anybody know what black diamond rods are like and how much they are? ive heard a little bit in that they make a good bream rod but want to know a little more...any info would be good

G'day all, wondering if a few of you that have pressure cleaners or have knowledge on them could help me out!
I am strongly considering getting a water pressure cleaner to clean down my boat and for other jobs around the house. I have never had one before so know bugger all about what to look for with PSI rating or motor watt/hp. Or even what is the better way to go petrol or electric.

As always money is a key factor and I really wouldnt want to spend more than $300

All info apreciated.

Cheers
James

Anyone know if the salmon are still cruising around the north mole might head there this afternoon and have a look see or go to the south mole since it has reopened,collect some bait for the comp supposed to be a good spot for collecting occy;s

hi people anyone know where i can go tonight or in the morning for a few squids

I am heading down to emouth next month (16th to 21st june) anyone else going to be around there then. We are staying at the lighthouse. This will be my firt time to exmouth probably not the best time of year but im sure it will be bloody fantastic.

The 2007 NBSFC Billfish Shootout will be held over the foundation day long weekend in June. We will be competing this year for the first time and can't wait.. got a heap of new pushers rigged and ready, outriggers have been mounted.. counting down the days.

Last year 97 Sailfish ane 1 Marlin were tagged in the comp and this year is shaping up to be a good one with numerous reports of Sails being caught out from Dampier of late.

Any chance any other forum members will be competing?

Will put a report up the week folloring the comp.

I'll get the ball rolling!!

Go southern sensations!!!!!!!!! Your going down northern no-hopers.

hehehe

PLEASE NOTE THIS SECTION IS IN THE SPIRIT OF GOOD FUN AND HUMOUR< AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WISH EVERYONE THE BEST OF LUCK AND A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION.

James

I know this subject has been spoken about in other forums but i can't seem to track the right info down, im fiddling around trying to make up some twisted 100lb (200lb) leaders for my upcoming trip to exxy but im trying to suss out the best way to finish them off. twisting em up is easy but which end is best for the popper? the 'loop' end or tying a crane and split ring to the tag end? as for length in feet i guess ill be looking around the four foot mark

any info appreciated

i have only three words after a great weekend
"GO THE CATS" its about time the eagles got beat......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llshJAPKDG4&mode=related&search=
hahah check this out this is halarious

Went boat fishing friday from ocean Reef, spent 6.5 hour out there only for small gain. While I was there I encounted a 50/60 ft trawler slowly working the ground off from Ocean Reef Thursday night up to Mindaries favored grounds where I encountered this trawler in daylight hours previously I had only seen the lights as it worked at night out off O/R.
We all know that fish are attracted to the sound of a diesel engine well this thing must of had a resonating box attached to it even when I was 4 nm away I could still hear it.
I have to say that I was offended by it being in so close, at a guess it's closest point to land was about 4 nm working out to 10 nm back and forth working to a grid in places trawling the ocean floor at about 2-3 knots and then about 5.15pm it began working O/R again into darkness. I gave up watching .
Surely with the tight restrictions on fishing and numbers caught what is this thing doing in so close.
In New Zealand they are not allowed to trawel within 10 nm of the coast
What say ye. There where a lot of boats like myself out there. Maybe its time to sell the boat if the Big Boy are allowed in that close.
Cheers Mag

eny1 goin out today maybe city beach, hillarys any were around there?

Looking a bit windy tomorrow but the forecast says it will calm down to less than 10 knotts in the arvo. Being neap tides it looks like a good time to head out to some lumps for some north west snapper. Will report tomorrow arvo. good luck to anyone else who is heading out.

