Hi Guys,

Mate of mine is looking for an Epirb - Who is the cheapest on these at the moment?

Dave

I think this might be my new retirement plan.  Put one of these bad boys at the Narrows, one at North and South Mole, Hillaries boat harbour, Woodies Point, Rotto and then eventually start spreading out up and down the coast.

What a crazy idea!  Wacky as!

Can some one give me an idea where i can purchase a set of steel tracks ( tank tracks ) new or second hand,  required for beach launching and other plans, have tried most 4wd and other outlets without much success

Well im planning on heading down to the mouth of the collie river this fridaynight mainly just to relax and have a few with mates at the end of the week but hopefully get some fish just wondering what im likely to encounter down there and what gear i should take down thanks for any help you can give me!

The weather looks a bit hairy for the weekend...

But is any1 going to be fishing the metro area??

I dont kno bout every1 else but i tend to have some luck in some heavy weather.

Any1 heading out??

Hey guys im pretty keen to enter a fishing tournament around the metro area can anyone give me some tips on where to sign up for some?

With a lot of newcomers to the great sport of fishing joining Fishwrecked recently, and more likely to come on board, I thought I might start-up a string on tackle and rigs.

There are many members on here who have some fantastic knowledge and skills in putting together rigs and I am hoping you will have the time to provide some of the newcomers with some advice.

I know it may be difficult to describe some of your rigs with words, so if you are able to add a diagram or picture of your rig, it would be appreciated.

I will start it off with a couple of basic rigs that are always useful to have in your bag.

The running ball sinker rig

You can’t get much simpler than this. Take a ball sinker of whatever size suits the wind, current or wave conditions, place it on your leader line and let it run down the hook. This rig is dynamite for bream.

There are many variations including the use of small trace of leader line tied to the hook at one end and a swivel at the other. The ball sinker is then placed on your mainline, which is then tied to the swivel.

Some anglers also like to use glow beads placed just above the hook as an attractant.

SURF PATERNOSTER

This rig can be made up to suit a whole range of hook sizes and styles and different weight lines and sinkers.
The standard however, would be with the use of a set of ganged hooks.

To make up this rig you will need a good quality three-way swivel. The top loop of the swivel is tied to the mainline.
You then take length of monofilament leader (usually about 30 to 40 cm) and tie a loop knot in one end. This loop knot allows you to thread your sinker onto the line. The beauty of this is that you can change sinkers to suit the conditions. The other end of the leader is then tied to one of the loops on the three-way swivel.

A second piece of leader line (anything from 10 cm to 35 cm normally) is then attached the remaining loop on the three-way swivel. The other end of that piece of leader is then attached to your hook (or hooks).

SUPER SKIPPY RIG

This is fairly similar to the Surf Paternoster, with a few subtle changes.

For this rig you only require a normal two-way swivel. The top of the swivel is attached to your main line.

A piece of 10 to 20 lb leader of between 20 to 30 cm in length is then tied to the other loop of the swivel. You then tie a loop knot in the bottom end of the leader.

A twisted dropper, or normal dropper loop, is tied about 10 cm below the swivel and another about 10 cm above the bottom loop.

Cut two pieces of lumo tube that are about 3/4 of the length of your dropper loops and thread them onto the droppers.

Your hooks, normally about size 1/0 circle hooks are then threaded onto the dropper loops.

Place whatever size sinker suits the fishing conditions on the bottom loop, bait the hooks with bits of mulie, bluebait, squid or prawns and if there are skippy there you should catch some.

A light variation which can be used if there is not too much wind and the fish are biting midwater or close to the surface, is to place a set of gangs on the bottom loop instead of a sinker. Bait the ganged hooks with a mulie and this will act as an attractant, a potential fish catcher - and your sinker.

I look forward to reading about some other interesting rigs

All the best, Colin Hay

G'day guys - one of my mates has gone to Geraldton for a couple of weeks for work and has taken his small flick rod with him. What can he chase that is close to town for something to do after work - would be catch and release as he's in a hotel. Is there a main jetty? Any help would be appricaited. Cheers

This would have to be my favourite boat ramp , away from the hussle and bussle of perth and metro boat ramps,  great place to be when theres no swell as per second pic, be there on a day that has more than 4 mt swell and you will only require a surfboard as ot gets pretty hairy through the channel , only 8 more weeks to go

Here are some recent photos of my new LCX sounder and broadband unit that i purchased prior to going to exy this year , we started trolling in 75 mts plus and then went out to 260 mts until we lost the depth indicator due to rough conditions but we were still receiving a bottom signal back. These arent as good as Andy Macs who copied on the drift , I havent yet tried to manual zoom as the depth was dropping to quick and i havent changed over to brown bottom colour record which allows all other colours to be used for all other fish etc, this is the best situation while trolling to experiment with your sounders capabilities

Still trying to get the hang of the sounder, but so far getting some reasonable results. These are a few snapshots taken off a recording I did the other week.

