currently using a rogue bag that holds 4 large trays and has side pockets and fits a motherload of gear in it, i want to downsize for the trips in the tinny or walking the banks, had a look around but cant find anything that tickles my fancy, has anyone knocked up a home made setup or found ways to travel lighter but still have everything you need?

anyone know where i can get a swpg 4000 ive done a bit of searching but only found 2 online ?

ive got a 3000 fa im going to sell its just too small for big snapper,dhus  and too big for whiting

Was after some advice on the advantages/ disadvantages between star drag and lever drag for bottom bouncing, fairly new to all this and only have a cheap star drag and was looking at upgrading soon,

I've not used a lever drag before and wondered how quick you can put them into freespool and pay line out when you start to get a nibble, I find it better if a bite is developing not to let the lead move, seems to be alot more productive on hook ups 

Any advice much appreciated

 I have just ordered the new Simrad BSM-2 and a Simrad NSE display to use with a chirp transducer, has anyone used the Simrad chirp gear yet and what transducer did you go for?

I am replacing one of the Raymarine C-series displays on my boat to install this new gear because I wasn't happy with the deep water performance of the 1kw DSM and transducer. I have tried both the airmar M260 and the Airmar TM260 transducers and my bottom reading falls apart at about 200m. I am hoping that the new Chirp technology will help me get good readings in 2-400m but I don't know if i will have to step up to the Airmar R299 2-3kw chirp transducer. Does anyone have experience with the Airmar M265 chirp or the TM265 chirp transducers?

Cheers

Toby

hi guys looking for someone to go fishing with as it can be dangerous on rocks etc by yourself at night have own transport and gear just looking for some company  with someone not controlled by there wife:)

Hi everyone,

Went fishing last wednesday from Mindarie. Good day out. The short of it my friend took my esky off boat to clean it but forgot to put it back on the boat.

It was a 100L marble finish, 600mm x 600mm x 1200 (the mackeral box) purchased from dave at extreme coolers.

Absolutely gutted today when I found out.I have only had a couple of fish in it so it looks new.If anyone found it could they please pm me

Thanks guys

hey guys whats pe2 to kilos got NO idea what so ever with PE

Anyone heading out... need a deckie or keen on a land based mission? Keen to chase a few pinks

John

Coming to Shark Bay next week with my boat, first time there, just wondering if anyone has been fishing there lately?  Would like to go to Steep Point and Turtle Bay trolling and also do a bit of bottom bouncing.  Lots of deep sea fishing experience on the south coast but none up north (as yet) staying for a week, any suggestions?  Cheers Plugger

 I've been siiting outside under cover at Carramar watching this massive blow. It was a concern that some property damage could happen. Fortunatly not but the pool is full and palm debris is all over the place.

Looking at BOM it seems the worst was south of the river. Any damage reports? Fishing plan later in the week needs reassessing as it seems we have some pretty big seas happening.

G'day everyone... My names Troy and I'm a fishaholic!!! Just thought id introduce myself, I'm a keen fisherman... And the perfect deckie... I've had dry lines now for about 3 yrs and finally bought some new gear and got to go fishing again about 2 weeks ago( let's see the ex hock all of this new stuff)

anyway I'm still on the prowl through the for sale section here to reestablish my collection... Anyway would love to chat but Ive decided to go get stupidly wet and see if I can grab a pinkie off the north mole tonight... Come say g'day if ya there... I'm in the xr8 ute with the roofrack and probably a soaked driver hiding in it.... Troy

Hi all,

I've got an Lowrance Elite 5 sounder/chart plotter combo and I was making my way back to the boat ramp the other day. Half way across the Cockburn Sound, it was 20 metres deep and I noticed arches on the sounder 2 metres off the sea floor. I would have been close to the middle of the sound at the time. I thought that they were fish arches so I dropped down a line and nothing was biting. The water wasn't the clearest but I wouldn't have thought that settlement in the water would have given off the arches on the sounder like it did but as I have only just bought the unit, I am unsure. When I first installed the transducer, I used to get a shadow echo but I have adjusted the angle of the dangle and no longer get the shadow echo.

Just wondering if anyone could clarify this for me if it's just false echoes off the bottom or what?

Cheers,

Ken

WaterWorld-WA will be running a 1lastcast competition.

Upload a photo of your catch or just your day out, with your Evinrude or Honda outboard in the backround.

At the end of the comp (1month) Adam will decide on the winning photo.

The winning photo will receive either an Evinrude or Honda hamper to the value of $100 to be collected in store at WaterWorld-WA

The competition will run from 15/08/2011 to 15/09/2011.  (this may become a monthly competition)

Good luck and Happy Fishing

Hi all.

Im heading to Coral Bay in a couple of months for a fishing trip with the boys. Im hoping to give jigging and plastics a big go whilst up there.

My question is what is your favourite jig/Plastic you like to use for demersals, either for up north or fishing down south chasing dhueys ect..? and What do you target with a particular jig/plastic?

 if you could up load pictures that would be great to.

Cheers all. 

Headed out off Freo Friday for a session on the 6lb gear on Skippy and had a good night landing fish up to 45cm.

But had a bit of drama heading home. As we pulled up to the intersection of Preston Point Rd and Canning Highway we heared this almighty scraping noise. So we promptly stopped and jumped out to discover the draw bar had rusted through and was dragging along the ground. Well at first we thought of several options to repair it to get home but then using the timber my mate had in his ute we went with the bush mechanics option, it doesn't look much but it far exceeded our expectations we got from Bicton to Bayswater (home) without a hitch.

