My Mate came into Hillarys Marina on Saturday 12/Dec and was told by Fisheries people that a diver had been bumped by a White pointer,somewhere out from there,depth,area,not known  I assume all was/is ok with the diver,but for all you people having a look /cray dive be vigalent,all the best to all fishwrecked members for Christmas and a Happy Safe 2010. jersey

Can someone explain to me why top end fishing gear is so expensive in Australia. This is not a dig at local tackle stores just curious to know. I can buy a Penn International from the US for $500AU delivered to my door and locally would have to pay around $1000. Are we getting ripped off by Australian suppliers? With the Aussy dollar near on a par with the US where does that extra $500 go.

hey
need some help I have a new starlostick with a broken eyelet. it is the eyelet closest to the reel seat, what should i do? do i have to replace the whole eyelet or can i get a new insert?

ANYONE that has fished for bream (or certainly most) will swear by FC.

Is it an advantage when fishing for other species, especially in the ocean?

The vast majority of my fishing is from a boat, so gear, terminal tackle and rigs lean in that direction.

How do you maintain supplies (stocktake and refill) and record what gear (other than rods and reals) you use?

I have a plano 4 tray tackle box, with a (MS Word Table) template stuck on the inside of the lid (of each tray) with what is each (set up tray 'cell')

My rigs (mostly paternosta or derivitives) are all in zip lock bags with cutt up labels (again using printed out MS Word tables) with LINE (Brand, Mono, FC etc), RATING, SWIVELS (if used - brand type, including tri-cranes) HOOKS and SIZE (of hooks).

My wife thinks I'm mad  

I make LOTS of rigs because I HATE wasting time out on the water, especially when the fish are biting. Besides, it's MUCH easier tying 'THAT' knot on a bench top than rolling on the sea.

Ok everyone from Karratha what's your prediction for tomorrows weather? Really don't know what to make of the forecast, everyone is saying it's going to be good but today was absolutely shocking (although that was expected). Really want to head out wide for some jigging but don't know if it's worth biting the bullet as I'd be annoyed if it turned out to be a fizzer. The other option is to head up the coast for some barra fishing... either way we'll be doing something, it's been so long since I've had a decent day out and it's really started to bug me.

Looking at getting out early from Point Peron for a bit of Jigging for Sambos.

Post here or PM me if your interested.

PS No ASS HATS, that means you Maverick... tosser

hi I've joined the forum for my nearly 6 yr old. 

 He's become very keen on fishing and we have been heading down to Pt Walter and also crawley bay (off the jetty's).

He was quite happy catching a blowy or two and collecting mussels but he's now wanting to "catch a fish I can eat".

I know bugger all about fishing and hubby hasn't done it since he was a kid. We can cast a line and put together a rig ,but we really don't know about what is running, where and when and what we could even try for in the swan. Last night we went to Pt Walter til about 9pm and spoke to someone who said there were tailor running.

So I'm after a few beginner tips  for jetty fishing for a little bloke. He's often asking me now if the tide is rising and when we can drop a line in.

 I'd love any pointers, links, advice etc. We will be fishing mainly in the swan but can make it out to woodmans point now and then.

Thanks :)

i hear and see a regular on here got his 60cm tailor last night

2 of them got a few fish but this one mentioned was the biggest, well done and just started the trip, so hopefully might crack a few more 60's 70's and even an 80

Furuno have been out of stock of FCV620 sounders for a while due to being very popular. We were lucky enough to secure some units before Christmas as the next lot isnt available until next year sometime.

FCV585 has also arrived so if your in the market to upgrade or fit out your new boat then Furuno is it.

  The FCV620 is a dual frequency (50 kHz and 200 kHz) Color LCD Sounder featuring Furuno's DSP technology that displays underwater conditions in 8, 16 or 64 colors on a super-bright 5.6" LCD screen.

You’ve probably heard about digital fish finders, but aren’t quite sure what the difference is. The main difference is the filtering capabilities and auto adjustments. Our new FDF (Furuno Digital Filter) technology helps adjust gain, STC “Clutter” and output power, as well as suppress main bang (the echoes just below the transducer.) It also makes the picture clearer and easier to decipher. But even the best digital filter won’t help unless you start with a solid basis, such as Furuno’s renowned fish finder technology.

The FCV620's waterproof construction allows it to be installed on any bridge. Audio and visual alarms alert you whenever preset limits are met for water depth, water temperature and fish echoes. Selectable display modes include High or Low Frequency, Dual Frequency, Zoom, Nav Data, A-Scope, Marker Zoom, Bottom Zoom or Bottom-Lock. Furuno's TLL (Target Lat/Lon) output allows you to interface the FCV620 with your Furuno chart plotter so you can mark any spot you desire and save it as a waypoint, enabling you to return to it whenever you desire. 

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*The FCV585 was voted 2009 NMEA Best Fish Finder*

The FCV585 is a dual frequency (50 kHz and 200 kHz) Color LCD Sounder featuring Furuno's DSP technology. The FCV585 displays underwater conditions in 8, 16 or 64 colors on a super-bright 8.4" LCD screen.

