found a couple of possible candidates that have been marked down in price but they are 8ft and seriously ballsy, cant use graphite for fear of breakage when dead lifting fish from 30+ meters, so the question, is an 8ft rod to short?

This is a Video made by Eddy who runs Peak Sportfishing charters up here in Exmouth! This is last seasons blue marlin run.

He fishes hard and would recommend him to anyone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPKyNycRIT8

Cheers
Luke

 G'day guys reasonably new to fishing and this site just wondering if anyone has been there at night and caught anything decent under there as might going soon.

Thanks

Hi everyone. I got a shimano FXL a while back when I hardly did any fishing. It came with some 4lb mono that's really bad and is fuzzing up in a ball in a number of places. I'm going to unspool it and put on some 6lb or 4lb braid and try to make it a better casting reel. Is this a good idea? Or should it be used for heavier stuff than bream and flathead fishing in the river?

lachie

Looking for a small spin reel to go on my 1-3kg Abu stick, primarily use for whiting on poppers.

-Size looking for (1000) loaded with 2-4LB Braid

- Currently looking at a quantum smoke, stradic CI4, sustain FG

- Price range $200-$300

Please let us know your thoughts!

 Is there anyone who has been upto Steep point lately? 

If fishing Helium balloons any advice on this type of fishing?

Alan Hawke just posted his review of the new Saltiga Expedition. http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/exp14.html

I think I'm in love.

looking at picking up a  Penn 340 GTI reel, brand new for 60 bucks, any one have any feed back in regards to these?

Never used one before, any pro's/cons with them?

Cheers.

 87 cm approx 12 kg in 10 m of water.Caught and released as we already had our quota.

 Hi has anyone fished around derby lately Barra jacks cherribin or mud crabs just trying to get a feed tomorow

i have 2 reels a pfluger contender spin reel

and a 4000fd siena

i chase bream mulloway snapper i was lookiing at the daiwa aird heavy version

kind of limited in funds a bit

Whats up all,

with my boredom going on here in NZ and finding myself doing more reading up on marlin, i have came across a punch of posts that keep comming up referring to the late 90s and metro marlin , and how amazing the runs were..

can some one either point me in the right direction of where to find info on this and what happened etc etc...or just feel free to elbaorate.

one can dream of this happening again! 

Interesting question?

Background:

a while ago A guy posted a reel up here for sale, he was asking $30-00 more than the price of a new one "delivered". I "p'm'ed"  him. He replied to me and took it off the forum, waited for the sale to finish and then reposted.

Now nothing wrong with that, He decided that was the price he wanted and was prepared to wait until he got it.

So full of bravado I did it again, this time it was a rod, sent the guy a pm as he had a 2nd hand rod up for sale for 200 and they were on special for $180-00. No response from him at all, (which is his perogative) and he left it up for that price and sold it within a few days.

Now the question, having told him privately. If he leaves the price as is do you mention the "better deal" on his post, or is that "bad form"? I cant help thinking that, by shutting up some-one has potentially been ripped off.

I've seen guys comment on better prices on some posts and I have appreciated the comments as both the buyer and seller, where do you stand?

cheers

 Hi guys.

I haven't been up this way for very long.  I have a 4.5 metre dinghy and have found spots for herring anf whiting and have caught the odd skippy, but was hoping to target the species in the next week or so.  Without giving secret spots away, could someone give me a general idea of where to go to catch a feed.  I went to a spot off Scarbs the other weekend.  It was about 2-3 miles out and showed some promise.  I was mobbed by wrasse, so shifted and got onto some nice sand whiting.  Any help regards skippy will be appreciated.

Cheers

Baz

Anyone know if any stores have them in Perth or anywhere on the net? Can only find them on Japtackle.com.au. Cheers

Full time Staff member position available. We're looking for a keen confident fisho that enjoys offshore fishing and willing to learn. 

 

Interested people can;


* PM your details to the shop account

* Call the shop on 9337 5682 (Speak to Blake or Ryan)

 Off to Exmouth this weekend for a weeks fishing.

