Taken in 14m on a soft plastic. Only 1 red today bit choppy out wide

 Hit the water early today.trolled for a few fruitless  hours before heading out to drop  an occy tenticle on a few spots.second drop, bang!although not huge it fought real well refusing to come off the bottom for 20 seconds. The 60lb braid eventually  won. Was magic today ,perfect drift without sea anchor

Nice reds taken late arvo today kalbarri

 Hi guys I have a voucher for accomodation in Kalbarri what's the best time to go up there for land based fishing and what kind of lures and gear do I need I've seen some of the tailor up there and they are huge thanks for any help

 I've never been out for a night fish and have been trying to arrange to go out with Craig Warne tomorrow night.  Anyway, it seems that he couldn't get enough interest to make it worth his while and he's heading up to the Abrolhos in a couple of weeks.  Does anybody have any recommendations for other charters that take charters out at night?  I'm not interested in sambo jigging.  I would prefer to chase the aforementioned snapper etc.  Any good suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

Baz

 Any body keen to share a few land based squid spots for bunbury.

I am here for the weekend and never fished here haha and probably never will again.

Have a heap of spots in my gps for offshore in bunbury i will swap.

Cheers Jayce

Afternoon everyone

I only do a small amount of shore fishing each year and that is mostly from the reefs at Rotto. Ive got a 9ft Gary Howard rod for the light stuff but am looking for a 20-30lb rod with a bit more length. In the past Ive used my 4m low mount with 30lb mono but really dont need the extra length.

Is there a reasonable quality 11 to 12ft rod which you could recommend for casting weights ranging from a baitcast mulies and up to about 4 ounces. Budget is around the $200 mark...give or take a bit. I fish mainly for tailor but hope to get the occasional YTK off Radar Reef.

Share your thoughts on low mount versus high mount for spinning reels as well.

If youve got something you are looking to sell which meets this criteria drop me a PM.

Cheers

Brad

 thinking of heading out early tomorrow for a fish as sea breeze shows good weather low winds early tomorrow but willy weather pretty much says the opposite any thoughts on which one to believe .

 thinking of heading out early tomorrow for a fish as sea breeze shows good weather low winds early tomorrow but willy weather pretty much says the opposite any thoughts on which one to believe .

I know its been done to death, but a few guys (newbees) have PMed me asking for instructions on how to make them. I though, (difficult for me), as I am going to write something I may as well make it a general post.

1st off, a couple of disclaimers:-

I am not laying claim to the method, it is a combination of ideas gleened over the years and "poached" from others who are far more skilled and knowledgable than me.

This is not necessarliy the best way to do it, it is just how I do it.

It is "anal"

Please feel free to take what you want from this, but I aint responsible for any lost fish as result.(Bwahaha)

KIT

It is handy, but not neccessary to have a selection of needles for threading line. A large sewing needle would be the bare minimum.

you don't really need the others, I have them because Im old and lazy.

You will also need:

Sandpaper (800)

Old 8-10lb braid (or similar thread)

Dacron

Line (or tennis gut)

Heat shrink tube

Superglue

Scissors

lighter

Kettle.

LINE PREP

Most line is shiny and coated. take the last 1m+ (the bit that is going into the Dacron) and lighty sand it to the end, just enought to rough it up slightly and remove the "gloss finish"

take the lighter and melt the tip to give you a nice round end.

I generally use about 3 metres of Dacron and tread 1.5m on to the line. like so

Once the line is in the dacron, (go to what ever depth you want) I whip finish the tip. Using the 8 lb braid wind the last 2-6 cms of the Dacron tightly onto the line, with the braid (dental floss works really well too). This is important as it forms the achor for your friction knot, the more line you have threaded into the dacron the stronger the knot.

Large whip finish

Smaller whip finish

Take the whip finish past the dacron and on to the line (5mm should do it)

to finish the knot add a bit of superglue to the tag end (where the thread meets the line, not too much, 1 drop will do it).

slide on your heat shrink and dip into the boiling kettle. (heads up, when you are finished empty the kettle, I forgot and the missus made coffee from the water. She threw the kettle away and bought a new one because she thought the kettle made the water foul. I now hold the heat shrink over the sink and pour the boiling water over it. (One day I'll tell her the truth).

heat shrink before water treatment.

