I was surprised how tough sombos were when I moved south from the Pilbara ( they are bloody tough) and then I started thinking YTK I haven't got one yet but what else is as tough on the end of your line compared to a n/w fish , at first I thought china man cod , but I thought nope sambo pulls harder , then I thought back to the days when you could fish in pond zero at Dampier salt and I found a tougher fish than a sambo ,,, its a milk fish they go of like a steam train lots of you blokes will shout me down but if you haven't done battle with a 10kg milk fish you don't realy know what a tough fish is

 I am thinking about heading down to D'Entrecasteaux NP for a few days next week. Does anybody have any hot tips on places I should try fishing (land based)? Are the main target tailor and salmon? Any suggestions on the best spot to camp - I was thinking of Moores Hut as my wife would appreciate toilets...

Finally, I know you're not supposed to use quad bikes in a national park, but is that policed in the area? Any people have stories of whether or not rangers are actually out policing this. 

Thanks 

any cray divers that want a dive of my boat tomorrow of rocky give a ring 0418935456

hey guys i saw a post recently about deep dropping with a 1 Kw transducer but a different unit to mine... anyone shed some light..

will i get the blue eye ;) or do i need to spend moooore money?????

Might be a question that our trusted museum Ichthyologist Glenn Moore can answer, but why is there plenty of flatties in Perth water, in estuaries up and down the coast, but they are scarse in the Peel Area.

I find this perplexing and have often wondered, but never asked.

Cheers

Neels

PS I live in Bouvard, within a 100m walk of what I would have thought would be pritine flathead waters. Have never bothered trying because of that knowledge, but hoping I am wrong.

 Anyone else find it surprisingly sloppy out? 

 Guys

Anyone getting crabs in Mandurah at the moment. Info appreciated

Thanks

Enjoy

 Managed to get out yesterday with a few mates from work to get a few crays .got our bag limit with some decent size ones in them .all from around the 30 m mark ,

A sheep shaved to look like a poodle

Bought one of those Navig (8) R SPORTSCAM PRO video/camera's today similar to a go pro it came with all the various different mounting brackets and waterproof houseing anyone on here got one or used one just after and pro's or cons bought it from Harvey Norman while picking up the wifes new mobile after she ended up in the pool yesterday with her 4 week old iphone 5

I have seen the go pro's before and what their price is but this thing was less than $100 and came with 14 different accessories

Has anybody been to floreat recently. Was planning to go over the weekend?

thanks

 Hey guys just wondering if anyone can point me it the right direction to get my boat seats repaired with new canvas vynl? Cheers gav 

 Chasing a good quality Yamaha fx sho or ho jet ski

Pm me if you have anything of interest with hours and model

Thanks

 Just another thankyou to the guys at Oceanside, very rude of me not to ask your name mate (Josh ?) but thanks for the info and top sevice that you allways provide.

Cheers

Tim

 Hi all,

so I've had abit luck with catching the elusive mulloway lately, but I'm wondering if there's anything I might be doing wrong or need adjusting because I've found that the bulk of my catch of mulloway have been around the 60-70cm mark. 

So in the past 4 sessions I've caught 9 and 8 of those have been in the 60-70cm mark.

1 was just under the metre mark.

so the question is why is it that I'm catching mostly the soapies? Oviously there's more soapies around than the bigger ones but surely something's may increase the chances? Or no

would appreciate some input from those that have had success with them.

thanks

thinking of going out tomorrow, tuna etc, guy down the road just got home,dragged lures all around rotto, out wide and then tried on the drift, never saw a fish, might have to go for wrasse and whiting, still different day they may be hungray tomorrow

If so how did you go?  What are they targeting during the ban?

I'm aching to get out but am always nervous on metro charters, even SW which I have been out with before.

I'm thinking of heading to S Bends in the morning for a couple of days and nights beach fishing. Hopefully the forecasted light onshore breezes and late evening tides will make the trip worthwhile.

I've read some of the many posts about that stretch but any current info on track and beach conditions would be greatly appreciated. Any successes or failures might also help. I'll post anything noteworthy next week.

Cheers

Hi all , I've a small Tyrnos 10 great reel , however can't seem to stop the clicker noise . It annoys the crap out of me and others . Is it just the way they are or is there a way to turn it off ?

Looking to see if anyone wants to come out for a fish in Albany this Friday & Sunday. Weather not looking to flash but can fish in the sound if not able to get outside. Only bugger is left the plotter at home with most of my Albany spots on it. Still have the combo in the boat with a couple of spots. PM if interested.

Jase

 I've recently purchased some new rings and trebles to upgrade my lures, I came accross some trebles with one of the three hooks being a wide gaped hook, 

just curious if anyone has any pros or cons with these? 

I can imagine it making it more difficult to throw the hook but does it effect the hook up rate or lure action?

also what's people's opinions on feathers on the trebles, makes a difference or no?

thanx Pegz 

 I need some help deciding on which reel to choose either between the trynos 50 or the TLD 50 2speed.

Also what are some reccomadations with rod that will suit that. I've got 1000m spool of 100pd braid waiting to be loaded up. 

 Well I have just back from freedive looping some crays off Rockingham.......4 out of 7 crays looped were very soft whites FYI. I know you guys always want to know what we are seeing :)

On the subject of whites, mate had a 2m+ GWS eat a speared fish off woodies today, he saw it and decided to leave the water. 

Hey FW crew, after some advice/opinions.

I took the young bloke down the river last Saturday morning to have acrack at some flatties. Was my first baitless session, and had a few soft placcies to throw around. I found they got smashed to bits by the voracious blowies, and only lasted a cast or two. I figure bait would pretty much be the same. A couple of guys fishing nearby were using hardbody lures, with some decent success (50cm+ and a couple around the 40cm size), the best bit was they could continue casting & retrieving without having to rig up another soft plastic that had been shredded. I also didn't see them hook any blowies.

So what's are peoples suggestions/favourite lures for flatties? If possible I'd also like to be able to target some saltwater fish as well, so anything that can double for tailor/whiting or even hezzas would be good.

Today I bought a Berkley 3B thing, I think it was called a "scum puppy" or similar, and a larger Halco something or other in gold that was reccomended by tackle shack in Malaga, he told me it works well for choppers in the swan too.

Any other reccomendations?

Thanks,

BD.

 Can you run a 620 with a 1 kw tranny? 

 Anyone been there recently? Planning an all nighter soon, would like to know how the weed situation is, and any general feedback on what is being caught. Taking up a variety of gear to target anything from Gardies and whiting to tailor , mullas and sharks. Any info on offer is greatly appreciated. Cheers.

Managed to score 2 days off work and want to head down to the beach early doors to try and catch a few fish. Just want to know where are the fish biting and what fish are people pulling out this time of year? I am northern suburbs Mindarie area.

Cheers

Can't wait for the ashes to start tomorrow and I am hoping beyond belief that the aussies can win back the urn.

Think the bowling  is pretty much on a par, their spinner is a class above though but we should hold our own.

However, look at the batting averages stats;

Rogers- 35       Cook-47.8

warner-36.8            Root-40.1

watson-36               Trott-47.4

clarke-52                Pieterson (wanker)-48.4

smith-34.8              Bell-46.6

Bailey-38.4 (thats first class runs)      Carberry- 43.9 (thats first class runs)

Haddin-33.9            Prior 42.4

Not pretty reading is it but,

CMON AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!

hey guys.

what type of fishing hooks are best. I have tried ganged hooks and single hooks. What type of single hooks are best for fish such as tailor or mulloway.

Thanks