i have only ever targetted squid in shallow water, up to about 4 metres.  does any go deeper and if so how do you get the jigs down, does anyone use a patenoster rig?

 just saw this add on gumtree doing my usuall snoop,

http://m.gumtree.com.au/fishing-rods/v?adId=1023716747

I have been batching for just over a week now so I thought I better do some washing threw all my cloths in the washing machine and a little light bulb went on and I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and chuck in my smelly fishing gloves (if the war office was home it wouldn't be allowed) any way washing done all into the dryer all good clothes dry now dump it all on the bed in the spare room and start going through it find wife's bras onto the floor find wife's panties onto the floor as well where the hell are my gloves aahhh there's 1 30 minutes later only I glove found I think the missing glove has gone to the missing sock twilight zone

Had a fish at the asi for a few hours early arvo but didn't even get a nibble. Can anyone tell me how far along the groyne I should be fishing if walking in from Clarence beach road or is it better these days to access the other rockwall from the boat ramp side?

Cheers

 i'm looking at getting a new out fit for spinin for tailor salmon ect it'll mainly be casting sticks minnows from bout 20-40g my minds made up on a sustain 3 or 4000 

first queston what rod $250 max

2 best braid 10 -15lb for casting  

 Hi All

Just joined and hope to learn a few tricks.

bought a Baron Sportsman about 6 months ago, and refitted it with a Suzuki DF140. Have been out with it almost every second week, but you think I was able to catch any thing other than a dozen Wrass.

My deckie was given a list of co ordinates that encompassed the 5 fathom bank, Carnac, GI, west,south and se of Rotto. We must have fished at about 20 of the 35 given, and the only area we got any fish was on the 5 fathom bank WRASS and WRASS. We have used squid, ockki and mulies on our trips as bait.

Frustrated I have not gone out with the boat for 5 weeks now. Would appreciate any pointers as to how to catch a descent feed, squid or any thing else but Wrass.

cheers

Flyboy

theres been a big whitein close everyday since the 2/7/2013, triggering off the beacons,NO WARNINGS issued

 as stated any marine electricians on here or recommendations please? ? 

Heave ho

recreational skippers ticket im looking at a fairly large  group to go it all at once 10 people or more i have 3 at present if u would like to join

the place will be woodmans point near the cafe there $150 + $20 for boat hire maybe a little cheaper

date 21st july

time will be  12 pm

woodmans point near the cafe

what i require is this

*First name
*Surname
*Mobile
*Email

you can pm it to me or email me

thank you

eddy

I have been batching for just over a week so I thought I better do some washing I thought might kill two birds with one stone and chuck in my smelly fishing gloves in as well (would not be allowed if the finance controller was at home)anyway washing done all good chuck it in the dryer after a hour I pulled it out chucked it all on the bed in the spare room started to go thru it all and blow me down one of the gloves has disappeared into the missing sock twilight zone seens as the government fund all sorts of studies I think I will apply for funding into missing soxs and gloves zone a couple of million should do it I think

Ten times the bag limit of priority fish species or 100 kilograms of finfish fillets have been set as limits deemed to be a “commercial quantity” that would trigger a charge of fish trafficking for any person not authorised to be in possession of such a large amount of fish.

Department of Fisheries Strategic Fisheries Policy Manager, Nathan Harrison said the new offence would attract a fine of up to $400,000 for an individual or $800,000 for a body corporate and/or up to four years imprisonment. 

“This is the first time the option for a magistrate to impose a jail term has been used in relation to the illegal sale of recreationally caught fish in Western Australia,” Mr Harrison said.

“It will give Fisheries and Marine Officers (FMOs) another effective way of cracking down on black market fish trading in the State and it won’t require proof of a sale.  

“The priority species include Roe’s, brownlip and greenlip abalone, barramundi, coral trout, WA dhufish, baldchin groper, all rock lobsters and pink snapper. These are the popular, high value, fish species that are most likely to be involved in cases where individuals are in possession of very large quantities.”

In addition to the new fish trafficking rules, Mr Harrison said new regulations also came into force this month that have created a new tier of infringement fines to more effectively deal with mid-range offences without the need to take a matter to court, if the offender accepted the fine.

“Infringements are currently issued for a range of bag and possession limit offences and for taking totally protected fish – including under or oversized fish – and the new, second, tier of penalties will kick in when more than double the bag or possession limit is detected, or where the number of totally protected fish exceeds the bag limit,” he said.

“The outcomes of a tiered infringement system will deliver a swifter way of dealing with mid-range matters and reduce the time spent by FMOs compiling prosecution briefs, getting them back on patrol more quickly to continue monitoring the State’s fisheries.

“In the West Coast Region alone it has been estimated this measure will provide another 1000 hours of FMO time that can be spent in the field educating fishers and carrying out compliance checks, rather than preparing documentation for the courts.

“As with infringements issued now though, people who receive the new infringements, ranging between $200 and $1,000, still have the option of taking their matter to court if they choose to.”

 Went out last night, north mole is closed dunno till when, road works 

that is all

 I have a Humminbird 798CSI with internal GPS, and everytime i go out it takes the first 20 mins before the GPS will kick in?? anyone experienced this or know why it does it, its bloody annoying!! I have to restart it 15 times to get it to register....

Im ready to throw it over the side and get another brand???

Any ideas?

when you pass the last beacon in south channel between south west point and cape peron there were 4 large yellow buoys and a large shiny buoy about 2 to 3ks further out(I was told the shiny 1 was a wave monitoring buoy)they have all gone I was wondering if any 1 knows why

Very hungry, persistent Mako

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DND717lnFLQ&feature=youtu.be

 Has anyone been to the bundegi boat ramp and fished the flats for queenies? Going to give it a go when we go up in september. I have a gold rooster popper, another blue popper and heaps of gold twisties. Am i on the right track? Any info would be awsome. Will be relesing all our fish, as i reckon these fish are way to beautiful to kill.

