Im thinking of heading out to the bunbury cut today and was wondering what rigs i should set up for  that kind of area what bait i should take and if surf poppers or lures or soft baits would have any effect out there and is dusk a good time to go? thanks guys

Does anyone know how deep the water is on kingie reef and, do any decent species get caught on it ? Cheers

just wanting to know if theres any landbased fisherman that are doing good in the metro area lately,salmons,mulloways?what ever.just to see how to metro area is doing at the moment.

sorry that it was my third forum topic today,lol,i dunno why,but my internet connection today is extremely good for once.normally i could just read and my internet would be too slow to even sent a post,thats why i havent been pretty inactive in the past few months.

hey guys i got some overhead reels and baitcasters that needs service and perhaps even fixing,most of em are daiwa,which tackle shop should i go to which will have daiwa parts and that they could advice the situation and what was the problem with it etc.and willing to help.

Hey guys,

Lately me and my mates have been trialling soft plastics off the boat around 3 mile

with sum success.. Skippy, snapper, sambos and breaksea..

Just wondering if anyone else has tried using weighted soft plastics around 3 mile??

headed down to hillary's marina tonight for a fish.

next to spinakers restaurant has become a no fishing zone,

just a heads up.

cheers

Heading to Bali these holidays for a week and was wondering if theres any fishing to be had landbased?
Im staying South Kuta.
I dont mind going out on a charter either if its not too dear.

Im just thinking maybe its all fished out?

Any help or information would be great.

Cheers

I have finally given up the “durries”, also known as the “coffin nails”, “oily rags”, “smokes”, etc.

So I am looking forward to having a bit of extra cash (At $12 a pack it should add up to a bit of extra cash).

I am putting the money I am saving into a special (aka secret, not known to the better half) account. What do you think I should save up for fishing gear wise.

All input would be apreciated, Colin Hay

I looked at the bright pakula pusher Adam had with his blackie and it made me think. I am a science type person but with humans and i know that most animals apart from Primates dont see colours. I was wondering if anybody know if fish see colours or just patterns. Maybe the colour of lures is designed to catch us and not the Fish. I hope someone can answer this.

Neels

I'm looking at buying another Jigging outfit. At the moment I have a Ryobi Metaroyal 5000A Safari spooled with 50lb braid on a Shimano Jigwrex S526. Absolutely awesome outfit but I want something lighter as well.
I have been looking at the Alutecnos jigging rods and see they have the FRJ006LG (6/12lb) that supports a spinfisher type reel and handles 80/170g jigs. They also have mainly overhead jigging sticks and if I was to go there the FRJ015SP (15/30lb) that handles 150/270g jigs looks ok as well.

My questions are:
1. Are the overhead jigging sticks (in this case the FRJ015SP (supports 150/270g jigs)as good as the ones designed for spinfisher reels? (eggbeater reels) If so, what would be a good reel to match to this stick? And where is my best place to buy this stick?

2.If I was to go with the FRJ006LG stick, (Supports 80/170g jigs) What would be the best reel to match this outfit and again, where would my best bet be in purchasing this rod? I'm rather inclined to go with this outfit but await members comments.

looking at braided line on market for bottom bouncing around perth ... any suggestions appreciated.

hey guys

hey guys i have been told to go to Centaur marker for sambos this weekend

there is one problam  i wouldnt have a clue where it is or how to get there

i rilly wonna get into some sambos inside 3 mile so all the help i can get will be great

thanks heaps

danobigfish

May sound like a stupid question, but can i be informed by a few of you proffesional lure user's out there, the best way to retrieve popper's. I have only recently bought a couple after reading and hearing people catching tailor on them. From what ive read the best places to use these is over reefy country and when there's a fair bit of white water - is this true or false?. Do you have any success with them in calm conditions? Could you also recommend the best size and possibly colour's that might be to the liking of tailor or salmon?? Sorry so many questions but i have been a thru n thru bait fisherman in the past, and have only started using lures recently.

Cheers!

Well looks like it may be life number 4 i have saved.

I was driving around freo takin pics with my new lens and decided to pull into my favorite fishin spot in freo (traffic bridge)

Walked down the steps till i got to the bottom and noticed a girl right next to the 3ft wide plank thet goes out to the middle of the bridge. She was by herself and talking to herself and waving arms around (not all there).
I walked back to the car and put camera away and went back down to try get her away from the walkway.
I approched her and said hello, no reply just grunts and moans. As i stepped towards her she backed up and made a move for the plank.

I ended up sub duing her and got brian to call police, she broke free and made a run for the stairs and strait infront of traffic. 5 min later she was walkin back and down the steps towards the walkway and mutterd something about ending it. She ened up walking the plank in the dark when police arrived and i took them out to her. I walked police out on the plank to where she was sitting. The police called water police incase she fell or jumped. Police brought her back after alot of talking and ended up taking her away but she kept saying " I want to go to the water. It was soooo freaky! Police congratulated me and Brian and said any longer her out there and she would of gone in. One slip there and its all over! I would hate to think what might of happend if she were still there alone.

