Has anyone been out to the fads latley?

really want to know what the water temp is and if the tuna and dollies are around in good numbers yet?

Guys...going with a mate on his boat tomorrow. He's got SCUBA gear so he's going to be crayfishing (looping). I am hoping to flick something out and try my luck.

Any suggestions on what I should go for? I believe we'll be about 1km off Cottesloe in about 10-14m of water (I hope this is right).

Will be in the water about 7am until 12pm.

Thanks.

The Fishwrecked Mindarie Invititational on Saturday 9th has been CANCELLED until SUNDAY 17th DECEMBER due to bad forecasted weather conditions tomorrow.

For the safety of everyone involved I don't think that the Invititational should go ahead tomorrow. Mills charter boats returned early today from out there due to bad conditions and I think tomorrow is likely to be worse.

Cheers,
Adam

BOM
Saturday: S/SE winds 15/20 knots easing to SE 10/15 knots early morning. Winds shifting SW'ly 15/20 knots late morning and increasing to S/SW 20/30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell rising to 2.5m.

Buoyweather
Saturday 12/9
Morning
Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long period swell.
Winds: ESE 13 to 17 knots Seas: SW 10 feet at 10 sec.

Afternoon
Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long period swell.
Winds: S 15 to 21 knots Seas: SW 9 feet at 11 sec.

Saturday Fine. Min 12 Max 25

What do you guys reckon for the invitational tomorrow? Is the following Sunday any better for you guys as I guess Saturday is ruled out for most?

Cheers,
Adam

This is what I am hoping for christmas from santa HAHAHAWhat about the rest of you guys Blondes are off the list Cheers Shag

heya ppls
just want to get your opinion on a reel im looking at buying....its the daiwa saltist (hard rock fish)....wats it like and is it worth the money

Gday,
Just wondering if anyone can help me? I am spending the Chrissy break up at Broome with a few mates and was wondering if there is any good spots, land based, around the town or just outside, that maybe worth trying? I havent been up there before so I wouldnt have a clue what to expect etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Dan

I'm thinking of getting myself a calcutta 700 for Chrissy as I'm really missing a medium sized combo from my arsenal. Any one got a rod recommendation for me that will suit it nicely, is quality and won't break the bank too much.

Cheers,
Adam

just wondering if any one out there is getting any samsons out from mindarie area.as i am keen to have my arms streched.has any one herd if there around the gemini yet

any1 know if you can get a backpack too house your gear when walking to ya favourite spot(if you have to walk)....i dont want to use a conventional b,pack as it can be quite uncomfortable.......any suggestions would be appreciated

he who dies with the most toys wins

Just looking for some advice on what other people are using to clean there fibreglass boats.

Lets go catch some sharks of 2rocks it will be going of with the dead whale floating gona beech near 2 rocks, on the news ther was vid footage of a shark ripping into this whale.

Gday boys and girls , I just got off the phone with Al and he's got a couple of spots free for thursday , weather is looking ok , Contact Al on 041 213 1958 or 9528 1602 , we have been averaging 70 plus fish per day and big fat one's at that , if your interested in getting out and trying some TOP gear get to phone ;)

You may even meet the evil Maverick as well ;)

You hear it all the time on forums, people comment on other peoples fish with something along the lines of, that's still on my to-catch list (thanks Adam for giving me the idea for this topic)... well here's your chance, what is your 'to-catch' list. List all the species that you would really like to catch and how you're going to go about achieving your goal and when you expect to achieve it.

Here is my list.

Samsonfish - hopefully when I'm in Perth in January '07.
Black Jewfish - Hopefully spend some time up at balla balla this barra season, is a reliable spot for Black Jews.
Legal Red Emperor - I've caught plenty of juveniles off Dampier but I want to catch a legal one, hopefully head out wide a bit more next year for a good chance.
Sailfish - Hopefully targetting them exclusively during next years season off Dampier will give me a good chance.
Wahoo - Would love to catch one of these, never really target them but always a chance when chasing sailfish.

I think all of these are achiveable within the next 12 months. If I remember, I'll dig up this topic some time toward the end of next year and comment on how I've done.

Has Jacko ruined the show or is it just me?

i am after the levelwind for a abu 6500, on one of my rods it went missing i was wondering if any one can order them in or wanna sell one of a weel that doesnt work but the level wind is still ok, just nee the worm drive the worm drive holder and the part the line goes through. thankyou

Here is a lil tip if u wanna make up a heap of rigs before you go out is to make the rigs up except for the sinker and rap them around a pool noodle (cut the noodle into a quarter) keeps them neat and tidy and ready for when they are needed i cut my noodle so its just long enough to fit in me bag, noodles cost bout $2 from the bargain shop and red dot.

Me i personally use a inox soaked rag and wipe my whole reel and rod over each eye and spray a bit of inox were i think needed, inox is good for your rod and reel, gives it a protective coating and gets rid of all the saltwater. Also doesnt scare away the fish or wreck your line.

Abu reels dont have that flash of a drag after a bit of use it starts to go jumpy this is generally cos of water or oil getting into your drag washers, so what i do is pull apart my abu and wash it all in white spirits and dry it to get rid of all the oil, then get some graphite powder and rub it in to all my drag washers, toothbrush helps. Put back together the drag and oil only the parts that need oil and put just enough to lube it, the less oil the better i say, more oil is likely going to endup in your drag. Use a thin oil. Put back together your reel and slowy work your drag pulling line off then tightining it a little and then pull more line off, this will smooth the graphite out in your drag. Now u should have a pretty smooth drag.

