G'day everyone,

Hope some of u have been around Point Sampson area fishing at some point. Is the area any good? What do they catch up here most of the time Barra? I'm still looking around for any

Fishing Charters in the area so will try and see what they say. This area looks good for fishing the colour of the water is awsome. I went walking on the beach 2 day's ago and saw big school

of bait fish around 20-30 meters in from the beach being pushed in a small circle and then 1,2,3 their flyng in the air somethin big twirling the water what a site to see it carried on for around

40min just as the tied pushed in. Any idea what it might be anyone? I think I'll bring the fishing tackle up or go buy some in Karratha this must be good fishing area.

Cheers

Hi Everyone,

I need some advice on what reel to go for. I have a nice 6'3" jigging rod, but I need to match a reel to. Most of th fishing will be around Coral Bay / Exmouth chasing Spango's etc. These are the reel I cant decide between:

Daiwa Saltist

Shimano Saragosa

Shimano Twin Power

Daiwa Catalina ( bit more expensive )

Interested in knowing what others think or have used themselves.

Back in Perth after 7 days in Exmouth that included the Fishwrecked Comp- got out for 5 days including one particularly memorable day out of Bundegi for a solo sailfish and marlin double plus another sail pulling the hook at the boat and a nice cobia in the ice box.

Have great memories of dropping good fish trolling live striped tuna out from Tantabiddy in the 150s - 500s  (probably just as well!!)  Met some some fantastic site members, anyone who may be considering heading to Exmouth for future Fishwrecked Comps dont hesitate - its not serious just a great opportunity to meet other like minded members and share stories and build knowledge (besides Twitchy or Lucky Tim will win all the prizes anyway!) Adam and crew put on a great event and the feast at the wind up was just brilliant (how good was that YF sashimi!)

Will post up some video of the trip by the weekend.

 Just lost all my lures due to monster Mackerals last Tuesday. Met a guy whilst cleaning my boat and he had the biggest 2 snapper

I've ever seen and 1 massive tailer. I asked Blue Water Tackle guy to  help me know what to look for on sounder (gave good advice)

but I think I'm to dumb to know what to look for. 20 metres deep 5 metre hump not a bite and berlyed up with mulies and grain. Could someone help me

as what to look for on sounder and what to do. Floated down a mulie no weight, am very frustrated.

Hi All,

New to site and would love some advice on if I should use knots on wire leader  crimped. I lost my new lures because leader was bit, being told that

bubbles occur in front of lure and therefore it gets bit there. Also have bought a cheap Jap crimper to find out it's only usefull for throwing in a tantrum.

Could someone help me with good advice knots or crimp plus if crimp what type of crimper. Am totally addicted to trolling now as I have my new King Craft Venom boat 19'

and can't get enough. Already thrown 1 sickie to get amongst it.

Hope to here from someone.

Hey Guys im  know im asking alot of questions but want to get it right this time,  but wonder what everyone opinion is between the difference between the two.

What i like to do is beach fish for Mullaway, sharks, Rays etc I like Graphite and always thought they where the bees knees but not sure at the momont 

HELP!!!  

 Sorry for all the annoying post lately asking for help and advice but without you guys i would have got nothing done! So i powered up my HDS-5 today for the first time but i cant seem to get the charts up from my navionics South West Gold card, how do i select the SD card so that the charts are shown. At the moment the chart is somewgere near Oaklahoma, must be a default thing i guess?

Hopefully within the next few days i can post up an actual fish-catching thread!

my parents are headed down south and have decided to take me and i was keen to get me a mulloway somewhere in margett river i havent fished margarett befoe but i really do want to catch a mulloway i was wondering if any one could tell me where to go and what bait

 Im about to invest in skirted lures. Im quite new to this style of fishing but enjoying the results and thrill of this game.

The two main lure styles i like are Black Bart and Richters.

Ive been doing a fair bit of reading on spread patterns, what size should go where and of course colours.

As both these brands are expensive id like to know peoples thoughts on which and if there is one better than the other.

