heys guys, im posting from sydney and looks like you lot know what your doing! maybe someone can shed some light? its doing my head in...

Im planning to head offshore quite a lot this coming season chasing yellowfin tuna and maybe get some late marlin if possible!.



Just wondering what you guys take out with you with another 4 blokes on the boat... cant bring the whole tackleshop..



Ive got a 5000FA stella on a 4-6kg magnum butt incase some smallish yft or albies show up in the distance ........

8000FA on a trevalla butterfly jig rod to bottom bash with and jig some yellowfin.

20000FA on a smith jig stick to troll and cube up with.....



Seem about right? anything to change? Should i be chucking a small skirt on the 8000FA and maybe a big skirt / hardbody on the 20000fa? im pretty new to tuna , mainly just jig for kings or downrig in the harbour for rats



Brad

hey guys i am lookin for a littel project bike

i dont wont to spen much $$

lookin for motorbike that needs a lil bit of work like the carby cleand and all of that dont wont to do much 

just learning

pm me if ya wont

cheers 

danobigfish

Just got a PM from a new member from Egypt wanting some information about Amberjacks. Especially a DVD on how to catch them and where. I suppose the Wreckers should also inform him about Sambos instead off Amberjack, but because I am at Dampier I am not in the slightest a good source of information for our new friend Massanet.

I hope you all can help.

Neels

Their was an article about this in a Western Angler mag last year sometime and i found it to be a very interesting read. I thought it might be fun to involve members of FW in telling their stories of "the ones that got away..". I can remember countless times trying to lift a big Mackerel or Tuna into the boat, due to not having a gaff only for the leader to snap or for the hooks to pull. I really hope this one gets off the ground and members will happily share their stories.

So cmon, lets hear it.

A few photos from a fishing trip to Ivanhoe Crossing on the Ord and the Dunham River just upstream of the confluence with the Ord. No decent fish - we caught 18 Barra but nothing worth a photo. This was a reward for a team of guys we have working up there at the moment. The crossing was well awash and closed. Absolutely crawling with juveniles who struck at just about anything. The cost in lures was enormous when you combine the speed of the water and the snags - but a great day out. Nothing i said could say would stop the guys from standing right on the waters edge for half an hour at a time - no casualties but i had visions of trying to explain a croc attack as a lost time injury. An interesting story from the guy at the Bush Shack while buying lures - a 2 metre Bull shark caught at the base of the diversion dam a week before. Not a recommended swimming spot.

Adam possible to sticky this?
Thought its time to start a 2009 salmon thread with all the whats what, and where the fish are at!!!
Also somewhere to post your pictures of some good salmon catches.
Depending on Adams thoughts (Ive not asked him yet :) ), but might be possible to start a little comp, with the Best picture / capture of the season, and hoping Adam might be kind enough to throw in a fishwrecked shirt or 2 :) ... see how we go with that one!!
so where are the fish at?? anyone caught any? Ive heard some big schools going round Augusta on the weekend, anyone else got any info, or even better got into some fish yet??
Look forward to everyones responses, and happy salmon hunting!!!!
Cheers
Bodie

hey ppls

i am going to Mundurah soon at the Mundurah holiday resort i was wondering if anyone could give me any advise on the fishing and what am i to expect as i have neva ben there r even neva seen an image of it

thnx

guys im hanging to get out tomorow for a fish couldnt care what but have to get a fix will pay my way and all the other extras
cheers brenz

I was reading some heated debates about the pros and cons of G Loomis surf rods over Lamiglas rods in a US fishing forum today (Boy I am slack) and it peaked my interest.

My personal favourite beach rod is my Daiwa Moonraker. It is a great rod with a whippy action that can help you cast a mile. However, it does have its shortcomings with regard to casting heavier baits.

I know there are a few keen landbased fishos on here and I was wondering what rods are, and have been, your favourites?

All the best, Colin Hay

Did anyone get out today??
Was down at Austal shipbuilding yards at henderson and the sound looked flat as a tack and by the looks of seabreeze it seemed alright on there.

So did anyone catch anything??? or were you all good boys and didnt chuck sickies lol

Blake

Hey guys I m taking the kids for a fish this weekend anyone know where the big bull herring are being caught

Hey guys,

Heres one that might get some people talking, maybe even get some die hard followers heckles up, well see....

Bream, having never really spent time river fishing and always focusing on the oceans i have never ever caught one, I have only ever attempted to catch them on one attempt when camping at moore river where we trauled and cast lures all day without a hint of success.

I have seen the shows so many times it has gotten very boring to me watching them, they cast near branches in the water so we did too, we cast near reeds, we cast far from the boat, near the boat, trauled the edges, the middle, upways, downways, zig zagged, basically tried everything except the use of dynamite to get one.

Ive had this discussion with friends over beers and no one I hang out with understands it so my question is what is basically so great about bream? They are regularely on tv fishing shows, they have bream tournaments now that have recently and continue to gather quite a following.

Do they taste spectacular? Are they a great fighting fish? Is it that they are so painfully hard to get to bite so any catch gives a great feeling of accomplishment? To me they are quite a small species so must surely only put up a great fight on very light gear....

