Perth kings and sambos
Hey fellas first time poster on here been following for a while. I've recently picked up my first boat and went for the Whittley Sea legend. Shes been out a couple of times before the ban kicked in and have picked up a few nice fish out from more river and havnt had the chance to explore new ground closer to home. I'm local around ththe oceanreef hillaries mindarie areas.im currently running a lowrance 5 first gen and cant pick anything up if I'm going more than 7knots. I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with some pointers in the right direction to find some sambos.they are all catch and release but was hoping to get out on the weekend to chase a few. Cheers for any info I could even exchange for a day out on the blue.
Couple of photos of the rig I've picked up
Ben85
Posts: 442
Date Joined: 20/11/11
The kingies will be anywhere
The kingies will be anywhere water is breaking over the reef. Staggies main break is a good place to start. Try to find birds anywhere along the 3 mile reef and the kings wont be too far away. Don’t get caught out too close to the breakers, i've had a few close calls over time. Kingies can be temperamental so you might need to try a few different methods to make them bight. Out wide north west from staggies is the gemini wreck which is pretty popular for sambos.
robert1979
Posts: 224
Date Joined: 13/05/12
Regarding your sounder not
Regarding your sounder not reading at more than 7 knots. Have you got a pic of your transducer? May be related to its location/position.
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
welcome aboard. nice looking
welcome aboard. nice looking boat too. def sounds like the tranny isnt mounted in the right spot or the angle is out. as mentioned post up a pic and someone might be able to help
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Piratehooka
Posts: 4
Date Joined: 27/07/18
Cheers fellas. I've had to
Cheers fellas. I've had to put the picture of the transducer in the main thread, for some reason I cant get one in here. Cheers
Coastrunner
Posts: 440
Date Joined: 25/10/14
Lower the tranny
Looks like you might be out of adjustment but I'd be lowering the tranny.
timboon
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Date Joined: 14/11/10
Everybody complains about
Everybody complains about sounder not reading at speed.
While its not ideal as a mostly dingi fisherman you can still cover a shit load of ground at 7knots.
If you don't mind trolling and killing a few hours a few times while the ban is on that is.