JUST CURIOUS HEADING UP TO DONGARA THIS ARVO FOR 4 DAYS FISHING (LANDBASED) ANYONE HAD ANY LUCK ROUND THERE LATELY ..CHEERS ..

Sun is shining and ive dusted off my purple gear, and i know tomrw at this time i will be happy, as i will be fishing and the Dockers would of won another Western Derby ! 

Hey all.

im just riting bout the tailor and herring i got in to at two rock a while ago but not all that long ago.

we started on the beach in the morning then started fishing as soon as we got there. the first things that came on the  bite were whiting and we got a few but then we found the herring were further bak in a gutter and they hit hard and the fight was harder.

we then finished fishing for the morning with a few herring and 7 or 8 whiting.

later on in the day we had another crack at the fish this time with mulies. the first few cast came to a blank. then my dad went onto a little reef out crop and cast in and as soon as the mulie hit the bottom he hooked up and got a herring. he then cast out again and got a baby kingfish which was relesed straight away. he had enough of fishing but then i hooked up big time but the fish spat the hooks. i kept fishing for another half hour to get those herring and tarwhine. i said to my self that one more herring and it will make up 4 the big fish i lost. so i cast out and had a few herring hits then kept winding in. rite near the shore i hooked up again to bout the same size fish. this fish felt strong and was swimming down the beach top the rocks so all i could do was walk the other way and hope the hooks held (which they did).

the fish came bak to wards me and i landed it i was so happy i was jumping and yelling out to my dad to come  bak. wen i got the fish to the bucket i saw that it swalled the whole gang so i got another one but i took to long and they stopped biting. i wasnt to mad that they had because i had 5 nice herring, a nice tarwhine and my pb tailor:)

thanks 4 reading

danno

WITH the forecast for a perfect morning I decided it was the ideal time to head down to one of my favourite metro spots to try out some of my new, home made, surf poppers.

I arrived about 1/2 an hour before dawn to find the conditions were ideal and I quickly loaded up a surf popper rig on my Daiwa Moonraker/Heartland combo.

It didn’t take long before the bites started, but they felt like herring and I was not having any luck hooking them on my ganged hooks or the big surf popper I had chosen.

Besides, I was after the big tailor that I had heard had been hanging around this spot lately. And just after the sun started to lighten up the water there came the tell tale bang, bang, bang of a sizeable tailor and I was soon hooked up to what felt like a pretty solid fish.

Taking advantage of the reach provided by my Moonraker rod and the remarkable strength of the 3000 Heartland I was able to manoeuvre the tailor around the edge of the reef and soon had it flapping around on the sand.

You beauty, a nice thick fish that measured up at 48 cm.

With the tailor now on the bite I didn’t want to miss out and I quickly rigged up the surf popper and sent it out into the gutter.

Bang, bang, bang and I was hooked up again. This fellow fought pretty hard but I managed to extricate him from the reef and he joined the other tailor on the sand. At 44 cm he was quite a nice fish as well.

With more than enough fish to eat, the rest of the short session was more about giving the surf popper a good testing and it came out with flying colours, enticing two more nice tailor of 47 cm and 44 cm - which went back for someone else to catch.

It was the sort of morning you dream about. The weather was spot on. The fishing was good. The scenery was great.

And I was still able to clean my fish and my gear, get dressed and get to work by 8.30 am.

(This little tacker was pretty hungry and he had a nice feast on some garfish tails).

If you are interested in the surf poppers, make sure you read Issue 3 of Fishwrecked Reeltime where I have put together a more indepth article on the benefits of using them - and how to make your own.

Cheers, Colin Hay

Just a quick example of what Russ was saying. This is a cutting room floor pic of a fish you wil see in Issue 3 of Reeltime.

The difference between the two is the first is the original and the sencond is a one button "I feel lucky" job using Picasa 3.

Hey all, this topic might have been brought up in the past, but I just don't have the time tonight to research.(My apologies)I would be interested in your feedback when i can access my computer again tomorrow arvo.
I currently run a Eagle FishElite dual fishfinder/GPS system in my boat and have decided to use this solely as a GPS unit as I have just recently purchased a Furuno FCV585 with the 1KW Transom mount Transducer.
When I reset my GPS to custom settings it goes back to Magnetic North. Now I have watched many a doco on Foxtel about this planet that tells me Mag. North is always changing. Can anyone tell me whether my GPS should be set to Mag. North or True North? and why?

thinking of heading out off hillarys out the bak off the reef tom to chase some herring and squid anyone no of any being caught atm cheers

By now you may of seen Oceanside Tackle as a "New User Account"

I've decided to set up a seperate account for a few reasons. This will allow all staff at Oceanside Tackle to access this account. This will help in FW members PM's getting answered alot quicker and follow up on orders also. The other reason is when I travel for fishing trips my PM's werent getting attended to quick enough. I plan to do more travelling & fishing very soon so this is a better option.

