Anything in em ??

Enjoy 

 Mate took my g'son and I  out crabbing this morning, hard work , never seen the crabs so small, sad sight to see the brewery jetty gone for now, wonder what the future

 Got a booking 20th jan to 27 jan 

site no2 -faultline- ye in know, but its still a booking, m8 was up , came back yesterday got quota mackies and 1 sailie, so they are in

can t make it due to the old man and medical appointment he cant change date on

rather see it going to a fw member. no money needed - just go use it , will pass it back in monday 10 January if no 1 wants it, come on u know u want it

even got u 5 kg of garfish and a cylinder of helium, balloons if u really need em, and  u that tight on budget

pm me 

 Hit old mate Pirate up for a tiger fishing session last night.

Took my boys down to the beach about 0630, little did i know I was going to have the fight of my life. Got a tailor and some herring on mulies then poured a bottle of fish oil around my rod holders for the waves to lap up.

I had some blue mackerel left over from crayfishing so hurled a whole big fish out on a homemade grapple sinker designed with a metal hook to clip onto the bottom hook to aid casting. 7pm i noticed the big rods line had gone slack so I wound in and hit it. Blistering 300m run had me sure it was a huge shark. Then it took another 100m and settled down and I realised it was a ray. Had absolutely no control and I could see the 20 m of mono backing on my bottom of my spool.

I had to give this beast every ounce of energy I had, after 1.5 hours my hands where cramping and my back was stuffed. Had to sit on the beach and got my 10 year old and 9 year old sons to push the rod up while I heaved back and wound down. Slowly gained about 50 cm at a time.Had a couple of emergency cans of mid strength during the fight.

2.5 hours later the biggest ray and the biggest creature i had ever landed was finally on the beach.. Thank God.

I'm 120kg and this ray dwarfed me. 200 kg and change, the top of its body was like a huge leather back turtle.  Released well.

Re rigged and hurled out another 2 kg mackerel, 10 minutes later another big run, this one I could control and with new found confidence in my rod reel and knots I landed my first tiger shark in about 10 minutes. Released.

Used a one piece ozflex i got 20 years ago for winching baldies up at steep point. A lethal 100 ( beast!) Reel loaded with 80lb J braid. 100lb Tiagra leader with a fg knot to the main line.

Thanks Pirate for a great session and gaffing\roping the catches.

 Hi All,

Was wondering what everyone's go to hooks are?

Specifically bait fishing.

Personally I keep it simple... (Varying sizes)

Long shanks = whiting, herring, garfish, skippy etc

Mustad big gun = demersals and other large fish

Gang hooks = tailor, surf fishing, drift bait

So what does everyone use?

How much does it matter? Is there a one type fits all?

 Took the grandson crabbing last night, and then this mob arrived, tangling pots etc, keeping undersized tailor etc. Called fishwatch some where in Australia  they said closest fishos were in hillarys or free, would have been slaughter after we left.

 Hi fellas

I've been absolutely killing it on the Scorpion Cod lately. Probably the best eating fish out there. Anyone else cashing in on the hot bite at the mo???

Cheers

Rod

 Down molloy island and the Augusta doctor has set in. Any recommendations on where to head for a fish that's a little protected? Cheers 

Great to get out and stock up on fresh fish post the demersal ban.  During this trip novice Anton joins Glen and I catching a number of good fish and breaking fishing paradigms that often prevent us from having a good session.

YouTube clip

https://youtu.be/0aqhKsFsQYU

 A 3 month old boat trailer got stolen today from Belmont ramp, whilst the poeple were out on the boat.

Apparently others were stolen from Pt Peron and Woodies this past week.

What is the world coming too?

Hi All,

I am chasing some good quality crab drop nets - the ones available at usual chain stores are very average - any suggestions would be appreciated?

Cheers. 

 G'day all. Has anyone been out to the fads this seaon? Just wondering if there's any action out there. Happy New Year to you all!

 Hit the sand last night .. wasn't 

long til we had a curve in my trusty

old one piece oz flex which handed

down too me . Seems mullet is 

there favourite snack at the moment 

few pics and off it swam to give 

someone else a sore back !! 
cheers pirate 

 Headed out of Ledge early Tuesday morning with about 30 other boats off the beach.

