Big girls all ready for first drop tomorrow

Fingers crossed! 

I won a couple of vent right ally bait skirted lures in a social media competition.  I also got the wife to buy a couple when she was last in singapore.  well I have them rigged and ready to go.

I can change hooks easily when needed just by undoing the shackle.  I can also introduce an addition hook (back to back) by shackling one straight through the eye of the hook.

ready to go and find those metro tuna (when this wind buggers off.. )

 hey guys can anymore help with some cray fishing advice please

Never done it before so any tips would help thanks guys

once considered not good enough for the aussie team, love to see someone fight back,88 yest. 3 wickets in a flash. won the last series for us,who were the selectors back then

 The oldies won't be happy about that, plenty down south they reakon,pros. Won't be happy either

Hey Guys,
looking at getting a better handheld for my fishing

The Garmin GPSmap 78sc come preloaded with Aus and NZ bluechart, I use the slightly leser model (78s) at work so I'm sold on the unit and such but
just curious as to how good the marine charts are?

my Navionics on my phone does the job but once out the main metro area (just south of Bunbury) I loose all the charts...

will this be the same on the GPS charts that come preloaded with the garmin? has anyone used it?
I'm hoping that the charts will be for all the way around Australia, not just the metro areas.

I've posted a link below to the unit with its description.

hope someone can help
Cheers, KP

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-GARMIN-GPSMAP-78SC-AUS-NZ-PRELOADED-BLUECHART-/291328714279?pt=AU_Electronics_GPS&hash=item43d48b6627

Enjoy

 Caught this this morning not sure what it was... Released successfully 

sorry for bad photos was pretty rough, 43cm

had red markings behind front fins

 G'day guys, I know it's late but does anyone need a deckie tomorrow, North of the river? 

Usual chip in etc. have all my own gear. 

Message me on 0406022307, cheers guys!

http://www.sharksmart.com.au/shark-activity/

in the last 30 days the warnbro sound detector has had 87 GWS detections!

Looks like the Snapper are in - along with a few bigger fish with them. 

Oceanside Tackle and Marine Trading hours over Christmas and New Years.

Thu 18th December: 8:30am – 7:00pm
Fri 19th December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Sat 20th December: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun 21st December: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Mon 22nd December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Tue 23rd December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Wed 24th December: 8:30am – 6:00pm

Thu 25th December: CLOSED - Christmas Day
Fri 26th December: 8.30am – 6:00pm OPEN - Boxing Day

Sat 27th December: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun 28th December: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Mon 29th December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Tue 30th December: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Wed 31 December: 8:30am – 6:00pm

Thu 1st January: 9:00am – 5:00pm OPEN - New Years Day

Fri 2nd January: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Sat 3rd January: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun 4th January: 9:00am – 5:00pm

*** We have been unpacking shit loads of gear over the last month or two(still unpacking now), so if your needing anything Fishing/Boating/Dive/Marine etc pop in (Open 7 Days).

*** FW Discounts apply to everything instore excluding bait.

 Heading down south tomorrow for couple weeks, going to Harvey dam for marron season again and am keen as to catch my first rainbow trout, is it worth even bothering this time of year? 

Well its that time of year again and buying something for a friend or family member isn't easy. Why not get them a Gift Voucher and take all the guess work out of it.

Gift Vouchers can be any dollar value but any Gift Voucher purchased over $100 we will throw in a FREE Ugly Stik Fishing Hat (Vouchers can be posted also)

Open EVERY Day excluding Christmas Day.

 Hi guys, I finally have bought myself a boat here in WAand am going to take it for a spin off Hillarys tomorrow morning. I have noticed that there is a fair bit of shallow ground out to 3 mile reef. I have no chart plotter and a sounder that needs some serious attention which is making me a bit cautious about heading out in the early morning. I am wondering if any of you regular fishos could give me some advice on areas to avoid etc?? Now I have a Tub I can hopefully post a few good reports if I manage to jag something. 

Any help would be appreciated, cheers.

Merry Christmas to all the Fishwrecked members from the Staff at Compleat Angler Nedlands!

We're open every day over the holiday period apart from Christmas Day.  So if you need any last minute presents, cray bait etc. etc. we've got plenty in stock and look forward to saying g'day!

Just after a bit of general info here. Searched the forums and read as much info as I could before posting.

So I fish in the swan a lot, go freshwater fishing, crabbing, marooning etc and was looking for something different to try.

Is prawning without a boat or diving worth it? I read that winter seems to be the best time after rain but can you still get them in summer? It'll be primarily in the swan with a hand-held net but also down south around Australind.

