Saw a couple of interesting rods today, that I have not seen or heard of before.  Angler Rods Braid Busters.  Any good

Anyone have one?

Anyone got any weekend fishing plans? Very windy up here in Exmouth so it doesn't look like there's going to be much on the cards. Whats the weather like in Perth this weekend, anyone going to be able to get out?

Cheers,
Adam

does anybody knows the up and down side of a dacron vs a fully braided line??

i found out that dacron is not suitable for spinning? apart from that i wouldnt know anything else?

can anybody help me ?

Picked up a new Penn Affinity 4000 from Oceanside yesterday. What a sweet little reel. Met Honshu. Nice guy, great shop. Any suggestions for a light spinning rod to match up with the Penn anyone. Didn't get a chance to ask Honsu as I had to race off to an appointment at the Australian Marine Complex. I don't if anyone has been there lately, but that would be one, great, landbased fishing spot. Only trouble is, with the navy seting up there in a big way, I don't think there is anyway you are going to get to fish off the groynes there. There of hundreds of metres of groynes, dropping straight into 11 metres of water. Must be something in there. the Regards Colin Hay

hey people...i was fishing at woodman point today...was using mulie....miss a stingray of about 10kg as i could already see it on the surface...but did'nt have enough time to get the net....my dad could not make it to the car to get the net.....than about an hour later...another big hit...calling it to be a shark...as it snapped my line right away.....and about 2hrs later the biggest hit i ever had.....tookmy bait and ran about 70m and then i got the hook up...than it pulled about 200m of my banax reel.....on tight drag...calling it to be a very big mulloway .......and it went on and on...after about 40mins of pulling and running....about 40 m away from me...it snapped my 30lb line....and damn i was pissed..

Cockburn sound crab closure has been extended for another 12 months.

Thinking of heading out to the FADs on Monday for a look see.  Anyone want to tag along?

"This project has experienced some delays due to adverse findings from a recent geotechnical investigation which confirmed that the rock layer was much deeper than the initial external report had indicated. This has resulted in an engineering re-design incorporating an additional 12 piles and a subsequent price variation. The good news is that the Department of Planning & Infrastructure have now endorsed the project variations and therefore the project is now back on track with work likely to commence in a matter of weeks, subject to any limitations such as cyclone season. It is however anticipated that the piles will be installed by January 2008 and the decking shortly after."

Exmouth Shire Newsletter

The Samson Science research project has created protocols aimed at maximising the survival of fish to be released by anglers. These protocols have been developed from fishing activities over the last few years from the spawning aggregations:-

Please download and read the brochure before heading out Samson fishing this season. Remember that these fish are spawning and need to be carefully handled and released to ensure the future of one of our iconic sport fisheries.

From the fisheries website:
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/op/op043/fop043.pdf

well, i think id like to put it out there to see who wants to wet a line in true fishwrecked.com fashion this fine random day during the week...

I got the day off and H0ju and BenY are gonna come with...

who wants to come along? Dunno on location yet, most likely gonna be northish.. hillarys north or something... maybe around ocean reef or maybe even two rocks and yanchep? depends on people and fuel etc and you know how it goes...

sorry for the short notice but if you can make it, come on down! We will decide location once we have a bearing on people who want to join in :D


If noone joins in then FYNE! I hate you too :P

heheheh

the other night while fliking around a 10gram bishop i caught a hardyhead on it, it actually had the treble in its mouth so it wasnt a jag. just got me thinking wat is sum ppl most unusual captures?

Hi all, im new to this site. Im going crabbing in the swan in my boat on tuesday an was wondering if there was any flathead . or flounder around yet.

If you got the paper today have a flick to the fishing section in the motor liftout and have a read of the article im in and how my wish came true...
to say im stoked would be a huge understatement!

cheers
sam

Anyone got any weekend fishing plans?

Looks like we will be heading over to the islands tomorrow to get into some reds and goldband. The billfish have been off the chew, except for Matt Gates getting a 450-500 pound blue marlin yesterday... Just thought I'd put it out there and see what everyone is planning to do / target over the weekend.

Have a good one guys n gals.
Adam

ok well havent been out from mindarie yet i drove up for a look at the ramp the other day and it looks pretty good, the only thing is i would take its a pretty busy ramp on a weekend? also, whats the go with heading out, looks like there might be a few reefs around, is there any leading lines etc to head out or to follow any paths, also if you were heading out from mindarie what would be the best direction to fish and what depth atm

After the disaster of having the drag fail on my reel last night I popped down the road to buy something a bit tougher. Picked up a Banax iso 7000. This is a no bling reel if I wever saw one. No gold paint, just a plain metal colouring. At least I won't have to worry about scrathcing it on the rocks.
I have heard these are pretty tough reels and the sales chap rated it pretty highly. It will should certainly keep me going until Santa brings my Shimano baitrunner.
Anyone have any knowledge on these reels. All input appreciated.
Regards Colin Hay

I was just wondering when the fads will be out, or are they already out there?

We went out thursday and all of our spots in this one area were full of little baby black arse, from 15cm up to 30cm and only a few bigger ones.  As soon as you bait was on the bottom it was getting hammered by them, hopefully good signs for the future.

Pic of the biggest


Cheers
Dean

p.s.  Cheers Ryan for showing the dropper loops, used the rigs yesterday and worked great (no tangles), getting the hang of tying the knots aswell, will be down you way in a few weeks probably  

hey people....looking for a better mulla rod....around 7 - 9ft would be great...for casting heavy weight like a whole boney herring and a decent size sinker to make it stay....i usually fish at narrows bridge...and need to cast it out far...thanks

Media Releases Cockburn crabs stock still needs more recovery time Date: Thursday, 22 November 2007

Righto fiswrecked people
I am getting a new boat made, a 5.2 meter.  I need a good trolling motor to go with it.  Please feel free to pass on thoughts and experiences.  Probably either  a 90 or a 115.  Any info is greatly appreciated.

Just wondering if anyone has any good reccomendations for new fourby tyres for the patrol. Got cooper st's at the moment but was thinking of going for a more road oriented trye such as the AT. Given all of my driving is highway and beach I was thinking road oriented made more sense Quieter and better fuel, anyone got any other suggestions/stuff that they like. I had BFG's AT on last 4wd and were happy with them but I did a lot more dirt and mud driving then.

hmmm...me and my m8 planning to chase mulla late night this friday...anyone care to join us at the floreat drain? or anyone has any suggestion other place to fish for mulla?

We'll its taken it's time but finally here, Steve Correia "How To Catch A Fish" 2008 Edition (Fishing Year Book) on sale NOW.

The book is 150 pages of in depth fishing information with everything being very current. A definitive guide to 39 of WA and Australia's most popular fish including their history, life cycle and most importantly how to catch them. Steve's content is thorough and i've read alot of the books content over the years and have helped out with info also.

It's the most comprehensive current WA fish species guide for all anglers and some great photo's to go along with the book.

Only $15.95 and i have signed copys here also.

A good informative book indeed, overdue and more stuff to come apparently!

Any reports of anyone hitting Tuna out wide(or even better in close) yet. We got some nice Bluefin and a good yellowfin in NOv off Lancelin last year, but have not heard any reports yet???