Fishing Discussion
$10,000 for tagged fish
Submitted by Chuditch on Thu, 2010-08-05 11:02If you ever needed another excuse to drink beer and go fishing here it is.
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tides?
Submitted by breno1985 on Thu, 2010-08-05 09:41so i see the hight tide on sunday is at 10.03 am at barrack st perth. my qustions is how do you work outt the tide for say quinns? is it about the same or?????
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
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GW Shark rescue
Submitted by Ben Derecki on Thu, 2010-08-05 08:42Something you don't see every day:
Pity about the end of the story though.
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is seabreeze ever right?
Submitted by cuthbad on Wed, 2010-08-04 17:38was just down at the beach for a couple of hours and a beautiful south wester was coming through. Annoyed that i couldnt have a tailor bash tonight i checked seabreeze which says light NW.
Is it more reliable off shore cuz doesnt seem to be much use land based?
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Some custom lures i have been playing with (dial up warning)
Submitted by MiSh on Wed, 2010-08-04 15:29Have recently have been caught in lure making. There is no greater pleasure in catching a fish on a home made soft plastic.
First up are a hollow stick bait in 3" and 4.5". Had success on thier first trip out on skippy and sambos. I reckon these would work great on bream




On another forum there is a big topic on using black blades to mimic mussels and some people have had alot of sucsess on them. That insipered me to make these. Though i am yet to test them

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Garmin FF90
Submitted by Shane O on Wed, 2010-08-04 15:02Hi,
i am considering buying a Garmin FF90, i realise this is a entry level fish finder. But i just want something that will show the layout of the bottom, and i have only had another Garmin for a 13ft tinny.
i now have a 4.5 mtre half cabin and only go to coventry reef, will this be enough to help me find lumps ect.
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Commercial fisherman slapped with $80,000 fine for breaching Pink Snapper quota
Submitted by Dasho on Wed, 2010-08-04 08:09- 8 comments
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Ghost cotton
Submitted by pudzz on Tue, 2010-08-03 23:10Just want to know what peoples thoughts are on ghost cotton, ive only just recently started using it, seems great for fillets and mulies, but still questioning myself about it any feedback would be great..!
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Adventure bound.
Submitted by danno on Tue, 2010-08-03 21:08hey all.
for those that like watching fishing shows and dont have foxtel but have a digital tv at 9.30 on channel 44( a new WA tv channel) it has adventure bound.
IMO it is one of the best fishig shows out, it based on more of a budget and more real JMO
just letting you know.
cheers
danno
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tender question
Submitted by adamsmith84 on Tue, 2010-08-03 20:08i want to tow my small tinny behind a 6m boat and wonder if i tow it with a rope when i slow down with the large boat will the small tinny keep on moving to it eventually hits the back of the large boat
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rovex bario
Submitted by danno on Tue, 2010-08-03 19:52hey all.
i was thinking bout buying one of these as my new beach rod.
does anyone use them?
and wat do you guys think of them.
cheers
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Caught!!!
Submitted by mullows on Tue, 2010-08-03 19:20Hi all.
Just read this in the Times online. Considering everything that is going on in the world of bag limits and bans etc I can't believe people still try to get away with it. For those that think it doesn't happen.....go on, think again. .
Cheers
Mullows
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Has anyone been up Flatrocks or Loonies way recently?
Submitted by Colin Hay on Tue, 2010-08-03 15:38I am wondering if there has been much weed around.
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Thank you Oceanside Tackle and Marine and fishWrecked for all the advice and help
Submitted by NightWolf on Tue, 2010-08-03 13:15i finaly worked out what i needed and picked it up today
a shakespeare navigator baitcast rod for my baitcast reel
and for my bigger rod or boat rod a gladiator ch600
these were in my budget so thank you to all that helped with advice
now if i can just catch some fish ill be even happier
If this doesn't make your blood boil, nothing will!!
Submitted by BIG on Tue, 2010-08-03 13:02This report by the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy (CCLP) outlines exactly what the enviro academics in Canberra are proposing.
For the future of fishing in all forms in much of Australia, this is seriously scary stuff and the title alone, "The Displaced Activities Analysis" has enough clues to tell you that at best, Australian fishers are academically perceived as, collateral damage: http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mb ... alysis.pdf
In a nutshell our appointed National Professors of environmental law want: - CLOSURE of or SEVERELY RESTRICTED fishing access to 56% of our coastal waters. - NO COMPENSATION to employees of commercial fishing operations or land based marine industries. Workers who lose jobs as a consequence of the closures can go on the dole - or seek unpaid re-training in some other field! - NO automatic compensation for businesses sent bust by the closures.
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Nautical Swap Meet 22 August
Submitted by Indiana on Tue, 2010-08-03 10:39Hello fellow fishwecked members.
Hillary's Yacht Club are running a Nautical Swap Meet at the club on Sunday 22 August.
This event is open to non members as well as members .
Buyers will be welcome from 10.00am. Sellers need to be at the club a bit earler to set up their goods for sale. There is a $5 fee for sellers.
Please contact Grant Pitman gpitman@bigpond.net.au to register as a seller ( no businesses or commercial operators please ).
If you have loved but unwanted boat , diving , fishing gear register as a seller or if you cant help yourself come down and find
a bargain .
There will be live music , Bbq food and the bar will be open .
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Squidding/fishing the South Mole?
Submitted by sarcasm0 on Tue, 2010-08-03 07:39Gday All,
On friday after tafe, a few people from my class and I had a crack squidding from the South Mole. After about an hour we all gave it away as there didnt seem to be much going. I tryed about 2/3rds of the way down on the south side, the tip north and south and back at the beginning of the mole on the north side near the jetty structure next to the maritime museum.
