Hi All,

I'm down in Dunsborough with the family all week and was hoping to do a spot of fishing from the beach. I've got my little fella with me, so was really looking for something with easy access and probably targeting Whiting. We're staying on the beach in Old Dunsborough with the netted area in front of us.

Has anyone got any advice on where we can cast from, times of day and species we might be able to target?

Thanks in advance.

Ben 

 any good ones around perth at the moment ?

Went down to Hilaries Rockwall, last night to flick some mulies for some Tailor after reading multiple reports of fish in the area.

Conditions were perfect after sunset bit of chop on the water rising tide, besides seeing one snook landed before the sunset. The water was absolutely dead couldn't even lose a mulie if you tried, no blowies or peckers it was seriously strange!

Whats going on!

Very proud of 11 year old Sarah being awarded the MAAC Junior Champion for 2016 at the awards function last night. Her yearly points tally also gained her the runner up award in the Ladies Division.

Thanks to Dean and Wal for the awesome trips on Y-Knot for a lot of the comps, and supporting Sarah throughout the year. She landed some great fish and her skills just kept improving to the point she could land just about everything she hooked - there were some classic battles.

A boy at school told her that girls can't fish - yeah right mate, this girl can.

 Went out to burns island for a abalone dive

heap of boats round 7 /9 ! Seal family was 

hanging round I'd say the big male would be

close too 200kg ! Vis was super ! 

Cheers neighbour for a good morning

pirate

Hi there, 

After much travel the mrs and i have been given an opportunity to come home and move up to Port Hedland. Doing the drive up on Tuesday with a stopover to see the brother in Carnarvon for a surf. Just wondering if anyone has some ideas on what to bring up (landbased fishing wise). Is there any place around town for just small travelly's/queenies if theyre around there? lures etc

TIA 

Sha and Tara

Hi there, 

After much travel the mrs and i have been given an opportunity to come home and move up to Port Hedland. Doing the drive up on Tuesday with a stopover to see the brother in Carnarvon for a surf. Just wondering if anyone has some ideas on what to bring up (landbased fishing wise). Is there any place around town for just small travelly's/queenies if theyre around there? lures etc

TIA 

Sha and Tara

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 reading it as 500mm below lancelin 31 degrees cheers

 Has anyone else noticed that this summer has been blowing its ring out every other day? Definitely the worst I can remember for winds, I'm struggling to even find a day for a snorkel/swim. Now it's February and we're looking at 20knot winds all day every day, with the upcoming weekend raining and 21°- 23° =-O

I was set on a Mack this year but if this keeps up I'll be settling for an extended salmon season :'(

 Rough conditions offshore today, but a few crews ventured out.  One boat raised two fish, and tagged a blue marlin estimated at 180kg.

If you want to chase some billfish for great prizes, there is still time to enter the PGFC Marlin Cup.

www.pgfc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-Marlin-Cup-Brochure-V6-Fillable.pdf

 I'm looking to put together another rod and reel, mainly for dragging a lure behind the dinghy, Mackies or tunas I guess. Just trying to fill up a gap in my dinghy fishing. I'm looking at a Shimano Terez. Anyone got any good or bad about these?

Hi guys,

I do plan to go north of two rocks, probably Wilbinga for a couple of days.

I really wish to hook on a sharky. Did anyone caught some there? i plan to either balloon the bait out or using the kayak to do the job.

What is the best rig? bait? do i need to berley? i heard that some people use tin of cat food...

Is there a season for shark fishing around perth or are they there all year around?

thank you for your reply

Has anyone tried the new range of Penn Slammer III reels?

I just had a quick look at their website, and their 9500 model can put down 27.2kg of drag force. Holding 670 yards of 65lb braid.  In comparrisson, a 10000 Stella produces 25kg drag, and holds 506 yards of 50lb braid.

The difference probably comes in the weight of the Stella, plus an extra 8 bearings.

I know I'm not comparing apples to apples, but at a third of the price, I wonder if anyone has put one through their paces.