So can all members wanting tackle info, prices, enquiries, anything shop related then please contact us through the "Oceanside Tackle" account.

I will still check my personal PM's under Ryan Thipthorp but it will be only "perodical " and only personal PM's will be replied to when I login.

Thanks in Advance;

has anybody taken a trailer boat to the arbrholus islands before - my dad has a 5.3m plate alli and was wondering if it was  possible to spend a few days fishin the arbrholus

Thinking of taking the boat down to the sound tomrw moring for a squid, are they still on the bite down there??

Next week the new Triton 5000 will hit our warehouse. We are very excited about this new addition to the range for all surf anglers out there. the Triton is another high quality reel made in banax's own factory to their strict engineering requirements. Features of the reel include:

11 Shielded high quality precision stainless steel bearings + one way clutch
Anti corrosive and reinforced graphite construction
Super slow worm shaft oscillation system
Water proof drag washer cap
Aluminium machine cut handle with power knob
Titanium coated line roller and aluminium machine cut line slider
Aluminium forged spool
FREE aluminium forged spool
5 year warranty

The reels will be available next week. Please get intouch with your local independent tackle store for a price.

Cheers

Steve Blackmore
GLADIATOR Fishing Tackle

 Hey everybody

Anyone heard of VFOX jigging rods, i have one myself and want to know if anyone else has heard of them or even has one.

cheers everyone

Hey everybody,

i bought the new spheros 18000FB and want to get a stella or saragosa handle for it. Also will they fit and where can i get them from?

cheers Deano

hey guys

i kno its not the time of year for it, but does any1 in the perth metro area know any where any good spots for yabbies are, i dont know many lakes and that around.

info would be appreciated

cheers rob

I've never heard of people speaking of these in WA.  Common in the Eastern States, are they found over here?

Cheers

How much fish is there in the ocean?



Invitation to an evening seminar on the productivity of WA waters for finfish fisheries, Thursday July 30th, 6-7.30 pm, Mandurah



South West Catchments Council would like to invite you to the following free Seminar.



How much fish is there in the ocean?



Dr. Brett Molony gives insight of his research on fish resources in WA



Topic. The seminar presents comparative data highlighting the relatively low productivity of the waters of the South-West and Western Australia in general, gives reasons for low fish yields and discusses the implications and challenges for fishery management and development in the State.



Presenter. Dr. Brett Molony, Supervising Scientist of Finfish Research with the Department of Fisheries



Who’s invited. The event is aimed at anyone interested in learning about our fish resources in the South-West and the rest of WA



When. Thursday July 30th 2009, 6 to 7.30 pm



Where. Tuckey Room, City of Mandurah (3 Peel Street, Mandurah)



Cost. The seminar is free; tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.



How to book. For more information, please contact SWCC Coastal NRM Facilitator Gene Hardy on (08) 9781 0111 (Mon-Wed), (08) 9758 8960 (Thu-Fri) or email to , and RSVP before July 24th 2009 to book a spot.



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Brett Molony was the researcher who said "if the fish are pulled up from more than 20 or 30 metres and released, most of them are going to die anyway" during the Fisheries Minister Moore's demersal scalefish media presentation http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Norman-Moore/Pages/Video.aspx First presentation at 2 mimutes 40 seconds in.



For those interested in a more balanced statement, see Fisheries Research Report 191 - Maximising survival of released undersize west coast reef fish. Final report to Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on Project No. 2000/194 http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/frr/frr191/index.php?0401



TerryF

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Beavering away in the background.......

Well if I go right back, this is our first ever boat we owned. Dad can't remember what make it was (he's getting old) but Sherbs might remember.

We used to tow it from Stockport to Rhyll in Wales every weekend where we had a caravan, and fish the river Cluid (sorry can't remember how to spell it) and out from the coast there.

The car is a ford corsair.

That's my old man launching somewhere in the lakes district (Roger or Sherbs will know)

Ocean safety for the family... Thats me up front all of about 7 year s of age

 We had this boat in Ireland on holidays for 2 weeks live aboard on loch Erne.

I guess you could say I've had salt water in the veins from an early age.

Anyway I just saw these pics at the oldies and thought I would share. Surely there are a few old fellas online that have some similar pics from the 60's and 70's or perhaps older with the likes of Sherbs. (hehehe)

Now to find the pics of our "bondwood boat" our first in Australia when I was 9 years old.

Hey guys headin up to derby next week for work for a few days jsut wondering if anyone knows where i could go for a fish while im up there??

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Brett

Hey guys,

just wondering what's everyones opinion on berkley's whiplash braid. Has anyone run into any problems using it? The reason I'm asking is I've just spooled up my luvias 3000 with the stuff and thinking about using it on a couple of other spinning reels. Should I expect trouble? So far - no wind knots, sits nicely on the reel and casts a mile (might have more to do with the rod and reel?) - all positive! but I've only been using it for a month or so so am unsure. Also, it's super, super thin. Can a braid be to thin?

