i bought a shimano bluerose today it looks the part has any 1 used these rods b4?

hi guys i'm heading to steep point in 2 weeks i'm taking my boat i was wondering if any 1 has any idea about the fishing there atm and the track into there?

I have recently purchased a Penn 16VSX reel loaded with 66lbs whipash line. I'm  looking for a balanced rod for bottom fishing 100m - either off the shelf or custom. Anyone have any recommendations?

are they ever goin to get it right been caught that many times them saying its goin to be calm & then it blows or there saying its goin to blow & then perfect weather i think its time for a bigger boat so it wont matter as much

just wondering were every1 would be fishing tonite? im thinkin of heading out when i finish work at 1 am but am not sure where i should go lol

What do you think are the best grounds and water depth to fish for Dhufish are in the Metro Area ?

hey just wanted some advice,

taking the dinghy out on sunday morning on the river with a couple of mates and wanted to know where the bream are biting at the moment. We were thinking of launching from point walter boat ramps and visiting a few yacht clubs around there. Would they be in that area at the moment or further up/down riveR?

Also, a mate of mine recently bought some new kit and was wanting to test it out weekend after this one. Can anybody tell me any places (within a couple of hours) near perth where we can try for redfin perch? shore or boat-based both are okay. Thanks guys.

Kav

hey guys, does anyone have the email address for nebraska charters?

heading out sunday mornig to mangles bay but need some company as i am sick of talking to myself

pm if interesed  proberly going about 9.00

Hey guys, if anyone could help it would gladly be appreciated, I saw a video from oz bout fishing. except in this vid they did not use a gaff with a hook, more like a stick with a loop of wire that closed on the fishes tail when captured... Would anyone happen to know what this is called and where would I find a good pic of this 'gaff' and vid of it in action??? Tx any help is gladly appreciated...

marc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6oNolIq8g

I stubbled across this one.

Does anyone know at what depths these weights should be used? 

Just thought I'd throw this one out there.  Who do you think is the best fishing presenter past and present and why?  Is it the way they talk to the viewer, show what you want to see, how they fish?   Just interested in who watches what and what they like to see.

If anyone is wanting to get a group of mates together and fish the Broome Billfish Classic from the 12th to the 21st of August on a 42ft Luxuary Charter Boat give us a call or send us an email. Follow this link for the full details and rules of the comp  http://www.broomefishingclub.com.au/events/billfish_classic_09.pdf

Entries close 30th June so enquire now if you think you might be interested!!

I am looking at camping there for my next adventure. I would appreciate any advice.

• Where to camp? Obviously there is a caravan park but are there any good bush camping spots?
• Beach access? I have a Subaru outback will i be able to get onto the beach in this car? Are there spots you can get to without driving on the beach?
• Crocs and tides: Should i take my kayak?
• Of course fishing? What can I expect? Lures worth taking? 

I know its a stupid question but if i dont ask i'll never know, im still quite new to the whole fishing thing and ive only been fishing for 7-8 months and i keep reading topics about jigging and keep seeing 'jigging' rods and reels.

so what is jigging?

Going out there to work for at least the next four weeks...could pan out to months...and wondering about fishing opportunities there? I know my chances of a mackeral/coral trout/dhufish would be fairly remote but after having a look at the satellite image it appears there is a waterway of some sort meandering through town, and I thought redfin perhaps? If I get any positive feedback by tomorrow I can shoot down to the post office to get the freshwater licence!

Any help appreciated, John

anybody selling,

packets of soft plastics for landbased flicking

jigheads

and a soft plastic rod?

if not what do you guys recommend?

looking at around $100 for a rod

and probly spend about the same on plastics

Instead of what he thought was a very large fish, a Florida fisherman netted a live and very unstable air-to-air guided missile that was floating in the Gulf of Mexico, police said.

According to the bomb squad that dismantled it, the heavily corroded missile could have exploded at any moment, but it was kept onboard the Bold Venture boat by commercial fisherman Rodney Salomon for 10 days before he returned it to port.

Mr Salomon, 37, from Saint Petersburg, Florida, was long-line fishing 80 kilometres out in the Gulf from Panama City when he "caught" what was clearly a military ordnance, said the Pinellas County sheriff's office.

He waited well over a week to return to the Madeira Beach dock, where he notified authorities.

The missile was dismantled within hours by bomb specialists at a nearby military base.

The experts said the missile was corroded by its apparent extended stay in saltwater. According to the bomb team "it was live and in a very unstable state," police said.

Mr Salomon asked the bomb squad if he could keep the missile after it was made safe, but his request was denied.

- AFP

im heading out after work to target some mullaway. has anybody heard were they have been biting if at all?

attention all tackle stores,

I'm coined up, and looking for new gear, although i hate paying full price.

I dont want to hear who's the best, most helpfull, biggest range, etc, and i already know what i want. all i want to know is -

WHOS HAVING END OF FINANCIAL YEAR SALES, AND WHEN.

