hey i was just wondering if anyone on here live baits for pelagics like long tails and macs. and just wondering what rigs you use. im keen to start doing abit of rock / ledge fishing up north this year and wanna use live baits. (same as they do on the east coast). 

javent found mutch but was wondering if anyone could help on here cheers 

 A mate kooked it so hard this morning and left his bath running for four hours and flooded his house. So does anyone in the karrinyup area or surrounds possibly have one we could borrow for the day?? Im sure he will be happy to sort someone out with a carton for there troubles. Thanks guys

So I've just brought a new boat and it's got a jrc ff50 with the airmar 200/50khz transducer on it. I was just wondering if any one has got a jrc ff50 and knows how it goes in deep water 200+.? I haven't had the chance to get out there and give it a test run just yet as my missus is due to have baby number 3 in just over a week. As the ban is coming up I don't think I will be getting out there until Christmas time, so was hoping someone could give us a bit of info. Also what settings you found that were the best for picking up ground?. Cheers Gleno

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Hi All,

I'm the owner of a Boston Whaler Conquest 235 with 700hrs on it.  I want to give the boat a birthday and I'm trying to find a decent shipwright who can repair all he gel coat nicks and scores, replace the clears, repair replace the engine cowling, replace a light or 2 cover etc etc.  The boat is in good condition,  I just want to get all the small items completed which annoy me.

Ideally I'd like to get the work done in its storage shed in Beckenham straight across from where I work so I'm there if the need me for any further repairs.

Can anyone suggest someone reputable?

Thanks

Steve 

No I wasn't visited by a bearded man with a tyre iron in the middle of the night. Took the old man out for a sesh and we decided to stay inshore as the reef was breaking.

Tried chucking lures into some whitewater on some big bombies for nought so moved onto some broken ground and did a drift and the old boy pulls in a horse after I dropped a huge tarwine. We did another drift and I pulled in another one so we drove back and anchored up and sent out a berley trail and had some great fun until the blowies turned up.

Lost about 5 rigs just below the swivel and can only assume there were some bolt cutters around.

Great morning with the old man and an even better feed. Biggest KG went 46 and biggest skippy went 39.

 Well i was messing around home the other week before work, keeping an odd eye on the weather. Wednesday started to take my fancy so I called a farmer from down south asked if he was keen to try his new boat out. He said for sure. So armed with a few GPS positions and my blue esky I set off. we loaded was to much beer/food on the boat for 5 fishermen/farmers the blue esky was just about full. 

Weather was ok, making the beach launch a dream. We were off,had a slow day but the esky came into its own once the fish were coming in. Just good to be able not have to worry if there is enough ice on the fish and keeping them in good condition and straight.

 Hi guys I have a bar crusher 730 ht and as wanting to know what sounder setups people are running on these            Boats??                                                                                                                                                         I was wanting to put a 295 or 1150 furuno on but just don't think I'm gunna get trannies in Or performing rite ??        I will be going deep drop ( once weather eventually clears ) so just wanting to know what's working and wats not. 

Cheers Buddy 

Hey guys,

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Check out our Facebook page this coming monday for furhter details!

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 Hi all. I'm heading done to hopetoun (boatless) for a few days. Having never been before I was hoping someone on here would have some tips on the place. I'll be taking a range of rods so any type of landbased will be good. I've heard there's good black bream in the river down there. Also some monster skippy of the beach/rocks.

Thanks in advance.

Fisheries Minister Joe Francis today encouraged West Australians to join in and celebrate the inaugural national Gone Fishing Day on October 16, 2016.
Mr Francis said that, as an added incentive, recreational fishers in WA would not require a licence on the day, allowing people to try their hand at something they might not have tried before.

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/09/Go-fishing-licence-free-on-October-16-2016.aspx

As usual willyweather and wind finder are miles apart. Was looking to take a 4.5 tinny to Jurien / Green Head this weekend but not sure if its worth the hassel. Does anyone have a preference between the two? We are pretty capable operators but at the same time dont want to tow a boat up there only to have our backs broken!

Cheers

Jarrod 

We are fortunate that there has been a lot of interest in our products, and the part I like the most is the awesome stories and photos about how the products have produced memorable captures.  In this respect, we have decided to hold a competition to compile the stories and photos, and provide prizes to our valued customers.  The comp will end at the commencement of the 2016 demersal ban in the West Coast Region.

The platform for the completion is the Shore Catch Facebook page and to win, simply like Shore Catch and post a picture of your best fish/bags caught with our products in the visitor’s post section.  Include a brief description on how you used our product, and the story behind your catch. 

For those Fishwrecked Members that don’t use Facebook (or would prefer to enter here) a comment with photo and story in this post also qualifies for entry.  For those Members that have already posted stories to Fishwrecked (thanks), just copy and paste them to this thread.

Prizes include:

• Mad Fish bag generously donated by Mad Fish (valued at $140)
• Selection of Big Johns Jigs generously donated by Big John (valued at $50) and a 5kg block of mulie shred
• Shore Catch stock shirt and 5kg block of mulie shred
• $50 Shore Catch shop voucher

Some photos of initial entries are shown below. 