Hard heads better than soft? Im really interested if the jetted lures are worth the investment (10inch)

Any thoughts welcomed

hey i need a decky for tomorrow pls anyone inteested pls call me asap on 0416553122

Hi All

This is a fantastic site and the people seem great. I was wondering if anyone can help me, with a question:

I have a Furuno GP31 and have all these waypoints setup in there when i boat the gps, but am unable even with the assistance of the manual, to use the waypoint menu.

When i select a waypoint, i cant set it up, so i can go and the gps little ship to move around towards the target. I cant get my head around it all....Am i missing something? Please help????

i am goin to kalbarri in 2-3 weeks for a few days of fishing probably goin to go out on the boat 1 day but for the rest i will only be able to do landbased fishing so just a few questions.

in the river what species am i most likely to catch?

what strength line would be the best for lures up there or am i better off using a certain type of braid?

what are the best lures i should get before i go?

are soft plastics good to use? cause i have never used them so i will need to practice when i get up there aswell

and are lures or bait best to use

any help and tips would be much appreciated

thanks danny.

Fellow Anglers,

New member to the site. Have been a long time reader, and thought I should get in on the action here on FW.
Just though I'd say hi and hopefully get to know a few of you guys and share some awesome storys. Cheers

Knappy

When is the best time of year for lb snapper metro and times/ rigs/ baits would be great!!

I always thought the swan river was all fished out and there was nothing besides undersized bream. But I went to causeway the other night and caught a 37cm bream with mulie and gang hooks. 

So I wanted to start a topic on who has caught big bream THIS YEAR 2011 in the Swan river to prove that there still is big bream in there.

Please post your photos and location and how you caught it.

Just bought a stella 5000sw just wondering what would the best rod to suit for shallow jigging and plastics. ive already got a 10000sw thought i might try a bit lighter

Sorry for the double post guys, but I am running out of time.

I use my boat nearly every weekend, but the trailer has a fair bit of rust in it in two places.

Have never done long distance (past two rocks) towing it, but am off to Exxy next weekend.

Have had the trailer looked at, and they advised against me taking it up there. Have been given a quote to repair it, but they cant do it before Exxy.

Has anyone got, or know of a trailer that I could buy (or rent) that would suit? It is a 17.5ft glass boat. If I was going to buy it, I would want something in pretty good nick.

Alternatively if you know of one that isn't getting any use that you would rent me for 8 days, that would be excellent. Happy to leave my trailer with whomever I rent the other one off.

Might be a long shot but worth a try!

Cheers

Dan

hi all.

i have just recently joined this site, and i was wondering if you could help me out.

im wanting to go fishing tonight or maybe even this weekend, im look at going to the ammo jetty, do you guys have any suggestions on where else to go? or what to target there?

OK punters

Have both Stella SW10,00 and SW20,000.........both sweet reels, the SW10,000 was perfect for Fiji GT popping and handled  everything I threw at it on PE8 with a SOM 16,000 spool, and tne high speed was great for popping.

The SW20,000 really is a big beast only suited to the very biggest of fish. Put it to good use ona  big YFT in Fiji, glad I had it, any other spin reel would have been pain after the tuna went deep (well, it was pain even with the 20k). 

The 20k has been put to pasture until the next big OS trip as it is too big for anything metro (although it may get a gernsey this Friday out at the FADS/Derwent.....). 

The 10k is much lighter and more comfortable and I (unlike many others) quite enjoy the higher speed for jigging, but the high speed makes life a bit hard  retrieving deep divers when trolling and bullocking big fish when jigging.......so................my question, can I  run the SW20k handle (which is 1 cm longer) on the SW10k reel to give it more cranking power.

Just tried it and it all looks and feels sweet..............is there any dramas and has  anyone tried it (apart from putting extra stress on the 10k reel)?.

For me, this would be a very cheap alternative to a SOM handle.......

Me and my mate want to start wetting our line around point peron, Rockingham.

What fish can we actually catch there, and what part of point peron should we try for that fish?

I heard theres a few waves there, so are tailor a option??

Also let us know what rigs/reels/lures you usually use, that would be great.

