Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Thanks to Chivers Marine - site sponser

I don't normally do this sort of thing but I wanted to say a big thank you to Luke at Chivers Marine.

I went in on Friday with an old Lowrance unit that was not powering up and it had my 700 waypoints stuck inside with no back up. I was peaking thinking that all my spots were irretrievable and that the unit was fried. Cursing the fact that I hadn't previously backed up the data. Luke spent over an hour trouble shooting and managed to power up the unit and transfer waypoints to a SDI card.

While there wasn't much in it for Chivers yesterday, they have picked up a customer that will come back again due to their good service. I will get my new sounder and plotter for my next boat from them when the time comes.

 

 

 


Fisshing Wilbinga tomorrow

after finally having our fishing times aligned and friend and I planned to head out on the boat this Sunday , but as luck would have it the conditions are not favourable.
not giving up we have decided that a beach fish is in order, and while we are at it lets make a journey out of it and head up to Wilbinga . but a few days of using the search function and I am starting to second guess myself.
is heading up at 4 am to 4wd on track that neither of us have been on before wise
will the beach be covered in weed after all storm front that is on us now.
will we be able o find a gutter to fish on at 5 in the morning.
I am starting to think that maybe the two rock mariner would be a better option early on and once it lightens up head up the beach.
with this option does anybody know if the track from two rocks is open or is it necessary to make the drive off Wanneroo rd.
any help or input would be much appreciated.
Craig


DUKE OF ORLEANS

morning fellow fisho's.
going to the DUKE next weekend don't spose anyone here has been there before??
Ive only got 4x2 so fishing will be limited. Is there any places nearby where they might be biting??


Pe3 v Pe2 on holding bottom

Just wanting some advice from those in the know about jigging and using sp's.

It's a new world to me which I'm keen to get involved in and I was curious to know if the line diameter plays a big part in trying to get your sp down to bottom. I seem to need to use a 2 ounce jig head min in 40-50m of water on an okay drift and even then I find my line is way out and off bottom in no time. I'm using tuffline xp pe3. Would I be better off using a pe2? Would that help at all with keeping it on bottom for longer? 

Cheers guys, any input appreciated. 


Coral bay - October

 Off to Coral Bay in October with our 6.8m barcrusher.

know the wind will probably blow whole time were there but just after some info on where to fish if we can get out. Not after gps co-ordinate more so direction / depth. Haven't fished out if here before.

Cheers

 


in exxy from monday

weather looks great for the first 5 days on seabreeze, lets hope it holds as is. looking forward to some good action


Anchors?

Hey guys. I know this is probably a stupid question and I've had it on my mind for years, why do boats anchor from the bow and not from anywhere else? I've always thought it's so you take the ocean from the front area of the vessel instead of copping everything over the stern am I on the right sorta train of thought?

 

Cheers

 


Fishing Tackle Gear plus more - Specials - 7 Days ONLY !!

*** Fishing Tackle Gear plus more - Specials - 7 Days ONLY !! ***



*** Friday 25th July to Thursday 31st July

*** Specials until Thursday 31st July ending 7pm

*** For instore stock only, no Lay-by's

*** Please remember, YOU MUST say you're a Fishwrecked member so we can APPLY these Special Prices!!!

*** Plenty more gear instore

*** OPEN 7 Days

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*** Please Note, This will be our last Jigging Master " Specials/Discounted Prices " until after Christmas SO if your wanting to get quality Jigging Master rods or reels at great prices well, NOWS THE TIME!!!
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2 " NEW " JM Rods - Just Released

Oceans Devil Spin 6' XUL PE 0.8 - 2.5 Jig 60-150g Full Rear Grip  (Awesome demersal spin jig rod metals and SP) 
 Special Price $




Pink Saber Game 5'5 Spin PE1-3 Jig 50-120g Max Power 10kg
  Special Price $



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Jigging Master Saber Game Casting Spin   (Value for money demersal jigging rod)
Jig:60~ 150g PE 1~3 Max power 8kg  (Gunsmoke)


FW price $


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Jigging Master Titanium Jig Rods

The 150g & 200g are ideal for demersal jigging, the 250g & 350g for sambo's/bottom fishing and the 400g for Super Deep
and general Bottom fishing.
 