We really appreciate the support of the Fishwrecked community and hope you can enter.  Mick

3 people on board.

First pinkie.

First pinkie. 

 Good day All

I am moving to south Aus in couple of months and i am busy on the prep for when i get there.

I have been on google all day and cant seem to find the tackle i am looking for in Aus.  Will this meen I will have to import from SA to Aus.?

Will target sharks most of the time....catch and release for sure.

Tackle i am looking at on replacing  is torium 50 reel or same as..... rod would be a 8-10oz what ever i can find.

Please give me some advice here.....or am I going to be stuck with fiddle stiks and fly rods.?

Hi guys, I am thinking of taking the family up to Shark Bay at the start of December for a week. I was originally thinking of staying at Nanga however have read / heard some very average reports about the state of the place at the moment so was thinking about basing ourselves in Denham instead. This will also give us the option of heading across to DHI subject to weather or alternatively trailering the boat down to Nanga to hit the pinks. 

So I have a couple of questions if those that have fished / stayed in SharkBay could help me with that would be much appreciated. 

1. Recommendation/s for a good place to rent in Denham (family of 4, parking for 21ft boat)?
2. Can you use the ramp at Nanga if you are not staying there? If not, are there any other launch locations towards the bottom of the bay?
3. Lastly, for those that have fished the bay at that time of the year (early Dec) what are the pinks like?

Cheers,

Scott

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Just Did a bit of shopping good old Batam Indonesia
Pretty good looking Jigs Just what I wanted

Wait 20,000 Rph about 2 dollars each

 hey guys is the weather getting too warm around october to swim around dampier/karratha because of stingers and things? Is it safe snorkelling in the archepalgo? Or is it too late. 

Cheers

Something with sharp teeth wanted the block, and I wonder if it ate the steel weights too?  The widest gape is about 250mm so a bit of size.

Occupational hazard of a “baitfish massacre” burley style in deep water I guess!

 Hey guys 

a great couple of guys are opening there doors this Saturday at 2 oceans tackle in Busselton at 14 Albert st 

Will be a lot going on sausage sizzle with door prizes so get on down and enjoy this new and exciting tackle store will see you there

I have room for one more on my boat for up coming cray season (nov - dec only).

It will be me on board every day, plus i have two others who are both fi-fo so not available all the time.

If anyone has pots and licence but no boat and is prepared to do early mornings out of ocean reef, let me know.  Last year it cost us about $30 per fortnight per person for fuel and bait plus $40 each  (one off) for parking and we ended up with about 180 crays between 4 of us.

I have two pots, one of the others has at least 1, not sure about the third yet.

Cheers

 Have been making enquires with Fisheries,to see if I can enjoy a Crabbing Season this year in Mangles Bay(Cockburn Sound)

Not looking good. There response this morning:

Hi Allan,

Thank you for your enquiry.

Monitoring of the Cockburn Sound blue swimmer crab stock during 2014/15 showed the stock remained at very low levels. It is likely the Fishery will remain closed for the 2016/17.

The Department of Fisheries is currently finalising the 2016 assessment of the Cockburn Sound Crab Fishery.  I will email you to advise when the assessment is finalised and a decision has been made with respect to the upcoming season. 

 Hi all, been a while since Ive posted here, but havnt done much fishin lately,unfortunately, but headin to Exxy in a week. Just wondering whats being caught up there at the moment. I have never been there this time of year , usually head up around Gamex time. Cheers 

I read on another forum that at an IGFA Rules summit held in Florida in July the IGFA rules committee proposed that the current backing rules are revised as follows:

 "Add a new subsection that reads:

4. The catch shall be classified under the first five meters of line directly preceding the double line, leader or hook.  This section must be comprised of a single, homogenous piece of line.”

Finally a common sense approach.

 Went out today and both motors ran well on way out. Pulled up and starboard motor dropped out. Tried to start it again but can only get it to start with throttle fully open. Idles down half way but drops out again. Needless to say we had a trip home on one motor. Anyone got any ideas of problem. Cheers

 hi all after a hds 7 mounting bracket and knobs. thanks.

does anyone have a decent screen capture of a pink snapper school on a sounder?

 Trying to get a better idea of what I am looking for out there! 

 headed out yesterday arvo in very average conditions 

wind was supposed to let up it didnt..

found some ground and on sunset got the first run bewdy!

could feel line on reef not good played with it a bit and got him on the boat bonus

bait back in nother run! up near the surface call for the net and this thing grew BIG  all of a sudden

took of Ping! bloody sharked

any ways went a bit quiet,snagged some seaweed bout 20 mins later when said seaweed was near the outboard

bloody big noah breached mouth open lookin for a feed 

maybe wanted salad with his fish?

pretty gobsmacked after that and not anymore fish(funny that!)

so it was who's goin up front to pull anchor  in wind n swell? dont fall in!

 Hi guys need a deckie for tomorrow. 

Leaving hillarys about 7, head out for a bottom bash.

must have own gear and be non smoker. 

 Wind and waves lookin ok to go out of two rocks tomorrow - anybody on here gonna be out there as well?