I have a 4.3 metre tinny with 25hp on the back. Will this be sufficient for a trip to Dorre Island in June?

G'day  

looking at getting an decent harness for the up coming exy trip, I bought a cheapy and took it back as it was next to usless.  I have been looking at the equaliser harness from black magic and would like some feed back from people actually using them. I tried on the other day and am curious to know how it goes from a trailer boat. Any feed back is appreciated 

If you have any other recomedndations I am all ears.

Cheers

The Wanderer

Hi Everyone,

Can someone give me some advice on reading sounders properly? When I read them, what seems to be a ledge or a nice mound at the bottom pulls me in nothing but wrasse most of the time! Photos would be great, pointing out what I should be looking for.

Thanks in advance 

 I have been diving the Swan River and Cockburn Sound for years and have noticed over the past 12 months that we are being invaded. Not sure if it is an invasion or a resurgents of stocks.

Anyway the first invasion is those feathery looking leather jackets, particularly in the lower reaches of the Swan River. I remember almost a decade ago one was presented at SwanFish and took out the prize for most unusual fish. These days I see heaps of them when diving around the lower reaches of the Swan. Have also noticed them in Cockburn Sound.

Second invader is those Razor Shells in Cockburn Sound. I have come across fields of these things with thousands of them. Are these any good to eat?

Me

about a month ago i was getting 2 or 3 flatties within an hour, hour n half at my local spot (east freo). This last week ive been a few times and only got one tiny flatty, plus a couple tarwhine and even whiting. Anyone catching a few?

have had a search through old posts and only found one thread on this topic, the websites on the thread werent helpful as they were super expensive...

basically im wanting to get some shirts made up, was hoping long sleeve vented fishing shirts with printing on back front etc.

basic logo printing not an ambitions design.

surely some of you boys have had shirts made before for all the events and trips that are undertaken each year

wanting to know who you went through and roughly the cost per shirt.

got some made locally last year but were only long sleeve polos and werent the vented type...

any help would be sweet

thanks

Jess

I'm keen to know people's opinions on why they think today might have been difficult fishing.

I'm keeping a history of past trips out and am getting some data together.

It seemed like a good day today looking at the numbers.

Black day in almanac, we fished during 2 tide changes co-inciding with moon below bite times. southerly wind at 15-20. 

We could see good fish returns ,  and hold  and fish over them.

Very difficult day though with nothing but a baldie to show for it amongst a few shit fish.

The three things I question are

2 days before full has not worked in the past.

Steady trend in air pressure

Fished the 2 mid tide changes between High and low proper.

Any idea's?

Hey all looking at getting a new reel at this stage looking at saltist 4500 or the Saragossa 8000. Just wondering what peoples opinions are on these an pros an cons for each cheers Dan

Hi all,

My trip from the UK to Exxy is getting ever closer, and i accidentally seem to have purchased way more gear than i can fit into my luggage allowance!

My question is, does anyone know of a way i could post a suitcase of tackle ahead of me and pay to have it held ready for my arrival, then post it back?

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!!

Tim

hey guys , i bough a few of these lures the other day as the colours looked awesome for the type of fishing i do. so i used them yesterday and was having big problems with the hook poping! was wondering if anywon else has had any problems ??

 With the almanac looking GOOD it was decided to do a quick trip to the five for a early morning anchore and burley, with my first Abrohlos trip in four weeks with a few other members i new this would be the last chance to get out.

The BP sausage roll at 430 didnt go down to well with the 2.5m swell, at least i recon as you can see by the first photo, 3 years with the boat and the first time i have came close to sick even with many a time spent on anchore. Apologies for the photo's, i blame the swell. Set up of the burley cage and down with the first scallie, It was taken before hitting the bottom, to my surprise a healthy little dhue was hungrey and swam off strong, with 6am and the sun appearing Jeffs rod started screaming, some quick gaff work by myself seen the boats first shallow water pinky hitting the deck, 72cm and just over 3kg, gezz they fight hard!! quick cube some more mulies and down with some fresh baits, my rod went next with a good hock up and solid fight all the way to the boat.....well lets say 3m from the boat before jumping of!!F^%k, was a way bigger fish!! yes im a fisho so was way bigger than the first . This i believe spooked what ever may have been around after that as the action slowed down, couple of bust off on the grey coats after that!! last bait down found a solid fight to start with before giving up! to surprise again a Morwong of some sort i believe?? he went back and we retuned to the ramp by 8am. Have spent many an early morning beating sunrise for no success, lots of bust off but this the first good pinky, not mine but a PB for the boat! 

 hey fellas just wondering if any 1 knows any shops selling bonito or if any 1 has a few they wanna sell etc plz inbox me with any help cheers sam :)

 Moved to Perth about 18 months ago, recently decided to take up surf fishing as a hobby. After 6 weeks and several hundred dollars iam still awaiting that first Tailor. Currently living in Perth's Northern suburbs been trying all the local spots. Mindarie, Burns beach, Quinns ect....... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ryan

 Fremantle fishing charters has a deal for $189 on scoopon, keep the rod and reel and you can take up to 20kg of fillets. How good is that deal...

