hey every one is that sate wide fishing comp on tommrow if so he ramps will be packed with such nice weather

Hi all

im heading over to exmouth at the end of april from sydney and im just wondering if anyone could steer me towards a good charter boat or am i better hiring one myself to have a crack at the west coast marlin which i hear the bite is hot in april 

Cheers

Shaun 

Hey Crew,

Check out this youtube video I found, pretty damn wild!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2kQF7eWkIs&feature=related

Cheers,

Adam

might be taking the boat out for first time in aggessss on sunday

thinking bout heading to the 3 mile straight out from hilarys

any reports from that area lately?

what to expect etc.?

does anyone troll the 3 mile?

cheers,

Reuben

Just going through some of my photos. When I was cleaning a 6kg yellowfin tuna earlier this year I found about 15-20 of these in its stomach. Anyone else found anything similar in their stomachs? Wouldn't have thought a pelagic like them would eat something like this.

thers the clicker that hooks onto the drag cog whats it do it just floates ther ?, is it a gravitational anti revers ?

upgraded my 200b, running 15pound braid so i upgraded my drag to keep up also made it a bit smoother( jack erskines carbontex drag). also while i was ther i put in some abec 5 ceramic bearings. and lube them up with some rocket fuel for longer casting. the drag washes i coated in jack erskines drag grease then lightly wiped them clean. and coatedwhat i could in a light coat of anti corosion greas and wipe off to help with keeping the reel in good nick, im getting about 40 seconds of freespool, the drag upgrade is suppode to get me about 24pound of drag 

heres a few picks, 

Wondering if anyone can recommend a good fish finder for around $800.....Thats all the allowance the boss will give me

Hi everyone,

I have just recently bought my first little dinghy (off danobigfish!) and am currently looking around for a decent sounder under $500 if possible. It doesnt have to be too flash or powerful, cos all I intend to use it is for fishing on the Swan..as long as it can tell the me depth, water temp (and where all the big fish are, and what bait to use) I'll be happy :P

Also, can anyone reccomend a decent gps too?

Cheers!

Justin

heres  my best double header to date.

felt like a truck hit my rod! the torsa handled them like a  beaut.

spewin i dont have three hooks on my paternoster!

hi guys,

i want to find out as much info as i can about mullaway.

I live in east freo and am land based.

who can tell me how to catch one.

best time of the year, moon phases, bait, rig and where to possible catch them.

I have heard of blokes hooking up from shore to one,

i have heard that they are a magic fish to catch and i have only really been catching smaller species.

i love catching flatties, whiting and herring but i really want to hook onto something really worthwhile.

what can you tell me guys

Went for a cruise on the river today to show the folks the new boat lots of marine patrol bots on the water but while heading back to the ramp at east freo was following a large launch that had the usual business types on board enjoying their drink when 4 lovely blonds emerged from inside one carrying a tray of drinks the other a platter of food and the other two stood around mingling but the best thing of all they were in their birthday suits and boy the pictures that the young bloke took turned out quite well was in no hurry to pass them,would post them up but I think the mods may disapprove,a marine and harbours boat came past us and straight away turned around and started following along side me and mentioned it was the highlight of their day

gidday all anyone lookin at heading out sunday?

The weather forecasts for tomorrow off Bunbury on Seabreeze and BOM look ok for off shore with light Easterlies but GWN weather says its going to be S/W 15 - 20knots. What do you guys think the weather will be like tomorrow?

Kev

Hi Guys,

Just wondering what the minimum size boat would be that you would recommend for trips to Rotto and FADs on a fairly regular basis. I'm a scuba diver and keen fisherman so would be used for both as well as taking the family on day trips to the local islands...

Budget isn't really important at this point, i want to know what would be most practical given our weather conditions from some of you more experienced skippers... Also some comments on what your boat size/type is and how you feel it handles the weather regularly.

