Hey all! Had exams and haven't been able to fish for what seems a lifetime ( a month) so as you can imagine I was itching for a fish so 2 mates an i went out on the tinnie  again with no sounder or GPS ( 5 this morning was so hard finding the spot) fished from 615-930 and bagged out ! Photo doesn't do it justice but the one in my hands went 80cm the biggest 82 and the smallest 54 (Cockburn sound is where they was caught ) going out again tomorrow morning will keep you updated ! Safe to say I am addicted to snapper fishing !

hey guys just wondering if anyone went out today if so did u catch anything and what species and where did u catch them. I am thinking of going out tomorrow of the 3 mile wondering if anybody has any luck out there cause the almanac sais tomorrow and today were meant to be bad but going to give it a go anyway any tips would also be greatly appreciated.

 Hey all, been umming and areing for the last few weeks about taking my 4.3m tinnie to the 5 fathom bank. This morning I grew a pair and done it and what a success. First drift got a 75-80cm snapper and a few wrasse. Second drift another pinkie this one only just 54cm. Got a few 30cm skippy throughout the day and lots of wrasse. Can't wait to do it again!

 the board was placed in the mouth of 5.5m white after been caught off a 3.5m dingy in albany back in the early 70s

hey guys I will be heading up to shark bay for the school holiday it is my first trip and I have no idea where to go i was looking around on Google earth but I could not find any reefy spots was just wondering if you guys can point me in the right direction im not big on fishing the cliffs as I do not have equipment for them :( but I am really keen on getting into some big tailor I will be based in Denham and have access to a 4m tinnie and a kayak any help will be appreciated looking forward to the trip :)

Cheers

Should he have been sacked???? i have never been the politically correct type of bloke so imo the comments he made regarding Jules husband being a fruit were perfectly fine by me, especially if that was a rumour going around. its only natural he would ask... i dunno i like Sadler. sad to see him go.

G'day blokes,

Went out last weekend to the North mole for a fish and it didnt end to well. There was nothing running, A couple of people got really small fish and a couple of blowies.

Myself and my mate got absolutely nothing, Ontop of that. I ended up losing 1 of my new lures. Which im a little shitty about lol. But that is a risk i ran fishing off the rocks.

Curious which mole would be better to fish off, This time of year. North mole ? Or the other part in the southern part of Freo ?

Im looking to switch to bait if im fishing off the rocks, that why im only losing hooks. Not lures, What set up would you suggest? (Gang, Single, Double etc.) Would mullies do the job to catch all the species out there, Or would a bit of variety help ?

Cheers,

Patto.

Just found this on YouTube. What an angler at age 3. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4UwksNgzEoU

Anyone fish the key biscayne before??

probs heading there sunday??

havent fished it yet any tips??

cheers

 Still not getting my weather reading right. On Saturday it's saying 12 knots ENE and 1.2m swell I have a 4.3m tinnie with 40hp tiller steer. What will the water be like on 5fathom bank off warnbro? Thanks for your help

Gday all - weather looking pretty good so far for a crack out deep from Two rocks Marina on sunday morning, planning on heading NW out to direction bank say 60 - 80 metre mark or deeper -  any tips or advice welcome, ie go deeper, go south, stay shallower say 35-40m mark    also does anybody think its worth pulling lures around for tuna or mackies   Cheers Dave    

HI All,

are the SW5000 and SW6000 the same size save for the spool capacity?

Second, is the drag the same on both?

Thanks

 I recently went to replace the existing #1 battery with a like for like as it wasn't starting my outboard. The model had changed from 460 to 530 CCA which I though was good. But it still won't start the engine. I checked my #2 battery and it is the same, a 460 CCA. I had never checked them individually before as I always started the engine with both batteries (I know, stupid of me not to check). That was how I was told to start it when I bought the boat. And, before anyone asks, yes the batteries are fully charged.

So my question is what size battery should I have?

would have to be the VW golf car ads, gonski!!!

Enjoy

Gday all. Have been looking for a very compact travel rod to take with me on an overseas holiday to match to my Stradic 3000FJ. Would like it to compact down as small as possible possibly 4-6 pieces. Don't want a Telescopic Rod though.

Did some looking around on FWrecked search and it seems alot of people recommended Nitro 007 traveller 6 piece rods(other than their price).

So does anyone know off the top of their head who might sell these locally? Will ring around all the tackle Stores myself, but just in case someone can save me the ringing around.

Or alternatively does someone know an alternative rod/brand that would be just as good? Would like the packed down rod to be no longer than say about 40-50cm, so think it would have to be 4-6 pieces as I had a look at a Shimano Raider 3 piece and while a good rod it was a bit too long packed up for what I am looking for.

Or alternatively again, if anyone has a 4-6 piece travel rod that would suit a Shimano Stradic 3000FJ that they would be willing to sell I would be very interested.

Thanks, Buz.

With the weather looking pretty good Saturday, thinking of heading out from two rocks early morning.

in need of a couple of deckies tho, am leaving from Morley way.

