Hey guys

Well today arrived my new Panasonic Lumix TZ5 digital camera. Just wondering if anyone else has this camera or any of it's predecessors and could give me some feedback? pros, cons? things to be wary of? it looks awesome! can't wait to get out and get some good pics. Hoping it will take some great shots.

Thnx

Hope the weather holds up and the sea is flat .I think I will make an effort tomorrow and find me some fish. ,as christmas is near ,and the frezer is empty. Anyone else heading out.

hey guys i'm thinking about goin 2 carnavon ova christmas never been their b4 so i wil b takin my 15ft boat so i'm just lookin 4 places 2 go n fish and best places 4 accomodation what i can expect 2 catch ?weather conditons and anything i need 2 know thanxs

Just a heads up, went to Trigg point this morning and fished from 11am to 12.30 and caught and release 4 salmon all around the 2kg mark, And hooked one hooter which I think was a tailor but jumped and threw the hooks.

No pics unfortunately as it was a solo mission.

Added: all the fish came from one area, and if you cast just out of the spot you get zilch.

heyhey

a mate n i were fishing just behind the break at coventrys reef a few days ago and there were heaps of king fish comin round for our burley we tryed everything -mulies slices poppers minnows plastics but they wernt interested. we only managed to get 1

was wonderin if anyone has a fav lure or technique for kingys expecially at covs...

cheerss

Hi all,

What are the best lures for tuna between 10-20kg and the occasional bigger one when either casting or trolling? I've heard small metal lures when chasing bait schools and small skirts when trolling have had some good success. Anyone got anything to add?

Cheers

hey guys .

just wondering if anyone has used or seen the new bigger reels of sol or heartland .. looking to use one as a 20-30lb lure chucker and drift bait reel ..

can find infomation online but not prices or personal veiws .. anyone got some info ?

Don't know what the rest of you guys think, but the first 30 days of Cray season would have to be one of the best in the last 5 years.

The size and quantity of Crays has been outstanding.

After catching so many good size crays, any cray under 80mm carapace size looks undersize.

We have had no pro's working off White Hills so maybe thats why the stocks are a lot better this year?

Just went to Augusta (WA) a few days ago looking for greenlip abalone. This was my first time, but my dad, who was a second timer :P managed to find the place that he went his first time (15 years ago lol...so prolly not the right place). Anyway, 50 minutes in, i still hadn't found anything...i was looking at the places where the rock was bare (and was about 50-100 m swim out) and water about 3 m deep. I managed to snag one...just over size. I was just wondering if i was looking in the right spots (like...not in the grassy areas) and its just the wrong time of the season....or if i was looking in the wrong spots. Are abalone actually that hard to find these days. Apparently, 15 years ago, when my dad first went, he was looking in a similar spot, but you could see loads. What happened???

The greenlip was good for dinner though :P :) :)

what is everyones favourite minnows, metals, SP's etc for tailor?

and which of these types have worked best for them?

starting to target tailor more without bait now so would love to know everyones personal preferences

cheers,

Reuben

Has anyone noticed how slippery the boat ramp at Mindarie is at the moment...is there a solution.....

Hi everyone,

Just picked 18.5 footer on the weekend and started out on the river over the w/e having a bit of fun an getting used to the boat itself.

Havent had to much experience boat fishing on the ocean and am wondering where to start and what to chase. I will be using the hillarys boat ramp mostly when i head out to sea so any help for areas around there will be great. I have a furuno sounder and GPS on board but not sure how to use them 100% yet so i guess ill be learning as i go!

Any direction and help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Brendo

Just wondering what everones methods are when using wire for macks, either for casting or trolling. Most importantly what lb, what length and what type? Would also be interesting to hear who out their isn't using wire.

Thnx in advance

Cheers

Damo

gday all,

just wanted to know how anyone did on crays on sunday?

i went out saturday with a mate, in 16 metres, got 10 rippers on one tank, in awesome vis, and called it a day.

went out on sunday with 2 mates, 2 tanks each ( 6 dives ), same area but different lump, and struggled to get 4 sized.

does it have anything to do with the moon? have they started walking? howd you all go?

The Liberal-National Government has fulfilled yet another election commitment and officially opened Logue Brook Dam for recreational use.

Premier Colin Barnett, Water Minister Dr Graham Jacobs and Murray-Wellington MLA Murray Cowper today reopened the dam for recreational use after it was closed by the previous government.

“The reopening will enable local residents and people throughout the State to again enjoy swimming, fishing and waterskiing at Logue Brook Dam,” Dr Jacobs said.

“Unlike the previous government which made decisions based on political convenience or emotional grounds, we have based our decision for the future of Logue Brook Dam after reviewing and assessing all the relevant facts.”

The dam is currently registering higher than average levels due to recent rains and has been assessed as safe for waterskiing and other activities.

About 30,000 people a year are expected to visit Logue Brook Dam.

