Headed out yesterday with Simo_ and was greeted with some rediculously flat water pretty much all day! haven't seen it this flat for ages...

Anyway we launched about 830 (gentleman hours), the boat ramp car park was almost full!

We  headed straight out to the containers and did a bit of jigging, took a while to located a small school which ended up being small amberjacks, first fish i bought up was a little amberjack which had been attacked by a shark. After Simo dropped down again and once again got sharked we moved on.

Headed into the late 80s early 90s looking for some bottom fish. You know its a good day when you can either driftbait or use an 8oz sinker in 90m of water.

First drop down, i hooked up and landed this nice double

Queeny and B/A

Next drop down Simo hooked up and once he landed another queeny it was quite obvious that we had found a nice school of them, kept 1 out of 4 just to try and see how they taste

Simon's nice Queeny

Biggest for the day 80cm and 6kg (looks even bigger with GoGo gadget arms eh?)

Anyway moved on to try some other spots in similar depth about 15 odd mile away, on the way found some more ground and pulled a U/S dhuie off which released fine.

Got to another spot and pulled anothe U/S dhu, a couple of pan (45-50cm) pinks and a hooter red

2.2kg of Goldfish

Was about 7pm by this stage and the wind has picked up a little but still managed to boot in and got to the ramp just as it was getting dark!

Cheers for a good day on the water Simon, spewin' i still crack that double digit dhu...

Cheers,

Sam

Hi everyone,

thanks for all the tips that i have been reading through the forums.

they have been great in regards to what to use, where and when to go and whats biting. basically the only thing that you havent done for me is throw in the line.

quite a novice to the fishing game, but i am learning it and loving it.  my wife would say that i am now officially addicted.

last night i went to point walter and pulled out a nice couple of crabs, the location that everyone is pointing to in the river for crabs.

then went up the river towards freo and pulled out 7 sand whiting.  good feed they are.

once i figure out the upload thing and reducing size of photo's i will put up some photos.

but thanks once again guys and i look forward to reading more tips in the future.

pauly

the usual chip in...have me own gears :D
booze for the skipper too :D

hey guys can any1 tel me where the closest boat ramp is 2 busselton jetty?

Sherbs, Uncle Stu and myself decided to give Swanbourne Drain a try last night with reports that some decent sized tailor were being caught down that way. We all piled into Sherb's van and headed down there around 6pm to find a slight seabreeze and a small swell.
Loaded up with a ton of gear, bait and burley we trudged past the host of mostly fat, nude male sunbathers in search of the legendary Swanbourne drain. After 40 minutes of slugging through the sand we finally came in site of the large concrete block that signifies where the drain is and decided to try a bit of a gutter just to the south.

Big Robbie Dalmatic and his lively pooch, and we were soon wetting some mulies, blue sardines and prawns. There was obviously a lot of smallish whiting around because they were picking my mulies to pieces. Occassionaly, I would feel a typical herring bite, but they also must have been small.
Things weren't looking to flash until Sherbs hooked up to something really solid on his bluebait rig. He worked his 4000 Sustain like a maestro with a Stradivarius and after a hard fought battle had a fantastic tailor on the sand. It was a hooter, measuring 50 cm. The most impressive thing about it was its thickness through the shoulder. A great fish.

The action slowed down a bit after that before Uncle Stu managed a size tailor and his first ever stingray.

I was feeling like it was not going to be my night after getting a lot of smaller bites. But then there was the telltale crash, bang, whallop of a decent sized tailor. It was isn't in the same league as Sherb's fish, but at nearly 40 cm it was a bit of fun on my Heartland 3000.

