Heard through the grape vine that there is a new boat ramp at port Kennedy (Kennedy bay) new resort, went down and had a look. Looks good, they just have to finish building the carpark and will be all ready. Just hope it is a public ramp...

Im goin to be bookin a charter for the abrolhos islands soon for me and my partner. Which month do ya think and what charter? Would like some feed back from the guys/ladies who hav been as i have never been before. I want to catch the deep sea fish and want to do the trollin for macks etc??

Hi everyone,

I've done a few past trips to the coastline north of Leeman and am contemplating going back again. Previous trips have produced mixed results - I know there are some decent fish up that way but I haven't been able to get in to them.

The coastline is primarily shallow crystal clear water, with plenty of seagrass and weedbeds. There is a general absence of structure - not many gutters or rips, and the areas of reef seem to be pretty sparse. I'm not sure if the face of the coast will have changed much given that winter is now here.

As always I want to target a mulloway, tailor and bread and butter fish. But most of all, I enjoy the isolation and the feeling that you are on a stretch of coastline that nobody else has ever walked along!

In the past the stretch of coast has produced herring, whiting, skippy, flounder, cobbler, gardies, the odd tailor and the odd unstoppable. I know there are plenty of squid to be had too.

For those with experience in the area, or fishing similar waters - what else can I expect?

I am tossing up between going back to Hill River or heading up to this stretch of coast again.

Cheers,

Buschy :-)

Well, now that I have a tinny, I think its time to catch some fish i've never really seen, let alone caught, King George Whiting. (Only seen barely legals in Walpole, so at a loss where to find them up here).

As they say, the best way to catch them is to target them, so thats the new goal :D

I've been through all the old posts in FW, so got a reasonable idea of what I should be using in terms of rigs and bait, and also rough types of ground (edges of lumps, but mostly 'broken ground' which I assume to mean either gravelly stuff or patches of weed/sand). Though, i'm not really sure roughly what areas I should be looking for them. Someone mentioned 17-35m, but thats a lot of ground :p. Unfortunately the 40's will be a bit too far for me.

Is anyone able to give me some tips of which areas I should look around? Not necessarily expecting any secret spots, but rough areas would be great (maybe back of three mile, or maybe inside is better, maybe a rough area or depth?).

Will have to put in the hard work of course, but hopefully I can get a kick in the right direction. Will consider non-metro too if theres a good chance of getting some (but dont have a proper 4wd).

And although whiting dont drink, i'm sure a few people who know where they live might be partial to a few if they have a bit more specific info, hehe. (And if the spots good, maybe a few whiting fillets ;) ).

And if anyone's got some spots but no boat access, I may be able to help with that ;)

(All above goes for pinkies too, hehe).

I'm having a hard time finding a place that has a good range of Mepps gear, any one know of a place?

Hi guys, i have a boat all the gear, love fishing i fish around garden island and the sisters in the sound, im bit scared to go out far but im keen for a taste of snapper, can any old school experts please help me?

ADAM

alirghty.... ive decided to go for an abu toro over the curado 300E, but am trying to decide which one to go for (the 50 or 60)... the main difference is obviously the line capacity... am leaning towards the 60, but it does look quite large...

would go for the 50 if its got the same/ larger capacity than the curado, but after a fair while searching for the capacity (im MM) on the net, ive drawn a blank...

Of course I can find the usual yard/pound capacitys, but in my expereince this isnt really accurate as the mm diameter ratings...

-anyone know what these are for the toro 50 and 60?

-anyone know if the curado matches the 50 for capacity?

-anyone seen the 50 and 60 side by side, and if so, how much of a size difference is there? want the larger capacity for whats its going to be used for, but not if it means its too bulky to handle easily

cheers all!

Gday would like to hear peoples input im tossing up between the saltist 4500 or the saltiga 4500 missus says the saltist im keen on the saltiga just want to know other than price what the big differences are.

Cheers Carry

I would like to congradulate the West Coast Eagles on winning the  WOODEN SPOON. Well done boys. Um i believe the bookies have already installed you as next years favorites. So you could be adding another spoon to your cabinet.

