hey guys just bought a sea anchor for my boat. It measures 600mm wide and its 750mm long. Says it suits upto 6 metre boats which mine is 4.65 metre. Too late now but is that big enough? Seems a little small 

 How's it going 

I'm heading up to Darwin in feb and looking into doing a Barra charter .

Have had a bit of a browse on the web and have found that there are heapsssss of options , which makes choosing one quite difficult.

So , has anybody had any experience with any charters up there at that time of year ? Any reports or recommendations would be a huge help ! 

Cheers 

John 

 Hey iv recently purchursed a saltist 50 and a assasins beach mast and im wondering if anyone has a good rig to be able to cast big baits and sinkers easily without birds nesting. I find my ussual rig of a size 6 star and a half mullet spins too mutch because of the diffrent weight between the sinker and the bait in the air creating a birds nest. 

Iv tried slide baiting a little bit but is a tricky technique to master. Any help would be appreciated in advance thank you

Just wondering if I could get a update into the state of the entrance if anyone is there at the moment, has a definient channel started to to sort itself out.

Will be there around the 3 jan with a 7m boat.

Hope you all had a great Xmas,

 Still few round fellas ! Still fishing same ground I have 

since the last month and a half 15ms off mindaire ,,

had trouble finding one of em I'd say it got borrowed

but not too worried gonna pull the pin soon ! 

Hope everyone had a top Xmas ! 

And all the best to you all for the 

new year .. Cheers pirate !

 Found the value of engraving cray pots with your ID today, lost a pot off Hilary's last week in the minefield at the back of the reef. Gave up on it and was resigned to forking out 200 bucks for a new one.

had a call from fisheries today, they pulled spot that had had the rope cut and was tied to a life jacket.

they rang me as had the id on it. Said the vast majority they find don't have it so it's a good idea. 

Also if who ever tied off the rope to the jacket is a member, thanks very much good to know the majority of us are decent and do the right thing by their fellow fishos. Legend

 and for anyone else who might be interested.

I wasn't going to lower myself to this, but decided to put my point across.

As said and agreed to by you and other members on here, rec fisho's take more than pro's for a couple of species.

Further to that, lets take Cockburn Sound snapper fishery as an example. I don't fish it so feel free to correct me.

There is what, 1 or 2 wetliners that work the snapper in the sound?

On any given day when the snapper are on, there would be what, 50 to 60 rec boats fishing the same water. Lets say each rec boat took 2 fish at 6 to 8 kg a fish. That would = 3 to 400kg of snapper at a time.

In all honesty, even the best wetliner would struggle to land that over the same period.

That is why I say that rec fishos take more than pro's. Got it????

And as for you name calling and you 'not doing dumb well', you are doing fine, but you will probably need a lawyer for the defomation case as court jargon can be a bit difficult at the best of times.

But feel free to jump out from behind the safety of your keyboard and screen and say it to my face!! A reality check would do you wonders.

And for those peeps who love a fish but don't get much of a chance and have to purchase fish, don't worry our day will come.

Have I said enough here??

 hey guys been trying to get a few baldys as of late not having much luck,what sort of depth do they like?and the best bait??

Is anyone going up to Derby in April for the comp?

I heard that they maybe running off Cockatoo island with fuel pre booked and put on the barge.

I couldn't think of anything better then four days fishing the archipelago with a good wet season up our sleeve.

To those who've been getting them recently...what are the meat levels like? Got a feed this morning, except it wasn't much of a feed 'cause they were only about half full..it's still a bit early, but maybe somebody's seen something better?

 Hi all forum members, this is my first post on this forum although I have been reading this forum for few years now. This forum with lots of insightful posts had a profound effect on me in becoming an amateur fisherman in my own right and learnt heaps about fishing in general like what knots (no pun intended) to what lures and so on.