Titanium 150g 5'3  PE 1-3  (Awesome demersal spin jig rod for 30-40m)  Maximun Power   90 degrees 10kg / 60 degrees 16kg color:gold
Spin - Normally $629                       Special Price $
        
Titanium 200g 5'3  PE 1.5-4 (Awesome demersal overhead jig rod for 30-80m)  Maximun Power   90 degrees 12kg / 60 degrees 20kg color:red
Overhead - Normally $679                 Special Price $

Titanium 300g
5'0  PE 3-6      Maximun Power   90 degrees 17kg / 60 degrees 29kg color:purple
Spin - Normally $659                       Special Price $




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Jigging Master " Fallings Limited " Jig rods.


- Breaking through the traditional tune design and innovative in fast action (3:7)
- Extra slim rod diameter with incredible dragging power.
- Wrapped with double layer of SLIT LOOP& X MESH carbon fiber.
- Extremely performance in intensity & strength no matter curving on 90 degrees or 60 degrees.
- JIGGING MASTER Pony Liu’s new masterpiece.
- Fuji Sic guides etc


JM FALLINGS LIMITED Rods are built with special advanced carbon fiber , which results in stunning elasticity rods.  Because of this unique design, JM FALLINGS LIMITED Rods allow you the wider range of space when you pull or dance your jig and at the same time FALLINGS LIMITED Rods provide you a easy and rapid way to fight and conquer those giant and monster. FALLINGS LIMITED Rods are no doubt the unprecedented products in current market.
 
JM FALLINGS LIMITED 53SUL - JIG: 80~200g PE 1.5-4 MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 11kg 60 degrees 20kg

* The UL is a awesome top end demersal jigging rod *


Spin - Normally $ 699                  Special Price $
Overhead - Normally  $699           Special Price $

JM FALLINGS SPECIAL 51SL - JIG: 100~260g PE 3-6 MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 13kg 60 degrees 25kg
Spin - Normally $ 719                 Special Price $

JM FALLINGS SPECIAL 52BMH
- JIG: 280~500g PE 5-10 MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 18kg 60 degrees 36kg
* The MH is a top end Super Deep/Heavy bottom bouncing/jigging rod *
Overhead - Normally  $799         Special Price $
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Jigging Master Ocean Devil Jig rods.

The new Jigging Master Ocean Devil rod blanks are made from the finest Japanese graphite, ALPS guides and Fuji alconite inserts and Fuji reel seats.

* The UL are ideal for demersal jigging and the MH for Super Deep/Heavy bottom bouncing/jigging etc.

JM Ocean Devil 5'3
  UL PE 1.5-4  JIG: 100~220g MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 12kg  60 degrees 20kg
Spin -    Special Price $
Overhead - Special Price $

JM Ocean Devil 5'2
ML PE3-6 Jig 200-350g  MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 15kg  60 degrees 24kg 
Spin -  Special Price $
Overhead - Special Price $

JM Ocean Devil 5' MH PE4-8 Jig 300-450g  MAXIMUM POWER 90 degrees 18kg  60 degrees 30kg 
Overhead - Special Price $
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Mare Nostrum Shorty 5'6 PE2 Jig Rod (ideal for 20-30lb) - Max Jig Weight 150g  (Rod weight, very light 225g)
Mare Nostrum Shorty 5'6 PE3 Jig Rod (ideal for 30-40lb) - Max Jig Weight 200g (Rod weight, very light 227g)

Special Price $ 
(* When these rods were first released they were $399)

Quality blank made from 100% Toray carbon fiber, Fuji Sic Guides, Fuji quality reel seat, tapered rear grip and shaped foregrip for comfort. Mare Nostrum Shorty is a slim powerful rod with a moderate fast action. This parobolic blank puts more pressure on the fish and less on the angler. These rods are dedicated to offshore jigging with light to medium jigs. Perfectly balanced the single piece blank has a nice tip action for working jigs but the lower section has plenty of power to turn big fish and get a good hookset.




