Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

magellan gps

hi Guys

has anyone had any experience with a magellan gps ive been offered a nav 6500 i currently am only using a hand held with no maps just a tracker.

cheers

ROd


When will we see a large jetty pier built north of the river?

Its been an idea of mine for a while now but wouldnt know where to start to get the ball rolling or idea's into the heads of the polly's.

Picture this.... 1.5- 2klm jetty jutting out from say hillarys or mindari strait into dhui territory. Something very similer to busso jetty. This would generate $$$ in tourism and be one hell of a great fishing platform for us landbased guys.

 

There are a few nice jettys like ammo jetty,palm beach but these are all south of the river and you cant fish here without idots starting trouble or braking into your car at night.

 

Should we all get a partition going? I spose in backwards state this would be a pipe dream as the W.A gov loves raking the $$$ in but never wants to spend money.

Something like this would be sweet...

 

Alcoa Jetty, Kwinana

Its nice to dream..


montes next week

 hey all, flying to exmouth tomorrow and then board apache charters on sunday to head of to the monte bellos :) 

 

whats the latest out of exmouth and what's hot and whats not. any info will be much appreciated :)

 

cheers Jack


My first Baldie

Cervantes - 40 metres - 12/10/2011


landcruiser wanted

hi guys

sort of fishing related...its to tow my boat!!!!

i am chasing a cruiser, 2000model or later, must be auto and under 200klms, will look at petrol/gas, v8 and deisel

$25k max

of course it must have a towbar!

will also look at the patrols but not the 3.0ltr....

please pm me with pics and price

thanks in advance

ron


How to choose a fishing charter

I have been looking at fishing charters whilst on my honeymoon. Very keen to target some White Sturgeon fish from Vancouver and Swordfish from Miami.

All the charters are about the same price.

 

Not sure what I should be looking for when checking out their websites. Sure a flash boat is nice but really we are going to fish not to admire the boat.

 

Any ideas?


land based taylor

was wondering if there is any good spots for taylor or where they have been caught


Fishing Collie

I'm thinking of planning a trip down to Collie for the christmas holidays & was hoping people could give me an idea of waters that I'm allowed to fish in & the best techniques to use in the area? I'm only going to be down there for 3-5 days & will have the family in tow so my fishing time will be limited & I'd really like to maximise my chances.


when do the Mulloway start up? (metro)

When do Mullas start appearing around the metro area? Have never targeted the big ones b4, would be keen to meet up with someone and learn a thing or two sometime.


arafura charters

hey guys im in Darwin next month and scored a birth on arafura charters.

was wondering if anyone has been out with these guys and what they thought.

any info would be great

thanks in advance

bibs


green head fishing

 gday guys im heading up  to green head over the chogom long weekend (nuts to the queen id rather be fishing) leaving on thursday with boat in tow and a car full of mates and piss for the weekend i was wondering if anyone could give me any tips or advice like what i will expect to catch i know i will be up after the demersal ban wich kinda sucks but id rather not catch them for a few months than never at all and was wondering what else id be looking to target the lady who runs the caravan park said alot of sharks had been caught but not really my cup of tea any help be much apperciated 

cheers

mark


where to store the boat

 hi

just wondering if anyone knows where i can store my boat without trailer so i can work on my trailer with boat off. in the bunbury region?

any help will be appreciated 


Installing Furuno 585 and M260

Hi all, I'm thinking about installing my new sounder and transducer myself. Is there anything I need to know in regards to cutting and installing box in back of boat.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated, as I am handy but never fitted a tranny before and don't want to stuff it up.

The location for tranny is straightforward as the previous owner had a similar setup.

Does it matter what side the tranny is fitted for an in hull.

What do you use to stick down tranny outer box to hull, and some people said to use distilled water for the liquid inside? Don't really want to fibreglass it to the hull.

I don't want to ask too much, but if someone has installed these before, I would really  appreciate it, if I could speak to them, so if you would like to help, please PM me.

Cheers.

 

 

 


Fresh Water Fishing

 where is a good freshwater fishing site near perth?

