Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Burley

 Spent 10 mins knocking up a batch of burley this morning hopefully it pays of on Sunday 


Friday Funnys

Enjoy


Halaco crazy deep lures

Just need some tips on getting the crazy deep do go down to 7 meters. I have the lure tied to the main line via the split ring. Trolling at 4 to 6 knots but the lure just stays on the surface. Distance behind the boat is about 30 to 40 meters.

Cheers.


Tomorrow night shift

 Any thoughts on heading out tomorrow night. Nice winds , flashes in the sky?

 


mechanic - central locking

 hi guys

 

looking for someone that might be able to help with central locking on a 2007 Iload van

 

key button wont unlock doors but when i manual press unlock/lock button inside it will do all doors.

 

key will only lock from outside but not unlock. this is with key in door.

 

any help would be appreciated

 

cheers jason 

 

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Two Rocks Ramp

 Can anyone tell me what is the situation at Two Rocks regarding the ramp at present? Looking at going out Monday or Tuesday.

Cheers

Twiggy


Tailor on rotto

 Hi guys, 

looking to find some tailor on rotto, any good spots?

im there for a week and have a bike with a 4 piece rod so I can ride anywhere

cheers Sam 


People Breaking your Gear

How do you guys handle deckie mates breaking your shit on the boat. Took out my brother in law who fishes a lot and he broke a rod, a drink holder and a fixing for my clears. The the two fixings cost me $20 to replace but the rod is going to be $90 and I don't really want to ask for the money and no offer was forthcoming.

I've taken out other mates just squidding and have two boxes of jigs and say one is fine to use, the other is user replaces. Thinking of setting same rules for mates who want to come out and don't have their own gear and borrow the Mrs' gear i.e. set the break it and replace it agreement before we head out. I've also thought about buying a few cheaps combos off Gumtree for deckies to use but my house is already full of rods and reels.

How do you guys go about providing gear for mates, family etc who want to come out for a fish?


Lake Monger

Was on the train this morning so didn't get a good look at what was going on but was surprised to see a dinghy with canopy in Lake Monger on the Freeway side.

 


Boat leaning on plane

 Hey guys i have a Coraline Oceanrunner 670 and when it gets up on the plane it leans to the left. I have tried loading iceboxes and gear etc on the right but it still does it. My back is completely stuffed on the left as a result of the way it slaps on the water so i was after anyones thoughts what could be causing it. Any thoughts? Pics below

 

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Bait Board

 Hi guys just chasing some info on the plastic/nylon that's on most bait boards. Like the cutting board material in the kitchen. Need something for the bait bird on the new tub or keen to see/ hear what other use. 

Cheers Rosco 


kalbarri fishing

 Anyone up in kal or got any info hows the fishing been lately. If anyone is keen for a fish give me a yell


Japan

Hi Guys

I'm heading over to japan on a snow boarding holiday in the next couple of weeks, I will be in Tokyo for about 5 days before we head up the mountain,

Has anyone been over there and found some good tackle shops worth having a look at? I know there pretty mad about fishing so I'm sure there will be some good ones around.

any info will be appreciated


Drogue seabrake

 Seen one of these the other week and was wondering if anyone has one of these they use as a drift anchor, very well made


trolling for metro Macs - this time of the year?

Interested in going for a troll this weekend to see if any maccies are around. I'm looking to head out to the FFB from Rokko and am wondering if its worth having a crack or am I too early?
I haven't seen any posts even though it only early into January.

Any info is appreciated. Cheers.


Running Boards, not fishing related

Hi guys,

anyone purchased a set of running boards for your 4WD lately. Ford is quoting me just under $2300.00 for a set.
Bugger me, I could purchase a set of wheels & tyres for that.

anyone have any other suggestions, like companies who will make for you, without wanting half your retirement nest egg :(

thanks in advance Wez


Marron season

 Any one going for a marron season opens 12 noon on Friday I haven't been for years any tips on which rivers to look at don't want spots just a bit of advise . Cheers 


Sweet tasty dhu !!