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Live Fibre Venom PE 1-3 Spin Jig 150g             Spin - Special Price $

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Gladiator Skunk Works Jig rod - overhead 5'6 PE 2.5 Japanese graphite, Alps reel , Fuji guides   
Spin - Normally $399                 Special Price $
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JDM Model Shimano Jig rod


Shimano Game Type J Light
Jigging rods are awesome. A unique range of jigging rods with a nice feel indeed. The rod action provides strong lifting power with its progressive action to the advantage of the angler. Jig action can be executed swiftly with this rod action. Being longer than the normal jig rod makes it great for SP, pirate jigs and fluttering metals.


Spin 6'4 PE1-3
  Jig 60-160g (Max) 
Spin 6'2 PE1-3  Jig 90-200g (Max) 
Spin 5'8 PE2.5  Jig 110-240g (Max) 

Special Price - All  $



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Eupro make awesome rods and we stock a good range of there jigging rods also. They have quality components like Fuji, nice blank actions and the range of rods are priced well in the market place. The latest model released and now instore is the Eupro " Hard Core " series. They are also 5'7 so that extra length suits many people. All quality components like Fuji guides and reel seat etc.


5'7 Spin PE 1-3
Max Jig 150g                         
5'7 Overhead PE 3-5 Max Jig 250g    


* All Special Price $

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Another popular rod from the Eupro range is the  " Jigman " series and whilst we've had it for several years its still a popular seller. The rods come standard with quality Fuji guides and reel seat etc


Eupro Jigman 5'3 Spin  PE1.5-4
  Jig max 200g     
Eupro Jigman 5'2 Spin  PE3-6  Jig max 300g  

     
 * All Special Price $



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Talking quality rods at the right price, the Expert Graphite " Alexander series " series is very nice indeed. A rod that features a very parabolic blank and complimented with Fuji components and a little bit of bling.

PE 1-3 spin Max Jig 150g     
PE 2-4 spin Max Jig 200g    


Both   Normally $399        Special Price $



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Jigging Master 9'8M Shore Game PE1-3 Max 100g  Normally $649          Special Price $

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JM Powerspell Reels are one of the strongest overheads reels on the market. Boasting a very powerfull drag system yet very smooth at the same time. Ideal for the dedicated jigger, super deep or bottom bouncer.
 
Jigging Master PE4 (Ideal for jigging/compact bottom bounce reel)  Normally $749          Special Price $
Jigging Master PE5N (Ideal for jigging/compact bottom bounce reel)  Normally $799        Special Price $
 
Jigging Master PE8 (Ideal for jigging/compact bottom bounce reel)  Normally $859        Special Price $
Jigging Master PE10 (Ideal for deepwater/Super deep fishing etc)   Normally $859        Special Price $



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Chef'sChoice CC120 Knife Sharpener


This professional electric knife sharpener is another sharpening breakthrough. It incorporates conical 100% diamond coated disks in Stages 1 and 2 and a revolutionary stropping/polishing disk in Stage 3.
In just seconds, an edge of unprecedented sharpness and durability is obtained on fine edge (straight edge) and serrated knives. The flawless, highly polished fine edge can be customized to suit the cutting task. High precision elastomeric angle guides eliminate all guesswork. Assembled in the U.S.A.
 
