Hey guys, a few of us were down at Rest Point at about the same time last chrissy. Thought it might good to catch up down there for a fish/beer/yarn. I will be there from 27 Dec to 10th Jan.

just wondering what reel would suit a saltiga 60s-3/4 f would like to buy a 3500 saltiga but little bit pricey. will to spend up to $700

 hey, just bourght an abu garcia muscle tip for lb shark fishing, but my $50 reel from my kmart combo isnt upto the job, going to be spooled with 80lb braid. needs to be under $100 any idears ? 

Enjoy

anyone in Gero keen on weekday cray dives? have boat etc, just need buddy to head out to better spots.

just bought my old boy a new medium gear rod what reel should i put with it money $700.

Some very interesting surface temps off the back of Rotto. Inside the first FAD the SST charts are reading 23c and out further a massive temp brake of more than 3c that runs parallel too the remaing FADs. should see that first billfish report very soon. Love the chance to drop a deep bait on the temp brake for a broady. Need some glass offs.

started to sort out my fishing box yesterday & got the urge, so rang my brother & off we went to one of the local dams.

our catch consisted of 13 fish, but I was disappointed with the size caught.  on speaking to the owner of the property I was told that a local professional had come in & netted the dam; I have since dicovered that he has been attacking all the local dams in the area, so it looks like 6 & 7 lb redfin will now be a thing of the past.

however, our catch consisted of 13 fish.  my 4 fish totaled 1.160kg, the largest 680g & 360mm, on cleaning I got 400g of fillets.

hope this is the right place to post these notes

Hey guys just as the topic says... I have a few evenings free and with this weather I'm keen on putting in a few hours with a big bait or two. I'm not too familiar with water depths or good spots around the Causeway as I've generally fished for mulloway much farther upstream. Can anybody point me in the direction of some deeper holes or gutters in the area? or is it just a matter of cast and hope? Pretty keen on staying reasonably close to the area as it's close to home.. may have a few beers etc.

Cheers!

This just arrived for my Lowrance HDS-10. I needed something to mount the unit on so it would clear my dials on the dash.

It's one serious bit of kit and now I can position my sounder an infinite number of ways.

hi guys, i just clicked on one of the random images and it came up with the heading "shark tooth in witch doctor teaser" it was uploaded by "buz" but the picture was of a large jig laying next to a big cod or bass groper with a very large and bloody ass and the jig had a big ball of flesh wrapped around one end?? can any body shed any light was the jig swallowed at some time and pulled out of the fishes bum by the next angler to hook it??  strange i know but interesting.    cheers

Its time for the bulk rubbish collection so instead of chucking some rods on the pile ,I am giving them away on here first .

Two kids rods Shakespeare Durango   1 Pink  and 1 Blue

Jarvis Walker Tuff Stick 9' 6-10 kg

Shimano Conquest 9'     5-8 kg

All in god nick so if any body wants them let me know

whats a motorised kayak,do they have electric motors like barra boats etc

Good knife skills, I reckon he's done this before :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1o6tLueXc

Gents. That time of the year is fast approaching and I'm on the hunt for a new spin rod for Steep Point, something that is capable of flicking Nilsmasters/Rapalas around 9ft? Price isnt a great consideration as I normally keep my gear for years so I'm not shy of spending a little extra upfront. I'm a saltiga fan so I'd be looking at something to accomodate a 4000 weight/ size capacity reel. Thanks.

Never Argue with a Woman  

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book. 

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"  

"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?") 

"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her. 

"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading." 

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up." 

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman. 

"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment." 

"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left. 

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.

Well I was all pumped to take the boat out on Sunday so drove from Manji to Busso all keen to get the boat wet.  This was only the 2nd time the misses was coming along and only about the 5th time I have taken it out since getting in to boating.  Was hoping it would be a good day to get her as keen as I am.  Weather was great and the fish were biting all day.  The wife was very excited to see whales, and a pod of dolphins up close.  We got a bit of a mixed bad, heaps of wrass, horseshoe leather jackets, skippy and a couple of banjo sharks which slightly freeked out the wife initially.  After such a great day she now cant wait to go out again and now she also has the fishing bug.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/bodies-wash-up-in-patterson-river-in-carrum/story-e6frg12c-1226210111555

TWO Victorian kayakers left a yacht club early yesterday. Last night they were reported missing - now bodies have been found.

