So iv always wanted to move away from Perth to a fishing town up north. Would be bringing the 4wd/boat and the dog. Would probably have to give up bricklaying and look for another job type as there is probably not enough of that up there ? 

Have any of you lads made the big shift? Where? Any reccomemdations on where/ better work opportunities or any jobs on offer etc? Have mining experience aswell but would be a last option to go back unless smaller stints. Cheers, Marko

 Looking for some charcoal colour marine vinyl to make some trim for my boat. Just wondering if anyone has suggestions on where i could buy some?  THANKS FOR ANY HELP

Does Rick Mazza still contribute to this fishing website?

 Has anyone been out in all 3 of these boats? From all the research I've done you can't go wrong with any of them it's just the price you want to pay (Patriot now an obsolete model). Question is deck space, are all comparable? I've only been on the Patriot and from pictures alone it looks to have the smallest deck space compared to the other 2.

chasing some info please peoples. I've picked up a Shimano Tyrnos 8 at a garage sale and can't decide what rod to match it up to. Does anyone here own a Tyrnos 8 and what rod and line size do you run with it?  Troll/bottom? Thanks for your time. 

 Hey All, I have fished for herring for a while using burley i make with Pollard,Burley Oil and water with a few oats but I feel as if my burley hasnt been working that much as i need to bring the herring to me because im fishing from shore im using this rig Burley Cage--60cm of 12lb mono--Mustad bloodworm hook. I Use maggots as bait but im running low at the moment so need to catch me some more herring for the farm. The only times ive been succesful is when im there at the right place and time but still only get 1 or 2. 

Is there any changes i need to make to the rig and burley recipe tips

Thanks Alex

 Clearly fisheries don't want anyone taking abalone nowadays. With the amount of people, like myself, that either work on Saturdays or have kid's sports on Saturday (AM), there wont be many out there taking them. Very unfair, IMO. Maybe they should have a registration (or voucher) type system where you get 4 opportunities to fish during the season and you need to register online before you go out. If you are taking abalone and haven't pre-registered it is deemed "fishing without a licence". Would be fairer on everyone

Had a great night out NOR with a few mates, only a few wobbys at night but about 7.30 am this bad boy grabbed a half a small bonito cast off the beach, that fired up the boys for a few more casts then Stewie got a decent mulloway.
Even got off the beach without getting bogged.

 Hi Guys,

Wanting to fish the South coast bioregion. Where is the best place to launch a 5m plate ali boat around the black point area? 

Is the closest boat ramp Augusta and drive?

Is there anywhere you can beach launch down there?

Cheers.

https://www.facebook.com/whitfordssearescue/videos/688267671365844/

 Hey guys I have been struggling to find a sweet spot for my airmar p66 tranny when at speed. Boats a stessco 4.45.   Anyone to reccomomend that I can take it to for a better observation as if tried alot of positions and drilling too many holes. Doing my head in

 Whoever was the skipper today 22.10 old pommy bloke you my friend are a down right wanker. 

 Had a fish with a mate up on a northern beach

he picked up this fish on a ganged mulie which 

a little surprise he also did well on some good 

sized sand whiting which fished well after dark

i had big baits and got jack shit ! Good conditions 

for it ! Cheers pirate!

Hi, Im off to steep point next year for the first time and was just wondering about what live baits and baitcasting baits are available up there.   Always good to have fresh bait!

would it be worthwhile bringing a couple of occy pots?

Can you get whiting off the beaches?

Cheers for any comments

hey guys, Im going to go out targeting buff bream with some mates for some fun tomorrow because of how powerful they are. But i do know they are vegetarian so whats the best way i can target them ive seen them around the rockwalls before. Any tips will be good

thanks Alex 

 Looking at heading out  tomorrow to target yellowtail kings.Was thinking around the stragglers or back of rotto.Are they a year round species that can always be found ? Any tips or techniques would be appreciated. 

Cheers Paul

 Hey fellas who was advertising on here selling the heavy duty cleaning bags?TIA.

Hi All

Just wanted to advise you that there is a heap of boat related thefts happening atm. Have had my transducer taken from the boat in the last couple of days.

