Fishing Discussion
Spots available GT charter on 27 March in Bali
Submitted by VaSSagO on Sun, 2014-03-23 18:07Out with Adhek Sports Fishing
Gear (stellas etc) and lunch provided
PM me if you are interested
Check out the trip photos to get an idea of the trip
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Feeding frenzy
Submitted by alfred on Sun, 2014-03-23 17:24I haven't wet a line for some time, but I sure was tempted today.
I was on the beach between Ocean Reef and Burns Beach and there was this huge feeding frenzy going on, bait fish jumping all over and some of the biggest splashes I have seen for a long time. It was a good way out but the hits were as clear as day. Went on for over 20 minutes at 4pm this arvo.
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Exmouth house to rent
Submitted by MUSTANG 2250 on Sun, 2014-03-23 11:59Does any members have a house or even a shed with toilet and shower they would like to rent out for the next 2-3 months I have just picked up some work in town but am now struggling to find accommodation for me and my family we also have a medium sized dog with us who lives outside and is totally house trained and is really well behaved
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new toys for abrolhos trip
Submitted by SHUT IT DOWN on Sun, 2014-03-23 10:53pretty happy with my new toys
Monster mesh max oh300,


saltiga ld40 spooled with 80lb
Monster mesh max oh200, saltiga id20 spooled with 30lb
Castledare monster
Submitted by lachieH on Sat, 2014-03-22 21:47Hi. Down at castledare today. Caught many bream but something strange happened. Dropping a line down and a very large fish was stalking the bottom. Every time we had the humongous bites of this the bream went off the bite. Managed to hook it on the line and wash pulling so hard that the drag was moving out very easily (I cannot even move the line a bit). Strange thing is that the rod was not pulling like a struggling fish either.
this was all on the grassed areas at castledare railway. It snapped about 5 lines of 6lb fluorocarbon leader. Does anybody know what this May have been?
lachie.
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rods position when underway
Submitted by unhurry on Sat, 2014-03-22 21:37Hey guys, any constructive comments appreciated:
I will be undertaking an 800km trip with the boat undertow. Because (on a previous trip) I had two rods suffer amputation of the tips by whatever rolling onto them in the trialer I intend, this time, to traqvel with the rods erecr in the rod holders ( at stern of boat).
Now, as I do not see many rigs towed over long distance with the rods erect like this I must wonder "what am I missing?". The only negative I can think of is a stray bird missile damaging the rods but I would appreciate any other points that I have not considered.
Thanks!
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Sydney perfect storm?
Submitted by Adam Gallash on Sat, 2014-03-22 16:21saw this link from the other week.
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shark trace
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2014-03-22 15:54hi guys i have just finished making a shark rig but i dont know how long the whole rig has to be. i will be targeting 2 to 2.5m sharks. i havent cut the wire yet. does anyone know how long it has to be to survive tail whips and other stuff?
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Trolling
Submitted by Marshy on Sat, 2014-03-22 13:40After a bit of advise about trolling have purchased a 30kg rod and over head reel. I have a 19ft baron half cab with a Suzuki 115hp 4 stroke, would like to no we're I could start trolling around the perth area what lures to use and how fast to operate the boat and any other tips would be great.
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spinfisher
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2014-03-22 10:13hi guys,what would be a better reel out of the spinfisher v 95000 or spinfisher ssm 950
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few random past pics
Submitted by caughtup on Sat, 2014-03-22 00:31a few photos from the past, love the steep point one!
Advice on trip.
Submitted by Dazza1611 on Fri, 2014-03-21 20:54Hi all.
early April I am heading North for work, I don't have much time but will be staying in Carnarvon 1 afternoon/night and Exmouth 1 afternoon/night.
was hoping to get a couple of ideas as to where to fish Land based unfortunately.
Split rings on lures
Submitted by Sunburntfeet on Fri, 2014-03-21 20:17Why the hell do lures come with split rings on the tie point of lures? Annoys the shit out of me. If you can't tie a loop knot, learn how to! Instead of a split ring they should have a 'how to tie a loop knot' card. Pretty sure a bit of paper should be cheaper than an under sized key ring!
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Braid
Submitted by jgibson on Fri, 2014-03-21 19:12Hi guys just wondering what everyones thoughts are on Dawia Saltiga Hyper PE 8 Braid + SI
Anybody used it?? and if so, good reports or bad??
Cheers for any reply
Offshore bait gathering
Submitted by big john on Fri, 2014-03-21 19:10Just wondering if anyone has bothered dropping small sabiki's into those offshore schools which are popping up on sounder screens a fair bit at the moment. Keen to secure some fresh bait but i've never tried it myself (yet).
Any tips would be appreciated.
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landbase fishing beside Atwell
Submitted by hummeldoddy on Fri, 2014-03-21 13:44Gents
I have just moved to Atwell from South Perth.
Can anyone advise on any good spots to go fishing off the beach round this area?
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Advice on combo for light jigging
Submitted by Aaron_Moses95 on Fri, 2014-03-21 12:37Hey guys, Have not been on here for a while, I was thinking of getting into some jigging for small species like skippy and baby sambos and was after some advice on what gear to look for . Need a reel to fish about 8lb braid and possibly under $250. Rod I have no clue. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Cheers Aaron
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eshed tonight
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2014-03-21 11:14hi guys, is anyone going to eshed tonight for some mulloway, if so what time.
