Hey All

Just letting you all know our stocks of Smith mejiyume's have finally been replenished

105g

135g

165g

210g

300g

Either phone through and get what you want put aside or drop in, either way be quick cause they are not going to last long!

Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on the best overhead reel i could get for under 300 bucks that holds over 600 m of 50 lb braid.

Looking to get one to target sharks

Cheers Jamie

hey folks

just wondering as to crowd numbers on ramps on australia day? was thinking of going off two rocks on aus day but if crowds are unbearable il leave it to saturday any advice from previous experiences would be greatly appreciated.
 

cheers

For my r n r this week I'm heading to Albany for 2 or 3 nights. I'm going to be landbased and I have a swag and 4 x 4. I would prefer to keep to beach fishing where I can set up the swag. I've never been to Albany before so any advice on baits, locations and target species would be appreciated.

Did anyone notice this ? I wonder if it is still save to fish in upper swan area...

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/swan-river-trust-searches-for-cause-of-fish-deaths/story-e6frg13u-1226252546108

 Does anyone know where to get drag washers for Pfluger reels have done a few searches but end up going round in circles. Sambos have smoked my torsion 60`s drag, it`s a nice strong reel so if i can put a drag kit through it i can keep on thrashing it.

Cheers boomer

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/filipino-fishermen-shot-dead-by-unidentified-gunmen/story-e6frg12u-1226252419498

Looks interesting, bit different to the normal stuff getting around at the moment

http://www.fishlife.tv/ 

I'm heading out on SC for a fish on Friday, just checking out if any other FW members are going to be onboard?

Weather is looking good!

Hey everyone

just like to confirm that the fad co ords are the same as the ones showing on hte most recent navconic cards? before any one saids my search function aint working!:P

brett

 is there any sambos in mandurah? going down this weekend and wondering if theres any there. got a 21ft cc.

cheers

Just read an article in Saturdays paper stating that there is no more beach camping or overnight stays on the beach Lancelin thru to Cervantes , there is a link to the DECs sites with maps but couldnt find much info , has any body else have any details , also was told the rangers want to increase the no camping down to Wilbinga from Lancelin,  if its true the boys know how to stuff up a good weekend get away

i have had one of these single burners in the boat for years now and i think they are great.

not sure how long these 2 burners have been out (a while im thinking) but i got one today.

also comes with a bbq plate that covers both burners.

!!!bloody awesome!!!

it will be getting a work out over the 4 days of the aussie day long weekend.......yeah im having friday off as well as every other man and dog.

 Hi guys,

Been crook for the past couple of days so no chance to wet a line over the last week or so.

With Thursday being a public holiday I was thinking of heading to e shed Wednesday night to try and stock up on baits.

Anyone had much luck on the Scalies there lately?

I know they are nearly always at the ammo jetty but not a big fan of getting my car window smashed.

If someone could shoot a quick reply just to let me know if I am wasting my time trying there this week or not then I would appreciate it.

Scano

does anyone know of ground down there,

anyhelp would be great!!

obviousley favours will be returned..

hi guys

here is a couple of pics of the trophy that lamby won for his big dhuy....well done on a great fish.

its on its way to you today mate!!

on another note, has everyone sorted their prizes out? if you are having probs please let me know

cheers ron

 What's the deal with bull-bar mounted rod holders / rocket launchers? I have heard loads of different opinions. Such as;

so my man is a fish fanatic.
 

i have a few ideas already for what to get him. but i'd really like to hear about some other ideas for what might be a great birthday present.

last year, i bought him a fishing charter, he couldnt sleep all night, being too excited, but the day for fish was poor.
so charters in perth are off the list. also because he has friends who can take him nowadays.

any good ideas? :D

Well I went down to the local tackle shop in Rockingham and got myself some bait supplies for Thursday, even though it'll be a scorcher. But pickings were on the slim side with the bait freezer being a bit barer than normal. Maybe everyone has beaten me to it so it's time to try out the Blue Mackeral for bait instead of the usual. Bring on Thursday.

found this on friends facebook page.

launched down south.

I have recently moved house and my proximity to the beach now means that I can sneak down for fish once young kids go to bed.

I have only recently gotten into fishing (from my limited exposure at Rotto and and cottesloe Groin as a kid) so I went down and bought a new little flick rod and was talked into getting some braid (15lb). I thought "Damn that braid was expensive" until I started using it for tailor fishing. It does make a difference!!