If you dont want to let anyone else know just pm me id appreciate that alot :)

My missus has organised a trip to Pardoo this weekend with her workmates.  Sounds great, but I am the only dedicated fisherman.  I beleive there is a creek with barra / jacks and beach fishing also.  Can anyone please give a bit of advice, being neapish tides, should I take my tinnie and forget the beach fishing?  I have all of the gear required, but a bit reluctant to take everything if it is not going to be used.

Thanks

Hope the threadies are going!!

Righto, mate is looking for his first PE3 spin outfit. He picked  up a PE3 Phlueger rod at a tackle shopw in Brissy (up to 150 g jigs) for good or bad, now needs a reel, up to $250 (cheapscate).

Options I think:

- Stradic 5000

- Sustain 5000

- Saragosa 5000

- Sol 4000

Happy to hear opinionsor alternatives. Mainly for demersal jigging up to 150 g jigs.

 Well Honsu showed me the GT knot the other day in the shop and hell if i can remember how to do it! I know alot of members use this knot for there bimini to leader connections, so i was just hoping someone could take the time to film themselves tying the knot and upload it to youtube or something. I cant find any videos on the net at all on how to do it, so maybe somebody knows where i can find it?? If there is one out there then it must be pretty hard to find because the same question is asked on alot of other forums, "How do i tie the GT knot."

Ive tried following Kasey L's image that he posted a couple years but found it difficult to follow.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEE

Heyy everyone

lastnight i was fishin down at city beach (fruitless)

I was walking to different rock casting my line, then I stepped on a BIG bit of glass that took a liking to my foot, some IDIOT fisherman has smashed a bottle down there!

I just thought that I would let you know of What some IDIOTS do down there

cheers

lano fly fisherman

Rumour has it that at least one forum member tagged their first marlin today. They also dropped a sail 5 mins later. Hopefully he got plenty of picks.

Hi there! Just kitting up the electronics for the new boat, just wondering if anyone has bought..or had any dealings with Fusion Marine stereos, speakers ect Look like a good option compared to the GMe stuff on the market. Thanks

Went out fishing yesterday for the Pirtek Challenge with the girlfriend, but with Salmon being the target didnt have much luck. Took my new inflatable boat out for a drive and went fishing in Cockburn Sound. Was a pretty wavey and windy day but we still managed to get a few small fish for the first time. Caught a few nice Tailor, Herring and some small snapper. There was two fish i caught but i dont exactly know what they were. I was thinking a Slimey Mackeral and maybe a Yellowtail?? 

Check out the pics below...

A little bait fish... that took a hook with no bait....

Overall was a nice little day of fishing. All fish released.

Crew,

Planning a trip out to DHI in Julyish, I`ll be towing my 4.2 quinni dingi up to try and sample some of the goodness that i`ve heard is on offer out from the island.

As far as the camping goes i want access to the western side of the island to hunt baldies etc on the nicer days, I was thinking Withnel point or Dampiers Landing as I want to either moore or launch and retrieve the Dingi as easily as possible.

If the weather isnt so good then the likes of off Turtle bay or anywhere in the lee off the island protected from the south westerly could be good plan b`s.

Any advice on the camping aspect and also the fishing hows and the wheres would be great.

Cheers - Timboon....

 Saw a post here [mybe last week] on sea sickness tabs that WORK ! Can someone help me pls as Missus is coming away with me for eastrer weekend. love to share the fishing with her, but need some HELP.. [tried , calms, quells, the usual average gear. anyone  got  aother ideas? saw a post prev, but cant find it..

G'dy Fishos,

Left Perth on friday for my first salmon run down south.

Stopped in Bussleton for a quick squid session, caught 14 and a cuttle fish in less than 2 hours.

Fished friday evening at Hamelin bay, didnt see a school but a local fisho said there was a small school in the morning.

Went back early morning yesterday and had a cracking start to the season. Caught 4 and lost 2 behind the reef in less than an hour.

Commercial fisherman came from no where and netted half the school and the rest stopped biting and slowly moved towards north.

Nothing happened for rest of the day. Went back this morning and not even a small patch was seen. Easterly was blowing so decided to packup.

Back in Perth having salmon curry with steam rice.

Cheers