 No wonder the she's a tasty fish !! Bloke I know

pulled this whole intact cray out of its guts !!

we all know they eat em anyway ! But still

a trip to see one in such good shape ?? Looks 

close to size aswell !! Cheers pirate !!


Pot theives

 Still hasn't stopped. Good mate has lost 3 big jarrah pots in 2 weeks.2 from 35 m of water nwest from point peron .and 1 from inside Sth West Bank. They haven't been cut . 2 dives in 35 m mark not on the bottom anywhere.   Question has anyone used small gps saterlite transmitters yet? Cost around 30 dollars silastic them inside pot . ( out of view) Once they hit surface they can be located. In all my years I have never seen so many pot thefts? Pretty sad really . Karma will get them one day. I would hate to have to replace 3 pro jarrah pots. Not cheap.



Tailor session

Caught 17 tailor and 30 herring (3 licences). I forgot how good eating fresh tailor are   


Fish ID with a twist

How cool is this. A 10% increase to the known number of freshwater fishes in Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4382050.htm


herring boiling but not biting

 

any one got answer

seen it  afew times, herring frothing in the water

wont take a bait nor a lure

down at gracetown and they are schooling and boiling just behind the weed but no one can catch a thing

 

thx


First Dhuie of the year

Hi Guys,

 

Got to fish out of Hillarys last night and went to a location at 33m. Decided just to look for fish with my Furuno FCV587 with my best mate G taking it in turns to locate and drop on anything looking fishy! Used Squid with Mulies inserted.

We fished from about 6pm to 9pm and kept 2 fish and released 7 more (mostly around the 45-55 cm mark)

I dislike mornings and love it when I can fish into the night :) Was a bit dodgy minding Cray pot lines on the way in, but managed to avoid them.

 

Looking at some of the fish that members catch here, this pales into insignificance...however on light gear it was fun and very special seeing that many dhufish at once.

 


Swan Prawns

Hey all

Anyone been prawning in the Swan lately? Thinking of dragging the next few nights. Is it far too early or can you still get them in Summer?

Also best places to try?

 

Cheers

Ryan


Hi all new member just asking advice

 Hi all great site for information for a newbie , as the name suggests I have a great record of catching Blowies in the Sawn , Just got myself a nice boat and intend to go out from freemantle into the wide blue ocean ,just wanting an idea where would be a good spot to start don't intend to go out for mikes as yet do the closer marks to freemantle would suit, any ideas would be much appreciated ,had s few boats in my time not really done much fishing from them 

 

 

 


Nanga station

Does anyone know what the lauching facilities are like at Nanga station? I've been asked to go up later in the year and have a 6.5M glass boat.

I'm a bit concerned that it may be a bit heavy if the ramp area is all sand and too shallow.

 


Deep Drop

We took advantage of some good weather over the christmas period and decided to head out deep to target a couple of the species that have managed to elude us so far. We worked the 300m - 400m line for a couple of hours and found a ledge with some soundings that looked promising. The spot produced both Trevalla and Bass neither of which we had caught before. We then stopped on our Grey band spot on the way in and pulled a couple of Grey Band off it. So it turned out to be a productive day with a couple of firsts.

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Port Kennedy ramp this morning

 Bet this guy thought how good is this:

- New boat and trailer (trailer still has sellers name on it) to have first launch.

- everyone else parked miles away and left this nice parking spot for me.

- Will be nice and easy when I get back.

 

it was there for 2 hours that I know of, when we went to pull our pots and it copped a lot of verbal abuse while we were listening.

 

Some people really should not have boats.


rottnest

Took the kids over to rotto over the weekend kidsloved it didnt end up fishing much just fished in close. Me and the boys (7 &5) went snorkling and finding plenty of local crays.  Denver was stoked to catch his first sweep lol