Chef'sChoice® Diamond Hone® EdgeSelect® #120 Tech Spec overview:
    Model 120 Electric 3-stage Knife Sharpener
    Incredibly sharpens knife blades, straight edge and serrated.
    Unique stropping and polishing stage - Unbelievably fast.
    EdgeSelect with Trizor-Plus, optimum edges for gourmet, butcher, sporting and serrated knives.
    Unbelievable sharp edges - razor sharp quality.
    3-Stage Sharpening for durable, longer-lasting edges.
    100% diamond abrasive - guaranteed to never detemper.
    Completely safe for quality kitchen knives.


** Staff here at the shop actually use the CC120 at home and suitable for all knives, not just fishing knives. 
** By far the best selling knife sharpener for us and used by several commercial boats & operations.


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EVAPACK MATIC (cryovac machine) is an Italian made product that has been around for many years. Theres many FW members that have already purchsed one and all the feedback is very good.
It’s performance, power and reliability is extremely impressive. Whether you are in the kitchen, on a fishing trip or heading out on a camping trip, the EVAPACK MATIC will get the job done.
There's no doubt cryovacing your fish or meat etc will keep it at its best and will last a lot longer in the freezer (without freezer burn also).
In each EVAPACK MATIC box it comes with 3 different sizes cryovac bags to start with. (We also stock the main size cryovac bags)

Special Price  $


(Dimensions - 17cm x 42 cm x 9.5cm)




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If your jigging the Super-Deep ie 300-500m the rear weight Super Deep 750g & 1kg jigs are ideal.

Fast drift speed & currents make jigging the Super-Deep hard but these 1kg jigs solve that problem.
Ideal for; Bass Groper/Hapuku/Greyband/Blue-eye/Ruby Snapper etc

Made in Japan
Well Finished
Quality Product
Gets Results


1kg ; 35oz
Length: 23.5cm
Special Price $


750g ; 26.5oz
Length:20.5cm
Special Price $


* Stocking all the popular colours *






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Richter Lures have released a " Bernie's Bazooka Teaser " that Bernie Vale (Mahi Mahi game/charter boat) designed. This teaser has raised many billfish and noticeably more fish raised with this teaser due to its size!!!

Available in several colours including the Oceanside " Custom Coulour " UV Blue with silver foil (Pop in and have a look)

Special Price $



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Easy Tease Teasers, WA made by Steve Palumbo in Broome. After many years of gamefishing Steve has designed the best surface teaser " daisy chain " style which is made with quality componets and made to last. So if your targeting tuna/mackerel/marlin/sailfish etc then the Easy Tease teasers will raise more fish.
He makes 2 models with different squid colours also;


" Easy Tease " Teaser - Squid
C/W Henderson Bird, UV squids, Squids, 1 x replacement UV squid, fully rigged with 49 strand wire and all detachable (for easy replacement if required).

Special Price $


" Easy Tease " Teaser - Prism
C/W Henderson Bird, Prism rattle floats, UV squid predator, 1 x replacement UV squid, fully rigged with 49 strand wire and all detachable (for easy replacement if required).

Special Price $


" Easy Tease " Teaser - Squid
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" Easy Tease " Teaser - Prism

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We've just received another order of  Richter Lures. We stock a massive range of all Richter game lures with ALL colours including all the UV colours which have become very popular.

We also have a range of "fully rigged" Richter lures so no need to rig up as its all been done (locally). Just clip on and use, reliable Momoi trace line and quality hardware are also used. 

We also have three " Oceanside Tackle Custom " colours ie UV Pink with silver foil, UV Blue with silver foil and UV Blue/Pink (mix) with silver foil . These really do standout in the water so pop in and check them out.


Also we have in stock the Richter Soft Oscar and Richter Soft Oscar XL in the Dorado colour which is only available @ O
ceanside Tackle and Marine

 

* ALL Richter skirted lures - % OFF    

 

These lures represent handmade quality, swim well, good colour & model selection and more importantly they catch fish worldwide. Dolphinfish & tuna are one of many species that will be around this season and many more other applications for Richter lures including billfish and pelagics etc.