Was I just on the wrong day? The water clarity was there, it was overcast and every now and then some light rain fell.
Where is a good spot on the mole if any? Or should I just go for herring and gardies, maybe take a big rod and send out some live baits or mulies?
I remember the FWA website saying that south mole is the north moles poorer cousin, is this truly the way?
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Denmark
Submitted by dowie55 on Mon, 2010-08-02 19:27Hi Guys
I am heading down to Denmark in the first week of october, just wondering what the deal is down there as i have never been before? Where to go, what to use, what to catch,etc,etc any genral info is greatly appreciated?
Also i have heard somwhere that there is some freshwater fishing down there? If so where? And whats on offer, licenses and all that sort of stuff?
Again while im on here, im also heading down to Busselton next April around easter so any info on that would be great aswell?
Thanks, any info greatly appreciated.
Tom
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soft plastic advice needed
Submitted by NightWolf on Mon, 2010-08-02 16:10i am chasing some SP's that look like some baits list is below
white bait
blue bait
mullies
herring
will be used for land based and in
estaury
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Busselton and Bunbury meetings on demersal catch allocations
Submitted by bod on Mon, 2010-08-02 14:29WA’s West Coast Bioregion extends from north of Kalbarri to east of Augusta and there are about 200 species, including some of the State’s most iconic finfish, which are subject to a range of management rules to ensure sustainability of the stocks.
The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee (IFAAC) has been given the task of developing recommendations on sharing these valuable community resources.
The first South West public meeting will be held at the Royal Palms Hotel, 2 Albert Street Busselton, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm next Wednesday (4 August 2010).
A second meeting will be held at the Sanctuary Golf Club, Lot 100 Old Coast Road Pelican Point Bunbury, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday (5 August 2010).
The issues are complex and interested parties are urged to attend the meetings, which are facilitated by Rechfishwest. There will be time for questions to be answered.
Recreational fishers have taken part in meetings in the Mid-West, the Metropolitan area and Mandurah and they have helped in providing useful feedback to the independent advisory committee on its draft allocation report.
IFAAC has proposed two-thirds of the resource be allocated to the commercial sector and one third to recreational fishers. There are additional recommendations to ensure the dhufish take does not increase beyond historical proportions for the sectors. The committee is seeking feedback on its draft recommendations and inviting interested parties to submit their formal responses by 30 September 2010.
The WA Fishing Industry Council is conducting separate meetings for the commercial sector, to seek their input on the proposed allocation.
Copies of the consultation paper (Integrated Fisheries Management Draft Allocation Report – West Coast Demersal Scalefish – FMP 237) will be available at the meeting, or it can be downloaded from Fisheries’ website at www.fish.wa.gov.au. Look for the Integrated Fisheries Management tab on the home page menu.
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Fishing Hopetown
Submitted by Bodie on Mon, 2010-08-02 12:37Just wondering if anyone has done much fishing down that way, and knows if any good accommodation?
Considering a couple options of heading down there, 1 being in a month or 2 when the weather fines up a bit for 4 or 5 days with the boat, the other is next year in March for a couple weeks.
Has anyone had much experience down that way? is there a decent ramp to be used? Fishing wise, good fishing? limited info i have says yep pretty good fishing.
Any info would be appreciated
Cheers
Bodie
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Snippets from the Greens Policy Launch
Submitted by BIG on Mon, 2010-08-02 10:51THE Australian Greens, the party almost certain to hold the deciding vote in Federal Parliament next year, have vowed to turn one third of Australia's territorial waters into marine park where fishing would be banned.
The policy will be one of the central planks of the Greens campaign launch in Canberra, which will also feature a call to end native forest logging in Australia in a bid to ignite a forestry debate in the federal election.
In an exclusive interview, Greens leader Bob Brown, 65, denied he was retiring and vowed to stay in politics while his party had the balance of power in the Senate.
"Above all, they want to know their children are going to have a safe country to live in.
"The Greens more than either of the other parties offer that." The marine park policy would turn a minimum of 30 per cent of Australian waters into reserves with no fishing and no exploration or drilling for oil or gas."
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boy in a boat reef?
Submitted by fisherboy on Mon, 2010-08-02 07:30hi fw members,
has anyone fished the boy in boat reef what do u usually get?
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Reel recommendation.
Submitted by garethgkr on Sun, 2010-08-01 22:22Hey there.
Was wondering what reel and size would you experienced fishos recommend for a 9'2 starlo stix shore spin(might upgrade the rod in the future)
I'm thinking of running either 30lb Sunline PE or 30lb Berkley Whiplash.
Thanks!
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swan river bullys!
Submitted by stylz on Sun, 2010-08-01 20:56hey all,
does anyone out there ever go chasing bull sharks in the swanny? ive head of ppl catching them there before,
wht spots and technique, please share ya stories cheers :D
ash
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bream
Submitted by stella kid fan on Sun, 2010-08-01 20:51do u think bream should be a sports fish instead of people keeping them well i do because for them to get big it takes awhile so i think they should have ban on them in winter cause thats when start to breed and all that.
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esperance fishing
Submitted by stella kid fan on Sun, 2010-08-01 20:43does eney body have eneygood fishing spots for offshore fishing at esperance
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Dampier Classic 2010
Submitted by Craig Pearse on Sun, 2010-08-01 20:18Besides blown its ring out, how are people doing this year( cant be any worst than the Billfish shootout weather wize)
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