Bloody swell. Now I have two pots stuck on a reef in 12m out from hillarys.  Any volunteers from a diver???  Westy

WARNING!!

When i got home yesterday I noticed that my VHF antenna was laying on the ground.  It appears due to vibrations and lately the incessant 25knot westerlies that it somehow unscrewed itself.

I recommend everyone go out to your boat and just check the tightness of your antenna screwed into the mount.  They are not cheap, and I'm lucky it fell off at home, not on the highway!

 4:30pm on channel 7.

looking forward to the new season of local action.

 Thanks to the bloke from the 5.4m trailcraft whom helped me get my tinny on its trailer at the beach ramp just around from Penguin Island. 

The post the winch is bolted to thought it be an ideal time to break a few welds and with wifey 33 weeks preggas, there is only so much lifting and pushing she can do.

Hi guys, sorry I haven't got anything to say in regards to fishing this time, but I thought I may as well give it a go. Have any of you lost a cat, or want a cat? You can have it for free. It has just appeared at our place, and is living under our verandah.  We don't particularly want to keep it as we have a jack Russell that doesn't like it and the cat tries to hunt the birds. It's not very practical for where we live because we own a bit of land right next to a national park. If anyone's interested pm or post a comment. 

Cheers, Charlia. 

Just stumbled across this......

http://www.motackle.com.au/shimano-spare-spool-clearout.html

 go bush.trying a couple of big yabs against my big marron . my marron ate my trout in my aquirium (bugger) . i  thought yabs would attack marron not so.had marron for ages a good 86mm .well oversize. anyway great feed, garlic yabs for dinner tomoz night .

Recreational fishers are warned that forecast ocean conditions for tomorrow are likely to make it potentially dangerous for the one hour abalone fishing session in the West Coast Zone.

Department of Fisheries Principal Management Officer Martin Holtz said the predictions in some sections of the zone were potentially dangerous for abalone fishing.

“Fishers should very carefully assess the situation at their favourite abalone fishing location and consider not fishing at all tomorrow morning,” Mr Holtz said.

“It is very important that people do not take risks in the ocean, in order to catch abalone. Rough sea conditions over the reefs can make them very dangerous to fish on.”

Surf Life Saving Western Australia is also urging all abalone fishers to reconsider participating in tomorrow's abalone fishing session.

Conditions forecast tomorrow are going to be treacherous for many fishers and Surf Life Saving WA cannot guarantee their safety. When the hour long fishing season opens at 7:00am, conditions are expected to be 10 knot south/south-westerly winds accompanied by a 2.0 metre swell and 1.5 metre seas.

"For many fishers these conditions will be well beyond their capabilities and even life threatening, to not only themselves, but could also put the lives of surf lifesavers at risk as well,” said Surf Life Saving WA Duty Officer Andrew Matraszek.

"Surf Life Saving WA is urging people to take extreme caution and even re-consider the decision to enter the water. No fish stock is worth putting your own life on the line. Your safety is your own responsibility."

Surf Life Saving WA will be providing lifesaving, jet ski and helicopter patrols during the abalone fishing session.

Mr Holtz said, following the introduction of a new season structure in 2011, fishing for abalone was this year allowed for one hour only (7-8am) on the first Sunday of the month November to March.

 Has anyone had any success with Tailor in the Swan yet or too early.  I'm keen to get out amounst them, hopefully get the kids out and have some fun.  Did well last year and year before from the Brewery to Freshwater Bay

 hey gonna try my luck for some mullet round hillaries tonight for ballooning baits, if they wont play the game can anyone suggest some other spots to try for herring gardies pike or tailor  

Anyone else watch the 5 series Trans Tasman Match fishing on Fox Sports?

It was held just north of the Bay of Islands and most of the fishing was flicking plackys into the washes for Snapper.

Morning Fellow Fisho's
Less than a month now and ill be heading down to my local fishing destination yeeehaaa!!
Anyone here from Esperance way know if the big Jetty has been re-opened yet. Some talk a few months back about putting a bridge across the start until the rest of the redevelopment takes place. Will be a shame if its not coz its the best spot for some big squiddies

Deckie for Sunday hitting rotto launching from leeuwin

 Tried the search, can't find anything(maybe i'm not looking hard enough) Is it possible to post pics strait from my phone?

I have just about had a gut full off the small, shap as hell and get stuck on everything trebles on the small whiting poppers and stickbaits. The post about changing trebles to singles in the casting Mackie lures reminded me to ask.

Has anyone tried this. I know which hooks I would use, but not sure if this would deter the action off these diminutive lures.

Neels

Edit: LOL what is shap, its sharp

I recon not many made it to the bottom....

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/video/watch/20059134/sharks-en-masse-off-rottnest-island/

 Hey fellas, i want to get get a new over head for trolling jigging, and possibley ballooning, looking at the tld 20 or shimano torium? Was looking around the $300 any help would be great, as christmas is approaching.... Cheers

does   anybody know,or have a link to wreck sites around rotto,JUNEE,NORWHALE etc; thks.

water was 22.5 off mindarie yesterday, now its going to crash again,weed everywhere

 I'm new to Perth and sort of new to fishing anyone have any tips of good river spots aroubd the swan or canning rivers? Thanks 

Enjoy

Drawing the Line, Commercial Fishing in Australia Documentary

Went and watched a screening of this documentary at Bluewater Tackle Myaree tonight. Was a great piece of work, with a lot of good information and myths(scaremongering) dispelled.

Big John raised it on here first: http://fishwrecked.com/forum/drawing-line

You can check out the preview, buy the download, and get more information from their website

http://drawingthelinemovie.com/

I can only hope that all of you have a watch and that this documentary gets out to as many Australians as possible, to let people see what the Greens and Media don't want us to see or to know.

It definitely would be great if it could get onto free TV. Don't think the ABC would have it though :-\

Buz.

 Know any good stores you can reccommend, price and value? Or build my own?

im a noob

 Was watching an episode of Ifish earlier. They caught a Redfin perch in southwest WA and released it. I thought it was against fisheries regulations to release Redfin? 

Saw some illegal fishing activity today with some persons throwing and retreiving crab pots at my local spot inside cockburn sound. Called fishwatch, only 2 minutes after getting off the phone to the operator a local fisheries officer called me and attended the scene busting them in the act. 

Well done to fisheries and I urge all of you that see any illegal fishing to call Fishwatch and they will nab them (hopefully). 
 

Hi All ,

Just looking at my lures and thinking that i need to replace quite a few Treble hooks on my mackie lures (halco,rapala,yozuri)

and am thinking should i go singles ?

and if so what sizes ?

And what brand ?

Most of my lures are 150-180mm as they are casting lures for steep point.

Thanks in advance

Rusty Balls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzV0qJbado

http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/Develop/MajorProjects/OceanReefMarina.aspx

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 planning on going to kalbarri on days off anyone no go place to stay with the kids and its easy for the whole family to fish??? Wanna try to get my oldest on to some big tailor or a mulloway. If you have any advice that would help heaps