You’ve probably heard about digital fish finders, but aren’t quite sure what the difference is. The main difference is the filtering capabilities and auto adjustments. Our new FDF (Furuno Digital Filter) technology helps adjust gain, STC “Clutter” and output power, as well as suppress main bang (the echoes just below the transducer.) It also makes the picture clearer and easier to decipher. But even the best digital filter won’t help unless you start with a solid basis, such as Furuno’s renowned fish finder technology.

The FCV585's waterproof construction allows it to be installed on any bridge. Audio and visual alarms alert you whenever preset limits are met for water depth, water temperature and fish echoes. Selectable display modes include High or Low Frequency, Dual Frequency, Zoom, Nav Data, A-Scope, Marker Zoom, Bottom Zoom or Bottom-Lock. Furuno's TLL (Target Lat/Lon) output allows you to interface the FCV585 with your Furuno chart plotter so you can mark any spot you desire and save it as a waypoint, enabling you to return to it whenever you desire.

** With the better weather upon us, nows the time to get ready if your not equiped with a good sounder which is a must.

** Oceanside Tackle & Marine uses Furuno sounders and offer something that most shops(and online) dont and thats "Menu setup" and understanding all its features which we go through in "detail".

** These are good fish catching tool but not understanding the features will reduce its overall benefits.

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Hi all,

Just thought id see if anyone's fished Myalup beach lately? Havent been down in a while and thinking of giving it a crack this arvo/tonight for some tailor and hopefully mulloway. Hopefully the sands not too soft to drive on.

Any of the SW boys got any info?

Cheers Sam.

Just spent some time in Sabah,Borneo. When we arrived at our first stay at this marine eco resort we were welcomed by about 20 or so Cobia in there pen. This place was focusing on breeding giant clams that are under threat of extinction through over fishing as they are a local delicacy, also they have a program running to plant hard corals, which was quite interesting to see as it seemed to be working when we went for a dive to see what they were actually doing.

hi guys

just recently bought a baby vib 35 in the purple colour. just as i was about to put it in my lure box i saw a caution sign on the bottom.

one side said watch out for the sharp hooks

and the other side said this product contains a chemical known to the state the of california to cause cancer and birth defects. 

after reading this i didn't want to go near the it! 

so we went back up to were we bought it and asked one of the staff about it.

one person said, what type of company would sell a lure that can cause cancer in humans, which is going to be in a fishes mouth and that fish is possibly going to be eaten? good point

he thought it might have been a coating put on the lure or something to do with the chemically sharpened hooks.

so we took it home and put the lure in a bucket of detergent and water to see if that might wash the stuff off.

what do you guys think that the chemical might be? i think it might be lead.

Hi guys

Can I get some opinions on your favourite tailor rigs for the beach/surf including what breaking strain line, hook/sinker sizes and anything else you want to add.

I have always just baitcasted mulies with a running sinker down to a swivel and then a 2 foot leader to a gang of 3 or 4 chemically sharpened hooks. Oh also I always use a small glowstick above the sinker.

Just wanted to see what everyone else uses.

hey just wondering if anyone knows anything about a saratoga strada 6000 fishing reel what value and the quality of them cheers

It looks like a pretty warm day but all that aside, the conditions look great. I am heading up past Two Rocks in the evening for a shot at whatever and to give the dog a run. Anyone else heading up that way?

Hey all,

Have a few spots spare for sambo jig trip on sunday leaving from mindarie.Will be jigging hillaries aggs.$150ea

send me a pm if your keen

cheers

chris

Gday

Ive heard a bit about this spot but I've never been. Im hoping to check it out and chase some decent tailor on lures.

When you get to Trigg, is it easy to find?

What are the best conditions and times of day/week to fish there? (eg less people swimming etc)

Cheers,

Hi Guy's

Just wondering what your thoughts are on tomorrow's weather. There look's to be about a 6 hour window through the middle of the day but seebreeze has been wrong before. Really want to go out.

I'm taking the family up to Lancelin on Sunday. The kids are fairly young and my Dad is over from the UK, but his knees are shot so I was going to drive him onto the jetty and let him have a go for herring off the end while the girls are playing on the beach.

I know you can catch herring and gardies from the jetty, but is there anything else anyone knows of? Is the beach any good for some decent whiting?

I just need to keep the kids and the old man entertained for a while and try and get a small feed.

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers

Does any one know where to get a good quality boat storage cover made up. My $65 ebay special lasted a season but now its spread all over the back yard. I think its time I dug a little deeper and got a proper one. 

Anyone know of any cray boats tat sell to the public? NOR pref Hillaries or Mindarie.

Thanks

going to give it a go next week,what are peoples best baits, had some nice fish frames but a tradie turned of the power and the freezer died!

Into the frozen deep: Stunning underwater photos of life beneath Antarctica's ice

By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 7:00 AM on 09th December 2009

These stunning images show one man's incredible 400 hour journey of endurance swimming in the coldest waters in the world.

In a breathtaking feat of dedication to his profession, extreme diver Norbert Wu captured the visual feast swimming under Antarctica's captivating sea ice.

Over the past 12 years he has braved the bone-chilling temperatures of the planet's most southern continent to piece together his collection.

