Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Exmouth landbased top five lures

 Will be in exmouth mid August,

will be spinning off the western side e.g tantabidi n such

 chasing folks top five go to lures, go! 

 


free tickets to freo vs carlton

 Hey all offering 2 tickets to the freo game vs carlton that I won but cannot make it.. call me on 0466624228 if your interested. Rather someone have em rather then go to waste


Boat Rego Check

 Hi All,

 

Can't remember paying my boat rego, anyone know how to check online?

 

Tried DoT website and it's a shocker.

 

Thanks,

 

Benno


Phishing for scammers

Was getting sick of scam calls and emails.....now I can't get enough of them, just joined "419 eater" amd got some good tips on baiting and hooking these suckers,

great fun phucking them over.....anyone else here having fun with scammers?

 


Bream or redfin near katanning?

Hi guys, heading to katanning for work next week and hoping to get a bit of a fish on somewhere, anyone know where the nearest fishing spot for redfin or bream would be (closer than Albany hopefully) 

Cheers lads! 


Fishing out of Hillarys tomorrow

 What is the verdict for tomorrow?  The wind looks good but how will the swell behave?  I have a 4.5m f/g dinghy and was hoping to get out before sunrise.  Any advice, please.

 

Thanks

 

Baz


Friday Funnys

Enjoy


hydra sport v boston whaler v sailfish

 VX 2400 vs 235 Conquest vs 2400 WAC

 

Opinions please!


trawler

 for those guys up north please keep n eye out for crew of the Re-Turner.

Local barri boy n good mate mason n chaddy from gero allong w the skip still not found.

Very worried crew here n hoping to bugger they got off the tub b4 she went dwn.

Please if your out fishing keep n eye out. 

 

The boys are seasoned seamen n hopefully have made it to an island.

 


Chasin Tha gar!!

 Yo howa hunter !! Where did ya post go !!! 

I ain't keen on ya emu? But if ya need Tha 

gardies !! I'll be able to help out !!! We can 

go get some but I'll hangin onto a few too that's 

all !! Cheers pirate !!!!


Stolen prop in exmouth

 I left my boat and car at a mates house as I'm going back up in a few weeks. Just got a photo from my mate and sum........ Person. Has knocked off my prop!!!!!! WTF???? I'm guessing sum one has hit the reef and buggered there's so knocked off mine.  

any one have a Sapir or old prop for a 250 yammy 4st


Question - Sea Sickness

 At the risk of providing some ammo for those inclined to take the P155 out of others .... I'm curious about a situation I find myself in. I can stand all day on a boat in all sorts of open water - no dramas, but within a short time whilst seated on a boat i.e. tinny I get that feelling, leading up to a spew, even in good water with the slightest swell. Does anybody else experience this? Curious as to why this would be the case.    


Fishing Community in Exmouth

 Just wanted to share some good vibes with the wider fishing Community out there.

We are staying in Exmouth for a break, the weather has been less than helpful so getting out has been a bit of a challenge. Finally had a good crack yesterday west of the Cape, never hit the water till 3:15 and travelled for a couple of hours, it was pretty rough and the last of the charter boats had headed in. Two other boats were with us by chance we were all heading for home, whales were everywhere, this required all three boats to manoeuvre out of each other's way at times, great cooperation. Light was fading fast and just about to pull the lines in when my young bloke landed this beauty, a great fight and top fun. We had trouble landing the boat at Tantabiddy, we had some help from some patient guys to get us rolling.

Back at the caravan park the Mackie created a heap of interest and scales were called- had to go around the park and ask, some great boaties from down south called in a local from Exmouth with his scales. 

What a great bunch of people we have had the privilege of meeting here, a breath of fresh air.

Also a big thanks to the guys at Exy Tackle World who sold the young bloke the new rod a couple of hours earlier!

A PB for the boat, 1.47m and 23.5kg.


In your experience which species start pushing the line classes

 I'm trying to gauge what line class I need depending on the fish I chase :) (sorry for the poorly worded title too)

 

For example salmon will be pushing the limit on 10lb line.

 

What can you say for 20, 30, 40 and 50lbs. 


In your experience which species start pushing the line classes

 I'm trying to gauge what line class I need depending on the fish I chase :) (sorry for the poorly worded title too)

 

For example salmon will be pushing the limit on 10lb line.

 

What can you say for 20, 30, 40 and 50lbs. 


