Finally after waiting weeks to get out for a fish the chance presented itself yesterday and was i glad to wet the boat! had been in karratha for a wedding over the weekend and the storys of billfish going nuts had me going mental! i had to wet a line! drove back sunday arvo arriving in gero about 1030pm and a quick check of the weather before bed it looked good! woke up at gentlemans hours abit lagged from the trip but got the boat ready grabbed some gear and the missus and hit the water about midday ish..... straight down to a close in dhuie spot my old man has resulted in one undersize bigeye gettin the release weight wet even tho it came up in great nick outta 15m i thought there was no harm in gettin the lil fella back down asap... then the missus went dead quiet - pale - blank face.... hrrm not good i thinks.... usually shes pretty good and didnt wanna admit it but she was sick... in with the sea anchor and raced in close to a lump id done well at previously..

anchored up solid first shot and chucked some burley and waited... nothing.... waited more.... still nothing... hrrm crikey... the missus was gettin worse even tho conditions where ideal and suddenly after jiggin away with a Gulp 6" minnow for 10mins i got whacked and a short but solid fight later a nice skippy showed itself... it was a start anyway - missus was still gettin nothing and next drop another nice skip jumped on the plakkie... noice.... another 3 skips later all around 45cms and the missus finally nailed one on a mulie... then i got a solid hookup right on the bottom... trout! only just on 50cms so decided to chuckim back with high hopes of the bite improving... but instead it went quiet again and after 10mins of nothing the missus got snagged snapped off and spat it... haha oh well to be expected when crook i spose.. was just about to up anchor and head in when i had one last drop of the plakkie - 3 jigs and i got smasssssssshed big time.... using my light baitcaster and 6kg fireline i had both thumbs locked up tryin to extract wat felt like a bloody good fish! and after a quick fight in just 10m of water i had the fattest trout ive seen for yonks in the boat and i was extactic! 73cms and so fat! (it had 2 whole squid in its guts) this gave the missus a knew lease of life and first drop ping thnx for coming someone had some new jewelry down there! angry again re-rig and she watched me again next drop get blown on the plakkie! it was heatin up! another stonker trout came up that came in at 700mm and again in mint condition... that was our bag limit of 2 trout in the boat so was very rapt at having 2 700+ trout in the eskie and both on plakkies!

anyways this continued for awhile with big skippy one small sambo and another 6 trout coming to the boat before we headed in... the missus used mulies n fresh mullet the whole day for 1 trout 2 skippy and a bloody eel whilst i used the gulps to score 8 trout all between 500 and 730mm half a dozen skips and the sambo! they work alright

all just 10mins from gero and the beers on the way home tasted magic! now just gotta get out and try the new HDS7 i just picked up today for the tub! look out dhuies!

Apparantly a whale is still cruising up and down Scarborugh and Trigg Beaches, about 100 m to 150 m off the coast.

been on google earth having a stickbeak and found the aesiest route to get to robberts island and some good looking creeks is located at s22 23 019
e114 08 556
on google maps but noticed there is a house or something there is this a station or is beach launching there ok?
any help would be great
brenz

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What are your opinions on the C-Map cards for those using them.

I've purchased one but have yet to use it.

Is the detail "as good as advertised"?

Also have a Northstar M84 any user of them I'd also be grateful for some feedback.

This will be me moving from my B&W "hummingbird" to the Northstar (Navman).

If anyones using it with chart plotter, again, really like to hear your thoughts. 

cheers

Hi All,

I am  heading up to Exmouth in September and i was wondering what kind of lurer i should be buying, any good spots to fish off the shore, should i go book a charter boat, if so, which one?

I will be stopping at Monkey Mia aswell, any tips on the fishing there?

Thanking you guys in advance for any feedback.

Andy

Heard a rumour there is a bait ball of damiper / Karratha thats 6 - 8 times the size of a football oval.

Apparently sails and marlin everywhere??

A mate of mine up there called me last night, they caught i think 6 sails in a short period of time. Boats everywhere chasing them?

anyone seen it?

Hey guys, I'm currently doing a report on West Australian Dhufish and need to find out how long their geatation period is...any help will be appreciated.

Jesse

I'm needing some inspiration on what to fish for tomorrow.  I will be heading off Tantas doing a solo mission, but just unsure what to target.  You guys got any ideas to help me out as I'm in a bit of a lull at the moment? Saw a monster trout this arvo that just sat there looking at me and I couldn't shoot him, I've lost the will to kill and need it back!

Light and variable winds with smooth seas. Small long period swell.

Seas: SW 1.1 meters at 12 sec.

Winds: ESE 4 to 5 knots

Light winds with a slight chop. Small long period swell.

Seas: SW 1 meters at 12 seconds

Winds: W 7 to 9 knots

Ive bought a Abu Garcia Ambassudeur and was wondering what rod i should go for. i need it around the 6-10kg mark

Any suggestions??

Go ahead and recommend me a few. Most of my searching points towards the Curado at this stage. I'd prefer a low profile b/c, I have a daiwa luna for my "barrel" b/c - something that wont be taxing on you to cast all day.

Cheers!

Hi all. Just after a bit of advice.

I have been offered a Navman Fishfinder 4600 & Navman Tracker 5600. (6 1/2" screens)

The guy wants about $900 for the pair.

Has anyoneone had any experiance with these. If so are they any good and user friendly.

Or should I spend a bit more and go with something a bit newer.

Any advice would be much appriciated.

Cheers all.

