I note that the more expensive the reel the least likely you are going to get a second spool with it. It's like the more you pay the less you get. Eg Saltigas & Stellas don't come with a 2nd spool, you are needing to fork out enough money to buy a medium quality reel in spite of the fact that you just paid over $1000. If Daiwa & Shimano can give a second spool for their cheaper range why don't they extend it to all their range?

Enjoy

 Hey all.

I was wondering, what sorta fish can be found

On the ocean side of penguin island?

Pretty sure I've seen some picks on here of tailor and the like out there.

Has any fish such as pinkies been caught there on any occasions?

Presumably after stormy weather and such as current and the fact that they're in metro area?

Cheers

Its great down here. Check these out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHPgDeZRXs4&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jiXPuAUa8&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWoU1ddDOks&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5nz5dvIE58&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2aSHIL4J5s&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXF4T9jRIs0&feature=plcp

Love sharing our backyard...

Conditions look tempting!

Freshwater fishing in Thornlie... A massive puddle out front of the house.... I got a bite from the missus, so its not completely dead here....

Still beats workin

this is one of them once in a lifetime events!!!

just chatting with my dad tonight and he tells me about his mate merv, that went out for a night fish with some other mates on the bank out from mandurah on the weekend just gone.

they are ready to head in and merv's on the spotty and noticed a fish on top of the water(alive and kicking), so thinking its one they have released that has floated up, they motor towards the fish...... merv says.... there is 2 fish and one is eating the other!!!!!

on closer inspection they have found someones paternoster rig with a size pinky and a size dhuy!!

someone has been busted off on a double header and they have floated up to the surface for them to pick up.

thats going to be a story to tell the grandkids!!

its amazing at some of the weird things that can happen out there.

cheers ron

Hi guys, I am looking for ideas for a new spinning reel to suit my 8ft Penn power graph, with the rods line rating 5-10 kg. It's my all purpose rod that I use off the beach, rockwalls, jetties etc. Got a pretty limited budget (missus freaked out at a $150 price tag :D) so, I dunno, around $100-120? I was just looking at the Penn spinfisher series as a starter, as there are so many reels about, its making my head explode...so any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

 G'day guys looking at spending a bit of money on a new overhead combo for bottom bashing mainly and would like to use it for a troller aswell price range will be around $0 - 700 any input be appreciated if there's any rod or reel you have used or can vouch for 

Cheers

Mark

Has there been any pinkys around? I was going to try mews tone on sun down. Or is it to early in the season for that shallow??

 Are they still out there? When have been the most recent catches? 

HI GUYS JUST BOUGHT A DINGHY AND WANT TO PAINT IT. IS DOWN TO BEAR METAL IS SOME SPOTS, JUST WONDERING WAT IS A GOOD TYPE OF PAINT TO USE AND POSSIBLY WHERE TO GET ITK? ANY INFO APPRECIATED. CHEERS

 Anyone been out the jetty and have caught any mullaway out there or seen ant caught

 First time putting on forum.

Just wanting to know what depths everyone is fishing for Dhuies at the moment and what depths you prefer to fish for them (eg times of year)

Gday people,

just wondering if anyone has any advice on what rigs work on catching Bluebone up at Exmouth?

as i understand it a simple paternoster rig with fresh crab bait works well?

if anyone has any other ideas on what has worked for them i would love to hear.

cheers

 Just wondering if anyone knows of, practices or has previously towed or stowed kayaks on their boats and has used them as a "mothership" to then deploy out deep?

What are some general tips and advice on the ways in which to go about doing this?  

I've seen people do this on you tube it looks awesome I have a tandem but not a boat so if anyone is keen to give it a go let me know also.

hi, guys

just confused is it baitrunner 6000D and 8000D spool interchangable?if there are the same body, why there 8000d has 1/2oz weight heavier than 6000d? as normally i think 6000 size might be heavier than 8000, coz the shallow spool cost more material.

Hi guys, looking for some advice on where to get the best weather reports. Seabreeze or Willyweather ?? or would you recommend another. I was caught out recently on two occasions with seabreeze so I am a bit dubious about how accurate the information is.

Hi

I am looking to go beach fishing somewhere near ocean reef or yanchep.

Does anyone know any good places?

thanks

 Hey guys, in the process of buying a Stradic 1000FJ, any ideas of a reasonabley priced rod (under $150) for throwing a few hardbodies and plastics around the swan river chasing bream.  

