Hi,

     I have traditional 10,12 and 14 foot surf rods but I am chasing advice on a recomended very light rod/reel combo. I am guessing in the 10 foot range to mainly cast lures and possibly unweighted mulies, aim is to target mainly tailor and salmon. I have been told about a Nitro Viper which look awesome but very pricey. If anybody has had experience with a combo that suits above, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Evening all, just thought I would let you know we are now able to supply the Torqeedo range of outboards to Perth.  Torqeedo electric outboards have many advantages such as...

• Clean, green, quiet operation
• Waterproof to IP67
• Quality product fully manufactured in Germany
• Large range of HP equivilants
• Charge from mains power or solar
• Lightweight - the Travel T1003S weighs only 13kg
• Charge your mobile or laptop from the built in output
• Parts and optional accessories in stock and readily available
• Minimal servicing required

And best of all no more fuel tanks, noise, smelly fumes or carrying petrol onboard!

We currently have the Travel 1003S instore with more to come.  Drop down to see it in action or there will be a display at the Hillarys Boat show this weekend.

www.torqeedo.com

 hi fishos

 Well the w/end started awesome with the Pies getting up..So on a high headed out for a dhu Saturday and found new stuff on the bottom .Jigged up dhus 14kg and 10kg / a solid kg 550mm and a flounder at 450mm sorry no picks - steve released the flounder.

 then Sunday down to dunsborough and out to 350m and Big Q brings up this horse RUBY wow . Looked around small nannies and a eight bar and plenty of green eyes also. For so far offshore was amazed at how many boats were out there.

 Who's upgraded their ali prop and can you let me know if it was worth the $600+.

 Off to shark bay on the weekend for 10 days, can't wait hope the weather plays the game. We will be on the old boys 7metre hoping to fish around turtle bay and pick up a feed. Any others heading up that way.

Wow. Cant believe I couldn't get out on Sunday. F-all wind and <1m swell. Would have been close to the best day I have seen for a fish after coming down from Karratha.
I couldn't get out (commitments) but did anyone get out on what must have been glass out there.
Jealous as.

 Hey fw crew 

looking at different options to launching my tub up at Exmouth. Question is has anyone seen or ever tried to launch a 7.5m ally boat at pilgramunna?

most reports say smaller vessels is not a problem, but haven't seen many reports of larger boats. 

Thanks in advanced 

justin 

 Hey guys, wondering if anyone's getting salmon from the beach round Bunbury?

i got a monster one on sat in 30 mtr off the bottom which I thought was strange - he was a loner 

Having a quiet drift yesterday when this wanker veered off his course, circled us continually, DID NOT FISH but continually circled then drove towards some other boats in the distance.....by the way, this was off Bunbury.....

 Gday all , im chasing some info on decent eskies and am currently leaning toward a yeti tundra 250 litre , i currently have got a 125 litre eva kool which works well but the hinges are a pain in the ass and keep breaking . Does anyone know who is a dealer for the yeti eskies and also what else is out there. 

anyone keen on getting a few boats together and doing an abrholos trip around may/june?
be good for first timers that have been sitting on the fence about going

Cheers

Jarrad

 My son caught a 50cm sea sweep behind Rotto early this morning. Poor kid, got him out of bed at 4:30am and apart from a baldie, a pretty poor effort out there . A few scalyfins, undersized black arse cod and ended up going in closer for some flathead and sand whiting. I reckon we caught 15 very small flatties including one which was smaller than my sinker (struggled to get to 5cm - what's minimum legal size? Lol). Fished for 7 hours in amazingly calm conditions with very few fish on the fish finder.

Anyway he wanted to keep the largish sea sweep. Hutchins & Swainston indicate 3 stars out of 4. Worth keeping and eating next time?

 Hi all,

I know it's an odd question but any idea where I could buy or find wolf herring in Perth? 

Cheers Rob

 www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/beaches-and-fishing/owners-of-gold-coast-live-bait-vending-machine-revolutionising-fishing/news-story/6a3de0716b8bec1939beeb0c32269936

be good for some but prefer lures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAk-wGo0tZ4

 Any one experienced installing trannys in these boats.

Bought the boat last year. Low and high freq trannys are in seperate wet boxes just back of mid ships. High works ok but dont get good sounding at planing speed.

Went out deep yesterday and low freq tranny was terrible. Needed really high gain to get a picture and then way too much clutter.

