Fishing Discussion
Deckie wanted saturday- barges
Submitted by hekser on Wed, 2010-11-24 20:30must be able to use a garmin 50 handheld GPS, coz ive got no idea how to use it and fishing with a gps is always good..
heading out from woodmans arouns 7.30 am sat morning
cheers,
Dwayne
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HOOKS
Submitted by Jody on Wed, 2010-11-24 19:26O. M. G.
Stoked
I only ever use Owner SSW hooks for demersals, but the price kills me.
But just found this Aussie company who seems to be priced right.
http://hooksonline.com.au/index.html
From what I can tell, if you purchase over $120.00 delivery is free. Anybody else interested in a group order??
I'm after these babies - http://hooksonline.com.au/catalog/i32.html
But can't see it would matter if a mixed order
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Smith 55 nirai - would it be ok for bottom bouncing?
Submitted by Sammut on Wed, 2010-11-24 18:49Hey guys,
Just wondering if my jigging outfit would be any good for bottom bouncing at all? Smith 55 nirai and Stella 20000
I'm heading up to Exmouth next week so just seeing if it can be used for that.
Thanks
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just a couple of questions
Submitted by poketz on Wed, 2010-11-24 17:55just wanted to ask a quick few questions.
after just getting back from a recent trip with a few mates and landing a few decent rays (1 of which was easily 150kg and taking a 650m run) and a few little sharks. i have decided i would like to get a decent l/b game setup.
i would like to use my spheros 14000fb but would like to put the 18000 spool on it. is this possible?
also after a decent l/b game spin rod to match it up with. budget is around 200-300.
any help would be much appreciated
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Bream in collie river
Submitted by Dan Brown on Wed, 2010-11-24 17:29Gday all
I have recently moved down near australind and am looking for any info on chasing bream in the collie river.
Have had mixed opinions from a few people down this way but anything would be great.
Cheers
Dan
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Jigging Tomorrow Thursday
Submitted by saltwater charters on Wed, 2010-11-24 16:50Had a good day on Sambos with only 1 or 2 sharks so looking better. 2 on live skippy and 10 or so on jigs. Need a couple of guys tomorrow at $180. If you want on please call me asap so I can confirm with 6 others.0427280770 cheers Craig
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Rod for popping/casting?
Submitted by Markie on Wed, 2010-11-24 16:34Hey guys have some up north trips planned next year and in need of a popping casting rod. The reel im thinkin will be a stella 8000 or 10000 with a 16000 SOM spool with pe 8 line... I dont want to be buyin the bestt one out there as it will only be used once or twice a year. Any suggestions :)
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Shimano T-curve Deep Jig O/H 200
Submitted by danno on Wed, 2010-11-24 16:25Hey.
I am going to buy one of these rods at match it with a torium 20 reel with 50lb jigging braid. Im going to use it for bottom bouncing but also jigging for sambos. What wieght jigs can this rod handle?? and how many people use either the rod or the reel and what are they like?
Cheers
Danno
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anyone wanna come for a troll in teh river this arvo?
Submitted by hekser on Wed, 2010-11-24 15:19just knocked off work, still early.. thinking about going down the river for a tailor troll, anyone keen? launching from deepwater point (applex)
lemme know, if someones keen - launch around 4pm
cheers
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you want fries with that?
Submitted by bod on Wed, 2010-11-24 12:5570-year-old angler Gunther Hansel spent more than two hours battling with a 2.4 meter Halibut while on a trip to Iceland's Western Fjords.
And when he finally got his prize alongside his fishing boat, the German pensioner needed the help of five crewmates to haul the beast aboard.
The monster fish weighed in at 219kgs - big enough to serve up almost 1,000 individual fillets.
But rather than shop around for a bigger freezer, Gunther sold his prize catch for around $4000 once he returned to shore.
Gunther, from Magdeburg near Berlin, said afterwards: 'This is the fish I have been fishing for all my life.'
He used a 13kg line and a plastic lure to snare the fish.
Halibut thrive in cold north Atlantic waters and can reach up to 4.5 meters in length.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1332317/The-feeding-5-000-Not-quite-pensioner-lands-record-breaking-halibut-thats-big-provide-1-000-fish-suppers.html#ixzz16AlRzy5p
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Are wrasse considered edible??
Submitted by r.gates on Tue, 2010-11-23 22:20Hi all
During last weekend's fishing trip out from the Cut, we caught a few decent sized wrasse...mainly the Western King (red variety) but also a couple of the Brown Spotted, too. As we weren't sure about their eating qualities, we erred on the side of caution and returned them to the water. Enjoyed the fight on light gear, especially from the bigger ones.
Are these fish considered 'table fish'...as they don't get a mention in any of the West Coast Region Recreational Fishing Guide's 'Risk Species' regarding bag limits or minimum size, I'm guessing that they aren't too sort after.
Your thought or comments would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
regards
r.gates...