I'm not looking to get tonnes of them etc. just want something a bit different but also don't want to completely waste my time if its the wrong time of year and/or extremely hard to get them from the shore.

Cheers in advance.

 Lots of potters at OR starting to pull out and a bit of chatter that the crays have gone....but I'm having a blinder. Still in close too. 

 Jurien Bay Sea Rescue have put up a great new website, with real time camara's and weather ect. good stuff

http://www.jurienmarinerescue.com.au/

 Hey guys iv just got a 3.7m tinnie and I'm wondering if it's to small to take out in the Cockburn sound any help would be apresiated 

 Good Evening All

Could someone please let me know how much would be a reasonable amount to expect to pay to fit a sounder/plotter combo? & How long would that job take? As always you thoughts are much appreciated.

Cheers

BarraSlayer

If you could catch any fish in 2015, what would you like to catch?

my wish list for this coming year is:

steep point red emperor and / or coral trout

yellow fin tuna

nighttime cockburn sound pink snapper

1m+ Sampson fish

dolphin fish and / or sail

 Just wondering if anyone had any success on openening day?

Im stuck at work and cant get out for another week 

Want a shot at huge Dogtooth Tuna, Napoleon Wrasse, GTs and more? After reading the internet hype recently about the new potential destination of Eastern Fields, I have decided to put on a trip for 2015 to go and see what all the fuss is about and looking for a few anglers to join.

Eastern Fields is a huge area that has seen essentially zero recreational fishing and remains largely unexplored. The nearest place I had seen fished was Ashmore Reef, where spectacular results have been attained. I'm extremely excited about the possibility of being able to throw a lure where it is likely nobody has thrown one before, to get a true chance at a trophy fish.

The trip leaves from Port Moresby fishing with Sportfishing PNG and involves a 100nm sea voyage to Eastern Fields. Fishing will be 6 days of jigging and popping from 7 to 12 December 2015, with the new moon falling on the 11th, which should ensure spectacular fishing.

So far only one exploratory trip has been done to the region where bad weather prevented access to the outside of the reef, but great results were still had. A write up of that trip can be found here http://ebbtideadventures.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/exploratory-trip-to-eastern-fields-with.html

We still have a few spaces free for this trip, so please drop me a message if you are keen to get involved. Trip price AUD$6000 plus flights to Port Moresby includes luxury mothership with 3 * 24ft tenders to fish from plus all meals.

Please drop me a PM if you are keen.

Cheers,

Dan

A couple of my past trip reports here for some motivation :-)

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/jigging-and-popping-eiao-marquises-group-french-polynesia

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/jigging-and-popping-southern-oman-monster-gts-and-more

UPDATE

 Bit of an update guys.

For starters, there is 1 spot left on this boat. If you want it, get in quick!

Also - just read a brief report from the second trip that has been out there. They are there now, on their second day of fishing. Weather a bit tough at first, but this afternoon they got outside the reef for a short session, and the results are just as I'd hoped.

"hit the honey pot this afternoon, striking a school of GTs with consistent double hook ups. Schools of GTs (estimated at around 60 GTs) were seen right on the outer Western Wall and would follow right up to the boat. 35 GTs were landed with the largest GT weighed in at 45kgs plus a heap of 25 to 35kg fish"

Not bad for an afternoon session with 3 anglers....

 Couple of rubbies from the quota we pulled couple of weeks ago, got a few fish around the 17-18 kg mark. 350-380m depths

 Does anyone know what time of the year crabs run through Jurien Bay and how prolific they are in the bay? 

 Hi all. My mate and I are heading up to Exmouth next year and we're staying at the lighthouse caravan park. Was wondering if anyone has tried any land based fishing in that stretch directly in front of the park. If yes, how did you go? I thought of maybe throwing out a few smaller poppers, and also my trusty gold twisty. What do you guys think, am I on the right track?

Any feedback would be awesome.

cheers

Question. How many flares are required on a boat and what types and colours are required. Thanks.

Good luck to everyone for the new season, and be safe out there............. thanks also for your help this past year.

my confidence is growing every trip, and im sure ill get to catch you guys out there soon.

from a novice boat owner.

kenny

 Hi Guys.

I am heading over to the south island of New Zealand in January and am looking at doing a bit of land based snapper fishing around Nelson and Picton.

Can anyone give me some ideas on what might be a good outfit to use to strayline from the shore? I have not had much experience fishing for snapper from shore.

Also if anybody has been to the south island of NZ and has any must see places, I would love to hear about them!
 

Cheers!!