Or u can just go buy a better drag, i believe the new abu's like the 6600 instead of the 6500 have a new drag in them, I gotta go check that out soon.

Hey i was just wondering what lures u guys use on taylor, I personally prefer the smiley jacks because they're cheap and work relly well. Has a nice blue bod some good action, but when trolling for them I prefer metal slices. So whats your favourite lure on taylor?

Gday Crew,
Just got a new tiagra 50, will be spooling it with 37kg mono.
Chasing Billfish at Exmouth for 3 weeks.
Would like to match it to a suitable rod for standup fishing.
Have a few ideas but lookinng forward to your replies.
Thankyou

Was wondering if anyone has experienced or knows of any charter operators who do night fishing from out of hillarys.Also how did you go, what were the results?? Any info. would be appreciated. I know Mills do it but does anyone else?

Cheers OX

hey guys

I recently discovered fishing is the best after catching a few fish off a reef at prevelly beach with hand reels hehe, so now I want to pull out dads rods and get into fishing a bit more. I just don't know where to go, what to catch or how to catch them. If anybody would be kind enough to suggest some places around perth ( I live in belmont ) and be precised, I don't know much about the rivers etc I don't mind going to freo, but once again don't know where to fish up there. I don't know what kind of fish to expect to get in different areas and what kind of tackle I need...sorry for floodin ya's with questions but I'm excited to get into fishing.

Ham

Saturday: E'ly winds 13/18 knots shifting S/SW 15/20 knots early afternoon. S/SW winds increasing to 20/25 knots mid afternoon before tending S/SE 15/20 knots late evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell to 1.5m, easing.
Swell at Cottesloe: 0.5m.
Winds on Melville Water: will be around 5 knots lighter.

Sunday: SE winds 10/15 knots shifting S/SW 13/18 knots late morning before increasing to 18/23 knots mid afternoon and evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell 1.0m.

Monday: SE'ly winds 15/20 knots strengthening S/SW 20/30 knots in the afternoon.

Doesn't look like theres going to be too much offshore fishing in Perth this weekend. The river is always a go with heaps of tailor around and the flathead starting to show up. I hope the conditions are better for the northerners or out of state/internationals and we get to see some of your photos. Oh, and go the Aussies!

Have a good and safe weekend all. :)

Cheers,
Adam

gday guys any 1 heading up to exmouth this chrissy . were heading up 22nd of dec - 2nd of jan. so really just a post to see who i might see up there. so might have a few people to have a beer or 2 at the potshot with ,and talk about the days stories
breno

To all those coming to the Fishwrecked.com Mindarie Chrissie Invitational next Saturday the 9th, here is the go:

3 Sections to WIN:
Catch and Release - Based upon photography of a caught and released fish
Mystery Prize - A fish voted by the group that deserves to win
Points System :
The points system will be based upon these species:
Dhufish : 3-20kg
Pink Snapper : 2-9kg
Queen Snapper : 2-6.5kg
Baldchin : 2-5.5kg
Breaksea : .500g-2kg
Harlequin : .500g-2kg
Leatherjacket: .500g-4kg
King George : .500g-2.5kg
Sand Whiting : .300g-1.3kg
Red Snapper : .200g-1kg
Flathead : .500g-3kg
Tuna - Blue : 2kg-9kg
Tuna - Yellow : 3kg-30kg
Skippy - 500g-5kg

The maximum weight of each species will attract 500 points. The aim is to catch as many different species as possible and not just target one species. I'll let Andy explain how it will work. If you think any of those weights should change then please let me know. If anyone's got good digital scales could they please bring them along.

There will be 3 trophies which I went and ordered today. 1 small one for the c&r photography section, 1 for the mystery prize and a solid trophy for the best points fisho and all are engraved as : Fishwrecked.com Invitational Winner. These came to $36, so we need 18 people, anything over that goes to beer! We aren't fishing for sheep stations and its all in good fun, just a bit of incentive for your fishing day out. :)

Cheers,
Adam

Shizz mate,

Have to try this again since the last one got deleted. So same question - how is the new weapon coming along, and more to the point hows it looking??

Cheers

Gully

Ok starting this thread up again,
what makes good burly and how to make burly cheap, post your tips and ideas,

Tip 1
Cooking oil works a treat to get that sleek going (i get 20litres of cooking oil for $12 from dominos)
Tip 2
buy bulk, eg go to city farmers and buy the biggest bag of pollard or choock pellats whatever tickles yopur fancy.
Tip 3
keep your old mulies from your last trip instead of chucking them out, they work a treat in your burly trail. adds a bit extra smell.
Tip 4
fish left overs from cleaning the fish work well in your burly eg (guts, head, etc)
Tip 5
leftover cooking oil from cooking keep it to put in your burly ( i have a jar under the sink i poor the oil into)
Tip 6
Use 3 litre juice container for a burly dispencer, keeps well and when u are ready to use just cut some holes in it and tie it to your boat. or jetty.

Please post your ideas and tips

Anyone for a fish tomorrow. Leave woodies at 0515hrs back about 2pm. Chuck in for fuel and bait. Going out back of rotto for sambos and poss a bash for snapper and KGs. Need to know before 9pm tonight.

Anyone welcome. Need own gear for sambos

Cheers

Just joined fishwrecked right now.

I do most of my fishing from the shore, but get out on a boat whenever the opportunity arises. Also do a fair amount of diving (swan and ocean).

Hope to enjoy the comradery of the site.

Cheers

Scott.