We were fishing in depth of just over 100mts when the reel went off. Unable to retrieve the third line in before it were too late we road it out and left it out there in the deep. After the fish was brought to the surface it was obvious that it had entangled the other line and cut through it without any noise coming from the reel with a firm but not tight set drag. So does the tight line generally cut through the loose line or is the tight line the one that is sacrificed? I would have thought the tight line would be the first to go. Have others experienced this?

Garry

Uncle Stu, Sherbs and I decided to brave the elements yesterday morning and to try out one of our favourite metro landbased spots.

We arrived before dawn to find a blustery south wester, combined with pretty sizeable waves, had turned our spot into a washing machine.

Hoping the fish would still be there we went at it and soon found that conditions made for pretty difficult fishing in the reefy area we were fishing. Needless to say, we lost a hell of a lot of rigs between us.

A few hours in, Stu hooked something and soon had it back on the beach. To our surprise, it was a massive collection of Sherb's rigs. Now that is a good fishing friend for you.

Stu also caught this nice Tarwhine and a few other small fish.

I managed to test out my rebuilt Moonraker (courtesy of Mako Magic) and was pretty happy to find that it was almost as good as new.

Final count, reef (about 100 rigs), Stu (a couple of Tarwhine and a whiting), Sherbs (nil), Colin (nil).

I am thinking of heading up today for a look. Any reports?

Hi Guys

 I am heading down to Balla Balla from Port Hedland in a few weeks time for 2 days fishing with a mate from the Eastern States...I have promised him the world in terms of fishing. Has anyone fished there lately & how did they go, and can anybody give me some tips on what to chase and where (mud maps...whatever would be great). We will be in a 4.3m f/glass cent console.

I look forward to your help.

Cheers!...promise to post some pics

Hi everyone,I am heading up to Exmouth next week and i would like to know if any one could tell me where the Oysters are.I am told that this is where GTs hang out aswell as at the Naval Jetty.I have been to several tackle shops today and three different guys gave me three different maps (hand drawn) and none of them are even close to each other.

I would really appreciate the right directions on how to get there or any other spots worth trying.

I have seen just the dream job for some of you here in the South West - Fisheries Officers wanted. I must admit i was online downloading the criteria in a flash - moneys ok, interesting and a pretty good way to turn your interests into a career. I was running hot until i got to the 10m dive - unfortunately no one makes a 200kg weightbelt that would get me down there - dodgy ears and a bit ancient - 10 years younger and i would be right in there. Worth a look in my book.

have been trolling the net for ages trying to find a sol 4000 but no go. anyone know where to find one ?

hey all

just got back from the abrolhos got some bottom fish and only 1 squid.

i wanna get back into squid here

has there been any around shore based?

cheers

Hi all

heading out after baldies in oct north of shark bay looking for some killer riggs advice

The New South Wales far south coast fishing industry has found a big market for a species previously considered useful only as bait.

The Eden Fish Co-operative is sending pilchards to multi-cultural markets in the capital cities and is expected to earn a half a million dollars annually.

The Co-op's manager, Glenn Richardson, says the new market is helping the industry recover after a Federal Government restructure.

"They are competitively priced and they're certainly a lot more lucrative than the bait market," he said.

"We get $3 or $4 a kilo for something that's hard to imagine eating.

"They are very popular in Sydney and Melbourne."

Courtesy of the ABC

The ABC has handed out a weather warning stating that a severe storm is heading towards Perth and will hit later today, with the possibility of winds in excess of 125 km per hour.

does anybody know a decent auto electrician available to rewire my boat including fish finder, marine radio and new switch plate, and also some lights. i live in duncriag and the boat is an old 5 m runabout.

willing to pay good rates.

ph 0429 166 104

cheers mark

Hey guys, I was just wondering if theres any spots to try jigging for sambos in the epirb exempt area as i cant afford one. Any info would be greatly appreciated because I haven't caught a big one yet and am very anxious.

hey guys,just wondering where have all the bream went in the river?..sounds so quiet and not much ppl have been catching any bream at all,just wondering where abouts will they be in this type of weather and gale winds..any info greatly appreciated =)

I guess my dilema is can a reel adequately do both for a part-time popper like myself? I dont really want to shell out $1500 on a dogfight for example and find that its a bit of a one trick pony (ie only really any good for popping, but average for jigging).

Then secondly its obviously choice: Stella or Saltiga? I see many of the Pilbara guys have Stella's rather than Saltiga's for popping, is there any reason why? Conversley, with jigging (sambo) it seems to be split 50-50 between the 2.

I have a modified Spheros 14000FA currently thats is/has been doing the job, but I'd like to step it up to the nex level. My inital thought was Stella 20000SW or Saltiga 6500 Expedition as an all-rounder?

Hi everyone, i heading to exmouth over the new year, and was chatting to a bloke last night regarding getting into some reds. he told me to head west side of islands bout 20 meters of water and sound around, not to sure about this sounds a bit shallow to me???

Hey guys,

How far offshore do u have to go or what depth do you think is best when targeting  Snapper, Dhufish or even better small Sambos?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I just bought a small runabout (no epirb yet so i have to stay in the exclusion zone) and after goin out about 10 times in up to 22m of water I havent caught anything bigger than a 1 kg skippy. Im looking for lumps using my fishfinder, burleying, using deadbaits/ livebaits and still no real luck.

If anyone has read my article in Issue 3 of Fishwhrecked Reeltime and ends up trying surf poppers out, here is a bit of a tip.

I have found recently that spraying some scent on the feathers (such as Ultrabite), or dipping them in some Tuna oil, really creates extra interest from the fish.

Give it a try.