4x4 has my respect as an intense angler. Even the skishers gotta have some respect on that :hee:

Marc - great pics and stories! It is even better as this is our winter about to come on and we've already had some 20 degree mornings (-5 to you).

Roadtrip!

Yer a "Bloke" :hihi:

Why Thank You John...I think..:whackin:

Very interesting stuff. Nice to see the rest of the world has fishermen as crazed as around here. I'm curious, though, what other kinds of beach/shore fishing do you have along the WA coast? Can a guy get home from work, eat his dinner, and head out for 2-3 hours of closeby easy access fishing? Do you fish at night? What do you catch? Is a boat neccessary? Long casts? Bait or plugs? How long a season? Thanks for the pictures and chance to dream.

I think the best thread ever deserves to be a "sticky" :humpty:

I just took the time to read this entire thread. has to be the best we have had on the site yet.
I get to Australia about once a year on business. Usually Sydney. Next year I will plan my trip for a stop by in Perth.

2 minutes from the best fishing on the coast. drive up to the water get out, grab rod from the truck, whip a popper out there 150 yards or so.
2 pops later a 35 lber grabs it and he,s on. this can go on all night some times. You can wade in deep and the fish are behind ya. RI has the best fishing on the east coast! But we don,t drink in 6 foot waves and strong surge in the dark. Next year will be better.
Keep the pics coming!
RHM

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What's a bloke?

"Bloke" is a slang term for "man," much like "guy" or "dude." :)

:eek:.. wow again on everything :kewl:.. that Longtom (?).. looks like a BIG Atlantic Needlefish!

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2227/jumpinglongtom0bb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/4316/whatchoutforthemteethtu2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SORRY BOUT THE FLURO HAT!
Haha its the best way not to get burnt out in 40 degrie c all day

Very interesting stuff. Nice to see the rest of the world has fishermen as crazed as around here. I'm curious, though, what other kinds of beach/shore fishing do you have along the WA coast? Can a guy get home from work, eat his dinner, and head out for 2-3 hours of closeby easy access fishing? Do you fish at night? What do you catch? Is a boat neccessary? Long casts? Bait or plugs? How long a season? Thanks for the pictures and chance to dream.

Hi Numbskull,

Yep i live only 20 min from the beach and often get home frrom work and head down the beach and catch a feed of fish at the entrance to our harbour.

There is a location called penguin island only 30-40 min south of Perth.
Its an Island that at low tide you can acually walk to the island in water knee deep! and yes there are penguins on there.
If you dont want to walk across you can take the ferry across for $10 Aust return

The last 4-5 times iv been iv caught 5-6 King George Whiting each time :) These fish are one of the best eating fish in Australia!

Here is some pics of this island and what i caught.

http://i7.tinypic.com/34zznk0.jpg

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http://i6.tinypic.com/30j1she.jpg

K.G whiting
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1939/1hz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mate Kristian fishin
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8364/2af9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A migrating bird of some sort
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3971/3gi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


The jetty we are fishing off
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4889/4bx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
You can see the sandbar in the background and how you can walk across in in knee deep water to the shore on the mainland.

I just took the time to read this entire thread. has to be the best we have had on the site yet.
I get to Australia about once a year on business. Usually Sydney. Next year I will plan my trip for a stop by in Perth.


I must remind all that Steep point is along way from Perth but you could allways organise your trip from Perth and hire 4wd etc but i would seek all advise on how to get to Steep point /safty and what you need to survive off www.steeppoint.com.au before you get over here

For starters sun block, water and a portable A/C unit since 40-50C is 104 to 122 degrees F,,, Still would be worth it,,,,

I think the best thread ever deserves to be a "sticky" :humpty:

Yeah make it a sticky, i will keep updating steep point pics and i go fishin every weekend and i will post up pics of my results ;)

There is another location only 20-30min drive north called Yanchep lagoon.

Its called Lagoon because the Reef is about 20 out and it forms a lagoon of shellow water thats really nice and safe for kids or novise snorklers to wade.