They also do a 10500, that produces 27.2kg drag

Hi Guys,

Can somebody please tell me what is the capacity for an 18 foot half cabin boat, I want to take the family crabbing in Mandurah with my mates family as well just wondering how many we are allowed on the boat in the estuary.

 Gents I recently bought a new boat bloody awesome 5.2 twinfisher included was what's called a down rrigger has anyone had any experience with these or are they a east coat thing as that where the boat came frame

welcome advice

I have had the pleasure of dealing with John (carnarvonite) recently over a knife issue.  John lost his favourite knife of many years (I’ll let him tell the story if he wishes) and we needed to source the identical replacement.

It is fair to say it was a bit of a challenge to find the knife and get it to Perth.  We thought we had it, but when I sent it to John the knife was too short (18cm).  We selected the right one (25cm), but it had to be “imported” so took some time to arrive.  Happily, the order has just turned up.

This knife is a “beast”.  It is the ultimate big fish processing knife, and no doubt would work well with most animals.  18cm and 25cm blade models are shown below.

We have affectionately branded the 25cm knife as “The Carnarvonite”.  All the selection work has been done by a legend, and out of the hundreds of knives you could choose from this is a very good one for the purpose of processing big fish.

$110 retail and it will last a lifetime, if you look after it.  Our specialist fish processing retail knife selection, to cater for different requirements, is now complete. 

Hiya Guys

I've got a new 6-8kg line rated rod matched with a 4000 series reel and using it mainly for demersals e.g. pinkies, dhuies etc. I'm using braid for the first time (20 lb) and planning to put on a fluoro leader (40 lb). I need some advice on the following;

1. How long should my leader be? I'm thinking about 2m...?

2. I'm planning to use a double uni knot to join the 2 lines, would this be strong enough?

Cheers

Stumpie

 Hi all been fishing an area thats had tuna hanging around it a fair bit, not real big id say average around 600mm. Ive bought a t curve 5-10kg rod to throw some hard body lures out. Im keen on doing some trolling to and wondering if your better off having a dedicated rod for this set up with mono or if the t curve would be fine for both, havnt done much trolling so pritty green with it thanks

Enjoy

 Was just curious is anyone from w.a is entering the big hammer challange now america has classed Australian waters as part of there competition ??

We have some awesome COMBO DEALS that will certainly impress and especially the MASSIVE SAVINGS!!

See below for the Special Deals;

