Found these old photos from 9 years ago, dodgy shirts and bad glasses but what kind of fish are they.  I reckon they are both catfish but not sure whatsort.  Both bait caught down the east coast of OZ.

Let me know cheers

Rayman

Hi Guys,

New to the site and my first post - Great forum BTW, very helpful!

I'm on holidays for a week and haven't been fishing for years though i've done a ton of fishing in my younger days. Decided to go down to Miami and fish at the cut but went at dawn, mid-day, dusk under the jolly frog between the bridge and the jetty and got 0 bites using a typical small gang hook and some white/blue bait.

Got depressed and tried again the next day with the same result. Swapped locations on the third day and still nothing!

I have no idea what was going on but it annoyed me greatly so i cut my Miami holiday short and came up to Perth again. Spoke with a bloke at the local tackle shop today who said to try for some whiting north of hillarys and managed to pull up a few tonight. Glad to have a result!

Anyway, would love to shoot the breeze with you guys over the coming months and am looking forward to my Shark Bay holiday at the end of the year!

Ok. So more business to do. This time it's Geraldton on Friday. I have booked in to the S-Bends so I can have a little play while I am away. Any reports from this area?

hey guys just having a look at one of these of sale. does any one know how they go? are they any good for fishing? i herd they have really low sides which is a bit hairy any feed back would be wonderful

What's the best one around? Really need one of those when fishing the Swanny ;)

i've just read an older post by Ryan Thipthorp on charte boats and cancelling/postponing trips if weather is bad.

Just thought I'd tell my experience.

Few months back a workmate arranged a night charter. Saturday night out past Rotto. None of us are experienced boaties but wanted to try it. $165 per head. Reputable firm (No names/ No pack drill)

The skipper complained b4 he left that he was doing a double shift since the skipper booked to take us out was unable to make it (family reasons)

Left at Sundown supposed to back at 2am.

A couple were seasick before the sun set properly (young fellas, never been on a boat before). The Skipper must have had a pilots licence the speed he was hitting the waves/swell  I tried to use the loo and couldn't even stand still enough to point percy. (no light) Decided to sit down - wrong move! Boat hit a wave, I hit the roof and my rear bounced off the  toilet. Great bruise the next day - wife thought it very funny!

Every time we stopeed and were told to drop our lines over, no one got a line to the bottom before we were ordered to reelin-were going to another spot. At least a dozen times this happened.  By this time only 4 of us were standing then my mate gave in and I followed, to berley the water. The back of the boat was pitching 45deg off horizontal and perth lights were lookoing like a seesaw.

We got back to shore at 10:30 pm. No fish, not even a bite. All but 2 sea sick and all swearing we would never use that company again. No refund no discount for another trip no apology mothing

Only after that did I learnh enough about the waves and swell to realise that the trip should have been postponed

 Ah well you win some ya lose some

My bosses are going fishing inside Two Rocks Marina on the weekend. I have never fished there myself, so any advice that anyone can pass on about best spots, types of fish that could be caught, etc. would be greatly appreciated (I need to get back in their good books).
Many thanks, Colin Hay

Hey Guys,

anyone thinking of heading out this week end???

My self i am if the rport says as good looking as it is atm i will be heading to the FADS finally been trying for weeks now and had no luck with the weather.

So if anyones been out to the fadS I would love to know the goss on whats been happening out there like tuna schools most productive FAD etc any info would be much appriciated .

Thanks guys Happy Fishing

Hi all

Were can i get the Prawn star lure from, tackle store down my way don't seem to have them, I after the Flat head, would ryan's store have them ?

TT ( karl )

Just moved here last March & have had some luck fishing the outer 5 fathom & 2 sisters for King George, Foxfish & Black Arse.  With snapper season opening this week , can anyone provide advice on where to target & time of day or night to fish for Snapper?  Keep hearing about the tyre reef in Warnbro but have no clue where it is.  Usuallly fish out of the Bent Hook ramp.  Is this wind going to calm down any time soon.  Monday it was on us at 930 AM.  Any tips on bait appreciated,  Currently using squid & herring.  Cheers, Ben

hi im looking for somewhere around safety bay sholwater area wher u get bigger fish in the middle of the day and by bigger i mean bigger than buterfish and trumpeter more like herring garfish king george/sand whiting even squid

any info muchly apreciated

Does anyone know where this has been discussed? Want to know what people's experiences and preferences are as well as when are round knobs better or vice versa. If someone can point me to a technical discussion that will be great too.



ken

hey guys

just wondering, who on here catches there own occy for bait?

ive seen a pic on here before with one someone caught on a squid jig but i cant find anything else about it.

i know people get them in there cray pots, but was wondering who specificaly targets them?