I know midships is not a good place for trannys so will be moving them ones or some new ones. I reckon the reason they put them there was the lack of bilge area and the storage compartment gave the most access.

Im thinking the easiest would be transom mount, otherwise cutting a hole in the back deck.

I will also be calling taylor marine but appreciate any input you guys might have

Cheers

Gray

Hi all, I've just replaced an old stereo with a Fusion stereo and are having trouble with the AM radio. The AM radio works fine untill I turn something on like the GPS, lights etc then I get really bad interference. I have used all the old wiring and aerial from the old stereo and never had a problem with that. The FM works fine all the time so I'm not sure what I should do. I like the AM to listen to the footy when out fishing. Anyone had a similar issue or can suggest a way to fix it.

Cheers

Big swell - low wind called for my first dive at the FADS in a couple years. Plenty of small to medium sized dollies - also rat kings at the actual bouy itself. Lost one mahi to a decent sized bronzie that took a fancy to the struggling fish. All in all, I shot my limit in 4 drifts. 3 divers on board. 

I shot the biggest of the day, lucky to land it with the spear not fully penetrating with a long shot on this bull - lucky to get a spine shot and instantly rolled him. 

 Hi all, chasing advice from any late model diesel Pajero owners.

How do they perform as a tow vehicle, larger, heavier boats around 3 ton.

i am considering my options at the moment and whilst I would love a 200 series cruiser, prices for near new are

seemingly getting unrealistiic.

Any bad reports for the mitzis ? 

 Just want to say hi.I live and fish in bunno.

Love jigging and deep drop.

I have been reading this forum for a while but never got around to posting anything.

Mainly because Iam not too good with computers just a simple chippy better with nailguns

than a keyboard.Just like to say thanks to everyone for there great advise funny stories and awsome photos.

Iam looking forward to posting photos and reports when i get it sussed.

So thanks again.

AGGOTTS

Hi all,

Planning to take wife and kids out tomorrow to fish around Mewstones and surrounding area, hopefully get some salmon action. Will be trolling/casting.

I haven't fished this area before  ( tend to fish more offshore areas normally) and would be grateful for any safety tips in regards to reefs and breaking waves. Will it be ok with Tomorrow's swell prediction of around 1.5-2.5m. Are you  best staying on inside of these reefs rather than oceanside ?

Thanks for advice 

Joycey

 Gday FW Crew,

yep it's been a

long bloody time but I'm back in the water , living north of Perth and got a 5.8m Clark , been out a couple

of times sounding out of Mindarie etc and managed some baldies , blackass, small dhues 

anyway mainly just saying gday

  I purchased a  e series raymarine sounder recently ,but a little confused on wiring setup.it has seatalk and dsm box

i have been looking online but getting totally confused.Is there any raymarine gurus out there that can help me out

Cheers Rob

 So I've just bought a richter plug for the first time in years along with some slices and I noticed for a 3 ounce plug it is surprisingly light compared to the 70g twisty I bought so I took to the scales and it proved me right. It weight 68g but if my math is correct 3 ounces should convert to ~84g. Anyone else notice this? I know it's not essentially a big deal but 16g could be the difference between no fish and killing the pig

 Hi Lads

down in Busselton with my old dad and looking for a non rock based place to have a go at the salmon from. Is yallingup beach worth a go?  Or am I better off the beach at meelup or bunkers?  Can't risk him slipping on the rocks. 

Thanks

Cam

 I know bugger all about bores - does anyone know what an average likely price to drill would be for Perth in sandy / easy soil. Im guessing the drilling part is charged by the meter - thanks.

Enjoy

Will be in Cairns for a week and was wondering if anyone has any info on decent charters/ guides for Barra over there?

and also, is mid August a decent time to have go at them or is it too cool weather etc for them?

cheers in advance 

Hey Guys,

Heading up to Warroora and Gnaraloo for the first time at the end of June with the plan to do some land based fishing and surfing.

Site is booked for Gnaraloo but was curious to know peoples favourite locations to camp at Warroora with the best access to good landbased fishing and surf if possible? I have had a look through previous discussions and it looks like the southern half of the station is probably where I should be looking.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!!

 Made the most of some great weather here over the last 2 days and got out deep both days got 3 harpuka the first day, and then our bag limit of 4 the second .Weather was awsome Wednesday and almost glass of for trip home