This town is a tourist mecca and a beatiful place but, apart from all that, like any small town it also has its fair share of local characters……
One of these has pindan dust in his veins and goes into withdrawal if removed from the Pilbara for more than 24 hours. He also is a very accomplished fisherman and like any accomplished fisherman has no shortage of fishing stories…..
This is his Bluebone story…
There is a secret spot (if we told you where it is we would have to kill you) where this particular person fishes for bluebone and recently hooked up a monster fish. He was fishing with a light line and determined to bring this fish in, fought and fought for such a long time that by the time he got the fish ashore (it was a 76 cm. monster) he was exhausted and he lay flat on his back in the dirt to recover from the effort, uttering a few expletives at the same time!!
Next thing an American voice said “My Gawd, what a monster fish” it seems an American couple had witnessed the entire battle and this bloke (who is not particularly robust) bringing this huge fish ashore….what a story they will have to relate about their Exmouth experience.
