After i pull my pots in the morning..thinking of going to try Hale rd reef .....Does anyone know what distance it is off the coast??

read it in the paper yesterday. they got a junior fishing comp aswell for 14 and under. just wondewring if anyone has anymore info cos i cant finsd any web pages or more info

Gday all, im new to fishwrecked but heading to yanchep/two rocks over the chrissy break... any decent spots suggestions?

Also went to lancelin on the weekend, plenty of fun, a few tailor and skippy of the jetty. could've been a bit bigger tho.

Well im off to shelter bay at steep point in 9 days camping on the beach and boating it around the point and D.H.
Totally different fishin to the "steep point" im use to off the cliffs.

Anyone been camping at shelter bay during november? Hows the wind etc? Hows fishing from the shore?

Any help is muchly appreciated :)

Marc

   I'm not going to add any more comment on the subject except to say that what is going on, or has gone on this forum isn't Fishing Politics, is just opinion, and some pretty ratbag.

The trouble is that WA anglers, just cannot get into line on these matters, and really don't understand the way to get better results.

That is get really involved in the real politic of Rec Angling, like join The Fishing Party.

There is only one way to attack this issue and thats at Political level. Rec anglers in WA aren't represented by anyone, or any organisation of any strength, because the numbers of anglers far out weigh the numbers of members of the various organisations claiming to represent the anglers. and when did they ask you your opinion or give you a vote.

During the Labor Govs term, RecFish West fronted the Minister to put their view ion the Fishery problem. He asked how many members thay had, like 200 odd. His view was "Get over 1000 and then come talk to me". Which started a membership drive.

In other words you aren't or haven't been represented anywhere, and have no real view. Basically because you have no valid vote on anything. When did you ever go to a meeting on this subject and actually have a say or a vote, and when will it ever happen?

A Fishing Party with 500 members can set up a registered political party in WA and be active at a real political level. And each member has one vote at any meeting, you don't have some guy representing you and voting his opinion, not yours. And your members can actually stand for seats in the parliament.

An example, take Recfish West, it has a ANSA delegate on the council, who has been voted in by whom and what is ANSA in WA anyway? A dead or dying association that exists in just 3 boat Clubs, 2 in the north and one at Cockbourn. There is not one dedicated ANSA Sportfishing Club in WA, that I can trace anyway. And I have done a lot off searching and asking around.

Whom does Steven Guilders represent on the RecFish West Council????? He has been a rep on that council you more years than you can count on both hands. And does RecFish West care whom he represents. Not likely because, as a member, I asked the question. But he's on their council with a vote. What have you got. I asked because I'm a member of RecFish West but the interest I got was like "Duuuuuh, We don't elect or get interested in delegates". Well who does care whom the delegate represents?  A valid organisation or scotch mist.

I think thats a good question which kind of points out who represents whom.

And a Political Party can have a genuine political agenda, like wanting a better constitution for WA, not one from the 1860's and which will force Govs to adhere to the public wishes, like refrendums, which are a joke here.

There have been 3 on Daylight saving, and ALL said NO but we now have a 3 year trial, so what were the refrendums about and who paid the bills. Like YOU.

And of course the latest change of the voting system, all without asking the voters if thats what they wanted, which concentrated the votes in the metrop area and left the rest of WA without more that a few representatives in the House. The WA Government vote on anything is based on a Metropolitan Agenda. Stuff the rest of the State, who the hell are they.

The Fishery is controlled by Politics, as are Fisheries and which party is out there with Fisheries as part of their agenda. Like Labor, do they have a agenda on the state of the Fishery, or the Libs, the Nationals  or the Greens. If they had their way they would ban it. If they cared Fisheries would be fully funded and staffed.

Did anyone get up and push for better deals for the Fishery, in the last election,  did the Fishery get any more that a 30 second thought.

The Commercial sector has an voice, but you, nada brother. You are a dumb dickhead, or thats what you are regarded as.

This is my last word on this subject, and all it amounts to this "On your own head be it ,now and in the future".

The road is in front of you, try walking it for a change.

MaxG.

