Starting to bounce an idea around in my head about heading up to the Monties in my boat for part of the April school holidays.

I know there's a few crew on here who have done it on recreational vessels so what I'm after is any pointers they may have for such a trip. For example what not to bother taking, what things you consider essential, is there much travelling involved once there to get into fish (fuel?????), good camping locations etc.

Obviously its not something to be taken lightly, due to the distances involved as well as the need to be completely self sufficient. I would prefer to head up with another boat or two, so if your keen on maybe exploring the option of doing a serious sportfishing and spearing trip in your own well equipped and reliable, seaworthy vessel let me know via PM and we'll see what we can do. I will be departing from Onslow.

Sorry, not looking for any crew at this stage.

John

hi guys,

i've been fishing the river for a while, using plastics and lures with some success and i am now willing to try and get some fish from the sea!!problem is i've been trolling lures and throwing big poppers around in Mauritius and don't know how to fish in oz..

i have a 10' silstar and a matching shakespeare reel with 15lb mono on it. I'd like to get into some tailor and would like some advice as last night the guys around me were catching a few and i wasn't getting interest from the fish! i tried the moles and would like to try beach fishing, however i don't know the does and don't of beach fishing in perth and i don't want to annoy swimmers...

what set-up to use? what rig? what hook size? what bait? and where?

are metal slices worth a try or should i buy bait?

any special technique or retrieve? let it sit there or retrieve it?

as well is there any time and moon phase when the odds are better?

 last question how to rig a bait with ganged hook for it to stay straight on the hooks?

any help or advice would be much appreciated, anything you don't want to post PM please

thanks guys

I dropped down to Pinaroo Point for a spur of the moment fish last night. Unfortunately the wind was howling, which made fishing conditions less than ideal.
However, I did manage a few herring, one of them the biggest I have ever caught.
There seemed to be a heap of herring down there as I caught my fish on 5/0 gangs chasing tailor - and I missed a lot of fish.
So if you are keen for a herring feed I would suggest you give Pinaroo some thought,
All the best, Colin

Just finished watching the Hooked on Tackle series 3 by Dave Butfield some great fishing footage and tips first time I have bought a fishing DVD and worth every penny,he uses good quality tackle and mentions about rigs and lines and even has some footage of fishing in our own back yard would definately reccomend this dvd to anyone

hey guys just brought a swift craft viking and its got a nav man 4500 sounder are they any good are should i upgrade i to raymarine or lowrance any ideas would be great cheers

Alrights guys

Where is the best place to charter a boat from, IO was thinking exxy or maybe broome? any charters people have used that are worth a go?

Rayman

how are you goin everyone. i am thinking about heading up to jurien with the family for a couple days just wondering wat the fishing is like up there (landbased) maybe some tailor fishing and where are the best places to try around there thanks heaps for your help rob

Has anyone seen any signs of spaniards at westend or the 3 mile,can't be far away

are these legal to be taken now?

someone told me they aren't protected anymore?

if so, do they taste any good?

Shovel Nose Sharks

What are the pro's and con's on catching or hooking into a Shovel Nose Shark.

how do you handle them, how do they feel when hooked, are they a danger, what baits are used and what rigs are use to hook these speices.

I'm planinng on fishing the South beaches near me for mulloway and I wish to know alittle more about these Shovel Nose Sharks.

any one care to fill us in on these Shovel Nose Sharks, may be a photo or two please.

TT ( karl )

Gday from the frozen north. Mid Coast Maine USA, Hope you can help with info. Will be coming to WA for my first time mid Feb. - mid March, want to get info on the  fishing scene and what to bring,( what tackle I have here will work on fish there) 101 starter info on types of fish and what they eat. Shore, beach, wade, inshore or offshore if boats are available.  Any websites or links would be greatly appreciated. Thanks HJG

Dolly from last week aswell

One of the Pinky's I got last Thursday

Has anyone upgraded to the new 406MHz and have an old one lying around that I could borrow? Or have an old 121.5 MHz they wont be using for the next week and a half? I'm heading away south for Australia Day, leaving on Friday morning (23rd) and returning on Sat (31st), so if I could get use of one it would be hugely appreciated.

I'll throw a carton of beer into the equation to sweeten the deal.

- Cheers.

what should i be targeting?

small fish?

big fish?

rigs?

baits?

lures?

will be there for a week fishing everyday so plenty of time to try a bit of everythink!

many thanks for any responce!

Right boys

Not being local I am not sure of all your weird and wonderful species.  Therefore I am asking that if you were in my shoes what would you target and how would you catch it.  This might give some ideas and stop me from trying catch something that aint there!

Rayman

Just went away to the deep south for a few days and stopped in for lunch at a nice little place. They had marron on the menu, so of course, I had to indulge. 2 marron and salad thankyou very much. I then sat back and watched the marron in the fishtank ranging in sizes from just legal to impressive. However I was very surprised at the size of the five marron halves that where served up on my plate. 

These are yabbies was my first thought!!!

The biggest may of gone 55/60mm carapace but the others where well less than that.

