This was a few years back while spearing off Steep Point (bout a mile south of Steeps)

I was just wondering if anyone on this site has fished Gamex in resent years.

hey just adding to the post i put up on tuesday morning about the pinks at the 5's. Went out monday as i said and got 4 tuesday was good day got 5 and about 6 bust off's and yesterday got 2 but lost alot one of which was 72cm and 5kg which i got on my berkley dropshot 7"2 2-4kg matched with penn applause 4000 with 8lb braid and 20lb mono leader on the new octojigs which im totally stoked about. If you want to get into the snapper i suggest getting out asap as there is no shortage of them and i dont know how long they will hang around for im going out again tommorow but will be releasing probley all but 1 which i promised one of my mates

heading down to busselton early january.

what's there at this time?

any bonito,

my mate is there now n the trout salmon are there in force. will theys till be around

Anyone got one?

Are they inherently any better than a standard baitcaster?

Can anyone give a comparison or pros and cons to a spiral wrapped baitcaster?

If anyone has some dive gear they would let me borrow for the weekend give me a call on.

Need Bc, Regs and tank

0415 777 565

Heading up to wedge.

Cheers
Dean

HOPING the tailor were still around, five hardy souls (Jody, Sherbs, Dean, Doug and myself), headed down to Pinaroo Point last night. While a solid breeze and fair amount of weed made the conditions far from ideal, it looked like it was going to be a really good night when Jody, Doug and I arrived to see two of Sherb and Dean's rods bending right over with line screaming off their reels.
The excitement was mounting in the hope that at least one of the rods had a mulloway attached as Dean and Sherbs settled in to try and stop whatever was on the other end. After a bit of a tussle, Dean's line came free and then it was up to Sherbs. Some five or 10 minutes later he had a pretty angry, flapping ray on the sand. A bit of manhandling, a few pics and the ray was soon headiong off at a rate of knotts. We weren't sure if Dean had also had a ray on or if the lines had crossed and tghe one ray was pulling both lines out.
After that thigs quietened down as we tried to find the best way to get our baits to hold in the right spot without getting weeded up.
While there was some sporadic bites, the catch was restricted to one herring landed by Dean until I managed a pretty decent tailor.
That was pretty much it for the night, with the wind and weed winning out. There were some fish there, but the tricky conditions made solid connectionds hard to come by.
Hopefully summer will eventually arrive and we will get a chance to really see what is down at Pinaroo Point.

Sherbs took a few pics, so I expect he will post them up when he gets a chance,
All the best, Colin Hay

A couple of pics for ya Feral

Can anybody help me out with some info, fishing out of bunbury over new years for two days. Never fished down there before and would like to get a feed for the people we are staying with. Any help would be great, I have a 5m center console and dont mind heading offshore. Cheers

Got this Dolly while out the back chasing Bill's, hit a big black and purple skirt and this Mackie came from the cape while playing around Nor West Reef.

Anyone got a nice surf rod that I would be able to buy off them second hand...

looking for something in the 10-15kg range with about 10-12ft in length

cheers,

Reuben

hi

took my boat out yesterday morning form deepwater ramp near canning bridge for a bit of fishing but couldn't get any fish except blowies

tried from canning bridge till mosman bay all the way but no sign for any good fish

can anybody suggest any area that would produce any good fish (bream etc.)

this was my first time in the swan but it's disspointing

cheers

my first attempt at making poppers from dowel.

one on the left is amde from two spoons. and the one on the right is a drilled face

open to any 'constructive' critacism.

cheers.

Anyone ever bought one of these rods? I personally have never heard of them. They are well cheap on Ebay but like my old man says "If somethings too good to be true, it probably is."

They look the part but are they...???

Cheers 

hey does anyone know of a decent charter operation from the metro area or even mandurah if thats better??

im looking at getting a seat for a chrissy present so any advice would be great

- Cheers 

any body ever made any poppers?

its the holidays n when the fishing is bad i'll try and make a few.

i've got the basic tools, but how do you get the concave shape in the face?

cheers

Does anyone know the new position of the FADS this year or are they the same as last year????