One person was found dead by a passerby at the Patterson River in Carrum around 6.10am.

The second person was found off Seaford just before 8am.

The discovery of the bodies comes after two male kayakers went missing yesterday.

Authorities cannot confirm if the bodies are those of the missing kayakers.

Police scaled back the search for the missing kayakers after the second discovery.

The gender and age of the two bodies will be released after family members have been notified.

Carrum local Ian Callander, who lives where the beach and river meet, said he did not see many people on the water last night.

"For somebody to have gone kayaking last night it's just darn unfortunate there weren't hundreds of boats out there," he said.

He said conditions started to get rougher about 7pm.

"It got more and more choppy," he said.

"It was as rough as when you've got a rough day - not extreme storm weather like today - but it was as rough as 80, 90 per cent (of) what you'd call rough seas."

Other residents who live near where the body was found said they were shocked to hear of the early morning discovery.

"It's very sad," one man said.

Rain continued to fall this morning and the water was choppy at the spot where the first person was found dead.

The body was removed from the water but police and SES crews remained at the scene.

The kayakers were last seen at the Sandringham Yacht Club around 8.30am yesterday.

They were reported missing at 8.30pm.

Police earlier said there were conflicting reports of how many people were missing, but later scaled back the search.

Water police, the police airwing and the SES were all at the scene.

About 15 volunteers also helped search along the shoreline.

Not sure if many have read this report about this Baz being caught over east. Apparently was caught in the Kinchant dam, 25km inland of Mackay. It measured 1.34cm and weighted 41kg(90 pounds) on certified scales. Not a bad effort, not sure if she was kept or left to live another day. Love the wording on the brag mat "everyday's a good day for fishing". I Hope she is swimming around peacefully as we speak. 

 any sharks being caught round the perth area ? 

Hey all,

Woke up this morning to find someones broken into my car and taken the bag with jigs with everything in it. Its worth about $800. Black duffel bag. Slim shot but if anyone sees it in a cash converters or something please let me know. I live in Karrinyup so also just a heads up to make sure you lock up everything. Il keep my stuff in my room i think from now on.

Sha

Looks like I'm hitting the water tomorrow between Ocean Reef adn Mindarie for a roach hunt. Any suggestions on depth or area?

Cheers

hi there guys,

can anyone recommend a brand of grease over another.  There are a lot out there from pricey through to quite cheap.  For the guys that do their own reel maintainence, what do you use.

thanks in advance

Jared

BASS GROPER                     PICNIC BAG                                                  OCEANSIDE                 OCEAN SIDE TACKLE

BLACK BREAM                     $100 VOUCHER                                             WISEONE17                 T/WORLD GERALTON

BREAK SEA COD             $100CASH                                                      FISHO-RON                  R&K HIAB

COBIA                                    1X CANVAS BAG                                          BROWNEY

CORAL TROUT                      5X PACKS S/PLASTICS                              BRUCESTA

DHUFISH                               TROHPY                                                          FISHO-RON                   R&K HIAB

FLATHEAD                             1X TYRE DEFLATOR                                    RODDO

FLOUNDER                             1X TYRE DEFLATOR                                    RODDO

GT                                             2X WEZZEL POPPERS                                BRUCESTA

HARLEQUINN                         $200 SHOP VOUCHER                                SHERBERT                     TACKLE SHACK

HERRING                                 $50 CASH                                                      PAUL G

KG WHITING                          $100 PICTURE FRAME VOUCHER            SLAM                               WHITE FRAME, COMO

MULLOWAY                            ASSORTED GRAPNEL SINKERS               GRANTARCTIC1

PINK SNAPPER                      F/W MERCHANDISE                                  ADAM GALLASH           FISHWRECKED.COM