If you walk through the lagoon then up onto the reef you can get some nice fish. To be honest i havnt fished here much because the first time i went there a BIG wave washed me off the reef and into the lagoon haha Here are a couple of pics..

BTW those fish are what we call here in Aust "Herring" Different from the Herring you have over there

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2217/1lagoon7ne.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3227/2lagoon8fx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4382/3lagoon1jx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5161/4lagoon3cz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1230/lagoon15im.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/909/lagoon24xq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So if you take one of those herring, still alive, put a hook in it, walk out to the edge of that reef, throw it out there, in the dark.........what besides a shark might you get?

Marc - that's bait!

What bigger fish can you get close to home?

And is there a time to fish Steep Point when it isn't 140 degrees? Maybe more like 80 degrees? Some of our best fishing is in our Fall and sometimes the snot wants to freeze on your face :bl:

So if you take one of those herring, still alive, put a hook in it, walk out to the edge of that reef, throw it out there, in the dark.........what besides a shark might you get?

Exacty what iv been thinkin! I might try that soon.
I would think that a big mulloway or during or after a big storm you might get a nice snapper or even a huge sampson fish but to be honest off the shore around Perth there arnt alot of big fish to be caught.
Its best to travel 50klm+ north or 50klm south+ to do well.
Perth is inbetween the hot tropical water and the cold southern water so its not as good as up north or down south but its good for alot of other smaller fish though

[QUOTE=JohnR;441699]Marc - that's bait!

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haha yep but they are legal and really yummy ;)

Marc - that's bait!

What bigger fish can you get close to home?

And is there a time to fish Steep Point when it isn't 140 degrees? Maybe more like 80 degrees? Some of our best fishing is in our Fall and sometimes the snot wants to freeze on your face :bl:

Haha the best time i like to go is april which is around autum/ spring it still gets pretty hot about 28-35 degries but its nice at that temp .

You still get good fish like mackeral and snapper etc at that time of year and its not to busy :)

But its also cyclone season so you have to keep an eye on the weather lol

Tailor Marc, anywhere there are little fish like those herring, there are big fish as well. Try at night, swim it into deep water near structure (a gentle current helps as well) and I suspect you may find that things are not as barren as they seem. Search this site for tips on "livelining herring" for some ideas. It wouldn't suprise me if you are sitting on an untapped fishery.

I agree - just too good of a meal for gamefish to pass up

(though one could bet their bait situation is better than ours)

I see the world record Cobia came from Shark bay(135 pounds) do you guys catch those from the cliff? they are tough fish and very tasty.
Excellant thread :btu:

I see the world record Cobia came from Shark bay(135 pounds) do you guys catch those from the cliff? they are tough fish and very tasty.
Excellant thread :btu:

Hi Slipknot,

Yep we often hook up nice cobia at steep point .
Best way iv found to hook then is as soon as you see a manta ray /whale shark etc swim past , throw a lure close to it and there are allways cobia cruising underneath and will dart out to attack the lure.
Its allways exciting to watch gaffing a big cobia with the cliff gaff, they cut sick rolling splashing even known to beng the gaff hooks.

Here is a small one i got at faulse entrance when i was 15..
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h46/aussieraver/cobia.jpg

Hey Stax , i think its time to tell our new friends about the Steep point monster ( V W ) What do ya think?
Should copy and paste your story from steep point.com.au into this thread. I will post the pic following

On our last trip to Steep Point, 3 weeks ago we saw a few new sights of nature that most people would not believe.

I have heard these tall stories of the large Grouper that sit under the cliff edges and wait their turn in the feeding chain. Waiting and hoping that that Mackerel will fall off, or that Tuna will make a last gasp dash and swim my way….
Huge, I’ve heard, 200Kgs plus, yeh yeh… It might make great story, but what a load of baloney. Well that’s what I thought, until this trip.

