Well here comes the first one of the season & it looks like it could be a big one. Good luck to all those up there in 'God's country" Bolt & chain everything down & stay safe. Our thoughts are with you all & hope there is minimal damage & no injuries.   Let us know how things are goin.

cheers & be safe Rob

Enjoy

I apologize now if this has been approached before.

Can you anyone offer some advice on how to tell a male from a female marron? a friend sent me a pic but it was very blurred and offered little help

thanks in advance

barty

 I have a spare spool for each. The Sol spool has never had line on it and the 2000 spool has some light braid thats hardly been used. First in best dressed.

Hello Everyone, 

Just a quick one to say hello and to introduce myself.  

Names Felix, I live round Rockingam. 

Me and a mate are out in the sound or off 5 fathom couple of times a week in his beat up old 5m tinnie.  Been doing this for a few months now (since he got his boat) and have had a lot of success with Herring & KG's.  Not much big stuff yet though.

Looks like you guys have a pretty healthy community going on here!

Not gunna beg for spots or such (at least not yet).  But we would like to hook up with some guys experienced in the area around the sound/rocko/mandurah for a beer and a chat.  So let me know if you are keen.  Email is .

We are gunna try 5 fathom again tomorrow.  Anyone else going out?

Laters. 

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

Any reports of bream in the swan thinking of dropping the boat in at Bayswater and going for a fish saturday between bays and guildford

thanks

Hi folks, long time reader 1st time caller.  Waffle post with question to end:)

Over christmas I managed to destroy a perfectly good Penn SSM 650 during routine maintenance (misread a diagram and tried to undo something not intended to undo...) so need a new surf reel.  I have a basic set up 10ft rod and the Penn that has stood me ok but now I need a new reel, and with being a hipster the current fashion, I've a yearning to get myself an alvey set up.  I was just going to get a new Penn but I missed the christmas sale at Campbell's.  I was going to have it repaired but would have cost more than new! 

I'm pretty much a tailor session at dawn or sunset kind of fisho - swanbourne drain to Floreat Drain.

Anyway I'm amazed at just how many blinking Alvey reels there are!  Research suggests something in the 650 range?  And a 12 foot rod (I gather alveys need a rod with a lower reel point).  Rather fish lighter than heavier, and drop down to a whitebait size rig 50% of the time.

I'm thinking second hand, and not sure if the older model reels are the same?

So to the question... if there was such a thing as a great perth beach alrounder alvey (older models and new) what would it be.  And what to look for in a rod.

As for recent fishing trips... a couple of 35cm choppers off City Beach Groyne, and a single slightly larger at Floreat Drain.  both just after sunset, and judging from the rest of the beach the bite is lasting 15-20 minutes max!  Lucky I love standing in the dark with the surf at my feet!

Sometimes I fish lighter on a 7ft Shimano rod with stradic 2500... with limited success:)  GOing to start hitting the river for the bream and flatties but never used solft plastics or lures in river so no real clue there.  I'm an old-skool prawn on a 1/0 hook kinda guy:)

If the alvey thing does not work out next year I'll go a Penn SpinfisherV if they ever get here, or whatever other basic and sturdy beach real you guys recommend at the time.  Not enough $$$ for more expensive gear I'm afraid!

Lastly, if anyone has an old Penn SSM 650 I can salvage for parts p.m. me:)

 Hey fellas. In the market for a new sounder. Does anyone have any recommendations they would like to share? Positive or negative feedback? They seem to have come down in price a lot on the net. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

hey,

was wondering if anyone is fishing tonight either around rockingham or warnbro/golden bay area? thinking of going, but my usual fish buddies are all working. would be good to catch up with a few for a fish before the bad weather hits off the beaches or boat if anyone wants a deck hand?

the rod collection is getting more and more everythime lol.. the rods are getting more and more expensive aswell haha

how many rods do you guys own?

so as of 1st Feb 2013 you can only take 2 Demersal fish per boat in a 24 hour period within the west coast bioregion. am i reading this right? so one snapper one Dhuie and go home.... not that i have a problem with this infact if i got one snapper and one dhuie every time i went out i'd be happy.

Hi Guys,

Heading down to dunsborough this weekend with my 4.8m tinny was wondering if anyone has launched from this boat ramp and if there is anything to look out for around this area?

Also if anyone has had any luck down there would love to here what you have caught and how far out you went etc.