Guatemala Sport Fishing.  Have any of you been or are interested?  We are slamming Sailfish here and blue marlin.  What are your thoughts on fishing these regions?

Capt Starrs 

hey guys, does anyone know if there is any alternative handle upgrade available for my shimano spheros 14000? something like RCS parts?

bloody thing is quite flimsy and comes loose a lot..

cheers

Hi all, I have had to be around home quite a bit lately and in my spare time I have decided to do something fruitful and get back into making some home made lures.

I was wondering what everyone's favourite lure colour or colour combinations are, for:

1) Mackeral;

2) GTs;

3) Tuna;

4) Salmon; and

5) Tailor

I know there are a lot of "sales and marketing" colours associated with many of the lures today, so if you could describe that colour or colours as close to the standard "rainbow" colours it would be greatly appreciated.

Personally, I love the old red and white combo, or a gold and brown combo.

Looking forward to your input,

Many thanks, Colin Hay

hey guys

i wonna get into some sambos but would have to stay inside of 3 mile bcoz i dont have a gps bye the way if anybody is selling one can u pm me  thanks

but ya i wont to get into soma sambos were do i need to head and how deep what are the tatics ??

any help wood be good thanks heaps

dano

G'day guys bit out of my field of expertise here, chasing a 10-15kg overhead for 10kg line class game fishing for sails and small blacks, what's good and what's not?

so heres the deal, ive never caught a really big fish nor been on a boat + my b'days coming up soon so im planning to go fishing on a charter

just the problem is i dont know which company is good and which ones are bad...any advice wich one is good,

also which  is better, day or night fish?

any advice will be great.

Hi Crew,

I have just received the email below, I figure the best way to respond is to send a link to this thread with replies from you guys.  Advice would be great.

Cheers,
Adam

I hope you can help because I would like some fishing advice. I am retiring at the end of 2010 and sometime in 2011 I plan to take my 12 year old and my 18 year old sons on a sports fishing holiday over to Western Australia. We live in Melbourne and plan to tow a boat across by four wheel drive. I have to buy a powerboat, probably about 5.5m to 6.00m and I will do that with my super, anyway what’s left of it by then (wife’s not too keen on the idea but she’s not coming anyway).

I’ve got an old army mate living in Perth so will probably visit him and start our 3 month fishing tour from there. We will take our time and head north, stopping at places where we can catch a fish. Certainly I hear that Coral Bay, Exmouth and Kalbarri are good fishing locs. We are prepared to head north as far as Broome, Derby and Wyndham to chase fish and then come home through NT and so on back to Melbourne. Can you suggest any MUST FISH places for us?

We practice catch and release and when I want a feed of fish I buy some from the fish n chip shop. For the past 6 months I have begun to stockpile my fishing tackle with bits and pieces, i.e., lures, rods, reels, etc. I’ve got a great barra rod on lay buy at the moment. I’ve got surf rods, boat rods with overhead reels and lots of light tackle. Is there anything I should take with me? Cast net maybe? Do I need a fishing license? Can you advise me?

Best wishes

Richard Pleash

Hi guys/girls

Went to Yanchep Lagoon yesterday and fished in the lagoon looking at the reef. There was a strong current going from left to right, is this current always there and does it matter where you stand.

Fishing was slow got 1 KG, 2 Taylor a rock cod and a few Whiting between 2 of us. Had a few big bites but i think my technique leaves something to be desired. Got there about 6:45am and left at 2pm. Weather was a beaut would love a few more days like that.

gday fellas

im thinking about goin to the swan river to try for some mulloway. im gonna be fishin landbased n was just wonderin where would be worth tryin and if there common in the swan at this time of year.

cheers

Caught this while fishing at northmole this morning. It was around 20cm

Well the auction for 2100m of Trilene line goes to Big Fella Fishn at $67. Thanks for the bids and i will get the money to Adam as soon as i receive it.

Two time tag ,,,Yer baby

Well day 3 had the worst conditions for the comp, was pretty lumpy out on the water with patches of heavy rain. The results reflected the conditions out there today. We managed to land one sailfish. Can't remember the results from today, I was too tired really but it was like twenty something sails and two marlin. Champion boat for the comp was Trophy Hunter on 5500 points.

hey guys

if anybody noes of somebody in the fishing bussnies and needs a deki can u please pm me 

thanks danobigfish

I want it and I want it now. Fully loaded, as is. $139 000. 70knots plus, quad 300hp Optimax's. Please Santa can I have one. I'll be a good boy. Promise

Did anyone catch much on Sunday

I went out from Lancelin to some really good spots and did not catch one fish- did anyone suffer the same fate

This was my first ever DUCK when deep sea fishing!

Maybe the weather has been too good lately and the place has been hammered