Will someone explain the numbering system on reels.

1000, 2000, etc

what do they refer to?

Phil

Hi Guys,

Have to share my excitement and show you my new boat, picked it up last Friday but had to work this weekend, but managed to take the family on its maiden voyage in an around Peel Estuary and Mandurah yesterday. But very keen to start dropping a line or net over the side.

Its a 540 Trailcraft Profish with a 115 4 stroke Merc pushing it along. Lowrance HDS-8, dual batteries, deckwash an pump, VHF radio and cd player and bimini top.

Cheers

Pic of a school of dhuies from out of dongara on tuesday.Landed 8 between 7-11kg(Kept 2) in under 10mins then drifted of the school and picked up a nice baldie+Black arse and called it a day.

Guys,

Tried using the search function but didnt get much luck - apologies if this has been covered before.

Going up to Abrolohos islands during the easter break. What gear would you guys bring? what is a must?

Rods, Reels, line, lures etc etc

Trying to decide whether i need to buy some more gear before the trip.

cheers

Well, early morning tailor sess with the FW lads (Daz, Chrisp and Schecky...TimVB no show) this morning.

Fished for an hour around dawn flicking stickbaits, poppers, metals and full mulies.......one possible tailor touch and one hezza between the 4 of us.................dolphins did better...............now thats a real fishing story.

Bacon and eggs on the BBQ and freshly brewed flat white afterwards more than made up for it.

Fishing aint always all about catching fish.......good company and a few laughs still makes a great morning.

This years Classic has all the ingredients to be a most memorable one. Tha water temps are fantastic, moon phase is good, and the fishing is going off at present .

So is anyone on the forum making the treck this year? if so it will be good to put faces to some of the names on the site.

My names John and come and make yourself known at the briefing, we have a competitor coming down from Port Hedland this year for the first time

Fished the Bluewater today and we won this baby on a redraw!!! LOL  ps If you want to buy it, let me know, cheers Pete

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Ugly Stik Bluewater Standup / Shimano Tiagra 50WLRS 24kg combo

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Pflueger Supreme Jig / Avet JX combo

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Ryobi Metaroyal Safari 5000A - 7 bearings, max drag 12kg, holds 250m of PE5
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anybody been catching anything off the north mole lately?

 Paul G.... please step up to the stand  

Actually, couple of FW members scored on the day.

In some fairly shitty conditions, Paul managed to find the biggest Breaksea Cod for the BW Classic. 

Sure there are some pics around. Certainly heaps of knackered fishermen at the end of a long long day.

me and my mate went out crabbing in the swan near matilda bay today and only managed to bag 4 bluies...bit quiet at the moment

still was a great morning and got to use my new 120 ltr cooler from dave at extreme coolers....thanks again dave

sorry bout the crap quality pics using my iphone with dusty camera

Has anyone tried the Snapper Flasher paternoster rig tried one yesterday and out fished my fishing partner 15 fish to 2

Heard a rumor that there was a few tuna being caught in the bay, so I decided to go for a troll early this morning.

Weather was crap and confidence wasn't too high.

After trolling from Castle Rock to Quarries without even a sniff I decided to call it a day and head home.

On the way home I spotted dolphins caving up some bait fish so decided to give it another go.

Within minutes of trolling around the dolphins I was on and sure enough it was a nice tuna.

Caught 6 in all and then headed home with 2 in the eske on ice for a few friends to have a feed tonight.

Went out there today to take some pics and spotted this big girl dead.

Spewin ya cant fish there bet there are a few more lurking around there.

Get an idea of the size of it, i was up the top of the walk way taking this pic

Well, getting packed for ONO.........baggage limit of 15 kg and carry on of 7 kg.................Huston, we have a problem!

hey guys im just looking for some advice for a 4000 size spinning reel that i will most likely (unless anyone begs to differ) match it with a starlo stix 902 for beach fishing, including anything up to tailor and salmon. i will also pair it with a 5-10kg, and about 7 foot rod for light boat casting.

these are the reels ive looked at so far, the prices are ebay:

Penn Conquer CQR4000 - $190

Shimano Saragosa 4000F - $187

Shimano Stradic CI4 4000F - $210

Shimano Sustain 4000 FE + spare spool - $250

Shimano Thunnus CI4 4000 - $260

im not sure wether to run 20 or 30lb braid, if its got a spare spool i will have 10lb mono on that.

keen to hear any advice and experiences on these reels or if theres another reel out there around the same price that will be better.

cheers rob

G'Day, I am interested in these Bonga Jerk lures that can be trolled up to 20+ knots.