Fishing Steep Point is hard enough without large, No…. very large…. No…. Monster Bronze Whale Sharks (should say Whaler, but their bigger than that) chasing your poor Spanish / Tuna all over the place. There was no shortage of that happening. Also with the Tuna going stupid, the Sharks had plenty to choose from.
So setting the scene…Barry and Eddie both lure fishing, Tuna fish everywhere, Spanish lurking under the marauding Tuna, Sharks circling everything, the water looking like a Spa Bath, foam and bubbles everywhere, water blue as blue and clear, yes so clear you could 15 feet into it.
Barry strikes….Eddie strikes….both fishermen hooked up, Barry with a Spanish and Eddie with yet another bullet train Tuna. As the large Bronze Whaler cruises pass for the third or forth time patiently waiting for the very distressed Spanish to make its way to the cliff’s edge and poor old Eddie with his Tuna now closing in on the Madagascar Coast-line, it came time to get Barry’s Spanish to the Gaff. As the large Bronzie swam past for at least the fifth time I told Barry to get that Spanish to the base of the cliff quickly. He did as he was told and dragged the now well beaten 10Kg Spanish to the base of the cliff for hopefully a very quick Gaff. As I placed his line through the Gaff eye and started to lower the Gaff I called to Barry that we had better hurry as the shadow of the Bronze Whaler had reappeared behind his fine fish. Barry, eager to make sure his prized catch was safe ventured to the cliffs edge and yelled “that’s not a shark, its too fat, its way too fat”
He was correct, as behind what now appeared to be a very small Spanish, was a 1960 VW Beetle Car trying to catch up on the now even more stressed out Spanish. Surely this could not be a fish. No way, no fish grow that big. And what are the blue things and red things dangling from its overly large frame. They were lures, lots of lures, at least 5 or 6 of them. By now the Gaff was firmly placed over our minnows head and out of the water it jumped. I really believe that this Spanish jumped clear out of the water all by itself as only inches behind it was the monster from the deep. At least 6 feet long, over 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep, with its mouth wide open, (I could have got my Landcrusier’s Spare tyre in there) it missed its prey by inches. So one fish down, or up, and one Tuna to go. Eddies Tuna darted past the cliffs edge at about 45 knots. The Grouper, now only 2 feet under the surface, defying any current and without movement was not going to miss out again. As Eddies Tuna approached the cliff edge the beast from the deep inhaled. Gone, missing in Action, one 7Kg Tuna! Eddie stood there in total disbelief and asked,
“Now what?”
“Hang on” was the reply.
Well needless to say, 200Kg+ Grouper with 7Kg Tuna in mouth, 14lb Line, No Contest.
As this marvel of nature cruised off, it didn’t swim, way too big to swim, three guys just stood there unable to believe what had just happened. Big, NO, Huge, NO, MASSIVE BEYOND BELIEF.
So now if someone wants to tell me of the huge Grouper under the cliffs at Steep Point, I will also have a tall story for them.
I am sure that to this day I would still have doubts about these stories…But now……I’ve seen a swimming VW Beetle.

More to come...

Sharks are faster than you think.
Believe it.
Stax

This is a picture of one of these monsters from the deep. The fish struggling on the surface is over 3 feet long and about 25Lb.
I'm sure another picture is coming soon.

Stax

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3554/grouperfo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This just keeps getting better and better.

Gotta luv this stuff Stax and Marc, gotta luv it. :btu: :hihi:

Just great stuff. :)

Here is a pic from 20-30 meters up off the cliff looking down into the water.

We had previously caught a mackeral and filleted it and threw the carcass off the edge attached to some fishing line.

We let it sink then reeled it to the surface so we could bring the BIG cod up to the surface for a happy snap...here is the result....
You can get an idea of how big it is....

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2285/thecod1lt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Very cool stuff guys!

wow - this should be a travel agents dream for "fishing down under". Great stuff-best thread ever.

