Perfect boxing day / breaking the dhu drought, on the water at 530, at the spot by 630, two dhus aboard by 7, back home by 9am with a bag of abalone to boot. Only sour point was the old man bagging the slightly larger 13.5kg model before i could get a bait over the side after putting him right onto the fish.

 So I got a torium 14 for Christmas, currently spooled up with pe2 ygk Jigman, but I need a rod for this reel, hoping for a pe 1-3/2-4, my budget is around $300, does anyone have any suggestions? Hoping for something that is light as a feather but has lots of backbone for if a surprise sambo takes a look at the jig.

cheers,

brodie

I have a light jigging rod with a PE rating of 1.2 to 2.5. Max Jig weight 160g.

I understand a PE rating to be the width of braid with an approx breaking strain in lbs of 10x the PE. However with quaity line it may break at a much heavier load... So what has the width on the line got to do with a rod? What am I missing, and what is the max line breaking strain you would put on a rod with a PE rating to 2.5.

My amazing Wife decided to treat me this xmas and went out and bought me a $230 fishing rod which is a Penn Ocean Assassin 621MH 6'2 PE 2-5 on the advice of the bloke at Getaway who uses the same rod.

It feels bloody nice to hold buuut she didn't realise I already have a 5'2 PE3-4 Daiwa Monster Mesh with an 8000 Stradic and a 7' PE2 Daiwa Catalina with a 5000 Biomaster.

I use my Catalina combo for drift baiting with a size 5 bean sinker and working placcies and microjigs as well as trolling and I use the Monster Mesh for dropping baits as well as working the bigger jigs around the 90-180g mark.

I'm thinking of two options:

1) Keep the Ocean Assassin as a dedicated jigging rod and whack a light 6000?? reel on it to make jigging for a couple of hours a lot more comfortable as the Monster Mesh combo is pretty short and heavy.

2) Take the rod back and grab a PE 5-6 rod and whack as 10-12k reel on it as I'm starting to venture out into the 40s now and plan to starting hitting Direction Bank. 

I'm leaning toward option 1 as I'm increasingly getting into jigging and fishing out of Hillarys all I am finding so far is flat coral so I am yet to get bricked in a cave from the handful of Dhus I've managed to pull up.

Cheers JF

 It's too bloody windy 

 Sadly the good old days of diving surfing and even swimming are gone for many of us due to the excessive numbers of sharks that can breed out of control and the risk they pose to the public. My dear mother has always said no cray, no fish, is worth risking your life for. I spent hundreds of hours as a young bloke diving at Burns Beach ,Rotto, Point Perron and surfing at Scarborough Beach. Up until 2010 i used to swim from Brighton Beach to Trigg Point and back but gave it away due to the White Shark Problem. My wife asked can we do and about about this sad situation or is it to late? Lastest media is WA IS GREAT WHITE CENTRAL.        

For sale 1 red slay
plenty of wood left on the runners used for one season only, corners very well under power and has brakes to both runners.

6 reindeer, all look slightly knackered. Will no doubt put on condition if put in a good paddock for the next 12 months.

1 large red suit with red cap with white pompom on top.

1 set of boots very well polished

A couple of hanger-on elves who won't get of the slay.

Sorry couldn't help myself merry Christmas " fellow wreckers"

 Cyclone Hilda could form on Wednesday but well north, 

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 Hey guys heading down south in the next couple weekends really want to target Samson fish and kingies in stickbaits where heading dunsborough and renting out a boat we will try for dhuis etc but prime target is Samson fish on lures. I’ve been informed find a rise in the sea bed like a hump and berly like crazy anyone had much experience chasing these I would be sooo greatful. 

Thanks 

 Here are the crays ready for the entree at lunch today , split tails on the bbq with garlic butter , then smothered in my bacon , spring onion and cream sauce with a touch of chicken stock , been a family favourite for a few years now , my mum lived at the Abrolhos for years as my grandfather was a cray fisherman so I found a recipe she looks forward too. 

 Hi!,

I thawed some crays out for Christmas Lunch . They were cooked the same as previosly and frozen the same.

I thawed them in the fridge and shelled them as soon as ready. All looked perfect. then by the time i had finished shelling the meat on the first one was turning black, I cut this off and put the rest of teh meat back in the fridge in a clean container. Got them out to prepare for lunch and they are completely black? 

Any ideas, and is it safe to salvage some meat and eat it?

 Gday,was just wondering if anyone has had this make of outboard, thinking of buying a Paceman thats vot the 140hp outboard onit ,its a 2000 model and hasn't been in the water for a few years ,the owner started it up no worries and sounded like it was running ok ,any advice woulb be great , cheers Banjo

RIP.

Just heard a diver bought into Point Peron ramp. Didn’t make it. Sad christmas. 

 Just like to say Merry Christmas to all the folks on here.

To Adam & all the helpers to get this site running, thanks for a great year of effort.

To all the wreckers who have contributed to the vast amout of forum topics, i thank you for your input & wealth of knowledge on all subjects.

To everyone, please have a verry Merry Christmas & a happy, safe & healthy New Year.

Look forward  to much the same next year. Cheers to one & all.....

Went out of mandurah early this morning hoping there were still some snapper hanging around our cray pots. We weren't disappointed. They came on the bite straight away before it all went quite at 530am. Quick check of the pots for a couple of crays and back to the ramp . Great pre-christmas present. Stoked.

 Hi folks, a quick quinnie question for the people in the know. 

Can anyone tel me the difference between a 560 Coast Runner & a 560 Quinnie Classic. 

Physical size, gunnel height, length etc. 

Appreciate the help.

 Has anyone been getting many crabs in the swan? 

Had a little bash yesterday near the narrows and had no luck.

any tips on where they are?

cheers 

Hi all,

Taking the kids up to Lancelin for a few days.  Anything biting up there at the moment?

Cheers,

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 Bloody lent my big esky out and it came back without the bung plug. Do you think i can find a replacement... its doing my head in. Ive been to all the camping and fishing shops down Rokko way and still cant find a place that sells spare plugs??? The thread is different to boat bungs but it cant be that special surely.. the eksy is a 100L Mac frome Xtreme Coolers but their website address I got froma search on here doesnt work?

Any advice people?? cheers..

Enjoy

Oceanside Tackle and Marine Trading Hours over Christmas and New Years;

Fri 22nd December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Sat 23rd December: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun 24th December: 9:00am – 5:00pm

 I have been boating inshore for the last year or so and was wondering whether the easterly is stronger or lighter the further you go out

 Happy Christmas to all , hoping like the other million people in Perth that we get some  great weather over the next 2 weeks , after putting over 100 hours on the new barcrusher in the first 8 weeks of having it ive hit a flat spot (think i'm worn out!) and i havent even had a fish since the demersal ban finished,.anyway have a safe Christmas all and i might see you out on the water over the break as im hanging for some Tuna stickbaiting behind Rotto . cheers 

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Whats your experience?

 Caught off tworocks today. Looks diferent to the others I have caught. Just curious cheers

 Hi guys we are heading up to exmouth next year for the first time, have booked a house on marina to have boat moored up, trying to find out whether or not there is unleaded fuel available in the marina, did a search and all posts were from 2012 hoping things have changed since then? 

 Hey guys just wondering what depth the whites are at the moment I heard 30 m last week? Want to see if I can get a good haul as I missed a lot of the first run due to a few boat issues cheers!