Hi all.

Managed to score a new Eupro Tango Jig TGJ-S562MH rod and Penn Spinfisher 650SSM reel for my birthday. Will use it for bottom bouncing the five fathom bank etc, but also keen to give the jigging a crack. Any suggestions/pointers for my first try? Be good to hook up on something with a bit of weight instead of the usual catch of KG's, flathead, skippy etc.

Also scored a heap of vouchers from a big chain store, so will look to stock up on braid (was thinking 30lb?) and jigs etc. Almost a shame cause I was planning on making the trek down to Oceanside. Still, there's always next time!

Cheers,

BD.

 How did everyone go at SwanFish my dad, my brother and i fished Windan bridge and Maylands between us got 19 undersize bream and 1 just size 2 trumpeter and 4 blowies over a 4 and a half hour period.

 Not sure if this has been posted before but I jut watched it and thought some of you may find it interesting.

http://tropfest.com/au/2011/12/08/great-white-hunters/

has any one done it? train road? and prices? im looking at a 7-8m glass boat but alot of the boats i like are in queensland

 Does anyone know anything about the bernier or dorre islands? Thinking of going there soon, any info appreciated.

 cheers

 Hey guys just quickly is a 23cm grunter a good size for the swanfish

thanks

Had a tip that there were plenty of herring down at the old fremantle traffic bridge so thought I would head down there and catch a few for the freezer,well didnt catch any herring but there are certainly plenty of large bream down there,every cast resulted in a large bream that would pull a bit of line off the 2500 certate.The other encounter was the two white pointers that came past on one of the charter boats about 5'10 blond and legs that reached for the sky and wearing nothing but a g string and serving drinks the boat came past twice which made in hard to concentrate on the fishing at hand got a couple of happy snaps but better not post up because of the minors that visit this site

 -Approximately what depth? 3, 5 10m?
 -Does it have to be at night?
 -What do i look for, just weed?
 - What size lure and colour do you use?
 -Know any good spots(just point me in the right direction)

Cheers

The end result of being allowed to shop at Sansui unsupervised!

Lots of new shiny things to sacrifice to the sea gods.

Thanks for all your help, the car was found at an abandoned house in Gosnells.  Be aware that these guys can break deadlocks in no time at all and get in.  Get a dog or put an alarm on while your are sleeping, and have a baseball bat handy.

I'm heading out tonight to try and get some gardies. Anyone know where they are biting at the moment? Cheers in advance.

 Hi fellas,

I have a 6 week stay in exmouth in the month of june/july/august, and as it is only end of feb, how does one past the time till then, knowing he has 4 months to wait till he can get into some good fish,,,,,,,,,,,?

Also if any other members that will be there at that time are welcome to join for a landbased fish.

Cheers Syd

Thought I'd just share my experience of a recent fishing trip. I was lucky enough to have a week back in Qld over christmas which gave me the opportunity to catch some more tropical fish. One nice night we planned on heading out to one lump that has a fishing zone of about 50 m and is 10 Nm from anything else. Well known spot but always seems to be holding some fish.

We got out there to find another boat already on the stop, which was not uncommon considering the area. Once we got close enough we had a sound around and pulled up next to the other boat. We both hung around out there for a few hours, swapping stories sharing some bait and even boating a few nice fish (sharks aside).

All in all it was a good night, was able to go out chat to some fellow fishers and catch a few fish. Only thing that could have made it better was a glass out.

Now I haven't been in Perth for long, but hopefully I can have some similar experiences here while leaving all the stress and tension of work behind.

All in all, it is a hobby and not a competition against every other boat out there. 

Good Afternoon Peeps

I have the above mentioned unit. Heading down to Peaceful bay in a couple of weeks and the maps on the unit do not cover Peaceful Bay.

As I will probably not head down that way again for a very long time I was wondering if anyone would be willing to loan me a Chart Card for a week.

I will owe you

Conrad

Hi,

How many people have caught a Marli in Dunsborough, is there an official number?

cheers, charlie

Hi guys

After a bit of advice.

Can you recommend tow vehicle for a 5.8m boat, total tow weight approx 1.8 - 2 tonnes?

I know the big 4WD's are the best for towing, but wondering other options that cost less and more fuel economical/better for normal day to day driving.

PS Ute's not option.

Cheers!