:lurk:

WOW , As stated numerous times this thread is awsome. Marc and stax thanks for helping to pass the off season for us here in the states. Your last post about the "monster" was a great read. In Florida there are grouper known as "Jewfish" politically correct name is goliath grouper don't know if they get grow to the size that you have pictured. Thanks again for the pics and stories and continued sucess at your "Honey Hole"

You guys in OZ have ruined an already fish-trashed life. I peek in here and go totally wrong in the noggin. Saving my dimes for a long flight starting now...Good Lord the fish....

Dam i'm going to need to go out and buy a bigger rod.Do they make a Van Staal 3000?Great thread!

Thanks for the referral Stax it has been great to read others wowing over this great place Steep Point in W.A. Great job also tailor marc! If someone could help me on how to put images in I have some pics of the point from boat as well as beach.:huh:

C - welcome to S-B...

To post pictures when making a thread or doing a reply hit the "Manage Attachments" button halfway down the screen, click browse to find the pics on your hard drive and then upload (note the max file sizes) . If you have the pics hosted elsewhere, grab the URL for those pics, hit the Insert Image buttton http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/images/editor/insertimage.gif and post in the url....

Look forward to some more pics./....

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Heres a pic from the water heading out past the point. Went trawling for macks on our last day and ending up with 5. We only have a small dingy and yet to go out past the point but we have had no trouble coming home with our limit so it has not been a priority, Am yet to give it a go from the cliffs, though have always gone up there to check it out.

I read this entire thread and I'm just amazed. Those grouper look really cool. I don't think you could haul one of those up a cliff unless you had a crane truck.


I would love to get out there and do that some time maybe when I win the lottery. :hihi:

Beautiful Coralie. :btu:
Never knew water that blue existed in the world.

Striper from RI
RHM

Love them photos.. Thanks for all the post of W.A. .. It is just what we need to pass our Winter season.. Oh, and my Striper Gone Wild DVD :cheers:
Welcome Coralie, please do post more photos.. it is of great enjoyment here from all of us...:bgi:
Just curious... Has anyone in W.A. ever caught one of those Gigantic Cods? :eek:
Love to see more pic of them....

show off.....

haha jk:p

Thankyou for the welcome here are some more pics from the beach. The water is crystal clear, we have seen sharks swimming as close as the boat.

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Well, I don't usually spend time thinking about what was the best item I've seen on forums, however, this clearly is the most outstanding of them all. I base this on the fact that I read the whole thing one night instead of dragging my sorry butt off to bed. All I can say is WOW. What an awesome, in every sense of the word, place. The pictures are superb as are your descriptions. Thanks for sharing. Very, very cool. You're welcome in Matunuck, RI anytime.

Thankyou for the welcome here are some more pics from the beach. The water is crystal clear, we have seen sharks swimming as close as the boat.

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Coralie, that bottom pic of the skiff anchored up with the rods on the stern is exactly what we do up here in summer on Cape Cod. So far yet so similar. Some day I would love to get down there. My Dad lived in New Zealand for two years after the war (WWII) and till the day he died he wanted to go back ( during the Missile Crisis in 62 he started to plan the emigration of my family to NZ but he decided against it because of my Mom) Australia looks so beautiful, God has surely smiled on you guys what with the fishing you have. Happy Holidays to all you fellow anglers down under!!!!:btu: :cheers:

OMG Freaking 600lb Grouper, 100lb Sailfish, Huge Sharks, Whales, what is next? Giant Squid? Great thread, keep it coming......you guys are the Reel Deal. Stephen

Yep when i head up Steep point again soon, i will post up more pics, iv ran out for now :(

Stax and Tailor marc, Great Photos ,Send addresses and will mail you some Plugs that will work Nicely out There..................HABS

What an offer, I'm blown away.
I've got your website open and you certainly have some great looking plugs. The needle plugs and the Cow-Killer look extreme!
I've just tried to send you a PM however your message box is full.
I'm going back to Steep Point on the 31st Jan and will let you know how they go!
Stax

Pm's sent ;)

Hope you all had a great new years!

