Hey guys, I was just wondering what an ideal total weight of my setup should be for throwing lures at tailor... is 550grams on a 9ft rod too heavy? Rod weighs 130grams and reel weighs 420grams.

Will my arms start getting tired after a day? I can either get a lighter reel which brings the total weight to 410, or go with the reel that I orginally wanted and have it at 550grams.

Not too sure if an extra 140grams will make a whole world a difference so looking for opinions and what are the weights of your setups for throwing lures off the rocks and the beach 

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I am in the rocky area if your keen for a dive and day after Tuesday give me a call 0418935456

been off the ciggys for a week now , I have set myself the challenge to get fit enough in the next 8 weeks to do my bronze medallion again , went for a dive at Coventry reef today in a 40 minute dive I found I used 50Bar less than a week ago when choofing ciggys says something I guess

 Hi guys. 

Any suggestions on cleaverville this time of year??? After my first Barra and the usual suspects Jacks, Jews, Salmon and Muddies.

Any moon or tide better than others or any areas I can try without giving away your secret holes or banks.

Thanks people any info will be appreciated....

Better lookin at it than lookin for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

So if the 2rocks ramp is definately shut whats the option a beach launch cheers craig

Gday Guys..

Heading upto Leeman for the first time with the wife and dog for a week in Feb. Looking for some local info on where to go etc as I have never been before.. taking the tinny up and have a navara , so 4wd access is no probs. Appreciate some feedback guys

cheers
Cal

 Just wondering is crabbing season open in Cockburn tomorrow? 

Done this up for a mate. I have on more coat to go but it's coming up nicely. Let's hope he christens it with a nice Spanish!

with the ocean looking like oil early this morning a quck run up to the sandpatch in the tinny for a troll. couple hookups just past echos n dropped then hooked a big mack on the tail n lost him at the boat. once just north of the sandpatch it was a hookup every 30-40m! ended up turning around and trolling back to town and had a double hookup about a mile north of the mouth. Good fun when your by yourself! left the heavier gear on tight drag and had some fun on the light bream gear. Got the 2 macks to take home and back within a cpl of hours! water clarity is pretty good up north. No specles in the water and nice and clean! hopefully we wont miss out like we did last season on the mackerel run!

sorry no pics no camera and in a 3.75 tinny no room to muck around with a photo anyway. hopefully 2mw will be just as good on 6 pound gear! shes gona be 41 here tmw so be a good morning to have some fun with them on the light stuff!

theres been quite a few croakers caught at wagoe last couple of days, tailor are in plague proportions and are now busting up the mullet in the river! still a few blueys around. been scooping them at night in the shallows which is fun! gota get em before the holidays start!! mullas are still around at frussies but you have to dodge the sharks with all the dredging going on, so for those who enjoy catching sharks youll have fun at frussies.

hi just wondering if anyone has been having any luck with tailor latley river or ocean could be a good arvo out with the kids if we could get into a few

 good day all, went out today to find some squid. stayed up all night and was at the boat ramp at 2:30-3am launched the boat to realize that there was a leak through the bung!!! some handy chewing gum did the trick the patch up the hole, get out and finally start squiding around 3:45-4 caught a little squirt in just a couple cast. thinking its going to be a good day. and hour later landed another, after that 3:30-4 hours go past with no action besides a snorkeler getting an ear full for not having a dive flag up. not been a good day

My missus was thinking about getting a barometer / thermometer for me.

She did some research and found electric ones which also have a tide clock.  Has anyone got advice about these tide clocks.  Are they accurate?  How can it tell where you are in relation to the tides.

We all know the barometric pressure affects the fish, so I'm looking forward to studying this a bit more.

We spent 7 days a week, 14 hours a day, getting her back to new. Had to bring it all the way down to the hull and do a couple of patches, put in new hull and motor supports (the wood beams the motor sits on) and then built a small cabin up front with the bathroom and a ton of rod holders! It was a blast, except for being so tired, it was definitely worth it, I wish I had taken more pictures, here are some before and after and a couple of during pictures.

Here's what we started out with, classic "Palm Beach" Costa Rica Gamefisherman with a but ugly cabin:



Then this is what we did with the cabin and floor and pretty much everything except the hull. We were going to burn it, but I think there was soo much oil and diesel in the wood, it might have exploded and taken out the ship yard here... so we took it to the dump :)



Here is what the front part of the boat looked like when we took out the floor and the hull. We left a little part of the cabin up front as you can see in the picture that became the visor. In the picture it shows pine boards going across, but before we put those in, we coated them with West Epoxy and surf board cloth so they are waterproof and we don't have to redo any of that. Here is the empty hull:



We then had to patch the hull. There was a rotten spot under where the motor support beam was. The rotten spot was only about 6 inches across, but since the boat has three layers of wood, we opened the first layer up really big, then made like a pyramid, opening the second layer up only half the size and then the hole that went side to side was only about 9 inches big. I called West and they sent me a book on how to do it, this little patch took over a week to redo. We did it with the same weightless Laurel Wood the boat was made with, and each layer we lined up the grains with the existing grains of the surrounding wood layer. Here is the patch when we finish, before putting the board on the outside:



We then had some good rot on the transom and back rail so we rebuilt those as well:





Then I got too tired to take any more pictures, but here is the floor and cabin after we put it back together a bit!





Here is a picture of the visor we turned the front part of the cabin into. That was a lot of work as we built it a couple of times until I got it looking right. We also built those two fiberglass boxes you see on the tower that is next to the boat so I can put all the gauges in one side and the GPS / Sounder / Radio in the other. I hate those ugly black cummins things, so I made the gauge holder out of glass and hole sawed it. I replaced the original gauges with the sea cruz gauges that have built in alarms, but I had to buy two temp gauges because the first one they send me didn't work, so I don't know if I would recommend them.



