Hi everyone,

           I was hoping to get a bit of info for our upcoming trip to Exmouth and Karratha this June. We should have a couple of weeks in both areas but im unsure where to situate ourselves when we're there as we have never been there. We will be fishing out of a 5 metre console.

           In Exmouth, for fishing destinations and launching is it inconvenient to stay in the national park? are u better off staying closer to town? We would prefer to camp if we could.

            And same goes for Karratha/dampier, i hear the caravan parks get pricy up there, where would be some convenient locations in these areas to be central to a variety of fishing and launching options without doing to many km's?

          I know sometimes u cant have everything in the one place but some info prior to getting there would be great! If anyone has been in these areas and i know these spots have been talked about lots on this site, but for a new comer it would be much appreciated,

cheers

 Oldsalty 

just after peoples thoughts on if they leave motor running while drift fishing.

does the noise affect the bite?

hey all.

well i think theses rods have been around for a while but they look great for squidding.

the Emeraldas and the E-gee rods have no guide the line just runs up the middle of the blank.

this is the link for the E-gee rod http://www.daiwafishing.com.au/daiwa.cfm?page=rods&rods=lighttackle&product=egeerods

and this is the link for the emeraldas http://www.daiwafishing.com.au/daiwa.cfm?page=rods&rods=lighttackle&product=emeraldasrods

so wat im asking is dose anyone use them?

dose any one know how much they cost?

and who sells them?

they look the goods and for a couple of videos ive seen from them they look good.

cheers danno

Hi all. I'm another newbie here, although I'm a long time lurker on the forum. I'm right into kayak fishing - when the weather here in Gero permits and will be trying to hunt down Poddyfish so I can find out where the Dhui's are.

My goal at the moment is to catch a Dhui from my kayak and hopefully I can bag one soon!

Cheers all

Gadsy.

Was thinking that since its getting close to exmouth we should sort out channels on both vhf and 27mg so we can all have a chat and be in safe contact with everyone.

Not 100% sure of what is the normal chit chat channel on vhf.

Any idea's? that way we can all switch them on the same.

Hello everyone

I have finally joined this site after a year or so of sitting on the sidelines .Im a mad keen fisherman who has enjoyed a number of different fishing experiences and caught a wide aray of fish . I have become a victim of the whole eging craze both land based and boat and recently have got right into the bream on lures thing scoring my first whopper on a Ecogear SX48 in the Murray yesterday(didnt have a brag mat).

Well i look forward to helping out with any questions if i can and vice versa . 

hey everyone.

wanted to know where the best place landbased or boat to catch hammerheads in the metro areas. would greatly appreciate any info

hi i recntly bought too lures but not too shore what they catch only a few species i no could u please tell what the will catch bomber long a red hed one, and a 20g gold twisty

many thanks matt

I`ve heard that they is some blueys around perth, does someone know about where should I go?

thanks for any advices

strike

Hi all looking for some help regarding putting a bait  and catch box under the deck of the coast runner. does anyone build custom cooler boxes? these will follow the v contour of the hull for max storage. ideas help appreciated

I HAVE 2 X  4 LTs of Evinrude   XD 50  2 stroke oil  for Johno/ Evinrude motor shop price $ 50.00 ea  if anyone can use it $ 20 each or carton of beer . i can take to Exy if anyone up there will need some during the comp.

hi

ive heard that lure fishing is fun so ive decided to go lure fishing at hillarys for some skippy or tarwhine  what lures do i have the best chance of catching them and btw i got some metal slices so n ot reallly those manly softies and minows

many thanks matt

Hi everyone

Is there any experts around regarding what settings to use with a furuno 585 1kw in 300+m

We were out there on the weekend and struggled to get a decent picture

any info would be great

Just goes to show you how much better tha NRL is over that other shit game of hot potato(AFL).

So why can't we get a team over here?

Went out for our last fish in Exmouth this arvo. We decided to give trolling for billies one last go.

When we got out the sea breaze was already in and it was quite sloppy.

Didn't think the conditions would suit trolling but I was wrong.

Mates Chris and Ian managed there first billfish in a hot 2 hour sesion.

Great way to end a awsome trip.

gday everyone.

im doing a TAFE assignment on the leuwin current and its effect on the commercial fisheries in WA. i know that it effects the cray fishery down here but thats about it! i thought some of you blokes might know a thing or two so if anyone does- ANY info would be greatly appreciated, as its due very soon! haha cheers

a couple of pics from sat night prawning..

my mate in the other boat got about the same amount....yum yum yum

seems to be getting better, just need some good rainfall and hopefully they really start to fire!

but for some reason the next day i always feel like shit, you think its got anything to do with jimmy and his mate coke? ha ha ha

Just a follow up to my topic last week.  No one followed us out on Saturday because no one else went out on Saturday.  And with good reason...  The weather was poo with a bit of crap thrown in on top.  And to make things worse, there were no Kwells in the glove box when we got to the ramp!!!  Aaaaargh!  I hadn't been out fishing without popping a couple of Kwells in over 10 years (the last time I got sea sick). 