Here is my question, I came to Australia about five and a half years ago from a landlocked mountainous country and therefore never got in a boat. Few months ago I thought I will go on a charter boat to do some fishing and got everything ready just short of paying and then pulled out because I was not too sure if I will get sea sickness or not. So I was wondering if the sea sickness is similar to car sickness and if you will get sea sickness even if you do not in cars? Also if I do decide to go ahead, what are the best way to avoid if possible or atleast control getting sea sick? Any advice is welcomed and once again, thanks you all heaps for wonderful posts.

For chrismas this year the misses has planned a squid fishing trip in busso and a few Bob for new jigs.

Just wondering what size and colour jigs do the damage down there

We'll be starting at the jetty and having a look around for other spots 

Cheers Cal

hey guys was looking at setting up a pot winch and tipper on my Caribbean and was curious if anyone has made one that can be removed easily. I now they make the tippers that come out of rod holders but haven't found anything on the winches as I don't wont it there all year round will just get hammered and get in the way. if anyone is looking to off load there tipper and winch let me no also over pulling by hand . cheers for any input

Does anyone know anywhere that might be having a Boxing Day sale on furuno sounders?

Thanks and merry Christmas to everyone

 I've fished rotto plenty of time but alway targetted demersals in deeper water. My local whiting spot has been dead lever since last years salmon season (I think they ate all the kgs and sand whiting in the area).  Anyway I'm thinking of targetting shallower water around Rotto for whiting. Doesn't anyone know if you allowed to fishing inside the Marine Island Reserve?  I've alwats assumed you weren't, but looking at this guide it seems you can as long as you aren't fishing in the santuary zones. The Marine Island Reserve line that encompasses the whole island is about no discharge of solid waste, fuels etc? 

Here is the guide:

file:///Users/danieldeelstra/Downloads/fishing-guide-rottnest-island.pdf

If anyone can provide clarity on the rule that would be appreciated. 

To FW and our loyal customers on the site, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

From all of us here, the Oceanside Team

Hey all

First time potting for crays and have done ok considering I only soaked the pots last Sunday, I have managed 12 keepers from 3 seperate pulls using 2 pots.

Currently on the east side of the five fathom bank, should I be on the west? Should I be further out again from FFB?

Thanks

To all my fellow F/W members I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a most happy and prosperous new year.
Please take care when traveling over this most joyous of holidays and keep safe, be your travel by boat, ship, train plane or car, remember there are fools out there who can take your life or that of a loved one in a blink of an eye.

To those members who are venturing down to my neck of the woods (Mandurah) I hope that you catch a good feed of the local crabs and enjoy the fishing that is available. Having a try at the local artificial reef has the potential to turn up quite a bit of a surprise for you.

I'm sorry to end this Christmas wish with a bit of advise, however what I witnessed at my local free launching ramp demands telling here.

How not to get help from the locals.

First event 0630, forty knot Freddy I'll call him with 3 of his crusty crew approaches the ramp at what looked like 40 knots plus in his super butte 5m plate boat. Ramp approach from estuary is restricted to 5 knots. Anyway 2 metres from the ramp Freddy throws his 150 hp power train into reverse and creates a massive wave that just about sinks a 12ft tinnie at the launching jetty.
Freddy then in a loud abrasive voice announces to all within 100 metres that the crabs are that thick he caught his boat limit of forty before he and his crew had time to finish their slab of VB and how great it is to holiday in this place.

Case number 2.
Braggart Bob I'll call this bloke arrives at the ramp to launch his magnificent 8m + floating gin palace that had a fore deck that would put the USS Ronald Regan (CVN76) to shame.
Just how he planned to fish or crab of such a boat is beyond me however. One of the locals walks up to Bob and trys to explain to him that the ramp might prevent his launching of his vessel due to its shallow ramp angle. Expletive loaded response from Bob " you locals try and rip us visitors off at every chance you get don't you, I'm not going to pay your outrageous fees to launch my boat again loaded with profanity. Bob trys to launch boat, boat becomes stuck on trainer as stern is wedged into bottom of estuary. Great amount of profanity directed at all and sundry for having such bloody awful launching facilities. Boat stuck on trailer,and can't be off loaded, 2 wheal drive Lexus, can't pull trailer and boat out of water ramp is covered with weed, oow dear what are we going to do. Hey all you locals give me a hand to get my car and boat out.

