Hi all,

  I am a long time reader but a first time poster. I was hoping to head out to the FADS this coming weekend with a few mates but I read on another website that the fads are usually brought back in the first week of May for servicing. Can anyone tell me if they are still there or if they will still be there this weekend?

Any info would be great :)

Cheers

Max

I would like to hear from people who have been to the Mackerel Islands and got there with their own (trailer)boat.

Launch at Onslow or go from Exmoutht?

moorings seem to be available as are cabins.

Any worthwhile info is most welcome.

Thanking you up front for your contribution.

Hiyas,

seems I'll be left to my own devices again for the weekend, my partner and son are off over east for a short holiday.

Sounds like I need to get some fishing in!

FADs, deep drop, demersal jigging, cray dives; you name it, I'm keen! Don't mind a drive either, happy to put some miles on the car as no one really needs to know where I am ;)

Always happy to chip in for bait and juice etc!

TIA

till

Rather than put numerous pix on of the recent Popper action in the Mackerel islands, I compiled footage and photos....check out youtube video... 

http://www.pelagicproducts.com/ Click on Gallery & Footage..... can be veiwed in HD 

hey does anyone know any good spots to go shore based during daylight hours between dawesville and joondalup ?? 

Hi all workin down Albany for the next couple of weeks and brought the rods anyone know how its fishin land based at the moment anything would be good cheers

What do people think the launch & recovery will be like off the beach in Lano tommorow. I see it will be easterly but am a bit worried about that swell. I have a 24' glass boat.

Bit of a troll last Thursday with Till. Dropped something 'ken huge after 3 great runs, suspected YFT or Yellow Tail King, as no bite marks on the lure, but got it's relation about 20 minutes later on a large X-Rap deep diver.........hooked in the mouth too.....nice one Jamie. Did everything in our photographic abilities with an iphone to make it look as big as possible.......hahaha...........nice one Jamie!

The question is.....what species is it....slimy mackerel, mulie....?

After chopping and changing from Maldives, to Phuket, then Mauritius etc settled on the Tahiti.

Has anyone been there, can you unlike the Maldives fish from the island, and is it worth taking some gear over, especially when its more a R&R type holiday.

cheers

Neels

Hi Guys, just wondering if anyone knows the specific differences between blue mackerel and slimy mackerel. Have caught plenty around freo wharf and moles lately and had much heated discussions with many other fisho's to the exact species being caught. I thought blue mackerel were bigger and had a blue/silver sheen to their backs while slimies have black, green and sometimes yellow marks on thier backs and sides?? I think we have been getting slimies as they are have black patterns on their back and green/yellow on their flanks, could someone confirm or disprove this theory???

Hi guys,

tried searching for some advice with little luck - so apologies if it has been covered already. What's the go when you are fighting fish that like a bit of aerial acrobatics to prevent them throwing the hooks? Is it better to give it line or loosen up on the drag or just keep it tight? Also does the same info apply to all fish ie same technique on chopper tailor as mahi mahi.. 

Thanks in advance!!!

Reading Ben Derecki's post on the super squid had me thinking.

How do everyone bring a squid onboard.

I personaaly follow Ryan Thipthorp's idea that I saw on a FWA video/episode years back, where you bring the squid close beside the boat, grab it behind the head, point it at the water, and stirr it up with a couple of light squizes, then into a 10l bucket, and then transfer it to an ice slurry bucket.

I have done it this way for years, even prior to seeing the video, but I was still wondering how others keep the boat clean.

Cheers

Neels

Hey guys,

Iv recently stuffed my back (slipped disc) and have 28 days till I go away for two weeks on a fishing trip. If i went today i think i wold have massive problems fishing. Cant really bend over at all but hopefully it will be a fair bit better once the trip rolls around. Anyway, just wondering if anyone on here has been in the same situation and what have you used. I dont really mind spending a few hundred dollars as long as it gets me through the trip.

Ta guys, fingers crossed it gets better.

did anyone else go far offshore on Saturday?? we went out of mindarie in the "fresh" easterly of about 15/18 knots which is fine in my boat and were expecting the winds to drop throughout the morning to lunchtime to the predicted 10 knots or so  then increase back to 15, well as per usual with seabreezes forecast by 8.00 we were 18 mile out and it started to blow about 400 knots!!!(i estimate 35/40) and the sea got ugly real quick!! anyway after a marathon voyage back in at about 8 knots into some very steep 2.5/3 m wind waves we got back in without even 1 drop on the fish!! SEABREEZE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!   CHEERS

the unbelievable happened,my 20year old 400 calcutta give up the ghost this week in shark bay(only did the level wind plastic gear) but I as wondering if any one could recommend another reel or do I just buy a new 400b or upgrade to a TE400???

Hey all,

Hey i think im going to get a 6000fi for beach and boat fishing. I have a few questions about it.

Does it have the same body as the 8000, if so does that mean i can put my spare 8000 spool on it?

How much 30lb braid would the 6000 hold and also how much does the 8000 hold?

Last question i think, what is a good graphite spinning rod that is capable of 30lb braid and around the 200 mark?

