What's happened to the jetty at Palm Beach? I went for a drive down there today and it was gone. When did that happen?

Hey all any chance anyone has a spare spot that I can jump on board for a fish. Happy to travel south or north, have my own gear, plenty of burley in the freezer, can help with fuel, cleaning etc and will supply the beer...

I'm asking if there is a spool that fits a 5000 FJ stradic, that has a bigger line capacity than the original spool (which can take around 200m of 20lb).

I'd ideally like to fill it with 300m of pe2, plus a bit of backing.

 My brother in law invited me to fish the Townsville Billfish comp on Sept 5 and so the decision was made to go..

it would of been a lot cheaper to fly, But we decided on a road trip.. And an awesome trip at that we covered over 14,500 kms over 7 weeks and done a few awesome things along the way, like,

Shark Diving at Port Lincoln, the Great Ocean Drive, Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef and of course the Billfish comp where we ended up coming 3 rd overall.. Or as someone said.. "Second Losers" 

Anyway here are just a few photos of the trip.

Ps On the Shark dive we seen 8 different Sharks and Holy crap I hope I never meet one when out diving.. 

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/32%C2%B008%2719.9%22S+115%C2%B045%2740.5%22E/@-32.1388606,115.76125,3604m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

this is now open to cars to drive out to the end or along the other parts

Hi All

Myself and a mate are heading to Esperence in October for a few days landbased fishing - We have never fished the southern ocean before so am looking for some pionters.

We have a very capable 4WD and good quality beach gear - looking for some good fishing spots to try.

Any advise welcome.

Cheers 

 Anyone else heading over??

Hi all,

heading down to Albany in November, hoping to catch a few squid and do some fishing. Not taking the boat down. Anyone know of some good places to drop a line ??

 G'day guys. 
Anyone heading out tomorrow ideally NOR that needs a deckie/some company? Dont wanna be stuck inside all day. Weather looks like it may well play ball for most the day. 

Usual chip in for fuel etc, I jig so don't often use bait. Up for anything from squidding to jigging to anything. just wanna get out there. Have all my own gear. 

Cheers guys, flick us a PM or message on 0406022307 :D

For a session out wide. Time to take a day off.... :)

 Hi guy has any one used the seagate light reel im looking to get it with a gomoku rod 

 just wondering on peoples opinion on 15th. october start , maybe ok for divers but cant see any being caught with pots. 

 How many fish is really enough.....I see pic's of lots of Tailor etc Fish that in my opinion does not 

freeze well....why not just grab enough for a feed and release a few

EDIt

there seems to be some confusion I am not referring to any specific post just the amounts of fish kept in general

Hi All,

Just a couple photos from the last couple of trips, bit of variety on the jigs, hopefully get a few more trips in before the ban.

first off 11kg Dhuie

this sounder shot was a massive school of stripys, jigs were getting about half way down then they would go walk abouts. Browny got smoked by something that was chasing these, had a fight for about 5 mins then snapped him off.

Mass school of Sambos - pulled a couple up then left, were shattered couldnt lift them into the boat.

had to put the decky in there with his pride and joy haha - not a bad sized queeny, they go pretty hard, was released.

random blue, again went very hard - was released.

Cheers Gents.

Dan

 this discussion has come up a bit lately with a few guys .inteterested to hear peoples thoughts on why particular fish bite best on certain tides? Eg snapper fisherman seem to prefer the incoming and top and bottom of the tide.

 I don't normally like to ask but we are at denham this week with a bad weather outlook for the week. I have heard there are spots not far from the boat ramp where we can get some pinks and blacks. 

This is the bit I hate. Does anyone have a spot they can give me that we can make the most of any breaks in the weather to get the boat out and catch a fish? 

Thanks in advance

 Went out with Seasport Charters in Kalbarri yesterday and had an awesome day. Caught my first ever Cobia. :), excellent charter we were put on the fish again and again, that guy knows his stuff. I am heading up to Coral bay at Christmas time does anyone have any recommendations for fishing charters there ?.

 Does anyone have a furuno 3kw in a wet box? I recently purchased one and I would like to know what results you are getting? The other transducer is a 2 kw 200Khz.

Hi all,

Went to Bali 2 weeks ago for my sons wedding. Was my first trip to Bali and loved it. ( my liver still hurts from all the Bintang LOL ).

Anyway, as I work a 2 & 2 roster I have decided to make another trip to Bali on the 5th - 10th Oct, this time its a fishing trip, and the little lady will be staying at home, and going to work as she cant get any more time off till Feb next year. 

Flight and accomodation booked and have booked a 12m charter boat for 2 days. Package includes pickup and drop off from motel, food for the day, drinks including BEERS, Skipper, deck hand and a fishing guide.

I know that Bali is a bit over fished, and some may say dont waist your time, but I like the place and am going to have a crack, as it is coming up to the best time for fishing.

Most of their fishing is done with jigs, this is new to me, they jig upto 250m ( think thats going to hurt LOL ). they also troll and cast popper for GT, dog tooth, mac's etc and will bottom bounce.