Hello Everybody

Just thought i would let everyone know that we are now a stockist of ASWB lures. These GT lures are some of the best crafted and painted lures i have seen in quite some time with outstanding pricing to match !!!!

For a Bigger range of colors and styles come in and check them out!!

going out to garden island in the boat (4 m tinny ) on saturday morning, and gunna try get some snapper, anybody getting any out there ? any tips or any advice would be helpful because its the first time out there 

WA shark chaser nominated for Emmy

WA cameraman Matt Hawksworth has been nominated for an Emmy.  Picture credit: Matt Hawksworth 

WA cameraman Matt Hawksworth received an Emmy nomination for his work on the Discovery Channel documentary Ultimate Air Jaws.  

A WA cameraman, who has spent most of his life chasing sharks, has been nominated for an Emmy.

Matt Hawksworth, 31, received the prestigious nod for his work on the Discovery Channel documentary, Ultimate Air Jaws.

The one-hour program was filmed off the coast of South Africa and captures some of the most exciting footage of great white sharks as they burst out of the water to attack their prey.

Matt, who has been obsessed with the deadly predators since he was a child, said he still can’t believe he has been nominated.

“I am still pretty shocked by the whole thing,” he told PerthNow. “I have been working and filming sharks for a long time now and to finally be recognised is great.

“I have done all sorts of things in the film industry, from acting to camera work, and have always been trying to find opportunities so it’s nice that something has finally come out of it.”

 

The 31-year-old has spent almost decade travelling back and forth between Perth and South Africa filming great whites for a South African marine research project.

Each year he would film his own footage while helping out with other documentaries.

Then in 2009 his received his big break.

“Basically I had been working on the boats wrangling sharks for other documentaries, while also filming my own stuff,” he said. “Then one year the Discovery Channel came out and I got to get involved.

“The way it turned out was that whenever they missed a shot, I managed to catch it with my some what cheaper equipment and they wanted to use it.

“So basically they started letting me shoot with their cameras and I ended up being a cameraman for their documentary, Ultimate Air Jaws.”

Matt said he was just pleased they had used his work and never expected to be nominated for an Emmy.

He is one of five cameramen who worked on the project which is nominated in the Outstanding Cinematography – Nature category of the 32nd Annual Emmy Award for News and Documentary.

He is now hoping that he will be able to make it over for the ceremony which is being held at the Lincoln Centre in New York on September 26.

 

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-shark-chaser-nominated-for-emmy/story-e6frg13u-1226114760645

i keep having a problem with my fin nor 2000 mega lite reel.after a few casts the braid starts looping off the spool.does anyone have any ideas on what causes that ? what braid does every one use on there lite spinning outfit?

Can anyone recommend a nice rod to suit an AVET SX 2 speed overhead reel that's loaded up with ~40lbs braid?

Looking to use it bottom bouncing for dhuies, etc. in 40~60m and would prefer a quality, lighter rod with a "parabolic" action under load, rather than a "broomstick" - any suggestions by the knowledgable members on this site would be welcome? 

Any one ever heard of any air boats that have been imported from the states might be another option than a tinnie for up north in the creeks would be good fun as well

going to have a go down at north mole this week and was wondering how people are keeping there gear out of harms way, way thinking about taking pvc and finding a snug spot to wedge it then cutt off the excess, any other input?

hey just wondering if anyone knows some good places to buy live barramundi in perth north of the river, looking for some to put in my kick ass pond i just cleaned out. any info would be great, cheers

Plan on heading out to the barges ect later in the week when the weather clears up, anyone know if there are fish holding up on em atm? Oh and if anyones keen theres probly a spot on the boat if you dont mind going out there in 519 stacer.

Hey guys, looking at getting a 2000 sized Daiwa reel in the next few weeks. Just wondering what the best options are at the moment. Will be used for freshwater, Bream and the up coming snapper season. The ones iv been having a close look at are the Sol, Caldia, Tierra or the Advantage. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on these? Also I'll be after a matching rod so any advice on that would be great to.

Thanks in advance.

Hey,

Just wondering where I can get KG's in the sound. Any Specific time of year, spots, rigs, ground to fish etc

Cheers

Matt

hi lads,

Just a quick one. Caught some YF and got some frozen. Can it be defrosted and still eaten raw or once frozen, must it be cooked? If you can sushimi it from frozen, what's the best method.

Cheers

I went in to bcf today looking for a rod for my Stella 8000sw and came across the Shimano starlo stix due jigg 15kg rod.

It looked quite strong and a perfic match for my stella.

Anyone heard much about them???? please let me know
 

Cheers Jesse

hey all, been reading this sites topics for almost 2 years now and have finally made an account!ive read through alot of the things on this site and i must say its an awsome site to join up on! and can be a hell of a crack up at times!(fisherman1992???)haha

so finally down to the question i really want to ask: ive just been given a shimano jigwrex pe4-6 overhead and i was wondering what reel (with a small spool width)would be suitable to match it up with? the reel will be used jigging for sambos most of the time at the barges,ive had saltists and toriums in the past but im looking to upgrade to something that wont get killed after a long day of big sambos! im willing to spend around 500-750! lower the better haha.... would also like to buy it new if i cant find anything in my price range i might consider to buy 2nd hand

thanks all smithy!

Gents,

I have been considering for quite a while getting a bigger boat (probably a bit down the track), but the idea of having to have the cost of a pen doesn't really excite me too much. I have been looking into boat stacking a bit and was wondering who you guys use and the costs that are involved.

Looks like it could be costly but thought it might be a better alternative to a pen.

Cheers.