Hey all,

Just wondering if u see someone pulling ur craypot and u get their boat number etc, why is it that fisheries can't do anything about it.

I think it is crap that ppl do this to one another, as we spend the time to go catch fresh cray and see ppl pull our pots all the time. It is normally the same boat.

So all in all have got bugger all crays this year compared to previous years.

just wondering when ytk fish cum around cherz

Was just wondering if anyone had ideas on how best to set a cray pot. It's my first season of fishing with pots. Do they go on top of the reef structure or on the sand near reef? Any feedback appreciated.

Cheers

Andy

just thought i would ask the question of the strange things you have found in fish guts. i caught a herring a while ago and found a small hook in its mouth and about 20cm of line and a swivel hanging out the other end must of been painful considering it was a pretty bid swivel 

Took a couple pics yesterday

Hey everyone, i was just wondering if anyone knew what the user points were for ive noticed that the more you comment on things the more you get but i'm still wondering what they are for...

Deep sea freediver pushes limits

Sara Campbell during a constant weight free dive in 2007 when she broke three world records 

Extreme depth freedivers swim down as far as possible, while coping with pressure that crushes their lungs to the size of a lemon and would wreck their eardrums if they were not careful.

The record-breaking Briton admitted it is tough.

"Each dive is a phenomenal physical and mental challenge,'' the 37-year-old said. "Your body goes through very extreme changes.

"Your heart rate drops, all the blood comes to the centre of your body, and then that blood starts to fill the lung tissues so that the air spaces can contract even more.

"For every 10 metres that you descend, the pressure doubles, so that means your lungs halve in size. So down at 90 metres, 100 metres, they're about a ninth, tenth of the size."

Campbell, who shot from freediving beginner to world record holder within months, is out to break the record again and crack the 100-metre barrier in 2010.

She earned a silver medal at the World Championships in the Bahamas earlier this month with an "easy" dive of 92 metres. That has fired her up to reclaim the world records from her only rival, Russia's Natalia Molchanova, in 2010.

One metre 50 centimetres tall (just under five feet), Campbell's extraordinary ability has rocked the sport of freediving.

Some physiologists believe the yoga trainer from Burnham-on-Crouch in southeast England is a "natural" freediver, able to hit significant depths with little training.

Campbell believes she was born to do freediving, having a strong mammalian diving reflex, which helps mammals optimise their oxygen underwater. Through evolution, dolphins, for example, have a far stronger reflex than humans.

"It probably means I'm a little bit less evolved as a human being, I retain more of the fish gene and have less of the human gene," she said.

Four years ago, fed up with the London rat race, Campbell moved to Dahab, a laid-back diving resort on Egypt's Red Sea coast, to teach yoga. One of her students recommended she try freediving, given her breathing control skills.

Tired of chasing targets, Campbell resisted for a year but gave it a go in April 2006.

Hepatitis A stopped her progress after six weeks but she began training again in April 2007 and, in October that year, set world records in three different disciplines within 48 hours and then claimed a world championships gold medal.

In the blue riband constant weight discipline, freedivers, using flippers, take a weight down with them to speed up the descent but have to bring it back.

Campbell's personal best is 96 metres, a world record achieved in April in three minutes and 36 seconds under water.

She has dived 100 metres twice, but blacked out within a minute on the surface, invalidating the attempts.

Her rival Molchanova broke the 100-metre barrier in September, reaching 101 metres.

No-one else comes close to challenging the pair.

"She and I are now playing ping-pong with the world records," Campbell said.

"It's like the Cold War! There's definite rivalry. It's the two of us battling it out at the top. We'll see what happens next year but having seen how strong my silver medal dive was I'm really fired up.

"I'm certainly not going to sit back and let Natalia push her dives very much deeper."

Campbell enjoys stretching man's boundaries.

"Not so long ago, medical science said beyond 50 metres it is not possible for the human being to survive.

"The exciting thing is you do a dive, you don't know if you can make it but when you do, a door opens and you realise that actually you can go a bit further," she added.

"Human beings have almost limitless potential and a lot of that is governed by the mind. If you believe something, you can achieve it."

Can one of you gurus please tell me how to make my photos have less KB so i can upload them- i have forgotten!!

G'day all, with my going up to Dampier for work and after reading a few posts on my other thread about catching fish from the shore, what's a good strong rod to look at for taking up there and fishing 6- 8kg for jacks etc.

Cheers
Dale

Being a new moon while fishing up at Jurien the last couple of days, the sand crabs were out in force. When I retrieved one of my baits a juvenile crab let go as soon as it left the surf - I managed to catch it and contemplated using it as bait. It would have been about 5cm across the shell and nice and soft still. Ended up letting it go as I was not sure.

Has anyone ever used them as bait before? How did you go?

Cheers,

Rob

anyone been out to 4 mile or 12 mile at busso is there any thing around worth catching out there

gday we need help... got my boat up and running again been out a couple of times once off mandurah and today off safety bay i think i am abit limited to how far we can go out my boats a tad too small to gtet right out deep...can anyone tell me of some places in relitively close spots to try??? or put us in the general area..any help will be great cheers christian

Gday

Im pretty keen to get into some bonito this summer. Has anyone tangled with any yet or is it still a little early?

Cheers,

Just about 3/4 of the way through my project.

24ft ally which I have added a hardtop and self draining deck to.

I'm about to paint the hull. Does anyone known if you have to rub it back to bare ally or just etch the paint and feather in any scratches or dings that are already there and then give it a coat or two..

To rub it back all the way will be  nightmare but if that's what is needed so be it.

Looking at painting the hull dark blue and the rest white.

All info would be apprieciated.

Cheers all and Merry Xmas.