I then thought I will pull out the old beach rod and buy some 40lb braid and throw it out while I am fishing with my flick rod. Being a tight arse I went to the internet to find some cheap braid. 500 meters of 40lb braid for $35....what a bargain (so I thought).

On saturday night I was down at floreat drain and my beach rod took of. I had set the drag with little resistance and line was peeling of for about 15 seconds. Then the line snaps. I bring it in and the braid has abrassion marks on about a 1.5 meter length before the break. Admittedly my mono leader was only about 1 meter long but I thought it was all sand out there.

I am working on the assumption (apart from being a shit fisherman) that I got what I paid for when I only spent $35 on the line. So its off to buy some better braid this week.

If I am way off line with my way of thinking then please correct me.

Cheers

Pembo

Mostly beach fishing

need reels to replace - (still have rods)

saragosa 18000f , used with a 12 foot daiwa surf sensor. had 30 pound braid

shimano sahara 4000, used with 9 foot eupro cyclone ,had 6 kg braid

does anyone have suggestions on reels to perhaps better match these rods?

anyone had any luck with tailor in bunno? and where?

The one fishing rod I am really lacking is something to throw out heavy baits/sinkers.

Totally broke and cant justify spending any money on a new rod (the wife doesnt understand why I need more than one rod !!??).

I have an old 12ft fibreglass JW rod rated to 4oz cast, that I use to throw out whole fish baits (large herring with small sinker) for rays etc from the rocks. It does the job, but can only really lob the bait out about 30m. I know it can handle a lot of hurt becuase I have had some monster rays on but never landed one yet (dam leader knots keep failing..... but thats another forum topic...... gone back to the old faithful uni/uni).

Was thinking of modifying it by shortening it maybe a foot (or more). I am hoping this will increase its casting weight becuase the tip will be thicker. I have picked this rod to modify becuase it already has quite lage guides (so large leader join knot passes through no problems).

Has anyone else done this before and had decent results? My main concern is that I will be removing the solid glass tip of the rod and will be cutting down to the hollow portion of the rod. This may not be flexible ebough for casting??

As an end result, I am looking at being able to cast a fresh bait (say herring or similar) with small weight or a large sinker for slide baiting. I figure i can probably reduce the rod down to 10ft to achieve this, but will probably start with 11ft and see how it goes.

I have a navman tracker 5500 which has recently stopped working.. I have since opened it up to see whats wrong and it appears the pins which connect the front screen to the chipboard at the back are all bent etc (so not connecting).

This was only a back up chartplotter but it has some spots which i would like to get out of it. Is there a place which i can either fix this? or how do i retrieve the spots which are saved in the gps?

cheers

im in the makret to buy a hookah dive setup, powered by a honda engine. after diving on one the other week for some crays up north here where i live, i was amazed at how much more access we had to the crays. we freedive for them at every chance we get but unfortunately for us the water we dive in is stirred up very easily and more often then not is like diving in pea soup. with the hookah we could dive in dirty water as the bottom still had 2m+ vis. plus the girls also enjoyed jumping in for a look. and for the price i have been quoted from the states it seems like theright time to buy one.

i have found a mob in the states that sell compressors, dive hose, regs and weightbelts as a package. www.octopumps.com

does anyone either have a hookah or know of anywhere that i can buy a hookah from

thank

Jess

hey all,

anyone fished myalup recently? and had any luck or herd anything? going for an all nighter there wednesday night

cheers!

 looks like it's whirly whirly time again.

Low pressure with heaps of hot water off the north of Karratha at the moment,

Some sites have it showing as a Cat 1 cyclone by Wed or even sooner.

 my guest is it will cruise by Exmouth and miss the place, but stir up the water! 

But whats more to think about is this full week of high 30's to 40deg we getting, sooner or later we going to get another one coming down the coast if this carries on.

And added to the puzzle is the very warm water, even bring whale shaks to Metro Water.... roll on Feb ~ March bill fishing time....yeah

Went to the greenwood to grab a few drinks and some ice before heading up north to go fishing this weekend. Was in a rush and my phone was going crazy organising the boys. Threw my rogue tackle bag on the roof rack while I sorted out the drinks and ice and restrain the dog. . Then jumped in the car and drove off. Realized straight away what I'd done. But the bag was already gone by the time I got back. Hoping for honest people I checked with the bottleshop, the tab and the restaurant. But no luck. 2 reels and all my tackle and fishing tools gone. Absolutely heart broken. Hoping for an honest person to hand them in. If anyone knows anyone whose found some gear please contact me, reward offered.

End result 30 mins hiding behind Bezout. gusts to 102kmh at Roebourne airport.