Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Sunday would have been a cracker

Wow. Cant believe I couldn't get out on Sunday. F-all wind and <1m swell. Would have been close to the best day I have seen for a fish after coming down from Karratha.
I couldn't get out (commitments) but did anyone get out on what must have been glass out there.
Jealous as.


Pilgramunna launching

 Hey fw crew 

 

looking at different options to launching my tub up at Exmouth. Question is has anyone seen or ever tried to launch a 7.5m ally boat at pilgramunna?

 

most reports say smaller vessels is not a problem, but haven't seen many reports of larger boats. 

 

Thanks in advanced 

 

justin 


Bunbury salmon

 Hey guys, wondering if anyone's getting salmon from the beach round Bunbury?

i got a monster one on sat in 30 mtr off the bottom which I thought was strange - he was a loner 


Spot Bomber

Having a quiet drift yesterday when this wanker veered off his course, circled us continually, DID NOT FISH but continually circled then drove towards some other boats in the distance.....by the way, this was off Bunbury.....


Eskies

 Gday all , im chasing some info on decent eskies and am currently leaning toward a yeti tundra 250 litre , i currently have got a 125 litre eva kool which works well but the hinges are a pain in the ass and keep breaking . Does anyone know who is a dealer for the yeti eskies and also what else is out there. 


abrholos

anyone keen on getting a few boats together and doing an abrholos trip around may/june?
be good for first timers that have been sitting on the fence about going

Cheers

Jarrad


Sea Sweep

 My son caught a 50cm sea sweep behind Rotto early this morning. Poor kid, got him out of bed at 4:30am and apart from a baldie, a pretty poor effort out there . A few scalyfins, undersized black arse cod and ended up going in closer for some flathead and sand whiting. I reckon we caught 15 very small flatties including one which was smaller than my sinker (struggled to get to 5cm - what's minimum legal size? Lol). Fished for 7 hours in amazingly calm conditions with very few fish on the fish finder.

Anyway he wanted to keep the largish sea sweep. Hutchins & Swainston indicate 3 stars out of 4. Worth keeping and eating next time?


Wtb wolf herring

 Hi all,

I know it's an odd question but any idea where I could buy or find wolf herring in Perth? 

Cheers Rob



Can't fault the commitment


furuno 295 reef runner

 Any one experienced installing trannys in these boats.

Bought the boat last year. Low and high freq trannys are in seperate wet boxes just back of mid ships. High works ok but dont get good sounding at planing speed.

Went out deep yesterday and low freq tranny was terrible. Needed really high gain to get a picture and then way too much clutter.

I know midships is not a good place for trannys so will be moving them ones or some new ones. I reckon the reason they put them there was the lack of bilge area and the storage compartment gave the most access.

Im thinking the easiest would be transom mount, otherwise cutting a hole in the back deck.

I will also be calling taylor marine but appreciate any input you guys might have

Cheers

Gray


AM Radio Interference

Hi all, I've just replaced an old stereo with a Fusion stereo and are having trouble with the AM radio. The AM radio works fine untill I turn something on like the GPS, lights etc then I get really bad interference. I have used all the old wiring and aerial from the old stereo and never had a problem with that. The FM works fine all the time so I'm not sure what I should do. I like the AM to listen to the footy when out fishing. Anyone had a similar issue or can suggest a way to fix it.

Cheers


Quick dash to the FADS - straighthook

Big swell - low wind called for my first dive at the FADS in a couple years. Plenty of small to medium sized dollies - also rat kings at the actual bouy itself. Lost one mahi to a decent sized bronzie that took a fancy to the struggling fish. All in all, I shot my limit in 4 drifts. 3 divers on board. 

I shot the biggest of the day, lucky to land it with the spear not fully penetrating with a long shot on this bull - lucky to get a spine shot and instantly rolled him. 

 


Advice - Late model Pajero as tow vehicle

 Hi all, chasing advice from any late model diesel Pajero owners.

How do they perform as a tow vehicle, larger, heavier boats around 3 ton.

i am considering my options at the moment and whilst I would love a 200 series cruiser, prices for near new are

seemingly getting unrealistiic.

Any bad reports for the mitzis ? 

 


New member sayiny hi

 Just want to say hi.I live and fish in bunno.

Love jigging and deep drop.

I have been reading this forum for a while but never got around to posting anything.

