Fishos can be a superstious lot, so just wondering what sort of things people do for the fishing gods ?

I know years ago I had a t shirt that I seemed to be wearing in every photo taken with a fish, I was gutted when it finally fell to pieces, was my lucky shirt...

hi guys

went down to the cut today and fished with my uncle,

we got 11 fish, 7 gars and 4 herring, could have got more but the morning shift had filled them up, they were chockers with burley!

I ended up only getting one herring as i was using placcies, God it was annoying! bloody herring taking it, dropping it, taking it, dropping it.

anyone got any tips on how to convert hits to hookups when using 3' minnows?  

I have had problems over the past few years when fishing with braid,  when i get snagged up i try several times to pull it off then i try whip the tip to try to release it from the snag , most times the braid snaps up near the surface, or occasionaly snaps above my 2 mt double,   snapping down the bottom i cant be sure that the double may have snagged but up on the surface is annoying especially when your in 60 mts.  i have had the problem on several different rods and lines which i have changed to ensure its not damaged and mostly on 15,20 25 kg braid ????

been out the last 2 mornings trying for gardies to relocate up north,caught a total of 5 and 2 herring out around little island

the squid jigs aren't anythin fancy they're  just some surecatch ones just to learn plus the squid aint gonna say this ones $5 oh and this ones $17 id rather take the 17 dollar one

lol

cheers matt

My parents are heading up to do the canning stock route from South to North and will be spending some time after around Wyndham and the Mitchell Plateau.  My father can fish and wanted a rod and reel to take for when he reaches water.  A friend is loaning me a 8' Graphite 8-20lbs rod and I am hoping to pair it up with a 4000 size reel, perhaps a shimano symetre and 16lbs braid.  Dad doesnt want to catch monster fish, maybe just trevs and trout off the rocks/shore because they cant use huge fish, they want something they can eat and not waste. So, does anyone have any spots or advice? I think because he doesnt want to worry about bait I reckon lures up to 40gm are the go. So I was hoping to be able to send him up with a few halco twisties, x-rap slashbaits and some poppers, maybe a richter plug style lure too?  What is reasonable leader lbs and terminal gear?

Any help would be appreciated!

Bryan

just saw this rod just never herd of it just wondering if anyone has used any good??

cheers

Hi,

Me and some mates are heading up to Exmouth next weekend and we will be keen to try out some light (PE2 / PE3) jigging while up there.

I am a little worried about mackies, sharks etc biting off either the jig or the assist hooks................I have thought about a short wire trace, but I am not sure if this will result in spooked fish.

Has anyone had experience jigging in the area and maybe they have some tips about "tooth proofing" their jigs.

Cheers Steve

I haven't ever made much of an effort but I think this year I will give it a good shot, probably around Woodmans.

What do you's reckon? hitting 40kn on monday... geez better tie myself down.

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edit: sorry I didn't see the post in the landbased fishing section

hey all.

just writing about the trip i did today out from ocean reef. the water was great all day little wind and low swell.

started at 7.30ish got to the ramp launched and went out to the weed bed to try for squid.  never squidded there so just trying it.   it was about 6m and it was murky so went shallower to get some herring. got there tied on my new halco laser pro 45 cast it out three cranks of the handle,  on.  the fish dropped it but i cast out again and the same thing but this time landing it and released the first herring of the morning. i got another two on this lure and dropped to also but as i went to cast my knot slipped and there goes a 10 dollar lure. at least it got me a couple of fish.

so back to the lure box and found another little swimming lure that cost 4 bucks and tied it on cast it out half way in got a herring. the lure was great not as good as the halco but doing its job. the weed was becoming a pain but i could live with that, i got 20 odd herring on the lure and loving it.

we thought we would go and try a spot that had got us a couple of good king george whiting.  we got there, put out the chook pellets and waited and waited and waited.  first hit felt good but up came a wrasse. then another.  after 20mins we were getting annoyed and said in an hour we would go but as soon as we said that these big skippy came in and where hitting our bait hard.  we ended up with 4 skippy and let another 6 or seven go.

by this time it was about 2.30 and we started heading home but i said lets troll along the shore back to the marina. so out go 3 metals a short one on the left a long one down the middle and a longish one on the right.  we got half way and the reef started to appear on the shore so we trolled closer so they would be near the reef.  as we went past a bit that appeared out from nowhere i thought if im gonna get a fish im gonna get it here. so we drove past about 20 seconds later.  the lures pased by and the long one got hit.  i was using 4 kilo mono and a 25g metal and it got smashed and the fish were running hard.  it wasnt a long fight maybe 1-2mins but when i got it to the boat i was happy to see a nice tailor swim up. one thing tho if you have ever thought about netting a fish in a prawn net dont.  i had a prawn net in my boat for squidding but forgot the normal one and had to use the prawn net.  the tailor went in but it didnt want to come out and it grabbed the netting and ripped it with its teeth and the treble got tangled and it was a mess. after that fish i had to retire that rod as 50-75m of line was stretched and knotting. we kept trolling awhile and after the tailor we looked up and saw a bigger set coming in so we moved out but a big one almost got us off side. got two more herring on the troll and headed home.

