Hey all i got back from a holiday from esperance. My goal for the week was to get a big squid.

Day one: Set up camp had some food and a drink then walked to the jetty for a squid. 6 casts later and i had one, only small but enough for the following days fishing. Walked half way and someone have a massive squid in there bucket so i asked if i could have a look and it was 35cm hood. I didnt see another squid that day.

Day two: Went down to the jetty at 7 and it was packed. Stayed for a while then bailed.

Day three: Went for a day squid and got two. The first one i got i had a smaller squid sitting behind my jig so i let the jig hover. Then the little bolted away so i was like dam, but a 20+ hooded squid came from under the jetty and nailed it.

Day four: 42 degress the whole day then in the after noon a storm came through. Pretty heavy rains and some strong winds. About 7:30 i think the storm slowed for a while so i ran to the jetty and stared flicking the jig around got a cuttle fish straigh away. That was a first for me. Walked over to the next light and jigged the jig twice and a squid raced over and nailed it. Went on to get another 3 squid two of which where 22cm hoods. I dispatched the last squid stood up ready for another cast and the tail of the storm came through. Dam i was at the end of the jetty. Oh well got soaked.

First cuttle fish.

Day five: Went for a flick around alot of people squidding but with cheap jigs. I asked them all if they got anything but they all said nar not much around. I was like ohk that sucks, walked a little along the jetty and got one dropped the jig again and got it's mate. Everyone didnt like me at that point.

Day six: No one was on the jetty so i walked out there around 8. I started talking to some guy thats was walking past about all sorts of fishing then i hooked up to a 23cm hooded squid. Nothing else from that light so walked down the jetty a little bit and dropped my jig out the coner of my eye i sore a squid dart out and grab my jig, i took it off put it on the floor dropped my jig again and got another, then another, got three with in a minute, only smaller ones tho the guy i was talking to had enough so went in. I walked down the jetty in closer a bit and got a cuttlefish. I then walked to the light where i just got the smaller ones and jigged it a few times and got a small one. I put it on the floor iki jimi'd it and dropped my jig back down. straight away the rod bent over and a little bit of drag got pulled, i knew that it was a big one then. Got it in and was speechless it was 29.5cm hooded and fat as. There was know one on the jetty to take the pic with me and the squid so i was annoyed oh well. That was the end of that day with 6 squid and a cuttle fish.

My Pb. happy as.

The rest of the trip it was windy so know more squidding. I have turned 10 people into expensive jig believers lol. so many people using cheap jigs and only one or two catching haha.

Thanks for reading. ( sorry about some of the pic's some taken on my mobile)

Cheers Danno.

me and my mate are goin to catch the train up to freo with our bikes somtime this week was wandering if anyone had some good tips,places we could go, i might take my crab net with me what do you think,also what is the main fish we might get onto and what night this week will be best

any help is much appreciated

Do you reckon this guy will get his asking price for this rod?  It does come with stainless steel rollers.

Fishing Rod

hey went to kwinana jetty today got 8 rayss some gardiess and a couple of heeringg is there anything else to catch theree?? goingg again nxt tuesday with a couple mates

hi guys i have a 2010 (blue/white) monster mesh spin rod for sale the model no is mxs531/160cm/rating pe 6/8 max jig 300g it is in perfect unmarked condition and has been used once selling to get another toy  i want $150 cost $229    pm me  cheers

well after one outing the handle on the finnor offshore 6500 is stuffed.
it was wobbling so bad it gave me a blister, when i took it apart i found the plastic (yes plastic not brass etc)sleeve between handle and spindle has snapped.
apparently the only fix is to get a local engineering shop to make a new handle
I have sent a letter to both finnor and jw to let them know of the issue but im not holding my breath for any reply.

question is,,,does anyone know who can fabricate or modify a handle to fit the reel,apart from the handle it seems like a decent bit of kit

cheers
 

With everyone posting reports of good hauls of Blueys at the moment, I thought I'd ask everyone what they do with the crabs as they're catching them?  I grew up catching crabs with my old man and grandad and we just use to throw them in a tub filled with sea water and then a wet hessian sack thrown on top.  They would always fight, ripping legs and claws off eachother.  I remember we always use to make sure they were all dead before we cooked them (apparently to stop anymore legs dropping off). 

About 1 or 2 (I have a shocking memory) years ago I decided to start putting the crabs into an ice slurry as we caught them and haven't looked back.  They stay more fresh, they are almost instantly stunned so it's a lot easier to handle them and count them up to make sure you don't go over your limit and they don't/can't fight eachother and they never drop any legs or claws when you're cooking them.  My Dad went out crabbing with his mates over the Xmas break and there wasn't anywhere near enough ice in the esky and sure enough, when they got home, legs and claws were ripped off, most of them were still alive and when they cooked them, more legs dropped off.

Also - How does everyone cook them?  We have an old Metters cooker in the back yard so we can cook the whole lot at once (up to about 30  back with the old limits).  We normally bring them back to the boil and then give them another 10 mins.  We always throw a bit of salt in the water as well.

It will be interesting to hear how other people handle and cook their crabs!

Alot of sites just say exmouth, so does anyone have an accurate website for tantas as well as exmouth?

nice flatty i caught today flickin around soft plastics this is one of 6 i caught

Hi Guys,

I am going to LA,Vagas,Sandiago and Anihiem with my wife and 2 kids ages 13 and 6 in April. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for accomodation

and car hire.

