Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

quick question- where to get a knife in gero or carnarvon

Passing through gero and carnarvon on the way to coral bay tomorrow, realised I don't have a decent filleting knife. Just after a name of a shop to get a decent knife, unless BCF or similar will have some?


Bouquets to bias boating

 I  needed a new antenna for my lowrance lcx 27 and after hunting around trying to get one I happened upon bias website asked them a couple of questions on Monday

they recommended the point 1 antenna their price was a bit higher so I asked if they would price match

I got a phone call on tues stating they would price match  I ordered  one over the phone and blow me down it's here today great service !


Marron Season

Hi, heading to Busselton second week in Jan, keen as to do some marroning, I have fished the blackwood for years around sues bridge area but now days is packed out in season, was thinking around Nannup area, anyone have any ideas as to were I can go. thanks


new bung (no more cheweys)

 after using cheweys for fixing a leak i've finally fixed the bung. after some issues, including the dog chewing up the bung its finally ready to go on the water. leaving water in it untill i get back from work to see if there is any leaks. fingers crossed


Wanneroo rd OUCH



 


Another boat hits the deck!!!!!!

When will people learn. Wanneroo road a hour ago.


Walpole question

Hi everyone

Ive been a member of this forum for a some time now but i have never posted anything so this is my first post.

I have to say this is one of the best forums ive been on and i have been on few and all that is thanks to you guys that make this froum so great.

Anyway, i have a question i would like to ask you lot, i did try to search about it and found some great info but that still hasnt answered my question. 

im going to walpole on monday and im taking my boat with me, its a 5 meter haines hunter with 60hp and i would like to go fishing out of estuary which would require crossing the bar which i have never done before.

so my question is, what wind direction and strength of wind is good to go out and what swell is reasonably safe to attempt with my boat.

and if any of you guys are down there and would like to either team up and go out with two boats or be a decky to help me find my way out to do some fishing would be great.

im staying at coalmine beach till 5th of january so come and say hi.

cheers

mladen

 

 


Quintrex Trident

 I an posting in here because more people seem to reply in this thread but I looking at a new boat in the 6-6.5 meter alloy, have been looking at the quintrex trident 6.1m has any one got one or been on one to give me any feedback on them.

Thanks 

 


Trim tabs

 Hey guys thinking about putting some trim tabs on my 6m gold star anyone have any thoughts on which way to go electric/hydraulic? any info would be a help cheers


west coast bioregion fishing rules

gday just thought I would put a few of my frustrations out there after reading the guide to fishing in perth local waters.first point is at the beginning of the book it shows daily bag limits for pink snapper dhufish,ect and states through these pages,"for boat limits,see page 37",page 37 does not mention anything regarding boat limits and I am inclined to believe that if you have ,eg,3 people with fishing licences that you can take 2 pink snapper each,is this correct?Secondly on page 43 it states,"to protect fish and there habitats some activities are banned.In particular you are not allowed to:use fish traps or pots of any kind [except lobster pots and octopus trigger traps,use dredges,obstruct any bays,rivers " ect,but the one that gets me is where it says "you are not allowed to jag or deliberately foul hook fish with baitless hooks."once again the way I read that is that no one should be trolling lures or jigging for fish and as they include squid in there book I would consider using squid jigs a big no no to ,there are a few grey areas throughout the guide as they call it are there any fisho,s out there with a law degree that can enlighten me on these hard to follow "guides".cheers.


First fishing charter on Saturday 21st need a few more bookings

 Hi all we have a few people wanting to go out on Saturday and need a few more numbers to make it happen so if you want to experience being the first people on jazz IV please give me a call ASAP so I can get the ball rolling. Should be a good day south of Rotto with a lot of spots unfished by myself for a couple of years. 

Look foward to meeting a few hard core fishos. 

 

Cheers. 


Opening Day Dhuies

Headed out early Monday morning for the first fishing trip I have done in ages. Managed our two dhuies by 7am. Got to love this time of year when the dhuies are close in and in good numbers. Spent the rest of the morning jigging a few sambos and also managed to finish the bag off with a couple of snapper. Daves dhuie was a cracker to start the season off, caught on a smith jig. Day was spoilt a bit by a few outboard issues. Hopefully its nothing to serious and I can get back out there before xmas.


Coral Bay at christmas- Who else is up there?

Just putting it out there, I'll be at coral bay for a week starting saturday. After the dinghy i was gonna borrow fell through we've decided to hire a 5.5m half cabin from exmouth boat hire for the week. I've only been to cbay once, and that was without a boat, plus i'm a novice boaty in general, sooooooo... If anyone else will be there with a boat and wouldn't mind having us tag along at some point, for safety and/or some general pointers etc, that would be sweet. I've read about the north and (dodgy) south passage etc, but apart from that don't have much of an idea of where to go.