I spent new years on the end of the longest jetty in the southern hemispher.
Busselton Jetty

http://www.busseltonjetty.com.au/

The 140-year-old Busselton Jetty, measured at 1841 metres, is the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere and one of Australia's most unique eco-tourism sites.

It was freezing cold at about 5am haha caught lots of fish like tailor (bluefish) Sorry no pictures this time

Seen some mackeral / tuna caught on lures in the morning though.

This jetty i great for fishing

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p236/Marc_Russo_album/bussojetty.jpg

Happy New Year, Down Under!!! Please do send more of the awsome pics you got.. Can't wait to see more.... Cheers...:cheers:

I also want to hope everyone here on this forum a healthy, happy and prosporus 2007... I hope a better year for all of us... :wiggle: :buds:

Two years and counting down!!!!! :af: :splat:

Happy New Year to all. I caught this mulloway at 3 in the morning and couldn't find my camera. Too big for the esky so had to fillet it and took photo later in daylight of carcass for proof/brag. I live south of Perth but went a little further this weekend. 1.2mts 16 kilo. My first mulloway the boys were impressed! Back to the point in 11 weeks!:wavey:

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Way to go!!!:shocked: :cheers:

Nice fish - good proof there.:cheers:

Nice fish!:drool: Thanks for picture.

just found this thread. holy s**t. i need to get to OZ. beautiful stuff. thanks all for taking the time to contribute.

Just to let you guys know, we, our group of 4, are off to Paradise on Thursday morning. I'll make sure I take lots of photo's and give you all a report of how we went.

Stax

Catch large and post plenty of pictures - we really enjoy the scenery. I wish I were with you.:boots:

Im hoping to head up around april- july.
I will post up the pics for ya's once i get back :)

If anybody is interested there are a couple of new posts on our website.
http://www.steeppoint.com.au/newforum/showthread.php?t=93
andhttp://www.steeppoint.com.au/newforum/showthread.php?t=88
One a horror story and the other very tongue in cheek.

Stax

Great stories - any pix Stax?

Awesome Thread -

Great Pictures...Incredible stories and FISH...:eek5:


Up my way, I can only dream of fishing unbelievable areas like that. It's great that you can take advantage of such a GREAT opportunity. Thank the Good LORD everyday, that spots like the ones' you have pictured are available to you. Keep them as clean and (I'd say quiet, but you have a website dedicated to it :hihi: )...but clean is good. The internet may bring unwanted tourism to your little piece of heaven...so be careful what you ask for. You already have anyone who's read this thread DROOOLING over your pictures and die-ing to put their buns in your oven. I, for one....am one of them.
This thread should be an advertisement for a Stax and Tailor Marc Fishing Excursion. I'm sure you'd have some takers...God knows if I could afford it.........:ss: , I'd high-tail it over there.

What type of terminal tackle do you use?

Hooks/weights/Leaders/Bait types/Etc....

I read the whole thread but didnt' see mention of it, I did see some tackle in the pictures...but what's on the hook? (type of bait)

Thank you again for sharing this wonderful winter adventure with us.

If anybody is interested there are a couple of new posts on our website.
http://www.steeppoint.com.au/newforum/showthread.php?t=93
andhttp://www.steeppoint.com.au/newforum/showthread.php?t=88
One a horror story and the other very tongue in cheek.

Stax

Glad everyone was ok in that accident.

Heres my Jetty. They only catch small herring and stingrays off this one.
Esperance Western Australia

http://www.myfoto.com.au/Photo/vanv/esperance/jetty10.jpg

Heres my Jetty. They only catch small herring and stingrays off this one.
Esperance Western Australia


The tour companies should hire you guys :hihi:

How do you get your catch back up to the top if if has any size?

Gafs.. or 200 lbs line and haul them up.

Sweet fish Stax. I lived in Newcastle for a while. I miss Australia, can't wait for our season to start up!

