the rivers definately healthy this year, gettign heaps of decent sized choppers compared to the years previous where ive been getting low 30's these are majority 40+ .point walter to canning bridge.

all fish caught on rapala huskyjerk -hj10 in silver. seems to be dynamite for tailor

Article Here - http://www.swellnet.com.au/news/3228-new-video-shows-electronic-shark-shields-don-t-work

Video Here - http://video.adelaidenow.com.au/2288709813/Shark-repellent

Interesting read, general gist is shark shield does nothing to a hungry shark...
although results can be deemed unfair as the regular shark shield user may not be swimming/srfing/diving in tuna oil and flesh..

Heard many things about shark shields i know id never get one and id be wary of surfing around people with em as have heard sharks are intrigued by the electro field and come in closer to check em out putting everyone else in hot water but thats my opinion and im sure at least one of you will disagree.

any success stories / reasons supporting it i would love to hear ? and i dont mean the electric shock you get when you touch the f-in thing as people i know have told me when they wipeout they get eletrocuted aha

 any one have any predictions on the macks this year ?

will they return I sure hope so 

 Did a little deal with Hesh as a result of which the Torsa 20 off my jigging master power spell PE 4-8 is now his.

I need a replacement.  Thinking about a talica or saltiga (not sure which saltiga).  I will mostly bottom bash with the odd pretense at knowing something about jigging.  No deep drops.  Don't like fishing any deeper than 100m if I can help it.

I need something with grunt but lighter than the Torsa.

What does everyone think?

Cam

 hi guys how has the fishing at the busso jetty lately going around december so just wanted to know what was been caught with what bait/lure and where on the jetty

 got a quote from trident marine insurance today and did not get a print out or brochure with conditions or anything. does it cover the motor and to what extent? just wanna know wat im paying for. cheers

with no work booked in for today, me and my 2 boys headed out for a sambo bash...what better than no work, nice weather and some big sambos to play with.

blake had never caught anything on a jig or placcy before so it was great to see his first drop with the pink mcarthy get smashed, this thing ended up bricking him after a 5min battle with some huge runs.

rig up again with another mcarthy and bang...on again...not as big but his first fish on a placcy

back down again and he is on again, this is like the first one and pulling hard with some blisstering runs on the pe1-3 and stradic 5000

blake loaded up on the pe1-3

the end result, pb on a placcy for blake, 25kg+ and nearly 1.5mtrs long, the pic dose not do it justice..blake is 6ft tall and the fish still looks big,

he struggled to pic the bloody thing up.

some good fish inbetween with the majority this big, along with tripple hookups on more than 1 occasion

troys biggen for the day

my biggen for the day

last drop of the day and this nice size baldy comes up..spewin...but at least i know were he is now...lol

all in all a great day out with some arms getting a work out and blake getting the biggest for the day on the lightest rod as well.

cant wait to get out there again!!

cheers

Just saw this on facebook looks like Seafish still want to persist with the supertrawler:

BREAKING NEWS - SUPERTRAWLER Could Go Fishing,
Seafish Tasmania are seeking to have the supertrawler "reclassified" to avoid the government's recently announced fishing ban on supertrawlers. When is a supertrawler not a supertrawler?
We'll keep you posted on any developments. Share this as we may need some action to stop this monster AGAIN!

G'day all,

Looking at a new toy and am thinking of something in the 50W range of overheads.   After thoughts and experiences between the Tiagra (Shimano), International (Penn) and Makaira (Okuma).

Regards

 im heading up to greenhead on the 27th of october for a fishing comp anyone know any good spots on the beach and surrounds have 4wd but no boat

Hey - just wondering how people add photos to their comments on other's posts?! Seen few times, and frustrating not knowing how it's done!

Thanks

We’re getting our boat ready to sell and needed some gel coat chips repaired.  There were a few tricky bits up around the bow sprit, some on the hull and quite a large one right down underneath.

Cobalt Blue (site sponsor) did a great job, the price was good, turnaround time prompt and we were stoked with the finished product.

Check them out if you need something similar done.

hi guys

in chatting with adam in regards to improvement ideas, how would you guys feel about having a permanent record holders board?

THIS IS NOT A COMP, nothing to win, it could be your name on the board for many years to come!! thats it.

remembering this is an online thing, it would have to be done on length only with pics submitted to prove the length, similar to the photo comps we have held previously.

this can be for any fish, any where as long as you are a member, you can submit any pics from anyone, but the person submitting the pic is the record holder.

there would be a record board set up and it would be added to/updated as the pics come in, we need to keep it as simple as possible, with only the basic info submitted and only your user name as the record holder.

there can be a pic of the record holder and the catch so there is something visual to see as well, or maybe no pics and just the details on the board????

below is a sample and I would like to get some input from members, it would of course be prettied up to look a lot better, like in a spread sheet or something, but that would need some one with pc skills and thats not me...lol

                        FISHWRECKED.COM  RECORD  HOLDERS

SPECIES               LENGTH                LOCATION               LURE/BAIT           ANGLER             DATE

pink snapper            70cm                Rottnest                    squid                fisho-ron            17/8/2001

samson                   110cm               Jurien Bay                  jig                   Adam Gallash      23/12/2012

squid (hood)             30cm                Cockburn Sound        $2 jig                star304               8/8/2009

this is one i did on the pc, tried to upload it but it went haywire and the top of this post is the result.

it would be nice to get some feed back on this so adam can decide if its worth while or not.

any ideas to add or change will be great, but keep it simple so any dummy can do it.

cheers ron

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no work booked in for tomorow so me and my boys are going fishing....look out dhuys!!!!

nah just joking,

heading out with no bait at all for the first time, gunna be jigs and plackys chasing some sambos at a spot in the 40's that seem to be holding them reg lately.

im a bit worried about no bait, might turn into a doozy???

