ay fellas coming there next month fishing 2 days with shikari charters for sambos

im from SA and

down here for jigging for kings and tht we usally use a bimitwist attached to a wind on leader about 5 to 15 foot of 120-150lb. then jst a uni knot to the swivel then jig

now will this method be suitable for those big sambos

i have read on her bout all thes knots  liek the pr and gt knot used for attachin braid to normal leader.

if i use this tecnique wil i be safe with those big sambos ? or should learn the methods you'se all use there ? if yes what are they etc

thanks boys

Some shots of the boys (and girls) loaded up .

Im pretty new and just expanding my arsenal as you do. Ive been after something quite light for targeting bream, but also other light species whiting herring etc to have fun with, so i got my hands on a tierra 2500, but now im at a loss as to what rod to pair her up with. Hows a Pflueger Trion 2-4kg. In 6'6" or 7", whats the difference/benefits?

Is this set up any good?

cheers

Hey guys i have a 4.8m coast runner and looking at heading out to the west end barges on thursday hoping for someone to do abit of mission with leaving from hillarys  bright and early should be a good day any body keen

Cheers

Dane

Order of gear finally arived from america after who knows how long in customs.

Still waiting on my other custom molds to get here.

These are 3 inch long with a vey slim profile for finnesse fishing

Here is a few pics.

Yesterday morning I was snapper fishing out on PPB in Victoria. It was a little bumpy but the fishing was HOT!! 20 fish up to 4.5kg in 4 hours... However, my day took a turn for the worst when a run from a snapper perfectly coincided with the boat going up the swell.. as the rods were facing down towards the water the fish pulled my Daiwa Certate 3500HD with custom RCS spool and matching Daiwa Sol rod straight out of the rod holder and into the plonk.. never to be seen again. Too say I am shattered is an understatement. The drag was loose (maybe not loose enough :@) and I was fishing a snapper snatcher straight under the boat so I'm still a little confused as to how it all happened. God I loved that reel!! But atleast it didnt get stolen as a mate and me discussed on the way home...

Anyways, i'm interested to hear of any hard luck stories you guys have had in losing gear that you've loved.. Hopefully it will make me feel a little better. haha

P

just a shout out to the tinny fishos that may be interested in some convoy missions . looking for a few other tinny owners that may be interested in doing some night time trips for snapper sharks etc as its always better to travel in twos for safety reasons. i have the spots as ive been doing it for years all i ask is you dont hand the spots out to every one as these spots are very accesable and loaded with fish that i never see any one else fish . obviously wont be starting up again till dec 15 .also have a shack at wedge that i will be doing some weekend trips to wich your more than welcome to come along (no need for 4wd as i beach launch with a falcoon)  shoot us a pm if your interested

brenz

May i present The Pig, my new ride.

An upgrade on the tinnie, resplendent with 90hp 4 stroke grunt.

It was good to see some familiar faces around today and I had some fun.

So who went?

How did you go and did your plans work?

and what would you do differently next year?

Are the ambers still around ?

qualifying wasnt the best , but you never know. I hope Vettel helps him out if he can. cheers Pete

Hey fellas,

I was hoping to get some feedback on crays and their life cylce - eg, how they breed/migrate.

I thought that crays mainly stayed out in the depths (eg, during winter) then during the season they migrate into the shallows to breed, and then at the end of the season they return to depths.

However after reading one of Paul's posts he mentioned that they start off in close then move out?

Also - what the difference between the whites vs reds? Is a white just a cray that has shed its shell? And why do the whites have a run during the season - eg, when they load up on the back of the three mile before moving out?

Hopefully once I know a little more about their life cycle this will help when targeting them this season:)

cheers

Wayne

Gday got a few questions about my quintrex reef its got a 50hp tohatsu no trim tilt or electric start ive got the motor set/ tilted up as far as i can but the nose still wants to bury down  at full noise theres not much weight forward but i cant seem to figure it out any help would be good .Cheers

Saw the picture of the snake like thing taking Adams bait and some comment on "cut the line".  Back in South Africa we often hooked up with eels and the myth was to cut of all the line of that was in contact with the eel as no other fish would bite on that rig again. The eel tangles it up so badly that you kind of have to cut the line, no use of trying to untangle the mess.

What other myths do you know about?

So we finally decided it was time to join the boat club and get our first family boat (had a small one before the kids came along but have been without for 3 years now). The requirements were that it HAD to fit in the garage, had to have a cabin and shade for the girls, and had to have atleast enough room to fish 2 people. After looking around one of the only (if not the only) boat I could find with a cabin that would fit under the garage door was the Quicksilver Dominator 510. Did all the measurements and checked out the boat and after being confident it would fit (after having the trailer rollers lowered and flipping the jockey wheel up and dropping the front of the trailer down to get it under the door) we made the purchase! It's an 08 package with the 60 4stroke having done only 7 hours so basically new.

Picked it up on thursday and had to wait till sat morning to put it in the water for it's first run. Somehow we managed to get the family together and loaded up by 5:30am and we were on the water not long after 6am. Gotta love starting the motor up for the first time and motoring out of the point peron ramp. It was howling wind but we had a fun 2 hours catching a few squid and inking the new boat up before having to head home early due to kids party we had on mid morning. Didn't really get to test the boats capabilities out as we didn't go far but we were very happy with it's family suitability. A great compromise between family and fishing.

