Hi all, heading to Quobba in a few weeks and wanted to get some thoughts on braid to use up there. Will be mainly spinning with 80gm metals and using 30-40lb braid. Haved used Fins, Suffix and Power Pro but looking for something a bit better and thinner for casting. Also mindful that thinner braid will not be so good around the rocks. Budget up to about $100 for 300m. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Brad.

 If you arent lucky enough to be out on the water today, Heres something to watch.

 I have made another video from my recent travels to Europe with the missus. On the trusty Gopro hero3. 

Let me know what you think, always happy to hear feedback. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPczsTK5UOU

Cheers Lads.

 Hi guys, 

thinking of getting a big spinning reel to use for Dhuis etc. anyone got any suggestions? (Apart from a Stella). 

Cheers, Charlie. 

Thinking of getting one of these 100Litre Frostbite mackerel boxes sold by BCF on special for $229 as my main fishing esky. As it is long slender it will fit out of the way perfectly in directly in front the driver and passenger seat in my 6.1 m quintrex with a cuddy cabin.

The dimensions are External = 1350(L) x 380(W) x 430(H). (Internal Dimension = 1140 x 280 x 320) Capacity 100L.

Does anyone have any experience with this brand and size ice box. Are they the way to go as a general fish box as I will be using it for fishing in perth, down south and towards exmouth??

http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Frostbite-100L-Poly-Icebox.aspx?pid=277096#Cross

 Hi Everyone, I am looking at taking the mrs out and doing some overnighters at the montebllo islands and westmore islands while I am still on holidays.  Can anyone tell me where they would put there boat in to get to these islands?  Looking at the closest boat ramps to get a 7m boat in that way I can have more fuel for cruising around when I get there.  Thanks Guys

Occy85

 Just got back from a week in Exmouth, did ok but got seriously sharked out every time we got on them.  Plenty of Mackys, snapper and schooling squid around, just gotta keep moving every time the sharks come in.

 just wondering if anyone knows if there are any car rental places around balcatta preferably that are open on Sundays and have four wheel drives???  Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

 Howdy guys, I'm in a bit of a pickle, I need a package picked containing lead sinkers) up from tackleworld in Exmouth and dropped off at the Exmouth Airport (helipad) first thing on Monday morning. I am flying up at 7:00 and am out on a chopper, just don't know what time, so unsure if I can get into town and back in that time.

Can anyone help me?

Good dive today, had to come up early as the bag was literally overfull. 14 Crays in the bag, even after 3 escaped whilst putting in another cray,  and still had 100 bar in the tank.

There's a jumbo on this lump that's gonna blow the shit out of the FW record book when I get him!!

Hi guys,

Anyone heading out tomorrow?
I was planning to head out towards Rotto but BOM now saying 10-15 easterlies in morning, so not so sure?

It seems a dude had a very lucky escape today when a bitey chewed his flipper off while diving off Hilarys... Apparently was 4 mtrs so no doubt a white...

Time to run the big gear out you shark hunters...

I thought you might like the pic below...

Its a family friend at Streaky Bay SA who is a pro Shark fisho over there but was out catching a feed of Snapper and Gummys when his berley bag rope started to run before being bitten off... He headed one of the Gummys as can be seen on the end of his Gaff and waved it around in the water before this big girl came up for a squiz... Another bloke had turned up not long before to witness and take a few pics.... Not a lot of freeboard left in the 18ft Gannet!!

 Have decided to give popper and lure chucking from the boat a crack. Any suggestions on rod length, reel size (shimano or daiwa), line, lures. I live  in dampier so local info will be appreciated (I don't expect you to give away spots as finding them is half the fun). I await your expertise. Cheers peoples!

Gday all - just grabbed a Raymarine Dragonfly Chartplotter/sounder/sonar combo - seemed like you get alot for the small price of $850.00 which includes the Navionics Gold card. Havent had a chance to use it properly yet - anybody got one? how do you find it? what depths does it start to lose the underwater imagery? The transducer on it looks like something you'd buy at your local Adults only shop! (and its black too! - ha ha).  Just watched a you-tube video of it being tested over a wreck looks pretty clear on the screen. Any tips on using it greatly appreciated   cheers Dave 

 Wanting to go for a flick tomoro morning, thinking of chasing tailor at first light then target flatties once the suns up. Has anyone had any luck lately? Need some advice on where I should be starting 

Cheers michael

Read somewhere recently about good squid around hillarys. thinking about trying it on sunday. Has anyone been? Can anyone confirm there are good catches of squid near hillarys at the moment? it could be that or bream on the river :/

Thought id throw up a pic of today catch for those who are interested. Still plenty of good fun to be had in the ban. And now a good feed....

