Hey guys was just wondering if you could help me out with some info

My brother is about to move back to Perth from Australind and has a little boy (my nephew) who is nearly 5 and loves fishing we often go off the jetty in Australind or somewhere in Bunbury but was wondering what some good spots are up here near Perth. Landbased river or jetty would be best, he hasnt been out on a boat yet but not sure how he would go. Also enjoys dropping in the nets for crabs so any areas where they are likely to be would be great

 Hi, just wondering if people that have been to abrolhos a few times can give me info. 

We had made plans for a possible trip leaving gero this monday, looking like we wont be able to go as swell is forecast at 4.9m. Winds looking good, but think thats way too much swell. Taking 20 and 24ft boats. Hopefully we can push trip forward to wednesday as swell is dropping. Whats best weather site for out there?

Cheers

ummm anybody know what this is? found it on spearoz they reckon the guy ate it lol

Thinking of sneaking out tomorrow round ten off woodies, anyone else going??

May even need a couple of deckies..... if anyone keen. Hopefully fish deep but if it is crap a bit of sqiding and maybe a fish on the five.

fishing out of a 565 sharkcat.

Cheers,

Anthony

Has anyone got any easy tricks for tuning molded plastic minnows?

I have a few that have been savaged by sharks and pelagics.

The only visible damage appears to be the regualr fish indentations but they no longer swim true, tracking either left or right and ultimately broaching the surface.

I guess I could try heating the bib and tweaking it but I am hoping for an easier solution.

Any suggestions?

Hi crew,

After putting togeather some video of land based fishing, I was interested if people stop fishing land based after they buy a boat.

I used to fish the beach and rocks all the time, once i got my boat that all changed. I just fished from the boat for almost a year, but going out in the boat all the time became a bit like a job. lol

So my friends and I started to camp out and fish the beach a few times a year, just to relax and chill out. Sometimes getting onto hot bites.

Just interested to hear how people change their fishing habits after getting their first boat.

Cheers Grant..

Just trying to do a simple 300 hour service on my Honda 150 hp Outboard locally here, gives me the shits when they quote you, then at the end of the day you end up with a $650 service, its a joke. 5 hours Labour @ $100 per hour to do engine,gear oil and pull a leg to change impeller oh and sorry adjust tappet clearance and I supplied both oils in the agreement.. I think Honda should start doing their Preventive Maintenance time schedules for these piss arse jobs that dont take huge times like that are quoted after the job, and that we dont get charged for these huge prices . Deciding now whether to quit the Honda Dealer service bullshit . Picked up the boat bought it home, then found that the winch handle has gone walk about too... Will be looking elsewhere again , got any recommendations in Bunbury, Mandurah area??

I now know what boat stands for =   Bring on another thousand !!

I've just got a new Trinidad 20 A spooled with 50lb braid (cheers southcity) and was looking for a new rod to upgrade from my T-Curve 400

Has anyone put one of the new Diawa Monster Mesh Max's through its paces? They seem really well priced ($200) - might be going sideways from the T-curve though? I've got one of the older MM and have been fairly happy with that...

Any feedback  or altenative suggestions appreciated.... or if you have a suitable second hand rod for sale?

budget up to about $400 and will be used for bottom bouncing and jigging

Cheers

hi hans here,

im from singapore and im kinda new to perth fishing n would like to know where to fish in perth. im currently living in cannington suburb. been trying port beach n north mole but no results.

any1 know of any good n safe spot for fishing? with map if possible. im juz not sure of hopping from 1 rock to another in north mole.

im currently owned an 8-15kg 10ft medium fibreglass rod n 5:1:1 gear ratio tokushima reel loaded wif a 30lbs 0.5mm line.

 Thought I'd add before and after shots of the my boat graphics....previously Le Chein Sac....Now Kaizen.... Comes in handy owning your own sign co.

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has given the green light for commercial rock lobster operators to fish on weekends during the last two months of the current season.

“At the beginning of the season, I announced during the transition to the quota management system that commercial operators would be able to fish up to the end of August, but weekend fishing would still be prohibited,” Mr Moore said.

“Recent consultation through the WA Fishing Industry Council and the Western Rock Lobster Council showed strong interest from fishers to lift the ban on weekend fishing and increase options as the season drew to a close.

