Gday all, contemplating getting a Panasonic marine case for my TZ5 but @ around $350 I would like to get some opinions first and ask a few questions. Don't get me wrong, the camera is great out of water but is it worth paying that to make it as good underwater? Also could anybody tell me if you can still take good shots with the housing on out of water? What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Damo

If anyone has a power lead for a Navman tracker 500/500i gps that they dont need willing to pay cash for it its for my young blokes boat

Re-edited footage from the C'fin comp back in May 2008. Watch in high quality, click HQ. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHr7QcTiEVk

i bought an alutechnos blue jigging rod PE6 (heaps of thought went into naming that...) a few months ago.

i put a small chip in the varnish / resin coat on it last week.

whats the best method of repair? what kind of resin / varnish do i use? sand it smooth or let it be?

Just found this on a photography forum but i reckon it would be pretty useful for fishing too.

 http://www.golden-hour.com/

 Some very detailed info there

Many people use south passage in bigger boats?

Been that way a cpl of times in little runnabouts, but a bit iffy in a bigger boat.

Anyone got any tips or a safe gps trail to  the channel?

Gday everyone, interested in getting a light overhead outfit for trolling, drift baiting and some jigging with 20-30lb braid. Trolling for hard, fast fish like Mackerel and Tuna, drift baiting for big Snapper and jigging with the Lucanus Jigs and heavy soft plastics. Was thinking maybe a Trinidad or Calcutta? more interested in the reel than the rod. I'm not very familiar with overheads, have used em but not often so any info appreciated. Budget not really important atm as i'll be getting the outfit later down the track. Any thoughts fellas?

News.com.au headlines above. The fire is about where Dreamweaver's house is on the Western outscrirts of the town and just behind the hospital. Let's hope Colin and his wife are OK and their property etc remains safe. I will give Colin a call a little later.

Just wondering if anyone is coming up/over to Exxy for the GAMEX comp.  (I know the Pilbara pirates are)  So far theres 50 boats signed up for the comp and looks like it will be a big year.  If anyone is coming to the weigh ins each night come and say g'day, I will be on the research table chopping up fish.  Already looks like theres a few big rigs starting to move into town, horrible week for it though!! :(

Cheers,

Adam

Heading down to hamelin bay in 2 days time for 2 weeks, and taking down the new boat.

Done a lot of fishing around hamelin bay area, as Ive been going down there ever since i could walk.
But not really done to well with the pinkys and dhus.

Have managed to pick up a few dhus over the years close in shore only a couple kms out(only had tinnys up until last year), but they have only been around the 4-5kg mark. But never gotten onto the pinkys.

Just wondering if anyone has any info on depths we should be looking at down there? Is it very similar to metro?

Also red snapper, Ive been told if you head 8nm directly west from the boat ramp there is some good coral out there holding up plenty of big reds??? Anyone know what depths to chase these beauties from down that way?

Thanks!!

Bodie

Well having never fished for marlin or saily's and with the FW comp in exmouth fast approaching I was wondering what everyones favourite skirts and teasers are. I will be stocking up on all this gear when I fly home from work so any input would be great.

ok with some of the input already, lets start it happening to name the new boat when i get it as there is no way on earth or water its staying shazza.

just wondering if anyone has any info on the winners :P, last night was shocking Low Tideeeeeeee 

Having just started to get back into the fishing scene,i see ground come up on the sounder and attempt to drift over it but unsure if i am hitting the right spot or not. I am checking on the gps tracking trying to follow that but sometimes not sure if drifting to where the fish are.

I have a drift anchor that i use but do not use a drift bouy( should I) and what is the best set up for these.

Cheers

CB

This guy is nuts or it is something speilberg would be proud of  

http://gizmodo.com/5029053/mad-aussie-guy-catching-a-marlin-from-helicopter

its almost that time where i need to start thinking about getting a car.

just under a year n i'll have my L;s :P

i was thinking of a daihatsu feroza or something along the lines of that.

anyone had any of these 'small' 4WD's.?

any feedback is appriciated.

cheers

G'day Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has bothered with preserving baits (salting and drying), mulies in particular.

I have never done it, but was thinking it might be an idea for easily storing bait while camping out up the North-West.

We hit the road in 3 weeks so was thinking I should get cracking with it.

I was thinking of salting, drying and then vacuum packing them with the trusty sunbeam.

If anyone has any thoughts or hints it would be greatly appreciated. 