Cheers,

Snort

got a near new prowler 13 oceans yak all the extras
licewell /icebox
8 rodholders
landing net
seat
carbon paddle
anchor set up and anchor
kayak trolley
over 2.5 k in total
sell for $1200
brenz

ok the last of my gear has been sorted and i have worked out what i have left to get rid of

certate 2000 brand spanka with 8lb braid $320 sold hlokk
rack raider 2 bara spin 5-10 kg $100
custom o/h 10 ft surf rod $100
driftbait set up calcutta 700b 30lb frog and custom seeker value worth $1000 new sell $400 sold neander
2-3 kg 10 ft surf rod ugly stick $50 sold coley
bosco bream rod $100 sold blake t
pflueger president o/h 10kg rod $80
tld 15 like new $120 sold albee
spheros 14000 fa with 50lb braid and stella mods $80 sold bibs
okuma travertine baitrunner with 4lb flurocarbon $20 sold coley
pfluegar supreme baitcaster with 10lb fireline $200
all gear as new except spheros
pm if interested
cheers brenz

Just wondering by any chance anyone has any old cray pots they might have sitting behind the backyard shed that they be interested in flogging off. I live in Gero but will be heading south for the Easter break and school hols. If anyone has any they might be interested in selling please let me know or pm me. I will be around metro area, Mandurah and as far south as busso and walpole.

Really looking for some slateys or plastic behives if anyone has them.

Cheers Paul

Gday all, contemplating getting a Panasonic marine case for my TZ5 but @ around $350 I would like to get some opinions first and ask a few questions. Don't get me wrong, the camera is great out of water but is it worth paying that to make it as good underwater? Also could anybody tell me if you can still take good shots with the housing on out of water? What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Damo

If anyone has a power lead for a Navman tracker 500/500i gps that they dont need willing to pay cash for it its for my young blokes boat

Re-edited footage from the C'fin comp back in May 2008. Watch in high quality, click HQ. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHr7QcTiEVk

i bought an alutechnos blue jigging rod PE6 (heaps of thought went into naming that...) a few months ago.

i put a small chip in the varnish / resin coat on it last week.

whats the best method of repair? what kind of resin / varnish do i use? sand it smooth or let it be?

Just found this on a photography forum but i reckon it would be pretty useful for fishing too.

 http://www.golden-hour.com/

 Some very detailed info there

Many people use south passage in bigger boats?

Been that way a cpl of times in little runnabouts, but a bit iffy in a bigger boat.

Anyone got any tips or a safe gps trail to  the channel?

Gday everyone, interested in getting a light overhead outfit for trolling, drift baiting and some jigging with 20-30lb braid. Trolling for hard, fast fish like Mackerel and Tuna, drift baiting for big Snapper and jigging with the Lucanus Jigs and heavy soft plastics. Was thinking maybe a Trinidad or Calcutta? more interested in the reel than the rod. I'm not very familiar with overheads, have used em but not often so any info appreciated. Budget not really important atm as i'll be getting the outfit later down the track. Any thoughts fellas?

News.com.au headlines above. The fire is about where Dreamweaver's house is on the Western outscrirts of the town and just behind the hospital. Let's hope Colin and his wife are OK and their property etc remains safe. I will give Colin a call a little later.

Just wondering if anyone is coming up/over to Exxy for the GAMEX comp.  (I know the Pilbara pirates are)  So far theres 50 boats signed up for the comp and looks like it will be a big year.  If anyone is coming to the weigh ins each night come and say g'day, I will be on the research table chopping up fish.  Already looks like theres a few big rigs starting to move into town, horrible week for it though!! :(

Cheers,

Adam

Heading down to hamelin bay in 2 days time for 2 weeks, and taking down the new boat.

Done a lot of fishing around hamelin bay area, as Ive been going down there ever since i could walk.
But not really done to well with the pinkys and dhus.

Have managed to pick up a few dhus over the years close in shore only a couple kms out(only had tinnys up until last year), but they have only been around the 4-5kg mark. But never gotten onto the pinkys.

Just wondering if anyone has any info on depths we should be looking at down there? Is it very similar to metro?

Also red snapper, Ive been told if you head 8nm directly west from the boat ramp there is some good coral out there holding up plenty of big reds??? Anyone know what depths to chase these beauties from down that way?

Thanks!!

Bodie

Well having never fished for marlin or saily's and with the FW comp in exmouth fast approaching I was wondering what everyones favourite skirts and teasers are. I will be stocking up on all this gear when I fly home from work so any input would be great.

ok with some of the input already, lets start it happening to name the new boat when i get it as there is no way on earth or water its staying shazza.