“I am happy to support that choice by fishers. As we progress towards a full quota system, it gives fishers flexibility and choice to work to suit their business plans.

“The decision was made possible due to the greater flexibility that a quota system provides without having negative effects on sustainability.”

The change to allow fishing on any day of the week will require formal gazettal, which the Minister expects to be completed in time for the ban to be lifted for the June 25-26 weekend.

“As we head into the more uncertain weather of winter, the flexibility to choose which days of the week to operate will help commercial fishers when considering the safety aspects and planning required to work in the most favourable conditions,” he said.

The move to a quota system this season was designed to provide more opportunity for the industry to deal with supply and demand issues while maximising economic return.

Mr Moore said the western rock lobster fishery only started weekend closures during the 2008-09 season. These were implemented to support effort restrictions, but were no longer required for that purpose.

Under the new rules, fishers have catch allocations and are able to fish to their own plan on available fishing days during the 2010-11 commercial season, which runs from November 15 until August 31.

The proposed changes to the commercial fishing management plan will not affect recreational rock lobster fishing, for which the season ends as usual on June 30.

Department of Fisheries Media Release 13 June 2011

hi guys

my cousin has got and old 4cyl petrol volvo penta and he is having all sorts of probs with this engine, he wants to know can you get an adaptor plate and run a later modle engine like out of a gemini or something?

of course it would have to be marinized or could you run the radiator and run a full car set up?

there must be other options avail for a better engine.

dose anyone know anything about these engines?

thanks in advanced

ron

Right, I have my Calcutta sitting around doing nothing and want a rod for it. Will be mainly using it for live baiting ( can't beat the baitcasters out of gear with ratchet on.....) plus a bit of rift baiting ( my young bloke has complained about all the jigging.......) and a bit of soft plastics dropshotting with 1-2 oz jig heads in deeper water.

I bought a Daiwa Tierra pistol grip barra rod for it, great for barra but I don't fish for em, the butt is too short for what I like. Used once, $100 to a good home.......

Want something with a medium long butt, not jigging lenth, but not far off, enough to tuck under the arm just. Pe3 braid will be the line.

Not after anything expensive, I will save my coin for a nice pe2 soft plastics rod for the 4000 Stella once Daz tries a few out..........

Recommendations.

ay fellas

recently this year purchased a new daiwa saltiga 4500h

have spoole it with pe4 / 60lb saltiga hyper sense.

now next month goint to exmouth for a 5 days and doin 3 days of charter fishing.

i was thinking of buying a new RCS 5000 spool and puting it on my 4500 as it fits as ther both the same reels the 4500 /4500h and the 5000 / 5000h

now the dilema is i have a 6500 expedition also

so just wondering Will the 5000 spool on my 4500 do the xact same job as the expedition 6500

the new saltigas have 15kg pressuer according to the books and the 6500 30kg drag.

so really wana no should i sell the 6500 as would it be dead money.

sitting there if the 5000 spool wil do the same job ??? for jigging and popperin purposes

thank you for you help

hi guys need some advice on these old model reels

can get the 4500 at a good price but im keen for a 4000 reel to run as a 30lb outfit. having difficulty locating a z4000 though

from my understanding these reels are basically the same size/weight just a deeper spool on the 4500?

what are your thoughts on which reel to opt for.

the other option is looking at a stella SW 5000 or 8000.

not opening it up for a stella vs saltiga debate but just curious on thoughts for the best suited 30lb outfit.

the 4500 would still be good but need a lot more 30lb than 300m to fill it, seems a waste to me?

cheers

turts

So all this time over the last 10 years i thought i had been catching Yellowfin...................
There not yellowfin!!!?! Just discovered trumpeter whiting. Any quality differences between eating?
Caught these in the swan a while back. Biggest went 27cm smallest 17cm....
Im Devistated :( Any info about Trumpeter whiting compared to other anyone has?

Gday we are redoing our bathroom and have stripped the old one out and need the help of a plumber and tiler to refit . We dont know who dose what but we will need a new shower/bath installed and some plumbing moved as well as the whole room tiled from floor to ceiling. Any one who is interested in giving me a price or some info would be greatly appreciated.

Got some time to kill tomorrow, conditions don't quite seem ideal, but looking at wetting a few hard bodies at a few new spots in the river...

