Here's a tin of worms... As a rule I've always released females between November and Feb whenever I caught them on The Bank(spawning ground.)

I have to admit that it's been hard, but for the greater good I think it's just smarter.

Don't get me wrong.. I fish for bags and as a rule i don't hug trees, but in this case I lean on the green side.

What do you think Lads???

And have you got the gut's to follow suit??

...and then the fight started

What is everybody's take on the forecast for Sunday?

It appears the best of a bad bunch, with a fair bit of south in the wind. I have a bloke keen for a fish out wide, however we are debating whether it is worth his 3 hour drive to Perth for Sunday.

Any input would be appreciated.

Cheers Steve 

just wondering, anyone got any land/shore based fishing plans for this weekend? Like what you might be chasing, when, where you may be doing it. I guess it gives us F.W. fishos a chance to get together or drop by to say hello.
I, myself will probably be hunting rays at north mole this saturday night, while waiting, i'd be trolling for tailor and snook. Probably get there about 6-7pm. I'm always camped near the toilet block, my white wrx is always parked next to the rocks where i'll be. If anyone round, drop past say hello. If its a bad night, i might venture somewhere else, maybe mindarie marina or kwinana grain jetty depending on wind.

Few dollars worth

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28503702/?GT1=43001

does anyone here ever give buff bream a bash for sport?

found an awesome spot for them in hilarys last week

they school in the hundreds in this spot and the biggest ones would go 8kg easy

me and SOI discovered the spot while snorkelling

we were chucking bits of seaweed to them and they were nailing it

in amongst the buffys ther were a couple of BIG tarwhine

we threw a couple of plastics at them but nothing to show for it

i think buff hunting is great fun and the fish are underrated (not eating qualities)

we were nailing em on light tackle and were having an awesome time on the 1kg ones

u gotta watch out if you hook a bigger one on light tackle though

i got seriously made p*** by one on 4lb!

this one would have been bout 4kg

we try using dough but the blowies get to it too quick mostly or falls off

but if u get it at a good consistancy and wait til sundown the blowies go away and buffs come out and you get em on dough

so give it a try guys

Finally went out and purchased the lowrance Broadband Sounder-1 which was hooking upto my LMS525c DF. After letting a mate know I had it he wasted no time coming over and helping with the fitt up. A rather simple device to install. When at the shop they informed me that I may need to update my 525 with the latest ver 2.4 to give the extra features for the new Broadband. I checked my 525 only to find I was only running ver 1.6. After chasing up an SD card and a Mini card reader I went onto the Lowarce webby and downloaded the ver 2.4. Putting it into the 525 was easy as when you turn it on it automatically recognises the sd upgrade and does the install for you. By all reports the broadband is a good thing boosting orginal 250 watts up to 2000 watts giving a 3D image of clarity with separtion of fish, thermoclines and bottom detail. Does anybody have one of these they can give feedback on? So now its the big wait to see how this puppy goes in the water. The boys are ready and waiting for the phone call. I will give some feed back as soon as i can.

Tez

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Model     Gear ratio    Bearings   Anti      Weight (g)      Capacity (mm/m, lb/yd)

LE30          6.6:1           7         1             595             0.47/230, 0.52/200    30/210, 35/183

LE40          6.6:1           7         1             615             0.52/270, 0.57/220    35/247, 40/200

LE50          6.6:1           7         1             635             0.57/280, 0.66/116    40/256, 55/146

Biggest fish so far on the reel (that we have heard about) is a 30kg Blue Groper caught by Paul at Southern Sports Esperance

Just wondering if anyone could give me some tips on targetting red snapper??

If the weather holds up i am heading to rotto on sunday to get the cray pots then thinking of heading South west from there.

But not real sure on what depths to look in or what baits / Rigs to use. Not looking for anyone to give away spots, but just some handy hints would be great!! :)

These fish are on my '2009 fish to catch' list.

Thanks

Bodie

hey guys just wondering if its possible to catch fish on lures at  night time in the river eg tailor and what would be the best way of catching em. either trolling or just casting cheers.

hey guys im heading up to exmouth around end of feb start of march was just wondering what the winds are like at that time and if there are many fish around then we are mainly gonna be trolling for bills and tuna is there any around that time of yr

Hello everyone.

i need help, myself (Marshy) and a few of my mates want to go on a fishing charter but we dont know which is the best one to choose? we have never been on one yet and we want to make it a great day out.

We also like a drink so we dont know if your allowed to drink on charters, im sure you are on some, but which ones is the question? any tips would be great. even non drinking charters we are interested.

thanks everyone 

cheers Marshy 

Calling all sounder gurus,

Installed my Garmin 160C sounder as attached. Noticing she's not holding bottom and getting screen clutter >12kn. Could the above install location be gettin interference from the strakes? I know I can prob just drill some new holes and check this theory out - but figured some FW advice would be best bet to start with, before I break out the cordless...

Cheers,

Ado

Hey guys, im a experianced land based fisho and i've never fished offshore. If i was to start, what equip and gear must i have? Like what's necessary? I have no idea, what kind of rod, reels, tackle etc. Im not thinkin of big game like sharks, marlins or whatever. Probably anything 35kg and under. I do realise that the range of gear could vary heaps but i just need an idea. Im looking at getting 2 rods and reels, probably 1 lighter action then the other.

Thanks for any info.

just heard on the radio unconfirmed reports of 5 metre shark, 200m off the beach at port kennedy.

Hi, Happy New Year to you all.