Now for the other end.

thread the dacron through your needle, find the mid point, decide how big a loop you want,  and then "stitch weave" it for 6-8 cms, thread the needle through the dacron for 30 cms, repeat the stitch weave and then thread the dacron through to the end.

The stitch weave?? (if thats what its called)

and then threaded through

finally, to ensure that this never comes undone, I find the end of the Dacron, (run your fingers down the dacron, you'll feel a bump) whip finish that (5mm) and add a touch of superglue. Again this helps in holding the friction knot together.

like so.

Yea I know i'm anal, I am not that good a fisherman so I like to make sure that my tackle won't fail me when I catch the bigun.

finish product

Heavy duty windon (150 lb - 6 metre) on a torium 50

Light windon (6m of 80lb) on a saltist 50

the catspaw knot works well.

COUPLE OF NOTES TO FINISH OFF

Tennis gut works really well for Sharks, it is a multi strand line, designed to handle abrasion.

You can also tie a steel windon for those of you who are really hard core. It is tied a little differently in that I use two Dacron braids and cover the whole leader, except for the last metre. this ensures a double protective "coating" between the steel trace and your eyes during the cast.

the trace on the right has the 1st Dacron line, the one on the left is complete.

 that is it, hope it helps someone

cheers.

 Hi All,

Took the kids out for a drive last weekend and ended up at Drakesbrook Dam which looks like a nice spot for the kids to play and fresh water fish according to the sign thats been erected :) So we are going to head down again this weekend and have a bbq and i will chuck in a line.

From what i can find on the internet, its stocked yearly with trout and has been infested by redfin perch as well so does anyone have any tips about bait/lures to use?  From what i can find on the fisheries website it isnt closed to fishing although its also not on the open all year round list either.  Any advice most appreciated as the kids are a bit sick of catching blow fish (as am i!!!)

Cheers,

 Bag out.No bait needed, all jigs 

 I'm down at the dog beach end of Scarborough theres bait everywear bigger splashes out wide be defently worth an early lb spin or troll round this area looking very fishy

Enjoy

 Can anyone recommend a good reliable fishing almanac app???

I have searched for regs around towing bigger boats in WA. Some of what I found was old and possibly not applicable and most for boats under 3500kgs.

I am looking at getting a tri axle and properly breaked trailer made for a 28ft Bertram fly bridge. They are pretty wide at 3.2m and really heavy. I am yet to confirm this but 5200kgs fully loaded with water fuel and gear. I would tow her light but that's what I found out so far. 

I would be making use of a relevant truck to tow it and generally it would only be a once or maybe twice a year thing. 

Can someone please post the links or tag me in another thread or something showing the regs around towing such a boat. Or if you know 100% let me know what the go is. I want to find out if the trailer is worth it.

Hi guys

l just recently found out that the Preston river is just down the road from my house and was just wondering if there were any fish in there such as Carp and Redfin perch or anything else and if there is something in there what would be the best way to catch them. 

Thanks in advance 

I promise this is the last post I will write about second hand goods.

As per my previous post (http://www.fishwrecked.com/forum/shore-catch-update-last-doors-are-open), I advised that the initial upload of second hand goods to our web site would occur this week.  This has now been done.  There are certainly some nice items amongst the bunch and we thank all persons that have trusted us with their equipment.

As noted in the web site, we will post all equipment received at noon on Thursday each week.  This will be a regular event and we encourage you to have a look at current stock after this time.  All stock maintenance will occur in the weekly update where new items will be added and sold items removed.  We will however regularly update the status of the items when sold so if you see a “sold out” notation next to the item then it has been purchased, with all information to be removed during the next Thursday update.

It has taken a lot of time and effort to develop this service.  Our methodology is now complete and on our web site for all to see so the development task is over, although any suggestions are welcome.  We really hope that now people see that we are conducting our business in a professional manner the stock range will continue to grow.  If this happens then we do believe it may be a valued service to Members.

