Can anyone recommend a publication or web site that will teach me how to read/use a fishfinder correctly please?

I've got a Garmin 400c with instructions & I have no idea how to read it. It's a bit embarassing really, but I need help.

Maybe with this knowledge, i will finally catch me a fish or two.

Thanks in advance.

Dean.

Heres a couple of pics on how well me and my mate have been going lately in the swan, the last two were in the same day, 12 sized black and silver bream in 2 hours.

Hey everyone im looking at making a rod and found this really good site-Mudhole.com-just wondering if anybody has bought any rod kits off this site and if they are a waste of time or a really good buy, anything good or bad will be appreciated as this is my first rod i am building and i dont want to stuff it up

This is the link to the rod i am looking to buy-Green Split-Grip Rod Kit, the middle one.

http://www.mudhole.com/Shop-Our-Catalog/Complete-Rod-Kits/Custom-Builder-Split-Grip-Rod-Kits

Cheers

ay fellas needin a new popper rod to use next month in Exmouth to match my 4500

whats some of your best best opinions running pe4/60lb on my new Salitga 4500

thanks boys price not a issue.

anyone know where you can find the new mercury quickare/ quickleen range of fuel addititives in Perth?

Ive tried a couple of the Mercury dealers (challenge marine, Hitech marine etc) but they havent got it...

any ideas?

Cheers guys

 I am going to be looking for a new rod and reel for my fishing up north.I  am going to be chasing Gt's on poppers and floating mulies out the back of the boat .

The area will be Shark Bay/Exmouth .Price  range will be up to $1500.

I already have a Catalina 6500H and rod for jigging. All idea's welcome 

Just wondering what the fastest retreive overhead reel is on the market?

anything faster then a saltist hyper speed at 7.1:1???

Hi Guys

Are there any end of year sales on???

My normal shop at woodvale has changed hands and not sent me my normal email so i have no idea if any shops are doing good offers.

Gday,

Just after a few opinions on the Saltist Demon Blood Combi Jerk 64 rods.  Im thinking of matching one to a Certate 4000 running 30lb braid.

This rod will be for general purpose bottom bashing, big plastics and throwing poppers at rat kings.

Any thoughts would be great.

Cheers.

Wiped out by a whale: Boy, 13, knocked unconscious after being hit by whale's tail

When 13-year-old Drew Hall set out on a fishing boat with his parents he didn't expect to end up in hospital after being knocked unconscious by a whale's tail.

The family had set out in their small boat from Brooms Head, in northern New South Wales, and spent a short time watching whales further out to sea blowing air from their blowholes.

As they cruised along looking for a better fishing spot a whale's tail suddenly emerged from the water and swept along the top of the boat from bow to stern.

'It all happened within seconds,' Drew's mother, Mrs Karen Hall, said today.

'I was sitting backwards in the boat looking at Drew and the tail just whacked him and sent him flying into the boat.'

She told the Daily Examiner newspaper that the tail smashed the windscreen on the boat's cabin and narrowly missed her.  'I thought Drew was dead.   I looked at him and thought he was gone - he was blue. He was totally unconscious.'

She said it took about five minutes before she and her husband could get Drew to move but even when he did come round he was slipping in and out of consciousness as they sped the boat back to shore.

The teenager was met by paramedics and rushed to Maclean Hospital for treatment.

Powerful: The massive whale tail also smashed the windscreen of the boat's cabin

He had suffered a broken collarbone and also had a large lump on his chest and an egg-sized swelling on his head.

'He did manage to catch two rock cod before this happened,' Mrs Hall told the paper.

Drew doesn't remember anything of the incident.

What he does know now is that 'I got sent flying - I broke my collarbone and got knocked out for 30 or 40 minutes.' He told Channel 7 news: 'From there, I can't remember anything and then when we got to the boat ramp I remember the paramedics shining a light in my eye.

'I can remember seeing my brother and another person standing above me.  'Apparently I wasn't looking too good. I was really black and I wasn't really with it.' He said he was 'a bit sore - but I'm all right'.

He has vowed to go fishing again as soon as he can.

'Really, all I do is just fish and play cricket.'

Hi, has anyone had much experience fishing with the Saltist spinning reels? Im looking at one for bottom bashing off Point Samson when my boat arrives from the states. New boat, need new gear. These look pretty sturdy and can hold a fair bit of line. And easy to use for visitors... 

Yeah a bit odd for the world news, sort of thing they have on channel 7 usually I guess, but cool none the less.

Hi,

is it illegal to setup a fire in the beach while your fishing? i know people do them in remote areas but how about local beaches?

Also is there any restrictions on maybe camping out over night?

thnx

in a highly unlikely case, jane doh has 100 herring in her freezer, caught over 4days, she then defrosts them and takes them with her fishing as her bait because shes clearly mad, mr fisheries stops her and questions her about this.

what on earth would happen to poor jane doh? would they take them, fillet them and see if they weighed over 20kg? would she need to provide proof she caught them over a bag limit period? would they go back to her house to make sures shes not a crazy cat lady?

in short, i want to start stocking up on bait instead of buying it, i imagine i would have say 20 herring max at any one time but always wondered what would happen if you got sprung with a large amout of bait.

g'day gentlemen. i will keep it short

whats better barcrusher 670c,670ht or a 6.2 coraline ocean runner or

whats another alli around 6.0 to 6.8.