Heading to Exy in 2 weeks with the boat, 475 Quinny. I was thinking of targeting the inner reefs around Tantabiddi from South passage to north of north passage. Havent had the boat in there before and was wondering about the navagability and passages around the area. Have a large laminated chart of the area and lowrance gps with gold card but would love to hear from experienced blokes who have been in this area before as it looks pertty shallow and gnarly. Cant beat experience and as I will have the missus on board my life wouldnt be worth living if I bumped into something !!

 are you allowed to catch and release big pinks in the sound when the ban is on??

wouldnt mind heading out, catching some squid and whitting then having a snapper bash!

will this put too much stress on the spawnnig snapper? (surely not).

cheers for your thoughts.

Guys, just bought myself a new boat and was after people opinion as to weather it was a good or bad deal and if its good enough to get me to rotto on a good day as ive only had one snapper in the last year and am getting hungry for another big fish!!

Boat   5.28m Stacer stingray, aluminium 1990 maybe?

Trailer   2007 Dunbier, with catwalk, brakes etc

Engine   1997 70hp Evinrude and 1996 15 hp johnson

has furuno colour sounder, furuno gps,  3 fuel tanks, marine radio, cd player, new epirb, nav lights, anchors, anchor well, bilge pump, and im sure there is other bits ive missed

Any thoughts on the boat or its capabilitys would be appreciated.

Cheers

I think I saw a post where someone said they were going to try towing a GoPro + WiFi unit behind a boat to watch live footage of fish striking lures on an iPad with the GoPro app.

I thought this sounded like a great idea but wasn't sure if it would work so I emailed GoPro. They just replied to say it won't transmit underwater.

Just letting anyone that ight have been intending to purchase it with the same intention.

Cheers,

Smez.

The new GoPro was announced today, looks absolutely amazing and cannot wait to get my mits on it!

http://gopro.com/

also here is another vid i made with the gopro hero2! hope you like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwb_0Xmggsk

Hi,

Just wanted to know if somebody would be able to point in the right direction for dropping cray pots this season and what the best bait would be as well.

Hi Guys

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that we have just opened a BRAND NEW STORE at Cockburn, near Bunnings on Armdale Road. It's is good size shop with a fantastic Hobie and Fishing department. Ask for Jarrad for all your fishing queries...you know who he is!

They will be having a GRAND OPENING WEEKEND on 27-28 October and there will be some fantastic deals exclusively on that weekend and for that store only so be sure to head on in and not miss out, you just never know what will be advertised!!

Thanks for all your previous loyalty and custom and we look forward to seeing you in Cockburn.

Cheers

Lou and the Getaway Team

Hi All,

I'm taking my young bloke up north in a few weeks for a camping/fishing trip.

Whilst not the greatest fashion statement - the columbia style long sleeve, vented, collared shirts I believe are a must have when fishing long hours in the sun. I wear them religiously

Been looking for some small ones for my son - with very little success !! - have checked most of the chain stores; but no luck

anyone seen them anywhere, or suggest somewhere to look ? need sizes 5-6

cheers

Dan

Have been setting myself up for a while with a couple of F/W Members for Deep Drop Sessions once the Ban is off!

         Ok you die hard fishos here is your chance.

         Positions open for 3 more anglers going up to Exmouth in between 1st of November through till the 6th November .

         Eddy still has some dates avaliable in this time at $325 per person. He will only take 4 anglers targeting what you want.

         I am after GTs and spanish prob a sail or marlin .

         Post me if you are interested before next Wednesday if you are keen .

         Michael

 Hey there

my mate sent me this photo recently, he was fishing on an oil rig and caught a small shark, he reckons that a massive shark just smashed it he almost had it to the platform. i have never seen anything like it, didnt think they were cannibals!. I guess it may of been a in the bubbles spur of the moment attack!

Hi,

me and a mate hit up the ocean today n went out for some fishing. As the ban for demersal fish is on, our main targets were King George. We tried a few spots only to be hasseled with wrasse so we thought we would try find some new ground.

We found some good structure about 20kms off mindarie and started fishing. In quick succession we hooked up to 3 big Baldchin Groper. Spewin the ban was on coz we hadnt tasted a BG before.

Few undersize pinkies n BA.

Got searched by fisheries when we got in so dont be silly and try and hide a catch coz they will get you.

Good day in the end

Keep those lines wet

Cheers

 82% of the public say no to culling great whites. I know it has been talked about previously in FW. But seriously I wonder how  the FW society would vote. Personally I have never seen one in the flesh and therefore never had a reason to want to destroy one. But I support the program to cull them. I don't think they are an indanged species anymore. And with the recent loss of human life and their more noted agressive behaviour it would be interesting to know your thoughts. 

Guys,

Recently joined fishwrecked, and have picked up some useful info already. I am heading down to Esperance in the first week of December for 8 days with a 24ft boat. Asking for info / suggestions on where to go (not asking for GPS points!) just general areas, as local knowledge or people that have fished there before is always good to know. What fish should we chase at that time of year? If it is too windy - where to go for land based / 4wd fishing?

Any info would be greatly appreciated,

Cheers,

Newy

this time of year was good for tailor and mulloway aroud b/wall and mossies, does this happen

I'm travelling from Karratha down to Exxy for a long weekend (this weekend)

Can any of the locals, please give me their thoughts on how the weather will be Sat / Sun.  I dont wanna tow a 2.5 ton boat 600km if it wont get used.

Thanks, doesnt look too bad on the forecast, but i have no local knowledge.