We will consign any goods as long as they are fishing and/or boating related and have a sale price generally in excess of $100 (negotiable).  We will display the goods in our Showroom for retail sale and advertise them on the web site, as is currently the case with the initial offering.  We have tried to make the process as simple as possible so all you need to do is come in with the goods, sign some paperwork and the next Thursday your goods will be displayed and posted.  If you would like to buy any item, just have to come and see us during business hours - you are welcome to call beforehand to ensure the item is still available.

Thank you for your patience and interest through this process, it is appreciated.  Should you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact us.

 G'Day Chaps,

Got a 2015 model Saltiga that I brought 8 months ago. The body is corroding around the bottom cap and under the spool. The paint started to bubble and found its corroding underneath. Its been washed after use every time. Anyone else had issues with the new model? Will be sending it back to daiwa this week just wanted to see if it was a one off or a few people have experienced similar things.

Cheers

Ive tried a couple of times over the last year to help people out and take them fishing but the realities of weather and work commitments have never allowed things to come together. The guy I went fishing with historically has gone back to work for 12 months and that leaves me predominatly fishing on my own. I like to go out regularly, once a week or more, weather dependant but avoid weekends where possible. If there was somebody who likes to go out regularly, has their own gear and prepared to chip in some fuel money occassionally that would be great. The preference would be somebody South of the river as I go out of Woodman Point. Perhaps somebody thats owned a boat before and is, like me, retired. The flexibility of being retired allows for far greater probability of bringing it together.

***Update for those who were asking how we went at the trench on the weekend***

Over the weekend of the 20/21st of Febuary PGFC held its Bluewater Tackle Marlin Cup in the waters of the Rottnest Trench.

The weather over the weekend really played ball and gave us much better conditions than we expected. With 20 boats ranging from 19-60ft arriving at Thomson Bay for the 8:00am shotgun start being greeted greeted with slightly overcast skies and a reasonable easterly wind expectations were high. The roundup of boats followed last year’s winner saluting the President before forming up for the starting signal. The shotgun start had all boats heading out on the north side of the island chasing points in this marlin only competition.  

 Just after information and any feedback on the software update. Not really a technology wiz so not sure on exactly how to do it but it's well overdue for the update. Will it erase any spots? Any ideas or advice appreciated. 

Oceanside Tackle and Marine recently passed the 10 year mark of operating. To celebrate we had a weekend Anniversary SALE which was a complete success.

We also had a free raffle ticket system in place ie; enter into a raffle to win a 1st or 2nd prize every day containing Pflueger Tackle bag/ Pflueger Reel etc

The winners were announced recently (more details below) and congrats to the winners. All winners were contacted and all 4 said they didn't expect to win so it was a shock.

Hello all, 

I know there have been numerous posts about this in the past but I was wondering if anybody can recommend parachute sea anchor brands for those yet to buy in 2016? 

I have 560c Barcrusher and am an anchoring freak but want to try slow pitch jigging, often going out afternoons when it’s a little more choppy (as I find it hard to get up early) 

Have there been many changes in technology or perhaps a new brand that has further improved things? (Great to deploy, recover and of course slow the boat down as much as possible)   

I would love your input and I’m sure many other potential buyers will also value the time and effort you give.

ash

 Hey, guys heading down northcliffe on the weekend and wondering how yugurup is fishing ATM and is it worth hitting the warren for reddies in the canoe?? Any info would be great

Cabin fever need to go home and ride my jetski, i would ask as well. If id been out working all day id want to know as well.

 Hi all,

Heading down to albany on the long week end and I'm staying right next to the king river (400 metres). It the house is right next to the place where the King leads into the inlet. Hoping to catch some mullas, flatties, bream, King Gorge ect. How would i go about catching these species?

Cheers Sam

Hi all,

         Hoping to head down to Walpole for the weekend fishing in my mates tinny (4.5m) and I have been searching the archives on fishing down there and have some good ideas, and we can hopefully land an elusive kingy. I have also read up on what you need to do to exit the estuary and get onto the bluewater, but I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide a mudmap of how to go about it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Peter

Hoping to reconfigure a stainless t-top and get a new leaning post made for a centre console.

Could anybody recomend a good stainless fabricator in the Fremantle direction? 

Suggestions greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Sam