Shimano Stella 6000 SWBPG Spin with Shimano Grappler 8’ PE5
Ideal 40-60lb line class. Perfect for LBG for mackys/tuna etc
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Daiwa Catalina 500H Spin with Jigging Master 9’8 Shore Game M
Ideal 30-60lb line class. Perfect for LBG quick retrieve of stickbaits etc and a long
cast for mackys/tuna etc
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Daiwa Saltiga 6500 Spin with Temple Reef Reefer 711 (7’11)
Ideal for 80-100lb line class. Perfect for GT popping and stickbaiting etc
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Daiwa Tanacom 1000 Overhead with Daiwa Grand Wave 5’6 (37kg) mini bent butt. Can be used in the rod holder or in a gimbal belt. Ideal 80-100lb line class. Perfect for Super Deep fishing ie 200-500m
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Daiwa Megatwin Seaborg 1000MT Overhead (2 speed) with Jignesis X-Predator PE5-10 4’10 high end rod. This is the same outfit that shop owner Ryan Thipthorp uses for Super Deep fishing both baits and jigs. This setup is perfect for fighting fish manually/standup and you can put this outfit in a rod holder to wind up (via electric) an empty rig or jig. Ideal 80-100lb line class. Perfect for Super Deep fishing ie 200-500m
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Shimano Sustain 1000FG Spin with Daiwa Battler “Noodle Master” 6’8 1-3kg Ideal for 1-3 or 2-4kg (4-8lb). Perfect for bream & whiting etc. Casting and working lures is a breeze with this light weight outfit offering maximum sensitivity.
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Pflueger Patriarch 30 Spin with Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X 6’10 1-3kg Ideal for 1-3 or 2-4kg (4-8lb). Perfect for bream & whiting etc. Casting and working lures is a breeze with this light weight outfit offering good sensitivity. Also suitable for herring and skippy etc
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Daiwa Saltiga 15H Overhead with Eupro Captain 6’3 Slow Pitch PE0.8-2.5 Ideal for 20-40lb line class. Perfect for slow pitch jigging for demersal species. Ideal jig weight 60-160g
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Daiwa Saltiga 10H Overhead with Eupro Shogun 6’2 Slow Pitch PE2
Ideal for 20-40lb line class. Perfect for slow pitch jigging for demersal species. Ideal jig weight 60-150g
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Shimano Talica 8 Overhead with Jignesis X-Fighting Slow Pitch 6’3 PE1-2.5 Ideal 30-50lb line class. Perfect for slow pitch jigging for demersal species. Ideal jig weight 60-200g +
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Shimano Stella 4000 SWBXG Spin with Shimano Game Type J 6’4 PE1-3 Ideal 20-40lb line class. Perfect for jigging metals & SP’s for demersal species.
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Daiwa TDSOL11 400H Spin with Abrolhos Demersal Jigger 6’ PE3/4
Ideal for 30-50lb line class. Perfect for jigging metals & SP’s for demersal species.
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Daiwa Catalina 4000 Spin with jignesis X-Fighting Slow Pitch 6’3 PE1.5-3 Ideal 30-50lb line class. Perfect for demersal slow pitch jigging and heavier jigs.
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Daiwa Saltiga 35N Overhead with Daiwa Saltiga 6’ PE3-4
Ideal for 30-60lb line class. Versatile for live baiting, SP’s, fast or slow pitch jigging.
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Daiwa Saltiga LD20 (2 speed) Overhead with Jignesis X-Fighting 5’3 PE2-4 Ideal 30-50lb line class. Good for livebaiting kingfish/tuna, bottom fishing and jigging.
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Shimano Talica 10 Overhead with Jignesis X-Fighting 5’2 PE3-6
Ideal 30-60lb line class. Ideal for trolling, bottom fishing and metal jigging.
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Daiwa Saltiga 4500 Spin with Daiwa Saltist Hyper 5’3 PE5-6
Ideal for 50-80lb line class. Ideal for bottom fishing & heavy jigging etc
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Daiwa Saltiga 4000 Spin with Daiwa Saltiga 6’ PE3-4
Ideal for 40-60lb line class. Perfect for SP’s, slow & fast metal jigging plus surface casting.
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Shimano Stella 10000 SWBPG Spin with Temple Reef R9 5’5 PE6-8
Ideal for 60-100lb line class. Perfect for serious jigging ie for dogtooth, big sambos, big YTK and super deep species. Also suitable for heavy bottom fishing up north where you need to turn big fish from sharks.
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Shimano Stradic Ci4 3000HG Spin with Gomoku Erito 6’ PE1.5
Ideal for 15-20Lb line class. Perfect for micro jigging with SP’s and metals.
This outfit is super lightweight and very stylish.
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Shimano Rarenium 4000FB Spin with Gomoku Kodachi (Black grip) PE2-4 Ideal for 20-30Lb+ line class. Perfect for jigging metals & SP’s for demersal species.
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Shimano Rarenium 4000FB Spin with Shimano Trevala 6’3 30-40lb
Ideal for 20-30Lb line class. Perfect for SP’s and light metals for demersal species.
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** With every combo deal purchase we're also offering % OFF your choice of braid instore (if you require) and we can spool your reel.

* ONLY whilst stocks last
* Floor stock only.
* No Holds.
* No Lay-by's.
* Country purchases can be made via EFT (postage cost needs to be applied)
* Plenty more gear in store
* PM us, call on 9337 5682 or Pop in for more info
* OPEN 7 Days

Cheers from the Oceanside Team.

We have been working to refine our wholesale packaged bait and burley products. 