Hi guys a normally head from hillarys down to scarbs for a feed of whiting. Anyone had much luck north of Hillarys?? I have always caught bugger all whiting from hillarys to pinaroo point!

hey I havent gone crabbing b4 and i want to do it tonight? where and wat time would be the best at th moment?? this is the only day that all my frenz are available after that i wont have a chanceanymore as i'm going out of the country!

A little bit ofhelp would be great :D

where and what time is the best? swans where? mandurah where?

hi guys, i am coming back to perth for a 3 days fishing trip. 19 - 21 nov

was thinking about penguine island but have never been there fishing.

any rig, bait and loaction advice for the island are most welcome.

what about metro area?  anywhere that is red hot at the moment?

thank you.

Hi,

I'm likely to be in Dunsborough over the weekend, and I'm planning on taking my toy boat.

Any good tips for some bay fishing down there? When I was a kid we used to just anchor up at night and do a bit of crabbing, but what else might be likely this time of year? Oh and good spots to launch from would also be appreciated.

ta,

till

Ok i tested a rod a man had with him, all the markings on it were IMX or lmx apparently it is the new jarvis walker brand or whatever, i cant find anything on it.  Was a custom rod, blank cost him 120$ i would like to know where to get my hands on it.

Was 4-8kg Im pretty sure

Graphite

just wondering where this is and how to get there exactly jst wanna go get a mullu

Hey guys,

anyone need a deckie during the next week (tuesday wednesday are looking alright) i'm availabele. will split bait fuel etc. own gear.

cheers fellas

Blake

went down there with SOI and callum a few weeks ago with no luck

anyone got some tips for me down there?

because i am no local to mindarie so have no clue what to chase and where to go

any info would be appreciated

Hi Guys!

Im a newbies in this crabbing stuff but really interested in it. I;m planning to do some crabbing next week. Will it be a good time or at least come back home not empty handed?

I just came back from Mandurah Dampier Ave (or something like that) just to check the location. I did spot some blue swimmers near the jetty, but seems like they are still small.

 if you guys could give me some advise on where in Mandurah would be the best spot, when to catch, it would be great. I dont have a boat, so Im planning to just scoop net somewhere.

 I also heard that there's a spot for crabbing at shark bay, up north. is it a much better place than mandurah? Just wanna know if 7 hours drive from perth is really worth it. Again, if anyone know the best spot in shark bay, please let me know.

Guys, any little detail advise on this will really help.

Thanks!

Here is a Snappe I Caught Today at Hillarys Lighthouse with squid put a nice fight in light line with baitcaster 

And It is For the Junior Landbased Comp.

Hey everyone

I have been fishing alot lately and havent produced much fish for the family. Have been going to ocean reef and mindarie but havent been able to catch much. Caught a couple of baby snappers but that about it. I heard that you can get 1kg snapper and mulloway off mindarie on mullies.

have a try and tell me if it works for you.

im trying it to see if it works.

i am thinking of heading up 2 lano jetty later.

has any1 been up there latley ?

what has been biteing ?

any1 else going up 2 nite ?     cheers............

Help anyone. Planning to Fish the Dampier Islands tomorrow. Someone at work said dont bother because of the massive tides predicted. I think 0.3 - 4.something. Not chasing records but taking the young lady for a fish.

Neels

G'Day guys just curious as to how you people faired on Crays today,how many did you catch? I did'nt put my pots out as I thought it would be a waste of time with the Full Moon but curious to see how you guys went.

Kev

Im heading to Exmouth to get into some of that Saily action!!!!

Looking to fit some decent quality work lights to either the targa bar or to the lip of the roof anyone suggest a place where I can buy these as I said looking for some that will last dont mind spending the dallars for something odf good quality

Thanks

With Xmas approaching quickly I was wondering what rod or reel you would ask your other half for if they said you could have what you wanted for Christmas.

I would be pretty wrapped to get:
* One of the new Shimano Twinpowers; or
* One of the new SOL 4000; or
* A Trinidad DC.

Not in any particular order.