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Crays in pots
Submitted by Ol Tom on Fri, 2014-03-21 08:29With the crays being in shallow at the moment, wondering if they are hungry yet and getting in the pots???
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Torpedo rocks boat ramp
Submitted by beachsoul on Fri, 2014-03-21 08:14Just wondering whether anyone has used this ramp. I was down there the other day and initially I thought it looked like a easy launch but then I noticed the slime particularly on the Western side of the ramp. Has this caused anyone problems in the past. The East side looks less slimey. I will only be launching a dinghy but may be single handed
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Ledge Point Members
Submitted by Piggy on Thu, 2014-03-20 21:09Hi fishos,
Looking for any fishwrecked members that may be from Ledge Point.... I wanted to pick your brain!!
I have recently bought a house in Ledge (By recent I mean a year ago) and I have yet to take my boat out up there, but I am planning on taking it up at easter. I have been down to the beach when some locals have pulled their boats out, some skull drag the boat up the beach and some just back the trailer down in the water with their tractor and drive the boat on and drive out.....
My question is how easy is it lauching and retrieving there at the moment? I have a 6.7 barcrusher and have a tractor at the house and wanted to know if its necessary to have to skull drag it up the beach first or will I get away with backing the trailer in the water and driving the boat on?
Also if anyone cares to share if they are getting many crays at the moment? And whats the fishing been like?
Theres a fair few questions but was hoping a local could assist!
Cheers in advance!!
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Mandurah Crab festival
Submitted by Oracle on Thu, 2014-03-20 19:07howdy all,
The crab festival has just come and gone, but do the crabs come from Mandurah? Does this mean there's bugger all left? 100,000 people eat a heck of a lot of crab
Also, with the rains about to fall, the river usually shuts down. What about Mandurah and the sound?
cheers
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Just some photos
Submitted by Timmo on Thu, 2014-03-20 13:19Its been a while so thought I would throw some random photos up. Could have posted a sheeeet load more but just never bothered to take photos dunno why...
Swan river tailor
Two rocks pinky
2 rocks KG my first at 58cm
pink
flatty
cooked flatty
sounder
15min off scabs
chilli mussels
chilli crab
cray on line
little tailor
mixed bag Cervantes
one fast bali boat
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Braid
Submitted by psion on Thu, 2014-03-20 13:04what would cause Braid to weaken
Hi folks
I bought a talica 12 II and got the shop to spooled it with 600m of YGK PE 5 braid.
My reels drag is : strike 19 Lbs, full 39Lbs.
I've now lost 4 fish due to line breakage. I though it was my Knot, then I check the eyes of my rod.
Finally I went to the beach with my daughter and tested it. It seems to be only in certain areas. I set the drag to the minimum and walk back, with 60-100m of line out I slowly tightened the drag and pulled. it tends to snap just over the strike drag setting. (one snapped as I was starting to pull) 3 trys, 3 breakages, at differnet lengths, but none at the knots.
I'm going to replace the braid but don't want the same to happen (fairly expensive exercise).
Could the braid get damaged when it's wound on? (through heat, friction).
would the more expensive (therefore, thinner braids), be more likely to be affected?
my "ebay special" braid is still going strong, and I've had it the longest?
cheers
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Break In & enters \ Fraud thoughts?
Submitted by nico on Thu, 2014-03-20 10:19Hi Guys
You would have to be Crazy at the moment to buy a Reel advertised on any forum, 2nd hand site or face book, with no receipt unused, no box in new condition.With the Black market hot and flooded with high end gear of late from all the break & enters not to mention the unknown fraud,i would be thinking this is being looked at by WA Police i imagine.
I guess though if some one does buy one of these reels on the black market its a gamble if you get caught or notor your just that dumb to not think they are stolen.If the original thief is caught and ends up in Jail for Fraud or Theft is he going to pass on the info of the person-people whom help sell the products and the buyers, if he doesnt then the feds will go through there phone accounts and messages forum accounts and proceed to find the reels or rods and retreive stolen property.Just a thought Buyer Beware i say.
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Augusta
Submitted by Bart88 on Thu, 2014-03-20 09:40Hey guys new to the page and heading down to Augusta this weekend what's biting and any tips
cheers
Bart
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travel rods
Submitted by Shark1 on Thu, 2014-03-20 08:40any ideas on a travel rod which can handle maccies, wahoo etc. preferably in o/head
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new reel for set baits
Submitted by caughtup on Thu, 2014-03-20 06:38just curious to know whats a good reel to use for setting out big baits, i heard the fin-nor offshore is reliable with a high drag pressure & can hold alot of line. also what rod would suit it?
i was interested in the sneider glass and ozflex brands in a 15ft one peice size.
any info would b widely appreciated
cheers, caughtup
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South Coast Tuna
Submitted by Jaaayoo on Thu, 2014-03-20 03:16G'day all. Long time, first time.
Shortly returning to WA after an extended period in the Eastern states mainly Victoria, where one of the prime fisheries was the annual run of SBT out of towns like Portland and Port Mac SA. A quick glance at the map shows the shelf running along Albany at about the same distances. Pretty sure that these tuna migrate all along the Southern Ocean
does that mean the south coast WA gets these same fish. I really haven't heard anything from over here. Anyone?
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