Cheers! :)

Thinking of buying daiwa emcast 6000 for beach fishing...any reports ? Cheers guys

Hey guys since i got into spearfishing i haven't really done much non-land based fishing due to being able to get better fish on spear. but the other day tombstone took me out for a fish and we got 28 differnt speices. nothing big minus a banjo shark, eagle ray and north west blowie though.

we hit up south side rotto and i was using trusty old bait while he had a soft plastic rod out at the same time as bait. after a while i got sick of catching wrasse and small dhuies and pinkies etc and i started day dreadming about diving :P. but then he got snapped oh on his bait rod (saltiga 4500 on a saltiga boat rod) and then i decided to grab his terez with a stella 5000 on it and 50 pound braid. never fishing plastics before and then all of a sudden i felt bites, i was like ??? how do you get bites on a soft plastic (7 inch punk prawn gulp jerk shad) and then something big hit. but after about 5 seconds it snapped through the leader(40 pound fluro carbon). on closer inspecton i noticed the whole leader was grazed and felt rough.

After loosing that fish i am now hooked on soft plastics!

i went out and bought 3 packets of gulp 7 inch jerk shads(nuclear chicken, peppered prawn and pumkin seed) plus some 1 ounce and 2 ounce jig heads ready to go :)

I am heading out with a couple of mates on friday to rotto again where ill be trying that same spot once more. but does anyone have any advice on general ground i should try? ill be doing catch and release as my freezer is full of spanish mack, baldy and southern blue grouper. and the other guys are either new to boat fishing or havent boat fished south of shark bay.

Cheers for any info or even tips for soft plastics. if all goes well i might have to look into some demeral jiggs next :)

Hi Guys,

Thinking of going to Ledge Point on Friday or Saturday and just wondering if anyone has seen the beach there recently? If there is any news that would be great.

Cheers,

Rick

 hey guys im getting a new beach rod setup and just want to know ur thoughts about if its good or not, im gettin a saragosa 10000 and a shimano aerowave 12' surf rod 6-12 kg im also getting a smaller rod for spinning lures and that world be a 7' terez rod and a shimano stradic 8000 to suite it, thats my two new setups 

 G'day guys just after some knowledge on what the ideal wind directions are in exmouth any ideas 

 Hi All,

I m thinking of going to Port Hedland or Broome for a day or two of charter boat fishing.

Will be doing mostly surface stickbaiting or popping or demersal jigging or plastic fishing.

Can anyone recommend any day charter fishing off either of the locations ?

Thanks

Uluabuster

Yep I always take the cheap way out.... but not today... After a really cool demersal SP demo night at Bluewater Morley, and a trip out with Fisho-ron over the weekend... I decided its time to get onto some decent gear.. that aint cheap ass or a broom stick... yeh ok, not best money can buy, but, way better than any cheap import copy of a named brand that I own.. including braid...

So I splurged a little today... and bought myself this XT Sanctum 5000 reel, mainly as my entry to demersal SPs... 15kgs of drag!! 11 ball bearings, infinite anti-reverse, spooled up with 300m of 30lb Daiwa accudepth tournament 8 braid... cant wait to see whats capable of stopping this new favourite reel!!! I reckon this is about as multi-purpose as a reel can get... just gotta get a rod to match it up with and christen it now... cant wait!!

Troy

PS.. a big thanks to Tim @ bluewater, not just for the craploads of info.. but for keeping me excited!!

On a recent trip up to Exmouth we were boarded by fisheries who were doing a routine licence check. My mate who owned the boat and was skipper thought his missus had renewed his licence but that was not the case. We had 19 fish on board with only two licences so had exceed the limit by 5 fish. My mate stuffed up and is expecting the infringement notice.

When they pinged us they took our details and we were told that this was a tricky one because normally if someone on the boat has no licence then the skipper is pinged for exceeding the licence bag limit. Problem was they had never come across a situation where the skipper did not have a licence so for some administration reason they could not ping him.

Today I received a notice in the mail so it would appear that they have decided they would ping me. The problem I have with this is that I had my licence and had only kept 7 fish as allowed with my licence.

Your thoughts please. What should I do? If I contest this then I could face court and administration cost should I lose.

Hi guys, looking for some advice on the best time to go to shark bay / exmouth as its a hell of of long way pulling the boat if its going to blow its arse out.  I  work 2 on 2 off so I am quite flexible. look forward to your replies. Tight lines.

 Hey guys ive got an Ajiking pro italy cast 7000c and somewhere down the line have lost a couple screws holding the side in, which lost me a decent size snapper a while ago, would anybody have or know where i could get these screws from? 

Cheers, Nick