That was it for the fishing action. Thankfully, having used up the bait and burley and emptied a few beer bottles our loads were a lot lighter on the way back and a brisk 30 minutes walk has back to Sherb's van.
It was great to get out again with some top people on what was a beautiful night.
All the best, Colin Hay

Could anybody help out what is pollard.

hey guys just lookin 4 a sounder any ideas?$1000 mark

hey guys just got a new boat and was hoping to take it out just of hillarys

can anybody tell me of some good spots not to far out or arround the coast 

thanks danobigfish

http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csrOkuma.htm

gday guys chasing a sounder for the yak as i dont have squit lah any more im onto paddle power so if any 1 has a sounder pref not to expensive then please let me know
cheers brenz

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25076439-5008620,00.html

check this out a chimp ripping a lady,s face off

Just wondering what everybody does to ensure they have every chance of hooking that fish of a lifetime when trolling. Would it be having a veriety of different lure brands or styles in the water? maybe varying lure colours or the distance the lures are set back? using baits as opposed to artificials and when? whatever it is, i would love to hear it. I am always looking for new ways to help tune my fishing skills and hopefully this topic will help me do just that. Hopefully a lot of people will find this topic and it's information useful.

Look forward to hearing from everyone

I have a boat and some nice spots in 30 metre off Dawsville.......

If you have a new epirb and want to have a dive on Monday pm or email me at dlampitoc@bigpond.com

Should be good for crays and some fish

Anyone going out fish'n off Bunbury tomorrow???

Kev

I think we discussed something like this recently, but lately I've had the worst run of luck when it comes to fishing or weather.  (Yes, I know about the Perth tales of woe) I've been out bugger all over the last month for one reason or another, mainly to do with a lack of fishing motivation.  I decided yesterday that I was going to break that and went out of Tantabiddi with all guns loaded for every type of fishing.  Tried for spanglies/chinamen/trevs inside the reef on poppers and divers - nothing, went out the back and trolled skirts for an hour - nothing (not good conditions either along with coral spawn), then went to my trusty old trout spot and got so towelled up that I've got braid cuts on my thumbs trying to stop them - result - ping ping ping.  Went for a quick dive on the way in a nothing, cursed I reckon.  Decided I'd ante up again today and went for a dive with a mate and we managed to find 7 good red crays + (4 undersize and 2 setose good sized females (all returned) and one buck painted - dropped), but took us about 4.5 hours as they were all deep as a result of the lightening. (photos to come)

All in all, my fishing luck has sucked lately and I need to find the love.  I'm not sure if its seeing that one good fish, or if I've been spoilt (I know what some of you are going to say) but I just can't seem to break the hoodoo and get out of that rutt.  It also hasnt helped that most of my missions are solo efforts. :(  I'm going to ante up again tomorrow and get out there, but I just can't make the decision on what I want to fish for and what is going to get the mojo back.  I'm sure some of you must know this feeling?

Anyway, thats the end of my ranting, just had to put it out there.

Cheers,

Adam

Has anybody used the Berkley Trilene clear mono line? My daughter picked me up a 2000m roll of #25 test and i want to use it on my Penn 8500SS - any comments would be appreciated.

Hey Guys is anyone going over the island for the rottenest channel swim ???

i am skippering my boat witha duo pair  hope they do well but it will be a super slow day .

I think it will be a great day all in all so if any FW mebers are going i will be in the boat thats in my avatrar pic

6m centre console just come say hello my boats called The Gambler.

Cheers guys Dave 

Hey guys? girls

was wondering if any of you can give ne your best ray rigs for hillarys and bait

thnx

Diehard

hey guys,im nicson for those of u who dont know me =] ,im 15 turning 16,year11(from WILLETTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL)and im currently in tafe.doing maritime operation.and the school and the corse requires me to get some experience as a deckhand or something similar to get some experience.im only available every friday as i got monday to weds at school and thurs at tafe = ]..and ill be working for experience for approx the rest of the year,every friday.prefably around freo or even better somewhere in the river such as cruises.if u are intrested please let me know ur details and my teacher would fax u asap.i would even be allowed to work in any tackle shop that involves marine or boating,etc (bcf).and i will be working for experience and u dont have to pay me for the 10 weeks etc.so if u can pm me ur details business details etc and my teacher would explain it more to u.thanks alot guys = ]..