Blake

Not fishing related but thought this was quite funny bet the bugger wont do that again

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24969574-948,00.html?referrer=email

Hey all

Who's got a fishing blog, I do a couple in fact, first one was a trial http://www.myspace.com/smegtommytomato

2nd one is my personal stuff  I welcome any comments, I try to keep it real and simple to read.

 come share your blogs

TT ( karl )

Mike the Mad Russian has taught me fishing for the last couple of years - when we can get to the shoreline that is.

He has been fishing most of his life but I feel he is somewhat blinkered in his approach.

A good example is his idea of fishing for mulloway.

ONLY on the high tide with a full moon.

Of course, that is usually at midnight, once a month and my work commitmentns don't allow it. Even if it did I'm not wrapped in the idea of going to the places he wants to go, such as Pipidinny and north of Two rocks at that time. Not enough experience in 4WDing, trying to get on a beach at midnight.

My question is

Although there are obviously peak times to fish certain species do you believe trhat other times they are not available? Surely Mulloway don't eat once per month!!!

Added to this is that I sometimes have an hour or two in the afternoon and am working close to the beach, If I kept a rod and some HB/SP's in my 4WD, is there any value in trying to fish the beaches?

Thanks for your comments

G'day All

At last I've found a WA forum that has (apparently) all the info I need to fish propoerly!

I have ben using another forum but it is mostly eastern states based and the are a wierd lot over theere, funny names for fish etc!

I realise it has been around a while but I ony found it after seeing the sticker on the back of a 4WD outside the Tackle Shack!

Reading the posts has already answered some of my questions and provided details and hints that I can use to take over from Rex Hunt.

When I have read all -or at least, most - of the posts I will post any furthur questions I have and try to earn the title of a fisherman. Long way to go!!

Keep it up and will post soon

Once upon a time lived a beautiful Queen with large breasts. Nick the

> Dragon Slayer obsessed over the Queen for this reason. He knew that

> the penalty for his desire would be death should he try to touch them,

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> Physician, the King's chief doctor. Horatio thought about this and

> said that he could arrange for Nick to more than satisfy his desire,

> but it would cost him 1,000 gold coins to arrange it. Without pause

> Nick readily agreed to the scheme.

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>

>

> The next day, Horatio made a batch of itching powder and poured a

> little bit into the Queen's bra while she bathed. Soon after she

> dressed, the itching commenced and grew intense. Upon being summoned

> to the Royal Chambers to address this incident, Horatio informed the

> King and Queen that only a special saliva, if applied for four hours,

> would cure this type of itch, and that tests had shown that only the

> saliva of Nick would work as the antidote to cure the itch.

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> chambers.

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> passionately on the Queen's large and magnificent breasts. The Queen's

> itching was eventually relieved, and Nick left satisfied and hailed as

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A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to a woman and ordered a glass of champagne.
The woman perked up and said, 'How about that? I just ordered a glass of champagne,too!'
'What a coincidence' the farmer said. 'This is a special day for me. I am celebrating.'
This is a special day for me too, I am also celebrating,' said the woman.'
'What a coincidence!' said the farmer.
As they clinked glasses he added, 'What are you celebrating?'
'My husband and I have been trying to have a child and today my gynaecologist told me that I am pregnant!'
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'That's great!' said the woman, 'How did your chickens become fertile?'
'I used a different cock,' he replied.
The woman smiled, clinked his glass and said, 'What a coincidence!'

Alright guys and gals.

Before I start i found this old photo floating about in an album, is this what you call a 'pinkie'?

Right if I do charter a boat in OZ I will have my own gear with me, what sort of size are the fish that you catch, I will probably go from Shark bay or exmouth and will be after rankin cod, snapper, trout etc.  Just want to make sure my gear is up to it.