Managed our limit of big sandies (60 for 2 people) and 4 KGs just out from Two Rocks. Plenty of boats out so hopefully everyone got a feed and made the most of an awesome day on the water..

Cheers Belly

 Can anyone tell me what the water level is like at Moore river at the moment.

hope they do better then us, only red and white wrasse[crewies happy] 1 lost sambo on a skippy outfit, no skippy, 2 size pinkies which were of course released, still always next time

Hi all,

I just converted from bait to soft plastics. Less smell, yay.

Been using Gulp nuclear chicken shads and curly tails mostly.

Question with Zmans, what type of jig heads do you use for softies

1/6 or 1/12?......... both for jetty and beach. 

I have been using gulp with small jig heads, fish do strike but fish break off when i am reeling them in. 

* been using slow retrieve and small jigging.

How can i improve my strike and retention rate? I usually fish at night. Do Zmans illuminate at night?

I dont use burley.

 Just want to check - are skippy counted as demersal? 

Enjoy from Bali 

back in the real world Sunday 

Hi guys,

Planning on catching up with a mate for a fish this weekend. Just trying to decide where to go. I was thinking between Yanchep & Two Rocks, maybe hit the marina up if things are slow. He has suggested Floreat as it is a bit closer to home. Much happening along the north metro beaches in the last few days or so?

I'm assuming there should be a fair few choppers around at the moment and the odd mulla / small shark?

Cheers

Buschy 

Hi guys is it just my computer or is any body else getting posts up on their screen with one or two words in the post in red type. If you make the mistake of clicking on one of these words your computer is taken over by bloody adds and crap saying your computer has faults etc. Or as I am inclined to think some how I have got a virus,
So is anybody else suffering from this crap,
Or if it's some new kind of virus how do I get rid of it, I have a virus killer but it isn't working on this crap.
Help please

 Just chasing some adivce on chasing mullas on the boat during the ban. I know u can get them from the gutters at beaches but they must live near structure, well thats what I think. So are there anybody else who could help us out with a few reefs they recon in the metro that hold them. I know from living in Carnarvon that we would always get them at the Lady Joyce, Jetty, back of the islands and about 12 miles north of the jetty.

Surely the same principles apply in Perth, they must live somewhere lol

Any help would be great, just want to have a crack at them from the bot.

 Just watched a fishing program I recorded on the weekend. They were using cooked prawns bought from the supermarkets, and they cleaned up on the bream.

just wondering if anyone here choose to use cooked prawns over raw prawns? Never tried it myself but gonna give it a go after all I've been catching nothing recently.

cheers

 Heard a story at work today, catching crays on hooks while fishin for KGs in deep water. Reputable bloke and I want to believe him, but I'm a sceptic at heart. Any one ever pulled up a jumbo on a hook? I want to believe :)

An interesting point was raised in another post about introducing a general rec fishing licence, meaning anyone who fishes (minus kids maybe) would have to get one and therefore contribute to rec fishing funding. This is already done in some other states.

Would you be for or against?

Couple of days ago I fished the rocks at Freo north mole (not the still closed bit may I add). I lost two pairs of scissors, one straight after the other, a float and some odd tackle, not to mention at least five fish that fell off or jumped out of my hands down into the gaps between the rocks below, this space that I now know as the Freo rock beast. I have also lost myself down there on one occasion (painfully), but remain intact to recount that tale.

That started me thinking. I was lucky it could have been my car keys or mobile (I did drop this once but caught it in time) so these petty items are to be considered an acceptable loss when you think about it. It could have been much worse, with that in mind I thought about everyone else -

So my question to the panel is , what wierd and wonderful stuff have you lost into the maw of the Freo rock beast and even more amazingly did you manage to retrieve anything, yours or someone elses stuff? 

Hey guys, 

I'm goig freshwater fishing soon near Dwellingup. Hoping for a few reddies and possibly the odd trout (if there are still any in the Murray). Just wondering if anyone has been doing well on the SW freshwater scene. Not limited to the Murray, and any info will be appreciated.

Thanks

Hutch