Majestic emperor penguins fizz through the water like rockets while alien-looking star fish and anemones carpet the busy ocean floor.

Emperor penguins dive beneath the ice in the coldest waters on Earth These stu

Sea stars, Odontaster validus, eat a dead Weddell seal pup

But when cute animals and bizarre creatures are not playing up to Wu's camera, vast icy caverns and mammoth underwater chambers have allowed him to paint a spectacular view of secret worlds of ice around Antarctica.

Since the 48-year-old American from Atlanta, Georgia, first visited the vast frozen landscape in 1997, Norbert's love of the dangerous region has grown year on year.

Over seven trips to Antarctica photographer and cameraman Norbert has travelled nearly 200,000 miles to the American Antarctic research stations at McMurdo and Palmer to get his pictures.

Diving six days a week for 12 weeks each visit, he has amassed over 1,000 Antarctic dives equalling an astounding 17 days submerged in the frosty depths.

He said: 'The water around McMurdo Station is some of the coldest water in the world at -1.8c but it is worth it when you see what is down there.

'At dives like that you work very hard to keep the danger out of what you are doing. How cold you get is a very psychological thing.

'One of the coldest I have ever been in my life was when I decided to assist another diver. Without my camera and without something to focus on meant the cold started to win.'  

Medusa jellyfish live near the surface and can be over one metre in diameter

Fresh water drips from glaciers and freezes upon contacting the sea water creating these stunning frozen underwater waterfalls

Despite his calmness about the danger of his work, brave Norbert and others like him are facing a hostile environment where just 90 mins in the water could be fatal.

His epic adventures to the vast world of snow and sub-zero temperatures and seen him contributing to over 20 books and a number of TV projects.   Going boldly where few men and women dare, Norbert's passion for underwater photography has seen him working on pioneering documentaries including the BBC's Life series currently being screened in the UK for the first time.

'The first stage is logistical,' he said. 'Readying the dive and camera gear, and then loading it and then driving to the dive site.

'There are lots of details to consider and track, and a moment of absent-mindedness will result in a miscalculation or forgetting something crucial, ruining a dive.

'Then it's about getting into the dive gear, making sure everything is connected, seated right on my body and functioning properly.  

'Finally you slip into the water, usually through an hole in the ice drilled for you several feet deep.

'You reach up to take camera gear being handed to you before dropping down a bit underwater and checking the camera to make sure it isn't leaking and that it is functioning properly. Then you head off to what it is we want to shoot.' 

A diver swims just below a crack in the sea ice. Tidal shifts cause sea ice to crack in pressure ridges near islands

Despite the specialised nature of his work, Norbert didn't always plan to be floating around under groaning sheets of ice in a lonely world.

'Many scuba divers get interested in underwater photography after they start diving in order to record what they see for their enjoyment. It was just a natural progression from there.' 

'I didn't start underwater photography thinking it would lead to anything. But you never know where life will take you, and if you had told me long ago that I would be doing what I'm doing now, I wouldn't have believed you.' 

Even after the shocking amount of time he has swam at sub-zero temperatures, Wu said his health has remained relatively in tact.

'After my first season in 1997 I spent a couple of years with stiff hands. They weren't as flexible as they used to be.

'I was pretty alarmed at that but it has either gone away or I don't notice it any more. That's the only negative physical thing I've experienced.' 

Norbert will return to Antarctica's Palmer station when he will finish his next project documenting the area's marine life.

I am heading up to Kalbarri tomorrow for six days and I am really looking forward to some great fishing.
Does anyone have any recent reports of how the fishing is there at the moment?
Thank you very much, Colin

I am hoping that this is not a FW member or someone a member knows.
Apparantly a man in his early 30s was looking at a problem at the back of his boat just 200 m offshore from the Ocean Reef marina when it is speculated a wave upset his balance and he fell into the water.
Thankfully he was rescued by a passing vessel, while his new 5.8 m centre console boat sunk to the bottom.

Some people approach
diving,in a easy going approach,and it is a great sport but it also has inherent risks accoicated with it, that is one reason I strongly advise the younger,newer, people who take up diving to the to join clubs as I do not think,(my personal
opinion ) that paying money and doing a course will make the person a
good diver,I started in 1968 and have logged sh--it loads around Aust
and O/Seas and I still learn. Ps I was a training officer and I did not
have one incident to any one I was involved with jersey

i need some help I am new to fishing but heading down to geographe bay for a week. I would love some tips on how to catch some nice fish and maybe some hints on good locations.

any help with be greatly appreciated

Edited from the Daily Mail story by Fiona Macrae  09th December 2009

Stretching along the shore as far as the eye can see, it is a galaxy of starfish.

More than 10,000 were left high and dry on the sands after choppy seas washed them from their feeding grounds. And unfortunately, nearly all perished, unable to get back to the safety of the water. The graveyard of orange and pink extends more than a quarter of a mile along the golden sands of Holkham Beach in Norfolk.

It is thought that the starfish had gathered near the shore to feast on their favourite food of mussels.

They are also most common between November and March - the time of the year when we experience bigger tides.

anyone can show me flatrock on googlemap?