Has anyone been out and given this a go???

Didn't get to give it a go last summer , but seriously thinking about taking a few blocks out there and spending a few hrs drifting.

Maybe pick up some live baits and  balloon them.

Any idea's on rigs as in poundage and hook sizes??

Are there any spots in the Swan where I can go scoop for crabs? I know spots to drop nets but the young ones want to scoop because its more fun...

I've only scooped in Mandurah and never tried Swan before.. 

Hi guyZ

 my friend Rapala and I, we are going to head out to the FADs near rotto next weekend

we gonna beach the boat at rotto, stay overnite and then head out in the early morning

anybody been out there before? anybody willing to give us some tips on how to land some beast?

we have been doing a bit of trolling with lures before (mostly jurien bay and shark bay) but really we only caught some spanish, some tuna nothing super...so yes more blind luck rather than technique...(or that's the way I feel it anyway)

so what are the general rules..

-3 lures in the water at different depths

-bright lures if the sky is cloudy, dark lures if it is sunny

-trolling speed around 5-8 knowts

-is it better to troll with the sun behind right?!

-does it make sense to chuck some fish oil while trolling?

I know we really suck at it but please give us some advice

also is anygood jigging out there? again we don't have much experience with it as we mainly fish with sinckers and baits

thanks

f

Hey Guys,

Id like a bit of advice/pointers if you dont mind sparing the time. Iv never fished before last saturday when we went camping down near Dunsborough, I was watching a few guys casting on the beach thought id give it a shot. Bought my self a 12' Rod  and Reel Combo ( Had no idea what to buy but i walked away with a Jarvis Walker Aquatec 12' Surf, with the Aquatec 750 reel, cost me $40 in a sale so...) 

Any way I got a couple of 'whiting Rigs', attached some prawns and went away. Caught a few fish... have no idea what they are so im going to search after posting this. I just loved the day of fishing! Had no idea what i was doing but it was great! Now im back in Mandurah and want to continue but with abit more knowledge. Iv been reading around and I went to fishing shop near by asking for advice but the guy was so rude and unhelpful, i can only assume it was because I didnt know what fish i wanted to catch....as i dont know what will be a good start... i ended up walking out. Iv heard a few people mention whiting and bream? Are these a good start to aim for? If so, would i just continue to buy the 'Whiting Rigs' and prawns as i did or would you guys recomend the soft jelly type lures??... also where are some good spots to start? times etc?

Any thing you can comment on my rod, good spots, bait/lures, hooks, recomended fish to aim for, even the fish i caught!!

hope you can help me more than the guy at the local shop as i really enjoyed the day and would like to give a good go at getting into the sport (also like boats so its a good excuse to get a little one in the future)

Thanks!

Colin

 G'day all,

Could somebody please tell what exactly the do in a 20hr service for a 30hp 2 stroke?

Just trying to get an opinion on everyones preference of knots.

Is it one knot fits all ? ie "I only use one knot for all tying" if so what is that knot.

Is it one knot for terminal tying ? ie swivels and hooks.

Or is it "I use this knot for tying to hooks, this knot for swivels, split rings, this knot from leader to mono..Braid ?

I've had a search and read thru past posts, but couldn't get really what I wanted.

 Heading out Sunday to sound out sum new deep drop ground an wanted to try tangle with a YFT. Just wanted to know preferances of lures colors ect! Any other pointers / tips. Iv caught lots at the abroholos and exy but just when trawling for Mack's 

 Here's a couple of photos from when I serviced my torium 50, this reel has caught well over 20 sharks over 2m and hooked so so many more and some monstourous rays!! The gears and bearings are all still fine with little or no wear considering its spent it's life on full drag with 14kg+ of pressure constantly. The drag washers are almost non existent with hot spots on the steel washers. New set of drag washers are on there way and she will be good to go again. Just goes to show that you don't need top of the line to catch big stuff.

 hi guys,  I'm hoping to launch from canal rocks sometime in the future and was wandering which direction of weather i should b looking out for, as i know it very dangerous... regards Don

Went out from two rocks yesterday didnt get in the water until 11am 1 undersize dhui that was it compared to the last two times I went out bagged out by lunchtime how did the rest of yous go?

Hello

I have currently bought a secondhand 15ft boat with a EVINRUDE 50HP 1972 outboard

The motor runs and works ok, but wont running full trottle when the control arm is all the way forward

Can and one have or know how to fix or knows a good mechanic that wont charge to much to look or fix it?

Any help would be great

Regards

Mike

Hi all

I was just wondering what advice you can give 2 complete novice fishpeople! I've been on a couple of deep sea fishing trips and absolutely loved it and want to start doing much more fishing on weekends.