Every spot we tried we caught fish as they were certainly on the chew. 

So was pretty happy with this mixed bag and one big dropped by the deckie %$#^$^%$FFS lol

In the mean while two older mates head out from our park off the town beach and within half an hour nail two Bangers one at 10 kg one at 15kg.

 Legends I am chasing any one who owns or has owned  a Custom Redline Marine Ali boat By Ian just really want some feed back on them  as we have ordered a new build and wanted to know of any changes you would or did make to them 

Cheers 

 Enjoy 

 Top day on the water bagged out on Breaksea and big pinkies. Tested the knots and stamina on this bugger in the 40's well done to my fishing buddy 72 and worked it up to the boat for photos before releasing.

Hi

I need to get hold of a cartridge of 3M5200 ASAP. Does anyone know if there is an (open) stockist in Perth. Can get over East from CH Smith, but they are closed till 4th January. 

Also, if anyone has used it before, would you recommend fast cure - 24 hours, or 7 day cure. Do they achieve the same final strength ?. I do think I can manage to get the bits in place within 5 to 10 minutes, so less than skin time of fast cure

Cheers for any replies

 just wondering how crabbys were going this year with the early heat? should push their growth rate a bit with any luck?

 
Just bought myself a Tyrnos 30 loaded with 500m of 80lb J-braid plus 50m of 100lb mono topshot. I don't have a kayak as yet so I'm limited to ballooning baits. Have read on the freo shire website that "Shark fishing/ ballooning" isn't allowed. Just wanna confirm this as I'd like to give ammo a crack when the winds are right. Pretty new to shark fishing/ ballooning in general so if anyone could help me out with some rough locations to try (not too too far) that would be appreciated. Tips are also welcomed, I've bought some pre made 400lb wire traces but would like to start making my own. Do I need 4m of wire or can I keep it shorter? Some help with ballooning from the beach also would be great. 
Cheers!! 

 Spent couple hours last night

with some big baits ended up

landing 3 and lost 3 larger models.

all released and swam off strong. 
cheers pirate.

 Specifically Preston or Myalup.

I read that it may be illegal?

Or is it one of those things that people do anyway for a night and it's OK?

Cheers

 Hi all hope you had a great Christmas!

I fired up my 5hp Yamaha outboard that I use for my inflatable dinghy and there is no water coming from the tell-tale using the hose and muffs. Is this likely to need an impeller replacement? Is that a difficult job as I've never done one before. Is theer any other reason why it would not be working like does the hole sometimes block? Was thinking of going to Rotto tomorrow but not unless I'm confident that I wont cook the motor!

The next thing is where to get one on a public holiday!

 Hi fellas,

two part question.. can you run two different transducers side by side for different Sounders or will they interfere with each other?

also I have a Lowrance elite 12 ti with what I'm guessing is just the standard transducer that comes with the unit. Would this be worth upgrading? If so any opinions on what too?

cheers

 If anyone lost a winch handle yesterday morning on Safety Bay Rd in Warnbro let me know and you can come pick it up.

Enjoy 

 Has anyone tried stingers on a squid jig? I often get fish hitting the jig but no chance of a hookup. 

Will stingers put the squid off? Any weed on the jig spooks them immediately.

I would like to thank the arsehole that drained my fuel tank causing me to run out on the way back from the 5F just as the wind started to blow its guts out.

I had filled the tank (25 ltr ) on my way home ready for the next trip out to pull the pots. Ran out and had to get Sea Rescue to haul me home. talking to the missus and she said she heard someone knocking around the boat at about 21:30 and thought it was me getting the boat ready for the next morning. NOPE, it was some thieveing bastard that left enough for me to go out but not back in. Could have been dangerous if i was in the wrong position.. 

Now i take the tank out every time i get home. A bloody pain but still i won't lose any more fuel.

 hey im looking for some tips about targeting sambos land base on stick bait. was wondering where people have caught them consistently and what did they do to catch em. E.G did yous use a shit load of burley or live baits on floats ect  any info would be mutch appreciated 

i live in yanchep and have fished mindarie so far and tworocks marina to no avail info would be helpful cheers