its Almost done!!!

Hi Guys, i was wondering if anyone can reccomend a charter out from the Gold Coast, will be heading to Queensland in a couple of weeks and would like to have a fish while i am there, i predomentaly want to jig metals and soft plastics, any info will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Yewie

swan river fishing were when and what lures to use?

Hi guys, anyone want a pro photographer to tag along on a trip to the point or quobba? My usual karratha trip had fallen on its ass and im looking to get to the point anywhere from say november 20th- december 20th. Will chip in all costs and im real easy to get along with. Ive been going to the point for many years so i know what im up for. I will get some ripper shots for you all if i manage to get up there. Either email me on or reply to this or gimmi a call 0434576424 Cheers guys!!!

Took the boat out yesterday as it's been a while and everything went well except when I put the motor into reverse the gear engaged Ok but the motor wanted to kick/jump up, the motor is a140hp 4 stroke Johnson with 220 hrs any suggetions/idea's what could be wrong? it's had it's 200hr service

Cheers

 Does any one know where I could buy a moon phase clock? I have seen a couple on the web but can't find anyone here who even knows what i'm talking about, let alone advise where I might find one. I would like to hang on on the wall in my study as it seems like a useful & novel instrument to me. I dont know why people are so baffled by my request. Presumably the hand would turn one revolution every 29 1/2 days or there abouts. maybe I'm wrong. Any way, any ideas?    

Went out yesterday with the family as usual and had a few drifts around the five fathom, a few weeks back managed to grab a dhui and a little mixed bag.

Yesterday was fairly quite for us and managed a couple of fish, one fish which we boated I was sure was a shite fish as in my mind it looked like a painted sweetlip that was in the forum earlier in the week.

The fish looked like it would be good eating, the camera wasnt on board and the mobile was swithched off, I wanted to take a photo so when I came home I could look up the fish and ID it.

I dont like to take something and kill it unless I know what it is and well I think it was a long tail perch, which according to fishwrecked fishapedia isnt to bad on the chew. BUGGER

Like I say it looked like a nice fish and all, I couldn't see a black mark on its ass and well being new to boating and the variety of fish you catch erred on the side of caution.

Also just wondering apart from the little fish ID guide from fisheries is there any other guide to help while your out there to ID fish, or is it just a live and learn thing. Experience over time>

Other than that a nice day on the water..

 so ive just been been givin a boat as a gift. i know hey, that never bloody happens. been out everyday of my spare time only to keep finding sambos. i just want a bloody feed of fresh fish but every spot i try is loaded with these bastards. think i have a sambo curse or something, anyone got any ideas? depths, jigs,baits? i dunno wat is goin on is it just me or wat?

Have heard from my usual deckie that his brother in law is building in Alkimos.

He reckons they are putting in decent boat ramps there.

Anyone heard this before?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/you-are-all-on-your-own/story-e6frg12c-1226437673482

SWIMMERS should take more responsibility for keeping themselves safe from sharks, according to a Government report.

And authorities get annoyed that their efforts to educate the community often fall on deaf ears because people think they are "shark experts" when they're not.

For instance, the idea of a rogue shark that has developed a taste for human blood is unfounded.

A Department of Fisheries internal report gives a rare insight into the Government's opinions on the record spate of shark attacks off our coast.

Two weeks ago 24-year-old surfer Ben Linden became the fifth person to be killed by a shark in WA in 10 months when he was attacked off Wedge Island.

The deaths have prompted Fisheries to develop a campaign to ease fears among swimmers.

The Sunday Times obtained a report summarising a Fisheries workshop on campaign priorities.

Under the headline "Issues", it said: "Must focus on desire is for the public to have a realistic understanding of interaction with the marine environment, particularly in relation to sharks."

The document also said: "Irrespective of whether they are (or not), everyone thinks they are shark experts makes education difficult."

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore said the points raised during the workshop were not a "government position", but they were "not inconsistent with what Government is seeking to achieve through the community engagement strategy".

The report quotes data presented during the workshop by shark scientist Rory McAuley which said there had been 121 shark attacks in WA since 1893.

According to the Australian Shark Attack File, 62 per cent of these resulted in no injuries or minor injuries. Sixteen per cent of attacks were fatal.

Mr McAuley told the workshop that the "rogue shark" theory that the predators liked to prey on humans and had a taste for our meat was not supported by evidence.

It said victims of attacks were rarely eaten and that attack locations were separated by up to thousands of kilometres.

"Definition of a rogue shark includes two assumptions that there is a benefit to the shark in targeting humans and that these animals exhibit some level of residency," the report said.

"(This is) unsubstantiated opinion based on no evidence."

Mr McAuley told the workshop that data for assessing shark numbers, particularly great whites, in the state was "extremely limited".

Accurate analysis is complicated because scientists are unsure of the patterns of shark-population growth

HMM LETS JUST SAY ITS THERE FAULT SO WE DONT HAVE TO SPEND ANY MONEY FIXING THE PROBLEM!! typical bloody government

caught this deep drop, cross between a GB and a honeycomb cod??

any info on this..

heap more metro tailor all on lures, sizes are getting much better with few fish under 50cm, released a heap and only kept the ones in the photos. best lures have being bullchops, bluescodes and hide shallows.

 G'day guys

Bit of sad news today but Rob has sadly passed away. A good man taken too early. My heartfelt thoughts go to Ilse, Aiden, Ella and family. May the fishing gods shine on you. RIP mate. 

 There are a lot of yellowfin north of gero at the moment but dont want to bite have tried different lures but no fish. anyone got any ideas.

Yes, again. A mate was out yesterday & found lots of dead fish through the maylands/ascott area. There's an online article in the Herald Sun if anyone is interested, yet another algal bloom apparently. This is the third one this year I believe. Things not looking good for the Swan.

