Hi all,

trying to figure out what braid I should get tossing up between

Tuf Line XP

Fins Original PRT

Power Pro

or Rovex

does any one have any experiences (bad or good) with either of these or even any other suggestions?

Cheers

 Hi all

i have a navionics gold card in my simrad nss8 which is new i transfered all my gps coordinates off my old unit which didnt run a card so new to all the card detail but I was looking for a warroora Station spot for a mate tonight and there is a real lack of detail in that area it isn't Evan showing the reef is this normal for this area could someone else with a navionics gold card please check this for me. There is plenty of detail for coral bay. It's an aus wide card

there are a lot of purple ducks on the screen not sure if that means anything I don't see these anywhere else I have fished

thanks

Rod

 Just moving up from a tinnie and looking at buying a 06 trailcraft for 38k. What are your opinions on these boats. 

 hi guys, today i went to carosell sea food and saw some big 40cm bull herring. were can i catch some in perth, i heard that they get them in albany. also what rig. thank you.

How effectively are crays trapped when they enter pots? Some say they can come & go as they please. Some say they find it pretty hard to get back out. What are your thoughts, are they likely to stay there if there's bait remaining?   

 Hi all wondering if I can gain some info on a second hand Alvey 50 A17 reel that i have bought, it measures 5inches on the stainless side and I have ideas of using it as part of a surf outfit partnered up with a 3.2m Gladiator XOskeleton rod, would this suit? If not not I could easily be talked into buying a bigger surf rod  as I'm planning on doing a lot more beach fishing in the near future. Is this model Alvey intended for beach fishing? Also wanting to spool it with braid, have used Fireline previously on surf outfits, would this be ok for an Alvey, and what pound line would be best? Will be fishing for salmon, tailor and of course mulloway and would need to handle the odd small shark or ray. Google searching hasn't provided much insight into this reel so any info would be appreciated. Never used Alvey reels before and I'm keen to learn how and catch my first fish with one.

Here's a few pics to help give a clear picture of the reel- Cheers.

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 Hi everyone. Just wanted to know what you do on rocks. Live bait like normal or balloon? Just wanted to know who does what.

lachie

 Went out yesterday afternoon to pull my pots and a quick fish.  Funnily we got as many fish in an hour as what I have been getting in a whole day lately which was nice.

what got me though was that I pulled two pots on the same stretch of reef about 100 metres apart.  One had 17 crays, the other had 1!  Looking at those figures I would say it was just about definitely raided.  I don't want to be a dickhead and get all worked up about it, I got a feed and shit happens.  if anyone out there does need to pull other people's pots there is not much that can be done to stop them but it would be really nice if they could catch a couple of wrasse and top up the bait so the owner still had a chance of catching a few.  Thanks.

Hi guys managed to go for a fish last night with family, was good to go out and not get into any strife (car was left alone).

Anyway headed off to port beach i think it is, might be leightons, anyway its the beach to north of north mole always get confused for some reason, anyway fished till about 11 and scored a stray but 87cm salmon about 6kg (father in law caught) i threw out a tailor for bait. He got smashed after 20 mins in the water not sure if shark or mullaway but had half a fish left and had a few bite marks near head. sorry no photos not that good.

All in all was a good night father in law scored his first ever salmon and we managed 3 herring other then that very quiet but nice and peacefull sitting down watching boats n listening to waves.

Definately going back again maybe a tad earlier im sure there was a few more salmon but the bites were very gentle and fast couldnt even feel them most of the time

 Nothing to do with fishing, or is it? Just been listening to 'of monsters and men', either her or Jane Tyrrell from The Herd. Who has the hottest voice?

 hi guys, what are some good heavy duty baitcaster reels (low profile). only one i can find is the tranx, anything simler to that? i will be running 40lb to 50lb braid. thankyou

 Having a debate at home and need to know if there is a difference between crayfish and lobsters, hope not.....

