So the weather is loking good for a thursday morning mission, and I am asking for a share in the wisdom to break my run of wrasse.

The tally is running at 2 trips out into the sound, 3 whiting, 1000 buttterys, about the same in wrasse and a northwester blowie.

Any info would be helpful, I'm either thinking of going down to cockburn or out from hillarys.

I also just got a HDS5 which hopefully will assist in finding some good ground. Boat is a 5.2cc

Have been using bait squid/prawns/mulies as well berley with cubed mulies

Well went out off ledge with a couple mates just before Chrissy after the ban to make up for the big snapper i had to put back that i got during the ban. Got a nice dhuie for Chrissy bbq, Nothing big but nice at 6-7 kg...

As we were fishing we seen what we thought was a big shark under the boat and it looks big on the sounter so i grabbed my go pro and stuck it over the edge of the boat and filmed under the water not knowing what i was capturing. We were in 25 meters of water with no real structure around showing on the shownder, pretty flat bottom.
Here is the video..... Im thinking Sambo's or Amberjack. Watch the video in HD. Pause and let load and open full sceen to see better....

http://youtu.be/H1N5-sxl1TQ

Click link ^^^

Hello all,

In the planning stages for a trip up to Exy in the new year and would like to try some metal jigs in deepish water (100m).  Have used a few small jigs for Perth demersals but need some heavier gear to reach bottom fast.

Traditionally we use bait but I'm sure jigs will gain plenty of interest out there.  Are there any favourite jig shapes for this type of work?  I assume the long slender jigs work better by less flutter and getting down quicker.

I have done some  jigging for sambos at Rotto using the knife jigs but that was dropping jigs into an aquarium - not long for a hook up.  Do you just have one hook up the nose end of the jig connected to kevlar type material?   

Thanks in advance

Chris

Ok who has or what has taken all the blowfish from the Mandurah estuary.

I've just got back from trying to dab a few prawns in the shallows and for the first time I have only seen two blowies.
Normally you have this big brown cloud following you around and even coming up and bitting the hairs on your legs.
The two blowies I did see tonight at first look looked as though some one had put a ring on their tail (just as you do sheep) so I netted one and found no there was no ring or fishing line or whatever the tail had just wasted away just behind the body.
The tail of the blowie was very very thin and it looked like the fish was starving and wasting away (both blowies looked the same)
My question is has anybody else noticed this deformity on the blowies, and what appears to be a massive reduction in their numbers in the estuary, not that I'm complaining about the drop in numbers mind you.
If anybody has been fishing with bait in the estuary (a near impossible task) I would be most interested to hear if you have observed a significant drop in blowie numbers.

 Great way to see in then few year join us for a full days fishing for $250 you receive Brecky roll, BBQ lunch, cool drinks and water as well as fishing gear and bait. 

Please call if you are interested. 

 For you guys up around Ktown and Port Headland, stay safe, keep your heads down and have some bloody good luck, we are thinking of you down here while you get belted by Christine.

cheers

Dale

I took the old man out early this morning for some crabbing, we headed out from pt walter at around 5:35am and got to the deep water at the coombe. We got our first five ready then dropped and as we pulled up on a mooring to ready the other five pots, boats came from everywhere.  We dropped our other five in and went around to check the pots.  First pot nothing, second pot had us the first good male by 6:17am. From then on it was kinda slow, we got 10 in total by 11 with some tailor trolling in between.  There was not much happening on the sounder, but we hit a spot that has produced in the past and I was just telling my old man how quiet it was on the sounder, when a single blob appeared and I said heres the first show and he was on.  Short fight later and he boated a 34cm tailor that bit me on the right index finger after hooking and trying to measure.

All in all a good morning with the old man, home by 12 and crabs cooked and cooling now for dinner tonight!

Anyone else having any luck? We were using half mullet/tailor baits in 17-20mts at the coombe. I havent been able to get down to a decent tackle store to get tuna heads yet, maybe for the next trip.

Pic: Old man with first crab of the day

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/20533423/family-photo-captures-shark-lurking-just-feet-from-family/

Enough for a dack packing experience. Looks a little dolphin ish though.

 just wondering what the best speed is to do some trolling around the reefs near warnbro sound?  also the best rig set up etc  :)

 hi guys, looking to catch my first redfin with me son would love to go today where would i be able to catch them and not have to travel too far.

also what is the best bait to catch them on ?

thank you.

Hi All
Can any body give me a heads up on what is being caught at the moment on the two artificial reefs down dunno way.
Thanks

 Any ideas within 2.5hrs of the city north or south don't really care hopefully tailor /mulloway/sharks whiting /herring and lots of coldies forgot to mention we have 4x4

 hey guys im looking for any type of deckhand work, im available 24/7. I have worked on fishing charters since i was 15. Thanks guys

If you see a balloon in the air, You know that some guys as got a line out from the beach

I have had one clown go to the balloon and look at the bait skipping and them motor in the the beach to see what gear in was running from the beach

Some guys drive over my line But 99% go around [thank you]

I now try to fish close to moore river which is well out the way from boat ramps and boats

So what iam tryin to say is drive around guys

Cheers sherbie

I posted a few weeks back looking for tips about Albany but looks like everyone out boating. So thought I would try again.

I am going to Albany for a couple of weeks (January/Feb). I have a Ally 6.1 Quintrex. Will be staying at Emu Point. Want to do some fishing with son and hopefully find some reasonable ground. Never fished this area before so any general tips - dangers to watch for - what to expect etc will be really appreciated.

Plus would appreciate anyone who may be kind enough to give a few general tips which direction to head and depth to be in to get to reasonable deepsea fishing ground etc. Will be launching from Emu Point mostly unless I get other suggestions. PM me if you would rather keep it off the forum.

