Hi all

Ive been wanting to catch a blue groper for many many years and want some advice on where to catch them if possible.

I have 610 quinny and all the right gear...Just missing the spots.. I live in Bunbury and would love a spot or two.

Any possible help wanted..

Cheers Jesse

Would like to get a nice spin stick made up for a mate's 40th. Anybody know of a quality rod builder, prefably in the northern suburbs?

Hi Guys,

Thinking of heading out on Friday for a sambo jig at the barges.

Never been there before but was keen to go out and follow someone they would allow me.  I have got the co ordinates off the net but would feel safer if i was to follow out someone.

Anyone heading out?? that would mind me and a mate taging along?? is it worth going there at the moment any reports would be helpful.

Also can you get fuel at rotto on a friday?

Cheers

Been a bit confused as to where people are talking about when they say wilbinga.

Is this the area just past 2 rocks on the beach ?

Joke of the Day
A man was stopped by a game-warden in Northern Algonquin Park recently with two buckets of fish leaving a lake well known for its fishing

The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?"

The man replied to the game warden, "No, sir. These are my pet fish."

"Pet fish?!" the warden replied.

"Yes, sir. Every night I take these here fish down to the lake and let them swim around for a while. I whistle and they jump back into their buckets, and I take em home."

"That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that!"

The man looked at the game warden for a moment, and then said, "Here, I'll show you. It really works."

"O.K. I've GOT to see this!" The game warden was curious.

The man poured the fish in to the river and stood and waited. After several minutes, the game warden turned to the man and said, "Well?"

"Well, what?" the man responded.

"When are you going to call them back?" the game warden prompted.

"Call who back?" the man asked.

"The FISH"

"What fish are you talking about?" the man asked.

Hey Guys seen this new combo?

http://www.bcftv.com.au/public/default.aspx?id=y8SqfIOUfH4

hi guys recently tried slide baiting but found my slide once it hit the water would just stop. culd this possibly be because my leader is to long or something is to heavy? any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks guys

 Took a couple of days off work to make the most of the nice conditions last week. an to visit the varies marks i plottet 

while the ban was on to find out what was on them.

The first day i fished found a school of dhu's bagged 2 in 2 drifts on paddle tale mccarthies. 

heres the bigger of the 2 a 12kg

this is what the school looked like on my sounder

the next day i opted for the cape as there was a bit of wind and i was fishing solo to go to wide. ended up with a 15kg dhu an couple nannies

on the 3rd day i went out in a mates boat jigged 2 smaller dhus (around 6-8kilo marl) on the 8inch z man placies then put shimano butterfly knife on for a bit of a jig

all in all a fun few days cheers for viewing.

Hey guys i know this topic has probably been discussed but want to throw it out there for myself..

After seeing captain bernies post that he has a new boat and is renaming it.. How many of

you have renamed your boat?? I know its just one of those so called bad luck tales but I have

an average name on the boat and have thought many times about renaming but dont want the

so called bad luck.. Keen to hear your thoughts

cheers rossco

hey guys

thinking off heading up to lano this weekend if weather permits,

just wondering the location off the boat ramp and the conditions, and some starting places to fish? (4 metre quintrex)

thanks guys

Planning on headn up to Kalbarri over the oz day weekend for a family campin trip and goin to drag the lil 15 ft runabout up with me so just after any advise on targeting big tailor and possibly some larger pelagics as Iv heard theres good action not too far off the coast. Just after advise on general locations and times/tides and when its a nono to attempt exiting the mouth (swell height/tide) might even bottom bash if I get desperate. 

Just wondering what everyones thoughts are on following the Almanac?

Does it really pay off following it?

Cheers,

Jamie

Due to popular demand we will be holding two tutorial days in February on the 10/2 and 21/2.

We will also be organising accomodation for the nights prior to the jigging days if you would like to drive up the arvo before

Tackle HQ Jigging Tutorial day

Location: Jurien bay

Charter: Seasport charters

Cost: $250pp(charter included)

What do you get for your money? You will receive FREE jigging advice from one of Tackle HQ’s professional staff. Knot demonstrations on the day, making your own assist hooks. Correct gear setup, Demonstrations on how to jig correctly with the gear you are using. Coaching throughout the day to help you land that big dhuie, Soft plastic demonstrations and also tackle rigging.

Pretty much you are going to get a tutorial day of jigging for the standard price of a day charter provided by Tackle HQ, everything you need to know about targeting demersal fish on artificial lures will be covered along with guidance from one of Tackle HQ’s professional staff members onboard seasport charters with legendary skipper Whitey.

This is a great opportunity for the first time jiggers out there that want to learn how to jig for demersal fish, even if you have never caught a fish on a lure before this is a MUST attend day!!

Our Tackle HQ representative will also photograph your prized catch so you can brag about it to all your mates.

Contact Luke on 9309 4200 or email at Luke@tacklehq.com.au

Soft plastics and Jigs only!

8 people in total including one Tackle HQ staff member

Hi guys and girls hope all had a great christmas and new year. Just looking at heading to the shelf on thursday for the first time have fished the lumps but thought i would go further and try and catch some deep water fish. any advise on what to expect and does the weather get worse the further you go out any advice on anything would be great.

Thanks Rocky

Hi, i am looking to purchase some braid line around 30-40lb mark, what is the best make to buy.

Is braid best used from boat and can you use it from shore with a long leader.

Thanks

 I am after some advice about crimping mono around 150-200lbs. Never done it but I am getting busted by some big fish in Exmouth and Karratha and getting frustrated ?

I do love a feed of crabs and have been doing well in Cockburn Sound but just needed my Swan fix!

Went out yesterday in the deeper water/lower reaches and got our 20 in about 5 hours................some stonkers Blues amongst them!

