Welcome to the site pigdaddy, always good to see new blood coming into the sport.

Welcome aboard, on your way to exmouth, plan to stop at steep point (4wd needed) and various spots (like the blow holes - 2wd, and quobba) between carnarvon and exmouth!

thanks guys, also wanted to add that I'm really gunning to have a try of fly fishing. Ever since I saw ol' Rexy nab some rainbow trouts in the blue mountains I've wanted to have a shot of lobbing a fly. I'm not picky about where I go or what I catch, as long as I get a good pic and something for the pan I'm happy :)

Another keen fisho. Stock up on a bit of gear and start drowning some bait, Good Luck out there

gday mate welcome

are u based in perth??

everyone on here is always willing to help with most info you need but you can also use the search option on the site i think just about every topic has had a post written about it at some stage

let us know how you go when u get set upo

dan

@ Bitten yeah mate I'm a metro sandgroper

As for gear gonna layby some cheapo light stuff from kmart just to get started, basic jarvis walker/shimano type stuff.. used to run ugly stik/shakespeare when I was a boy. Also planning a visit to see the boys and girls @ oceanside. I've read some real positive feedback on here so far so I feel confident and comfortable they can get me onto the 2-5kg range fishies till I learn how to handle the bigger weights. Again I'm all landbased preferring beach/jetty/rock but I'm itching (fleabitten like) to hit some nice big fat bastard barra cos dagnammit they taste bloody tops.

If any perthy people group up for fishing trips be it local or even away'ish I'd love to tag along to learn from far more experienced people.

Welcome Pigdaddy, sounds like you want to go everywhere & catch every species, always a good plan.

Best advice I can give you is to forget the kmart gear, it's cheap & nasty very rarely lasting for long if you fish hard or get into a few big fish. Go to a proper tacklestore (Oceanside is a great place to start) & spend a few extra bucks on better quality gear. You don't need to spend hundreds on each item but $150-$250 per outfit should get you gear that will handle decent fish & last for many years if looked after properly. If you already know you like fishing (which it seems you do) spending the extra on better quality gear now will save you money & heartbreak in the future.

Next bit of advice would be to fill out your profile. People will be more likely to offer you spots on trips if they can see a little bit about you, particularly your age & what area you live in.

Take your time to choose your gear wisely. We are always discussing value for money topics on tackle here. I recon for around 180 to 300 You can pick yourself up an outfit/comnbo that will perform for years if looked after. I rarely fish the beaches but theres always invites to join crew on beach fishing nights.

my most expensive outfit is $180 and i can catch mackeral after mackeral on it no worries at all

if your just chasing whiting herring type stuff a $30 combo will do the job the only thing i look for really when buying whiting combos is a real with infinate anti reverse cause they are a pain in the ass when they start reversing on you

i caught a 15 kg shovely on my whiting gear and had to hold the crank handlw when it was pulling the drag out so it didnt go backwards what a pain in the ass

Iknow i probably get hounded for mentioning this store on here but bcf have some good combos on sale at the moment a 4000 size shimano reel amd 8ft catana rod for around $130.00. Plus diawa jupiter reels in 4000 size for $99.00. Just a suggestion. I await the barrage from the anti bcf brigade.

I Haven't been to oceanside as i'm north of the river but all the reports i hear are good or can't go wrong with any bluewater store.

Nothing wrong with bcf if you know what you want/need yourself, it's just the advice/service there that sucks. I only get out to Oceanside occasionaly because it's a bloody long way to go when I'm usually only going to spend $50 or so. I make the effort to go there for my more expensive purchases though. I'd love it if Oceanside opened a store NOR, thier prices are pretty good & thier advice/service is top notch, would be great to have one closer to me.

Profile updated,

If anyone wants a fishing trip grunt then I'm keen as, nothing beats watching it happen to learn from.

Wes mate hell yeah no probs!.

give me enough notice and I'll supply a carton.