Magic weather so i thought i would take my old man for a fish, havnt been with him for a while due to work etc. took him to a spot ive bn doing well off lately. 2nd drift he lands this 19 keg banga, sounder was showing big school of dhus. Haha stoked as i called it for 20, spewed up a hole cuttlefish that woulda gone 1kg perhaps haha ohh well good day out. Spent some time tuning my new sounder in and have it reading well. Watched this big buck come right to the surface on it.

 Had a grat trip to Rompin hooking 14 and landing 7 sailfish.  Planning another trip 2oth October if anyone is interested please contqct me.

 Can anyone give me any feedback on these units. They sound ok.

I am wanting one for in my dinghy. For emergencies and to keep contact with other boats

Hi, I have viewed your forum for a while now and find it very informative and one of the best in the country. I would rather my first post be a fishing report describing my personal best Mulloway catch off a beach or bagging on 50cm King George Whiting in my WA built boat however I felt the need to communicate to you what has just eventuated in the very "fishy" world of politics in SA.
Marine parks in SA will take effect in SA as from 31st October. These parks have been proposed by the Labour Gov. with little or no research and the public consultation process has been with little more than an act and react methodology.
On Thursday a Bill to make amendments to no take zones within some parks was defeated by one vote as Geoff Brock (a once independent member that swung to Labour after the state election) voted against the Bill.
Recreational fishers will now be denied access to fish in these areas, many professionals will be forced out of the industry and many rural community businesses will be affected.
This is an example of Government not listening to recreational fishers but to that of the squeaky door of the Greens. We are a soft target in the political world and its about time that we unite and form a political voice or our children and children's children will not enjoy the pleasures of fishing in many areas of this great country.
I am and the majority of fishers are not opposed to marine parks, protecting our environment and ensuring fish stocks for the future but we must protest the "lock-out" mentality of Green infected governments.
Well that's my rant over, I feel better now and tomorrow I can get on with installing my new Garmin GPS/Sounder Combo.

 hey guys

i am a bit of a novice with sounders so i need help from some of the experts :)

i am looking into buying an upgrade and need some help selecting one

my budget is $300 to $400

i dont want one with an in built GPS cause have alredy have got a hand held one

also will i need to upgrade the transducer that i have already got

any help will be much apreciated

thanks

 Looking for advice on an entry level overhead reel, mainly for bottom bashing, possibly some trolling. Hopefully looking second hand but keen for some options. 

Very hard day out wide today. Nice conditions but fish not interested.

We ended up coming back in and stumbled on this basically straight out from Hillaries in 115m.....fish everywhere, all 3 of us dropped jigs, all 3 got hit instantly on big sambos, all 3 got sharked quickly.....

We moved on straight away but came on another similar show 100m away......are these the fabled containers?

Anyhoo, total waste of time ever going back, sharks are everywhere, disappointing.

Good fish arch from today around smaller skippy. Troy hooked a small skippy about the same time this arch came on the screen.

10 seconds later it was upgrade time!

 Hey guys, 

heading to Busso/Quindalup next week for school holidays. Hanging to get out for a fish and considering night fishing for squid or other species. Have an underwater light set up for prawning and wondering if this would be helpful for squid. Thoughts? 

Also planning to get to the 4 or 8 mile reef or artificial reefs as well. Is there much around at the moment? Going to spend some time if possible getting to know my sounder better and search some ground. 

 Hey guys just wondering what ur using as sinkers past 400m. I've tried 90 mm PVC filled with concrete but seems to light for the size and getting caught up in the current. I recently change my cv joints and axels so I've cut them up and welded a hoop on them. Just after other people's thoughts as lead isn't exactly a cheap option any more. Hears a photo of what I'm trying to get down to cheers

Does anybody know of fiber glass repairer? I have been working on my boat for nearly a year now (its a long story) and now I just dont have the time to finish it off.

BTW I am aware of the site sponsor Cobalt Blue Marine but I am just keeping my options open.

Hi Guys headed out from Two Rocks on Monday with conditions being unfavorable we bounced our way out to about he 6nm mark where we found some cray pots, we then decided to drift from there as we didn't have any ground that was marked in the area and my deckie was now sea sick so didn't want to punish him any more. After a couple of drifts over the area had a nice hook up 6kg dhuie was landed, bled and dispatched into the esky. Proceeded to drift the area and caught three more dhuies all under sized and all released successfully. Conditions made for a tough day out but all worth it in the end. As a newbie to this caper I'm pretty sure I was fishing onto of the reef direction bank anybody know the area well enough to confirm this? Next time I want to hit up the 10nm mark with better conditions and a healthy deckie.

 Thinking about heading down to Alexandra Bridge for couple of nights.

Anyone fished down here recently?

What's it like this time of year?

Enjoy

 Hi guys, 

In the box of a new Shimano reel that I recently recieved there was a card with do's and don'ts etc. on it.

To my surprise one of the don'ts was "Don't hose your reel to remove salt etc. as this tends to drive the salt and the dirt inside the reel."

This kinda seems logical but I have always been told to give the reels a spray down after each use.

Just wanted to know people's thoughts on what the best way to rinse/clean reels after salt water use is.