ps the rod in the tailor pic wasnt the one that got it. in the trolling pic its the one in the middle.

end total

herring16 ( plus HEAPS released)

skippy 5

tailor 1

cheers danno

Hi all went out of hilaries on sat morning in the tinnie was fishing round 40 m over reefy ground and got a massive cuttle fish heaps of good size sqiud around , a under size dhuey and a scorpion fish its worth throwing out some big pink jigs with sinkers on them while your drifting preety quiet day but relaxing

is anyone going fishing in the river tomorrow if so where?

or where have people been succesful lately

I am thinking of buy a carrot stix spin rod. Exxy at $400 but are they worth it? Looking at 15-30lb & matching it to a 5000 reel(still undecided).

Does anyone have one? Any suggestions?

Took a couple of our younger members (original teenager, young yakker" out on the boat for a fish.  Was ugly early morning out deep and some skipper forgot to check the oil and got his alarm and had to head back to the pier:(  Since we hadn't caught anything headed back out to the five to one of my old spots and stuck into some big skippy and some pesty wrasse on our small gear. 

One of us "YY" wasn't  catching anything no matter what side of the boat he fished and of course I had a poke at him!  Less than 10 min later he is pulling in a wrasse when this 5.5kg dui came up and snatched it but didn't get the hook...he drops it back down and he dui takes it this time.  Fight on with a size 4 (small) hook and herring rig.  His first dui and what a way to start; 60 cm and 5.5 kg. 

Hopefully fun was had by all and the skippy was good on the tooth but probably not as good as his dui!

Ben

hey guys i got a shimano t curve tournement 6-8kg ian miller baitcaster rod 2day i was just wondering what you guys recomend me using it for land based or boat and what reel to get for it my budgets is around $150

Hey

Me and my mates went to woodman point jetty today, i caught these 2 squid at about 7 in the morning, we werent to succesful but had a good day out weather was good :) their were heaps of small juvinial salmon around !!!! we caught a couple but i didnt get pictures of them they were about 30 cms they were small but good fun.

Does anyone know what is involved in an overhaul of one of these.

The boat has been sitting for a couple of years.

Disconnected the steering cable and can hardly move the leg by hand.

Any idea's on what to do and/or how much would be appriciated.

Cheers....

Hey fellow fisho's.

Would you people have a clue if the Salmon would make their graceful trip back South already? If so, that would be great due to myself heading south tomorrow. I have seen a few small schools lurking about around North Mole but they are fussy unless a live bait was offered. What a mission to catch a Herring when you need it right?

Cheers.

Darda.

At the moment i am looking to buy a new spinning rod,i currently have a 9'6 Saltist 40-50lb rod, and i am trying to find something similar. I have been to a few tackle shops and no one has had anything remotely similar.Just thought i would see if any of you guys had any suggestions.Thanks for any info.

is anyone getting any good sized pinkies in 30+ meters.

the only good ones i've had have come from anchor burleying on 3 mile.

all the ones i get outside are undersize.

i'm getting into dhueys but never had a quality pinkie off same ground.

do you target the same areas for them ??

am i missing something??

Deckie available tomorrow leaving fremantle sailing club for some bottom bouncing 24 ft centre consol ring Andrew 0428851114

Was just wondering wat the tides are like out at the moment??? I herd there has been a north tide running again is this true??? Any help would be great

Cheers Hamish

I am heading to Broome on 10th September for a week and was looking for a bit of advice.  Can anyone recomend any good charters?  Secondly instead of a charter we have been thinking about hiring a boat from Boab Boat hire, this looks pretty reasonable price wise.  10m tide changes  to begin the week dropping to about a 4m tide change at the end of the week.  Any advice either way appreciated.

Cheers

Tim

Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me best place in WA to go catch Barracouta and what bait/lures do you guys use in these waters to catch Barracouta.

Cheers

Johan

Guys - I am leaving my place in about 15 minutes and will be at hillaries in 30 minutes. I have a spot available for a shot out wide at some deepwater species. My mobile is 0413750256. Would help if you had deep jigging gear (about 250m) but not essential. First in to call me if you are available gets to come.

stingray caught off jetty in cervantes with a hand reel,  took 20 mins to get in with me and a mate  , was going for sharks but cervantes is riddled with these, any tips for sharks ?

Yesterday(4-7-10), we hardly had a bite until 1130am and then things improved until about 1 30pm. Iwas just wondering if this coincided with a major feeding time. cheers Pete

Hey

i just got a 15kg all rollered backbone from a mate, and i was just wondaring can you cast with an all rollered rod??

We went out from Hillarys at 830am and had the first line in the water at 9am. The ride out was smooth and the cold air was stinging my face. By 1130 ,all we had on board was a good breaksea cod,even the pickers werent biting. By continually shifting around, we finally found a patch of flathead that were partial to a Californian squid. Five drifts resulted in six flatties and we left them. On the way in we scored a jewie by idling over a favourite small lump. Here are a few photos,cheers Pete

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVEvNocKTA