driving over east in ten days, goin along the south coast all the way to adelaide. any advice on what fishing gear to bring, and any decent rock/beach fishing spots along the way would be much appreciated?

I will be at Steep Point next week.  If you are there, don't be shy, come and say hello.

Fishing rods - boat, spinning and beach - check; reels - check; leader, sinkers, hooks, jig heads, swivels - check; bait - lots - check; soft plastics - hot orange, nuclear chicken, new penny squid and chartreuse squid - check; lures - halco laser pro pink chrome XDD - check; boat - check.... all set for fishing Steep Point 2012. 

Beer - 2 cartons - check; rum - one bottle - check; red wine - two bottles - check..... all set for for Steep Point drinking 2012.
Lets go!

Watch this space for photos of big fish! (hopefully, otherwise its just an expensive drinking session!)

Hi

can anyone give me their opinion on the furuno fcv 667 sounder pros/cons all very much appreciated and could you please tell me how old this model is and what sort of dollar value you would put on one with a 50/200 transducer. I'm looking to upgrade my old lowrance and my budget is very tight thanks in advance

 Hi , just wondering if anyone knows if the saltiga 6500 spool will fit a saltiga z 6000 gt reel. 

Hey guys still chasin me first mulla after years stopped puttin time in lately but am gunna get back into it where is a good place in the swan to float some baits out any info would be great cheers

 hey guys im heading to dunsbrough this weekend to chase salmon and hoping that i could get a little.help on where the land based fishing spots are i dont have a 4 wheel drive and was hoping for the land based spots best for salmon at the moment, any help will b much appreciated, thxs

More evidence.....

i see a few poeple are getting a heap of mullaway at the north mole any one heard of any action the past week at the eshed i would drive to the north mole but its too far i already gota drive 2.5 hours to getto the eshed and info or tips would be greatly appreciated

I am a huge chilli mussel fan and never thought I would taste anything that could come close, but this recipe has me cooking up a batch almost every weekend!

In a high sided saucepan combine the following:
1-2 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
5 parsley stalks (not the leaves)
2 sping onions chopped finely
4-5 white peppercorns
30 grams of butter or so - usually use a bit more...

Once the butter has fully melted and the spring onions have softened add a big splash (about 1/4 cup) of white wine - you should be drinking it whist cooking anyway. Throw in your mussels - bit more than a kg I guess - and cover with a lid.

Once steaming, shake the pan lots to get the sauce over the mussels, pretend you are on masterchef and do it with some flair!

Pull the mussels out once they are opened and cooked with some tongs and place in your serving bowl.

Really quickly, throw in another lot of wine (same as before) and simmer with no lid to reduce, adding about 50 grams more butter until it thickens a bit.

Then strain the liquid onto the mussels - I don't worry with a sieve here as I like the stronger taste - and sprinkle some finley chopped parsley over the top. Serve with some nice bread and a sh*t load more white wine.

Bloody beautiful.

I was wondering if anyone had experience in using the above reel if they had any issues with then? Are the old model to the BX2 model? Your thoughts on using this reel.

What drag pressure are these reels?

ta.

hey guys just wondering what hooks you recomend for ballooning metro. size? brand? circle? and what poundage trace

 hi i am heading to broome to fish the fitzroy in a few days and the plan was to travel  via nullagine ,last time i went the gravel was pretty bad in places.

has anyone been up that way recently to let me know on road conditions

im towing a dinghy and im starting to think i should stick with the black top.

any suggestions appreciated

tony

ok guys

so when i win the big 70mil tonight what should i buy???? in a trailerble boat 23-26ft??

im thinking the big patriot has to be top of the list for me, fully decked out with every option avail and the top of the range electrics!!

then either a 8mtr leasure cat or a boston whaler!!

yeh its a dream, but hey its nice to dream!!!

whats your choice?

 hey everyone im keen to catch mullet on metal slices. so far i have had luck with bait but i really want to try with ametal slices so i was wondering if i might have a chance with a halco twisty 15gm or should i go smaller?

cheers parry

 Come down and join us for a fish!

just adding some newer photos of the boat getting closer and off to coral bay friday

this is the origional post

will add some more photos of the little things i have done when i get back but now time to fish

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/my-boat-build-so-far-all-who-are-interested

With the big craze on Yellow Tail/Tuna shallow water stick bait or popping has any one tried this on Samson Fish.

The five fathom up to and into winter holds quite a few fish in all size ranges

Just brought a okuma solterra SLR50L reel for bottom bouncing jist wondering if anyone has used one of these reels and how did you find it to use

Hey guys i wasnt aware the sustain came in a 6000 and 10000 size, anyone own one or even the smaller models? Was looking at either a stella 8000 or catalina in the same size range but now i might just cheap out and go with the sustain.

Tried out the gopro for the first time in dunsborough on Anzac day, got onto a couple of salmon schools.

Enjoy. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFXA-vhT8jY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Just returned from new Cal with Steve, check out the video footage on http://www.pelagicproducts.com/ and click the Gallery and footage tab....

Drags on for around 15 minutes and available in HD.....Enjoy

Richie

Hello!

I was just wondering if anyone is fishing this week or weekend at all? im off all week now, and the weather is going to start calming after tonite over the next few days, so was thinking the recent stormy weather would create some new chanels :D

does anyone want to catch up for a fish?? or does anyone need a deck hand??

im near Golden Bay, so in between rocky and mandurah.

Cheers!

Hi All, I've been lurking here for a while and thought it was about time to show my face. I enjoy a bit of fishing, and have done for the last 30-odd years, but I must say compared to some of the people on here I put myself firmly in the novice category! I generally get to fish land based around point peron with my 5 year old son (who is dead keen for around 30 minutes per session) and occasionally get out the back of Garden Island but haven't had much success out there yet.

Anyway, just thought I'd say hi and look forward to more discussions on everything fishy.

Cheers,

Browndog.

 I heard somewhere that the storms and rough weather sometimes brings better fishing to the jetty shortly afterwards. Can anyone local please comment on this? What am I to expect? Im definitely thinking of planning a trip using a baitunner for live baits some distance down the jetty. Comments are appreciated!

Hey. im just wondering can anyone suggest some good land based spots around freo area that i could hook onto some squid? Ive heard south mole is good also the rocks at south beach? Also is there anything else squidding requires other than i jig?

Heading to exmouth in september, alot of the ground is shallow of the beach on the westside should I use 1/16th of an ounce or 1/8th? Berkley jigheads with owner hooks these pretty sturdy anyone use a different brand? Any input would be appreciated
Regards Colesy

 Came across one of these classic reels , A Daiwa 9850a, all metal construction and a clever piece of enginuity!

Who uses them or knows more about these jiggers?

Just wondering what you guys think is the best way to catch mullet on a regular basis?

been told bread wrapped around tight on the hook works. also been told corn works, and also been told that burley wrapped tightly works aswell?

went down today and found a massive school with the biggest mullet i have ever seen, ended up getting 3 on metal slices. Some other guys down there were using little plastics and they were saying some days theyre on ever cast, other days they wouldnt even touch the bait.

 hey, wanting to get an spin/soft plastics outfit for dhuis and snapper. my maximum is $150 . will be running 15 lb braid and 60lb leader. can anybody plz give me sum suggestions. oh and it will aldo be used for salmon and for queenies and that up north :)

plz help me :)

Just wondering everyone's thoughts on how much second hand 850's are selling for these days, I mean I'd love to get a couple hundred bucks for mine but are they really worth it?. Any thoughts on this? And I'm talking about the old school one's not the shite 850ssm's