So, who wants my business?

(samC, i'm looking at you.....)

 Over the last few months ive been workin on rigging up an underwater camera for my boat that i could just drop down to the bottom and see whats down there. It proved difficult to find the right underwater camera as i wanted something that could go deep. I managed to source a 12v colour camera that drops down to 40m. the camera droped on its own gives a nice birds eye view of the bottom (very clear in good conditions). I also wanted to have a horizontal view of the bottom which ment a case had to be made out of stainless steel and lead to weigh it down. the camera has a 12v power input (cigaret lighter) and also has one video output(yellow plug). the camera connects to a video capture card that plugs into the laptop. this way anything i see on the bottom i can record it (up to 120gb worth). both laptop and camera are rigged with 12v plug which means there is no need for any batteries. the other nice thing about oziexplorer is that i can waypoint the spot im recording on and attatch the video file to the waypoint...

I posted this up because i think its a pretty cool gadget and it took along time to get set up , also any advice for modifications or other ideas would be much appreciated..

cheers

was out squidding the other day with a heap of boats arround and noticed everyone lands there squid by hand, I dont understand why fisho's dont use a net, we use an enviro it makes life alot easier and the boat ink free.  Also the argument between rods and handlines, we use rods because when the squid propulses backwards the rod takes up the motion, i dont know how you would do it with a hand line.

any comments

Hi Guys,

I have a 19 Ft. fibreglass Guardian half cabin hull and cannot find a decent position to mount my sounder transducer. The boat has a stepped V type hull and to get the transducer into the clear part of the water at speed, it needs to be about 20mm below the hull, as the steps are about 100mm long and 10 mm deep, at a small 15 degree angle. This position works up to about 20 knots, then the display looks like a fish frenzy.....false reading though - also it creates a roostertail about 2 metres high that splashes over my motor and onto the rear seat passenger (wife and boat sponsor...). Any solutions available from similar experiences on this type of hull? Sounder is a 595c GPS/combo. Direct hull mount is not possible without serious mods as the boat has the sealed hull

I just thought i would post this as 'davey' asked the question the other day...

Making your laptop into a marine chart plotter is easy and cheap heres the steps to getting it all setup.

1. get your hands on a software called oziexplorer. (this is the actual gps software where you can do tracks,waypoints,speed etc.)

2. get your hands on marine charts in electronic format (jpeg,bitmap,...) there are several ways to do this 1) you can scan you marine charts or any maps for that matter and then convert the jpeg,bitmap... to the oziexplore image format using the software tool. 2)you can search for any maps (marine,road, or others) on the web and convert them as above. 3) you can by electronic format marine charts from DPI (what i did)

once you have your maps, if they are not in oziexplorer format simply convert them using the tool provided. once all maps are in oziexplorer format you open oziexplorer and configure them with the lat/long coordinates which are given on the corners of any map/chart (this is very easy to do and youtube has a good tutorial on how to do this) 

3. get your hands on a usb gps reciever. i got mine off ebay for $50 its water proof aswell.

plug your gps reciever to your laptop and away you go. I am currently using this setup and it is infact very acurate, and provides details of speed,waypoints,routes and much much more. it is more powerfull then a standard marine gps other then the fact a laptop is not waterproof. with this setup your laptop can be a street plotter, marine plotter....etc

Hope this information can help those intrested in pc chart plotting..

screen capture 

laptop,gps reciever, 12v power for laptop

I know you are not allowed to fillet fish at sea but could not see anything about gutting them at sea was out on the water today and caught some pinkies and went to clean them at home and larger one had a full belly of partly digested herring smelt like a can of assholes the mrs was not impressed when she went in the kitchen

Cheers

Firstly I have to say of all the sites Fishwrecked is No1,congrats to everyone involved.Being a long time reader I thought Id better post something!

Curious to know what everyone is using bottom bouncing the deeper water say 50m to 150m, looking to purchase new rod and reel $$$ not really an

issue.Any input appreciated.

Well ive been saving the pennys and was going to buy a new surf rod but seeing as i dont enjoy that as much as i do rock hopping and fishing off the boat ( as i found out for the first time sunday :P ) ive decided to buy something more suited to a boat. Now im not sure what is better egg beater or overhead i used an overhead for the first time on sunday and didnt find it to hard to grasp but still find the egg beater easier but from what ive gathered overheads much easier for bottom bouncing now im looking at a price range of about 600 dollars wondering what all your opinions are on what i should get just to help out, im looking for a rod and reel that will be able to handle the decent size fish dont know if thats within my budget just one thing i want on an overhead reel is the auto leveler because im hopeless at thumbing line on.

just re-posting echo for sale 4500 colour navman selling to up grade 3 years old mint con with manual &box 600w transducer $500 Ono call or post message 0411189862