PGFC website doesn't have this years locations up yet thats all...

Cheers...Jarrad

Hey all,

 Have been floating around on the forums for the last week or so and thought i'd sign up and say G'day!

As the topic says im a newbie and trying to find my way around and learn as much as i can about fishing and general boating in the future.

I recently got my RST and am currently in the market for a boat around the 15-20k mark. I was originally looking at fibreglass hulls (fraser, carribean etc) but after some thought and lack of boat handling experience i am thinking it may be a smarter choice to go for an ali hull (bonito/trailcraft) to try and save some $$$ on possible hull repairs! If anybody is looking to pass on there pride and joy and around this price range please pass on the details and i will be keen to have a look! (looking for anything between 16-20 foot).

I am currently looking at a 1996 bonito 170 with a 70hp johnson on the back. Has anybody had one of these before? Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Brendo

what is the best braid under $60 for overheads,

will be using it for bottom bouncing and a little bit og trolling ing my penn 330gt2

what does everyone else use 

In essence, I need to run as much backing as humanly possible on my 10wt fly reel, so thinner is better!

At the moment it holds about 200yds of 30lb dacron and a 10wt fly line, but as most know dacron is like rope in comparison to braid and I wanna up the poundage and increase the capacity.

So I guess I am looking for the lowest PE rating/highest BS line available. So what else is available beside the spools of gold (Varivas)?

few more pix from the xzoga jig day

I think im getting an opus bull 6000 for my birthday but does anyone know how these handle? (http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=4538)

i have heard they aren't bad for what you pay.

my main use will be going for mulloway, sharks and rays etc

any info on them would be great

hi guys, i'm a newbee here and just wanted to say hi, my name is marc, and unfortunately i dont reside in aussie, south african i am, but merely wanted to get in touch with people fishing all over on a similar equator line, hence similiar fish. I have a small boat, nothing of the size i have seen in your guys pics, but would like to hear from you, possibly share stories and learn a little, and share our techniques on catching similar fish. anyway all in all great to meet you. :-)

have heard that this morning the fisheries inspected a boat coming back into geraldton after he had been out getting crays.

He had his boat limit "12"

But they searched the boat and found an additional 25 crayfish onboard.
apparently they searched his house also, finding under size crays and equipment for illegal selling of crayfish.

He then had his $100,000 razorline confiscated.

Personally i hope they can sell his boat to someone for $1,000 then fine him $99,000 for the crayfish ontop.

dirty dog....

No doubt this wouldnt be the only case going around during cray season.

friday is shapin up ok anyone getting out ???

Caught a 47cm Flat head last week so filleted it but did not get all the bones out.

Is there any where that shows filleting techniques for certain species around on the web, or can any one recomend a method. please?

Cheers

Justin

hey just thought ide let everyone know it seems as though the spawners are heading out atm i got 3 big ones a 72, 74, and 91cm. We released the ones we couldnt keep yesterday just on the inside of the 5 fathom and one smaller one around 60ish cm and we only got about an hours fishing in as i was only in my 16 footer and a pretty heavy squall pushed me back in once i got back to the ramp it glassed off :O but a great day on the water anyway about to head out again in a few minutes to see if they still around

Hey guys, the weather is looking pretty flash tomorow/wednesday and i am very keen to get out. Got some new gear i want to try out so if anyone is going out jigging and or bottom bouncing and has a spare spot, let me know.

i have all my own gear/ jigs etc. and will split fuel, bait costs etc.

Thanks

Blake

Hey guys

Well this time of year i try head out just before xmas (Day or 2) and try pick up a feed of crabs for xmas day.

Usually i head out off mandurah, but from all reports it seems they may not be big enough before xmas.

Drove down the Fwy on the weekend and nocticed boats netting along the fwy.
Just wondering where is a good spot to head, and are they getting any good crabs in the river at the moment.

Saw the report from one of the FW members when they went for a dive, but curious to know if any one been trying the nets?

Cheers

Bodie

oi'm looking for some line for my baitcaster.

i had crystal fireline , but i heard it is made for spinning reels.

 what is another cheapish alternative