Fishing Discussion
double snell on a paternoster rig
Submitted by fishingwa on Thu, 2014-07-03 08:55guys wondering if this is possible without using swivel. cheers Paul
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Coronation Beach Offshore
Submitted by oldy on Wed, 2014-07-02 21:25Anyone catching much offshore around Coronation Beach. Haven't fished here before and just looking for a bit of advice re depth to try for a bit of bottom bouncing.
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fresh water license
Submitted by Blowie 78 on Wed, 2014-07-02 19:51I am thinking of taking my family down to Pemberton for a weekend or camping. Does anyone know if you need a fresh water fishing license to fish for redfin perch in the river there?
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Shikari charters
Submitted by Laneo on Wed, 2014-07-02 15:44Hi fishwrecked crew
just after some feedback has anyone been on shikari charters before got a mate and his miss booked to go out with them any feed back would be great .
cheers
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In my opinion, the best Sounder/Plotter is:
Submitted by Swompa on Wed, 2014-07-02 13:07Howdy All,
Looking to put a new unit on my boat as my Hummingbird black and white unit is a bit long in the tooth.
I have had a look at a few sites (overtons.com, bias and whitworths) but with so many options, I am not sure.
My fishing, with, this boat, will be limited to on or around 5 fathom bank, so nothing really for deep drop stuff so please answer this question:
In my opinion, the best unit under $700 is:
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Busselton Jetty Report
Submitted by GeorgeBush on Wed, 2014-07-02 12:34Any one catching anything on t Busselton Jetty lately?
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Assassin tackle australia taking out best small stand award
Submitted by sherbert on Wed, 2014-07-02 12:00 On the gold coast last weekend ... Jonathan the rod builder came in from south Africa And i
was call in at the last minute to help out
Well done to the perth team ..With only a week to get ready
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best place to find diagrams of knots/rigs
Submitted by fishingwa on Wed, 2014-07-02 10:34Guys as the title says im looking for rigs/knots for off the boat. looking at target pinkies, sambos and ytk. Basically anything big. Im just getting into the bigger stuff so everything thing is new to me. Cheers Fishingwa
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Lanclin or ledge point
Submitted by benferguson on Tue, 2014-07-01 22:38I'm thinking of going up to lanclin or ledge point with my gf next week for a few days I've never fished there before which ones better for shore based fishing and what would you expect to catch this time of the year any advice would be great thanks guys
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rod choice for thunder bay, is 8ft to short?
Submitted by Bazooked on Tue, 2014-07-01 22:24found a couple of possible candidates that have been marked down in price but they are 8ft and seriously ballsy, cant use graphite for fear of breakage when dead lifting fish from 30+ meters, so the question, is an 8ft rod to short?
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Exmouth Blue marlin Video
Submitted by Luke on Tue, 2014-07-01 20:25This is a Video made by Eddy who runs Peak Sportfishing charters up here in Exmouth! This is last seasons blue marlin run.
He fishes hard and would recommend him to anyone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPKyNycRIT8
Cheers
Luke
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Canning Bridge At Night
Submitted by fisho15 on Tue, 2014-07-01 17:26G'day guys reasonably new to fishing and this site just wondering if anyone has been there at night and caught anything decent under there as might going soon.
Thanks
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Shimano 4000FX
Submitted by lachieH on Tue, 2014-07-01 16:08Hi everyone. I got a shimano FXL a while back when I hardly did any fishing. It came with some 4lb mono that's really bad and is fuzzing up in a ball in a number of places. I'm going to unspool it and put on some 6lb or 4lb braid and try to make it a better casting reel. Is this a good idea? Or should it be used for heavier stuff than bream and flathead fishing in the river?
lachie
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Small Spin Reel
Submitted by Lowza on Tue, 2014-07-01 12:46Looking for a small spin reel to go on my 1-3kg Abu stick, primarily use for whiting on poppers.
-Size looking for (1000) loaded with 2-4LB Braid
- Currently looking at a quantum smoke, stradic CI4, sustain FG
- Price range $200-$300
Please let us know your thoughts!
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Steep Point
Submitted by Dilligafa on Tue, 2014-07-01 12:40Is there anyone who has been upto Steep point lately?
If fishing Helium balloons any advice on this type of fishing?
2014 Saltiga Expedition
Submitted by gav1970 on Tue, 2014-07-01 00:41Alan Hawke just posted his review of the new Saltiga Expedition. http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/exp14.html
I think I'm in love.
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Penn reel
Submitted by getting bites on Mon, 2014-06-30 21:36looking at picking up a Penn 340 GTI reel, brand new for 60 bucks, any one have any feed back in regards to these?
Never used one before, any pro's/cons with them?
Cheers.
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pb Dhuie on plastic
Submitted by Blowie 78 on Mon, 2014-06-30 19:4887 cm approx 12 kg in 10 m of water.Caught and released as we already had our quota.