I am keen to have a crack at some Mackies behind the 3 mile over summer and autumn. My plan is to troll an array of lures from deep diving minnows (X-Rap and F-18) up to skirts on top. I am considering using the Halco Max as a mid-water lure to sit between the deep and shallow set lures.

Just wondering if anybody has any experience using these lures as they are fairly new onto the market. They appear to fit the bill and look a nice lure................ but do they catch fish?

Any input would be appreciated.

Cheers Steve

Anyone been down yet to see if there are many around?

Went down a week ago on the jet skis, there were stacks of boats out trying to get some.

Spoke to a couple guys at the ramps who said they got a few but lots of small ones.

anyone been out getting any good sized oens yet?

Cheers

Bodie

G'day people just wondering does anyone has Honsu's mobile number?  I am meeting him at 9 later but I dropped my mobile down the rocks at the mole last night while fishing so i have no chance of contacting him at the moment.  Anyone who has honsu's mobile would you please send me a PM thank you very much for your help

 James

Hi all,
Im chasing a spare spool for a Penn 30VSW if anyone has one that they want to get rid of or if any of you lads with shops could tell me what price I would be looking at for a new one????
Cheers Jarrad

Gday all, am in the market for a new depth sounder and thought i would see what everyone thought was a good one these days.

First of all up until recently i have been using a older model colour furuno sounder on my 5.5m boat, mainly for offshore fishing, inshore to deep sorts of water, you know Dhui's, Snapper and so on. Has served me well but is now starting to play up and is not worth repairing(so i'm told, will be a very costly exercise if possible).

So i thought i would ask around and see what other people are using or would recommend. I dont mind paying a fair bit for another decent one so i am not looking to go skint. So far the only ones i have had a look at are the new furuno sounders the FCV-620 and FCV-585. I have also had a mate recommend to me the hummingbird range.

Any idea's, thoughts, recommendations or personnel experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys!  As I'm come into my first summer fishing in WA, I'm keen to have a crack at catching my first mackie or tuna.

Not asking for anyone to give away secret spots or anything, but if you want to share some places to hunt NOR, then by all means PM me!

No....what I want is your advice on tactics!  Gimme whatever you are willing to share...

What kinda tackle do I need?  Line weight? Lure favorites?

Trolling advice?

Best approaches for working bait schools?

FAD tactics?

Time of day/depth/structures?

Any and all tips welcome....and the more specific the better!  I figure I'm not the only newbie on here, so maybe this thread can help alot of people for the summer session.

 Thanks in advance to the most helpful fishos on the internet!

Hi all

One of my good reel were broken last night, bail arm doesn't seem to snap back into place.

The reel in question is a PENN Captiva CV 2000

any one have the spec's on how to pull apart and put back together again ?

TT ( karl )

So....who would consider headed out offshore this Sunday with the full moon, huge tide, BUT light winds (forecast anyway) worthwhile?

Or should I just try for mullas on the beach?

Just a quick poll out of interests sake...

Cheers,

Ado

Hey guys just wondering if anyones having any luck at the FADS or around them if you have been able to get out. Are there any dollies around or tuna. Just hanging to get out there as soon as the weather palys the game with the time i have off work any info would be great .

Cheers Guys  Dave

just wondering if that is covered under the cockburn sound ban
Ijust had someone come into work telling me about all the massive crabs they got one the weekend from the small boat jetty

hi all

 Having a week or so off in mid feb and wanting to go on a fishing trip somewhere. Just cant decide where?? I would love to go up to exmouth again but just worried about it being cyclone season. Ive been up in aug, nov and early jan so i know it will be hot at that time of year but doesnt bother me...... only concern is the wind, On one of trips to exxy in january we reached the day the cyclone hit port hedland and it was windy as hell the first day.... but there was a window to fish when the wind swung directions each day so there were options as to which side to fish on.  If i was to head up there i'll probaly take the 4.5m dinghy with me too. SHould i try my luck??  Other ideas were jurien or steep..... or is there anywhere else?? I like the idea of somewhere where there is a cape so if its blowing i can fish on the lee side.

cheers

Has anyone hit Long Point lately? It's been pretty windy with a large southerly component, so I'm wondering if anyones had any success at the north facing beach. I went there a few weeks ago and it was pretty weedy...

Just got back from Kalbarri, landed my first ever mulloway, undersize but a mulloway nonetheless. Some good tailor up there too, will post pics and a report soon.

Mike

Hey

went out on mills today

beautiful day for fishing but i got nothing

didnt even get a bite

people around me where catching Baldchin Groper, Big Pinkies, Dhuies and Breaksea.

talked to skipper and he said was a quiet day

my pop hooked a GT and Breaksea

Nothing spectacular but hopefully a feed for tonight

thanks

As pure usual i will be down in busso all this week and the weekend.So what happens?The wind drops on sunday next week.What i have decided to do is organize a fund raiser if you guys pass around the hat and raise enough i will move down south.That should mean the windy days will go away

hey guys im heading out tommorow for a fish probley just around the back of the 5's as its not looking good enough to go to rotto to have a go at the early mackies. Has there been and surface action around the back of the 5's coventys etc really want to have a trawl for bonito small tuna anythin like that has anyone seen much bait on the surface or is it still really quiet?

hey guys,

i know this has been done before but, i am heading to jurien in a couple of weeks and taking the tinny (4.35m) up there. i have fished there before but never from the boat. so i am looking for some help for some good ground inside and just outside the bay, for light jigging/drift baiting for pinkies dhuies etc and maybe trolling up some pelagics.

Also whats it like getting out through the reef there? ive heard the south passage can be hairy?

Any help is much appreciated and i'm not after secret spots, just areas too try.

Thanks

Blake