Also headed back out with a mate this morning and got to bounce through some of that easterly slop out from garden island and thought it handled great so feeling confident already that with some good weather I'll be out deep when the ban ends! Got onto some squid and a feed of whiting for dinner so another successful day. Still deciding on a name for the boat but if you see me out there say hi!

Hey guys.

I was asked a while ago how you use one of the iki jim spikes one squid so today i thought that i would show you. I took pics today so you know what im talking about. The main reason that you dispatch the squid is so that the tube doesnt tighten up so its in the best eating condition when you get around to clean it.

1). There is a lump on the squids head inbetween the eyes, put the spike there and push down. The head should turn white you know you've killed that part.

2). You then push the spike down one of the sides of the squid, if you look on the pics you can see where i mean. Half of the hood will turn white.

3). Then push the spike into the other side and it will turn white as well.

Then your left with a white squid that is in great condition to eat. One word of warning though is that it will release all of its ink every where. So what i do is do it in a spare bucket or container till all the ink is gone then into a bucket of water.

Hope this helps.

Cheers Danno

Hi guys,

I think the thread title is pretty self explanatory. For those who regularly chase big bream what size /brand of mainlines / leaders are you using?

I found a spot that is holding some very decent fish in a river somewhere. I had numerous bust offs on 8lb leader and 4lb fireline as a mainline.

Cheers,

Buschy

My mate caught this today out from Garden Island in 20m, never seen one before but it looks sort of familiar. Look like some sort of Sargent Baker?

Hey all

As most of you know i like to buy new jigs:) its an addiction i swear.

One jig that is sort of new to the market is the shimano Egiexile sephia squid jig by shimano. Yesturday i went into tackleworld to visit brenz and pick up a few jigs:P

I bought 5 new jigs 2 of the white clear ones, a brown, a pink and a orange.

I started in close with the 3.0 white one near the cliffs, I got one squid there then got bored so moved out to nailed a bigger one on the brown 3.5. The squid was so agro that it bit holes in my new jig .

I only caught 2 squid on them 2day because i was trying to use all my other ones but i realy like their looks and the way the sit in the water.

So if your a mad squider like me add one of these (or 2 or 3 or more) to your arsonary.

Cheers Danno

so my new thing is lookign up lures on ebay and drooling... look up rapala i want to buy them all.. does anyone else sit and dream? :P

Guys

Heading to Jurian mid week.  Wondering where you would put your crays pots at this time of the year (depth etc)? Also, I heard the Marina up there holds crabs, would it be worth talking up crabs nets?

Thanks for any advise you can offer.

I have just purchased and received a Tyrnos 50 from the US this week and was just looking for some good ideas for the perfect rod that will match the reel. I'm going to put some Daiwa braid on the reel and have a few ideas about the rod, but thought some of the members might own one and pass on their selection. With the US dollar at a good exchange rate at the moment I managed to pick the reel up for $350-00, which was an excellent buy if you look at current Australian prices.

Hi Guys,

I have seen a couple of boats at the ramp this year with radars on their hardtops

As I don’t have one and don’t know how they work

What exactly does the radar here in perth do eg..just to pinch peoples spots or for auto/pilot

Anyone here have one and what are they used for .

absolutely, 100% no arguments, completely worthy of a new thread, is

HOW AWESOME IS RODRATS NEW AVATAR!?

tip of the hat good sir. i pause every time you post.

Hey all,

as the Club Capricorn Shark bash is coming up soon i figured i would hit hillarys and find some buffys to stock up the freezer  with...

anywayz with a mate, matt (Fisherboy) and I went searching for new buffy territory! after scanning the water i found a very promising spot. after getting an ear ache from my mate consistently saying theres no fish, i had just hooked up and landed a buffy!!!

i started burleying up with some dough and along with the blowies came a SHIZ load of Zebra Fish and Buff Bream.

IN the end of 1 and a  half hours we had landed 15 fish, but only keeping 10, 1 buffy and 9 Zebbies!

we left them biting as we had to go...

we will return to "Secret Spot L"

ahaha

Hey guys wanting to do a trip to the montes anyone have any good charter suggestions?

gday all.

going fishing and camping down south next weekend and need to stop off in busselton on the way down to pick up a few bits and pieces. does anybody know of any campable spots close to the beach where the fishing isnt bad around the busselton area.

Cheers

Found this on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9dA1mxMrM

Big Tuna - Estimated up to 1000lb hitting surface lures.

Something to watch while the wind blows

2 questiond folks

1. im gonna be goin fishing either tonight or tommorow morning what do use think would be best

2. where would i be more likely to catch a fish hillaries or garrett rd bridge

and any tips would be much appreciated.

Hey guys went jigging today on nebraska charters. Went jigging in shallowish water close to rotto and got onto a few smaller sambos before heading out deep. We got deep and second drop i got hit hard followed by dreamtime(james) and now onto a double hook up of solid sambos. The sambos were tiring out and we could start to see colour before you guessed it.. we saw COLOUR haha sharked only metres before the boat. The sambo was a ripper would have easily been 40 plus kilo sambo and then same with james got sharked to another solid sambo. Will get pics of the half or more i got back big momma fulll of eggs devistating it was killed. Hanif got into some decent sambos to and boated them in one piece. His gf doing well with the jigging and hooking up on a few also. James jigged a tuna aswell with hanif getting one final sambo in the shallows and so then after that we headed in early, was blowin nutzz.