 

Richter Oscar Junior

Oceanside Tackle " Custom colours " ie UV Blue/Pink (mix) with silver foil (top pic), UV Blue with silver foil (middle pic) and UV Pink with silver foil (bottom pic).


 

Richter Soft Oscar


 

Richter Soft Oscar XL



Richter Lures size comparison ie Richter Soft Oscar XL (top pic) Richter Soft Oscar (middle pic) Richter Oscar Junior (bottom pic)


 

Richter Soft Oscar and Soft Oscar XL in the special " Dorado Colour "

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SQUID Rods;


Hearty Rise Egi Force B

8'6ft 2pce
Egi Wt Max # 4.5
Line PE # 0.8 ~ 2.0
Fuji SIC guides
Normally $329
FW Special $

 

Hearty Rise Egi Force B
8'3ft L 2pce
Egi Wt Max # 3.5
Line PE # 0.6 ~ 1.2
Fuji SIC guides
Normally $329
FW Special $



Hearty Rise Egi Force C

8'3ft 2pce
Egi Wt Max # 3.5
Line PE # 0.6 ~ 1.2
Fuji Alconite guides
FW Special $


NEW Evergreen Poseidon Squidlaw egi rod

" Smoothdancer " 8'1 2pce
 Line  PE 0.6~1.2
 Egi weight #2.5 - #4
Fuji SIC guides.
Normally $399
FW Special $

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Maui Jim Sunglasses

We have plenty in stock and many popular models. These sunglasses are made in Japan & Italy (model depending) so pure quality.

FW Special, LESS % OFF ALL models



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*** Fishing Tackle Gear plus more - Specials - 7 Days ONLY !! ***


*** Friday 25th July to Thursday 31st July

*** Specials until Thursday 31st July ending 7pm

*** For instore stock only, no Lay-by's

*** Please remember, YOU MUST say you're a Fishwrecked member so we can APPLY these Special Prices!!!

*** Plenty more gear instore

*** OPEN 7 Days


Lost: Wedding Ring

 Hey guys,

I know its a long shot, but I was out fishing yesterday with Anytime Brad from the forum and unfortunately lost my 4 month old wedding ring overboard while squidding in Petrov Bay on the north eastern side of Garden Island.  My hands were cold as I had just washed them and it slipped off into the weed beds in about 4.5 mts of water at the northern end of the bay.  I jumped in straight away, but without a mask on board and on the drift I was unable to locate it.  While the wife is understanding, I am pretty gutted and thought I would put this up.  Brad has the spot marked on his GPS and if the forecast for the next two days wasnt so bad I would probably go out in the dinghy for a dive to try to locate it, Maybe I will be able to have a look on sunday.

Basically if anyone is fishing, crabbing or squidding the northern end of the petrov bay and ever comes upon a silver and gold ring with a wavy line chased around the centre please let me know as I think I have got buckleys of finding it myself. In some ways I wish it had come off when we were out at 35mts knowing there was no way I would ever be able to get it back than in 4.5 mts in the bay in the weed and there being a slim chance that I might ever be able to find it.

Bryan

 

 

 

 

 

 


Friday Funnys

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HELP!!!!!! Etec motors

 Hi All,

 

First up, apologies for posting this in this forum, but would love a quick reply. May have stuffed up, sold a 24ft Wellcraft little while ago, have been searching ever since for an ally walkaround. Found one, racked out our savings to fly up, went for a whip, paid a deposit, and agreed on a price pending a motor check. Got check today and I'm pretty committed to delivery next week. 

I love the boat, mrs and little dude adore it but the 2009 300 etec has come back with a heap of errors, temp and shift switch malfunction. I need to speak to an E-Tec dude/chick tomorrow. I live Sth metro, any suggestions??