Cheers danno

Hi all,

Recently snapped my Berkley Dropshot 2-4kg 2 piece and soon looking to replace it with another similar rod. Light, graphite (preferably) and intend to match it with a Team Daiwa Advantage 2500.

Budget: Up to $150, but would prefer to keep the cost down.

Any suggestions / advice?

Thanks,

Buschy

I need to go catch a few mulloway lollies in the next week or so. Has anyone seen much scaly action lately? Not sure if they are around all year or come and go?

Will most likely burley up and drop the feathers off the end of the Ammo Jetty unless someone can suggest a more likely location?

Cheers,

Buschy

is this line ok for fishing 24kg $34 for 600m

im looking for a line for my big reel/rod

Does anyone have any ideas onhow to catch mullet on a rod/reel.I caught 1 a few years ago on a bloodworm but i think it was a fluke...

i've been seeing some stonkers in the river lately and i reckon some of them would nudge 2kg, i'm sure they would be great fun on light tackle! i've heard of people catching them on corn/cabbage and even cheese but just wondering if anyone else has had any successful stories??

Richo

Alright guys/girls im a long time reader but have only just signed up. Im 26 and obsessed with fishing...Im heading up to broome on the 21st of may for 3 weeks and have been counting down for a year now .

I have been up there a couple of times before with a small dingy and have had reasonable success with reef species. This time i will have a 19ft centre console ally boat and look forward to ticking some pelagics etc off my bucket list! was just wondering if there was anyone who lives local that would like to come out fora fish or i could head out with for a day or any members up there at the same time that want to catch up for a fish or a drink?? look forward to getting into a broader range of fish and a few ew mates, cheers steve!

Hello all

Josh from tackletester.com has recently just done a review on the shop and what he has to say about it along with a few snapshots of the store.

check out the link below

http://www.tackletester.com/2011/05/shop-review-tackle-head-quaters-wa/

anyone still stocking xoga rods? i was thinking of getting a pe 2-3 rod for my new stella 4000. whats the prices like?

Gday,

3 of us went for a fish last night..........we are spread out along the beach with about 6m between us.

1 bloke doesnt get a bite all night.

I caught 1 Mulloway, 1 wobbegong and had two bust offs. (must have had good teeth)

And the Mungrel standing in between us catches 8 Mulloway!!!!!

Same tackle....same bait....and two of them even had identical rods reels and braid! and we were all casting in about the same spot......so I guess when your hot ya hot, and when ya not ya not....Hahahahahaha.

Cheers

Hey Guys,

 What kind, size of hooks are best for mussels when fishing for Bream?

cheers,

can anyone help out with the 4wd access to the beach at hamilin bay as to where it actually is.

Hey all.

Got home from work yesturday at 2 and asked my mate if he wantd to go for a squid later on. We got ready around 6.30/7 and got there around 8ish. First look at the spot and there were heaps of people on the rocks. They hant got anything but were all going for squid. They were useing cheap 3.5s and working them near the surface. I found a rock inbetween everyone but out of people's way and started casting my Yamashita Glow white jig in 3.0. I let it sink heap with lots of pauses and had one third cast. Everyone around didnt mined to much. I then hook another and then another as i was getting the third squid off he had a follower and i thought i would try and get it to but as i flicked the jig out it caught on one of my squid on the rocks that was still alive and ended up in the water shooting off lol. Anyway a jig change to a Yamashita Naory 2.2 and short flicks in close and i had another two on the rocks. By this stage people were getting annoyed and one couple at the point of the rocks yelled out Really we havnt got any in an annoyed voice. I had a person casting infront of me trying to caught squid and then another move to my other side and was also cast over me and then some one had to nerve to stand on pretty much the same rock as me and try and cast and i was like no man the squid are every where not just here. Anyway with all these people not catching i caught another couple ending up with 6. I was just about to leave when i sore someone hooked up to a squid, they really didnt want to lose it even tho it was small and they lent over the rocks lost balance and fell in and they also lost the squid. He wasnt hurt and was laughting.

Had enough of people casting over me so went to woodies and it was blown out so i walked down to the end and was casting over the north bank and it was really hard to tell what my jig was doing. A few casts later i hood an alright ( 15cm hood), that made the others look even smaller. Any way that was the end out the night with 7 small bait size squid for me and my mate also got the 1 but hes not very patient.

I have photos but my computers still buggered getting it fixed this week i hope so ill have some photos then.

Cheers danno.

Hi All

Meant to be heading to cone bay this week, but the wind is not looking the best!

Does anyone know how the wind affects the bay up there?

I imagine the wind is going to make the crossing from one arm point hard, but interested in how the bay itself holds up with the wind or if it becomes really uncomfortable. Only going to be in 4.4 & 4.8m tinnys so nothing huge!

Any past experiences by anyone?

Thanks

David

 Hi ppl Im heading to exmouth in 5 weeks just bought a penn slammer 950. Im looking for a rod i can troll ith and cast lures with using the reel could you please help out 

cheers matt

whent to hillaries for a few hours around the lighthouse and 1st cast caught  a snapper about 25-30 cm fought like a rocket on my 6ft rod and 6lb braid about half an hour later got another bout the same size little smaller i cnt believe i got them at hillaries i put them bak obviusly just wandering if u get any legal size in the marina or not?