PM if interested.... Looking at going around mid afternoon 

John

sold some of the pups my bitch had and have decided to replace by JW beach combo and get the mutt some smackos.

getting the reel 1st and then hunt around for a good rod to find some balance.

budget for reel is about $300

so far these have caught my eye, im good on a bait caster so may go overhead..

daiwa emblem pro suft

torium 30

stradic Ci4

daiwa TD sol

okuma solterra cs

can you get spare spools aftermarket with most good spin reels if they dont come with two?

anyone have any of these and can give opinions?

ive got to the point now where i have, dare i say, too much tackle to fit in my tackle bag.

now when i go fishing i go to my shed and make up kits for what i need for the outing. i use the large plastic storage boxes.  i have quite a few of them and they are sorted all neatly into sections, one for lead one for hooks etc etc. i then limit myself by only taking (usually) one large box, and go "shopping" as such through my gear to make up the box i need for the day, pre tie all my rigs and what not. packing light is the plan.

how do you lot do it?  boxes, bags, buckets?

howdy fellas may seen like a dumb question but i just want to get the truth before spending money before i make a wrong decision

i own mainly all jigging gear reels rods etc

now im looking to get a spare spool for my new 4500 saltiga and wanting to take it up to exmouth next month.

just wondering is it ok to use JIGGING BRAID FOR POPPERING ?

As poppering is very new to me just wanting to know if i can buy the the Saltiga Hyper Sensor braid to put on the spool as i can get a very good deal with purchasing the spool with the braid.

so just wanting your honest opinions as i really dont know is this soft saltiga braid more suited to jigging only the way its designed etc.

or will i need to buy a more harder durable poppering braid ?

thanks fellas

im sure everyone has seen a movie or two where people spend a long time at sea and take a jar of dirt to remind them of home or whatever, has anyone seen this or do they do it? is it a comfort thing or is it just movie b/s?

Nat Geo Wild, 630pm Wednesday..."Sea Strikers". Appears to be a show featuring slo-mo shots of predatory fish hammering into their prey. Might be of interest to a few of you...

Unprecedented funding for South-West boating facilities

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An entangled humpback whale spotted off the coast of Scarborough yesterday is still on the loose after a failed rescue attempt.  Department of Environment and Conservation wildlife officers were called in after the whale was seen yesterday entangled in fishing rope and floats by people onboard a private pleasure cruiser.

G'day Guys,

Going down to Hopey in a couple of weeks for four days to visit the missus parents. Little does the missus know if the weather is good the cat will be in tow!! haven't done much in hopetoun but been out on a mates boat once and done pretty well though.

Just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction in regards to productive depths and area's to fish. I am mainly chasing bottom stuff, nannies pinkies and the like but wouldn't mind heading a bit wider and seeing what the deeper stuff holds too, not too sure if you get grey band and the like down there?? Haven't pulled the charts out but seems like it drops off pretty quick out deep.

Anyways any pointers would be great or if anyone is keen to hook up for a fish down there let me know.

Cheers

Hally

whats the weather been like for boating lately?

My cousin and I are planning to take a trip out to garden island or somewhere similar when there is some good boating conditions. Cousin has a 6m boat...

Cheers,

langerz

hi guys , one of my mates has a 3.8 m flat bottomed v nose punt and his motor has blown up (he had a 70's vintage 20hp on it) anyway he is looking for a secondhand outboard  going cheap age is not an issue as he is a pretty handy mechanic on most things with a motor, anyone have one or know of anyone with one to sell cheap??   cheers

Hey all was just looking at some photos on the forum and have noticed quite a few photos popping up with people putting the rod in their mouth? It aint cool guys and it doesnt prove anything. If you really want to impress id like to see someone with a 24kg t curve and a tiagra 50 hanging out of there chops...now that would be cool! Hopefully i have set the challenge

hi guys

had a few questions on how the squid are going to be measured and goodz has supplied the following pics, i will get some more pics up soon as well.

as you can see clearly in the pic the measurement is to be taken to the longest part of the hood, without getting down to nity grittys this one would measure in at 37cm, we would have to take the measurements in half cm increments.

this is the prime example of hood lenght measurment, and 2 of the required pics, 1 more pic of goodz holding the squid and the entry is done(along with the id tag)

i know it seems to be alot of pics to enter but it is the only way of doing it online and for everybody to see for themselves, if you have an easier way please let us know.

ron