Righto guys need some help from all the jiggers out there . Have dropped the bait for nearly a year now and have been having pretty good success in finding them or inticing them to bite but have been having the worst luck in landing them !! This is starting to get beyond a joke ! I somehow mange to pull the hooks somewhere between initial hookup and say 10m off the bottom. Some of the fish have been very respectable taking good drag on quality overhead outfits . 
So my question, do any of you guys have a preference for hook types or sizes ? Do you upgrade them ? Bigger ? Singles ? Twins ? I've been sticking with the assist's sold with the jigs ( quality jigs in all the popular brands ) thinking they should be matched .

I have also noticed that some tend to tangle ( more so the smaller twins )  either above the jig on the leader or around the jig body .

Is this unusual hookup rate normal for jigging as the fish tend to swipe at the jig out of aggression and may tend to get jagged or am I doing something wrong?? 
Cheers for any tips  Carl ..

Hello everyone,

      im heading to Dirk Hartog for 13 days mid october with the missus, notch point, sandy point, urchin point and turtle bay , the majority of time spent at the last 2 spots 

      Just looking for a bit of info on what im in for,

      i gotta a 120litre fuel tank on a diesel pajero and three 20litre jerrys, is that enough to last us?

      1 spare tire

      probably 120 litres of water , we camping so thats showers too but quick ones without wasting too much

      hows the weather ususally that time of the year?

      anything else i may need, Satelite phone?

      Also what sort of fishing is on offer at the above mentioned locations

      any info much appreciated!

      thanks so much guys

 I see there has been a new bigger and better cray boat built since Day Dawn, Holdfast....

Does anyone know what Holdfast cost to build?

I'm guess 1.5-2m but that's a wild stab.

Could be over 2m...

 Does anyone know when the OR weather station will be back on line. That and Hillarys has been taken down from the BOM/ Seabreeze siites. Makes it hard to know whats happening on the water in the Northern suburbs.

Maybe there is another site or station close by?

Few around got good feed.

 Plan was a herring fish . With water dirty

only managed a handful . Chucked on some

lures for a pike troll . First lap my mate pinned

a beauty of 98cm weighed 4kgs on the money. 
picked up another 3 and lost one on a double 

hook up . Salvaged a quiet day . Cheers 

pirate ..

 Taken by a mate of mine, love the camo

 
Enjoy 

 So just my luck. Walked into the shed to that smell every hates. Bait freezer dead and all my bait gone bad. Who has the good occy for sale SOR. Just lost 15kg. My years supply

 Morning fellow Fishos!
 

Has anyone got advise for me in regards to fishing the peel inlet? Im taking the misso and kids down to Mandurah for long weekend and im hoping to try my luck catching something other than a stinky blowie. Im staying in falcon close to the boat ramp on Dampier Ave. We will be land based is it worth flicking some lures around? Any tips please legends would love to see the kids get a few whiting or anything else hanging round.   Cheers legends 

 How does everyone go in shark bay are there a few dhufish around? Been stopping past the karrinyup seafood shop lately and they have had a fair amount of shark bay dhu? Am I thinking too much into this? Can a pro boat off-load in shark bay and say they were caught locally? It bloody sucks walking in and seeing this thinking we can't go out and catch them ourselves.

 Hoping for some good weather to get out to play

They supposedly promised us more with the closures but have yet to see it.   Photo is for NSW fads going out next month  

 
Enjoy 

 Hey guys,

With the lifting of the Demersal ban next weekend we are running a special on our Underdog Hybrid Jigs with 25% off including the 15% off Fishwrecked "fishwrecked15" discount!

These are proven Dhuie slayers with good catch rates on the other demersals too, they also work great up north where the durable assist cord lasts a whole lot longer than nylon leaders.

On sale now until next weekend. 
100g from $9.5

150g from $10.50

180g from $11.90

250g from $12.60

 https://www.mackdogtackle.com.au/product-page/underdog-hybrid-jigs-100g-250g 

order online before they run out

dont forget the Fishwrecked discount code

Went for a flick on Sunday afternoon off the rocks with a little gillies metal lure (halco twistys getting expensive!) trying to pick up a small trevally or something because I was craving some sashimi.... Managed to pick up a trout that was just sized which was a nice surprise! 