Has anyone used them and where'd ya get 'em??

Cheers

Dicko

Hi guys, massive long shot but i left my tackle box down eshed. Allways carrying to much stuff and must of left in next to my car while loading all the stuff in. Lost it last thursday night.

Cheers

Marc

Gday all

Just wanting any advise on my sounder i have a lowrance lcx15ci ,I dont seem to be getting as good a bottom reading as i used to.if i had the sounder on out of the water i could hear the transducer ticking away but now is very faint,just wondering if i have a power issue or just need a new unit .cheers for any help

Brody sent me a message saying he had something for me at the Fishing shop.. so i called in and Dave handed me a new Samurai rod from Frogleys/Gamakatsu! it's an awesome rod and i'm soo happy to get it after winning one and not being allowed to have it.

xD

This is underwater footage of some bream i released, the large quantities of baitfish seen and also the masses of bream milling around a jetty.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ab90g4Od9c

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8865790/anglers-blast-jetty-fishing-ban/

quote"

The Shire of Busselton has banned fishing off the last 150m of Busselton jetty, enraging local anglers who have waited 12 years to cast a line off the end of the 1.8km structure.

South West recreational fisherman Howard George said the council decision, made just days after the jetty was officially reopened on February 2, had banned a tradition enjoyed by generations of locals.

The end of the jetty has been off limits for the past 12 years following a 1999 fire that destroyed much of its last section. The structure has since been rebuilt at a cost of more than $27 million.

Mr George said anglers targeted pelagic fish such as blue fin tuna and tailor as they travelled past the end of the jetty and the ban would mean the chance of bagging a big fish would be lost to locals who did not own a boat......( more in article)"

I was really looking forward to one day fishing the end of the jetty for those tuna they got back in the 70's before the cyclone and fires took the end off.

Very sad to see that fishing concerns where not taken into account in a ruling that favours only divers and observers at the UWO. Being allowed to fish 50m west of the OWC would have been a great boon to the area and even paying a special admission to get beyond the OWC to fish would have been ok.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/diver-may-have-been-attacked-by-shark/story-e6frg12c-1226007972771

in an area renowned for its sightings, it looks like this guy was tag teamed by 2 GW's. not sure whether they will find his body from that.

another sad for west australians (he was from W.A.).

I have just purchased a 1994 710 Leeder. The hull needs to be cleaned and antifouled. I had a quote from FSC to lift the boat and clean it (no antifouling) for $400 but that seesm steep to me. Can enyone reccomend an antifouling company that I could use. The boat is penned in East Freo but can be trailered.

Thanks in advance

Dog

Starting to get excited.

Who is going in the Blue Water Classic tomorrow and what species are you targeting? weather not looking to flash

Ledge64

Enjoy

What is the best line and brand for trolling? I prefer mono over braid but am interested in members comments.

Hi all went out wide today of hilarys in search of the metro marlin to no availe but had a good day on the blue anyway . Got 6 blue fin on the troll on the way out all around 4kgs then had 4 rods go off and my missus got a 6kg ripper on a small rod which was a good fight dropped somethin large which gave the torium 50 a good work out. On the way back found the furuno fad which had massive schools of good size mahi mahi which sent the boat into a mess with lures and plastics going everywhere tryin everything and they would follow them right up to the boat suss whatever we had going and swim off very stressful is live baiting the best way for them because they where not hittin anything . All in all good day little choppy but good to be out there

Fishing yesterday out from Seabird. On the water at 7.30 until the seabreeze picked up at 9.30. Fished the spot we picked up last time and it fired again. Dropped a horse... good to know there's more there.

The rig ready for beach launch

The fish