They didnt even look in the boat so they were targeting transducers. Cops suggested that this is reasonably common as they can be disposed of quickly.

https://www.facebook.com/wapolsmetro/photos/a.302688549903400.1073741828.295676420604613/761961723976078/?type=3&hc_ref=ARQbr9-r1m7-upJZWjsllXoKA4P7nRSPHEEP_Ww86fjf0tx4JPzEz-eBXIYG7YzXoso

If you are getting offered a cheap transducer with a really short cable maybe think that it has come of a fellow fishermans boat and let someone know.

 Need help retrieving a stuck cray pot, might need dive ticket it's in 6 metres of water.!

In Rockingham area, few cartons in it for ya help !!

sms me on 0426895722

Anyone seen the new ban on catching southern garfish from 31 degrees to 33 degrees? its on the new section on rules.fish.wa.gov.au

(Just north of Lancelin to Myalup)

 For those that are interested there were a few soft shell crays about today out a little deeper. Visibility was still atrocious but plenty of crays about, got our bag of 16 in one dive. 

Hoping someone may be able to clear this up.

My trailer lights are starting to leak and need to be replaced.

Was considering LEDs, but recall reading somewhere that they can create problems when used on trailers with electric brakes.

Can't remember what the actual problem was that they supposedly cause, but since reading that article I've never of any problems so maybe an old wives tale (is that sexist to say these days ?).

If you are running LEDs and electric brakes have you had any problems ?

Any info at all appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

 Now getting right into my barra fishing I'm interested to here other peoples opinions about moon phases and there experience on barramundi. Reading on a N.T site a lot of people say full moon is better and I defiantly had to work harder for the one last night. 

Enjoy

Come on down messers,
Jason Knowler, caught interfering with others cray pots fined $10000 and lost boat, gear, trailer and rec licence for 12 months

Ashley Jones, Lance Jones (father & son combo)caught taking abalone outside allowed hours, Jones Snr fined $600 Jones, Jnr fined $800 and both ordered to pay $180 costs.

Daylen Nathan failing to mark lobster pots with ID, 4 counts of pinching lobsters from others pots and 1 count of interfering with another's pot. Ordered to pay $1000 mandatory penalty plus fined $4500 plus costs of $180.

Kevin Sexton being in possession of more than 2 pots, fined $2500 plus $180 in costs.

All the above cases and perps were reported on the front page of the Coastal Times newspaper this week together with a big story about how Fisheries are going to burn your arse if you come down to Mandurah and take more crabs than allowed or under size crabs.

A highly visual display to those who seek to plunder our fisheries which we are custodians of for our kids, grand kids and future fishers.

Well done again fisheries.

 Anyone getting into any pelagics off gero or surrounds with this warm water pushing through atm? Hopefully going to be a good season to come! 

http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/forecasts/idyoc10.shtml?region=10&forecast=1#

 Been catching far less whiting and much more wrasse lately. I use a burly cage with chook feed and fish in 5 - 30m of water, could the burly be the cause? They seem to be everywhere! 

Howdy all,

I have a Live Fibre Texalium ZWS70MST 15kg over head rod surplus to my needs.

Could I remove the first couple of guides to make it a spin/cast rod to suit a Saragossa 25000?

If so what guide sizes would you recommend?

Cheers

This is a question I have been pondering for some time now after following the progress of the Bret Carter case. Evidence from the court case stated that the Fisheries interpretation was that a lobster is 'TAKEN' when a diver places that lobster within a catch bag.

"... Fisheries Officer Demir stated that her understanding of the legal obligation was that a fisherman must only 'take' eight rock lobsters daily. The officer confirmed in her opinion, the rock lobster is 'taken' when 'you have captured the animal underwater and placed it into the catch bag ..."

So can a lobster become 'UNTAKEN'? My first thought was no based upon the Fisheries view that the act of TAKING a lobster is complete once that lobster is placed in a catch bag. That would suggest to me that once that act of TAKING is complete that act becomes irreversible as it is in the past and any subsequent action such as releasing a TAKEN lobster doesn't cancel or negate the original 'TAKING'.