With Sunday (yesterday) looking pretty good weather wise, I was stoked to get an invite to head out of Point Peron with the Faulkner Family.
With an easterly blowing we headed out in pretty flat seas to the 90's to try some of Russ and Sandy' spots and it was looking real good when Nathan hooked into a nice little pinky within minutes. The bite went a bit quiet after that the wind and te currents were mucking around with the drift, but Russ managed a very nice Queenie.
Sandy and I had the prime spots on the boat but were struggling to get a bite until the tip of my xzoga rod finally started bouncing. Unbelievably it turned out to be a Skippy. It was a nice size, but I tell you those things follow me everywhere.
We decided to head out deeper to the Derwent and arrived to find Bluejuice with a jigging charter on board and and another smaller boat in the area.
A few drifts saw Sandy score a very nice pinky and then Russ and I were onto a double header. There was a little bit of weight to these fish, but not much fight. 200 metres of winding later and the result was a pair of gummy sharks.
After few more bites and being buzzed by the Bluejuice a few times we decided to head in a bit closer to try some KG ground.
We had seen quite a few birds working during tyhe day, but the fish had been a bit shy under them.
I spotted a bigger flock working on the way to the KG grounds and we decided to investigate after seeing some big splashes underneath them. It turned out to be a sizeable school of dolphins wroking to round up a school of fish and we spent a memorable half an hour watching something you would normally see on a nature show.
Sandy and Russ got some great shots with their camera, particularly when the doplhins decided to see what we were up to and come right up to the boat. Russ even manaded to get some great underwater bvideo action of some of the dolphins. It was fantastic.
After that amazing event, we dediced to continue to the KG grounds, but were soon chasing another flock of working birds that Sandy had spotted. This time it was tuna and a big school and we were soon into the action. We had some exciting trolling action with the Southern Blue Fins hitting the lures hard.
After catching out fill and having a "Bloody" great time we moved on to the KG grounds for a short visit before deciding it was time to head home. Interestingly we had a visit from the Water Police who came alonsgide to check to see if we had all the safety gear, skippers tickets and rego. They were friendly enough and we were soon back at the Point Peron ramp.

Russ, Sandy and Nathan, thanks for a fantastic day. The weather was good, the fishing was great, the company was even better and we saw some amazing things. What more could you ask for.

PS Sandy and Russ will probably post up some pics when they get a chance.

All the best, Colin Hay

hi all,



i'm looking at getting my diving ticket through divingfrontiers.com.au.  Has anyone done the mindarie dive course they offer? If so would u recommend them?

Like to hear what oil/ grease you use to lubricate your reels with?

Would regular stuff do the trick just as well? 

How often would you oil them to keep them in tip top shape?

Thanks

Kev 

had a look there today and bought around 85 bucks worth of stuff including a new sp rod. got home about an hour ago and i dropped the rod on the pavement getting it out of the car and it snapped in half?!?!?!?!?!?. it was a SHAKESPEARE SYNERGY 7' sp rod and it cpst me 30 bucks reduced from 90. theyve got a few live fibre rods reduced from 160 to $60

with the coming of summer the fishing at hilarys is starting to pick up (finally!)

after months of nothing we finally got some tailor this morning just next to spinnakers and saw them chasing baitfish etc

none were caught on bait

all caught on chromies and minnows

I only managed 1 tailor on chromie

but the guy next to me caught afew tailor and salmon on a r2s minnow.

Is the spool of the reel ment to come loos and move from side to side when in freespool.

Because mine does and the larger sizes dont do what mine does, and this makes me lean the reel to one side to have the ratchet working.

If this wind decides to drop this week going to take the boat out wide so probably looking for a deckie or two if you have your sea legs and gear.

find some spots,set the drift and get some fish.On 3 weeks holiday so planning on doing some fishing.

Nathan

gidday all anyone go out today whats was it like any fish cheers craig

just watched ET and his crew catching big GTs at the reef,boy those Rapdancer x wraps were going strong with big single hooks on them,gotta luv x wraps

im thinking of giving the mole a bash these holidays for snapper

i have no clue on the best methods

so can anyone fill me in on what bait i need, line class, rig, weather conditions, tides and moon etc and anything else vital to get me a snapper?

Hey guys,

Can someone please tell me the current bag limits for fish. I have been to

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/WestLimits/westcoast_rules_2008.pdf

there is a bit that says from 1st Jan 2009 boat limits for high risk fish will be 8 if there is 2-4 people on board a boat. 

Does this mean that currently i am only limited to the restrictions specidfied on this link. so in theory you could take 2 barracude, 1 bill fish, 4 cobbler, 2 cobia, 1 coral trout, 4 cod etc

obviously i wouldnt take all these fish but is there currently a limit apart form the species bag limits.

cheers.

just wondering your opinons on eating large swan river mussels. got a few real big ones while fishing for bream at the canning bridge and i didnt bother. apparently they can taste pretty muddy nd disgusting. i am a bit iffy about eating local shellfish

thanks

I was looking at the tackle shop at wanneroo markets today and saw all the brands like gladiator(banax), viva etc

i was thinking to myself are these cheap because they are crap or just because they aren't selling a logo like daiwa or shimano

are these brands quality and just cheap because they aren't brand name or are they cheap simply because you are getting what you pay for?

i bought a cheap viva pelican beach rod for something like 40 bucks so ill give that a try for a while and see for myself

but anyone have an idea on the quality of this gear or have any previous expierience with it?

Looking at buying an outfit for spinning with 15-20lb braid. Will hopefully get amongst some tuna and mackies using metals and stickbaits so want a rod that can throw up to 30-40g maybe but also want to be able to use it for soft plastics offshore on some reefies. One that has caught my eye is the Nitro Distance Spin Magg Butt, is their anything that can compare? Want to match it with either a 4000-5000 Shimano or 3000-4000 Daiwa with a smooth, strong drag that will stand up to big fish. Budget of around $350 for the reel and $300 for the rod. Looking for quality. What are my options?

Any help would be terrific

Damo

Are any South West Members interested in catching up for Xmas drinks on Friday 19th at the Parade Hotel in Bunbury? If so please PM me.

Be good to meet some of you!