was spinning metal lures for tailor yesterday and had a few bust offs.  Started 25lb leader with loop knot.  Then 60lb with Egg clip. Straightened the egg clip.  No more twisties In tackle box.  Mate suggested swivel to split ring then lure which I've done when trawling.   Wondering what other people use / do?  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaaASQVs9JY&feature=player_embedded

 Hey all just rewiring my tinnie and would like to know if there is any problem in cutting a square out of my rear seat and placing my switchboard in it? Refer to pic thinking far right vertical face?

 G'day 

i brought myself a Chivers meridian 5.8.2008 with a 150hp 2stroke mariner 2008 outboard 200hrs old. I live in Derby and found the boat uses ALOT of fuel, about 55l an hour. I'm hoping this is not right?

It's a pretty big issue not only because of the money side of things, but because the fishing up here is so remote and most of the boating is 2-4 hours one way.

Any info would be appreciated, or just being pointed in the right direction. 

Cheers 

More dopey gumtree ads some dumbshit will probably buy this and wonder why they arnt catching any crays

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mount-lawley/fishing/crayfish-crab-pot-closure-trap/1020430588

I was discussing the Key Biscayne wreck with someone today, and thought I would check it out.  Can someone confirm that it is  the wreck marked on the chart about 10nm bearing about 250 from the Ledge Point leads?  Sitting in about 26m of water?

latitude 31 10.099

longitude 115 11.600

Hey all Just today i got the news that my house been broken into, and guess what has gone..... my fishing gear. diawa jig bag full of jigs, 2 trays of poppers (ASWB, West Coast, halcos, dumbells), shout bag which is brand spanker, big plano box with like 20 trolling lures, stella sw 10000, daiwa saltiga 4000H, stradic 8000,
they left rods behind. So if anyone comes accross this gear by any chance, please let me know, reward is on offer;D
2 weeks away from montes

yeah, as many have heard, I lost my boat on the night of the sunday, a long story so i wont go into it

we were camped out at Long Island, weather was pretty ordinary the week leading up to the event,

however we had a glass off day on the sunday 19th, fished the whole day, was even planning a night fish,

all that changed, when the weather changed, within 30 minutes, she was blowing 15knts, then 20 then a constant 25

wind changed direction, and the lee side of the island was no longer the lee side, wind picked up

at it s peak to 40 knots with wind gusts to 60, anchor didn't hold, and drifted away, refound new ground, and held fast

for around 7 hours, but not long enough to survice till the morning and had turned over

no damage to any part of boat, just would have copped some waves over side at some point,

weather turned extreme, no idea what the swell got to that night, but is was big,

Been an experienced boatie for well over 30 years, and knew the area and the safe anchor spots on the island really well

but given the lack of any weather forecast change, could never have anticipated what we experienced in the end,

By the sounds of some of the recent posts by some of you, there were a number of boats in trouble and gear lost

all around the exmouth region, I think we faired the worst, The guys that left the island that were heading to Broome

that got slaughtered several nights earlier, just wanted to let u know, this as well, as I know u lost a heap of gear

in that storm cell 6 days earlier.

Many thanks to Exmouth Sea Rescue who came out and got us and to teh group of 5 elderely guys on the island

who helped us as well. I got to say thanks to Fremantle Sea Rescue as well, who helped co-ordinate the initial action,

Have allways had a great respect for the sea and was well prepared, but she couldnt stand up to those winds

and conditions

just had a number of rods and reels that were recovered from ocean floor in salvage operation, down underwater for about 4 days, they all have this white scale on them

it looks like a lime or calcium scale, but it is the first signs of marine growth, Any ideas as to how to remove, It might help the boys out at Bluewater Tackle

ifanybody has experienced it before

 Hi All, 

Heading down to Albany this long weekend and was wondering if there were any places from Perth to Albany where we can fish for trout? 

Also, any reports on Salmon biting in Albany? Will be fishing at Cheynes Beach and possibly Nanarup Beach.