So out we head as the sun poked it's head over the hills.  It wasn't too bad at that stage with light SE winds creating a few lumps to negotiate.  By the time we got out there, I was already feeling a bit crook.  Oh oh.  I kept my mouth shut and fished on as I didn't want to upset the old man and kill all the hope and excitement of catching a big one.

After a while, with only a few shit fish and a Seargent Baker for bait brought on board, I was getting worse and couldn't hold on any more.  Projecting an interesting fluid out of my mouth and over the side of the boat.  I thought Cornflakes and Milk were going to find there way back up but the only thing that made it out was (i think) water???

Anyway, I pushed on, feeling a bit better after that and we decided to head a bit further out to a spot which had produced well in the past.  By the time we got out there just after 9am, the winds had picked right up and after giving it a go for 10 mins, hoping it would die off a bit, we decided to pull the pin.  I was getting more sick again and the seas were quite big.

It was a slow and dissapointing ride back in and after pulling the boat back on the trailer and looking out at the ocean, you would swear that it was good fishing weather.  It shows how deceiving the ocean can be and how quickly it can change out there.

So no photos - which under the circumstances is probably a good thing.  It just wasn't meant to be.  Maybe next time.  Hope others had more luck! 

Hi Guys

Just wanted to contribute to the forum. nothing to brag about but caught my first fish today off the Kwinana jetty it was a 24cm herring so nothing big but has definetly hooked me on fishing. 

Darren 

hi i was wondering what lures has people used that have worked really well i got a 5 g silver twisty and a 20g gold twisty any others not metals inperticiually plastics maybe or minow not to exspensive i was thinkining a rooster  popper 80 could you guys please help me

hey guys im new to the forum so thought i'd introduce myself.

i try to wet a line any chance i can and mainly fish the canning river, salter point side. Have been lure fishing there for about 4 years now and have caught mainly bream (nothing of the 40cm mark) the occasional flattie and tailor and lately these perch looking fish which can be a bit annoying. 

will post some pics once i get around to carrying a camera with me! 

cheers

If you have an ESE wind does that mean tha wind is blowing from tha East and tha South going North West or is it blowing from tha North West going South East?

Hey people, i was just wondering if anyone knew of any depth sounders on the market that are small, portable (clip on to the dingy maybe) and dont have a fishfinder, as we have bottomed out a few times in murky water and were just wondering if there was anything we could get that was relatively cheap and told us of the depth in the water without a fishfinder...

If you know of one let me know roughly how much and maybe the brand thanks guys!

Gday all, was just hoping to get an idea off anyone, what sort of weather to expect up at Ningaloo during August?

I have fished it before in the July school holidays and found it to be mostly nice weather with only a few times it blowing up from the S/SW. Planning to miss the school holidays this year and head up for a couple of weeks in Aug. Usually only fished the Tantabiddi side but would also like to fish the gulf side if weather permits.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as i have a choice of Aug or going in Nov. Would prefer Aug though.

Thanks, Buz.

hey guys, heading to esperance wat to know if it is good to fish there this time of year?  wats a good spot to recommend.. i have a   4wd  able to go anywhere but not to boggy...:)  wat type of  fish can i catch and wat riggs should i use..i reall y dont know if its worth the trip for all i want to do is fishwith my misses...is there anyone out there who can help us? cheers..dj

Hey guys ,have just purchaced myself a set of outriggers,reelax bases pacific comp poles ext

i have never used outriggers before and have a few questions

when positioning your poles whilst trolling do you have the poles 90 degrees straight out from the side of the boat or do you angle

them slightly back towards the transom

secondly when setting the clip tension for trolling skirted lures are the outriggers actually supposed to set the hook or do they

just position the lure, release under minimal tension and the rod sets  the  the hook,any help would be appreciated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwJ9lfs20jc

Thinking of buying the Diawa Saltiga 6500 S Extreme Maverick reel & 76 GT S Extreme Popping rod, just wondering if anyone has one and how they rate it compared to the Stella's etc.  Any info would be great. 

Tell you what, how hard is it to try and reduce the amount of rods to take to Exmouth.

Atm i think im prob around the 30 mark, covering all bases from game to popper to jig to fly to little flickies and squid rods.

Almost need to tow a trailer behind the boat just for the rods.

So how much gear is everyone else taking.

please there has to be someone else as bad as me lol !!!!

hey all.

i found a video of a couple of squid eating gold fish. yes thats right gold fish. so im confused are they fresh water squid or salt water goldfish??

haha the two squid fight over one gold fish while there im two more swimming around.

he is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUcjaE1kyo&feature=related

so wat do u guys think fresh water squid?? or salt water goldfish?

cheers danno