With a light onshore wind forecast for Friday evening and Saturday morning, Sherbs, Joes and I decided to take a trup up to tailor spot to the north of Perth.

After a lengthy drive we arrived to find conditions a bit calmer than we had hoped, but it soon looked like the fishing was still going to be good anyway when Sherbs hooked up with the first cast of his Richter plug to what turned out to be a really solid tailor. With the way the fish pulled and a first look at it coming out of the water, you would have swore it was close to 60 cm, so we were very surprised when it came in at only 52 cm. It still must have weighed a few kilos though.

Despite the three us thowing plugs and poppers until the sun set, that was all the action we had in those few hours.

Soon after dark the rain set in and while Sherbs maunfully set about keeping our camp fire going, I hit the beach to saok a mulie on a running sinker rig.

My wet wait finally paid off when a very solid 48 cm tailor hit my mulie hard.

It appeared the tailor were pretty thin on the ground and after a few more fruitless hours we hit the sack hopeful that the next morning was going to produce a hot session.

Once again it looked like the fish were going to really be on the bite when I hooked two solid 45 cm plus tailor within 3 casts and another very close follow on my green Richter plug.

But again, the tailor moved on quickly and the rain moved in. Despite throwing numerous plugs and poppers and then a few baits, there was no more tailor action, though Sherbs did manage a double header of wrasse (lol) and Jodie picked up a wirra.

It certainly wasn't the action filled trip we had hoped for, and we ended soaking wet, it was still great to get away with soime Fishwrecked buddies.

Hi guys,

Has anyone purchase one of the Daiwa Seaborg Megatwin Power Assist Reels SB1000MT as Im thinking of buying one

I would be greatful of any info on this reel

Hey all,

had a nice successful fish today at hillarys marina north wall! i was there all day until around 7pm.

Fishing started at around lunch time. not much happening for a couple of hours until 3pm when we were hooking into some nice decent Buff Bream around the 1kg mark. I tried something a member said to me, to use the head. well i chopped the body in half using the head bit on a snell. i cast out with a fresh buff head on the rig. while i was putting more fish frames and tails into the burley pot my big rod started SCREAMING off!!!! I grabbed it and slowly tightend the drag. it was a ray! the ray was being estimated at around 40-50kg and i needed help from my other 2 mates a couple of times sharing the rod around for about 40mins when a STUPID YACHT DECIDED TO COME RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLATFORM                   (50-60m away) TO SAY HELLO AND WAVE WHILE RIDING STRAIGHT OVER MY LINE AND SNAPPING IT!!!!!!!!

oh well i thought there goes my fancy flash rig with a fair size stingy on the end  so off i went tying another rig while my mate says get my rod ready i want a stingray!!!! soo while i was tying my rig i was tying his as well. i used a bit off the buffy tail and put it on a snell. we tried to cast out and by then the wind picked up making our casts near impossible :D we got about 15m away from the platform. now that i gave the last bit of buff bait to my mate i had to wait for another piece and there came my mate with another buffy around 1.5kg.  it was pretty fair size and his first buffy ever as well! well off went his head and onto the new rig. cast out and nothing until around 5pm. when my mates rod got a big tug on it!!! i picked up the Kmart Special with a JW spin reel for $34 and slowly tightend the drag, until it dropped.

i was just so shocked that i was about 40m out and they were about 15m so i reeled in and cast about 20m. within 30mins i was on another ray! also estimated at around 40-50kg! this time it snapped shortly after for some weird reason?

now i had given up on my O/H rod and after losing 2 rigs i ran out of sinkers. so while i was packing up the O/H and everything else i noticed a tug on my mates rod. but nothing. after packing up every thing i went to get my mates adrenalin pumping by pulling line off the reel making the drag scream.. so there i was ZZZZzzzz and he was so pumped until i cracked up laughing! then i tightend the drag and started reeling in to pack up when the rig started moving... then the drag started peeling! OH MY GOD another ray! so there was my again battling another ray at 6:30 on sunset watching the big rain clouds coming over. and about 20mins later it started bucketing down! after 30mins of the ray taking line of my JW cheapy ;) i started getting line back quickly in 5mins i had it so close to the rocks!!! but then it took another run pinging me on the rock wall!

and that was it for that night!