 Had a great solo session in 44 metres yesterday bagging out very early however I changed tactics seeking to catch either a whiskery or gummy only to loose a number if rigs to clean bite offs ............has any seen any NW Blowies of recent times or any ideas on what could snip rigs whilst barely vibrating the rod  

 Hi guys of north to two rocks in the morning with a mate to hunt for some dhuies in the morning early. 

Was that busy at work today I didn't get a chance to pick up some squid from our mates at Oceanside. Anyone know of any servos on the trip that sell decent squid for bait? Early Saturday mornings. Looking at leaving the metro area about 5 ?

Cheers in advance

some guys spent the night out there with a flat battery,hope they caught some fish, it would have been cold,bugger

Any reports of anything decent been caught in or around Mindarie lately.?

Wanting to wet a line tomorrow for anythin off the rocks or beach, not looking for to bag out or anything, just something worth while to chase, if there is anything around.

If not can anyone recommend anywhere NOR which is firing with a few pan sized fish around for dinner.

Cheers.

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of some good reefy ground out deep to sound around for fish straight out of Mandurah? Feel free to PM. I'd love to hit a few sports fish like Samson fish or King fish?

Cheers Old Salt

hi guys

i have just tried a s/s mecury 4blade prop on my 200 etec which is on the back of a 655 southwind (did have a s/s 3blade reble) i was chasing a few more revs as the current prop wont let the engine rev to its max(loading up to much we assumed) and was hoping for some fuel saving as well.

yes they were both 17"

so the plan was to run it for testing on a full day fishing out deep as a normally would.

first test was last sat night, i noticed from the word go it was pulling more revs at the same speed.

wot it pulled a extra 500-600 rpm at the same speed, which is nearly were we needed to be, so we thought all is looking good and

it looks like the load has come off the engine????

until i refilled the boat today and have found out the fuel usage has gone up, with me covering a bit over half the distance i would normaly do for the same fuel amount....which when i look at it now.....more revs for same speed = more fuel

this supprized me greatly and i was wondering if anyone else has experimented with 3-4blade props.

luv to here from anyone.

cheers ron

 Was just checking out the POTM pics and noticed Jeremy's mulloway looks to have a concave tail and not a convex.

Could it just be the fishes tail moving away from the camera? or has it been bitten earlier in its life? or is it just a freak...

Anyway top fish either way!

Any ideas?

Chris

 G'day,

Im looking into getting a spin reel for flicking lures at barra once the water heats up again. I was looking at the Stella 5000SW. Does anyone have any experience with these for this purpose? I was going to pair it up with the Ian miller raider 601 5-8kg flick stick. I've got the baitcaster in that rod and it's awesome! I've just got the misses the Shimano Thunnus for the same purpose but have talked her into me needing the Stella.... Any suggestions? I have noticed that overseas they have the Stella 4000sw. Would it be worth getting the smaller one? 

Cheers.

Enjoy

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Crossfactor Demersal Jig Bag suits jigs up to 165g approx.

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Fisherman Marado

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Jigging Master Fallings 135g

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Squid assist skirts to make up your own Jig assist or Pirate assists (assorted colours)



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Assorted assist hooks & swivel conectors etc

Pirate or jig Assist's (2 per pack) Three colours to choose from and made well with strong hooks.

$9.95 per pack

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Xesta Jigs are back in stock with all the popular colours.

80g   $21.95

100g $23.95

120g $27.50

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JM Powerspell reels PE4/PE6/PE8/PE10.

JM Titanium Overhead rods.

JM Titanium Spin rods.

JM Devil rods (New)

JM Gimbal Belts assorted

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found this inside a trout i nailed today. I think its one of those ear hole stretchers.  ha ha

I am heading down to a farm stay near bridgetown next week, and my wife has suggested (yes, suggested) that we find a trout farm and have a go at trout fishing for our dinner one day.  I haven't had much luck googling it, so i was wondering does anyone know of any trout farms in the close proximity (we don't want to drive for hours)?  I don't have a freshwater licence so it has to be a private farm in a private dam.

 Hey guys ive seen a fair few cobbler around lately and i was told that they were a protected species but then i saw photos of people catching and keeping cobbler on this site and was just wondering are they a protected or not?

Cheers, Nick

Hi everyone!.

Just wanted to introduce myself as a new member to the fishwrecked family, names Jason and apart from the odd bit of freshwater and beach fishing I haven't really gone beyond that. However thanks to a bloke I work with I now have a serious bug of fishing & camping in me that I'm more than happy to indulge.

I found this site trolling (pun intended) google for fishing info, especially for WA (live in perth) and seeing some of the pic's on here has just inflamed me to get out with a big 12ft surfy and hit up some monsters, my first goal is to hit up Exmouth for some GT's and my favourite the mighty Mully. Any advice/tidbits or other info no matter how useless you may think will be taken in greatly (I've already been busted reading this site at work a few times lol). I'm thoroughly enjoying reading all the stories and now also watching/reading 'Reeltime" (bloody awesome so far!). I dont have any gear at the moment so I'm really looking to get suited up with some good but cheap stuff that'll lead me up in experience and skill to take on the big fish up north.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope to see you all around someday.

 just found a chart of phuket- im trying to work out how to convert to gps. never seen to get the spot i want- going to go out on the locals boats so no sounder but i can atleast get a gps co ord for where i want to fish.. 

http://www.andaman-yachting.com/resources/308-Web.gif   that the chart im looking for co ords for spots off karon beach-  next to patong beach ; id guess co -ords are : 7 50 N ; 98 16 E if that puts u by it im looking for co ords for the few squiggles in the contour line theres one on 24m and one on 41 m . i want those two spots !! any help?

cheers,  hekser