Mainly because Iam not too good with computers just a simple chippy better with nailguns

than a keyboard.Just like to say thanks to everyone for there great advise funny stories and awsome photos.

Iam looking forward to posting photos and reports when i get it sussed.

So thanks again.

AGGOTTS


Mewstones and surrounding areas

Hi all,

Planning to take wife and kids out tomorrow to fish around Mewstones and surrounding area, hopefully get some salmon action. Will be trolling/casting.

I haven't fished this area before  ( tend to fish more offshore areas normally) and would be grateful for any safety tips in regards to reefs and breaking waves. Will it be ok with Tomorrow's swell prediction of around 1.5-2.5m. Are you  best staying on inside of these reefs rather than oceanside ?

Thanks for advice 

Joycey


Perth metro

 Gday FW Crew,

 

yep it's been a

long bloody time but I'm back in the water , living north of Perth and got a 5.8m Clark , been out a couple

of times sounding out of Mindarie etc and managed some baldies , blackass, small dhues 

 

anyway mainly just saying gday

 


help wanted wiring up a raymarine e series

  I purchased a  e series raymarine sounder recently ,but a little confused on wiring setup.it has seatalk and dsm box

i have been looking online but getting totally confused.Is there any raymarine gurus out there that can help me out

Cheers Rob


Richter plug under weighted?

 So I've just bought a richter plug for the first time in years along with some slices and I noticed for a 3 ounce plug it is surprisingly light compared to the 70g twisty I bought so I took to the scales and it proved me right. It weight 68g but if my math is correct 3 ounces should convert to ~84g. Anyone else notice this? I know it's not essentially a big deal but 16g could be the difference between no fish and killing the pig


Yallingup Salmon

 Hi Lads

down in Busselton with my old dad and looking for a non rock based place to have a go at the salmon from. Is yallingup beach worth a go?  Or am I better off the beach at meelup or bunkers?  Can't risk him slipping on the rocks. 

Thanks

Cam


Water Bore

 I know bugger all about bores - does anyone know what an average likely price to drill would be for Perth in sandy / easy soil. Im guessing the drilling part is charged by the meter - thanks.


Friday Funnys

Enjoy


Cairns fishing in August

Will be in Cairns for a week and was wondering if anyone has any info on decent charters/ guides for Barra over there?

 

and also, is mid August a decent time to have go at them or is it too cool weather etc for them?

 

cheers in advance 


Warroora Camp Options?

Hey Guys,

Heading up to Warroora and Gnaraloo for the first time at the end of June with the plan to do some land based fishing and surfing.

Site is booked for Gnaraloo but was curious to know peoples favourite locations to camp at Warroora with the best access to good landbased fishing and surf if possible? I have had a look through previous discussions and it looks like the southern half of the station is probably where I should be looking.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!!


South west deep drop

 Made the most of some great weather here over the last 2 days and got out deep both days got 3 harpuka the first day, and then our bag limit of 4 the second .Weather was awsome Wednesday and almost glass of for trip home


yesterdays best.

 Going 17.6kg.


Flat batteries

 Alarm goes off at 4AM. Car packed and leave home at 4:15AM. Pick up boat from WA Boat Storage at 5AM and load up with fuel. Down at Cockburn Power Boat Club by 5:20AM. Boat load and ready to go down ramp - try to lift motor.

2 FLAT BATTERIES and no electrical devices left on inside the boat. I knew one was dying but as I was using the boat couple of times per week it keep going. Both batteries same age. Can't leave batteries on charge because boat stays in boat storage.

 

Now home at 6:30AM and bait back in the freezer - at least it hadn't thawed out.

Always look like a twit when leaving the ramp with boat on trailer, and steam coming out of ears,  and all the boats are arriving to go in the water.

 

Oh well, I guess the wife will line up some jobs around the house for me today now.


Injidup/Mitchell's Salmon

Has any one been fishing down at Mitchell's or Inj lately, thinking of heading down there this morning to chase a few salmon and just wondering if that bit of bad weather over the weekend blew any weed into the area? 


first deep drop

First deep drop north of coral bay and landed strait on some decent rubys. 350m+

2 drops, 2 double headers and called it quits.


Korea shopping for gear

Can anyone give me a heads up on what the shopping for fishing gear is like in the Korean capitol.
I've got a son going there soon and I thought if there is some good fishing gear places I'ld get him to get me a bit of gear if he can get the time.