Cheers

Hutch

Going back 2 weeks ago now i made purchase for a saltiga reel

the guys name was

Sean Murphy

he said he was located in Telfer WA

we spoke over text messages he sent me pictures of the reel and described its condition, saying how it had not much use etc

we spoke about fishing for a bit and i was quite happy to make purchase for the reel

he said he payment via bank deposit was fine

he was with the commonwealth bank and so was i

he passed onto me his account details bsb number account name and number

he assured me he would post it the next day and send me the express post tracking number.

i made the deposit and next day came i messaged him in the arvo to see if he had got the tracking number

i wanted to know roughly when i would be recieving the reel as it was for a present.

his reply was sorry mate i left the reel with my misses when i get home after work i will text it you.

i said ok no dramas

the night came and i didnt recieve no text so i texted him the next day being saturday by now and never recieved a reply, tried the next day

still no reply.

i waited a few days to see if the parcel would arrive give or take a few days from WA to SA

every day i tried calling his number and it just dialled then went to message bank.

i had a feeling that i was being played around, i was pretty pissed off so i gave it till friday to allow for a week

still nothing no replies nothing at all.

i rang the bank and notified them of this and they said they would look into it and send out letters to the guy notifing them they need to send back the money or send the item.

has any one had any of these scams before?

does any one know this so called Sean Murphy from Telfer Wa?

i cant believe some one could do this putting their identity and bank details and running off with the cash, its not as if it was a fake person on pay pal

To register with any bank account identification needs to put put forward

so i cant see how this guy is trying to get away with this

he cant be fake he must be real

if any one knows this guy please let me no know

Pretty pissD off as any one would be

 Hi everyone,

Planning a trip to Harvey Dam tomorrow. Just wondering if camping is permitted around the dam? 

We were planning on arvo/evening session and a early morning session so camping would be prime! 

Heard there are a few trout about, is it best to look for weed areas or grass banks? 

Cheers!

Jase.

 Hi everyone,

Planning a trip to Harvey Dam tomorrow. Just wondering if camping is permitted around the dam? 

We were planning on arvo/evening session and a early morning session so camping would be prime! 

Heard there are a few trout about, is it best to look for weed areas or grass banks? 

Cheers!

Jase.

 Looking at going for a ride on the jet ski tomorrow morning to freo fishing boat harbour for a ride, trying to find out the distance from the sea rescue boat ramp to the fishing boat harbour. Fuel won't be an issue, if it is I can refuel there. 

Any ideas on time it would take doing about 15 knots? Have to be told to sit on Eco mode the whole trip to save on fuel (4000) revs.

 Got married on the weekend and if there was one thing that I wanted to have a say in, it was photos! First stop was on me and we got half an hour of fishing photos. Little did the wife know I had my rod set up and I was acually fishing on the wedding day no bites but still a day I will  never forget. Its true what they say all the planning and waiting and when it arrives its over in the blink of an eye. Heres just one of the many photos to come.

 Anyone on here either make custom stainless bait boards or can recommend someone who does. 

Preferably nor but not critical. 

 Finally going for a fish. Are there any changes for 2014 that aren't in the 2013 book? Is there a new book and sticker? Thank you in advance

 Hi Fishwrecked!

We have decided to clear out our remaining Jigging Master rods and reels that we have in stock at some bargain prices.

This is a once only offer, and once the stock is gone, its gone!

It's all first in first serve, so please feel free to call us on 9389 1337 if you wish to check availability. 

Below is a list of what we have available at these special, fishwrecked exclusive special (please mention that you are a memeber so we can apply these prices):

REELS

PowerSpell 

PE5 Black Gold Right Hand rrp $749 Special Price $599

PE6 Black Gold Right Hand rrp $769 Special Price $615

RODS

Fallings Special 

53s UL rrp $749 - Special Price $561

Evolution Titanium

50s 250g spin pe2-5 rrp $649 Special Price $486

50b 250g o/h  pe2-5 rrp $679 Special Price $509

53b 200g o/h  pe1.5-4 rrp $669 Special Price $501

53s 150g spin pe1-3 rrp $629 Special Price $471

Ocean God

53s 180g spin pe1.5-4 rrp $389 Special Price $291

Ocean Devil

52s/ML 350g spin pe3-6 rrp $369 Special Price $276

Thanks and Happy Fishing!

Compleat Angler Nedlands

154 Stirling Highway Nedlands 6009

PH 08 9389 1337

Anybody going to be at coral bay for the footy grandfinal week 27/9/14 - 4/10/14

just wondering if i could manage to get a spot on a boat fishing

 I will be there from sat to wednesday morning

I am not bringing my boat  just me the wire and little fella and a camper

i have fished coral a fair bit in last 10 years have a bit of ground and willing to pay my way

if sombody may have a spot avaliable fo a day of fishing

Cheers

Hi

Planning to launch at Ocean Reef at about 6:00AM on Friday. Still have 2 spots available.

Please reply or PM if interested

Eric

 is fishing wa still on tv or foxtel? what time and what channal

Went down to one my usual haunts on the swan river tonight in hope for some tailor but no luck. Ended up catching a trumpter which was used as a livie and after about 20 minutes i saw the line tighten up with the line pulling off. Missed the opportunity for the hook up but when i was reeling the line back in, the trumpeter was smashed and mushy. just the head remaining, and the hooks looked like they had been crushed. Anyone got any ideas at to what it might have been?

 Just a quick ??? How much would u sell u 1 year old 75L engel combi for? With cover and it's only been used about 4 times it still pretty much brand new. 

Cheers

Hi guys, i know the north mole is open from 7am to 6pm. Does anyone know when it will be open 24/7 again? Also when they say 7-6 what will they do if you stay longer? Or do they just close the gates?
Just asking as i dont wanna drive 45 min to find out the north mole is closed.