Never caught a bill fish yet so we are going to try. is anyone up there that is looking for a fishing trip that can show us how and what and where?

I will definately go in at tackle world and get some info.

I do think I have the right gear, did some research on the net.

 hi, today i heard that sometimes people get mudcabs in the swan river or canning river. Have any of u ever caught a mudcrab there? also what season is best?

Good to see the fisheries looking so good in the sound. went out yesterday in the tinny, anchored up 500mtrs of shore. apart from it being a perfect day, about 3.30 the fish came on and we scored several pinkies to 48cm.. all released but looking good for the future. also caught a small shark, rays, herring and a couple of lost baby sambos. the sound was almost glassed off for most of the arvo made for a very enjoyable session.

Sometimes guests are simply blown away when they arrive at Bomani Tented Lodge and see their accommodation. Some say they were expecting to be roughing it in little dome tents!
Bomani has two styles of tents. Four on ground level and Five on stilts. Each with a bathroom ensuite and the honeymoon tent even has a ball and claw bath for the mrs!
Ill let the pictures do the talking.
Anyone interested, you can contact me at www.zambezisafaris.net or pm on here. Enjoy.

G'Day Guys

I'm looking to make a better connection for my Electric reels to the power source rather than the existing clip system which tends to be a litte too susceptible to disconnection in a moving boat.

I've read on here that there are connectors that people use for this very thing. Appreciate if someone can tell me the name of these connectors and where I might get them from. Also what would be the best size cable to run from the battery to the connectors. Are they waterproof ?

cheers

 heading out to the sound tomorrow in a dinghy and I was wondering if any one could give me any pointers on where I could have a chance to catch a pinky

 G'day all, I'm thinking a giving my Sabre a face lift but how easy will it be to remove the old epoxy on the butt wrap and the runners?

Cheers

Dale

Just wondering how hard is it to get your hands on one ,new or near as . Had a rotten day out in bay yest , mate was using mine , went to set hooks and slipped to a watery grave ! Just to rub salt in ,couldn,t get anchor off and snapped rope in the process ! Not good :(

hi,searching around for info on blade and oceanic boats but cant find any reviews or forums,just wondering if anyone has owned or had any experience with these brandslooking at 6.8 centrecab(dceanic)or 6.5blade(boatsonline Darwin,any help appreciated cheers mark.

 Hey all

i will be heading to busselton next week. Keen to do some fishing on the jetty. What's everyone been catching down there at the moment?

cheers

 The big swell and maybe a little bit of greed has cost me. I cant say that I have killed it as far as crays go this season but have recently started to get a few. Because the season is due to close I just wanted a few more crays to see me through. So the worst thing you can do when you are on a good thing is change. I decided to put the pots in a different area in big swells.

I now have a pot stuck 3kms from the mouth of the Dawsville cut.

If there is anyone who can help get the pot out by Monday 30th (before season close) Please let me know. I will pick them up and take them out and provide the bevies. 

Thanks

 You may have seen my post on other area re the the big cod we have unfortunately been unable to get back down. Just a mad thought came to mind, has anyone ever tried reviving them like a marlin? I know their anatomy is different re swim bladder etc but could it work if you popped the bladder and got them to try kick back down??

 Hey Fw, just wondering were the best place to buy marine ply NOR.Cheerz BRG

I was going to wait until both rods were built but mine will take a while so here is the first.

A basic build based on my good mates requests and I really like the end result. The open thread work exposes the Carbon weave and it has come up great.

The blank is the 5'6" ML and the total build weight comes in at 211 grams or around 7.4 ounces. The rod is rated to 45lb so a similar class to the JM Three Kings Special and Fallings UL rods. I'm impressed with the light weight of this rod and mine will be much lighter again. For one I'll be using the new Fuji Torzite guides.

Fuji Alconite K guides and a SIC tip, Fuji VSS size 17 seat with night camo grips and Fuji rubber butt cap.

I hope my mate doesn't see this post before he gets this as it's a birthday present.