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?

 Picked up this fishing machine from fellow member benno208 today and with conditions looking awesome for a paddle this arvo I decided to head out to Penguin Island on only my 2nd time on one of these FINN kayaks. Took the little flicky out rigged with a cheap little Starlo & Bushy hardbody and chucked it out behind the yak bout halfway over to the island. Water was real murky and heaps of floating weed probably from the big swell yesterday but i pushed out to the south-east corner of the island. 1st cast and the lure got whalloped by a nice 25cm skippy in only a couple meters of water, my first fish from a kayak and first skippy on a hardbody lure! Couple cast later and the lure got smashed again, this time it was as ive always been bought up as a "rock cod," but i think it is some species of wrasse, a bit bigger than the skippy and was another first on the hardbody. Trolled back to the mainland and picked up a couple of herring.

Pretty happy with the outcome for only about 20mins of actual casting. Think i will invest in a small x-rap or something similar, does anywone have any reccomendations on smaller minnows for targetting herring, chopper tailor, salmon trout, skippy and the like?

My goal for kayak fishing this year will be to get a nice salmon of at least a couple kilos, hopefully a cockburn snapper too if im lucky!

Headed out from Hillary's this morning in less than ideal conditions, however it paid off with me finally getting into some of the tuna action that everyone else seems to have been getting. We hooked about 5 but only got this one to the boat, it took me nearly 40 mins on my Abu 5600 and 2-5kg rod to get him in but it was worth it! My wife is enjoying some fresh sashimi as we speak!!

goin tohillaries marina to have alittle fish in a couple of hours i have some plastics that i use for breaming around canning bridge will they work at hillaries evan though they are made for frshwater and will my sx40 or other minnow hard bodies catch fish down there?? or am i better of just using prawns?

any help much appreciated

new member guys fishing coral sea next week can any one give me a heads up tackle ect cheers slothy

Has anyone done much squiding in & around Mandurah, if so any pointers would be appreciated.

Cheers Fozz

just sold my tohatsu 50 hp off my tinny and lookin at a 50hp yammie 2 stroke elec start and trim tilt ,tiller steer any suggestions on decent dealers any info be good.

Regards Carry

hay guys

             ive finaly got the go ahead from the wife to go away

just wanting to know where to go Quobba or steep point?

mostly spinning lures and bait casting.

So wheres better this time o year?

PS we are leaving the 21 of this month

Any help would be great

Hi guys.

Can anyone offer some advice on where to chase baby sambos in the Swan River?

It seems like a few are moving in.

I've got a kayak, that I have yet to catch a fish on, so I want to christen it with a nice sambo on the bream gear.

Cheers :)

aside from snapping , when is a rod being overloaded??

i was looking at a decent rod and we were loading it right up.

the top 4 eye's were pointing dead straight at the fish so all the fighting power was coming from further down the rod.

i guess it had a faster action but is that normal??

Hi all, I am contemplating purchasing a vacum sealer for my fish fillets.

Is it a case of "pay for what you get"?

I see some good cheapies on ebay with brands like Maxcon featuring alot.

Any feedback from owners would be appreciated.

Regards

Chris

does anyone know if bright braid can effect breaming

can anyone post up some good links for new & used boats, i want to upgrade, not sure wwhether a cat or big 7.5-8m cat, i do like ally though,

cheers

 I have a 1993 Grady White 24 with a 225 Yami 4stroke, and am having a few fuel issues. Mainly yamaha gauge doesnt seem calibrated/working consistently. I may be getting a air bubble in fuel tank when filling up also, meaning im finding it very difficult to sort out my consumption and amount of fuel left. Thinking of a fuel flow metre, or new sender. I run a lowrance HDS8, so wondering if there is a sender/flow metre that hooks up to it? Any help on subject would be greatly appreciated.

Heading down to rockingham tomorrow for a mates daughters birthday so i was thinking i might as well take the tinny. Havent seen any reports recently about action down there so wondering if theres much around the sound or even dawesville area. Just wondering if anyone knows whats biting and/or wheres best to wet a line for some fishy fun. Cheers

Hi guys what soft plastics are best to use in the marina. and where are the best areas to fish?

Also who has caught and what have you caught there on soft plastics

went for our walk thru hillarys this morning, huge amount of sardine style baitfish around by the jetty in front of aqua, also a school of about 40 small salmon on the boat ramp side on the board walk, they  were not mullet or kgs

Hi guys

Hoping some can help me with my dilemma. Need advice on a new combo I want to buy. Heading down south with my old man and he can use my current old Abu combo and I will buy something new. Heading off the Busso Jetty and a few landbased spots in the bay.

Will be for smallish species. Bream, Whiting, Tailor, Squid and Herring etc for landbased mainly.

Budget hoping for combo around $400 max

Stradic, Luvius etc look good but more direction plus rod selection would be great!!

Thanks in advance guys!

Cheers

Pezdog

I am designing a new building and carpark in a coastal location.

Carpark must be capable of allowing a car and 22foot boat on trailer to turn 180degrees.

Really a question for all the landcruiser and big boat owners out there.  The turning circle of a new landcruiser is 11.8m.

When you hitch a 22 foot boat on the back can you still do a 180degree turn on full lock and turn within the 11.8m

Cheers

PG

hey i was just wondering if any one went down to hillarys last night to go fishing and if any one caught any thing... thinking bout going dowen tonight to try for some taylor at my usual spot

Hi Guys

I am looking at getting a better filleting knife and like the look/reputation of Dexter Russell.

I cant seem to find any knife shops that stock them so I can take a look.

rig

Enjoy

anyone want to get rid of one?

must be in good nic!

cheers ron

Hey all, any one know were the salmn are at and wen they will be off he west end

 I'm heading to broome at the end of this month and I'm wondering how this years BIG wet has affected the fishing

Hey guys, just recently my magellan gps decided to give up on me and now i have a sd card with a few of my fishing marks on it that i cant use. Does any1 know if i can get the data off the card so i can use it in a new gps? Thinking about going to a plotter so want the gps co-ords to put in the new unit. Cheers

 Hey guys just recently i purchased a whole range of Ryobi's 2000 4000 6000 8000

i just have to mention that its a great reel

smooth and feels very durable at the same time.

gear ratio = 5.0:1

Max.Drag Power = 7.5kg

Ball bearings = 5+1

(based on a 6000 model)

from $129.00

great price for a designed and engineered reel from Japan

Just wondering what would be a good Salom Combo?
 

I'm heading out on the w.e and I've never been salom fishing before, so I'm not sure what to use....

any advise would be good!

Cheers!

Shauno

Hey All

Trying to look into a Bucks Day Fishing Charter. Anyone organised one that went well and has some advice would be greatly appreciated.

Metro area, BYO booze, good crew that doesnt mind a few rowdy boys (tough one I know).

Looking at some good fishing crews that will get everyone onto some fish. Doesn't have to be prize catches just enough to keep them interested for the day.

Cheers

Pezdog

Hey folks just wandering if anyone can upload photos from the iphone4.????

i can comment and write by turning off rich text but having probs uploading photos?????

thanks

Drew