Dhufish and Pink Snapper Research - Frames Required

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Went out to the containers with Adam,Skipper Kasey and Captain Snooze (Steve) talk about a magic day the conditions got better as the day went on there were Sambos,a few nannagi,breaksea cod,large black ass,and a nice boomer gummy shark,There were a few bustoff's due to structure and un stopable fish,For a change I out fished Kasey which would not happen very often.I caught my first dhuie which was undersize which Kasey expertly released with a release weight to fight another day Saw a few bait schools being harrassed by something we threw popper,lures and metals but no hookups.
Thanks Kasey for putting us on to the fish
and of course Captain Snooze for providing the boat

Andrew

went to greenwell point on the nsw sth coast over the weekend with a couple of mates....got there and had a look from the c/van park jetty and thought this looks pretty fishy...got some gear together and fished for an hour from the jetty while my mates took the boat for a run...within 10 mins had my first flathead at my feet(35cms) it soon got dark and nearly got carried away by the mozzies so went back to the van to plan the mornings fish...7am and the water was like a mirror , the weather was perfect.we got the boat goin and headed into the estuary and i was lookin around in amazement...so many spots that looked like they held fish...we moved around a bit , alot of the time just driftin with the current and everywhere we floated we picked up fish....bream , flathead , flounder , leatherjackets , squire(baby snapper) , whiting and not one blowie to be seen....a lot of fish were just size so we let them go back into this great santuary...it was all about fun... we spent all day on the water and had caught a least a 100 fish between the 3 of us and by 5pm we decided to call it a day....sunday morning was just the same and we headed towards the entrance of this pristine estuary and found a small feeder creek....we sat at the mouth and got held by the wind against the current ...burleyed up with chook pellets and within minutes it was like we were floatin on top 4 million whitebait...we were usins live nippers and whitebait and within minutes the 1st decent flattie was on board....sitting up the front of the boat i noticed some movement beneath me an dropped a whitebait 2 mtrs away and slowly retrieved it and got what i saw moving , a 46cm fat flathead ....i was wrapped...we sat there for a couple of hours and cleaned up on the flathead and flounder...ran out of bait so i started using some plastics and again within minutes hooked up again...and for the 1st time in my life i saw just about the unthinkable ....a double hookup on my mates rod of 2 decent flathead on live nippers(strange with flathead generally hunting alone ) but it was great to see....we headed back in around 11am and were very satisfied the mornings session...6 flatties and a few flounder for a great feed....if anyone ever goes to nsw and wants a great fish , try greenwell point....i did and had a great time!!!!

I will be up in carnarvon for this weekend and was just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction or be up for a trip with another boat. Would be up for pretty much anything but would love to know if there are some creeks to poke around in within an hours run from town to chase some Jack etc. Any help would be good.

Does anyone know any good online stores to buy handheld GPS and brackets from. I want to get one that has large memory capacity to store lots of spots, but also contains detailed contour lines and relatively decent screen size for a good price. I have a GPS72, but it has no map contours and not much memory space. The boat has GPS, but I need it for when I travel down the coast also for when I head out to sea.

Cheers,
Adam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg9BzI9eAtU&mode=related&search= bloke getting pulled in by a marlin

I went down to the underwater observatory a few weeks back with a few friends.

On the day we went it was about 13m visibility. The best they get down there is 15m so it was a really good day to go. While none of the bigger YTK's or sambo's came round to play we did see 2 small blue groper, 2 smaller sambo's, a couple of king wrasse plus the usual yellowtail's, herring and other reef fish hanging ariound. It was well worth the walk and well worth the $20 entry.

Another thing the girls said is that unfortunately it is their job to pick up any rubbish on their way back to shore or or on their way out to work. This has on occasion been sh*t. So remember that if you ever fish on the jetty take your rubbish with you or else it will have to be picked up by a 17 year old girl or younger.........
Please Don't sh*t on the jetty either.
[img_assist|fid=165609|thumb=1|alt=Busselton observatory|caption=A couple of small sambo's saying hello]

[img_assist|fid=165616|thumb=1|alt=More fish from the observatory|caption=Lots more fish...]

[img_assist|fid=165612|thumb=1|alt=Yellowtail school|caption=Lots of yellowtail...]

gday guys

just selling off my Sustain 2500
one year old...just had a service from shimano and it is like brand new now!
running perfectly..never had a problem with this reel
-spare spool (one spool has 8lb braid and the other 20lb braid)

sell $200

pm if interested

cheers
sam

G'day guys,

I have been provided with application forms for the anglers log book programme via fisheries research. If would like to apply for a log book, I will do it for you. All I need to know is, via Private Message:

- Do you want to Oceanic or Estuary Edition?
- Name
- Address
- Phone
- Email
- Do you belong to an angling club?
- Would you like information regarding curent bag and size limits?