We have a little boat, 2 x rods and some lures etc. We were told that using squid out by Garden Island is pretty good.

Can anyone give me some more advice on what to use, where to go etc etc?

Cheers

Becs

I am going up to Denham in April and was hoping to catch some maccies and any other pelagics cruising around. I have not been there before and the research I have done mentions spots around Dirt Hartog Island and South passage, which sound great, but I wont be able to get that far. Is it worth trolling around out from Denham or Monkie Mia or should I just focus on catching a few pinkies.

FW Crew,

After your thoughts here on this pair - Lowrance HDS5xGen2 vs Furuno 620, will be mostly bottom bashing out to about 80m...

The 50/200 tranni was what i was expecting to run with either unit...

Looking to import from the US, apart from the Geofencing with the Lowrance is there anything else I need to be aware of?

Cheers

Tim

Hi all, I haven't been to Shark Bay before and I'm thinking of going this year. I've got a 6.5m boat that gets me most places and I'm keen landbased. I've done the search thing on here too. I would like to ask how you guys find it as an all round fishing holiday destination? I know its a great place for snapper but can you also have a troll for tuna and macs on a slow day, is there places worth trying for trevs or to cast lures on the flats for anything? If the wind picks up are there places to fish on the other side of dehnam? The water looks quite shallow aswell so I'm guessing you would have to drive around and find where the schools are holding? Is Dirk Hartog worth driving to and fishing for a day trip? I understand that it usually takes a while to work a spot out before you can get onto fish and enjoy the satisfaction doing it that way but I don't want to head to Shark Bay if its just a fill your freezer with snapper spots. I would like to try a few different things if I'm going away and catch a few different species for mainly sport. Looking forward to your responses, cheers. Brent

Check out this bunky I pulled off a snag whilst wading the Swan...

looks like 30lb braid straight through, a few swivels and clips, a lump of a lead and Gulp grub on the end

I can just picture old mate down at his local tackle store going "nah mate, plastics just aren't working for me'!

 Hello all.

Decided our boat is a little small for going where we want to fish.  So before I bite the bullet and buy a bigger boat, id like to go out a couple of times wite others to see how other boats handle and if I actually like fishing the deeper stuff over here (i'm from NSW).

So question is, will anyone take me and one other bloke out jigging, drift baiting?  We are happy to pay our share (or even a bit more).

Cheers

Felix

jw who else catches hardyheads for bait and what is the easiest way to catch them?

 I have always put them back.

 Looks killa! Has anyone got any info on it?

Some info on it here..

http://jignpopforum.com/topic/715-more-updates-here-is-the-new-stella-sw/

look like fishing wa has discovered a new talent :)

well done blake :P

I'm looking to get a new smaller more lightweight overhead outfit for bottom bouncing and deep water jigging. Currently using a Shimano tyrnos 20 with a 15kg tyrnos rod it goes well but it's too bulky. 

Heading to jurien tomorow for a few days,Hoping to hear from  anyone up there or been recently about the land based fishing at the moment.

ta 

I dont bleed whiting and a few others.

thanks

 Hi All

looks like there could be another cyclone brewing just off darwin. posible TC oswold. get the camera out boomer!

Ugly Stik Gold surf rod 12FT  8-12 KG rated as heavy use

Targeting larger species from beach

What reel size is suited and how big a reel without going overboard in size.Are thse suited to Penn Spinfifher 950ss

Plus would like to know what size weight can these rods throw.

Thanks

 Hey guys, can anyone tell me the best spots for mulloway south of Perth? I've got a few soapies of madora bay, only rays at woodman point and rays again in the dawesville cut. 

 Just wondering what combo's people are using for demersal plastics fishing and jigging?

Im heading out on a charter tomorrow morning from Hillarys and im wondering if I should go grab a few plastics and jigs and take my own rod with me.. But im not sure if I will be a bit under gunned..

The combo I was thinking about taking is a Shimano Jewel 762 snapper 5-8kg rod with Penn spinfisher 460 loaded with 20lb braid..

Your thoughts? Let me know if this is ridiculous...

 Wondering how the majority of boat fishers care for their catch. 

Ive been fishing out wide, where the skipper does not store his fish on ice, nor are they killed, bled or gutted.  They are simply thrown straight off the hook, still flapping into an under floor compartment with a couple of buckets of sea water, the water is pumped out & replaced once or twice during the day. The skipper argues that good clean cold sea water is good enough.  I'm talking prime deep sea fish, being out dawn till after midday. 

Appreciate any comments