Am I correct in assuming that once preserved you can dry store them (not fridge or freeze)??

Cheers,

Scott

here is a photo of an estuary cod pulled up on a wetlinerr off the montes. the fish was dead upon capture and the wetliner are allowed to take cod over the maxiumum size limit as long as there not protected species. i weighed around 90kg in this photo and the cod was too heavy to lift off  the ground

Hey there guys. Heading down to busselton this thursday and was just wondering if its worth taking the salmon outfits down there or is it still to early for them yet?  CHEERS GUYS

What is everyones ultimate boat?Forget about cost just function and usability .

I quite often go out fishin like ervy nite n i get atleast 3-4 big runs,

 but i cant seem 2 set the hooks,

 or if i do set them they are not set properly?

am i doin sumthin wrong or just verry unlucky?

pic:     i caught this shovelnose off the floriet groin 2 weeks ago est weight 40-60kg not sure, she a beauty n verry nice 2 eat

BTW... i released her but she washed back up....but couldnt leave it on the beach

PS:  im headin off 2 quins 2nite wish me luck :)

the pic came out huge how do i make it smaller lol

sry guys

Cant believe someone needed my prop on my tinny more than me. Tinny parked in drive way, prop and nut gone split pin laying on the ground, bastards. Lock up in Point Samson.

Fished my local bream spot last night in mozzie park and no joke , must of landed over 30 bream. Not the big but every cast. Biggest went 30cm.

Out of all them bream i got 1 that was very blue? WTF???? From the mouth and underneath? Took a few pics and released it. Anyone seen this before?

Was hard to get the pic of how blue it acually was due to the flash but im tellin ya now it was even bluer than the pic.

Very weird!!!!!!!!

Hi guys i am looking for a holiday home in exmouth. It should be able to sleep 10 people 5 adults and 5 kids all under 12, hopefully very close to the beach. Will be there from the the 26th Sep to the 1st Oct. 

Thanks 

I did it again i just blew a couple more grand on gear on an impulse my latest buy is a ZeeBaas ZX25SB Z-Preme.

As seen here 

http://www.tackledirect.com/zeebaas-zx25sb-z-preme-spinning-reel-full-bail.html

Anyone actually used one or even eyeballed one before?

They are apparantly made by the guy who started VanStaal.

I would like to hear your thoughts on them.

I can't wait until I get it.

 And I am already eyeing off this little beauty :(

Daiwa Exist 50th anniversary

More to the point this Online Stores Caper is going to send me broke.

I saw a preview the other day,,i thinks its tonight at 6.30 pm on channel 7.

 Should be interesting to watch.

Well i have just read the March edition of Fishing Western Australia, theres an artilce by a chap on fishing Cockburn Sound, he described how the Pro was looking at his echo sounder and indicated to his mate to drop a line in and he hooked up a snapper then other Rec boats started casting into the very same spot straight away and hooked up als

It seemed nobody minded either and was normal behaviour ?

I hope nobody casts into my spot or is the Pro fair game to the recs ? or maybe he does not mind ?

heys guys, im posting from sydney and looks like you lot know what your doing! maybe someone can shed some light? its doing my head in...

Im planning to head offshore quite a lot this coming season chasing yellowfin tuna and maybe get some late marlin if possible!.



Just wondering what you guys take out with you with another 4 blokes on the boat... cant bring the whole tackleshop..



Ive got a 5000FA stella on a 4-6kg magnum butt incase some smallish yft or albies show up in the distance ........

8000FA on a trevalla butterfly jig rod to bottom bash with and jig some yellowfin.

20000FA on a smith jig stick to troll and cube up with.....



Seem about right? anything to change? Should i be chucking a small skirt on the 8000FA and maybe a big skirt / hardbody on the 20000fa? im pretty new to tuna , mainly just jig for kings or downrig in the harbour for rats



Brad

hey guys i am lookin for a littel project bike

i dont wont to spen much $$

lookin for motorbike that needs a lil bit of work like the carby cleand and all of that dont wont to do much 

just learning

pm me if ya wont

cheers 

danobigfish

Just got a PM from a new member from Egypt wanting some information about Amberjacks. Especially a DVD on how to catch them and where. I suppose the Wreckers should also inform him about Sambos instead off Amberjack, but because I am at Dampier I am not in the slightest a good source of information for our new friend Massanet.

I hope you all can help.

Neels