had my first chance to get out in the new tinny. pretty windy and didnt  have alot of time so just staged in close and had a crack at some squid. ended up with about 5 and a few cuttlefish. boat went mint, next stop exmouth in a weeks time!

Hi guys ive just moved up this way and wondering if theres still crabs and squid getting around in cockburn sound. Any general areas worth looking at. I have a 4m boat

Thanks

Hi can anyone give me a bit of advise on how to catch a freash feed of squid? Me and my friend have had a go around the whittnel bay area off the bank and in the the tinny we were using squid jigs but got nothing. I was thinking about parking the boat up in a bay or something this weekend and staying the night with the spotties on the water and a few beers and seeing how that went. any advice would be appreciated thank you.

Hi all, im heading up to exmouth in 12 days and counting with the missus and rug rats and just wondering if some one could give any updates on fishing in the gulf at the moment.Im leavin the big boat at home this time and bringing up a tinny, and was hoping to chuck soft plastics around and  drag some divers for some palagics.Only coming up for a week so only going to hang around the gulf.Any info would be great. Cheers

Hi , does anyone know if any of the tackle shops have the gold colour shimano trinidad 30 reels in stock.

 How's the weather during the week ,always the way.Anyone want to make a call on tomorrows weather, seabreeze says it will be fairly ordinary but bouyweather and willy aren't to bad, keen as to go for a fish

 Was filletting the Grey Band and found this throughout the flesh. Looks like some kind of fine sea grass. Any idea's anyone ? 

I have sent a speciman off to the lab at Hillarys

contemplating a trip to steep in july. have only really fished there when the water is warm. has anyone fished there during the cooler months with success. im guessing the bottom species will still be there but pelagics? ytk? been in tassie and the trout just dont cut the mustard. my ears are craving the sound of screaming drags. any thoughts?

Caught a Blue Groper on a jig yesterday, not the biggest I've seen but still a first for me. A FCL did the damage.

Dave with the biggest Dhuie of the day.

Hey guys how are we all,
The Abu Garcia stx 20 reel, has anyone had any experience with this reel, whats it like?, I've heard alittle bit about it, just want some of your guys opinions on it, so if anyones got anything it would be good to hear, thanks Rick

hey guys,

im thinking of buying a daiwa saltist lever drag 2 speed reel about size 40 or 50, i would be putting 30 or 40 pound line on it. i was just wondering what size rod i should buy.

i would be reef fishing, jigging and trolling from a boat aswell as balloning from shore for small to medium sized sharks.

so i basically need a rod that can handle everything.

i was thinking of a shimano t-curve.

 so when's the best time to fish for mullet in your opinion?

seen these??

http://www.petackle.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=40

they look to be working pretty well over east ,  fished on the bottom like a driftbait rig.   quite interesting.

any one heading out tonight maybe to eshed or down near traffic bridge or even the mole depending on wind

 AJking reel is sold

Uhunko rod is sold

hey all,

when i planned my last tip to coral bay i was told im mad coz it will be too windy (was in january) and that i should go mid year so were going to do another trip late june when it is meant to be more calm, but looking on the BOM site june/july 2011 was alot more windy than January 2011 + 2012, am i missing something??

Hey guys

I've been fishing out of Hillarys and ocean reef for close on four years now,and have been looking out deep for the wrecks/barges.The dilema is when do you join a group of boats thinking they are on well known marks?,and when don't you? No one likes a "pinger", especially if you are fishing in the areas you have invested time in finding.

Enjoy

 Was after any advice on navigating my 4.5m quintrex out from quobba beach. We have a hilux so hoping to launch successfully and then get out for a fish if the swell and wind are favorable. Heading up next week so any advice would be appreciated

was just wondering if anyone knew a way to distinguish deep drop offs from reefs, i think i have found a decent spot with a nice drop off within casting distance from the beach but im not sure if it is a massive chunk of reef.

if anyone has experience with reading sattelite images and knows a way to distinguish these things from each other, your help would be much appreciated

 G'day guys just wondering if anyone knows where to get some fresh mussels don't know if I'd get them out of the river not to sure if there safe to eat. Any pointers be appreciated 

Cheers

Mark

Going to be fishing Carnarvon for the first time in a couple of weeks, and not really sure what to expect.

Have had a quick look at charts, but just wanting an idea as to what to chase. Do people pop for GTs around the islands with much success? Also I know I have seen posts of Marlin caught around Koks etc, but is this a common occurrence? Or more just good luck?

Just dont want to spend a heap of time trolling (or casting) for nothing. Looking at the charts it seems you need to go a really long way to find some deep dropoffs, so thinking marlin not a prime target.

Any help appreciated!

Dan

hey i found this brand called " pelagic " does  any one have this gear was thinking of buying a reel, some info would be great cheers

kurt

 So, I go and get my boat serviced again before my trip to shark bay next week,from the same place in Bunbury that I have done for the last 5 years(Millard's), and when I get home I notice that the outboard cover is missing like it was last year, they took it off and forgot to put it back on, another trip back to Bunbury to pick  it up :(. I ring them and ask is it still there and they say not it got put back on, I explain it's not on there and then I get told it hasn't been off. I question it again, this time it's been just rolled up a bit then rolled back down, it must of blown off or someone stole it on my way home from Bunbury,but the big Velcro strap was def put back on,even the receptionist seen it.By now I'm a bit Argo, called the manager and he said he has never seen one come off before, except this one. I explain the grease on the engine cowling and he is at a loss.All he can do is go halves in a new cover, and he said he doesn't want to loose my business because I've been there since I've had my boat. 

All I can say is F$&K 

I know it's a bit of a winge , just had to vent a bit 

Sorry guys

Hey, I'll be up in kununurra next week to visit my sister, I will be takeing a bait caster for sure. Was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some land based fish?
Cheers

Hey lads

Just got back from a recent trip to exmouth, did a bit of bottom jigging with octojigs man they catch fish! But anyway it refired my passion for jigging and i wanna head out from Perth with one of the charter mobs and do a day sambo jigging.

Can anyone give me 1st hand knowledge on a good charter to use and what is the best time of year over here to get stuck into a monster sambo?

Also if anyone is keen for some jiggin, has a boat and experiance with finding Sambos and could use some fuel payed for let me know.

Cheers for any info

Chris

 Heard it from 2 sources now...end of June is the last week for the mackerel Islands...seems the mining boys have aquired the lease of the island...no more fishing from Thevenard Island

Sad Times eh!!

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I know this isn't fishing related but i'm looking at getting a 4wd and i'm looking at 3 possibilities which are the landcruiser, prado and patrol and i'm just wondering what the pro's and con's are for these three

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Has anyone had the pleasure of connecting a coursemaster M80i auto pilot to the new Lowrance HDS unit. I am after advice / help on how and what do I need?