Hey guys, i got a free week (more or less) this week, so im available as a decky. im located NOR but i can travel. So, just flick me a PM whenever and i should be able to. happy to split bait/fuel costs and ive got my own gear!

cheers guys.

Hi There

I am new to all of this :( - and have read that Spanish Mackerel can be caught here in Perth - from what I understand now is the season and that I should be going for a trawl behind the 3Mile - can anyone confirm or deny this for me ?

Thanks Dean

Hey Guys,

My Beautiful Fiance has bought me 3 nights on the blackwood River house boat just me and her for my birthday soooooooo awosome!!!!!!!

I can't wait to chase bream on sp's and hard bodys all day but i was curious can you get Crabs in the river ??? if i can i won't hesitate to bring a couple of drop nets :)

Also any info on what on the bite or what to chase in the river would be great.

Like are the any larger speices lurking the river like is it worth me bring somethig a bit bigger than my bream to have set out or not??

Wel any help would be great Cheers Guys Dave

unfortunately, this trout isn't mine. it was caught by a mate who is useless, but is a jaggy prick. on this particular day he hadn't fished for about an hour as he was crook, then dropped a line over and pulled this up. half of a fillet fed me and my wife comfortably

i am posting it as there was a query in another thread re what a trout of 75cm would weigh. this one was 75cm and went 6.5kgs on a set of scales that we had on board. how accurate they are i can't comment on, but that's what it said.

so what do you reckon? is the scale right or not???

hey guys ive been using 50lb 7 strand wire for spaniards because thats all dad has in the tackle box. and im looking at getting some more for trolling the metro macks.

what strand and breaking strain?

some brands better than others?

coated or uncoated?

is it all stainless steel? 

also do you go heavier when you go north?(heading to shark bay in april)

and would a cobia or tuna still take a wired lure?

thanks in advanced, Rob

Hey guys, any crabs off woodman point jetty lately????

hi guys any one got any good tips  about wat sort of solf plastics to use for black bream in the swan thankss

Got my limit in lil over a hour then helped a mate get his with no worrys

headed out early today went to a good spot but the dhuies seemed to have moved from the soft coral, so we headed to a small cave area that I found last year, 1st drop both mark and I both got a double header, brendan,s boat also got a couple of dhuies there, mark was stoked as it was his first fish since the ban, instant bag out so very happy then came home, 7kg and 10kg dhuies  & thumping KG,  blackass , what a day

Hey You Guys,

Just bought a heap of Black Magic jigs in the 60gm & 80gm for forthcoming trips.

Colours I have chosen, Silver Lumo, Green & Yellow, Pink Silver, Black Silver, Pilchard Blue

How do you rate them against, Evergreens, Shouts, Fanky etc

Any advice on how to work them would be appreciated.

hey guys, me and the step dad are headed to woodmands point for some shark fishing i heard about a shark sighting at the boat ramp i was wondering if it was true might chuck out a balloon out or something see what happens , thanks :)

Hi guys jst looking for some info for our next fishing trip ,going to head to dampia and fish the islands, wanted too know what islands would be the best to camp on and what islands have shacks to hire for acc,any info would be great thinking of heading up in oct cheers ben.

I've booked the whole boat this Tues 11th Jan. I need to fill 4 spots. We'll be chasing bottom fish, more YTK and Dollies. Marlin as well if we're lucky!!

Boat leaves jetty 4.30am sharp!!

BYO food, boat provides drinks.

Boat has gear but you're welcome to BYO

$200 each.

I need to re-skirt some Richter lures does any one know who stocks skirts, I need the 506/502 colour for 6 inch dorado's 

Hey fishos

Will be travelling to Jurien Bay on the 17th for ten days

just wondering if anyone knows some good land based spots there

Rock walls, jetties or beaches

also while we are there we be hopefully heading out with seasport

depending on the weather but fingers crossed

Will report when I return

thanks alexangler

five fathom

 well it should read "how do you carry the hooks and sinker rigs, when made up, you take out in your boat"

I make up hook and sinker rigs with a 'connection' at the top so I can change them whenever I need to, or think I need to anyway 

But they get tangled in the tackle box with the rest of the gear that is not used LOL

So how do you guys store individual combinations of hooks / sinkers ??

( or do you not do it that way at all )  

Thanks in advance

Went up harvey dam last night late despite the wind and overcrowding still managed to bag out in 1 hour , biggest one in the pic is 131mm and the smallest in 96. Special thanks to the dude who went crazy with about a 40 kg sack of chook pellets along the dam wall and then left early. Did miss an even bigger one...i ll get him next trip

Did you have a good day?

YACHT  DELIVERY

65' custom-built motor yacht
 complete with 4 staterooms, 
a state-of-the-art galley,
 GPS System and radar for navigation, 
twin supercharged diesel engines, etc. 

$2,474,793.00

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Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries with cream and music dockside for the excited "soon to be" owners
 and a small group of friends $500.00

Two corporate representatives, crane, and rigging
(complete with faulty turnbuckle).
$2,500/hour

( Note the owner in the stern / back of the yacht ) 

Watching your dreamboat nose dive into the harbor,

accompanied by two corporate representatives just prior to 'inking' the final paperwork...

PRICELESS!

So, how was your day.....?