Wow! Thats a kind of surf fishing that is beyond anything we have here. You guys are lucky to enjoy that kind of fishing esp without crowds.
I gotta make it out that way sometime. We lack the deep water so close to shore with the heat....

That is a hellaof gaff you have there to hoist up the fish from that distance!

Heres a link to the Steep Point website with my last trip to the point.
BTW the "thunder box" is the toliet.
http://www.steeppoint.com.au/newforum/showthread.php?t=120
Have a read of some of the other posts while your there, its a good read.

Stax

tour companies...

i'm thinkin a show on TV.... would be better....:kewl:

Just gogled Australia again. Huge place. Looks like there is much too see.

Great read Stax, thanks. :btu:

Sounds like Darrell could be a stand in for Kramer on the Seinfeld TV
Series here. :D Lovable guy, :hihi: good all good. :btu:

if Darell has a brother named Darell :think:

wow thats what i call fishing. those are some sick pics!

what great pics---post more of them; especially if taken on a Cape Cod type sandy beach.

thats it.. i'm moving :spin:

these spots look incredible!! and the fish!!? my lord!!

A Murray Cod. You guys ever land one of those down under.

That's a beautiful spot Stax, but I personally couldn't fish off a cliff that high! Perhaps if I had enough lead in my boots to stop me casting myself off the edge I might:)

Some fantastic fish I must say.

Dave

Dave,
Remember most of the time we are only fishing 20-30 feet up. The pictures of the 300 foot cliff we only fish for acouple of hours a day. Its just too much hard work to fish all the time.
Fishing from 20-30 feet is fine, sometimes its actually an advantage as you can see the large Peligics coming.
So who's up for a trip to Steep Point?
Stax

I'll be up for that trip i a few years as my kids are almost grown up and ready to leave the nest.When that happens its ON!!!!:wave:

Good to hear from you again,Stax. :btu:

Keep us posted when you start up again in October. :hihi:

14.3Lb Bonefish, released to fight again.



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Nice catch Stax - welcome back.:claps:

Nice fish and cool picture!

So who's up for a trip to Steep Point?
Stax

After reading this thread.... ME!

I've added Steep point to my "places to fish before I die" list.

Thanks for sharing all the great pictures and stories. It's absolutely amazing!

still enjoy this thread. some truely awesome pics

Pictures taken by Tailor Marc last week at Steep Point.


http://i33.tinypic.com/2elxoia.jpg

Steep Point in B&W

http://i36.tinypic.com/2hn6jxk.jpg

This one is taken about 3 miles from Steep Point. It's our swimming pool.

Stax

Love this thread.

wants to know your best methods for catching Tailors [bluefish].

Hope you guys had a great winter. :btu:

Here is a picture of one of the many resident Cod. They hassle your Spanish mackeral when they get close to the shore.

The other is just another Spanish Mackeral.

Welcome Back Stax - Keep'em coming - Nice Fish

By the way, what's the beer you're drinking to the left.

No sure which beer, probably Toohey's Extra Dry, the beer is actually in a "stubbie holder" to keep it cool, and it's the cameramans beer.
I don't drink that I drink Grolsch or Steinlarger (New Zealand beer)

Stax

Just booked our next trip to Steep Point. We will be leaving Perth on Wednesday 20th October for 5 days.
I will take the camera and movie camera and see what I can get for you.

Stax

Good luck, this is as cool as it gets.

extra batteries!

looking forward to seeing your pics and movie Stax
:drool:

Great Pics

A couple of pictures of a recent trip.

The first one is a OOPS!, the second is a Barracuda and finally a Snapper.

A couple more, First a Shark Mackerel, a Giant Travelly and the hook up of said Travelly.

Stax

Last week, 14th May, 2014.

Eddie with his first Mackerel. And me about to fillet another monster.

Cool photos & welcome back!

A couple of pictures of a recent trip.

The first one is a OOPS!, the second is a Barracuda and finally a Snapper.

So what ya do? grab a joey and have it kick the truck free :)

Good time to review one of the best ever threads...