Great day on the water and the crabs were full of meat 

hi just wondering if there has been much activity around the fads lately contemplating my first trip out there in my boat and just wondering if its going to be worth it.

cheers

Me, Chrisp and my young bloke Rob headed out for a fish on Friday, weather was terrific, fishing was a bit slow. Only 1 undersized dhu from soft plastic from the ground that has given up some absolute cracking dhuies on jig over the past few weeks......we could seen them on the sounder, but they were not interested in jigs and only vaguely interested in softies.

Moved spots to 43 m depth and fished a bit of ground we have not hit for some time and the sounder looked good, after a lot of jigging for no reward, we ended with 3 keeper Black Bums, the best by my young bloke, 46 cm,on JF Lab jig. Nice capture Robbie, and very strange to get so many BB's on jig with nothing else.

Then all hell broke loose......Chrisp had another suspected BB on jig, and it took a little bit of PE2 string so was a nice size, then BANG, it got nailed and Chrisp's 5000 Twinpower starting screaming for mercy..........good luck Chris old son, your gonna need it.........10 seconds and a of of PE2 later, he got bricked........big fish that one.

I drop down on PE2 somewhat nervously, crank crank crank on my 100 g demersal jig, and the Stella 4000 starts protesting just as loud........did not even get a turn on the handle, and was smoked onto reef, the leader came back fried. Wow......

We were all by now wishing we had brought the PE5 gear, but we left it home.......so Rob drops down with the heaviest gear we had, 40 lb braid on his Penn spinner..........crank crank......Ohhhhhh noooooooo, this one is even BIGGER.......absolutley smoking run, and I cranked the drag knob as hard as I could whilst Rob hung on......BANG......big bust off again, and the rod flicked back and gave the young bloke a good smack in the chops.......hehehe.

Me and Chris got the PE3 gear out and landed these two Sambo's which went quite hard, but they were obviously not the models responsible for the previous serious smokings..........

We hit the same spot the next day for a look,and found some of the best arches on the sounder I have seen........but they would not hit the PE5 gear we were dropping, but then out of nowhere a BLOODY HUGE yellow tail king followed up one jig right to the surface.......I think we now know what was responsible the previous day. The bite was totally dead the next day and apart from a few rat Sambo's, one 20 kg model that I tail hoked on PE3 which was interesting, and 4 undersized dhuies, all on jig, the highlight of the day was sight casting to a school of tuna at the back of Rotto which naild my stickbait on 10 lb gear.......made the Certate 2508 squeel for a bit!!!  

Tim took the stripey home for sashimi after we heard it was not not too bad, and it was not bad, but not as good as bluefin apparently. Will release all stripeys from now on. Still, great fun on light gear, and first tuna for the year.

hi all

I have recently bought a new pfleuger salt and i am looking for a rod to match it up with

I usually fish the rocks or beaches for small sharks and rays, mulloway and tailor

does anybody have any ideas looking for something around 150 dollars in the 8-10ft range?

Don't want something with a hard action, as I want to baitcast but also want something with enough grunt to handle some big fish.

I've heard people talking about balancing rods and reels but need a bit of advice in this area.

cheers alex

 sorry about all the point walter stuff but am going there soon and never been there.

any mulloway in point walter?? even small ones? i just want to catch my first mulla.

Hey all

Just letting everybody know that we have just recieved our highly anticipated order of lamble bait jigs that are exclusive to Tackle HQ in a range of different shapes and styles

First in best dressed so make sure you get in quick

sizes from 70g to 240g

Lamble baits are hands down the best demersal jigs i have ever used!

The finishes on these jigs is simply amazing

Lamble bait king jigs

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Good Dhuie on a King jig

Im heading off to jurien bay in a few days time. It will be my first time up there so i dont know any good places to fish.

I would like to catch mabe a tailor or two and would be good if i mabe hooked into a shark. If anyone could let me in on some spots they have had success in the past that would be great as i hope to get some good fish whilst up there,,

Cheers,

Hey Guys,

Im looking to buy a 7-8foot rod designed for casting poppers etc around which would suit line classes 3-5

Im looking at buying areally good stik or even getting one built

any recommendations

or if I got one built what blank should I use etc

Mainly for chasing smaller GTS etc!

 hi i am thinking about dropping the crab nets down under the jetty. is it worth it???

 hi guys i am going fishing on the point walter jetty soon. can someone please tell me some info as i have nevr been there before. i am aiming for flathead, flounder and tailor. please let me know of some good lures or good bait..... also are there any crabs under the jetty?? will drop crab net down as i have a frozen bream head to use up.

 After an old Leo Island pic was re-commented on it prompted me to have another look at some of the pics that I took that day. As I said in the previous post I maybe took 50 or so, so this is just a sampler to get an idea of the awesomeness of this place. I also added the link to the vid of the hand feeding for those that are interested.

A beautiful spot worthy of protection.

LEO ISLAND VIDEO - CLICK HERE

 Off to steep point next week , anyone been lately or heard any reports?

Hello All,

After some advice as I have tried several different braids and keep finding the braid for about 4-6m after the leader keeps twisting making the line look like it is distorting in some way. I mainly use an "FG Knot" or albright if I'm lazy, I don't see how it should make any difference. I always use a swivel if joining a paternoster, jig, lure etc.

Any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.

hey fellas headin back to exmouth soon, and need to start stockin up on some tackle.

wanting to buy

about

8 Runbohs in the sinking model

now i wana buy with in australia

now my tackle store here in South aus sells them for $60 each

just wondering if i purchased 8 from a certain tackle store where would you all recomende to get a good price.

i really want to buy in australia help our market out

thanks fellas