Another awesome day out on the water fishing. If anyone is in Jurien Bay atm the boat is due to come in at about 1pm at the marina. Will be landing at the pontoon for anyone that wants to come on down and have a look at the days catch.

I just got told that they boated out again. Will post pics up later when the boys land.

It's amazing that the forecast for today was for thunder and windy a few days ago, yet today it is beautiful. Couldn't have asked for a better day.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/15716185/headless-tiger-shark-washes-up-at-cott/

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/headless-tiger-shark-found-at-cottesloe-beach-groyne/story-e6frg13u-1226544079643

Hi folks.

I will be travelling on my own from the uk to exmouth in May 2013 for 2 weeks of land based fishing. As I will be on my own I am trying to keep the cost of my accommodation down. I would prefer a room of my own to store all my kit in. So far it looks like the potshot resort is the best option, but it has some bad reviews about how noisy the rooms are because the bar is so close. Can anyone comment or give any other suggestions?

Thanks, Tim

 Can anyone please give some insight as to what are the best soft plastics to use for flathead (swan river) and what sort of rig is required to get them. I'm thinking just a jig head but not sure what size hook. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 

Anyone have any ideas on how to isolate a single battery, just need to stop the kids in the street playing with the switches ect and running the battery flat.

Stayed at rotto last night. First people to the basin for a swim. As i was standing in the middle of the open sandy area a little occy decided to come take shelter around my legs. Wasnt untill it was less than a foot away i realised what type of occy it was WTF!!!! Lucky i had the go pro and got some killa footage. Here are a few screen prints of the video. I was so lucky no to be bitten. Enough venom to kill 25 adults apparently.
We told the right people and they did what the could to get rid of it or shoo it away...
Before it got angry..

Untitled by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr

Hates the camera

blur ring by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr

Untitled2 by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr

 hey guys,,, gotta a bit of a dilemma atm,, i have a lemax president royal,12ft graphit rod,,rated to 60lb,, ive been running a spheros 8000 with 40lb with it,,pretty good combo,,however the pheros is gunna become a spare and im looking for a new reel to suit,,,, the rod itself has heaps of grunt but in saying that is quite flicky,,,id like something i can use to flick lures off rocks and beach(so nothing massive n heavy) but something that im able to soak a big bait with confidence,,,, was thinking daiwa saltist 4500,, or fj stradic 8000,,, dunnoooooo!!

if anyones got that rod id love to know what ur runniong on it and just anyones general opinion,,, budget to 400issshhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,,ahahah

thanks in advance,,,,,,,,,ben

Howdy and merry xmas to everyone

I have a question about the snapper ban. i am going to take my dad fishing tomoz, am just wondering can we keep a snapper IF we catch one on the 5 fathom behind covo reef or is this still a no catch zone because its in warnbro sound. any info would be great as he is coming up from northam today. i dont want to do the wrong thing. we have a 4.5m ally runabout so i dont go much further out than that, but would like to catch him a feed.

                                                             cheers

                                                              dakka

I have just looked at the sea surface temperature forecast for the next week and for obvious reasons it really cranks up!! Should be good to get the Pelagics going for the next few months!! I'm hanging out for some landbased spaniards!!!

http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/forecasts/idyoc10.shtml?region=10&forecast=1#

I'm looking for information on landbased shark fishing. What rigs and what pound wire? Basically I want to know everything to do with the terminal tackle side of it. I have the rods, reels, line etc but I need to know what pound wire and mono top shot (if necessary) What size hooks, What type of hooks, crimps and everything else I will need to make shark rigs. Any information on what I will need to make shark rigs and stuff is appreciated! :)

 G,Day guys, looking for some advice as to what battery I need to run a Miya Epoch CX5. Boat runs twin battery set up but am preferring to run the reel off an independant source.

Do I need  a deep cycle battery or a car battery or is there a specific battery pack that is designed for the purpose ? How many hours would I reasonably expect to get out of a battery. I also assume that I simply need to whack it onto a charger to make sure it is topped up and ready for use.

Any advice appreciated.

cheers

 Heading up to lucky bay camping for new yyears looks like the weather will be ok for the first couple of days at lleast anyone got any fishing spot tips or the best way to get in there never been up there before

cheers 

dan

 G'day all chasing a new fusion ip 600 iPod compatible stereo just wondering who's either got one for sale or who's the cheapest around to buy I'm only in Perth until the 7th or 8th so hopefully pick one up before then.

Cheers Carry

 How many bloody Sargent bakers are around at present!!

bodie and I went out on Monday for a fish and I was constantly catching double headers of them.

the diving guys on here may know better, is it a sign we are on the wrong ground for Dhuies and baldies ect? Or is there just plague numbers of them at this time of year?

i know they make good Dhuie bait but it would be nice to catch something other than bloody Sargent bakers for the day. They were even eating their own brothers they were that hungry!

our theory is that because of the number of them around our baits then the good fish don't get a chance to have a go at the baits?

so the question is, does anyone else have the same issue at the moment??

scano

very keen fisherman but still trying to get the elusive mahi mahi. any one know off any around the fads. if so which one and was sort of lures/baits you use for them

cheers

A Merry Christmas to all. Hope you have a great day.

