FW Crew,

After your thoughts here on this pair - Lowrance HDS5xGen2 vs Furuno 620, will be mostly bottom bashing out to about 80m...

The 50/200 tranni was what i was expecting to run with either unit...

Looking to import from the US, apart from the Geofencing with the Lowrance is there anything else I need to be aware of?

Cheers

Tim

Hi all, I haven't been to Shark Bay before and I'm thinking of going this year. I've got a 6.5m boat that gets me most places and I'm keen landbased. I've done the search thing on here too. I would like to ask how you guys find it as an all round fishing holiday destination? I know its a great place for snapper but can you also have a troll for tuna and macs on a slow day, is there places worth trying for trevs or to cast lures on the flats for anything? If the wind picks up are there places to fish on the other side of dehnam? The water looks quite shallow aswell so I'm guessing you would have to drive around and find where the schools are holding? Is Dirk Hartog worth driving to and fishing for a day trip? I understand that it usually takes a while to work a spot out before you can get onto fish and enjoy the satisfaction doing it that way but I don't want to head to Shark Bay if its just a fill your freezer with snapper spots. I would like to try a few different things if I'm going away and catch a few different species for mainly sport. Looking forward to your responses, cheers. Brent

Check out this bunky I pulled off a snag whilst wading the Swan...

looks like 30lb braid straight through, a few swivels and clips, a lump of a lead and Gulp grub on the end

I can just picture old mate down at his local tackle store going "nah mate, plastics just aren't working for me'!

 Hello all.

Decided our boat is a little small for going where we want to fish.  So before I bite the bullet and buy a bigger boat, id like to go out a couple of times wite others to see how other boats handle and if I actually like fishing the deeper stuff over here (i'm from NSW).

So question is, will anyone take me and one other bloke out jigging, drift baiting?  We are happy to pay our share (or even a bit more).

Cheers

Felix

jw who else catches hardyheads for bait and what is the easiest way to catch them?

 I have always put them back.

 Looks killa! Has anyone got any info on it?

Some info on it here..

http://jignpopforum.com/topic/715-more-updates-here-is-the-new-stella-sw/

look like fishing wa has discovered a new talent :)

well done blake :P

I'm looking to get a new smaller more lightweight overhead outfit for bottom bouncing and deep water jigging. Currently using a Shimano tyrnos 20 with a 15kg tyrnos rod it goes well but it's too bulky. 

Heading to jurien tomorow for a few days,Hoping to hear from  anyone up there or been recently about the land based fishing at the moment.

ta 

I dont bleed whiting and a few others.

thanks

 Hi All

looks like there could be another cyclone brewing just off darwin. posible TC oswold. get the camera out boomer!

Ugly Stik Gold surf rod 12FT  8-12 KG rated as heavy use

Targeting larger species from beach

What reel size is suited and how big a reel without going overboard in size.Are thse suited to Penn Spinfifher 950ss

Plus would like to know what size weight can these rods throw.

Thanks

 Hey guys, can anyone tell me the best spots for mulloway south of Perth? I've got a few soapies of madora bay, only rays at woodman point and rays again in the dawesville cut. 

 Just wondering what combo's people are using for demersal plastics fishing and jigging?

Im heading out on a charter tomorrow morning from Hillarys and im wondering if I should go grab a few plastics and jigs and take my own rod with me.. But im not sure if I will be a bit under gunned..

The combo I was thinking about taking is a Shimano Jewel 762 snapper 5-8kg rod with Penn spinfisher 460 loaded with 20lb braid..

Your thoughts? Let me know if this is ridiculous...

 Wondering how the majority of boat fishers care for their catch. 

Ive been fishing out wide, where the skipper does not store his fish on ice, nor are they killed, bled or gutted.  They are simply thrown straight off the hook, still flapping into an under floor compartment with a couple of buckets of sea water, the water is pumped out & replaced once or twice during the day. The skipper argues that good clean cold sea water is good enough.  I'm talking prime deep sea fish, being out dawn till after midday. 

Appreciate any comments

Hi guys,

Trying to find some new places to do a bit of boating and camping.

Looking for any Dams, Lakes or Rivers around the Perth area (or within a 4 hour drive) which allow boating. I know of Waroona dam, Logue Brook dam, Swan River (Obviously). I remember as a kid going boating on Lake Indoon but from when I saw that last you could practically walk across it. Another one we used to enjoy was Lake Jaspar down south but they have cut access to it by closing the bridge.  
 

On google I notice there is Wellington dam and Serpentine River but I am not sure if these are accessible? 

Any other nice areas that anyone can reccomend?

hi guys

i just wanting to know what the wind direction i should be looking for to go beach fishing. i am wanting to go to yanchep but what wind direction should i be looking out for.

thanks

 hi, looking at getting a furuno 627., is the standard p66 tranny good enough in 100mtrs and less? Or is it better to get  a 1kw tranny?  Not sure of the difference betwwen the two are.. any unput would  b great. Thanks guys don

does anybody no if there is much shore base weed up two rocks way

I went in to say g'day and take a look at all these vexed jigs, walked out with a crap load of shore-jigging ammo for cobia next week and a JM Ball knob. It's very hard to put a budget on hand dances, a fat pitch and some wood boogers. I know I'll lose all of them to sharks so a few dollars saved here and there softens the blow. 

 2kw 50hz transom mounted fitted to fcv 585

anyone had a ng pajero or a few years before that model? were they a good fourby? and problems?

cheers

ryan

im looking to get some nice whiting where would be a good area to try in the swan river

thank you for any help

 Hi fellas, recently going back to overhead reels. Pulled my old saltiga 30 out of the cupboard, stripped off the 20lb mono and put new 50 lb braid on it. However the reel claimed 10kg drag, I fully locked up the adjustable tension screw then backed it off a mm so i can still turn the handle without too much force, fully locked up the star drag and I reckon I am getting no where close to 10 kg.

On my Stella 8000, I can't pull line off at 10 kgs. Anyway my question is, when u guys fish with star drag reels is it ok to fish it with the star drag turned to the max all the time? When I back it off a notch it loses heaps of drag.

Thanks guys

 Are mulloway a demersal species and included in the fishing ban.

 Hey guys hope u all had a good christmas I'm gonna take a mate who want to get into fishing out tomorow any good ideas on where to go prob leave the boat at home So will be shore based thanx guys 

Guys,

i currently have carpet and would like to change to that tubing type flooring any idea where i can geta a hold of some. also what is it actually called??

Cheers

Hey guys, just looking for any good recommendations for a knee surgeon one that you would not hesitate to go back to .Need a recon so needs to be good Thanks.