I absolutely love the feature that lets you mark waypoints from the sounder. No more having to drive back along a snail trail to find a lump, this thing solves that problem very nicely.

The last pic being the result from the first spot.

as alot of stuff is getting sold on this sight FREE of charge and the sight is doing us the favour with the impecable amount of hits it gets per day what is every ones thaughts of donating some of the sale price to the sight for upgrades or even nextyears comp if there is one? it will only benefit us users at the end of the day . i know this sight is not a charity but i bit of something in return could go along way???? just a thaught
brenz

I'm looking for some quality, reliable snaps to use for trolling. Which do people prefer?

I went down to Perth last week on our yearly trip down to see the family. In my spare time I went to 2 Big name tackle shops,

only to find that the price of everything was between $20-40 more than up here in Karratha.The price didnt really bother

me I just thought  that been metro the price of things  would be abit more lower.In the end I didnt buy anything till I got

back home (spending local is a good thing I supose)

Hi all,

I just got hold of this 4.8 mtrs fiberglass boat with a 50hp motor.  I am living in Illuka and launch my small boat from Ocean Reef boat harbour.  As I am pretty new to this area, I am just wondering whether any of you guys would be able to recommend any good fishing sites around the areas of Ocean Reef, Hillarys, Scarborrough or Mindarie.  How far out and around how deep of water?  What fish can I expect to catch out there?  Please bear in mind the size of my boat and motor.  Any recommendations or comments from you experienced guys out there will be greatly appreciated. 

Cheers!

a general question for north beach,

i know the the jetty produces some good numebrs of herring, but what is the beach like for whiting?

and is it worth sending a livie out (under a balloon?) for salmon still?

cheers

i bought a shimano bluerose today it looks the part has any 1 used these rods b4?

hi guys i'm heading to steep point in 2 weeks i'm taking my boat i was wondering if any 1 has any idea about the fishing there atm and the track into there?

I have recently purchased a Penn 16VSX reel loaded with 66lbs whipash line. I'm  looking for a balanced rod for bottom fishing 100m - either off the shelf or custom. Anyone have any recommendations?

are they ever goin to get it right been caught that many times them saying its goin to be calm & then it blows or there saying its goin to blow & then perfect weather i think its time for a bigger boat so it wont matter as much

just wondering were every1 would be fishing tonite? im thinkin of heading out when i finish work at 1 am but am not sure where i should go lol

What do you think are the best grounds and water depth to fish for Dhufish are in the Metro Area ?

hey just wanted some advice,

taking the dinghy out on sunday morning on the river with a couple of mates and wanted to know where the bream are biting at the moment. We were thinking of launching from point walter boat ramps and visiting a few yacht clubs around there. Would they be in that area at the moment or further up/down riveR?

Also, a mate of mine recently bought some new kit and was wanting to test it out weekend after this one. Can anybody tell me any places (within a couple of hours) near perth where we can try for redfin perch? shore or boat-based both are okay. Thanks guys.

Kav

hey guys, does anyone have the email address for nebraska charters?

heading out sunday mornig to mangles bay but need some company as i am sick of talking to myself

pm if interesed  proberly going about 9.00

Hey guys, if anyone could help it would gladly be appreciated, I saw a video from oz bout fishing. except in this vid they did not use a gaff with a hook, more like a stick with a loop of wire that closed on the fishes tail when captured... Would anyone happen to know what this is called and where would I find a good pic of this 'gaff' and vid of it in action??? Tx any help is gladly appreciated...

marc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6oNolIq8g

I stubbled across this one.

Does anyone know at what depths these weights should be used? 

Just thought I'd throw this one out there.  Who do you think is the best fishing presenter past and present and why?  Is it the way they talk to the viewer, show what you want to see, how they fish?   Just interested in who watches what and what they like to see.

If anyone is wanting to get a group of mates together and fish the Broome Billfish Classic from the 12th to the 21st of August on a 42ft Luxuary Charter Boat give us a call or send us an email. Follow this link for the full details and rules of the comp  http://www.broomefishingclub.com.au/events/billfish_classic_09.pdf

Entries close 30th June so enquire now if you think you might be interested!!