SAMSON                                   1X CANVAS BAG                                         BROWNEY

SHARK                                      8 PACKS OF SLIDES                                   DIEHARD 

SKIPPY                                    1X TYRE DEFLATOR                                    RODDO 

SOUTHERN BLUE FIN            20KG SNAPPER SINKERS                          MELA_77   

SPANISH MACKERAL            ASSORTED LURES                                      BROCK O               

TAILOR                                     $100 CASH                                                   SNAPPER                         THE RETIC BLOKE

WRASSE                                   FILLET KIT                                                    RICEY             

Y/T KINGFISH                        1X CANVAS BAG                                         BROWNEY

Hi All

For those who remember, F/W ran an online photo comp a little while back,

well the time has come to have another one with “PRIZES” this time.

For those who don’t know check out these links.

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/2011-fishwrecked-online-photo-compguidelines-rules-only

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/fw-photo-comp-leaderboard-pictures-progress-feedback-password

The comp will still be Free to enter.

there will be a few changes to make things easier, for example...no north vs south, only one place to send pics and did i mention “PRIZES”

looking at the comp starting the 16th dec to the 16th jan

more to follow on this shortly!!

Now to the prizes:

We are after Members, Site Sponsors, Business owners to sponsor species of fish to be available for prizes.

You can sponsor any species you like (obviously one you can target) the more sponsors on one species the higher the prize for the winner.

Donations can be anything from cash to a Ferrari??

There will be a separate post made with the list of sponsored fish and who the sponsor is.

The cut of date for sponsors will be the 15th dec.

All prizes will have to be picked up by the winner by any means possible, this could include, in person, via other members, or post(at the winners cost) or what have you.

Any unwanted prizes could be donated to a member of your choice.

The comp will only go ahead with enough sponsored fish.

I will start the ball rolling with my business

$100 cash for the longest Break sea cod...  Sponsored by R&K Hiab

Please pm me with any sponsor details or questions.

Thanks Ron

It's looking like I am going to get a month off work in May next year, which also happens to coincide with my 30th bday, and I am starting to think what better way to have my 30th than a 3 week fishing trip up and around the coast! I've never been up that way so I'm not familiar with the land or the fishing and wanted to ask for peoples opinions on where to go, where not to go, where to stay and where to fish.
Firstly, what should I expect of the weather during that time of year and is a trip like this feasible? I know it's coming into winter and would rather delay the trip by a few months than get drenched and bogged every day.
I really want to do Kalbarri, Exmouth and as far as Broome, but the rest is wide open. I am vaguely aware of the clifftop fishing of Steep Point but think I would prefer to avoid this area unless it is accessable by boat. Not too comfortable with heights..I have the flexibility of being land based or offshore as I have a 4x4 and a 5.5m fibreglass boat that I could take, but not sure if towing the boat is worth it. Any words of wisdom on this issue?
My target species vary between sport and table and I understand that access to these fish will vary according to being land based or offshore. Ultimately, comfort and accessability will determine whether the boat comes along or gets left behind.
Lastly, what should I plan for accomodation? I'm happy to pitch a tent and cook over a campfire, but are there any restrictions I should be aware of in regards to this? Sorry to write a novel and many thanks in advance for any help :)

As the title suggests, people who have used these rods, I'm interested in your input.

Which rod has the edge ?

ey was just wondering if anyone could help us out in finding out if you can buy and of the long sleeve team finn nor fishing shirts pretty keen to find one but bin looking with no luck?

hey guys i recently turned a 25 dollar raffle ticket into an avet mxj 6/4 m.c reel at the fishing fundraiser that was held on sunday night! it was a great night and hopefully we can make it an annual event! I would like to hear what rod people would put it onto? i will be running 40lb braid and a budget upto 500 dollars! cheers guys

looking at getting some crabbing in this week sometime, wheres a decent place to drop some nets for some blueys? dont mind driving around a bit. But lack of boat means im restricted to landbased. Any help would be good. Heard there was a few decent size ones down port kennedy way near the golf course but a bit closer to perth would be preferable.