Looking at buying a boat around Rockingham but we live in Karratha, so wondering if anyone knows of a good mobile mechanic that does pre purchase checks?

 Hi everyone. Have my first beach/rock outfit ready for use but am in two minds about where to go. Heard that salmon were caught at the mole this morning but the cut is further south. What should I do?

 Off to Steep Point next weekend (Yay!)

Taking a cray pot.  Hope to catch some western rock lobsters.  (Yum yum).  I expect I may also get some painted crays.  If I have room in my bag limit (highly likely) are they worth keeping?

Shot out this morning for a quick session, bagged out in just over an hour.

Few good sized ones amongst them, pink and copper coloured jigs were doing the trick.

Back at Woodies ramp by 8:30. 

Hi All,

Was reading through the latest BCG flyer that was delivered to my mailbox. I was looking at what reel/rod combo's they were offering for sale. I would like to know from the ones thy offer which would be the best for use on the rocks/beach for the bigger fish either metro or up north.

Cheers

Kim

Hello all,

How is Exmouth currently with regard to the water condition and the state of the boat ramps, especially Tantabiddi?  Its been about a week since the last down pour and was wondering what the situation is like.  Are boats launching/retreiving?  Have the inshore waters cleaered?

I am told that there is another heavy load expected Sun/Mon so don't know what to expect when I go up a week after (12th May).

Thanks in advance

Chris 

 Went out from Dawesvile nice n early this morning Anchored up on FFB and got a trail of Mulie cubes going, fealing lazy so gave the plastics a miss n got a couple of drift bait rigs going, only got the one size snapper, and the biggest Port Jackson I've ever goten fought like a drunken ray lol. 

Ok couldn't load pic before so Adam feel free to delete previous post if needed.

looks to me as the drag clicker is faulty or is it just loose?

 hi guys, tommorow from 8 to about 12 in the morning i will go to the north mole for some snapper, i am using dead scalys. can i catch snapper there at that time? thankyou

Hey guys i was wondering whats the most different way/lure/bait that youve caught a salmon?

Hooked a salmon, whilst fishing for herring, on my bream  using a freshwater trout/redfin spinner, the thing went orrrrffffff!!!

Hey guys

Got a Stradic ci4 4000 and the drag is not making the zzzzzzz noise when line is pulled from it. Anyone encountered this? Does it just need lubrication or washers etc need replacing?

Any help would be awesome.

Cheers

 Hi everyone. I have a new spinning reel and mainline but need to spool it. Don't feel like going to blue water Myaree so am going to do a D.I.Y. I have seen a YouTube video on how to spool the mainline. But how do you know if you need to put on backing? And if I need backing what knot do you recommend?

using 300m/330 yards if 25lb mono. 0.40mm.

lachie

Just a quick question in regard to a few places you can neck Pinkies in Shark Bay.

From what I was aware, and from the info I can find online, in the Freycinet Estuary Pinkies can only be taken by anglers who got tags in the lottery system.

Although I have recently been told that due to high stocks in the area this rule has been changed slightly and anglers can take a bag from this area. I can't find info to support this though.

Any help would be great, cheers :)

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

At Cheynes Beach, pretty funny watching kids catching fish by hand.

Hello Everyone!

I was wondering if anybody can tell me what is biting at the Busselton Jetty at the moment. I was planning to go down this weekend to have a go.

Cheers
Kim

 Hi guys and girls.

just about to purchase a new gps/plotter gonna probably go with a lowrance hds8gen2,

does anyone have experience with both navionics gold and platinum map cards and if so is there any major benefits over either one. 

The cost is the same for both, gold covers all of aus and platinum is just wa and I probably only need wa. 

Any comments or opinions would be appreciated. 

Thanks. 

Australian salmon smokes up quite allright

recently taken delivery of a 6.2m.plate ali with deep v seems a little unstable on a drift just wondering on others experience,and or how to overcome the issue.