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Weekend Fishing

Hey all,

just wanting to know how every one went this weekend be it landbased or boat.

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I went to hillarys yesterday at 12 and not a touch. comes 4 O' clock and landed 9 Zebra fish a 3 Buff bream all over 1kg. used a medium sized buff bream with its head cut off and tail cut off aswell as being stabbed several times to get some blood going. not a touch until 6 O' Clock when i had a 15 second run with some thing at around 20kg either ray but it has quite strong headshakes. unfortunately it spat the bait.

 

Cheers,

Eric


First Dhu

Finally got my first dhuie today! went 89cm and 11 kg bled and gutted. also had another first with a striped tuna caught on mcarthy sp.


hill river questions

hi guys can anybody tell me if you can catch black bream in hill river and if so what size.cheers


Picture resize

If someone emails you a small picture, how do you make it bigger(my resizer only makes pictures smaller not bigger) cheers Pete


heading out to ocean reef

mate and i going to pull an all nighter around ocean reef area , any decent fish been caught there lately?( targeting mullas) , any tips for big fish there ? will let use know how we go . cheers.


ocean reef vs mindarie vs hillarys?

hey guy what do u think is better for soft plastics fishing were would i have the biggest chance of getting fish?

any help would be appreciated even other decent spots in the metro area

 

cheers matt


True Fisherman

Only a true fisherman will find ways to fish in any body of water.


Rare Metro LB Capture!!!

Picked this up tonight at a secret metro spot! (released of course)

Tongue out


woodies boat ramp

hey guys havent been out from woodies since they did all the upgrades and was just wondering if its still free to park or if you have to pay now? dont want to get there in the morning with no coins if needed!!


Garmin Etrex H handheld GPS advice

Hi,

I have a small budget and was wondering if this unit would be ok to use behing Garden Island ECT.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8705&ra=true


regalvinig of my trailer

before and after shots.

it helps putting the boat back on when you have something like this? (my hiab/transport bussisness)

 

 

 

 

 

 


garden island /carnac

hi guys i was thinking of doing some night fishing behind garden island or carnac can anyone tell me whats out there and how far from the islands is best to fish as i hav'nt been fishing there before and what fish are out there at night or sunrise all help appreciated thanks



Rod Choice For Shimano Torium 30

hEY  after purchasing my Torium 30 today spooled with nearly 400 metres of 50 pound whiplash braid . I need a rod now to suite it. I have hardly any ideas for a rod obviously nothing mega exspensive , but something decent 100 - 230 dollars . ALL and any suggestions are welcome and apprecaited thank you hopefully im not annoying anyone thank you.


heading out from bunbury tomorrow, any advice/help

heading out of Bunbury tomorrow for the 1st time, conditions look good with light winds and 1.5m swell. Anything I should look out for? Not sure whether to drift or anchor and burley up??

Thanks on any advice:)


Weekend fishing?

I see the weather is quite nice for Perth and the south for the weekend, whats everyone getting up to?

Not so special up here in Exmouth, might get out for a mud crab tomorrow, but apart from that the August winds are starting. :(


Outrageous

This is a crock!!!  I cant believe politicians make these outrageous unfounded comments which are nothing but scaremongering and they get away with it. GRRRR

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/election/bob-brown-wants-us-to-stop-fishing-but-his-research-is-flawed/story-fn5zm695-1225904672738


Eating Quality of Long Nosed Emperor?

Are Long Nosed Emperor any good to eat? We caught some last trip up north, the fillets look good, but haven't tried it yet.

I need to know if i should keep it for myself or give it to the mother-in-law?Laughing


Help with rod choice for Stella 1000FD

Hi fishwrecked members,

Ive decided to bite the bullet and purchase a Shimano Stella 1000FD and im having a few problems deciding on a rod to match with the reel. Ill be fishing 2-4lb braid and casting weights from 1-9grams. Any ideas or information on this topic would be great.