Can somebody tell me if it is even legal to serve up undersize marron? Im sure they have there own marron ponds so its not like they are poaching or anything like that but I still thought the marron would have to be of legal size?

whats is the best bait and rigs for sharks of the beach?

hi guys,just wondering if any one has towed a 6m plus boat to exmouth?
just wanna know how long it would take and if its worth doin, rather than hiren a boat there, as ive heard the hire boats their arnt that reliable
cheers

Just wondering what everyone's magic fish is for 09, or the type of fish you are going to put a lot of effort in to catch or better a PB?  Mine is definately to try and get a big blue marlin or 30kg plus GT on popper.  Whats yours?

hi guys,

just got back to perth about 2 days ago and itching for some fishing. was thinking of heading up to the narrows tonight for a couple of hrs.

any suggestion on time and what to target are most welcome.

thanks in advance.

Otoshi

Just wondering how your fishing has changed/evolved over the last 5 years, do you fish more, do you fish less, are you catching more, are you catching less, is it the technology thats helping, is it the rigs, the learning of ground, the learning of techniques?  Whats the trend in your fishing over the years?

just a short note to say thank you for all the good pics and stories ive read over the years...ive met a few of you and ive had some fishing with a few of you....but im moving to sunny qld tomorrow to live with my missus.....im gonna be in the brizzy suburbs but a lot closer to some good land based spots than i am here...so less travel....i will still come on line . it just wont be for a few weeks until i get settled.......so til then keep catching fish and postin up good pics of em and thanks.............

Vander72 aka Rodney

How good are their eyesight? Was just down the beach and they were hovering about 10m above me. Each cast they tried to nail my baitcast mulie, then on retrieve they tried again.

When I actually hooked up they came closer to inspect my catch. When they realised that it was a blowi they buggered off. I eventually managed 1 x miniscule whiptail and they came over absolutely FROTHING for me to give em the whippy. They were literally like 2m from me hovering for the fish. Bugger that hooked im up as livey and pitched im back out. This time a tern dove and nailed it - line doubled over and I was on, albeit to a tern that soon let go once it realised what was going on. Cheeky buggers

30sec later the whippy was gone, maurauding bloody blowie school *BAH*

Still impressed with the eyesight on these terns though.

Hello,

I will be heading to Carnarvon for my (normally) annual trip on the 27th January, inshaa'Allaah. Ordinarily we would be there for several weeks and mainly fish the Quobba coast, but we may not be able to make it there this trip. We will be there until the 1st February, when we will be leaving for a week at Steep Point (our first trip to Steep Point).

So, if I may ask the following:

1) Any general reports regarding fish in Carnarvon lately? I have heard even Garth's Rock has been absolutely fishless, so how about any spots closer to the town (1 mile/estuaries/etc)? Any heads up that can be given by any locals? We will be fishing land-based.

2) Any general pointers/hints/tips about Steep Point that anyone would like to give, as it will be our first trip there? We have a spot booked on the Point, as the beach was fully booked. Any tips would be great (ie can baits be dropped deep or is the bottom reefy like Quobba?)

Thanks,

David.

hey all,

me good mate dropped my gaff out from point perron lately in about 60 metres (on a stonkin dhu, pictures soon).

not sure what brand it was, but jeez it was a ripper. scored it at an auction for $20. it hade a nice wide gape on the hook  (prob about 120mm), stainless hook of about 8-9mm diameter, on a solid thin aluminium shaft of around 15mm ish, and a foam handle with a lanyard. all up, probably around 4 foot long overall.

just wanted to know if anyone else has seen one like it, what brand it is, where i can get one, etc, etc.  

                                                               OR

any other good brands youse can recomend.

the mako ones look ok. nice and solid. also the black magic fibreglass ones look the goods, but unsure about the lifespan of fibreglass.

what do youse reckon?

hey guys,i have been using ebay for quite sometime now and had no problems until recently..i have just bought some fishing tackle of ebay and has paid in full for it but the seller is not making any communications that the item is sent or any communications at all..iit has been 2 weeks now.. so what can i do to get my money back..paid with pay pal

Just for info there are a heap of pro pots back on 5 fatham south side of rotto.

These pots would have atleast 30-40m of rope on top of the water so be carefull. We picked one up on friday afternoon as they were hard to see with the sun.

at a guess i would say they moved there pots onf rom deaper and couldnt be bothered changing the ropes over???

Pretty careless i think to have that much rope on

Cheers

Bodie

Guys i'm in the market for new spin reel to do a bit of bottom bouncing/jigging with. While I would love a Stella or Saltiga can't warrant spending that much so I was looking at the Saragosa. Has anyone got one and given it a good workout? Also what else is there in that $4-500 range that would do the job. I've read a few people have got the Ryobis and are happy with them. Any other recommendations? Thanks.

GO BLUES

Hey guys/girls

i havnt been on in a while and it is nice to be back on cuz i hav been in england cant wait to get back saltwater hishing!

i have been fishing a few times and have cught some fish one of em was a 2.5 lb Roach but the real question is i have a local pond right down street with loads of 2 lb +   carp in it and i was wondering on your own vote yes or no if i would be alowd to fish theere because there r no signs what so ever.

and to the guys who do care about this topic do u know any places where there are also carp and is it allowed to be fished.

thanks for your time 

Eric