Hi all, heading down to Bunbury for the weekend and wanted to get a feed of whiting / herring off the back beach, anyone know if the sand is back and the rocks covered again? Are they locals getting any?

Anybody still out getting crays at the moment?

Only saw 2 rec pots out yesterday and saw the pro's are now out in the 100m plus mark.

Still managed a feed yesterday when we pulled the pots.. about 10 in total.

Spoke to a fishereies guy at woodies ramp and he said we were the only ones to bring crays in for the day.
Divers not out getting any either?

Cheers

After my line catching on a tree on the way to the ramp and getting there with an empty spool i am now in need of some new 37kg braid for my Jigging outfit, looking around on the net I see there are a few different choices.

Could anyone please advise me on what the difference is and what is better for my needs.

Cheers

Justin

Would anybody on here care to share there favourite bait for inshore bottom bashing, for things like snapper, KGW and mainly dhufish. are the usual baits like pillies and squid the go or is there a rare (WA only) bait going around that I will brain it on?

Thinking about going for fish tomorrow and was wondering what time the seabreeze has been kicking in. Don't live right on coast and it seems that what the wind is doing here can be a bit different on the coast 30km away. I want to get the boat in and go reasonably deep off Mandurah. Was in Mandurah yesterday and at 1pm it was quite strong but can go early and get back in before it gets up too much. Have been checking out BOM, seabreeze, elders etc and they all seem to say different things. Supposed to be a cool change tomorrow and askhuey says go for it but BOM is saying go in the cut or crabbing. Who uses what web sites for weather and how accurate are they. Any advise would be appreciated.

GO BLUES.

just got a new outfit daiwa td sol 300 $299
daiwa rod 6-10lb $359
spooled one spool with 8lb fireline and other spool with 4lb prt braid

to be tested tonight on tailor :D

Well after reading about ignorant fisherman, I experienced it firsthand my self last night.

Went for a Tailor session with the brother and a mate. parked our vehicle and walked 1/2 a kilometer along the deserted beach and set up. Commenced fishing, then had 3 fellows join us. They stopped 10 meters away from us, no welcome, no socials!! The beach was deserted!! Just us, yet they felt compelled to fish right beside us. I was furious. To top it off, after they left, I found their beer bottles discarded in the sand. Got back to the carpark and found more discarded plastic bags.

Went for a drive and found them in another fishing area and calmly explained they shouldn't leave their rubbish behind.

I am amazed as to why they needed to fish with us in our back pockets! What gives?
regards

Willy, 

Oh yeah, caught 4 nice tailor

Has anybody used these Williamson Poppers for chucking around?

Was just curious on how they went!!!! Looks like they've got all the bells and whistles....

I've tried rig rolls - not a fan.

How is everyone else storing their pre-tied paternoster/drift bait/general bottom bashing rigs so they aren't a mess of tangles and a royal pita while out on the water? Any help would be welcomed!

I'm keen to take a friend out off Two rocks on Sunday and I know its cheeky, but does anyone have any spots they could help me out with.  I'm from Jandakot way and have never fished North of about City Beach.  My mate is not a fisho but a spearo so we are hoping to mix a little of both into the day.  He has dived a bit up that way but only within a k or 2 mainly back toward Mindarie he is a bit of a freedive nut. 

I was hoping to head out in the morning for a serous bottom fish and then as the day heats up head back in fo a dip over the side. ( hopefully without any toothy encounters).  Any suggestions of gps coords would be great appreciated.  Feel free to pm me if its easier.  I have a Raymarine chart plotter but that only tells you so much. Local experience is priceless.  Thanks in advance and i promise your secrets are safe with me.  I mainly catch and release too if thats easier on your spots.

Regards Dave

hey guys, i'm going offshore for the first time this sunday with peter mac and im worried about getting seasick and ruining the trip. Realising there might be several brands of pills, could anyone steer me towards a good brand that will definately fix me up? I have a strong immune system towards medictions so preferebly something strong would be good.

Thanks for any help.

Gday. Thought Id better introduce myself. Long story short. Am new to area and new to this site. Like this site, decided to join. Moved from Darwin to bunbury area about a year ago. Iam a keen fisho with own boat. Have a long list of firsts and alot of upsizing to do while Iam here. KGW, blackass, dhu to name a few but the list goes on and on. Love sight fishing to feeding fish. Cant wait to catch another salmon but will fish for anything, anywhere, anytime.

Any bunbury fishos out there?? We need to talk fishing.......

Standby for other stuff like pickys, latest fishing journeys.

Not sure if I am jumping the gun or not but any reports of some Scalies comming through as yet?

Keen to start collecting some bait for Salmon and Tailor and they are always good at staying on the hook (a lot better than Mulie's)

I normally go to Eshed to catch them when they are comming through but I am not sure if they have come in as yet?

any spots or reports where they are currently being caught would be good.

and finally does anyone use them as baits out deep? for Dhuie's and Snapper ect? I myself haven't as yet but I reckon they would work pretty well?

scano

They need to put down the glass BBQ!!!

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fishwrecked.com Estimated Worth $4401.9 USD

they dont think its worth that much.......thats crap i reckon....the amount of info you are able to get from every1 on here is priceless........these guys obviously didnt ask any questions cause it has been a damn good help to me over the past couple of years......if you had to pay for what you can learn on here it would cost lots.....a lot of great people helpin others out and adam's hard work to keep it goin....GOOD ONYA...keep it up!!!