Managed to get out for a fish for the first time after the opening. Started out at first light only to find a strong south easterly blowing and lightning on the horizon. Decided to stay in close for a while until conditions improved. My mate caught a nice queeny that was released after a quick snap. After about an hour the weather improved a bit and we headed out. Got to my first destination only to find a pro fishing there so decided to keep going. Got to the next spot and the wind had started to swing south west. Caught a nice sambo which was released and a few other small fish. By now the wind had started to pick up and the drift became quite fast. Decided to give one more spot a try before heading in. First drift my mate Dave scored a nice dhuy. Next drift Dave hooked up again to something solid. After a short fight the fish managed to straighten the hook and get off. Bugger! By now the wind was quite strong and we decided to call it a day. Came home with a nice feed in trying conditions.

Cheers

Brendan

merry christmas and a happy new year to all fellow FW members.

remember to stay safe over the festive season. we dont want to loose any members.

just finally thanks to everyone on the site that has given me advice over the year. all of it has been put to good use.

i know the advice i have been given this year has helped me become a better fisho.

merry xmas

cheers

Dave

Ihope everyone has a good Chrissy and New Year hope to catch up with more Fishwrecked brothers next year.
New Years resolution must catch that BARRA.

Cheers Boozehag

hey guys/guls

I have not been on the website in a long time as my life has been Real BUSY.

i would like to ask you guys who free/dive or even if you know.

but i have started Free/diving along some reef ledges at about 3- metres.

the pressure at that dpth is still quite new to me but i am getting used to it i can hold my breate for about 40 secs b4 i reach the surface again.

i have been equlising py pinching my nose with my fingers but do you think it is worth getting a nose clip.?

and also how can i improve my Breathe Underwater ?

i love snorkelling and i have never done something wrong yet like drwoning or not equlising at right depth.

but can u guys give me any tips or any aother piecses of clothing or equipment to make my dive easier????

Thanks

Diehard

hey all

my self a mate soro and fellow member LB decided to hit the water today for the first fish of the new season. i couldnt wait to get out there after the last fishing trip i had ther day before the season closed when i broke my steering cable. we headed out i decided to head up to a few spots off coronation beach which is north of gero. we got a few miles off this lump so we put some lures on to see if there was any maks around. a few minutes later the spool was screaming BINGO i thought this was going to be a great start to the day. as soro grabbed the rod and tryed to det the hook it pulled out, arh well never mind we set the lures again and got another hit and lost it again. i wasnt happy. so we pulled up on this spot and dropped the bottom gear an hour later nothing so i new it was time to change spot.

 we head off in search of some maks again as well as trying to come across some ground, we headed in close and there was this old waypoint in the gps so we gave it a go. within ten LB was on to a nice fish a couple of minutes later he landed his first nice dhuy. so we went around again and same spot soro and LB both hook up they both got pinks. wat was going on i wasnt even getting a touch. not long after they landed another pinkie each i got some thing sweet i thought it was great, until i got it the surface F$cken bolt cutters. thats like rubbing salt into a wound. i thought we'd gi ve it one more try to try and get our 6 fish. the lines went down we started jigging and bang LB had hook another decent sized fish i couldnt believe it i was only a couple of metres away and he got it, that sucks. a couple of minutes later he had a second dhuy on the boat we had our six fish so i said lets head in, we trowled some lures on the way home but nothing want to eat them.

a good result for the to bad i couldnt get one, thats fishing?

cheers flagpole

I'm heading up to denham for two weeks and was wondering if anyone can give me any tips to catching some larger fish in close.

I only have access to a 10 hp tinny so most of the locations that everyone talks about are too far to reach so i'm just looking for some general pointers or some secret spots if your feeling generous :)

Any help will be appreciated and merry christmas to all

Hey fellas, I want to fit a new transducer to the back of the boat - is it best to just use sikaflex or is there a better sealant?

Hello all.

At the moment Im in Broome and heading down the west coast.My trip is based on fishing.I'll be heading all around the coast back up to nsw.

I am stuck to land based(as i have no boat) and was wondering if there are any hot spots along the way(im not after any secret spots) just a push in the right direction.

If any one needs a Deckie for a day or some one to chip in for fuel im more than keen.

Also more importantly i would like to get some work on a fishing boat,are there many companies along the west coast?

cheers for the help

just wondering if anyone has been fishing on the end of the rocks i think its called the wedge in dawsvill on the south side noticed it the othere night anyone got any taylor salmon or anything big waves out there 2

A couple of northerners are thinking of going for an all night beach fishing session in the area between Rockingham and Mandurah. Does anyone have any suggestions of where might be worth trying - or is there any news of any of the places in that area producing good fish at the moment?
Many thanks for any help, Colin Hay

hi guys

heading up river to chase bream this weekend.

has anyone had any luck or heard about anybody getting into them??

any help much appreciated

cheers

Dave

Hey fellas,

I am back in perth for a couple of weeks and will be heading down to Denmark/Albany after xmas.  If anyone is heading out pre-christmas and would like a deckie for the day i would love to get out for a fish.  Happy to chip in $$ for fuel, bait, etc.  Send me a PM if you are keen

Thanks in advance

Gus

Lets do it. Free sat and Sun.

Working Mon to Thurs (depending on Mr Laurence).

Tambrey always good but bring the loved ones. Last year Jill as a fishing fanatic felt left out because of the boys club.

Quick few beers. Head home and paln the next booze up. MY PLACE HAS A SEXY 8+ seater spa!!!!!!!

Xmas cheers

Neels

Still to meet you Brucesta

hey all

the bottom demersal fish banned has been lifted ay?

if so has any1 gone out and got some?

cheers danno