Size. Does. Matter. - The Gulf Part 4

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--- The Gulf series Finale - Part 4. Size Does Matter. Fishing The Gulf of Carpentaria near King Ash Bay on the McArthur River and the Pellew Islands.
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[@amosbanjocaretakers3598]

Hi guys I come across your channel yesterday and haven’t stopped watching and here I am on the second day and recon this is one of the best KZbin channel and it’s Aussie take care and hope to catch up with you guys one day cheers Amos 👍🍻🇦🇺

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Legend mate👍🏼 Thanks heaps for watching and I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos. 🤠

[@ericharsvick7421]

Beautiful your a lucky man great video thanks for sharing your country with us yanks.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks heaps for watching mate. I’ll keep making videos as song as people like you keep watching. 👍🏼🤠

[@rajahhindi3921]

Tallies! The best beer!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I’ve got big hands. So it looks like a normal size beer in my hands. Haha. 👍🏼🍺

[@notredame089]

Good stuff mate thanks for sharing🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🇦🇺🐊🤠👍🦀🦀🦀🦀

[@vijayandrenvadiveloo7064]

This is LIFE!!!😎

[@gaznbecfishingaustralia7568]

Bloody great series mate ,that is living 👍👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks for watching mate.

[@damojurd3246]

Top blokes hanging with more top blokes crabbing fishing with a few beers ,,great work mate

[@stevepierce3509]

Unreal party with the Crabbers mate True genuine people the exact same thing i've experienced with the Barra fishers out of Karumba at a party putting on the biggest spread of amazing food and hospitality. Brings back so many memories I would love to experience once again. Well Done.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea they are some of the nicest, most generous people you could ever meet.

[@adventureboundd]

Liked it before I even watched it cause I know it’ll be that good 🍻

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Haha. Legend!! Hope you enjoyed it. 🤠👍🏼

[@adventureboundd]

Mikey Cunningham yeah mate definitely didn’t disappoint!

[@josephdanny6956]

@Cruz Jefferson instablaster :)

[@Oi_AZZAH]

You and the brothers from king ash bay are true legends mikey , and ol mullet hahaa that fella gets loose as at times lmao love ya work bro keep them awesome vids coming bro 🤙🏽🍺

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Haha. Yea I’m pretty lucky to have mates like them.

[@robvandermolen9537]

Keep up the fantastic work bro

[@zappia08]

Hi all you guys are living my dream awesomeness 💯 percent. Keep up the good work. Enjoy.

[@pete6724]

Found you today, awesome content so I sub'd, keep kranking them out bro.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Legend mate. Thanks heaps for watching. 👍🏼🤠

[@vijayandrenvadiveloo7064]

Me too!!👍

[@rm4347]

What a life style, great place good blokes too

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

They are the best mates anyone could ask for aye.

[@gmcd1987]

What a crew of legends!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I’m pretty lucky to have mates like this aye. 👍🏼

[@davidwilliams8373]

Mikey I laughed so hard at everyone dancing around the pole. 😂... loved the series too mate. 👏🏽

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Haha, yea they definitely know how to have fun. There was so much I couldn’t put in the video from that afternoon. Hahah.

[@davidwilliams8373]

Mikey Cunningham ha ha I bet. 😂🤣😅

[@growup956]

Thank you Jazz!!

[@seanyuke3249]

Long tail and northern blue fin are good fun. And good chewin fresh.

[@ford811]

best episode yet mate. good work bud. love your channel.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate, 100% part 4 was my favourite too. 👍🏼🤠🍺

[@normc007]

Ripper episode Mike. The underwater crab pot footage was a highlight - along with the Jack session. Well done.

[@elgordo9031]

Just caught on lad. Great series in the Gulf. This really is the best country in the world, thanks for showing that. Looking forward to watching more and dreaming of up north.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks heaps for watching. Don’t know how I can top this trip. But I’ll try.

[@maureenhayden1791]

my husband went to king ash on a houseboat 10 yrs ago he still talks about the place !!! GODS COUNTRY !!!!!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

It’s a memorable place, that’s for sure.

[@maureenhayden1791]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing sorry Mikey i got it wrong it was 20 yrs ago !!!!!!

[@bradcooper8315]

Really enjoyed this series.👍🏻

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate.