Just browsing gumtree and found this cheap 6m boat
http://perth.gumtree.com.au/c-Boats-Jet-Skis-boats-jet-skis-other-Runabout-6m-Mustang-W0QQAdIdZ293461407

Not a bad starter hey?

G'Day Fellow Anglers,

I'm heading up to Carnarvon 11-15 July for a bit of work and hopefully a bit more fishing. 

Any tips  / spots that any of you would recommend for a bit of SP and HB Lure catch and release sessions? (Other than the jetty.)

Only going to take up a 3 -6kg outfit, so chasing Mullas off the jetty may be out of the question.

Cheers

Tight Lines!!

Wazza

didnt get to go fishing today even though its me birthday

maybe on the week end ill go down to kwinnana

A mate snapped my plastics rod so he is going to be buying me another. I have 250 $ to spend and want it sbout 6ft to 6' 6" long, pe3 that can handle upto sbout 4 oz jigheads. Any recommendations peoples? Cheers marko

hey just wonderin what is the most unusal swan river catch u have caught and how u caught it

G'Day guys,

Its only been a year or so since I had gotten into catching whiting, bream and flatty on light lures and poppers with my 2-4kg starlo stix tournament pro and 2500 stradic FI and have been swallowed by the bug and it now this is my most favourite type of fishing by a long shot.

A couple of weeks ago, I took it to the next level and went to a little reefy cove and caught little sweetlip, cod, stripeys and some kinda wrassey thing on the gear and had an absolute ball in the process. I was landbased on a reef edge and had real fun using this gear trying to stop those guys from busting me up on the reef. Landed 30-35 fish or so for the day using. I got smashed using 3inch berkley powerbaits and 3inch atomic jerk minnows.

When i upgraded to my 5inch Gulp crazy legs, I got smoked by a few unstopabbles which were realistically only "just" legal trout but was a real handful on the light gear.

So... Im after your thoughts on a medium spinning outfit to handle these fella's. Im chasing a rod thats either 3-6kg or 4-7kg but must be 1 piece and have a lure weight from 7 grams and up ( I used a 1/6ounce jighead - whats that in grams?). Im thinking either a 3-6kg midspin starlo stix tournament pro or a 4-7kg t-curve revolution inshore series (as the 3-6kg in this is a 2 piece). Im thinking of matching this up with either a stradic 3000Ci4 or stradic 4000Ci4. I wouldnt mind going the 4000Ci4 as it is 10g lighter than the 3000FI I have on my 2-4kg stick. Usually I would go a 3000 for this rod, but i think i could get away with a 4000 but only if its a Ci4 as its much lighter?

What do you guys recon I should do. Im open to suggestions

I should mention I will be looking at spending $500-$600

Thanks

Was going through some of my old gear from California and came across some of these sinkers...very easily placed onto or removed from your leader. Has anyone seen these available here?

ay fellas

next month coming up to exmouth for 5 days from South Australia.

have 3 days fishin ona charter and a 2 days free so me and my mates would like to try some landbased fishin as

we have heard lotta great stories.

just wonderin beein july what species of fish would be be likely to encounter ? and what Areas to go Fish around as we wil be hiring a car ????

and as i am new to fishing what would bee some good lures/ poppers/stickbaits etc.  ???

to stock up on. i mite buy them there at the tackle shop in exmouth as  i have heard there great.

thanks fellas

 Hmmmmm ? ? ?

http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/ningaloo-world-heritage-listing-praised/story-e6frfq89-1226081853303

going to head to spot tomorrow morning early for a fish for tailor NOR...not sure where yet but did head to quinns tday for a walk and saw a lot of weed on one side of the groyne...question....would that put off you experts from fishing or would you still give it a go fishing away from the weed?....the conditions before sunrise look good but i just have a quick question regarding the swell...its giving it at 2.5m ..will this be  a harm or hindarence?

thanks guys...hope to hear your answers

rebelman

Just a question.Is this a good time of year (weather permitting of course) to be fishing the ffb I remember reading an article suggesting there was pink snapper and sambos aggregating this time of year is there any truth to this or does it not really matter what the time of year is.

Looking to improve my hit rate and was just wondering how big of a role the seasons play.

Hey just want some of your opinions on this weekends weather, mostly sunday.

What do you guys think about the swell, almost up to 3m. I've always thought and still do think that even tho the swell is big, aslong as it's not too windy and the swell isn't close together it's usually a pretty awesome day.

 I remember a few times the swell would be around 3-4 meters but no wind at all, the water had glassed off and we could go 40knts.

 hey guys just wondering what ur opinions are on braid and mono?