Fishing Discussion
Cooking with Jessie Hogan
Submitted by West Coast on Tue, 2019-03-19 10:12
Our season has imploded before it has even started.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvJqB8BBHD1/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=19azphfse2ici
I shouldn't be surprised I guess.
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secure accommodation in Gero?
Submitted by black gen on Tue, 2019-03-19 07:54 Looking for somewhere to stay for the night in Gero en route to further north.
Will have a boat so hoping for somewhere with secure parking so i dont have to unload all my things into the hotel room.
Cheers
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Ocean side of big lagoon shark bay
Submitted by Oldbull on Mon, 2019-03-18 09:41I am not likely to get the caravan and dinghy and all the crap up to bottle bay on francois peron so am lokking at camping at big lagoon and go out through the channel into open water. Will be mid June and thinking pinkies, black snapper and bluebone. Is there reef or rubble outside the channel? any comments appreciated.
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Crabfest
Submitted by meglodon on Sun, 2019-03-17 23:05Everyone had a smile on their face so it seems that they all had a good time there.
Price of bait in carnarvon
Submitted by black gen on Sun, 2019-03-17 19:19Curious if anyone knows off hand what a box of Lunds and a block of mulies will run me in carnarvon
deciding whether to buy before or run the gauntlet that there is any in stock if the price is comparable to an extent
cheers
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Sharkbay
Submitted by faz on Sun, 2019-03-17 15:10Hey guys heading up to Sharkbay for Easter has anybody fished south of Denham up towards the Aquarium or Eagle Bluff in a boat and is it worth scooting out looks pretty shallow.
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diving near boats already fishing
Submitted by MALANA605 on Sun, 2019-03-17 13:52Was out of hale road the other morning, and a boat pulled up less than 50m from another boat already anchored up, and proceded to dive under and around his boat, he packed up and left, should the divers have gone further away?
where the hell are all the snapper
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Fishfinder Transducer
Submitted by Glass Off on Sun, 2019-03-17 12:27G'Day All,
I have an Simrad Evo 2 9"touchscreen unit with a large tranducer (which I assume is for the sonar/structure scan?
There are two other transducers fitted to the transom, one is an Airmar but I know nothing about it's specs etc nor exactly what it is for.
The third looks to be a smaller unit (bullet shaped) and possibly Lowrence???? This unit has a broken stem. I assume this is for the fish finder but am not certain. Anyway, can anyone assist me on this and if so what would be a suitable replacement for the last snapped unit?
The boat has an Etec 90 but is of a vintage just prior to being able to install a backbone for Nema and to have my range/speed and temps (water/motor etc).
I would also be very open to any assistance on operating the structure scan better as it appears to be dark arts to me so I never use it (if any of you do does this mean you don't use the fishfinder or do you keep flicking between the two?
Cheers in advance
Tight lines
South coast in winter
Submitted by plugga25 on Sun, 2019-03-17 10:21
G'day Legends
Im doing my annual pilgrimage to the south coast in July this year but due to the low water levels in my favourite rivers,
we are taking the 5m Quintrex. I have never targeted queenie, harlequin, and nannygai in winter before and i am wondering
if they are more of summer fish or if they are active all year round. We usually fish between Albany and Hopetoun.
Cheers Legends
South coast in winter
Submitted by plugga25 on Sun, 2019-03-17 10:21
G'day Legends
Im doing my annual pilgrimage to the south coast in July this year but due to the low water levels in my favourite rivers,
we are taking the 5m Quintrex. I have never targeted queenie, harlequin, and nannygai in winter before and i am wondering
if they are more of summer fish or if they are active all year round. We usually fish between Albany and Hopetoun.
Cheers Legends
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Boat lights
Submitted by joycey on Sat, 2019-03-16 21:55Hi all,
So planning to to do some night fishing in and around the sound and garden island this snapper season, and need to set up some boat lights
I have a 5.3m cabin boat and already have navigation and anchor lights.
Im going to put a floodlight bar on my bimini frame to act as a deck light ( looking at a hella marine one that I can alternate between white and blue, I’m thinking blue would be better to preserve night vision.)
I was considering some blue/white led strips under the gunnels but unsure if needed if I have the deck light bar?
Im not sure if I need some sort of fixed lighting at the front of the boat to see ahead when travelling. Is this recommended or would I be better off just using my night vision with hand held spotlight if needed
cheers for advice
Joycey
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Boat covers
Submitted by DanM on Fri, 2019-03-15 19:46Hey Guys just on the topic of boat covers. Im thinking of purchasing a custom boat cover as my ebay covers have only been good for 12 months- if anyone out there can give me some feedback on their own custom cover- is it worth the expense- how much roughly for a 6 m Haines hunter and recommended trimmers ??? Cheers
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after a windshield for my 3.6m dingy
Submitted by Curly 777 on Fri, 2019-03-15 10:26Does anyone no where I can get a cheap windshield from for my 3.6m stacer
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Sheep Lanolin
Submitted by Simo_ on Fri, 2019-03-15 07:57Hey guys, does anyone know where I can get some sheep lanolin? A few years ago I got some electrical work done on the boat and the guy gave me some to put on battery terminals to stop corrosion. He’s gone out of business now so can’t find get any off him.
cheers
Simon
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Barra in the Swan
Submitted by West Coast on Thu, 2019-03-14 08:19
Decent size. Must be up near Garrat Road Bridge...or somewhere. LOL
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And now we have toxic algal bloom in Swan R8ver
Submitted by sunshine on Wed, 2019-03-13 19:45With a shellfish “do not eat as cooking doesn’t kill the toxicity” advisory .......wtf next ???