Cheers,

Eric

how do you use soft plastics if there is a fairly fast drift, ie would be hard to hold bottom? cheers Pete

I reckon this guy lives where the wind does not blow. Bloody nice setup I must admit.

Hi guys, here is my addition to my JetSki Fishing rig. The red toolbax platform on the left back. Now it will be easier to carry more fishing gear for quick change over of my rigs.

Cheers

hi i wanna go fishing at garrett rd bridge or hillaries sometime this week before thursday and i need to go back to work just wandering if anyone knew where i would be more likely to catch a fish and what day-days do you think would be the best???

Hey guys, been a member for a while but havent posted much. Got a question about a motor problem on my 40hp mariner so thought id see if anyone had any advice please?

At high revs the motor seems to suffer fuel starvation and begins to cough after running smoothly at lower revs. I have already replaced the fuel tank, fuel line and fuel filter and have also emptied the carbie. The previous tank had water contamination which i though had caused the problems, but now after doing everything i can think of, the problem remains when running the motor at high revs.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, cuz im all out of ideas.

cheers

just wondering if anyone has been prawning latley in the swan?

i was told by someone, that 2 weeks ago they got 8kg's. not sure if i can belive them.

i had thought the run was over.

cheers ron

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/21/2989571.htm

"The Health Department is warning people not to eat shellfish caught in waters between Australind and Ravenswood.

High levels of toxic algae have been detected in the Peel-Harvey Estuary, the Murray River and the Leschenault Estuary.

Affected shellfish include clams, mussels, oysters, scallops and cockles.

Crustaceans like crabs, lobster, shrimps and prawns are safe.

Anyone who has fallen sick after eating shellfish from the waterways is urged to seek medical assistance."

copied from this guy's blog   http://docfiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/tongue-eating-parasite.html

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I have blogged about this little nightmare before. I caught another one that had replaced the tongue of a big silver trevally today and took some more pictures.

This little parasite attaches itself to the silver trevally's tongue and sucks the blood out of it till the tongue dies. It then takes the place of the tongue.

It hooks onto the floor of the mouth with its multiple hook like legs.

Imagine such a parasite replacing your tongue. Wow it's more amazing than the face hugging parasite.

Hey all!

With different governments wanting to bring in different fishing/Marine policies, based on little or no evidence! I thought I'd ask you as members whether you have been noticing what I have on the water over recent times...?

Firstly, I have noticed every time I go fishing that I am catching (and releasing) a lot of undersize snapper. And I'm not just fishing one spot all the time. This say's to me that Snapper spawned well a couple of seasons ago, for what ever reason, and the fishery is healthier than we are lead to believe.

Are fellow members noticing the same?

Secondly, Bluefin Tuna. In years gone by we use to see this species in Bunbury around Easter and then for a few months after. This season I am still catching Bluefin with no let up looking likely! Does that mean it's been an exceptionally awesome spawning season, or reduced commercial pressure is the reason?

I'd like members thoughts, or thought's from professional members...?

just wondering getting my new dinghy tomoro and would like to fish the d9 and wondering how far is it from woodmans point boat ramp and would it be suitable 2 fish with a dinghy of 3.6metres

i have narrowed my reel choice to Daiwa SEAGATE 4000 DAIWA CALDIA KIX CUSTOM 4000

now the seagate im looking at has a ratio of 4.7.1

and the kix has 4.9.1 nothing in to me

i will be using mainly for sp and occasional jigging mabe some salmon and tailor

what reel would you choose and why?

hey all.

just wondering which tackle store sell some of the following.

1. diawa Emeraldas MD Squid SZ-RV?

2.  the berkley egi master bag?