All the best, Colin Hay

Just wondering what strength winds you guys tend to go out in? For SW'ers, i'm guessing anything above 15kt is a bit too windy, but does the same thing apply with easterlies? From the shore it doesnt look like theres as much chop. Does it still get just as choppy far out regardless of direction, or is the wind strength and hence drift going to be the limiting factor? For SW'ers I can get a rough idea from the shore, but for easterlies its a little harder not having my own boat (......yet)

We'll assume theres not much swell, unlike the FW northern leg comp, lol.

Next month in the western angler tackle shack will be offering a super special to all wangler readers and thought we could give you the heads up and an oppertunity to get in first as a fishwrecked only early christmas special.

we have the whole ssm series reels goind at just $115 ea (monster saving on a well recognized reel)while stocks last.

only fishwrecked members will  be able to get the reels at this price before dec 1 so make sure you tell us who you are please.

cheers tackle shack

*fishwrecked 12% discount is included in the price *

After Blake T's reports of some good tailor and a few mulloway being caught down at Pinnaroo Point, Doug, Brendan and I decided to head down there last night to have a look. With predictions of a strong breeze to be blowing we arrived to find there was very little wind at all.
After getting a good hit and smallish tailor on my first cast, it was looking good. Doug soon had a nice herring on the beach before things went quiet for awhile.
Brendan and I put fillets of Doug's herring out, but things were still a bit quiet until the drag on my Shimano Big Baitrunner started screaming. It soon became obvious it was sizeable stingray which made snapped my 15 lb braid like a piece of cotton when I tried to stop it from heading to Two Rocks.
Soon after that Doug and I pulled in twin tailor of about 34 to 35 cm.
The action then went quiet again, with the fish being a bit timid with their bites. I managed to hook a small Port Jackson shark, but that was it for the night.
All in all it was a very pleasant evening and we will be back, especially when a south wester is blowing.

We are missing something and I think I know what it is. All the talk in the V5 threads has got me thinking, and in my reply to Allrounder I finally nailed it.

We don't need a ban, we need a fishing comp and some research. Question for all non game fishos.

WHat are the three biggest fishing comps in Australia

My guess would be

Flattie CLassic
Barra Classic
Barra Nationals

Teams from all over the country get together to target big flatties and barra. Now Barra are pretty glamorous, fight hard, look good and live in some of the nicest scenery on earth.

But Flatties are farken ugly, live in canals and fight like wet bags, but they get a couple of 100 boats each year lining up on the gold coast to try and catch them. They are tagged for research, and all released. And through this and a lot of media coverage no one keeps big breeding flatties, there population has gone through the roof and everyone gets a feed and is happy.

WHat is the goal of the Dhuie Classic.

To better educate all fishos about how valuable big females are, how to properly release them and to gather scientific data relating to location and status of our female fish population.

Your thoughts/Ideas. Am I on the right track.

SE Queenslanders love thier big flatties
Territorians are very protective of big Barra
We are the only place in the world that has Dhufish, we should feel the same way.

I was just wondering if theres anyway you can anchor offshore with the boat side ways? Now i know if it not dead calm or if theres swell this is dangerous but say for instance your casting at a target and want to utalize the whole length of your boat so two or three can easily cast at the same target? What im trying to say is set up like a drift but your always stationary.

any info would be appreciated, ive thought of a few ways but it always comes back as it will either get in the way or dangerous.Cheers Chris.

I am looking at trading up boat wise and have been looking on all the usual sites.  I have found a half cabin for sale which looks very nice and is in my price range.  However, the seller states in the ad that the timber in the transom needs repair.

Considering my DIY experience I would never consider taking something like this on but was wondering if anyone has had this done before and what sort of costs (ballpark) are involved.  It's a 4.75m fiberglass boat if that helps.

Any other advice on buying boats, where to look etc would be greatly appreciated.

Sam

Shock!!!! "Tree huggers" and fishermen on the same planet.



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Apparently there was a 3 mtr croc sighted at Hearsons down the north end around the mangroves. Be carefull gathering bait around Airport and Cowrie.Still gonna go fish the last of the high and the low tommorrow at Airport.The water might be getting a bit too cold with all the cold weather we've been having.Hottest its been is around 32 ish (sorry you southerners)