[@JEREMY83597]

Mate I just found this channel and what a ripper episode. Subbed and gonna watch the rest of this series. Keep it up mate!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thank so much for watching mate. You’ve stumbled across the channel at a really exciting time. This series has been the biggest I’ve even taken on. Hopefully can keep up the high standard. Haha. 👍🏼🤠

[@vijayandrenvadiveloo7064]

Loved it mate! Greetings from Malaysia!!😎

[@irouschekm]

What a awesome place on this earth thanks M8 for the video TOP 100%

[@ozadventures67]

Epic series mate, thanks for your time and effort. Really enjoyed territory life as it, no shortage of beer !!!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea we definitely enjoy a beer or two. Haha. Thanks heaps for watching mate. 👍🏼🤠

[@tom__mac]

Great stuff champion

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks for watching.

[@garethfearn9472]

Love ya work Mikey what a special place and awesome crew 🍺🍺🍺

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

The crew. Mate, they are the best. I’m so lucky. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@SingaporeSling1]

Binge watched the series plus a few more. Made my Sunday mate. Top shelf!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Legend mate. Thanks heaps for watching👍🏼🤠

[@craiglieberman5048]

Hi Mikey, what a great series! Definitely a bucket list trip and what an incredible bunch of guys, Live hard, play hard and I'm sure they wouldn't want it any other way. I'm looking forward to episode 5 👍😁

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate, these guys are on another level. Haha. It was such a good trip. Haha.

[@fredrossiter2028]

Wow, great, epic, for 35 minutes briefly forgot the drama here in Melb, thanks MC.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Glad I could help mate. Stay safe and I hope everything works out down there. 👍🏼

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Good to see you doing some mud crabbing mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate it was good fun. It made it really easy to have someone who catches mud crabs for a living showing me what to do.

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Mikey Cunningham Good work mate it’s good fun when you getting heaps of them though when it’s slow like this time of year it’s still good because it’s a feed But you can’t invite too many people over for crab

[@hvrw2391]

Great series man

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks heaps for watching mate. 🤠👍🏼🎣

[@colinevans3285]

Epic video Mikey. Am jealous

[@erykbeath8427]

Sick video bro 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@kylemacnamara2902]

Can’t wait to get up there one day 👍 Awesome channel man 👌

[@Ian-io4tu]

Sensational series Mate, really enjoyed every moment. Look forward to 5...

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Legend mate. Thanks for watching.

[@dents-b-gonedarwinnt8355]

This was a great series mate👌Would have been an awesome trip, great to see how the pro crabbers live...top people..

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, I lived there for 5 years and knew the crabbers, but never spent time with them in this trip. It was so good.

[@rogerdudra178]

I caught yellow fin tuna when I was in Cabo San Lucas one day and after that experience I was done with catching tunas down there. 30-40 pounders were strong.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea they are so fast and strong. Just massive footballs of muscle.

[@rogerdudra178]

e@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Greetings from the BIG SKY. After 5 or 6 of those beasts, I quit.

[@glenncolquhoun944]

What an awesome series Mikey, enjoy all your vids immensely but this series was special great Insight into how you guys live life in the North

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate. I definitely did the miles and the hours in the series. Both during the trip, and also back at home editing. I’m glad it shows in the finished product.

[@Northbound72]

Mikey the best I'm stuck in Vic and y vids well one day I'll be there 🤙

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Hope you’re staying safe down there. 👍🏼

[@catfishDelly]

great series bro...

[@lvldarwin]

Great content as always.

[@damon06xavier10]

Mullet cracks me up true Aussie

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

He’s definitely one of a kind mate.

[@Blumack21]

Your trip looks like something I can look forward to do in the future. My wife and I are going to Cairns, Karumba, Port Douglas and where ever else we end up next month. Got a full day fishing trip booked in Port Douglas. Fishing in Karumba is down to only two charters now, due to Covid-19 affecting the local industry. We miss out on a spot. Only limited spots for each boat. So we will sight see etc. Thank you. Andy

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Mate, if you across the border to the NT you might as well go to King Ash Bay. Jump on Facebook onto NT Coastal Fishing Charters and have a chat with Ash. He’ll have something available for ya mate. Tell him Mikey sent ya.

[@Blumack21]

Mikey Cunningham thank you for the tip. Only got 2 nights in Karumba. Will see what we can do. Andy

[@crypticcorbza9853]

Beautiful fish nice job Northern Territory ‘Palmerston’

[@terrencetaylor4723]

Awesome video bro , ask mad mullet if he's looking for a deckhand. I worked on a barra boat for 11 years and crabbing too

[@AriffAffendi]

wohoooo... yea matee

[@MrMezza895]

Why do you remind me so much of mark berg!? Keep up the vids mate 🤙🏻

[@frankgrima401]

Wow bring back the memories mate !!! Great to get a glimpse of Tien, we have all aged a little. So my understanding is the lodge that used to be run by Terry and John has changed hands, are they still living there ? Forgot the name of the bloke and his Asian wife who used to hire the tinnys from Ballarat is he still there ? Best regards Frank

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

You know the whole crew mate. Terri and John sold the lodge the Ash. Terri still lives at King Ash Bay but sadly John (Turd) is no longer with us. Tien is still there upstaging the young fellas. And the name you were thinking of was Steve and Cheryl. They were at KAB last year. They have 2 beautiful young children now.