Im home in Perth for the holidays from Hedland. Normally I dont fish in the metro areas as Ive been spoilt by whats in the Pilbara. But Im itching to wet a line. Does anyone or will anyone tell me some spots where I can go bother the bream. Im strictly catch and release. No need to give away your secrect spots. I just want to kill some time and have a bit of fun.

Thanks in advance for any contributions.

Have now completed the tree change to Pingelly. Loving Xmas day here. Nice cool house, spa and lots of room for the dog to run. Chooks are happy and about to start laying. Sorry I've been a bit quiet but it's been a busy time with the move. It shouldn't be long before I pack the swag and head to the coast.

I hope you all have a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

 wishing every fishwreckers plus families etc a merry christmas and a happy ,safe new 2013 year wherever you all are from my family to all of you

 Have a friend overseas who wants a shark tooth. Anyone got any for sale? Real ones that is. Dont know if its illegal or not but yeh if u can help PM me plzz

Started off with a great night cruising through the canals seeing all the houses done up with the lights and hundreds of boats, some of them with no nav lights. But that's ok, that's where the fun stopped! Back out in the estuary about 8.30pm and heading back to Mary Street lagoon boat ramp, with all the nav lights on. And f##k ME this dickhead in a massive boat and it was called DISTRACTED was coming up behind us and going very fast! We did not have much room to move between us and the beach, he nearly ran us over. I was waving my arms to try and get there attention, they finally went past and made massive waves and wash. The f####ing smart ass and people on board just waved and smiled, what a cocked.

 Had a good couple of days before Xmas. Yesterday me and a mate headed out to rotto for a trawl and got 1 mackie. Was bout 10kg and also got few bluefin tuna. An undersized dhui was landed but returned. With the weather not being so great today, we headed out off mindarie. Came in with 2 baldchin groper at 57cm n 61cm and 1 dhui at 56cm. Got 4 bluefin tuna too. Now to rest over Xmas until Friday when we head back out to rotto.

Hi all,

do the Perth metro FAD locations change much from year to year? I have last years saved in the GPS but was wondering if they will be the same this year?

If someone has them on the computer could you please PM me.

Thanks!

Just finished setting up a 12 foot trampolene for the kids for tomorrow lucky we live on a large property otherwise there is no way we could hide it till tomorrow,try to follow the bloody instructions,then trying to fit that basketball board on most things are out by quite a few mm need to blasted mallet,if the wind wasnt up I would be taking the boat out for some chillout time.

 My brother got this 2.8m bronzie on Friday night on his 20th birthday, little guy was over the moon with it and took him 2 hours to get in on a torium 30 and sensor surf overhead. Not bad for his first big shark hey!!

Gday all , about to head out with some inlaws ,cant seem to find any info for a single day pass instaed of a 30 dollar yearly pass ,surely Im missing something or is that the go?

I thought a single pass was available ...

Any help appreciated ..

Thanks Andy

 what are the charter options in geraldton day trips only or whatever.

cheers syd

Hi all

During my trip to Darwin in July, my brother-in-law struck some trouble with one of his reels, a Penn eggbeater. After making some enquires, I ended up ringing Oceanside to enquire about the parts we needed. I spoke to Blake and explained who I was and what I was chasing, and the order was dispatched. Their supplier was out of stock of the required parts but eventually they arrived and posted to the NT....no hassle, no fuss, just real friendly service.

Anyway, yesterday I was heading to Myaree and as I was also chasing a last minute chrissy present for the boys, I rang the shop and Blake had what I wanted.....as we'd not met before, it would be a good chance to put a face to the name. When I called in, both Ryan and Blake were busy with unpacking new stock, carrying out a stocktake and serving customers, too.

However, both took a little time out for a quick chat and to show me the item I was chasing....all good, just what I was looking for and got a discount for being a FW member.

I just wanted to say thanks guys for the friendly customer service, especially during this busy time ...nice to meet you Blake and to catch up with Ryan again as I hadn't seen him in quite a while.

Although I don't go past the shop very often, knowing that you will always get great service is what sees you going back (either in person or over the phone).

Thanks again guys 

regards
rusty...

 Spent most of this weekend chasing sharks with mixed results. Sat night we got to our spot just after lunch paddled out baits and sat back and waited, first rod went off just after dark and dropped the bait before coming back and a knot failing. The next bait didn't get touched till 3am with something insane taking line at a crazy speed against full drag before biting through 600lb 49 strand wire!!!

Todays effort was mostly because we where bored so out we went again and not long after arriving we have 2 baits 3-500m out. Hour later the 40lb light gear goes off and after an hour fight we got this nice 2.3m bronzie up, few quick photo and he was on his way again.

hi all, just wondering what physical difference is between snook and pike. what kind of distinguishable features should i look out for when trying to identify the fish? and which one tastes better 8)

cheers

 Has anyone had any luck off the rockingham jetty lately? What's been getting around? Have had very little success in the river and my ride out for a dermersal fish has been canned for tomorrow so was going to head out to the roko jetty for a try early in the morning. Any help would be great.