anyone chasing for pinkies especially after todays raing? and its a Nw wind i think down at the mole? anybody going to fish for them?

ok well after busting one of my sabres yesterday im going to look at building a replacement rod, its been a long while since i built rods so was looking at where would be the best place to source a new blank, still looking at a sabre or a calstar, maybe another brand similar if someone could point one out in a similar price range.

looking at a 15-24kg short stroker, is there plenty of variety here or best to get one sent from overseas etc?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Gday all i am heading to Hopetoun to see some rellies and was wondering if anyone knows of any good land based spots to chuck a line. I also beleive their is a few charter boats down that way.

Cheers Boozehag

Am looking forward to meeting everyone of the site ,sounds like a great bunch of fellers and gals .Be good to share some stories and have a beer, so see you there

i,m coming to perth in a cpla weeks,instead of bringing boat ,i wouldnt mind going out with some exp local guys,, <good deckie but usually the skipper lol,, have all gear etc .. never caught a dolphinfish,, would love to.. any spots avail .be apprec

Everyones been a little quite this week ,is no one heading out this weekend.
I;m heading out to the bank tommorow , then sunday we'll try from around three in the morning till lunch burly up in close, try for some snapper.Jesse's mates just rolled up been down the beach for some tailor, and ended up with two nice mulla around 4kg each and one tailor they were stoked

dont forget guys sunday there is a swan dream fish, dont miss out weigh in i believe is around 2pm at matilda bay ????????????????????????????????

im def goignt to check weigh in .

 http://www.wabreamclassics.com.au/2008_schedule/2008_schedule.phtml

Hey guys,

I was at rotto on the long weekend and had a few reports from divers seeing some decent mackies chilling out north of westend so was wondering if anyone has had any luck hooking any or is it not worth it?

Anyway was just wondering what the deals are with the Macks as i have the fever since coming back from Steep.

Stev0.

i just bought my first spool of braid. team diawa td-sensor. in orange.

dont know why i bought the orange just thought i would try it....

does anyone know if this is a good line and colour?????

jes

hilaries??north mole?? floreat drain?? cottes groyne??
any specific fish your going after?? i'm thinking of fishing tonight!! wan to go for mulloway but i have to wait alot!! lol any help??

hey guys just in the process of buying a fish yak just wondering if any one has got/had 1 and how did it go? im looking at the hoby 4 m yak to tow out to the sambo grounds for an attempt of sambo jigging. are they stable enough ?
cheers brenz

Hey all you tackle shop / business owners. Due to unforseen circumstances one of our team members has pulled out of the Barra nationals. The spot has been filled already but the guy that pulled out was supplying the boat. I am now taking my new rig which is great news as far as i am concerned.
I would like to offer the opportunity for anyone to throw a sticker on my boat for the comp, in exchange i would ask for some sort of small sponsorship in way of gear or fuel funds. On top of the sticker advertisement i can mention all of the sponsors in the FWA column i write for a bit of extra publicity. If any one is interested PM me. More than happy to wear the sticker, Adam and andy you already have a fishwrecked sticker advertised for free mate and i am happy to do that. Mabey you can send me another one for the other side, get you boys a bit exposure in the NT

Well the time is finally here again for the annual pilgrammage to Exmouth!

We depart this arvo for 2 weeks of fishing, diving and spearing so hopefully should get some good vid and photos of all that happens :)

Anyone else up there give Adam or myself a buzz and we will have to catch up for a few

Have fun folks and folklets

Gully

ok think i,m leaving tc all .. sick of the negative bull$#!*

like i said earlier me and a few boys r gonna hit exxy this aug, already gotta hse on learmont st,does anyone know any other properties to rent as now we have like 8 lads,2 boats, so gonna space it out some 2 aug to 16th

hey all

looking at buying a shimano spheros for when i go up north fishing for big gt's

i was wandering if you guys could help me out with a thew questions

. how much 50ld braid can they hold?

. what type of rod would go good with the spheros (is a normal 12ft beach rod too big)?