Cheers,
Adam

hey peolpes im hedding to freo tonight for a fish anyone want to goin me

hey guys any one have any idea where/how much it is, to hire a small dingy for over night or during the day?

Prizes are looking good for the Comp everyone.

Prizes will be allocated in the following categories.

Champion Angler - Overall Combined Winner
Champion Angler - SOR Event
Champion Angler - NOR Event
Heaviest of each Species Prizes - 15 elegible species = 15 prizes per event
Best Photo in a Fishwrecked Beanie
Highest Point Scoring NOR entrant in SOR Comp
Highest Point Scoring SOR entrant in NOR Comp

There will be a prize pool allocated for the heaviest species prizes and the pool will be divided up based on the number of species weighed.

At this stage its looking like a prize pool of around $1500 but it is continually growing.

Also as this is a social function and not a formal competition to be eligible for any prizes a DONATION to the prize pool of $10 per person will be required before the date of the event. This is instead of the previously discussed entry fee.

Once we have finalized the prize pool Andy will arrange to hand out an info pack to all NOR people and collect donations and I'll do the same for SOR people. We need to do this before the event so prizes can be purchased etc.

Looks like its going to be a good couple of days.

Also if you have any ideas for other prize categories post them up and they will be looked at and may be included depending on the final prize pool.

Today has seen the best muppet award in Exmouth yet. I'll paint a picture. 12:30pm, blowing 20knots plus south westerly at Tantabiddi, 10 trailers in the car park and a guy from Victoria and his wife, middle aged, come to launch their 5.5m trailcraft. It took them 10 minutes trying to back it down the ramp straight, on the ramp with no grip, hence the car skidding all over the place. They got it in the water, unhooked it all and then he jumped in as it drifted off at a rapid rate of knots. All of a sudden he realised he didn't have the boat ignition key and yells out to his wife that he needs the keys. She proceeds to run to the car, grab the boat keys, runs down onto the rocks and throws them to him as he's 10 meters away. Well, wouldn't you know it, plop, in they go with no float. She rips the car out and goes to help him with the boat, which has now floated 150m down the beach over chunks of reef (luckily high tide) with him trying to paddle with the smallest oar into shore. He then realises he has to get out, jumps in up to his shoulders and starts walking it in. He gets it to shore and then gets his wife to hold it (very small lady, maybe 5ft2 and fraily built) and goes off to his car to get something to start it with. By this stage he has forgotten to put his motor up, which has been sitting in the sand locking the boat in position with a small swell running and moving tide, hence sitting on its skeg and tilting violently. After about 15 minutes he managed to find something to kick the boat over, headed up the reef for about 15 minutes and decided to come back when 4 other boats returned. His wife then jumps out of the boat and gets the car, drives it up to the ramp amongst the congestion of the other trailers trying to retrieve. Then after 3 jack knifes, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to get the boys that I was interviewing to help out, one jumped in the car, the other 2 holding the boat whilst the boat owner winched. I then interviewed some pretty frustrated boaties who just wanted to get out of there, seeing as the wind was a solid 25+ knot south westerly by that stage. All I could do was sit there and shake my head after they refused any help in the first place. Oh well, you get that I suppose. :(

I've seen some good ones so far, but this one takes the cake.

G'Day Guys,

I am thinking of going to Denham in a couple of weeks for a week with the boat.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what it's like for boat fishing for small boats. I have a Savage 455 Ranger with 50Hp.

The charts dont appear to have any features on them within striking distance so was just wondering what the fishing is likely to be like

Any info would be great.

hey anyone got ne idea when the fads are coming in or if there in yet. Looking to go out on saturday if there still there

Has anyone used this braid and have any comment about it? im trying to decide if its worth spending the extra money to get this instead of say linesystems FROG braid

Looking at an 80lb line in PE6 would be great

I had another look at my popper that I hooked my GT on last night and I noticed something I don't know how I missed.

One of the hooks on the rear treble has been straghtened, not completely but quite noticeable.

Also, the bit that the split ring is connected to on the lure has had so much force applied that you can see where it has kinda fractured the lure body.

Ouch. I see now why the standard gear just isn't up to scratch.