Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

new bream basher

this is my new custom bream basher. 4-8lb usa graph graphite blank 6'6 with cork grips and wood grain reel seat.

im going to try to put a tiger wrap near the top grip, however judging by what i have seen it looks hard to do.

any one else done any rod wraping? particularly tiger wrap, any tips for me?

still needs flex coat on the guides.


Taxman demands interest

Would wake you up in a hurry 


Float your boat ..... or your car!

 hmmm....


Ouch! That's gotta hurt....

 The last one is my favourite!


Any luck with jigs around Rotto/Bonito Sightings near rotto

Has anyone had any luck with jigs between Freo and Rotto, was thinking around jackson rocks, (a reef east of rotto), as am gonna try and head out there on a mates boat for some sambo/kingy fun. And on a side note i have seen bonito east of rottos, so they are coming in.


bom weather

whats going on with bom latley, only one update per day it seems now???

any ideas??

it seems willy weather is the one to use now!!


Narrows

 

  Has anyone been to the narrows latley thinking about going tonight


fishing ponds in thailand - pataya

 anyone on here fished the ponds for catfish etc? do u need ur own gear?


flatties

should be a good year on the flatties in the river this year. went out for a flick yesterday lunch time and ended up with 9 flatties and seen a few small flounder following the lure. went breaming last week with a mate and ended up with a few flatties as by catch.

there everywhere!


Cockburn sound crabs

Sorry People. I usually can find out most info, but this time I am a little confused. I know last year there was an open and closed season for crabs in the sound, i something about the season being extended.

Does anyone know when the season begins or ends and all that.

Thanks


fishing glasses (spotters)

i am looking to buy some fishing glasses for beach fishing. i went to bcf and saw there was spotters, but they were $200 to $300. does anybody reccomend them or should i buy something else.

thanks


Marine transponder/ acoustic tag ID?

 Does anyone know what this is? found off onslow


what fuel?

Hi Guys

I just recently bought a secondhand boat with a 2004 40hp four stroke yamaha.

Just wondering if I should be running premium or regular unleaded.

Any help is much appreciated.


Night fishing in summer

Hey guys, so got some nice lights in the boat now and was wondering if it's worth going out for a night fish if I'm going to miss the tide change (Tide on Friday is high at 7:30ish and I'll be on the water 8:30-9) and if it's still worth it, what kind of thing should I look for (ie. gutters, rocks, weed ect ect) withOUT catching any snapper. I know a few good tailor spots but was wondering if they bite all through the night. Hoping for something on the large side of things, Cockburn based btw.

Many thanks!
Damon.

 

P.S I searched for about 4 hours before asking, searching "night fishing" just brings up 2498576349876534897573498 snapper reports ;)


Daiwa Saltist LD AHI

hay guys just wondering if any of you have the daiwa saltist LD rod. have been getting a lot of good info and it sounds great but havn't been able to see a good picture. so if anyone does have this rod could you get good picture up.

thanks


2012 Catalina or Stella FA

 Hi all pros, I am contemplating between 2012 catalina 5000H and stella 8000 FA for popping. Put aside the price tag and Saltiga is out of the range for now?

Besides, is the 2012 catalina using the same gears as the Saltiga with lesser ball bearings? Normally the 2 tier reel will be using 2 tier gears? Correct me if i am wrong.

Thanks


Toadfish and you

 How funny is it that sailfish eat toadfish? Yep you read that right. Can anyone comment?

I read that when sailfish round up balls of toadfish they won't touch a lure- all they want to eat Is toadfish!


Going to Jurien Bay in a few weeks..anyone give me any tips/spots please?

 Hi guys, off to Jurien Bay on the 7th Dec for a long weekend, I'll only be land based fishing so Im taking a spinner and my new surf rod, would love some tips/places to go (would prefer to give the surf rod a good bit of usage if I get the chance). Any help greatly appreciated, cheers!


Where for mulloway

 Hey all 

 

Gonna be trying my hand at mulloway for a few weeks coz I know you've got to put the hard work in was just wondering if any of u fine people would give me some good beach areas not ur spots just an idea of what beach is worth a go I live in baldivis and was thinking towards mandurah any help or tips would be much appreciated thanx all :-)


Tyre pressure

Sorry, I know this is not fishing related but i need some advise .

I have just bought a 100 series Landcriuser and it has 285/70/17 Micky Thomson baja atz Tyres. I was just wondering what tyre pressure to run in them for every day use , they had 55 psi in them when i picked up the car but it just seems to hard?

 

Any help would be appreciated .


Tailor in the river?

 Hey guys,

Just wondering whether people are still catching tailor in the river?

Was thinking about heading out thisarvo.... Anyone give me any pointers where to go? Been down about 5 times and caught bugger all!

 

Cheers


Sharks

Do sharks eat Sting rays...

 

because i had a large stingray on my line but then cam in dead with a big bite mark in it does any one no ???


Sharks

Do sharks eat Sting rays...

 

because i had a large stingray on my line but then cam in dead with a big bite mark in it does any one no ???


Halco catch scent

Whatever happened to halco catch scent. I remember it in yellow plastic tubes and the gel was a reddish colour. When it came in contact with the water it would turn the same colour as a yellow highlighter. Is it still around and does anybody remember catching anything of note on it?


Help please

 I am wanting to take my 2 young kids fishing around the metro area where they/ I will be able to catch something other than blowies. Spent last 2 weekends at mindarie mid morning, and tried Claremont jetty from 4 pm, then also headed to mandurah at the cut, no fish and no crabs. Any help on places and times, bait etc would be greatly appreciated, would love to be able to show the kids something. Thanks in advance. Anything at point Walter mid morning?

 


Chinaman from Fiji

Pic of a chinaman , I shot whilst in fiji a couple of months back , Managed to get hold of a Ciguatera test kit from Hawaii , gave it a test prior to eating..


Is this a mullet ?

 G'day All,

 

Can someone advise what species of fish is this ?

Saw some showering baitfish and cast my floating stickbait and walk the dog back and got this fish instead. Initially I thought this was the baitfish and it was foul hooked. My subsequent cast confirmed that they are indeed the predator cos they follow my stickbait back towards me in school.

I also caught another one on a sinking stickbait.

 


Sushi Sashimi

Here are a couple of Sushi / Sashimi Platters I put together using YFT , Doggie and Wahoo , also used some Small Toothed Jobfish on one. These were from earlier this year when I was in Fiji . Looking forward to giving the YFT a troll this comming full moon at back of Rotto....looks good if some earlier posts are anything to go by..... 


Few photos from the last month or so.

 Haven't been on in a while so thought I would throw up some of my latest photos. Not going to put up any shark photos because I think we all know there is way to much attention on them right now. 

 


Diving with GoPro

 G'day All,

 

Just wondering how many people are diving with GoPro cameras? Taking mine out for the first time tomorrow! Contemplating best way/place to attach it, thinking on top of scuba tank or on noose. Any other ideas out there??

 

Cheers