Cheers rayman

g'day im wonderin about squiding at my local jetty. my local jetty isnt really a jetty at all its a boat ramp its the bent street boat ramp in safety bay and im looking for some hints like what time what method  and were abouts to go forgood squid

cheers hope ur advice helps me hit the jackpot

i have started getting into swan river plastics fishing after wading waist deep under the narrows yesterday and getting busted off by a big bream and hooking up several times. what are the best plastics to be using? i know that pink is great for bream and flathead but i also had luck on pumpkinseed and pearl watermelon. are there any other plastic colours that i should be using

mmm looks like Big reds had a little accident in his pants. 

The Pastor's Ass

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and

it won.

The pastor was so pleased with the donkey

that he entered it in the race

again, and it won again.

The local paper read:

PASTOR'S

ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of

publicity that he ordered the

Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day, the local paper read:

BISHOP

SCRATCHES

PASTOR'S

ASS.

This was too much for the bishop, so he

ordered the pastor to get rid

of the donkey.

The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a

nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted

the following headline the

next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted.

He informed the nun that she would have to

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The next day the paper read:

NUN

SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he

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donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run

wild.

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NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is . . . being

concerned about public opinion

can

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life.

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Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and

you'll be a lot happier

and

live longer!

Have a nice day! 

we took the grand kids out today,Braydon,Seinna and Holly,out to the boy in a boat reef,they caught 2 dozen herring,a KG,flathead and some trumperter. took and hour and they had a ball.

Probably a dumb question and not much point to it but what would you get? 15 or 20lb or both  flurocarbon for chasing Snapper, Tuna and Queenies to 10kg? with 10-15lb braid if it makes a difference. Oh and why?

Advantages of 15lb compared to the 20lb - thinner in dia., casts easier through the guides, better knot strength?

Advantages of 20lb compared to the 15lb - stronger, more abrasion resistant,

So which would you choose?

Cheers

Damo

A great night and thanks to all who attended. I'm taking the F/W donation box down to Mark at Got One this morning to be opened.

Carp caught in an english gravel pit on sweetcorn, during the end of last summer.  Are these classed as vermin in OZ due to the fact that they arent indigeneous?

Rayman

I decided to head down to my favourite bream spot on the Swan to see if the recent hot weather had pushed the fish upstream yet.
I arrived to find the water still looking a bit fresh in my spot, but certainly a lot lighter than when I took Doug there a few weeks back.
There was a bit of a breeze blowing into my face when I first arrived, but it wasn't blowing strong enough to make it too uncomfortable.
I decided I would give the area a bit of a test so I rigged up a small baitrunner reel on one rod and rigged the other with a little blade lure.
The baitrunner was baited with a whole bluebait and I cast it into an area where I have had some success before.
While the bluebait soaked I worked my way up and down the bank casting to likely areas where there was either good structure or shade from overhanging trees.
Unfortunately there was no takers for the blade so I switched to a Slam Ultrabite and cast that around some areas near the reeds and a large, half sunken tree branch. That also failed to attract any attention.
Hoping that this wasn't a sign that the bream weren't around I swapped the SP over for a lightly weighted rig which I baited with half a bluebait and once again headed off to try some casts near some likely structures.
A managed a few touches and while I was waiting for something to put some weight on the line a heard my baitrunner go off and saw a bow wave heading out into the centre of the river.
Unfortunately, by the time I battled through the reeds and reached the rod, whatever it was spat the hook.
I somehow managed to miss three other runs and was starting to think I had lost my bream mojo.
But then things turned my way.
A lightly weighted blue bait was soon picked up and taken at speed towards the centre of the river and at last I felt the weight of a fish.
A good, sharp tussle and I soon had a beautiful, little bream.
That proceeded to be the shape of things for the rest of the afternoon and I ended up with 10 bream (all released) and 2 long necked turtles. Interestingly all the bream were roughly around the same size. Not big enough to get excited about, but still fun on light line, especially when they tried to run me around the local branches.
It was a great little session and hopefully a sign that the bream fishing is going to be pretty good this year in my little spot - which should really start firing in a few more weeks,
All the best, Colin Hay