When I left he was shouting what a bunch of unfriendly people from Mandurah are, with expletives.

Have a great holiday good friends and remember your ramp etiquette.

 Hi guys,

looking at buying a 5L deep fryer to whip up some battered fish and squid rings. The one I'm looking at is 1600W will this be sufficient? Only use it to cook seafood. Also if anyone has any tips on how long to fry the fish and rings for that would be great. Obviously I know it depends on how thick the fillets etc but really have no idea. Thanks !

 I was going to get the tub out tomorrow to catch some crabs -- can anyone let me know where theyve been catching?

Any tips would be much appreciated -- Just PM Me.

Cheers.

Enjoy

gday , just talking to some work mates ( non fishos) about the cash for crays scheme, pros selling to the public , trial just announced and some questions came up .( YES I AM WORKING OVER XMAS, SO HUMOUR ME)

The questions are , do cray and fish possession limits apply if your purchasing fish , ie
if I decide to buy 50 crays over xmas and have them at home , whats the go if somehow inspected?
Or if I legally catch say 10 crays , and have them at home , can I go buy say another 20 crays , and keep them in there too?

Or if I buy 41 kgs of fish fillets and have them in the freezer , is that a breach?

I know some will say , as long as you have a reicept or something , you would be fine , but wheres the legal req to keep such a receipt.?

thoughts?

Hey boys finally got out of work for more then A couple of days and decided to stock up for Christmas (big family) and before the haters rock up all sized and bag limits adhered to day 1

day 2

Jigging Master - Back In Stock - Exclusive in WA to Compleat Angler Nedlands!

Our first shipment of new Jigging Master Gear has landed just in time for Christmas.

Including Power Spell Reels, Saber Game II Rods, Diamond Eye Jigs, Gloves, Ball Knobs, Bobbins, Spools and Accessories!

Give us a call if you're chasing anything in particular or drop past the shop!

 Headed out into the 20's again but no takers with just pickers so headed to a spot I hadn't fished in a while, it was 12.30 and had been on the water for two hours without a fish in the kill tank. 5 mins into the drift and bang got this boy, 5 mins later deckie had his wife. My boy then nailed a cranking Baldy to top off the day. 12 crays in the pots rounded everything off nicely, beers went down a treat at the filleting table. He came in a smick over 11kg but my mate who was 100m away pipped me by 1.5kg on a bigger model. Great day on the water.

Hello, I just thought I'd ask for people's opinions and if anyone on FW saw old mate who pulled in the two Tigers at Floreat beach the other day and if so what you thought of the situation?  It's hard to get a picture of what actually happened after the media gets hold of it, that's why I'm asking.

Obviously I'm on this page because I love fishing and nothing against shark fishing at all but I mean I think it's one of those things where there's a time and place. When you're wearing an equalizer harness, using a game outfit at a popular swimming beach maybe you're pushing it a bit hard? Not good for the image of the sport if little timmy gets eaten because someone's attracting Bruce with a slab of meat.

Have a merry Christmas anyway, hopefully the weather is half ok!

Does anyone have experience on the beach during relatively large swell 3+ meters? Is the beach wide enough to navigate?  Thanks 

 seems woolworths & coles now leading the market at some of the highest prices for fuel , i remember when it was 90-100 a barrel price was 1.45 or there abouts now half the price but not at the bouser .

 Wanted to know if anyone has seen large king prawns or tigers for a good price per kg after 10 kg and prefer NOR found large tigers for $37 1.5kg raw and raw kings cants seem to find cheaper than $38 a kg

 See the Red Baron being loaded onto tray top truck this morning at the bent street boat ramp, looks they clipped his wings??