Apparently the State government has a new shark baitinv program and its deceptively simple - just give idiots skipper tickets.....

 Not sure if anyone here has used this trace, but I got a roll the other day and I think it's absolute crap. One of the hardest traces to tie rigs with. Won't be using this stuff again

 What a beautiful morning on the water. Three Dhuies - two were under size. Biggest one only 55 CM but caught on a 6 KG outfit on a size 1 hook.  The light rig was there to catch some wrasse to use as bait for a Dhuie. Thats fishing for you. Gave me a bloody good fight. The little hook had loged firmly in the fish's lip & took some manouvering to get it out. You wonder some times why you spend so much money on quality specialised gear.          

Hi all, Just wondering what online tackle site do use and recommend. I have only used Mo Tackle and Alpine Angler in the past with no issues. Are there better ones, not just looking for the cheapest, as reliability is security is also important. thanks

 Hey guys, I have been Demersal jigging outright for two years now, ( no bait on the boat ) have had a lot of ups and down with some amazing captures including 2 x 20kg dhuies in 2 drifts , best day ever, I seem to of had a bit of a dry spell of late with not a lot of fish being caught from our last few trips, yesterday I covered about 110 mile and fished nearly all my regular dhuie spots south of mandurah . Lots of them had really good signs of fish , better than normal but nothing biting, couldn't believe it. Starting to doubt myself and thinking I'm doing something wrong even though I'm still doing it the same way as I always have. First time in two years I thought to myself maybe I should take out one bait rod to improve my catch rate,I want to avoid this as I'm really enjoying just heading out with one light pe3 outfit and a wallet full of jigs but burning a lot of fuel and not putting any fish in the freezer is getting a bit frustrating. Let me quickly say that I don't fish to fill the freezer but a couple of nice fish every couple of trips makes it that much more rewarding, Anyone having the same issues or have discovered any new tips they want to share I would appreciate you letting me know 

G'day all, this is my first post. I'm planning a trip to Exmouth in June, but I've never been there at that particular time. What is the prevailing opinion on billfish and pelagic availability during that month. In addition when we've fished there in May, we've picked up a few decent sailfish on marlin lures. I've often wondered if they are bit of a "by-catch" as I think you'd get more sails on garfish than lures. Does anyone run more baits than lures for billfish generally up there, and if so do you get more sails, as opposed to the odd one on a lure.
Thanks in advance, John

 what's your opinions on the banax kaigen and the daiwa tanacom 1000?

 I am looking at buying a 4.5 to 5m tinny for the pilbara waters.  What would people recommend?  Looking at it being an all round boat for creeks and a little island work

Cheers

 I ordered stuff from "Star tackle" in singapore on feb 25th and march 3rd.........the parcel was not sent until march 27th.....one item was not available..........i had no contact from them...they put it in one parcel.......they owe me postage....when it came they sent me the wrong hooks which were cheaper and weaker......After repeated e mails to 

oh boy the mighty demons have their first win of the year , and just to make it sweeter its against caaaarrrrrlllton and mick malthouse , yes we will have a long hard season but this 1 is sweet

the big fisheries rib had a steering malfunction after launching at point peron this morning (they hadn't left the ramp before it failed) , so what do they do pull there boat into the shallow end of the ramp , which meant that nobody could use that ramp they blocked it up for a good 30 minutes , I suggested they move out deeper on the ramp so it could be used and they said "nope not doing it " as you could imagine it was as busy as could be down there this morning fisheries should not have been so selfish and hogging a whole ramp to themselves I have seen 4 boats tied up on a single ramp there every one being patient, its when things like what the fisheries did this morning tempers fray

 How did everyone go with today's great weather? I got a little dhu and had some problems with my outboard so headed back. :)

 Headed out today in absolute mint conditions, Did the usual and anchored up on a huge lump I found in the mid 20's. The deckie dropped his bait on the head of a 18kg Sambo that nearly tore the old boys arms off lol. Lots of Undersize Dhuies put no Pink which was disapointing. So headed out to the mid 30's and a good cray pot line Using my PE 2-4 Demon blood with has a Stella 500 paired to it it loaded up and took off. I could'nt get it off the bottom for about 5 mins and started to think it was a Shark. Slowly started to gain some ground when finally we saw the silver flash down below and the grin on my face grew. She was shot when she hit the surface but glad to get the net under her 11.8 kg oh caught on a Mulie. As we were doing this my other rod loaded up and another Banger at 5 kg. After that I managed two Pinkies at  10mm under grrr. But it we all had fun and some other big fish lost so frustration plus.