[@frankgrima401]

Mikey Cunningham sorry to hear John has passed, great bloke, I came back legless a few times from the bar with him. Yes that’s him Steve, another friendly guy at King Ash. Gee the shots with the drone appear to show a build up of sand around the boat ramp. Which way do you go out to the island via the Mcarthur or the Johnson river ? I must plan another trip up there, as you mentioned it’s a great place full of great people. Thanks for the info and videos. Do you ever fish near the entrance to the mine at Bing Bong?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

You’re definitely showing your age now mate. “The Johnson” ... if you said that around King Ash Bay today most people would know what you’re talking about. I only know The Johnson because I saw it on an old map once. The Johnson is known as the Crooked Creek now. But I just wonder if you were talking about the Carrington Channel rather than the Johnson?? To get out to Wiyibi, the best way is the Carrington Channel. If you were going further East, say to Vanderlin Island, you would go the Crooked Creek for sure.

[@frankgrima401]

Mikey Cunningham yes I believe that’s right Mikey the name changed to the Crooked Creek. I left my old Toyota Ute their for the commitee to use. A grey deisel Ute, the man where the Ute was parked passed away and somehow the Ute finished up at the guy with the barge that was in your video. He is the last lot on the rivers edge towards the end. The Ute was knicknamed the “pig” and was used by many with a lot of work and towing done around King Ash. Our annual fishing trip usually involved one week fishing and we then took the “pig” to do some hunting at Spring Creek station, not far out of Borraloola compliments of the Mauson boys from town. As a life member we always did at least one or two jobs that needed doing at King Ash. I never volunteered for the bar or kitchen as that was for those that had property their but there was always plenty of Maintainance and things to do around King Ash or other members that needed a hand. I would assume that King Ash is still on geny power from the shed at the rivers edge. Missed this years easter comp. I understand that you can now fly in to Borrooloola from Darwin and they hire cars in town that you can drive around in. Great place. When we use to hire the lodge Terry would give us the “love shack” room up front and she would bake us a fresh loaf of bread every day to go fishing. Sad to hear many have passed on, Val was a demon on the water, on one fishing trip we overstayed and low tide was a challenge, but rather as stay out the night she bought us home on a cup of water, missed every sand bar and she knew where the fish were. We normally bought home enough fish to feed many at King Ash. Great times great place to unwind, my sons and grandson, friends and people that I have introduced to the place always rave about the good times their.

[@vaughnschultz1189]

Good group of people doing what has to be done to make a living and have a lifestyle at the same time.. Live it hard.. "Best part was coming home to the family" Que WIFE standing on the Verandah saying "Where the F##k have you been for the last week?.. Onya mate

[@jaredwalker4632]

@26:06 I hope that's not how you guys always do it. Prefer my egg with out shell!

[@johnpies6737]

Least ash knows what the go is

[@wildkurley8428]

Hey Mikey, great vid mate, do you know if there’s anyone in king ash bay that fixes outboards, cheers mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate. 100%. Tarmo and Jamie at the King Ash Bay Servo can fix anything. Including outboards.

[@fleetwood56]

Mate, I just love your videos. Its' my dream to visit this area only hope you are there when I get there. Fucking legend.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks for watching. Start planning your trip now mate. You’ll love it.

[@Vanningtheland]

LIVING 🇦🇺👍

[@Ian-io4tu]

Hey Mickey, any chance to get that Tuna recipe ..

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Mate, it’s literally as simple as you saw in the video. I just poured Maple Syrup and Soy Sauce over the tuna. 👍🏼🤠 it was really really good.

[@landonsfishing7396]

Hey Mikey was just wondering what boat you have

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hi mate. It’s a 4.75m Bluefin Wrangler.

[@seanyuke3249]

Shit....Good times.

[@johnpies6737]

Love the content Lot off shit is a wank feast tho

[@charltonfishing2107]

I got a 130cm shavel nose shark

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Nice one mate.

[@evilsaddist666]

Please don’t say tuna like an American! For an Aussie it’s t-you-na not toona.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I'm a "chewna" boy through and through mate. If I said "toona" in this video I would have just been mucking around. Like saying "Mundee" instead of "Monday".