Made great sashimi and I also tried trout skin crackling for the first time which I was pleasantly surprised at how tasty/easy it was.... Curious to know if you can do the same with any other fish? I was thinking the smaller estuary cod seem to have reasonbly similar skin & small scales once you get the slime off??

 Just a heads up for anyone interested the Esperance Land Based Fishing Classic will be held next weekend the 16/9/23 .

Check out the Facebook page for sign in details there are some awesome cash prizes and you don't need to be a member to fish.

Hope to see you there.

 
Enjoy 

 Heading to Zambia next July and am very keen to do a side trip to see Vic Falls but mainly to catch a decent Tiger! 

I am hoping someone on here can recommend a a great camp/ lodge on the Upper Zambezi to stay at for 3 or so nights?

 After living the Torres Straight and FNQ lifestyle for the last three years we're on the mooove again. Not being one to do things by halves Mrs Silver Fox has landed a sweet gig in Darwin. I've been flat out renovating and getting our house on the market and currently getting the fat duck and her ever faithful tow vehicle ready for another interstate road trip. At three thousand kilometers it's half the distance of the last one....:D  Have spent a fair bit of time servicing both the truck and trailer in preparation for departure in the near future. At least I'm not going to be punching into the dreaded south easterlies. This time it's going to be a tailwind the whole way. Can't wait for some NT boating and fishing action!. 

 Hi Guys, 

We are having a sale on our BKK hooks this week with 10% off plus the 15% "Fishwrecked15" discount code.

So total of 25% off our BKK range of hooks.
BKK octopus beak 

BKK heavy circles (glow white and black nickel)

BKK Lone Diablo singles

BKK jig assist hooks

BKK Raptor trebles

example of pricing 

BKK Octopus 25pc bulk pack hooks from:

1/0- $8

5/0 - $11

10/0 - $13

Order at www.mackdogtackle.com.au and make sure you use "Fishwrecked15" for 15% off all products at checkout. 

Cheers

Mackdog Tackle 

 Well head on down to Kukerin. Great sweekend of entertainment and camping.

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I'll be there ripp'en through the creek bed in my own built car.

Come down get dirty and some smoke up ya nose.

 Is it just me or is everyone confused.  The new rules state that the closure EXCLUDES the upcoming school holidays but what precisely does that mean as Private Schools have a different commencement date of holidays to those of Public schools so when precisely can we actually fish.

Went out other day decided to try drop baits on squid ground . Got some good kgs and lizard. Surprised me on size and amount of kgs in area .

 Reading article that says squid cannot see different colours people's thoughts on jig selection then.

 
Enjoy 

 Hi Gang, Looking to do a trip in october just after school holidays. Never fished WA coast as have been in darwin but had a bit of a look on this site and weighing up shark bay or esperance. Will have a 3.9 tinny so any advice on spots weather this time of year would be welcome. No family so just a boys trip with swags and 4wds.

 Took a half day off yesterday afternoon to do some miles in my little runabout with the perfect weather and before the wind kicks in in coming days. Was fishing in 50-60m off the north Muiron and was getting obliterated by sharks. Got a few red throat and was about to pack it in after losing a good fish + half rig but chucked another bait on my remaining hook and dropped down and pulled a big estuary cod  ~95cm and no idea on the weight. 

Blew its guts after skull dragging it off the bottom and highly doubt it was going to release so I took it home and slabbed up last night. Have really rated the smaller models on the plate that I have caught but interested to know what I can expect from a fish this size. Are they still good chewing? Fillets looked lovely. 

 Hi all

Does anyone know if Perth Fishing Safaris still exist? Website appears to be removed, phone is disconnected and can't find them on Facebook. 

We got my ol man a voucher for his 60th and it's not looking good. 

Cheers

Steve

    Would like to know are there any long term caravan parks in broome near the town . Will be retiering there next year . So fishing almost every day .

    Any help appreciated