I tried a few weeks ago, for the first time, light line fishing. The line was 6lb Yamatoyo braid but for me light can be anything under 20lb...

Anyway, I was very surprised how hard it is to fish with line this fine and how easily it can get knots when casting. Had a few nightmarish tangles where I've had to put it down and substitute with the heavier barra gear. The biggest thing for me was not being able to cast the leader knot through the guides... I learned this the hard way.

Does anyone have any tips to make casting light line easier and stress free? The reel I am using is a Penn Affinity 1000, courtesy of the Shizz

hey all i think there should be another admin or 2 so that ppl (or bots) like adrienne39 are banned or removed wat do you guys think?

any of you guys use msn?

If so, whats ya addy?

Mine's

would be good to have a squiz at all the fishwrecked punkies out there to get a good hitlist together, makes things easier to organize days out and stuff.... anyway... if ya feel upto it, add me.

Hi guys,

Anyone keen for a fish?

Tonight? (sat night) River or Ocean

Sun Morning? River or Ocean

Sun Evening? River

Monday - Thursday (during the week day time if weather is shocking which is prob will be) In River (ocean if wind is not howling)?

If you're keen and wanna go for a round of beers and fishing, reply here with times available - even suggest spots.
PM your number too.

Ta :)

hey guys heading out tonight to get some big snapper at hale rolad reef lookin at departing about 6 ish and need a deckie if your keen  give us a bell asap on 0433454156
cheers brenz

After spending last week in the warmth of the Pilbara & Kimberly then returning to this bloody weather in Perth Im treating the family to a holiday in the North of the country.

Going to head to Darwin next month for a couple of weeks and Im planning on possibly hiring a boat and/or going on a charter with some landbased fishing as well.

Looking for some ideas for what I can expect this time of year and any areas to check out as its been 12yrs+ since Ive been there.

hey fellas just wondering if anyones been around cottesloe this week and know what the weed is like down there at the moment?? if anyone's interested in a fish im thinking of going down there saturday morning

cheers

nick

I'm in the market for a new chartplotter sounder combo in the $1500 range looking at navman 6507 anyone got any ideas on brands that they can recommend that are quality and have used?  

Taking a year off next year from school etc.

Was thinking of getting a job on a charter.

Just wondering if anyone could help me out.

We be in contact with a few of the bigger ones which are North of river.

mills, all seasons, deap sea and exec, etc. 

Cheers
Dean

Ok fellas, im going to hit the bank at burswood tomorow morning prolly about 10-10.30am on the rising tide. high tide for 12.45am.
if anyone wants to come with or meet down there, reply or PM me ya number and we'll catch up down there!

have a good one!

Just wondering if anyone has brought anything through this site? Must be the cheaspest prices i have ever seen.....bluddy cheap even when converted to aus dollars and add the frieght costs. Anyone????????

So... my mate just called me and reckons he just heard on the radio that a whale carcass has washed up somewhere near hillarys marina and that due to the really squally winds and weather,  authorities havnt had the chance to remove it yet...

His thoughts are, "Would this berley up the water? is it worth throwing a line out?"

So I said id put it up on here too... whats the general concencus when theres a carcass in the water regarding fishing conditions?

Called up MetallicSharky this morning and tried to suss out where he was going, he said he was going out on a boat with his mate...

anyway 10 mins later i got a msg saying plans had changed cos they lost the keys to the boat and he was just going down to this island in the river

So I went to tee up to meet with him and his mate and I got to ashfield and like, they were nowhere to be found... rang him up and the phone cut out mid conversation and then his phone must have gone out of range or something so I thought the bastids had ditched me! So I texted him and he said they were just ducking out to get more bait.. i thought it was all bullcrap so I just stayed and fished by myself....

Chucked an unweighted jellybean styled prawn out and within seconds of it drifting to the bottom, I was hooked up.... bream ran for a snag, i tightened my drag (because it was 10lb line due to my rack raider snapping on the weekend i was using my daiwa cy and tierra with just a light 6lb flurocarbon leader) and yeah then it started to go the opposite direction for a tree stump then I pulled it in....

FINALLY, IVE LANDED A FISH IN 2 WEEKS OF RIVER FISHING TRYING TO GET THE BASTIDS!

Was a very clean approx 23cm bream.... very silver in colour? Thort that was strange...

Anyway, pulled 2 more tiny buggers in, like fishtank material and this boat rocks up... guess who!

Metallicsharky! hahah found his keys... so much for the fish though, I think thier boat engine spooked them...

I had a few more big tugs but didnt manage to land them and that was it for the day...

but im still happy, thanks sharky for sharing the spot... :) Much appreciated!

Lesson 1: A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory." Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity

Lesson 2: A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish." "Me first! Me first!" says the admin. clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone. "Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Poof! He's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch." Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 3: A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it. Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

Lesson 4: A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree. Moral of the story: Bullsh*t might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there for long.

Just found this useful and handy page on the Department of Planning and Infrastructures webpage for the states tidal predictions.

http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/coastaldata/1328.asp

I will post it into the fishwrecked quick links as well.

Cheers,
Adam

These are the areas the tides are for:

Im going to book a sambo charter pretty soon and im just wondering if anyone can tell me which charters they have had some luck with, Prices and if you have to be a certain age to go on it and also how early should i book in advance

Cheers Luke

 hey pplz im of for a arvo fish today nyone want to have a look pm me for my number 

juz wondering...r salmon still in the metro waters...????sry...stupid question...anyone caught any??

i just got home from a local juinor football club fundraiser night and just have to thank a couple of fishwrecked boys firstly Ryan at Oceanside Tackle for his generous donation after we were turned away from our local tackle store in clarkson for sponsoship Ryan made a donation even thou he worked so faR away from us this was greatly appriated also to my mate Spess for his more than genorass donation for my kids footy team i know this is not fishing related but it does show the great carectors of people on our great fishing site.once again thank you guys for helping to move our footy club forward .

p.s please dont pick on my s[pelling as its 3.00 in the morning and im half cut

hi everyone
im thinking of buying a new medium spinning reel that is very strong i can take it for some beach/rock fishing but still be good for the boat. Has good line capasity im thinking a penn but not sure could any 1 help me out

thanks Ethan

I just purchased one of these smartcast sounder which is seems to working very well for me, especially being a landbased angler it really gives me and advantage of finding structure and fish.

I was just wondering has any purchased or tried one of these out? Anyone have any opionions?

 hey can anyone  tell me where i can find maps of the swan (  depths sand bars )  a nortacal map

Fished the Mosman Bay, Freshwater Bay areas for bream twice this week. Both times from about mid morning to early arvo and using coral prawns and bass minnows, atomic grubs, even gulp sandworms in camo and blood...

Cant seem to find fish.. I dont know what the hell im doing wrong... maybe im not patient enough but all that we kept landing was blowie after blowie and another blowie....

landed a leatherjacket this morning, (although that woulda been a fluke) and the other day, one undersized bream.....

Theres gotta be something im doing wrong... if one of you sly river fisho's can work it out, ill buy you a beer!

ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WTF IS GOING ON?!?~!? Just cant find them!~

Hi all, I'm heading to Shark Bay in October for the first time and was wondering if anyone could give me some local information on good boating spots to try etc! I'll be situated in Denham.

Would apprecaite the help.

Cheers,
Higgo

Banax GT 5000W reel and Gladiator 9 wrap enforcer 12 foot two piece rod both new unwanted prize $250 pm if interested,or ph 0422526513