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Ben

 

 


pinky from the rocks ,Steep point

 I have this good mate that is one of those fellas that just seem to have the magic  touch with fishing or maybee its just beginers luck ,He dosn't get out fishing very often  ,like 1 trip a year if he is lucky but when he does come he always catches the biggest fish  ,well this trip was no different the weather was up a bit so we headed to the point to try for some snapper , Me and six of my other mates stood there plugging out lures for a while my other mate hyde just sat back chillin with jack (see photo)for a while ,then we all switched to bait fishing for the snapper but not much was happening till after 1/2 an hour of watching Hyde decides he may aswell give it a go ,So after mate Chris rigs and baits his line for him hyde casts in right next to chris and what do you know straight on to a snapper 


Thevenard latest news

 Hey i heard from  someone today that Thevenard is going to be completely open to fishos again. I know that they had a couple of cabins available to fishos, but apparentley it's all back to the way it was. 

Does anyone know if there's any truth to this? Please say it's true!!!

Any feedback would be awesome.

Cheers Fab


steep point december January?

 has any one had much luck fishing & camping on the beaches at steep point in late december early January?  mate and I are thinking of heading up 27th dec and returning home 2nd jan... apparently no room left on the cliff to fish or camp... ranger saying that only leaves the beach as an option... if anyone has been up that time of year and fished anywhere but the cliffs wouldnt mind any advice... mate has all the necessary cliff fish and beach fishing gear just in case.... (mate will be camping high in the hills, got hit by the tsunami at steep point in 06)

 

other option is to take the boat to hamelin bay for those dates and leave steep point for another year


family dhu'e

 After school fish.Took my oldest son out and he was the first to get a dhufish 650mm long on his trustee handline.Put up a solid fight but my boy managed all by himself. Not to be outdone I backed it up with a 740mm on a plastic.What a great place we live in. 


Phenix Titan rod build update

 The sister rod to the green and silver Titan I posted a few weeks back is finally underway. Here's a sneak peak. I had no intention to make it a Captain America theme but that's how it is turning out!

It's a personal build but will have no labels and I may sell it when it's done anyway so if anyone is interested let me know. It won't be cheap though as it's about to get a set of the new Fuji TORZITE guides with Titanium frames. Hopefully I'll have it done in about a month.


Advice needed on rod blank choice

 Hi guys. 

Just got back from up North where the young bloke managed to snap the top 8 inches off a saltiga  dorado all rounder 70s. 

Thinking of using the guides and bottom section( handle) and doing a rebuild. 

Would like to hear suggestions for a blank that would closely resemble the original. 

Cheers, Craig. 

 


Cosy Corner and surrounding areas.

Staying about 2 mins from Cosy Corner from the 8th for a couple of days.
I was there about 2 weeks ago (for only 5 minutes, mind you), and I got only a bit of a look at the end of Cosy Corner Rd.


I'm trying to work out which species I should be targetting at this time of the year. Apparently it's a killer salmon beach, if so - is it any good this time of the year? 

I'll bring a number of baits including mulies, squid, prawns and some frozen whole fish (various) since I haven't tried the spot before.  

Any info would be appreciated. 


Camping down south

Hey guys! 

Me n my mates are planning a camping trip down south but are unsure on where to go and where to stay!

We are hoping to be within 3.5 hours on perths CBD. Can you recommend any good locations or camping grounds? 

Spectacular fishing isn't exactly nessesary as we are more into drinking beer and chillin than hauling in massive fish. But it'll be nice to catch a thing or two.

My friend told me its illegal to just pitch a tent and set up camp on the beach, is this true?

 

Any info on the subject is appreciated!  Cheers in advance. 

-John


Best place to get Mercury Performance DFI Oil?

Gday everyone.

Our local lads  up in Geraldton no longer stock the DFI oil i use for my optimax. The missus contacted merc to get a list of agents and they gaveme the below options down in the big smoke.