. and also how easy are they to cast /how far can u cast with them?

any help would be appreciated

cheers 

any 1 heading out sunday for salmon if so were???
cheers brenz

Yesterday was such a beautiful day I deecided to head down to Florat Drain in the afternoon to see if there were any salmon around.
My youngest daughter, who likes fishing but has done very little beach fishing before - and a work mate - who is keen to learn a bit more about fishing, came along. It was fun trying to pass on some tips about beach fishing to them both.
It was a beautiful night down there - but the fish were very quiet and between both of them they caught three small whiting and one big herring. My daughter was pretty excited about her herring.
The whiting were in plague proportions - but there were no tailor - or salmon.
Hopefully they are on their way.
All the best, Colin Hay

hey guys has any 1 tried siglon line befor just got it in the shop yesterday took it out last night and for a mono it is bloody awesum by far the best mono i have ever touched . usually a braid man but could be converted in a few sinarios i think. has any one els had exp with it before wouldnt mind a bit of feed back on what you thaught .
cheers brenz

Armed with a chart, planning my first trip offshore (5 fathom bank outside GI)  this weekend, any suggestions on what I need to be mindful of for safety. IE hazards, weather?

Will be launching from Jervous Bay @ first light if all goes to plan. 

15ft Voyager f/glass 1/2 cabin

60HP Mariner

Cheers 

Im going shopping on thursday and wondering all your preferred tailor/salmon lures. im may be  goin fishing early saturday mornin b4 work and im outta good lures. :(

Heading up to Lano Friday arvo do some beach fishing. Friday night and the Saturday morning hopfully get some tailor .Then we'll have a surf for a few hours and head for home for a boat fish Saturday arvo, followed buy a day on the boat Sunday as long as the weather stays good .Anyone else heading out on the weekend , as seabreeze is looking great..

 anyone fishing in the next day or so ??? around pointperon

I can't say too much as yet, but my company (which also runs exhibitions), has been approached by an international company about the possibility of staging a new fishing show in Perth.

We are a long way off putting together the final details - but I would imagine it would feature trade stands (ie tackle companies and shops), demonstrations, presentations, etc.

I wonder what everyone's feelings are about whether a show of that nature would be of interest to local fishermen.

What would be the best timing for such a show, etc.

All input, positive and negative, welcome.

Many thanks, Colin Hay

Howdy All,

I'm heading down to Albany for Anzac Day on my big boat (HMAS Anzac). We get in the day before Anzac Day and was wondering if anyone was up for taking me fishing. I should be good to go from about 3pm. Off the beach, in a river, from a boat (can never get enough sea time) - I'll have a bit of gear onboard so whatever is offered I'm up for it. Happy to show people over the ship as a fair trade.
Cheers,
Scott.

Email me at

I am thinking of heading over to Rotto for a fishing expedition in the next few weeks. If anyone is willing to give away a few tips on good lanbased fishing spots over there it would be appreciated.
Many thanks, Colin Hay

Another Govt media release

Skippers need safety ticket from today
From today, the Recreational Skipper's Ticket (RST) is required for those operating recreational vessels in Western Australia.

Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said today's RST deadline marked an important milestone in the introduction of one of the most significant marine safety initiatives in WA.

“After a two-year roll-out of the regulations,from today, people in charge of a recreational vessel with a motor of more than 4.5 kilowatts (6HP) require an RST,” Ms MacTiernan said.

“The Skipper’s Ticket requires people in charge of recreational vessels to have a minimum level of skill and knowledge needed to protect themselves, their passengers and to share the water safely with others.

“Skippers must have their RST to operate a vessel, or face an on the spot fine of $200.”

The Minister said strong support for the initiative from the boating community throughout WA had resulted in more than 84,500 tickets being issued by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure, with another 3,000 applications currently being processed.

“There are about 87,000 registered recreational vessels in WA, so the basic ratio of tickets to vessels is pleasing at this stage of the introduction of the RST,” she said.

“Authorised providers of RST training and assessment report a continued high level of inquires and bookings, which will further boost the number of qualified skippers in WA.

“DPI Marine and Regional Transport Officers, Department of Fisheries Marine Officers and Water Police will be enforcing the new requirement on all WA waterways.”

For more information about the RST or for the contacts details of one of department’s large network of authorised training and assessment providers, log on to http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine

Alternatively, call the department’s RST hotline 9216 8966 for a copy of the free workbook or to obtain further information

Seabreeze is forcasting 3 days of not a lot of wind. They gotta be right for at least one of them

If anyone is heading out and would like a deckie, I would love to get out there. It's been too long.

This maybe a stupid question but has any one else seen Stella 16000's? I was fliking trough a mates old copy of nafa on jigging and it had two japanese anglers using them and I was wondering are they available in australia and what is there gear ratio on them, they look similar to Stella 20000 except the spool is different.

Gday,

Wondering where all the Gardies are around the metro area? need some troll baits for up north!

Cheers

Sam