Cheers 

Dan 

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Heading up to Denham on Sunday 13th, going over to Dirk Hartog for about a week and leaving on either 19th or 20th. Wondering if anyone has a backyard I could leave a car in for that time, and maybe even a porch i could sleep on for a night. There's a carton or bottle or whatever in it if anyone can help out ;)

cheers

Hi All,

Anybody know when the best time to head south for the salmon is?

I know its coming up very soon - just trying to pick a good month.

Cheers

Guys

Can anymore tell if they have a good electric knife sharpener for ther fishing knifes and what model it is. Looking to spend about $200.00 or there abouts. Are they any good or a waste of money?

Info appreciated

Cheers

HI All ,

Im new to all this picked up a little 4.5m half cabin for some family fishing looking for some good safe spots to take the tackers fishing have fished around point peron and back or penquin islands but still finding my feet so dont wanna venture to far without others,(not after GPS locations or to fish your secret spots) just somewhere i can have fun with the kids fishing.

been out 4 times and only had luck once .

Any advice would be helpful

thanks

 hey lads ill be heading down to Albany next month for work and was seeking acommodation that was within a reasonable distance to some good land based spots, walking distance would be perfect? Cheers Old Salty.

 Looking to go Marlin Hunting out at the trench this weekend, Sunday looks the better day at the moment.

Wondering if any one else will be out there? or would any one else like to tag along chasing some boat / radio support as its along way.

Will be leaving point perion boat ramp or meet you's out there.

If no one keen can anyone give me some tips on the trench?

i know the fads thats easy, chase the birds thats easy more north side, south side of trench, depths , any info is always a help chasing beeky's.

 Hi, I have seen a fair few people using butterfly or knife jigs and it looks like there has been a fair bit of success. I live just out of Karratha and was wondering if there were any types, sizes, colours, brands that would be recommended for out wide. Ive had some luck with soft plastics out wide but would love to try something new. Cheers.

 has anyone caught any fingermark bream in the metro area?  Go one just under 20cms at a local marina. i thought they were caught more up north. tried to ulpload a pic but am strugglimg to get it off my phone

Looking at the Airmar TM270W transducer for my Lowrance HDS10....does anyone have one?...if so what can you tell me...thanks

Hows the fishing being recently around the maylands area going down in the next couple of days so just wanting to know whats been caught on lure or bait etc.

cheers fisher12

Just thought I'd throw up a few pics from the last few years

me and a mate own a small boat about 12ft its an alumimium hulled dehavilland just wondering if anyone has some sugestions on non river spots that might yield something worth chasing, not looking for secret spots just an idea of where might be worth trying

 hi all just struggling to get my hds 5 sounder to perform to its maximum potential. I have tried playing around with it on the water but still no go. On wat setting is best for colourline, sensitivity, cluter,  noise reduction, etc. On lambys furuno it clearly shows fish under ledges etc. Can i set my unit to have a split screen and bottom lock so as to c the last 5mtrs of the bottom? Like 5mtrs of the bottom and normal depth the split screen? Wen i tried to set it it seems to show the top 5meters. Probably the furuno 585 is a lot better i assume. Also is it betterr to have ur fish I'd off, to see fish arcs? Any info woild b greatly appreciated.. cheers Don 

Hi All,

Have booked Quobba for March 18-23rd.
Have just purchased a new Tyrnos 30 and a gladiator LBG 2.4m 15-24kg rod.

Will be geared up with plenty of steel trace and balloons. (lots of lures too)

Any tips you can throw this way would be nice!

Wind in march? where to spin? bottom bouncing off the stones?

Cheers

Luke

Does anyone know what these type of clips are called or where I may be able to find one, it bolts through the transom, have been looking to replaced one on the other side of the transom and cant find one anywhere online. Tried Whitworths, ebay, BLA, JPW online etc.

Cheers.

 Managed to recapture another two of my tagged fish yesterday. Both had shown signs of barotrauma on initial capture and whilst this was minimised with the regular decompression stop I do on all my released fish, it was still noticeable. However two more recaptures to add to the others over the years and I am convinced, as you all should be by now, that careful slow retirieves and a deco stop on all released fish, matched with a release weight assisted return to the depths should lead to a healthy fishery in years to come.

For the record both recaptures had bearly moved from their home turf, but at their size I would be surprised if they would travel very far. 

Tag 77659 initial capture 30/9/12 43cm recaptured 7/1/13 at 45.5cm

Tag 77657 initial capture 30/9/12 37cm recaptured 7/1/13 at 37.5cm

A varied growth rate as you would perhaps expect in a population. By the way my gut has grown a similar amount in that 3 month period (hahaha)

Here are a few pics for those interested