Thought it a good time to kick off this year with this topic!!! since its only just around the corner,

Who is going where this year chasing them? im at hamelin bay for a couple weeks after them

Here are a few fish from last year just to get everyones mouth watering!!

Trying to keep them out of the reef on light line is always fun!

The waiting game!

My old man and me on a double hookup

Spot the salmon!!

Hard work trying to bring in salmon hooked like this!

boated salmon are good fun too

Nice fish from the bay

Just a few pics to get the blood pumping... cant wait!!!

Hey Crew,

Gully has put up a prize for the Exmouth fishing comp and we need a decision on which photo to use. We are going to blow one of these up and print it out to be a beautiful wall mount. For those of you coming up for the comp, please let me know which photo you think is better. I have attached them to this thread but have to make them small as to ensure no one else copies/uses them.

Cheers,

Adam

hey guys,im trying to get out on a boat for the first time,for fishing.i got no experience,at the age of 15,turning 16 this year..wouldnt mind sharing the cost .dunno anything bout boat fishing..willing to learn = ]..got some light to medium gear and spinning reels ..im south of the river..wouldnt mind whatever u target.. = ]..will be happy just watching u fish aswell= ] ..thanks

Any one using van staal of boats or jetties..
Was told that they were built to use off the beach only and not that good other wise.
Your comments

hey every one ,just wondering what were the good braids out there for jigging and bottom bouncing? i was thinking between td sensor and fins prt..are they good? which one would u go for?

Im looking at going out on another fishing charter

some mates have told me to go with bluejuice but others told me to with mills

any opinions

Thought I had beter introduce myself. Been a member for about 7 months reading and learning. You all have been very helpful.

Try to get out on the boat as offen as possible but with a young family makes it hard.

Moved to Perth about a year ago and live NOR. Dont have many people I can go out with so anyone interested PM me. I am still learning the area and havn't had much success so any help woul be appreciated.

guys we have in stock in the shop atm, 3 sets of the large fishwrecked boat stickers, i think theres 2 sets of blue and one set of silver, so if anyone is needing a set pop in and grab them, they are $25 each or $50 a set

What would be the best way to go about upgrading a small to medium threadline/spinning reel, from 2500 Shimano's to 4000 Daiwa's? Anybody done this before? What can you do to them? I'm particuarly interested in high end drag washers to get the best out of my reels. Any advice?

Cheers in advance

Here's a tin of worms... As a rule I've always released females between November and Feb whenever I caught them on The Bank(spawning ground.)

I have to admit that it's been hard, but for the greater good I think it's just smarter.

Don't get me wrong.. I fish for bags and as a rule i don't hug trees, but in this case I lean on the green side.

What do you think Lads???

And have you got the gut's to follow suit??

...and then the fight started

What is everybody's take on the forecast for Sunday?

It appears the best of a bad bunch, with a fair bit of south in the wind. I have a bloke keen for a fish out wide, however we are debating whether it is worth his 3 hour drive to Perth for Sunday.

Any input would be appreciated.

Cheers Steve 

just wondering, anyone got any land/shore based fishing plans for this weekend? Like what you might be chasing, when, where you may be doing it. I guess it gives us F.W. fishos a chance to get together or drop by to say hello.
I, myself will probably be hunting rays at north mole this saturday night, while waiting, i'd be trolling for tailor and snook. Probably get there about 6-7pm. I'm always camped near the toilet block, my white wrx is always parked next to the rocks where i'll be. If anyone round, drop past say hello. If its a bad night, i might venture somewhere else, maybe mindarie marina or kwinana grain jetty depending on wind.

Few dollars worth

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does anyone here ever give buff bream a bash for sport?

found an awesome spot for them in hilarys last week

they school in the hundreds in this spot and the biggest ones would go 8kg easy

me and SOI discovered the spot while snorkelling

we were chucking bits of seaweed to them and they were nailing it

in amongst the buffys ther were a couple of BIG tarwhine

we threw a couple of plastics at them but nothing to show for it

i think buff hunting is great fun and the fish are underrated (not eating qualities)

we were nailing em on light tackle and were having an awesome time on the 1kg ones

u gotta watch out if you hook a bigger one on light tackle though

i got seriously made p*** by one on 4lb!

this one would have been bout 4kg

we try using dough but the blowies get to it too quick mostly or falls off

but if u get it at a good consistancy and wait til sundown the blowies go away and buffs come out and you get em on dough

so give it a try guys

Finally went out and purchased the lowrance Broadband Sounder-1 which was hooking upto my LMS525c DF. After letting a mate know I had it he wasted no time coming over and helping with the fitt up. A rather simple device to install. When at the shop they informed me that I may need to update my 525 with the latest ver 2.4 to give the extra features for the new Broadband. I checked my 525 only to find I was only running ver 1.6. After chasing up an SD card and a Mini card reader I went onto the Lowarce webby and downloaded the ver 2.4. Putting it into the 525 was easy as when you turn it on it automatically recognises the sd upgrade and does the install for you. By all reports the broadband is a good thing boosting orginal 250 watts up to 2000 watts giving a 3D image of clarity with separtion of fish, thermoclines and bottom detail. Does anybody have one of these they can give feedback on? So now its the big wait to see how this puppy goes in the water. The boys are ready and waiting for the phone call. I will give some feed back as soon as i can.

Tez