3. a squid dispatcher?

im located NOR and cant get down SOR so looking at stores near me.

cheers

danno

From Denmark WA 1940s

has anyone been out lately just wondering is the northerly current still ripping through just about to head out if its still in  ill stay in closer wont head so far out cheers

Enjoy

hi was just wondering if anyone uses the nuclear chicken sp,s and if so hows the results cheers craig

just wondering if anyone out there has tried these new overheads ????ive done a bit of research online and it looks like maybee okuma may have turned the corner to a good robust reel

The Seabreacher X, co-created by Rob Innes and Dan Piazza, is the ultimate millionaire's boy-toy: a James Bond-style craft that can dive under water, roll from side to side and jump 12ft into the air.

Jaw-dropping: The Seabreacher has a top speed of 50mph, seats two people and can jump 12ft from the surface

 

 

Making waves: Inventor Rob Innes with Linda Das during the first-ever passenger trial of the Seabreacher

 

It looks like a great white shark, complete with dorsal fin, gaping jaws and rows of dagger-sharp teeth. At 16.5ft in length, it is even the same size as one.   However, it has a 260hp engine, which powers it to 50mph above water, and 20mph below it.

Rob, 37, is a watersports fanatic and with Dan 52, he has turned his hobby into a thriving business.  The pair built their first submersible 12 years ago and today their company, Innespace, has a year-long waiting list of rich adrenaline-junkies eager to buy one of their custom-built playthings.   Toys they may be but each one costs about $Aud170,000.

'This isn't a submarine, it's more of a cross between a plane and a boat, and we've been improving the models constantly so they can do more and more tricks.'

Seabreacher X is a snug two-seater. So Rob and I squeeze in and leave Dan on the shore, clutching a contact radio.

Then we're off  -  skimming at high speed across the water. We roll 90 degrees to the right, then the left.  I wouldn't recommend it to those with sea sickness, but it is exhilarating  -  I'm just glad that a 360-degree roll is out of the question. For now.   'The next one we're building should allow us to roll a lot quicker,' says Rob cheerfully. 'we're also trying to get those barrel 360-degree rolls sorted.'

Operating the submersible is fairly easy, 'although you do need to have good spatial awareness. Unlike a boat where you have left and right, fast and slow, this is more like an aircraft. You have to think about pitch, roll and yaw.'   He pushes forward on the boat's joystick, we plunge a couple of feet under the water  -  the craft can remain submerged for 20 seconds  -  and for a moment we are enveloped by a watery blanket of silence.

Menacing sight: The 'shark' performs a roll in the water. Its inventors hope to perfect later models capable of a barrel roll

 

But we don't stay under water for long. After gaining a bit of speed, Rob pulls back on the controls and we burst out of the water into the open air. I experience a rush as we shoot out of the water like a cork popping out of a champagne bottle. 

The downside comes when we hit the surface with a jarring thud.

There is, says Rob, 'a little timing involved' in perfecting the manoeuvre, which he performs a number of times. Each time he promises we won't go too high, only for us to fly more than 10ft into the air.

Rob and Dan are even working on a model which will be able to perform turns in mid-air and back flips.

The sight of the seabreacher emerging from the waves, foam crashing around its fins, is truly impressive. Whenever it or one of its submersible siblings  -  there is also a Seabreacher J, shaped like a dolphin  -  makes a public appearance, it always attracts a crowd.

Each machine takes a team of seven people three months to build. And when you consider that this is just the ninth Seabreacher to be built by Innespace  -  and they have a further 31 on order  -  you realise how much time and energy they are devoting to their rather eccentric enterprise.

'We're not interested in making a mass-market product,' says Rob, 'just one-off pieces that we customise for each buyer.'  They recently custom-made one for a client in Dubai, for example, who wanted it with air conditioning.

As well as a stereo system, the Seabreacher Rob takes me out in is also fitted with a camera and  -  should the passenger get bored  -  a screen that allows them to play videogames.

So just how long does it take to master the controls of an artificial shark? While it is more difficult to drive than a conventional pleasure cruiser, Rob insists he can teach someone the basics in just three to four hours.   A U.S. Navy research officer has visited Innespace's California base to inspect their designs.

'We'd eventually love to race them as a sport  -  but with the boats costing around $170,000, they're not something people can really afford to destroy.  

For more information, visit www.seabreacher.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgRqxNqYD8&feature=player_embedded

edited from Linda Das article The Daily Mail 18 August 2010