 

cheers,

zach


Fish ID??

caught this odd looking creature while trawling for tailor... looks like some kind of deformed whiting. any ideas as to what it may be?


Google data sucking thru Fishwrecked?

Almost all the time I have Fishwrecked open, there is a little bar on the bottom right (the one which tells you "connecting to ++++" when you open something) which reads "transferring data to/from Google-analytics", when I am sitting idle on here?

I have never seen it on other websites-does anyone else have this?


trip to jurien bay this weekend

Heyy guys,

this is my first boat trip and heading to jurien bay this weekend. i need come adivce.

where to fish?

where to squid?

what do i gotta look out for?

what i need to take?

and anything you reckon i need to know. ive never been there before

 

Thanks

 

chad


Night fishing for Reds

Heading out to a mate shack off Dampier for a few days this weekend & depending on weather we could doing some night fishing out wide for Reds. After some advice whether we need to change our approach to targeting them from day to night fishing i.e different rigs, baits etc.

any help is appreciated, cheers

Fozz


advice for my pe6-8 o/h jigger

Hey all,

Just recently I have been using a pe 3-5 overhead for jigging and really loving it. Just looking for some advice on what you think reel wise would be good for say the big sambos this season and if need be fishing out a little deeper if I get the chance.

I've tried searching the site but could only see recommendations for pe3 outfits. Just a few things I'd like to keep to, something light and say a budget of about $500 for the reel and round $300-350 rod wise. Also, If someones looking at selling something too in good condition rod or reel and has no use for it shoot me a pm I may be interested in making you some offers.

Thanks



Crays - Wooden or placcie

Hey guys

 

havn't been out since exxy which is depressing. F****** work taking my car off me for a different site. Soon enough i shall be back in the game. In regards to cray pots, what is everyones preference in terms of jarrah or placcies? I have just been given for placcies rigged and ready to go, but im tempted to sell two and possibly try two wood and two placcies (yes i know you need two fishing licenses on board for one boat to have foour pots.)...\

 

just keen to hear everyones opinions?

 

brett


Landbase Rod Recommendation

Hi Guys,

 

I am after a rod recommendation, doesnt have to be local and pricing well...lets see if its worth it.

 

This rod will be use for sharkbay False Entrance/Steep Point (10meter high platform) casting lures at Mackeral and Tuna

- would like something like suited to a 4000-5000 size reel

- 20-30lb line

- casting lures 50gs (spoons, metals and minnow style lures)

- need enough backbone to lift the fish head so it can be gaffed

- light so i am able to cast all day

 

thanks!


Landbased rod for casting plugs

Chasing a 9-10ft rod for casting plugs.  Nothing too fancy or $.  Any reccomendations, anyone have a used one for sale?


last days

this is it boys n gals,

anyone heading out for a last fish before the ban?

c,mon you all can tell me where your goin, hahah


new sounder info help

Mate of mine needs a new sounder, was an old black and white lowrance and now looking for a colour. Should have around $800 -1k to spend can anyone recommend something decent in that price range cheers, jim.


Inside a snapper's guts

Hey guys

I caught this snapper last night out on the 3 mile. Went about 7kg.

Anyway, while cleaning I checked out is stomach contents as per usual. I found a beak, which looked like a squid or cuttlfish beak. But it was bloody huge. Only just a bit smaller than a golf ball.

How big must the squid or cuttly have been to have a beak that big?

Cheers

Brad


Mini craypots

Was wondering how those small slat craypots go? Usually use the normal size slatties but am thinking about trying the smaller model. Anyone had any decent seasons with them?


Crew required for Charter with Saltwater this Tuesday.

Hey all,

 

Looking at heading out with Craig at Saltwater charters on Tues.Plan is to fish Jigs and Plastics in shallow for one last Dhu(hopefully). Also  plan to hit up some shallow water Sambo spots for a jig.

Cost is $200 p/person


Call Craig on 0427 280 770  or pm if you are keen,

 

cheers

 

chris


catalina 6500

Hey peoples thinking of buying this reel for an 80 lbs stick for mates to use any good?


Just had to post this (Naval Jetty Pic)

Wow, that is the most fish I have seen on the cam.. wonder how big those trevs would be!?