 I know that I have been posting a lot of threads lately but I am very keen on catching my first tailor and because its the school holidays I have all the time in the world to do it. I live very close to the mt Henry bridge and do have some 10g halco twisty's and will go whenever I need to.

Have heard that the best time for tailor fishing is at dusk, but will try to pick a change of tide close to dusk as well. Have a rod with a 15-30lb mono mainline I think (not sure) and am probably going put a 30lb leader on (this is the poundage that I have heard works best). Any suggestions on land based locations in the river?

lachie

 hi guys, there have been a cuple metro landbased tuna cought of woodies. i am going tommorow to rockingham jetty. is it good weather tommorow, tides ect. and i am going from 4:30 to 6:30. is that a good time? also it is hard to catch scalys at rockingham so could a live herring catch a tuna. thankyou

Just after suggestions for kids combos for an extremely excited 4 and 6 year old..

was looking at the tackleratz ugly stick combos but thought 4' might be too small for 6 yo???

thoughts guys??

 catching fish aNd getting paid to do it. A few photos from the last two trips

Thank goodness, every parents nightmare she has been found toddler Chloe Campbell's. 

Found huddled in a corner in the dark crying for mummy at the Childers show grounds.

 Hi all.

thinking of heading to Gero in the July school holidays. Taking 16 ft Ally, any words of wisdom would be appreciated. Don't need exact spots just a point in the right direction.

are the Macks still around in July?

thanks all in advance

 Fishing today a couple of k's off the cut(Mandurah),wound up a pinkie with a good size cobia following it up.It then hung around the boat for awhile.Do you usually see them down this far?

heading to SWB tomorrow if any one wants to tag along pm me or give me a call on 0418935456

 Snapped my graphite 9ft casting rod last weekend, spewing I loved that rod. Any recommendations.  Didn't want to spend more than $200. Will be matched with either slammer 560 or 360 depending on species and strong enough to throw 65gram metals for salmon down south. Cheers boys

 Hi guys, heading up to kalbarri on Sunday and just wondering if anyone has been up there in the last week or two, if so I was wondering what area the mackies are in because last year we just couldn't get on to them! Have tried the search function but can't find any recent mack reports. Also is it worth soaking a big bait at night around the river mouth or off some of the jettys for shovel nose,mullys,bull sharks ect?

cheers,

snapper_seeker

Hi,

Just got back from Exmouth and I have a question about a fish that we caught. We pulled it up in 190 metres of water out from Tantabiddi. Could someone please tell me what it is and if it is any good to eat.

Thanks,

Ken 

All she's now a Cat 5 and soon to hit. An interesting 24 hours for us to say the least. The Cooktown area is first cab off the rank so good luck to all.

 Hey guys looking at heading out befor sun rise tomorrow from woodman point, want to try and get some snapper. 

Any pointers? Cheers

Hi guys, I'm planning on heading out to the FADs tommorow to have a look around.

I heard that some of them are missing. Does anyone have up to date information on which ones are still out there?

It's a long way to go if they're not there...

G'day all , just a heads up over the next few weeks , if you catch a Tagged Salmon either take a photo of tag prior to release or Present Fish  at Clancys , First one gets $750 and two and three get goodie bags . 9 were tagged yesterday ( with one being eaten by a dolphin straight away!! , so only eight now) .

Good luck to all , play safe over Easter and respect your fellow Fisher and PLEASE Pick up your rubbish!

 Im heading to White Point next week for a night or 2. Never been there and don't know anyone that has.

A couple of questions I have are-

1. What are the tracks and beach like? Is it a hard 4x4 track or a nice easy 4x4? I don't mind either way but would be nice to know.

2. What is the beach like for fishing there? Are there lumps of reef there or all beach? Im guessing we will catch the same as most beaches like Salmon, Tailor, Herring, hopefully a shark.. Anything I should know about the fishing there? Gear to take..

Thanks in advance :)

Rob

 Looking like a pearler of a day on the water, maybe too nice with lack of drift. Will try it all, troll , burley up and bottom bounce. Finger's crossed ay boys.