 Anyone heard of or had any dental issues caused by pulling knots tight with your teeth? Seems to be a convenient way of securing knots but know it can't be good on them

Enjoy

i have ever caught ..sulphar bay 12 years ago. it went a smidge under 16.3 kg. my eldest in pic was in grade 6 primary, (couldnt pick it up)  had a nose like a pigmy elephant. back then i thought record was 16.7. so i didnt bother getting weighed on registered scales. i believe old reg still has state record caught off malibu dive wreck  (unsure). mine tasted like crap. my fault left it frozen for 5 months, didnt have the heart to cut it up, i even bought new freezer to keep it in, (sad) ,

Dont we all love catching salmon, just admit it. Ive caught a few myself. I know everything beside the bait to use, the lures to use and techniques. I always over exagerate and use 28kg line with a 15kg leader + 3 ganged hooks with a pillie on the end, I caught a few with that rig but i got a feeling that there is something much better in the market that i could use to catch double my catch. i am mainly focused on what techniques to use but would also like to know the lures and baits to use. Will anyone help?

Anyone fished off the ammo wharf?

Been their a few times and have only got little baby pinkys or those butterfish. Any ideas?

does any 1 out there know how to salt mulies and is it worth doing, also got 2 priests (fish dongas) for 1 carton of mid strength stubbies of willy from this site quality workmanship I will keep 1 on the boat and 1 under the bed as a persuader for unwanted intruders that might ever turn up

 Got bored this afternoon and decided its time to give the tinnie a make over. Stripped it clean false floor, lights, wiring everything gone... Now does anyone know where I can get some marine ply to build my new floor. Btw the live at secret harbour so somewhere south of the river will be good... Cheers

I have a yammy 2t 99 model On a 5.44m 5 ml Ali centre console. I am to looking at an upgrade although not willing to spend to much. Have looked at merc 115 saltwater approx. 390 hrs with controls, gauges $4000, mariner 115 2005 model, controls, gauges $4000. As the hull is getting of age don't want to spend to much. Looking at reliability as well as if possible fuel saving.
Hoping to upgrade to a whole newer package in approx. 5 yrs. Also looked into Tohatsu, not to keen.

Any help would be appreciated.

Interested if anyone has Photos on D9 in structure scan .

gday anyone fishing the carnarfin, hows it going anything of note weighed in?

zak if you happen to see this call your uncle :)

 A mate of mine is going down to collie and he is just wondering what te fishing is like there and also what species he can come across

Hi there,

Planning on heading out in Cockburn Sound after King George

Would appreciate some advice on areas to try and should I drift or anchor/burley.

Cheers for any tips,

Joycey.

Hi guys,

My family wants to go fishing in the Cut on the public holiday as we used to go down regularly and catch a feed of the regular bread n butter species, we very rarely get the chance to do anything as a family anymore as we are all older now, just wondering what is around at the moment? No particular spots or anything just the chances of what we might get? Any information will be very much appreciated thank you!!

Just looking for some recommendations on were 2 go with the wife from tonight until Sunday, I wanna get some landbased fishing in and was planning on Cheynes Beach but the wife and weather are not looking so happy :P

Any idea's would be fantastic.....

I recently went fishing this afternoon and caught 4 whiting thanks to the people who commented on my other topic. i went fishing caught the 3 whiting and didnt really have any luck from then so i moved spots and while i was pulling up my fourth whiting i found this bloke standing right between me pulling up a small snapper. Ive never caught a snapper but to whoevers reading this thinking im a fisher who hasent lived his live because i havent caught a snapper, I just want to know all the right equipment, baits, lures etc...... to use

So after a long wait we headed out from Perth 4am on the 10th of May ready for our 2 week trip to Coral Bay with high hopes. It was a smooth trip up, unpacked fast and rigged up the gear ready for fishing.

Woke up at sparrows(as usual) to find the wind blowing hard, so for the next 2 days went for some fun an Woppa Creek near Exmouth airport for some Jacks and muddies. We got a few crabs and hordes of fish (all released) but after a few days of that we were chomping at the bit to get on deck!