I am working on a plan for a new baitcasting rig and part of the set-up involves indenting a spoon sinker.
Has anyone got any suggestions for a good way to indent the sinker on the flat side without removing the convex shape of the other side?
I was thinking of using a ball hammer, but not sure I won't flatten the other side out.

I don't have much hardware type gear at home, so any suggestions should be of a pretty basic variety.

many thanks, Colin Hay

Hi all ive been doing pretty well with the squid department of late but wondering were other go as im interested in some new spots. any would be appreciated as all mine are producing but of the smaller kind latley. cheers Spess.

Fish have lost half their average body mass and smaller species are making up a larger proportion of European fish stocks as a result of global warming, a study has found.

"It's huge," said study author Martin Daufresne of the Cemagref Public Agricultural and Environmental Research Institute in Lyon, France.

"Size is a fundamental characteristic that is linked to a number of biological functions, such as fecundity - the capacity to reproduce."

Smaller fish tend to produce fewer eggs. They also provide less sustenance for predators - including humans - which could have significant implications for the food chain and ecosystem.

A similar shrinking effect was recently documented in Scottish sheep and Mr Daufresne said it is possible that global warming could have "a significant impact on organisms in general."

Earlier research has already established that fish have shifted their geographic ranges and their migratory and breeding patters in response to rising water temperatures. It has also been established that warmer regions tend to be inhabited by smaller fish.

Mr Daufresne and his colleagues examined long-term surveys of fish populations in rivers, streams and the Baltic and North Seas and also performed experiments on bacteria and plankton.

They found the individual species lost an average of 50 per cent of their body mass over the past 20 to 30 years while the average size of the overall fishing stock had shrunk by 60 per cent.

This was a result of a decrease in the average size-at-age and an increase in the proportion of juveniles and small-sized species, Mr Daufresne said.

"It was an effect that we observed in a number of organisms and in a number of very different environments - on fish, on plankton, on bacteria, in fresh water, in salt water - and we observed a global shrinking of size for all the organisms in all the environments," he said.

While commercial and recreational fishing did impact some of the fisheries studied, it "cannot be considered as the unique trigger" for the changes in size, the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found.

"Although not negating the role of other factors, our study provides strong evidence that temperature actually plays a major role in driving changes in the size structure of populations and communities," the study concluded.

Courtesy of the ABC

vid referred to in Exmouth report posted by milsey. Some footage of 4 day's fishing and a 5th snorkelling in Exmouth. Even though strongly restricted by weather for a couple of day's ended out being an awesome trip.
Hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-z02d3Rh6g

Hey guys does anyone use the 3500HD for spinning metals and such for bonnies/queenies etc..





Theres really no equivlant in the shimano range size with a high gear ratio..rather than the twinpowers which i dont like and the exxy stella SW5000HG ... the discontinued 5000FA stella would be the go but hard to find..



so if anyone uses the 3500hd spinning metals /poppers and such whats it like? And whats it like using a slower gear whats the whole advantage? IN theory wouldnt it be easier pulling big snapper/kings off the reef quickly with a higher gear ratio?





Cheers guys!



Brad

Well id like to go down south fishing just want a change of scenerey really but some fsh wouldnt go astray dont want to steal anyone secrets spots *unless there willing to share! :P* but just a nudge in the right direction would be great, even a nice place just to kick back take in the sights and have a snorkel!

when the next fishwreckd mag coming out i cant wait

Trying to locate a Backbone 10 foot

if anyone has one that would be great



Willing to swap for a shorespin

I have always used baits to fish ,never really ever attempted to use jiggs and lures . was wondering if anyone could give me some general information on using lures and jiggs  , fishing around rotto , five fathom bank and 40 metres . What sort of gear would i need ?

mine was a TLD20 with rod for $14.24c

They look like a pretty good, light sport fishing reel with 13 ball bearings and all the Daiwa bling.

I can see Matt (Hlokk) going for one of these.

This is Daiwa PR blurb

The all new Emeraldas lands on Australian shores
Daiwa’s legendary Real Four technology changed the way anglers used threadline reels, gone were the days that they were regarded as inferior. Real Four introduced Digigear and made threadlines become the number one choice for heavy duty fishing. In 2009 Daiwa introduce the amazing new Emeraldas Colossal 2508R reel, using all the Real Four technology, to produce one amazing reel that is guaranteed to become legendary.
The Real Four concept took it to the next level with the introduction of Hyper Digigear.

Hyper Digigear, the next generation of Digigear is made from a high intensity C6191 special alloy which was adapted from Saltiga’s legendary gearing system.

This new high accuracy miniaturization of Saltiga’s gearing was tested at over one million revolutions before showing any sign of wear and tear, that’s the equivalent of over 5 years of heavy fishing pressure.With technology and testing like this it’s no wonder Daiwa are the leaders in fishing tackle innovation.