Nomad - Bligh Reef

Looking at doing a Trip to Bligh reef for a few days with nomad, just wondering if any one has done this trip and

their thoughs and experiences

what to expect etc

cheers heaps


Popping Rod

 Hi Guys,

I'm lookings at a Live Fibre Venom PE8 Popping Rod but cant seem to find any info on them online and was thinkin a FW member might know more. You've been a good source of info thanks folks!Does anyone have an opinion on them, at the moment Im leaning towards it cause of a good deal. I have a demon blood pe8... should just stick with that for fiji?

Cheers All

BarraSlayer


deckie available anytime

 Hey all just putting it out that im available as a deckie almost anytime with a day or so notice for any type of fishing launching north or the river.. I have skippers ticket advanced divers license (psdi) 22 years old happy to cover ALL fuel cost if necessary and ofcourse beers and cleaning duties.. I have my own boat but its only suited to river conditions (barra style boat) and dont have any mates real into fishing so keen to get out.

Cheers guys


Shimano rod - anyone tried this one?

Has anyone tried one of these shimano jigging rods?

Shimano Bluewater Signature Spin Rod 5'5" 24kg PE 3-5

http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Bluewater-Signature-Spin-Rod-5-5-24KG-1-Piece.aspx?pid=371172&menuFrom=30101&variant=true#Recommendations

They are only $149 and are only sold at BCF. They dont look too bad for the price, but haven't heard much about them.


perth yabbies...

 Hey all as winters kicked in and im stuck to landbased fishing ive  tried my luck at getting a few yabbies. just wandered if anyone knows much about yabbies caught in the metro area... ive found myself a few spots where I have caught heaps but all seem to be quite small and I havent kept any for chewing yet but the numbers seem to be there. . Is it too cold for the bigguns to come out or are they just not there... any help would be appreciated. 


North Mole during the week, is it busy?

Plus during winter


A little lost

 Brother in law got this salmon in dongara yesterday. Bit far from home haha they caught 2 of them amongst the tailor


Busselton - Beach and Jetty

 G'day all,

 

Heading down to Busselton this weekend with the Mrs and kids, wondering how the jetty is fishing?

 

It would be good to get some tailor of the beach in the arvo's too if they are around.

 

I'll take some squid jigs for the jetty and hopefully the kids can get into some herring or gardies from there also.

 

Anyone got any reports from the jetty recently?

 

Cheers 


Approximately what percentage of the load does a rod take?

Let's say a reel has a max drag of 5kg, would a 10-15kg fish be needed to reach that limit because the rod is taking most the load?

 

:)


Leg room. Hilux vs Navara

I'm looking to buy another 4wd

Can anyone comment which of the above vehicles has more room in the back seat for passengers

Any other factors to consider


Bum harness and gimbal

Seeking some recommendations apart from the black magic equalizer.  Using this for LBG Sharking.

Prefer a bum harness. 


Jurien Bay

 Hi everyone, I am going to Jurien Bay for the whole of tomorrow and Wednesday and am wondering how the fishing off the main jetty is going? I am staying at the Jurien Bay Tourist Park and have heard good reports from the jettys on the beach there. 

I am thinking of putting a mulie out hoping for a tailor or mulloway or something big, also some herring and stuff with a smaller bait on the same rig and a squid jig for some squid. Is that a good plan?

also how are the squid going, are there many around currently?

 

thanks,

lachie


Cooking squid

 hi everyone, I caught some squid from Rockingham yesterday, and it tasted nice but I know it could have been better. The squid itself tasted beautiful but the batter wasn't so great, we medium fried (nearly deep but a little bit was poking up in the pan) with a mixture of flour, cracked pepper and salt. I made it into rings and used the tentacles as well.

is there better ways of cooking squid?

 

thanks,

lachie


Woody Boat Ramp Car Break In

 Left car overnight at Woodmans Point ramp Sunday while wife and I went fishing, then stayed overnight at Rotto.

Key barrel smashed in, car torn apart, didn't actually take much. I know this isn't uncommon, but just reporting really. Might have to think about joining CPBC, next door, about $450 a year though I think. Pretty exy, any members out there wanna comment on whether they reckon it's worth it?


Stupid Bolt Cutters

 Thought i had a good fish this morning. Rod bucked in the holder, line peeled off the reel & i hooked into a heavy fish. Felt like a Dhuie for a moment, but then there was something not quite right with the way it was fighting. Still it was a big fish. I didnt even think of N/W  blowie till it hit the surface. Grunting like a pig & grinding its teeth. The bloody thing was nearly 80 cm long. Jees I hate them. Havent caught one for a long time but had a hook bitten off not long after this one so probably that was another. Did I mention that I hate them? 

 Any one else caught one lately?