locating dhufish and snapper
Submitted by bayliner on Thu, 2012-08-16 10:12
ive had my boat now for a couple of months and getting more confident to go out a bit further, although saying that i dont want to travel for hours to get to fishing spots, are there any reliable snapper and dhufish spots out of mandurah, im not looking to cull the species, the chances are i will catch take a few photos and release...... as i just love fishing. any help would be appreciated, also what are the rules if any for the use of reef anchors.
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catchalittle
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Cheif what you need to look
Cheif what you need to look for on your sounder is structure or like some people fish near some of the cray pots
Nathan
sunshine
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Hope it helps
bayliner
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thanks
Thanks guys still trying to navigate around this site, not like facebook
JohnF
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Mandurah can be tough, I have
Mandurah can be tough, I have only fished a bit out of there (I am north of river) and we needed to go a fair way to get to reliable reef. That being said, we landed two size dhu the first outing, so they are there.
Cray pots are a great place to start.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
meglodon
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isn't cray season finished
just a sugestion look at a chart of the area and you will see a few areas of interest (pinicles rocks etc) about 15k out to the nnw of the cut mouth these can be productive at times. Hope that helps a bit
MattMiller
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Go south
from Dawesville Cut towards Bunbury and fish the Bouvard reefs
Dhuvinile
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Don't fish mandurah no fish
Don't fish mandurah no fish here!! Haha look I have been fishing from th FFB to 250m for a while now. If you don't want to travel far there is plenty of fishing and good ground to be had! 15 - 20 mile out in depths from 20-30 m is a good place to look. You won't find much structure but small lumps and ledges .5-1m high and broken ground holding plenty of good fish. Other wise the 40-50m mark is fishing well ATM. Was put couple weeks ago got couple 12kg dhuies
Nauti Buoy
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Cray season
Pro cray season still open- new discussion paper indicating that there will be no season for professionals, in other words they can fish year round and target catch when prices are higher.
Spence
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Mark Cray pots as you see
Mark Cray pots as you see them. They are usually on good structure.
Understand what coral looks like on your sounder too. Coral means life, life means fish, fish means bigger fish.
-Spence
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till
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Yes and no really. When the
Yes and no really.
When the whites march is on, there can be lines and lines and they can be situated on just about nothing. OTOH, when you see a big clump of floats, either before or after the whites run, then you know they're on some structure.
Rob H
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big question
is that pinging? If not why not?
I do it but Im curious due to the very strong feelings many here have expressed about obtaining others marks without searching out the ground personally.
Is it ok because the cray potter doesnt know youve done it?
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Spence
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Craypots....Everyone does
Craypots....Everyone does it.....its like wanking....People say they don't, but they are liars. haha
Look, there's a difference between 'pinging' and marking spots. My definition of 'pinging' is cruising right up to another boat in the middle of a 'vast' ocean and purposly infiltrating his ground.
Cray pots attract fish with burley and as long as you stay clear of the pots and don't interfere with their lines (eg. hooks, drag their pots etc.) There's nothing wrong with it. After all, they're not interested in the fish.
But then, that's my opinion. I'm sure everyone has their own opinion on the topic and welcome to it. I guess you have to figure out what you feel ok with.
My favourite sambo spot for example, i found accidentally one day (massive coral lump). But then later on some pots were on there. Who said you didn't find it first? (i know hundreds of people know it) That's another thing you may think you've found 'new' ground and want to keep it a secret, then realise one day that someone else is on your 'new' ground. Trust me, when most if not all of the lumps out there are fished by someone else at some stage. They more than likely never 'pinged' you, they found it or had the marks from a friend.
-Spence
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Rob H
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haha-your first sentence sums
haha-your first sentence sums it up entirely
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
randall df223
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Do the whites run at a
Do the whites run at a particular stage of the moon, ie new moon when it is darker???
Fish! HARD!
bayliner
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Hi Randall what are the
Hi Randall what are the whites?????
Lamby
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A cray that has shed the
A cray that has shed the shell mate, the new one has a whitish appearance & is soft but gets darker as it hardens
Spence
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True...but not always either.
True...but not always either. Worth a look somtimes.
-Spence
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bayliner
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couldnt pick up any fish on
couldnt pick up any fish on my sounder today as i hit some debris in the water and sheared off the transducer fron the hull, luckily enough didnt loose the unit
robert1979
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I was scoping out potential
I was scoping out potential fishing spots on internet sat maps. I can see what appear to be stationary boats in the sound, around rotto etc. Is this pinging?? Or should I pretend I never saw them?
Dreamtime
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yes
do you really need to do this its a big ocean with heaps of fish. its not hard to find new spots. i found four new lumps on friday just by cruisin around sounding. got dhues on all of em. finding your own spots with fish on them feels so much more rewarding to me and keeps me learning new things everytime i go out. knowledge is paramount. i stay well clear of boats on my travells. mainly to put the other blokes mind at ease about his spot gettin nicked by some clueless fool. not saying you are mate but ive copped it heaps lately.
Willlo
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Dhuvinile
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I personally mark in ever
I personally mark in ever professional cray pot I are. Probably marked over 150 pots this year so I'm set for diving and potting next season!
Walfootrot
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You may find yourself on sand
You may find yourself on sand if you took the marks when the whites were on the run.
Did you sound the area and see whats there?
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Vinesh87
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I have just started chasing
I have just started chasing fish in perth myself, and have been getting a feed of the dhus/ pinks regularly. With no marks in the sounder and no pinging i have been heading towards contours and just sounding and sounding and sounding until i see a small lump with some nice flare.
Justo82
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Exactly what I've done on
Exactly what I've done on the weekend. Looking at contours then sounding around till I find something.
Willlo
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Thats the way to do it.You
Thats the way to do it.You will have more satisfaction with the knowledge that you have found the fish yourself,didnt have to ping or grovel for gps marks on the internet. Well done fellas.
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bayliner
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Sounds the way to go guys
Sounds the way to go guys (pardon the pun) looks like im out finding some flares at the weekend, if i get my transducer back on the boat!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for all your input.
kenny