If anyones over in Bali during this time and wants to catch up for a beer let us know, or if you want to come for a fish one day on the charter, you would only have to pay for the extra food, drinks, hotel pickup, and rod hire.

Dont know what the price would be but could find out if anyone is keen. think $50-$100 would more than cover it ( the boat cost me $1100 for the 2 days ).

Anyway, I will post a report and pic's when I return.

 Im beach fishing atm and pulled in my bait because its been quite for 20 mins or so and my bait was crawling with maggot looking things. Whats the go, keep fishing? Gotta get it off the bottom I guess but will fish still take a bait full of them things?

 So I was lucky enough for the ducks to line up and I headed just out of challenger passage for a fish at sunset.

Didn't get a hit unfortunately but on th way home noticed 24 boats (at 1900hrs).

Was anyone here out there? Did you manage to get a feed?

Ok need some advice. I Have read posts about furuno and lowrance HDS Sounders. But thought I would put my personnel situation out to seek the experience and recommendations of yourselves.

i have an 6.1ali boat with room on top of console to put another sounder if needed.  Currently my boat is fitted with a Lowrance LCX-110c and transducer on transom. LCX has been ok , not bad on gps, sounder is average on showing fish, bottom seems really detailed when driving at about 6 to 10 knots. I think it gets a bit of interference from the noise at the transom, motor, hull etc.

Was thinking of updating to the lowrance HDS10 just replacing old with new unit to improve what I see when sounding and to prevent clutter on my dash.   I do like the big screen with combo capability. Also the connectors, cables  and transponder will connect straight up.

But one of my options is to leave the old lcx in the boat for the GPS and put in a furuno FCV-587 or simiilar. If so I would then have to think about transducer type and position. Some recommend the 1kw tranni etc is that the way to go or is the 50/200 std furuno transducer sufficient. Also can that be fitted in hull on an Ali and what would I need?

sorry about the lots of questions but would like to hear experiences and thoughts re lcx110 vs hds10 vs furuno and then transducer recommendations given what I have. 

 Magic weather so i thought i would take my old man for a fish, havnt been with him for a while due to work etc. took him to a spot ive bn doing well off lately. 2nd drift he lands this 19 keg banga, sounder was showing big school of dhus. Haha stoked as i called it for 20, spewed up a hole cuttlefish that woulda gone 1kg perhaps haha ohh well good day out. Spent some time tuning my new sounder in and have it reading well. Watched this big buck come right to the surface on it.

 Had a grat trip to Rompin hooking 14 and landing 7 sailfish.  Planning another trip 2oth October if anyone is interested please contqct me.

 Can anyone give me any feedback on these units. They sound ok.

I am wanting one for in my dinghy. For emergencies and to keep contact with other boats

Hi, I have viewed your forum for a while now and find it very informative and one of the best in the country. I would rather my first post be a fishing report describing my personal best Mulloway catch off a beach or bagging on 50cm King George Whiting in my WA built boat however I felt the need to communicate to you what has just eventuated in the very "fishy" world of politics in SA.
Marine parks in SA will take effect in SA as from 31st October. These parks have been proposed by the Labour Gov. with little or no research and the public consultation process has been with little more than an act and react methodology.
On Thursday a Bill to make amendments to no take zones within some parks was defeated by one vote as Geoff Brock (a once independent member that swung to Labour after the state election) voted against the Bill.
Recreational fishers will now be denied access to fish in these areas, many professionals will be forced out of the industry and many rural community businesses will be affected.
This is an example of Government not listening to recreational fishers but to that of the squeaky door of the Greens. We are a soft target in the political world and its about time that we unite and form a political voice or our children and children's children will not enjoy the pleasures of fishing in many areas of this great country.
I am and the majority of fishers are not opposed to marine parks, protecting our environment and ensuring fish stocks for the future but we must protest the "lock-out" mentality of Green infected governments.
Well that's my rant over, I feel better now and tomorrow I can get on with installing my new Garmin GPS/Sounder Combo.

 hey guys

i am a bit of a novice with sounders so i need help from some of the experts :)

i am looking into buying an upgrade and need some help selecting one

my budget is $300 to $400

i dont want one with an in built GPS cause have alredy have got a hand held one

also will i need to upgrade the transducer that i have already got

any help will be much apreciated

thanks

 Looking for advice on an entry level overhead reel, mainly for bottom bashing, possibly some trolling. Hopefully looking second hand but keen for some options. 

Very hard day out wide today. Nice conditions but fish not interested.

We ended up coming back in and stumbled on this basically straight out from Hillaries in 115m.....fish everywhere, all 3 of us dropped jigs, all 3 got hit instantly on big sambos, all 3 got sharked quickly.....

We moved on straight away but came on another similar show 100m away......are these the fabled containers?

Anyhoo, total waste of time ever going back, sharks are everywhere, disappointing.

Good fish arch from today around smaller skippy. Troy hooked a small skippy about the same time this arch came on the screen.

10 seconds later it was upgrade time!