Also appreciate any advice for in close fishing like squid, KGs and crabs etc.

Has anyone used the monster mesh rods? Are they any good for jigging and bottom bouncing as I've heard that they can break easily when fighting big fish and aren't worth the $200.

 Hi guys,  I'm looking for someone who planned to go fishing on boat the next days coming, i'm keen to share every charges. Got all my gears ready!!

Thanks.

Im staying on a boat from the 13th-17th of January, is there much happening in the Mandurah Estuary? Is it worth bringing many crab pots? 

Cheers guys!

 Hi guys, has anyone used or hear of this site before? 

http://www.thebigfishstore.com/.  

 Anyone know of the above SOR as I need a new T-Top fabricated up for my Ocean Whaler as the alloy one has snapped "again" for the 3rd time in less than a year. I also want to replace the existing boarding ladder at the same time? Suggestions please?

Looking for a rod to cast light lures a long distance at whiting, bream etc. specs- about 7', 1-3kg or less, roughly 1-7 gram cast weight. Preferably less than $200 but may go $250 if its worth it. Is there one rod that can be used for soft plastics, crank baits and stick baits? If not hard body rod prefered over soft plastic. Some options i found were daiwa air edge, samaki zing extreme, pfleuger patriatch xtr but dont know what lure type theyre suited to. Any rod suggestions, reviews, advice on lure types for certain rods and your experience with sp and hb rods is greatly appreciated. Thanks

Here is the latest build.

The blank is a MHX S842. 7 foot 1 piece 2 to 4 kg. They come with a limited lifetime warranty.

I used a mahogony wood reel seat that I think looks quite sexy and Fuji 'K' guides. 1 double leg stripper guide and the rest single legs with a silicon carbide tip.

The pattern is  what I call a 'shooting star'. Bound with 'A' grade, Metallic blue, Metallic silver, NCP royal blue and black.

Just need to muck around with the cork a bit now to get it a bit better and get a better camera for close up pics.

Happy fishing...

 A quick report! Well after humming and harring whether to put the boat in yesterday we finally decided to drop her in to check the pots,but with a couple of back up rods just in casey ;) So out for a pot check with wind blowing it's guts out we hit the first pot to find it had been smashed by a seal. Second and third pot yayy 10 crays. So happy chappies,while doing these it was pissing with rain and wind but I could see it was just a small front. When it passed the wind dropped right off so off we went for a fish. First drop on my baby outfit a Dhuie, two mins later another. Out a little wider with the deckie getting a double header undersize Dhuie and the nice Pinky. The were some pretty envoius guys back at the ramp who had thrown in the towel deciding not to head out at all, ha ha who dares wins!

Went out tonight and caught five over50cm tailor on sun set. Just using weighted mules on gangs.

About seven other tailor were landed at the same time.

It seemed that the school were chasing a smaller school of flying fish.

Not many squid or trumps around at the moment but there is still much herring to be shared around.

I also saw a striped tuna get landed last night which was good for a change up.

hi guys, im starting to get into spearfishing and freediving, have some fins and working on my breathhold.; Now im looking for a gun around $150. So far been looking at a mares railgun 110cm I think, for 140. Been looking all over the net and at adreno but cant decide on a good gun. going to be mainly using it from shore and off rotto occasionaly. I wouldn't mind a nice 2nd hand gun but cant find any on gumtree.

Thanks guys, any help greatly appreciated.

 To say this year has been poor on the fishing front would be an understatement. I would bank on 100-200 hours a year on the boat but this year was 10. That said with the old man over for his first Xmas with us in 10 years I was determined to get out on any good days we had. Headed off from Mindarie on the 23rd along with half of perth. Bit slow early and where boats all over every bit of ground I had marked. Decided to head out wide and check out some very old marks on the way (at least 5 years). First drift resulted in a nice baldy which went into the esky. Next drift and I felt the tell tale picking of a small pinky. Hooked up and was about to give it to my young fella when it got thumped. I figured from the first run it was a damn sambo, but after a while I called it for a good dhuie. After a very gentle fight on pe2 up he popped. 18kg on the nose and a new PB for me. Stoked! Next drift I let the young fella use my rod figuring we would be lucky to getuch else - wrong. After another 15 minutes of the young bloke struggling to get line up popped a nice 14kg model to top of a cracker morning. She released well as they are all full of roe at the moment and we had too much with the big bloke. Back home by 11:30, fresh fish for Xmas eve and happy days. Nice having all three generations sharing a great day on the water doing what we all love .

 well finally on holidays, picked up my new rod a fallings special pro type ML, amazing rod absolutly loved it,

headed out wide with dan and roycie , 1st cple marks were very quiet fish showing but not hungry, ventured out deeper and with dan saying "put me on some bass " that was the challenge, sounded over some new ground showing plenty of action, so bombs away, 

as soon as the lead hit the bottom both lads were on, roycie with a corker puka , and yes dan was pinned down in the corner , battling some heavy weight, and managing to surface a dble header bass , yeoww!! we managed another 2 puka and 1 blueeye, completing our bag, very happy crew :-) thanks boys for a great day!

I caught 4 of these sharks in 298mtr,s of water the other day,they were all succsefully released they had 3 rows of small teeth and were only 40cm long big green eyes and very long nose,slighty grey on top and grey on top main dorsal fin had white tip on it and tail fin had black tip on it they were obviously only pups but just interested if anyone can identify them for me as I have fished these depths for a few years now and hav,nt seen anything like them,cheers.

Blue eye from last week .happy for the first on my boat.

Me? I got a 100 litre Frostbite mackerel esky (will go well at Monkey Mia and Steep Point); a voucher at a local tackle shop (not one of the site sponsors I think, so I won't give them a plug); and from the young un's a packet of squid jigs and a tackle tray...

How'd everyone else go?