One of our “missions” has been to produce high quality fresh fish based burly in Perth, and our interim products have gained good market acceptance so far.  Our medium sized burley offering will be 100mm diameter x 200mm long logs, frozen and vacuum sealed as this is a good size to suit the majority of existing burley equipment.  The “recipe” for the mulie shred blocks and the minced fish/tuna oil/protein filler blocks has been carefully developed and tested by many customers, and we have evaluated the requirements, and nuances, of wholesale supply over the last six months.  We are ready to make these products our “standard” burley log offering to tackle shops.

We have also refined our wholesale bait offering.  We will not replicate any products currently offered by WA Bait or Early Bird Bait but focus on the quality “processed” and vacuum sealed items that you currently cannot buy at retail outlets.  Our list is nearing completion and will be sent to shops soon.  If you would like our products at convenient locations, ask your local shop staff to contact us.

Our wholesale baits will fall into the following categories:

Fin Fish Fillet – Mullet fillet (1kg and 0,5kg) and Bonito fillet (0.5kg)

Cephalopod – Whole Shark Bay Squid (1kg and 0.5kg), Shark Bay Squid head and tentacle (0.2kg), Shark Bay Squid cleaned tubes (0.2kg), small whole NW Cuttlefish (1kg and 0.5kg)

Crustacean – Peeled Coral Prawn (0.1kg)

Bait Packs – Beach (0.5kg), Inshore (1kg) and Offshore (2kg)

Our wholesale fish based burley products will be:

Shredded Fish – Mulies, Tuna, Mullet and Mixed Fish (1kg)

Shredded Mulies Block – 1.5kg and 5kg

Fish Based Minced Burley Block – Mixed Fish (50% mulies), Tuna Oil and Protein Fillers (1.5kg and 5kg)

We will also offer the shops occasional products on seasonal availability, and can supply others on request.  Currently we have Storm Garfish at 4-6 fish per kilo (while stock lasts).

Our retail outlet in Wangara stocks a larger range of retail bait and burley products and you are certainly encouraged to contact us about this, or come and have a look.

Thanks for your interest, and as always any comments or suggestions are welcome. 

Hi all

Heading out to the look in the 40s tomorrow off mandurah as the weather looks awesome.

The last couple of times i have been out this far my sounder, Lowrance Elite-5, only reads in water less than 30m deep, and doesnt read at all after driving at speed for a while. Taking its time to start reading again in the shallow water.

I have tried changing the sonar settings when im out there to a lower frequency, or as the sounder says "its deep setting."

Has anyone had a similar issue because it woudl be awesome if i could get it going for tommorrow.

Cheers

 Few fish over the holiday break

 Well looks like the public have scared the local council with dredging coming to a stop today only half way done. Contractor packing up, so guess we the local ratepayers will still cop the price for the whole project plus I understand from the contractor that council is going to reclaim all the dredging spoils from the beach and relocate, that is another huge cost. Well thought out and planned project again. Expect this will have a significant impact on the viability of this ramp.

We all know fish and fisherman love fresh local ocky.

We have been getting more request's for smaller size amount and that we have organised. We have just received a large batch of Fremantle Local Ocky that is 1kg (just over) Cryovaced so it can stay in the freezer for a long time without the freezer burn.

This ocky was only caught a few days ago so VERY FRESH INDEED!!

 Hi guys,

went out this morning and have never had the need to use the radio before as we were in the canals, went to go out of the estuary and the radio would power on but nothing else. had a look under and the wires in the photo came out(the end coming from the unit not the aerial side). we not attached or had corroded, would this be a good reason as to why there was no sound?

Also the metal bit that screws into the back of the unit looks like it has been broken, it holds in place without being screwed in so i think that is ok.

 Sounds like my sensbrake actuator has done a seal on the air tank somewhere. Its a LT1000

Has anyone ever stripped one of these down and replaced seals. Is it a headache or straightforward process ?

cheers

Hi everyone, I'm pleased to announce that the Calamari Classic 2017 will be on Saturday March 18 and this year it will be held at Fremantle Sailing Club and is open to the public. there are 3 divisions, Boat, Land & Kayak. lots of fun and prizes..... it is only $25 to enter, this gives you a membership to the club for they day, it also includes dinner at the prize giving. there will be a live band and entertainment for the kids. so please check out www.calamariclassic.com.au