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Best little stick baits
Submitted by danno on Tue, 2010-11-23 20:58Hey all.
Just wondering what everyones favourite little stick baits for herring, tailor and littler salmon. I've seen afew around 20 dollars and thought about buying them but is there any cheaper then that but work just as well??
I'll be using it on my 2-4kg rod with 10lb braid.
Cheers
Danno
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swan river mulloway vs blowfish
Submitted by ADAMANGLER on Tue, 2010-11-23 20:57Hi guys, im just wondering if there is anywhere in the swan river where I could soak a big fillet of bait, sit back, wait, have a few brews and wait for the drag to peel off, preferably mulloway/anything big, even a bullshark!!! Or is the whole river infested with em!!
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live bait grounds
Submitted by rocky on Tue, 2010-11-23 20:15just wondering if anyone knows of any live baitting grounds off cape naturaliste.
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Boating for a week - no flush
Submitted by Joodles on Tue, 2010-11-23 20:00Hi all
Just chasing some quality opinions regarding flushing of the outboard motor. Whats happening is at Christmas I'm going down to Walpole for our family holiday and I'm taking the boat, hopefully to get out the back this time aswell as capitalizing on the brilliant inlet fishing there is to be had down there. Now although I've been fishing my whole life and boating for most of it, I've never been in the situation where the boat will stay in the water for 6 days straight. I just have a concern for the donk as it's allways been flushed out at the end of each day on the blue. The freshwater facilities at Rest Point are limited so I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the issue of not flushing the outboard after 6 continious days in salty water? Is it the case that consistant use prevents corrosion buildup?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Cheers all.
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slam baits
Submitted by criddle on Tue, 2010-11-23 18:35has any one tried slam bait soft plastic lure, they look similar to berkley gulp and are both biodegradable with scent. I use gulp a crap load and was wondering if they have the same hit rates as the gulps. I was wondering if they are any good on demersal fish like snapper, due, black ass etc.
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Fullscale lures
Submitted by Luke R on Tue, 2010-11-23 16:53hey all
This is for all you GT anglers out there
I am very pleased to anouce that we at All boat business have secured Full scale lures as a supplier. We will be the exclusive retailer in W.A to stock a range of fullscale poppers and stickbaits for all you mad GT fisherman. Full scales are hand crafted aussie lures that are built extremely tough and with an excellent finish. We will also have some of the new colours in stock also. I expect the shipment to arrive before the end of the week.
Pop in and check them out and see the quality for yourself!
A blurb from Full Scale Lures
Full Scale Lures - the entire range - every individual lure, is built to a standard not a price point. This is the fundamental thought behind everything that Full Scale Lures stands for. It extends from the design right through to the sale, and in performance when fishing.
The standards set by us start with a comprehensive 12 month process, crafting and refining each design. Fine tuning weight distribution for aerodynamics in the cast, and fish attracting performance on water.
The next step in the process is extensive field testing with experienced GT Popper fishermen in known big fish waters like Kiribati and Jewel Reef. This is vital to gain the anglers impressions, especially when conditions are less than ideal, and when the fish are being uncharacteristically fussy. Each lure is re-examined against its individual capture record and notes on performance on the water. **If further adjustments are deemed necessary, the lure design has to undergo further field testing before it is released for sale - otherwise it falls short of the standard.
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snapper jig choice ?
Submitted by J Déjà Vu on Tue, 2010-11-23 16:31ay fellas next week is the reopening of our snapper ban down here in South aus
and looking at tryying soemthing new
always used Soft plastics and done well
will be using my Saltiga bay jigger rod with branzino 3000 pe2 braid
but looking mayb to do some jigging
over ther which jigs hav been best to use brands names weights
gonne be fishin form 40 - 100 feet of water
cheers
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Please give my pic a good rating for this comp
Submitted by tailor marc on Tue, 2010-11-23 13:12Hi guys, please click the link and give maximum stars for my pic in the indian ocean drive comp
Thanks :):)
http://www.indian-ocean-drive.com.au/Photo-Entries/Coat-of-arms-drive.aspx?width=500
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Finally have done it!
Submitted by Oracle on Mon, 2010-11-22 22:21Hi all.
It's been a few years now that I've been logging onto and reading about all the stuff that goes on within the website but I've finally become a member and hope to meet and fish/scuba with a few more in the community. Seems very odd writing the first post to you all as I feel that I know a few of you reasonably well through reading your posts over the time so here's a bit of backgound for you all about me.
I've been in Perth now for about 7-8 years of which, only really being into fishing for the last 3 years or so. Been out with a few of the crew here including Simon C (quite a bit actually and got me addicted), Sam and even Adam once when in Exmouth but really only just learning the ropes. I am a little lucky to have a business that has provided me with enough cash/time to be able to really get into the boating side of fishing/diving in a hurry and enjoy it so I'll be happy to look out for people looking for deckie spots when I head out. In saying that, I'm pretty keen to hit the water on nearly nothing notice and especially keen to do some diving for crays with ANYONE that can teach me how to actually get my hands on one of the little suckers!