To me it seems the following has definately grown due to alot of advertising on tv shows and the like but maybe there is good reason for this? Maybe they really are the holy grail of fishing as the likes of Rex hunt, Starlo and Bushy so claim.

Having never caught one maybe if I was to one day hook up on one i might also realise the magnitude of this highly worshiped fish.

Thanks guys, I am looking forward to being enlightened on the species Bream

G'day all
Would like to get a Rec Skippers Ticket, can anyone suggest an assessor in the Mandurah area?
Cheers.

Wondering how these boats ride in WA rough water.  What about Barcrushers? 

Anyone interested in heading out tomorrow afternoon.  Still new to area..so can't make any promises about picking the right spots. 

Cheers Ben

I have been a menber of fishwrecked for two years but because of only having dial up have not been able to visit the website as much as i would like too

Now that i have got broadband i hope 2 be using this websit alot more and getting to know all you guys alot betta

P.s Any one got any tips on wheer abouts the mullaz mite be round this time of year in the river ??? 

Brad

Hi Fellow Fisho's

I hate this weather pattern, I am at work, looking outside the window, no wind, nice skys and looking at the seabreeze forecast and it's perfect for the next few days.. thats fantastic for those that have the next few days off and can go fishing! 

Look at the weekend ahead... it's crap!

I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it improves.

For those that are lucky enough to go out, tease us all on your advertures and catch

Can't find any details about this years swanfish.. Me and a mate keen on taking the houseboat out for this..

Have heard it might be this weekend???

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi guys, I'm a newby at this.  A few years ago Tiny's jigs were available in different weights, but now I can't find them.  Does anyone know where I can get leadhead jigs like those now, and what cost they are approximately?

Hey There, I wonder if anyone could tell me if moon phases can affect fishing for tailor. I was fishing a couple of weeks ago on a newish moon and there was quite a few tailor about. Was out yesterday evening on the fullish moon and not even a sniff. Just wondering if anyone knows if moon phases can affect tailor fishing.....

Cheers Guys

Here i Sit at my computer boat still hooked up from the family rotto run yesterday (perfect for fishing and I almost cried as I showed my wife the sonar only  to see a bait ball being harassed) but is it to windy for the fads ? is it to far if the wind drops more as predicted ... its a long way is it even worth going there in day time ? or should it always be morning what u guys think ?

I managed to sneek out to Flat Rock yesterday arvo with some small gear. I burleyed up and drew a laerge school of good sized Gar Fish and filled my bucket with fat Herring in a matter of an hour or so. I also managed to hook probably the larges Ray in the ocean. It was fun watching the line spool but I had to concede a fair chunk of braid after not too long.

During the small fish frenzie, I noticed small schools of Salmon swimming right on the reef edge. 2 schools in about 30 minutes. They didn't appear to be huge fish or larges schools but it's a great sign of early action this year. I wasn't prepared for the schools so I just observed with some degree of frustration!

Sherbs uses his Livefibre and Daiwa Saltist combination to fight a nice Sambo on board.

Paul with a great Dhuie on light gear

Sherbs with a double header of Baldchins

Just bought myself a 5.2 centre console and considering whether to put a t top canopy or a normal canopy on it what are peoples thoughts?

it has most of the goods on it

sounder

gps

6 rod holders

bait board

led's under the gunnels

grab rails

two way

cd player

what else to add?

Anyone got any tricks to stop sambos burying you in the reef once hooked? Cheers Pete

Hi guys,

I've been looking at a lot of videos recently and lots of people using fly rods, baitcaster reels etc... which are all new to me. I've done a lot of fishing when i was younger but just using standard surf rods and eggbeater reels.

Do you think it's important to learn to use a baitcaster reel and how many of you learn new techniques (such as fly fishing in the ocean)?

Hi Guys.

Being a fair distance from the oceans(Williams) Im missing my fishing.

Did 2 weeks on the south coast(Cape Riche and Esperance) over Xmas/New Year and it just wasnt enough!!!!.

Got a chalet booked for Albany for 8 nights at Easter,BRING IT ON!!!!

Messed around with my Landy this weekend making SECURE rod holders for the roofrack and fitting my new Wilson removeable bullbar rod holder.

Should have taken a pic I guess.

Looks like a mate will have a boat down there at easter,plus my workmate is from Albany and going down for easter.

Taklebox has also had a spring clean.

Andrew

hey guys

was wondering if any one had a old motorbike for pritty cheap that they wonna get ride of 

i wont a littel project  that isnt going to cost much and wont take long just easy stuff to start off with 

pm me if you wont

thanks danobigfish

Did anyone go out offshore from Metro area today?

Just wondering what the conditions were like, as Sunday looks like it will be a carbon copy of today?

Cheers Steve

I have been collecting Australian war relics for a while now and thought i would share my latest peice.

Its a World war 1, 303 rifle made in Lithgow, Australia 1918.

It have been de-activated so it cant fire and will be a wall mount.

The weekend looks awesome

and was wondering whos doing some fishing over the weekend

ill be heading down to woodman point on sunday,

anyone that wants to join is welcome