The bottom we treated with the Interconnect sealing epoxy and Micron 66 from Interlux. I really like the look of the blue color, and hopefully after 3 coats of their best paint, I won't see any buildup for the next year or so.

2 and a half months later, we got her down in the water. This is from about 5 minutes after I got it in the water. The boat on the right is the panga we built a couple of months ago. We didn't get to start it until a couple days later because I was waiting on a new Racor.


Here's the first run last weeek:

First trip out was yesterday, she beat my other two boats releasing 6 nice sailfish and a couple of 30 pound Mahi. It was a fun build, I need to take some more pictures...

Here's a before and after just to see the difference, I really thought it came out better than I expected, what do you guys think?

Before:



After:


 

Heading down to Peaceful Bay in Jan with the missus. Not much chance of getting her out on the boat but is it worth taking my yak down and fishing the bay/inlet or is there not much benefit over landbased? Can I expect much else apart from KG's, skippy. herring and bream without getting offshore?

 Hey guys heading up to kalbarri over chrissy break. I'm taking up my 4.1m tinny to take up the river what should I try and target and how should I fish for them lures bait ect?

 hey all, i was woundering if there is any tips for fishing the sound. when my family go fishing we go straight out past rotto and fish in only 40m+. this is going to be my first time fishing by myself and i honestly dont have a clue where to start in the sound, any advise aboug depth, rigs, bait or any well known spots(not your personal spot) but a spot like a wreck

 I no a couple months ago someone put up that servo is closing down 

just wondering if anything has been put in place for it so people going up next year don't have to carry fuel  hopefully something been sorted

I'm up there in May for 2 weeks can't wait but boat needs fuel to run

cheers

 Hey I know the fishing ban ends on the 15th but I was just wondering if u can go fishing on the 15th or the 16th

 Taking the wife and kids to Coral Bay next week. Besides Maud's landing for tigers, can anyone suggest any land based fishing spots for 6 and 7 year olds close to town and would lures or bait be best? I'm taking the 4x4 so access to spots shouldn't be a problem.  The thought of leaving the family on land and taking a charter has crossed my mind but I may not make it out of the town alive. Cheers in advance for your thoughts. 

 Is Two Rocks Marina open yet to launch from? Last time I made the trek it was closed and due to re-open early - mid November. A mate said that it was still closed is this true?

 Hello every one new to the forum me and my mate are going to Albany for the weekend and were just wondering where are what fish are currently biting down that way are cheers guys

Recfishwest is launching a new safety initiative for recreational boat-based fishers targeting demersal fish species such as pink snapper and dhufish.  The Snag it? Tag it! campaign will raise awareness around the dangers of snagging on commercial rock lobster pot gear to deckhands operating the equipment.

As we head into summer weather and with the demersal fishing closure being lifted on December 16, recreational fishers will be heading out to their favourite fishing spots all along the West Australian coast to try their luck.

To help recreational and commercial fishers operate safely this summer, Recfishwest will introduce the new Snag it? Tag it! safety initiative.

It will allow recreational fishers who accidently snag a rock lobster pot, to attach a “danger tag” which alerts commercial fishers to the fact that there may be sinkers and hooks attached to the pot or rope.

This will mean that deckhands on commercial fishing vessels face less risk of injury when pulling in pots at high speed. Recreational fishers are being asked to attach the tags to the top of the rock lobster pot rope, above the float, so that they are clearly visible.

Recfishwest Chief Executive Officer Dr Andrew Rowland said the danger tags were an important safety initiative.

“We want to keep all water users safe and these danger tags will provide an early warning system for commercial rock lobster fishers pulling in their pots,” he said.

 “It also fosters co-operation between recreational and commercial fishers.”

The Western Rock Lobster Council has assisted in this initiative and will be educating commercial fishers to be on the look-out for the danger tags, so that they can operate winches at a safe speed.

Western Rock Lobster Council Chairman Basil Lenzo said: “It’s very important that recreational fishers work together with commercial fishers so that the safety of everyone on the water is ensured.

“We are very happy to be involved with Recfishwest in this new initiative.”

The danger tags will be available at metropolitan tackle stores.  Recfishwest will also hand them out at boat ramps in the first week of the demersal closure lifting.

 Sad news indeed. 

Water police and Volunteer Marine Rescue were called to the beach

about 33km north of Perth about 8am.

Police have advised the diver has died.

More to come.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/diver-dies-in-northern-beaches-accident/story-fnhocxo3-1226782453787

I haven't gotten pots organised yet which is a shame seeing as this weekend looks fantastic

Although if someone has Jarrah or Pine second hand pots at a reasonable price i'd be interested in buying today/tonight

My question is if I take someone else out on my boat and they dive for the crays (To split between us) is that a grey area if we both take 8 (Both having licences)

Just not ready to freedive myself until I arrange a sharkshield

hi guys new member to fishwrecked,

just wondering if anyone can give me some advise to do with rods. my missus bought me a biomaster 10000 for chissy can anyone give me some advise to do with a rod to suit.

would be greatly appreciated cheers 

Just wondering if any one knows of a boat builder in Perth that builds fibreglass dinghys in the 4.1 mtr range simillar to the cross x country boats ?

Cheers

Dan

Enjoy

 Hi all,

I am a fan of soft plastics and would want to get a new rod for soft plastics?

how would you rate Raider to GL2?

majority would be Snapper fishing from 5 to 10 kg mark.

How does a shimano Rarenium or Stradic CI fair?

Was looking in the fisheries booklet and says ammount of crays allowed to be kept at a residence is 18 but is that 18 per licence or overall as have 3 people in the household that have cray licences