Will be bottom bouncing chasing demersals mainly

let me know if your interested. 

Bodie

Was thinking of hitting the islands one last time before the cray season finishes.

Just wondering if anyone else is heading over this weekend?

Weather looks cloudy but the wind has dropped off considerably.

 Hi guys,

I love crabbing and the ammo jetty at woodsman point is one of my favorite places to go get a feed of big blues.

I know that cockburn sound is closed to crabbing from september to mid december, but im not sure if the location of ammo jetty lies with in cockburn sound. I've never crabbed there during this period because i'm unsure about this.

Could someone please clarify whether or not ammo jetty lis within cockburn sound and is subjected to the blue swimmer crab closed season?

Hey guys and Gals, B4 i take my boat to mechanic thought id ask on here 1st.

With 2 fully charged deep cell batteries my outboard motor is turning over as if the batteriees are flat. Even hooked up jumper leads to car and tried.  It just turns over real slow as if its flat as

Ive cleaned all terminals and fittings on batteries & starter and tightened all up. Still the same

Any help would be great

Cheers

Gday All,

Well the time has come to finally take the mrs out on the open ocean for a fish (started straight of with im going early!!!!) so was going to try and go out wide to scare the sht out of her so she has no interest in joining me again but no joy - she wants to stay in close, il have to figure something else out.

Anyway - was thinking about just hitting up hale road reef, anchoring up just outside the reef system and burleying the shit out of the water.

Just wondering if anyone else has had anyluck out there lately?

Thanks again.

No weed from Mindarie towards Burns Beach, Quinns Beach or at Jindalee

Hi All,

Have been getting out on the Swan and getting a few prawns and having a great time. We anchor up early in our little tinny and get a position so we are all set when he run starts.

Over the last few years I have noticed that some people have forgotten the rules and seem to think it is ok to drive in front of you at anchor and sit up current and catch what ever was heading in your direction or coming right next to you with lights on full so you can't see a thing.

The other night down in the swan a twat in a centre console called "Slick" came right up along side us with their underwater lights on and massive roof spotties shining right in our eyes. I asked the guys if they could turn their roof lights off or perhaps just move a little further away to which I got some very rude replies asking if I owned the "f%$#ing river" no , I don't own the river but I do have common courtesy and try to be a polite human. They then proceeded to say that they didn't have any light on above the water? I am sure the four massive spot lights on your hardtop would count as light? When we drew their attention to the fact that the lights on their roof were in fact there, an on, they asked if we were jealous of their lights cause we couldn't afford them? Seriously this is what they said.

They then proceeded directly up current form us and tried to be smart asses until we started our outboard on our tiny tinny about to go and introduce them to some manners.

I am not sure if it a lack of respect, a lack of care or just a lack of education but be warned "slick" if you try that on again you will be seeing us at the boat ramp with an unhappy crab and some big spotlights. There is a thing in life called karma and when you see us in our normal boats you might think twice about your attitude and who your talking too

Not a happy prawn star

Southy

Hi guys, couldnt get a spot on my anual Karratha trip so me and the mrs are heading to Kalbarri.

Im planning fishing pot alley, whittacarra , chinamans most mornings and sunsets if anyone else is up there. Rock fishing alone is against all my morals so if anyones up that way them i would love to wet a line and share yarns

Just be aware , major sh1t may go down as where ever i go dramas happen hahaha 

What a monster....

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/17579910/marlin-found-in-wa-beach/

Knowing there's some passionate squidos out there , thought you night want to snap these vouchers up .. reduced from $267 for 3 people . Sounds a bit suss but maybe I'm wrong

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/west-perth/fishing/catching-squid-for-3-people/1021337638

Hi All,

If you know where I can go legally hunt in WA please PM me.

Willing to pay if it is reasonable.

Cheers

JW

Just wondering if some people can let us know from their experience as to the taste and rating of the following fish: Grass Emperor ( Bluelined Emperor, Black Snapper) and the Stripey Snapper ( stripey seapearch, Spanish Flag).
Thanks in advance for any responses.

Decided to head away somewhere this weekend with the missus and figured it might be a good opportunity to sample the fishing up at Jurien in my recently completed project boat. However, I'm still a bit green when it comes to sea fishing/boating and just looking for some opinions on what the weather and seas will be like up there on Sat/Sunday.

I've checked out seabreeze - Lancelin showing just under 2m swell and E/SE winds around 10knts. Is JB likely to be about the same? ANd what sort of seas would this make for up there? I'm not going to be heading out far (haven't got the fuel capacity yet), so prob just looking at hanging around in the bay area and maybe out the back of some of the close-in reef just north of the islands and target some snapper, whiting squid etc. 

SOrry for the 'hand-holding' type question....just that it is a long way to drag the boat (and missus) to have a s**t day out or not get out at all.

Hi guys just wondering what you think about a tyrnos 50 for ballooning/trolling reel any feedback would be much appreciated