I'm a MASSIVE seafood lover and happy to eat a fresh fish any day of the week however, I also am very pro fishing for the future and am one of the guys who thinks licences and smaller bag limits aren't an issue. If there's anything going on to save our fishing future, I'd love to learn more about it and really think that sites like Fishwrecked are a great source of information and idea sharing.
Hope I can get involved in some of the discussions and I'm pretty sure I know the difference between a Pink Snapper and a silver bream - good start i think!
Oracle
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10Ft Or 12Ft Rod
Submitted by Hammerhead on Mon, 2010-11-22 21:4412ft & 10ft beach rods. Do you think 2ft makes a big difference? If so what would they be as im tossing up what to buy.
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Computer Cable for a Hummingbird fishfinder
Submitted by PJ64 on Mon, 2010-11-22 20:52I have a 718 and wish to upgrade my firmware but don't wish to buy a cable for one use. Does anyone have a cable I can borrow to do the job.
Thanks
Pete.
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carnarvon jetty???
Submitted by scottland on Mon, 2010-11-22 19:53hey crew im going upto karratha soon and we are driving back down, we are stopping at carnarvon to have a fish on the jetty. it will be mid december.
just a couple of questions.
A) what can i catch at this time of year
B) how should i fish it. baits under balloons, sinking baits, lures, soft plastics?
cheers scott,
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Decent Beach Rod & Reel Combinations?
Submitted by Hammerhead on Mon, 2010-11-22 19:20Looking at upgrading my 10Ft ugly stick which ive had for about 20yrs & ive caught many Tailor so its served me well, im looking for a couple of beach set ups that will last as long as the last one has ,I will have to buy two as the scon burner wants one also.
So if anyone can give me any tips on whats worth buying at the moment that would be great as we aim to hit the beaches for overniters over the next few weeks to try our luck for some Tailor/herring e.t.c
We have never fished North of the river so we are looking at going Yanchep / Two Rocks way or even Lancelin so any info that i can get from here regarding safe beach camping with easy 4wd access to the beach would be appreciated also.
Cheers.
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Best / Favourite PE 8 Braid for jiggin / popping ??
Submitted by J Déjà Vu on Mon, 2010-11-22 16:06ay fellas purchased a SOM spool for my Daiwa Saltiga Expedition now looking to spool it with PE 8 braid
which is best or your fav for jigging / popping cheers
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Fishing Slogans
Submitted by tommyqueenfish on Mon, 2010-11-22 14:43Hi
Can anyone please give me a good fishing line in the bin slogan. I need it for school!! Any Help Apreciated!
Thanks
Tom
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Trolling for Coral trout
Submitted by crasny1 on Mon, 2010-11-22 14:36Went out on the weekend and stayed overnight out in some cozy bay.
Mission of the trip, Catching a trout trolling! Mission result NADA. Perhaps I was doing something wrong, but changed lures from Halcos, Rapala's, R2S trihos, and colours but especially the trusted gold pattern Halco with only 3 Undersize trout for a hell of trying. Got some bycatch like a thumping Mick jagger trevor etc.
Was using 60lb fluoro leader straight onto 30lb braid, trolling as slow as the boat will go. Covered very likely country on the sounder with bommies ranging from 10-4m, and lucky sometime to not loose a lure to the shallow stuff. Boat speed about 2.7-3knots, with Withdoc in tow about 8m off the back. Port lure 15m back, StarB lure 20m back.
Was I just unlucky or am I doing something wrong.
Interested in comments because mission was trout only, so didnt even bottom bash.
Neels
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Stella SW vs Saltiga 2010
Submitted by Ectopic on Mon, 2010-11-22 14:22It appears Stella SW still reigns supreme!
Follow the link for reel porn;
http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/showthread.php?t=768370
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sambo size/weight
Submitted by Ryan C on Mon, 2010-11-22 13:57hi guys i am wondering what you guys think those sambo's weighed we caught on saturday (and released!!) i noticed in another post (sambo sesh) that these guys mentioned a ruler /indicator from fisheries that gave a length weight ratio??? i estimated ours between 20/28kg what do you think?? you can see the pics in ' sambo mayhem photo"s" interested in your opinion cheers
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What sort of gear everyone using for big sambos
Submitted by bungeye on Mon, 2010-11-22 12:49hey guys
Just curious to what sort of gear people using for jigging-fishing the barges.... what pound braid, and type of braid , reels , leader etc....I was out at the barges saturday and noticed alot of people getting smoked including myself and 2 others in my boat,we were using what i thought was pretty decent gear 50lb fireline,100lb blackmagic leader and all had decent reel,rod combos
still managed to land quite a few but also lost shitloads of gear great day tho lol
any feedback would be great.
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