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Talica handle upgrade
Submitted by striker on Wed, 2019-03-13 05:48Hi guys looking to upgrade the Talica 10 two speed arm and handle and I’m finding a lot of links for just the one speed.
Anyone able to post a link to a two speed arm and handle?
Cheers
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Baitfish Swan River
Submitted by baconi22 on Tue, 2019-03-12 18:19Seen a lot of bait fish around in swan and want to catch them for tailor. Firstly is is possible to catch these fish and what methods are useful for them and second where is a good spot to catch tailor using live bait (live around canning bridge).
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Reel service/repair NOR.
Submitted by Deckie on Tue, 2019-03-12 10:49Sorry if this has been done to death, but some of the past recommendations are no longer doing it.
Need a Shimano Spheros repaired & serviced, baile arm does not play the game.
Any help will be greatly appreciated as usual.
cheers Rob
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Another boat sunk by king wave
Submitted by uncle on Tue, 2019-03-12 08:16Too close to the reef maybe, pulling pots. 4 lucky punters, epirb came in handy.
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Good jigging reel and rod for Perth snaps
Submitted by baconi22 on Mon, 2019-03-11 20:12Looking for a good jiiging reel for perth snapper and other species maybe dhuies, breaksea, baldies. Can be spin or overhead doesnt really matter just whatever is best. Also a good jigging rod with a slow action as I will be slow pitch jigging. What would be recomend braid and what lb. Budget is around $1200 as I want it to last. Cheers
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Tekonsha Prodigy 3 Hiccup
Submitted by The Saint on Mon, 2019-03-11 19:45Hooked up the boat trailer today, attempted to adjust the brakes as they were a little aggressive. Nothing happened, glanced down at the controller and noticed screen was red with a warning "Internal Error No Brakes"
I did have brakes, just unable to adjust. Got home and disconnected the trailer and the controller was still showing the error. Left it for an hour or so and all was back to normal, hooked up the trailer again and all was fine.
Hopefully it was just a hiccup and won't happen again, but I'm thinking something must have caused it.
Anyone experienced this before or have any suggestions as to what may be the cause ?
Cheers
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best tackle shops around perth
Submitted by mitchell fallen... on Mon, 2019-03-11 14:36best tackle shops in and around perth, for service and gear some places i have been to have been hopless
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Kalbarri Mackerel about at the moment
Submitted by Mack1 on Mon, 2019-03-11 07:08Does anyone know if there are many mackerel about in Kalbarri yet this year? We are going up there in a month and are looking forward to tangling with a few.
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Interpretation of Sounder pics
Submitted by Captain Grumpy on Sun, 2019-03-10 18:23Hi all
was hoping to get some idea of what I was looking at on Saturday.
It's a wreck located in 20m and (usually) has cray pots in close proximity. We dropped plastics and small jigs over this for a few hours but had no enquiries.
my questions are : what are people's opinions on we seeing in the images?
is it likely to be bait over/surrounding the wreck? Or is it more likely to be weed?
we kept sounding "lines" in the lower 10meters. Could these be fish or more likely severed cray pot ropes?
Does (mid water) weed? Show up on sounders like this?
all 3 pics are within about a 10 meter drift over the wreck.
cheers
Luke
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Winter Pinkies
Submitted by Poppy on Sun, 2019-03-10 10:03As a result of a butchered total hip replacement, I have had to sell my dinghy. The bouncing around in the chop would cause too much jarring on the artificial joint etc. I think I would be fine standing up on a charter boat and was thinking of trying Shikari Charters in about May/June. I have never done any real snapper fishing around Perth (mainly up north) and wondered what would be the optimum time over winter to try for them. Has anyone gone out with Allen Bevan? I've only heard good reports. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks
Baz
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up north combo
Submitted by mr_shenn on Sun, 2019-03-10 07:52hi everyone, headed up to coral bay in a cpl months time. Just wondering everyones opinions on best bottom bouncing combo for 70m + depths. Cheers
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Nanga bay
Submitted by Gnarly Gnob on Sun, 2019-03-10 06:59Going up to Denham for 10 days in a few weeks. Hopefully weather should be good enough to get outside the island but looking at other options inside bay or Monkey Mia side.
Would like to have a fish out of Nanga as haven’t been there for over 20 years. Can anyone tell me if you can take your boat and launch there, fish for the day then go back to Denham without needing to book or go through the Nanga station/resort?
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Water trapped in hull
Submitted by wez0062 on Sat, 2019-03-09 15:19Hey guys is the a way to tell / see if there is watwe trapped in the hull towards deont od boat ??
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