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fishing derby
Submitted by MUSTANG 2250 on Mon, 2014-06-30 19:20Hi has anyone fished around derby lately Barra jacks cherribin or mud crabs just trying to get a feed tomorow
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rod help choosing
Submitted by NightWolf on Mon, 2014-06-30 18:34i have 2 reels a pfluger contender spin reel
and a 4000fd siena
i chase bream mulloway snapper i was lookiing at the daiwa aird heavy version
kind of limited in funds a bit
Metro Marlin - The late 90's
Submitted by terboz123 on Mon, 2014-06-30 18:09Whats up all,
with my boredom going on here in NZ and finding myself doing more reading up on marlin, i have came across a punch of posts that keep comming up referring to the late 90s and metro marlin , and how amazing the runs were..
can some one either point me in the right direction of where to find info on this and what happened etc etc...or just feel free to elbaorate.
one can dream of this happening again!
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Buy-sell ethics
Submitted by psion on Mon, 2014-06-30 16:34Interesting question?
Background:
a while ago A guy posted a reel up here for sale, he was asking $30-00 more than the price of a new one "delivered". I "p'm'ed" him. He replied to me and took it off the forum, waited for the sale to finish and then reposted.
Now nothing wrong with that, He decided that was the price he wanted and was prepared to wait until he got it.
So full of bravado I did it again, this time it was a rod, sent the guy a pm as he had a 2nd hand rod up for sale for 200 and they were on special for $180-00. No response from him at all, (which is his perogative) and he left it up for that price and sold it within a few days.
Now the question, having told him privately. If he leaves the price as is do you mention the "better deal" on his post, or is that "bad form"? I cant help thinking that, by shutting up some-one has potentially been ripped off.
I've seen guys comment on better prices on some posts and I have appreciated the comments as both the buyer and seller, where do you stand?
cheers
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Skippy spots out of Hillaries
Submitted by Poppy on Mon, 2014-06-30 16:32Hi guys.
I haven't been up this way for very long. I have a 4.5 metre dinghy and have found spots for herring anf whiting and have caught the odd skippy, but was hoping to target the species in the next week or so. Without giving secret spots away, could someone give me a general idea of where to go to catch a feed. I went to a spot off Scarbs the other weekend. It was about 2-3 miles out and showed some promise. I was mobbed by wrasse, so shifted and got onto some nice sand whiting. Any help regards skippy will be appreciated.
Cheers
Baz
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Tsuriken squid jigs
Submitted by Can't Catch on Mon, 2014-06-30 15:40Anyone know if any stores have them in Perth or anywhere on the net? Can only find them on Japtackle.com.au. Cheers
Full time Staff member position available.
Submitted by Oceanside Tackle on Mon, 2014-06-30 12:58Full time Staff member position available. We're looking for a keen confident fisho that enjoys offshore fishing and willing to learn.
Interested people can;
* PM your details to the shop account
* Call the shop on 9337 5682 (Speak to Blake or Ryan)
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Off to Exmouth this weekend
Submitted by deforce on Mon, 2014-06-30 10:22Off to Exmouth this weekend for a weeks fishing.
Never caught a bill fish yet so we are going to try. is anyone up there that is looking for a fishing trip that can show us how and what and where?
I will definately go in at tackle world and get some info.
I do think I have the right gear, did some research on the net.
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swan river mud crabs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2014-06-29 20:03hi, today i heard that sometimes people get mudcabs in the swan river or canning river. Have any of u ever caught a mudcrab there? also what season is best?
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Cockburn Sound.
Submitted by cobia15 on Sun, 2014-06-29 16:49Good to see the fisheries looking so good in the sound. went out yesterday in the tinny, anchored up 500mtrs of shore. apart from it being a perfect day, about 3.30 the fish came on and we scored several pinkies to 48cm.. all released but looking good for the future. also caught a small shark, rays, herring and a couple of lost baby sambos. the sound was almost glassed off for most of the arvo made for a very enjoyable session.
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This is a tent
Submitted by Grant Jones on Sun, 2014-06-29 16:40Sometimes guests are simply blown away when they arrive at Bomani Tented Lodge and see their accommodation. Some say they were expecting to be roughing it in little dome tents!
Bomani has two styles of tents. Four on ground level and Five on stilts. Each with a bathroom ensuite and the honeymoon tent even has a ball and claw bath for the mrs!
Ill let the pictures do the talking.
Anyone interested, you can contact me at www.zambezisafaris.net or pm on here. Enjoy.
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electric reel connection to power source
Submitted by Cruise Control on Sun, 2014-06-29 14:32G'Day Guys
I'm looking to make a better connection for my Electric reels to the power source rather than the existing clip system which tends to be a litte too susceptible to disconnection in a moving boat.
I've read on here that there are connectors that people use for this very thing. Appreciate if someone can tell me the name of these connectors and where I might get them from. Also what would be the best size cable to run from the battery to the connectors. Are they waterproof ?
cheers
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