Cheers Fab

 Anyone else having trouble tracking there activity cant seem to access my previous posts.

 Left field sort of question- what is the biggest fish and largest depths you can reasonably expect to fish with this category of reel? What has been landed with this size reel you know of or heard of? cheers!

 Hi All,

We are having a big sale Saturday 20th July where you can get 20% off ALL FISHING GEAR.

This deal includes rods, reels, tackle, lures, jigs, tackle boxes etc!

We are open from 8.30am until 1.00pm Saturdays, if you havent been in to check out our fishing range yet please make sure you do - we are continuously adding new products!

 Hi all , just looking for any advise on setting up me boat for deep drop out of perth , I've looked at a couple of reels round the$600 -800 mark  ones a daiwa and othe shimano . I have a Tiagra 50w and 30w that don't get used and have seen a adapter and motor that converts them but not sure of the price ,looked very pricey. My big question is , is it worth spending a fair chunk of coin on these set ups ? is it a massive hit and miss out there in the deep, long way out  . Pretty excited to try it anyway , what depth works good out here I launch from Hilary's up to 2 rocks , do you look for structure or drop offs ? A lot of questions but any info would be much appreciated cheers . And if anyone knows of some electric reels for sale yell out 

 Hey lads have bought mi first boat not too long ago and it sure does get some use haha. I have basically only been chasing cockburn sound pink snapper and squid skippy n herring so far.

My third trip and we got into some good pinks from 70 to 80 cms for two days in a row only to go back again n catch nothing but rays n banjos again and again.

I have started to try a few new spots doing the usual thing and only to catch banjos again.

I went out last night found a new little lump holding fish on it and anchored. Now the big rods werent going off but whilst bait fishing i was catching small pinkies. Does this have any connection with the bigger ones? will they eventually or at times hit this spot or means nothing?

Also catching annoying butterfish at the time what do u guys think of butterfish as fresh pinky bait if u run out of ur own supply?

Hope can get some feedback, Marko

after having a great time getting smashed by GTs, Eddy thought it would be even better to get the guest onto some dinner , Andrea and pete never having jigged for bottom species before and having all the top gear Eddy gave them a crash course in 'jigging' and they were away .

This was Andrea's chinaman jigged up on a fcl sling 250gr jigg on her synit razar nuron flow.pete got himself a nice coral trout , but only after a struggle as something else down there wanted it as well, againg the fish was caught on the fcl sling jigg on my old 150gr JM powerspell, love this little rod.Downagain they go double hook up, this time a pair of healthy rankin cods as for me, well I caught a nice coral trout but its on another camera and those two dont want to give me the image..... how nice are they :).

but its great to see first timers catch fish on the jigg.

Anyhow hope you enjoyed the pics, we're having a great time and I'll post up the marlin session later,

cheers syd  

For Sale 6 metre Evolution as new in top condition, motor (Etec 175) has 206 hours on it. Furuno 620 , lowrance GPS,VHF, Fusion Stereo and a Ally trailer. Boat has 6 years warranty left on it, motor has 4. Replacement value is over a 100k. Boat is currently in Carnarvon. Boat is only being sold due to personal reasons as well $67,000 ono Contact Suzi on 0447548024

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brockman/motorboats-powerboats/evolution-6-meter-fibreglass-as-new-condition-/1022015901

howdy all

As i have lost  my fishing spots in warnbro / rockingham due to hand held gps crapping itself on me. i have to start all over again, but this time i want to get a combo unit, my boat is only a 4.5m ally runabout so we dont go out too far but i did have some good spots on the 5. i dont want an el cheapo one and not a top of the wazza one either as i only go out to the 5 and wont be able to justify the $ just to go there. so my question is is thre a decent combo unit for around $700 that i should have a look at, any input would be appreciative. i need to start sounding for spots again soon when my tax comes in.

                                                                                                                              cheers

                                                                                                                               darryl 

 Does anybody know if there is any charters operating out of dongara?

hi guys

getting my tax return soon and ive been looking into getting a new setup!

ive been looking at either the stradic fj5000 or the daiwa ballistic 4000 so i can use it for tailor salmon etc... Im going to load it up with 25lb sunlinMost likely going to pair it up with a shimano bushy lure legend

looking for opinions on which to choose (pros/cons). any suggestions are welcome!

cheers

Get to watch footy and cricket at the same time. Loving Agar atm.

Gday - have searched the previous forums and found lots of info already. Just wondering has anybody fished in the area north of Batemans bay sanctuary zone inside the reef? i see it gets to 20m in the middle there. Im looking for places to take the boat out when the wind is too strong to go out wide just to chase fish with the kids and maybe get a feed of emperor and anything else living inside the reef also anywhere recommended for squid jigging please

Cheers Dave

Anyone who knows what a fish is....will know what a Shimano fishing reel is. As Forest Gump would say "They go together likes pea's and carrot's", and I for one, have had the pleasure of using Shimano fishing reels since I was knee high to a Barramundi

Over the past week, I have had some absolutely amazing news.

I have had the pleasure of being informed that I am now in fact sponsored by Shimano fishing reels and have had a bunch of my reels upgraded as a result of this arrangement. Can I just say.....YEHHHAAAAA!!! I could not be happier right now.
 

I would like to thank the Dunphy family from Shimano Fishing Australia for this tremendous opportunity and wish Mr John Dunphy all the best in his retirement. A true pioneer of the industry.

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