Cheers Matt


Fridays Funnys

 

Enjoy Smile


campfires on the beach?

was thinking how well a camp fire would go with an overnight fishing trip in winter. Is this allowed anywhere and if so how far out of perth would it have to be? I plan on getting an old webber bbq putting it on the sand and having the fire in this so im able to take all the mess away with me. Any chance of getting away with that?

cheers


fishing woodies

hay guys im heading out to woodies early sat morning is there any good reports about?


torium 50 braid compacity ?

just bought a shimano torium 50 and i just wanted to know how many meters of 80lb braid (pe 6 ) it would fit on

im looking at saltiga braid 80lb, but i am open to any other types of good braids ?


Rail mount rod holders

Hey guys, I am getting rails on my new boat and need some advice regarding stainless, rail mounted rod holders.

I saw the system that Paul Worsteling had on the stabicraft, in the I Fish series, and was wondering if any of you blokes had a similar or alternate idea.

 


Anyone Brought Fishing Gear Of EBAY ?

Hi just curious if anyone has brought any fishing gear of ebay before and if they have had any problems or has it just been smooth sailing ? cheers


torium 30 or saltist 50

Im stuck between the two although im leaning towards the torium 30 . what do you guys think . cheers


Extra northern metro meeting on demersal catch allocations Thursday 12th

Recreational fishers in Perth’s northern suburbs will have a chance to be briefed and provide feedback, on catch share allocations for West Coast demersal scalefish, at an additional metropolitan meeting this Thursday.


The Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee (IFAAC) has developed recommendations on sharing these valuable community resources.


Due to public demand, Recfishwest is chairing an extra meeting to provide feedback to the independent advisory committee on its draft allocation report.


This week’s public meeting will be held at the Department of Fisheries complex at 39 Northside Drive Hillarys from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday (12 August 2010).


The issues are complex and interested parties are urged to attend the meeting. There will be time for questions to be answered.


WA’s West Coast Bioregion extends from north of Kalbarri to east of Augusta and there are about 200 species, including some of the State’s most iconic finfish, which are subject to a range of management rules to ensure sustainability of the stocks.


Meetings have already been held in the metropolitan area and regional centres in the bioregion to discuss how IFAAC has proposed to allocate species, such as dhufish, pink snapper and baldchin groper, between the commercial and recreational fishing sectors.


The WA Fishing Industry Council has the task of conducting separate meetings for the commercial sector, to seek their input on the proposed allocation.


IFAAC has proposed two-thirds of the resource be allocated to the commercial sector and one third to recreational fishers.


There are additional recommendations to ensure the dhufish take does not increase beyond historical proportions for the sectors.


The committee is inviting interested parties to take the opportunity to lodge formal responses by 30 September 2010.


Copies of the consultation paper (Integrated Fisheries Management Draft Allocation Report – West Coast Demersal Scalefish – FMP 237) will be available at Thursday's meeting, or it can be downloaded from Fisheries’ website at www.fish.wa.gov.au. Look for the Integrated Fisheries Management tab on the home page menu.
Department of Fisheries Media Release August 10th 2010


2010 New SALTIGA 4500, 5000, 4500H, 5000H

I want one.

 

If i start saving now, the dream will become a 'Christmas present to myself ' reality, haha.

 

http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/product_info/language/en/products_id/12253

 


***URGENT*** suzuki vs mercury

all,

 

with the boat show in full swing, i have narrowed down my engine choice to 2 dealers, that have both come in for around the same price (for a new 115hp 4 stroke)

 

what i need to know is, who has owned a suzuki 4 stroke, AND/OR a mercury 4 stroke, and the pros and cons of each.

 

i dont want to hear how good someones honda, etec, mariner, yammy, johnson, etc, is, as they are not an option for me now. I know this has been covered on the forums before, and i have searched the topics here, and on other sites, but none are specific to these 2 motors only.

 

i would like opinions asap, as i want to wrap it up today or tommorrow.

 

cheers in advance.


Your Fishing Dream?

My idea fishing dream if i won lotto would be popping for GTs and Tuna using and buying cheapish gear(0-$250) and pushing it to its limits and try to land the fish of a lifetime, i have more fun watching the gear explode(hopefully no injuries Laughing), as you might gathered im a person who doesnt believe in speding big $$$ to catch fish, it should be all about fun. WHATS YOUR FISHING DREAM???

Cheers

Alex