And in general, if anyone wants to say hello, have a drink or meet up for a landbased fish then fire away.

Will be in Wagoe the week after too!


New rod Daiwa/Shimano

 Hi every one I looking for a new rod in the 8-10 kg range from either daiwa or shimano am currently looking at the Catalina or demon blood range by daiwa any advice or feed back from either brands would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks


Need help with feral animals/vermin?

I need a few more places to go shooting/hunting so if you know of a farmer/station owner who needs help reducing problem animals please PM me.

Cheers,

JW 


Port Villa, Vanuatu - any good charters you can recommend?

Thanks in advance,

JW 


Must have pressie for next Xmas


Pumping for worms in mandurah

 Does anyone know any good spots for pumping worms around mandurah. Will use them for whiting at the beach.

Thanks in advance for any info


Where to fish around perth at the moment (LAND BASED)

Where are people catching fish around perth at the moment- land based

cheers


Wagoe beach launch

 I'm heading to Wagoe beach to stay for a few nights soon. Can anyone tell me if it's posibal to launch a tinny 4.2m from the beach there. Guess if all else fails we can launch in the river in Kalbarri !


Fishing/Boating 21st December 2013 Advice Wanted

Hi All,

Chasing a bit on advice and recommendation for this Saturday. Not after anyone secret spots or location (though would be great if you could provide some shallow water sambo spots! If you were willing to share).

Weather was looking great at the start of the week, now looking a bit more sloppy. My friends and I are novice boaties with all the safety equipment required.

A bit about the boat - centre console, ally, approximately 5.3 meters in length (fits 4 people nicely). Normally launching from Woodies

Original plan was to hit Rottnest to do some sambo jigging in about 40 meters of water, chasing both sambos,demersals and possibly pelagic. Seems like this plan is out the window.

With the wind blowing up to approximately 16 knots - what are your thoughts and where would you go (from Fremantle). Is-it best to stay in close or is-it still safe to head out to the 40s in the weather predicted on Saturday.

Our thought were to head to stragglers reef or even behind garden for some kgw, skippy (I know there still a ban for Demersals ban in Cockburn).

We are still learning the ropes of boating so any recommendation on where we should go would be great or advice if we should stick in close or keep to our original plan will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers again and looking forward to your responses.


invasion at Port Kennedy

 went to port kennedy/ long point last night for a fish and after going there consistantly for nearly 2 years and catching maybe 2 blowies it seems that it had been invaded by masses of blowies almost overnight! struggled to ge anything apart from the blowies, normally get whiting and herring pretty consistantly but absolutely nothing last night! any idea what woulda caused them to just invade like they have in this short eriod of time?


jazz charters

gday

anyone been out on jazz charters for fishing?


how big are your motors

 how big's your motors?


Fishing Today

 Anybody get out today for a fish. Been a long long time between fishes but was lucky enough to get out. Was a classic day on the water, bit slow overall, but we did manage a 12kg and 6kg dhu, released a few others. Got a blackass and KG Whiting too but between 4 of us was a bit slow really. Mostly caught between about 9 and 11am. After that we were just floating around, nothing biting...


nigel the GWS

apparently nigel has been sighted numerous times at Coventry reef and at the sisters uuuhhhhmmmm will fisheries do something ??? my guess is no


Reviews on Berkley fireline fused crystal braid

Was looking at putting some 4-5lb fused crystal braid on my 2000 reel and was thinking that it will give me aand edge over the fish being that it's relatively clear?  I will still be using a good rods length of fluorocarbon leader.  

And if so, would it be worth sacrificing the better line vision of the brighter coloured braids? 

Thanks 


High end tackle shops in Perth area

 Hi guys

anyway high end tackle shops in the area to recommend? 

Addresses would be good!

 

thks


Just got new reels and not sure what size braid to throw on ???

 Rightio heres the delima, i have a 2000 & 2500 spinging combos and im targeting mainly flathead ,whiting, bream ect... but wanted to be able to target slighty bigger stuff if the opertunity came up, 

I was thinking 4 or 5 lb braid on the 2000 with 6 - 10 lb flurocarbon leader depending on target fish

& 7-8 lb braid on the 2500 with 8 - 15 lb cabon leader depending on target ....

 

I'm no expert so opinons/advice would be greatly appreiciated,

CHEERS


SHIKARI CHARTERS URGENT HELP!!

 Hi guys

 

Just  flew in from Singapore to fish with Allan 

However I can't contact him 

Supposed to go fishing with him today like now...

 

Tried calling his cell no reply

Maybe I'm calling the wrong number??!!!??

 

Pls help