just a reminder to those that DIDN'T get sucked into skippering the boat 4 months ago, rotto swim is this weekend.

packed boat ramps everywhere on saturday and sunday, punchups on who was at the ramp first, and if your at leuwin barracks, $24 parking. mutha phukas.

 at least its an easterly for a change. although the trip back sunday will be fun in 20 knot southerly....

i will be packing the 80w tiagra for one g. white.

be heading out inn a mates inflatable off hillary's looking for some tailor.

any recommendations on lures?

mainly be on the troll and some casting.

Heading up to Exmouth when Gamex is on but not fishing the comp this year. Have had some success with marlin in the past but always on lures. Would like to try some livebaiting this year but need help with the finer points. Do I bridal rig a small tuna and troll slowly or is drifting a better option. What size live bait to use - length / weight. Are some baits better than others or just whatever I can catch. And what size hook - J or circle ?

Would also like to try some light tackle catch and release stuff in the gulf . Have been to the murions , Exmouth reef etc but never ventured into the gulf towards Learmonth or the other side of the gulf. To get there we would be launching at exmouth. Has anyone been in there that could suggest places to try and what to expect in the way of fishing and is thre anywhere to camp for an overnighter.
Thanks
Paul

Hi Guys, Just curious has anyone caught or seen any Salmon north of Windy Harbour? I'm keen to do a trip down south to Eugerup or Warren Beach

Cheers Kev

Hi Guys,

I'm staying in Dunsborough this weekend and have been given the task of catching the meal for Saturday nights feed which needs to feed 6 people.... Last thing i want to do is come back and say i caught a roast chicken!

Any help from anyone on where to try and what to fish for would be great.

Cheers

Any body tried or uses a shoot through hull transducer, have thought about installing one to see if it gets a clearer signal and less interferance, but was told the other day that because your going through hull it weakens signal dramatically, if any one has some advice it would be appreciated, have sold my last boat and having 6m centre cab built at present and if going down that path need to contruct box and access as construction proceeds

Thanks Brian..........

hey guys just bought a shimano blue rose has any 1 tried these rods?

hey guys, since its my birthday tomorow my dad is taking me on mills charters this saterday and i was just wondering

what sort of species are out atm and what im likely to catch

any help or information will be great

thx  

well with everyone heading to exmouth soon, well it will feel like everyone , how many people are going to be running teasers and what sort?

personally i run a witchdoctor on the starboard side and a mixture of bird teasers and beer cans on the port side with a skirted lure behind it,

have been contiplating getting one of those spreader bars but with only 2 of us on the boat this year i think it might be a bit overboard so will just run the 2, is going to be some quick work getting them out and the other rods.

whats everyone else preferances and plans for teasers this year, especially with some advice for the guys planning to make there own, i would suggest wire thru the cans, the mono will get cut thru in a hurry with all the tossing and smashing they take in the wash.

cheers

With Exmouth Gamex 09 ariving soon and many Northerners planning their trips away, I thought i'd throw in a few SPECIALS!

I personally use Penn International game reels & love em.  So, i'm offering to FW members a few deals;

* Penn International 30VSW normally sell for $999 and we sell for $899 ........ BUT get in quick with a massive saving at $699

* Penn International 50VSW normally sell for $1050 and we sell for $999 ........ BUT get in quick with a massive saving at $749 

Other Specials available so feel free to PM us, once again Thanks to all the supporting Fishwrecked members!

The 2009 Bunbury Fishing Classic will be a 2 day event this year being held on the Feb - March long weekend. There are thousands of dollars worth of prizes. Apart from the top fish prizes there are another 10 mystery prizes including 1 weeks accommodation in Exie and the list goes on. I've fished this event the last few years even managing to jag a prize one year, but all in all it is a great fun weekend.
If anyone is interested...? PM me and I can pass on the details.