 

I havent had much to do with any of these crew and was wondering if anyone from down that way could shine some light on who to deal with, and who not. plz, feel free to let me know via PM if need be

 

cheers :)

Dealer Name
Suburb
PCode
Phone
Aquasports MarineMIDLAND
6056
08 9250 3339
Mandurah OutboardsMANDURAH
6210
08 9581 7224
Bluewater Marine BUNBURY
6230
08 9791 1499
Hi Tech MarineWANGARA
6065
08 9309 2888
Midway Marine ROCKINGHAM
6168
08 9527 6963
The Boat Business HENDERSON
6166
08 9410 2988

SYDNEY Fishing

G'Day Lads,

I am making the move to Sydney for work in the next couple of weeks, off to the big smoke. I currently live down in Hopetoun, WA and have always fished down here.

No doubt the fishing isnt going to be as good as Hopey but can anyone give me a general run down on what it is like over there, i.e., what species are about that are worth chasing, how far out you need to go to get in good water, any spots and/or any other tips?

Much appreciated,

Captain Salty.


Land based Denham/Shark Bay advice...

 As the title suggests I'm looking for some advice on land based spots for Shark Bay/Denham. Heading up there early August but never been further north than Kalbarri so not too sure what to expect, I've done a lot of fishing along the south coast and south-west. VERY keen to get into a few Pinkies! Got a very capable 4wd so offroad isn't an issue but I'll have the boss and two small kiddies in tow most of the time... Thanks in advance! Cheers!


any weed about

 Hi , has anybody fished up at hill river way lately, wondering if there is much weed about.

Thanks Vince


Ocean whaler marine

 Hi guys

have been trying to contact ocean whaler marine. 

Have now rang 3 times over the past couple of weeks and left Nigel a message to call me back, as yet no reply. 

I own an ocean whaler and want to ask a couple of questions. 

Does anyone on this site know how to contact them I have seen some rave reviews about how good the company is but I can't even get a reply. 

Any info would be appreciated. 

 

 


Tamala Report

Gday FW crew...

Just arrived home from a week up at Tamala... Stayed on the Prickly pt side and fished the gulfs and channels closest...

Plenty of Pinks of all sizes... Biggest went 83cms, didn't get a weight as wanted to get him back before the Dolphins gained an upper hand... Cheeky bastards!!

Ran a net out one arvo to chase some Mullet but only ended up with the one and a net full of Butter fish.... Fail...

I used placcys for the week and let the girls use bait ( butter fish :) ).... The most fun was some good sized pinks in about 80cm of water and a few times sight casting to them with the SP's... Managed one that went about 6kg ( no dolphins in the shallows waiting for an easy feed )...

Tried a few weed banks for squid but didn't have any success... Anyone done ok at Tamala on the squid??

Spotted a few Blue Bone in the shallows but being so clear and no live crabs/Occys we didn't get any hits...

Anyway all in all a good week away...

Recommend a trip for family's, a good place to dingi fish!!


Anyone gone away this year?

 Hey guys how are you all?

just wondering if anyone has gone on a fishing trip recently, I will be going to either quobba or wagoe in the coming months and just after some reports. So if you've heard anything for this year let me know would love to hear :) cheers


Bream Combo

 Hi there

What is the best/affordable bream Combo. I have $100-150 to spend. Thanks 

 

i already have the main line, leader and hooks and lures. Just getting the rod and reel now. Doing research. 


Stella spare spool options

Gday All

Looking at options for a spare spool for a Stella 5000 swb. Not looking for the cheapest but definitely best value.

Should I stick with genuine or look at aftermarket? SOM look to be a very good option aftermarket. Will most likely go between pe2 and pe3, capacity obviously dependent on actual line diameter but not an issue for my fishing.

Any advice on which way to go, where to buy and cost would be a great help. Seems to be endless information on Stella but not so much on specific upgrades/spares etc.

Cheers


Deep drop coral bay

 Now I have shared some of my spots with a few lads on here, so I'm hoping for some fishing karma. I'm after some help/1 spot to start me off for a deep fish at coral bay next week. Don't want every spot you have or the best one, just a start. 

Cheers boys