Day 3 and 4 were still blowing 20-25kts Easterlys but couldn't wait any longer so day 3 we just out the North Passage at lunch, but not past the reef. Had some fun on spangles but not much more.

Day 5 a little less windy (12-18kts) we got a couple of Kts out to a spot we seem to catch only Reds at, and the rare occasion some huge Cods. We picked up 2 Reds there and some Robinson, rankin and thing like sweetlip ect on another spot not far from it. Reasonable for half a day on the water

Day 6 the wind eased off enough for us to get a little further out where we picked up 5 average Reds (4-6kg), a few Ranking to 10kg a few Baldies, and other things like cobia and pickers. so far we had avoided the sharks!

Day 7 was great weather so we were headed to a spot we have 20kts out when on the way we found a nice flare up so had a go on it. drifted over the spot 4 times and each time one of us caught a Red and 2 of us would get a Rankin, except 1 time a double header of Reds came up (only kept rankin if they were in bad shape to release). After that the sharks moved in so it was time to leave.

Day 8 back to the crap windy weather so went to a spot south not far behind the reef where we got a few rankin and a Red, along with 2 Spanish Maks 20kgs on floating gardies. Sharks in again and wind picking up so early day again.

Day 9 saw a big swell and wind up so went to a spot only a few kts from the reef and the lines were bouncing 4 meters with the swell so a bit hard to catch a fish! Picked up 3 Spainsh Maks trolling and called it early again.

Day 10 was still not great so just tried trolling and both 3 Spanish Maks and a Couple of Yellowfin tuna in the 20-30m mark behind the reef.

Day 11 still windy so tried trolling for game fish with no luck. Pulled into a spot north of Batemans Bay and anchored up an a spot that looked awesome for a bit of fun....not even a bite, burley and all. Decided to call it a day when low and behold the sarca was stuck like shit to a blanket! Tried to drive the boat around and with a 3 meter swell almost drove to the bottom at one point. In the end had to cut the rope. Top day out...no fish and an anchor plus 30m rope gone!

Day 12 we tried a few spots of ours and could see the fish there but were just not biting. Lucky for us some friends arrived the day before and both their boats were almost bagged out on Reds so we went over and proceeded to do the same.

Day 13 our last day on the water(half day) so we went to a few spots about 5kts out and picked up a couple of reds and rankin, a cracker baldie to 5.5kg, and a few other random fish.

Unfortunately we didn't take a lot of photos, more vids but will post what we did take.

Day 14 and on the way home. 50km north of Carnarvon broke hard for a big roo and broke the winch post off sending the bow spit into the boot of the new 200 series. 4 hours later we managed to get it off the cars towball and onto a tilt tray. It was taken to Carnarvon where is still sits but thankfully will be on a truck tomorrow thanks to Club Marine FINALLY agreeing to foot the bill for freight.

 hey everyone the misses and i are headin up to kalbarri for 2 weeks on the 2nd of june come say gday if ya see us i've got dreadies an alvey and love some1 to have a chin wag while we wait for one of those big mulloway, pinkies, sambos, shark or tailor jeez i love beach fishin in kalbarri cheers cal

Well insted of posting the best things you have caught, post up the crappiest or weirdest. Something different from the normal

I will start with my Big NW blowie from Quobba

 This post is not fish related, but here goes.  My wife and I are moving N.O.R. next week and want to install solar panels.  We have heard of a few dodgy companies out there and wonder if anyone can recommend a reliable one to deal with.  Have heard nothing but bad reviews re. True Value Solar and information I got from Modern turned out to be absolute rubbish.  Has anyone dealt with Eurosolar?  I spoke to a rep. yesterday and he definitely did not go the hard sell.  Price sounds good as well.  Any information will be very much appreciated.

Cheers

Baz

See channel 7 news tonight

Also in The West today

and

was on 6PR this morning there is a recording of an interview

 http://fishwrecked.com/forum/2-ppl-rescued-ocean-reef