Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

bonito off busselton

hey guys

just wondering when the bonito schools reach busselton

want to try and get some in my kayak for a bit of fun.


anyone using raymarine c90w setup?

been looking at lowrance / raymarine / furuno and although i won't be upgrading for a few months so far this is the system I'm already leaning towards but keen to see how you find this setup, if your happy with it, what choice of transducer and sounder module you went with etc


Mitchell 489 Mods

Was wondering if anyone knows of anyone who does repairs/mods to to Mitchell reels. I am after a new drag washer set up for my old faithful.

Cheers

Richo


Gamex

I was just wondering if anyone took a computor or camera to Exmouth for Gamex this year. I have looked everywhere & cant seem to find any reports or many pics. Is the weather that bad & keeping everyone in the marina or is it that you are all far too busy baggin & taggin. lol  I hope it's the latter.

I hope all goes well for everyone there, the weather is kind to ya & everyone stays safe. 

cheers Rob 


night fishing at moore river, guilderton

hi guys....going guilderton for a bit of night fishing saturday night and was wondering what the situation with weed is like up there? also any recomendations on rigs ect?? looking to get mulloway and sharks.

just gunna go right infront of the river mouth heard its not too bad there?? also blowing good easterlys so wouldnt mind getting a balloon out as ive got the gear but never done it before.

cheers dave.


Servicing motors

 hey guys im servicing a mates motor, mercury 9.9hp, just wondering where i can buy spark plugs and oil for the leg from around fremantle area? cheers


Lake Jasper

Can anyone tell me if there are any fish in lake jasper wa worth catching

eg redfin or trout  that are sizable to eat ?


Busso help

Hi Guys

Just hoping someone out there might be able to help me out with some Snapper advice.

I am just starting to do alot more fishing out on the tinny for other fish than KGs and squid.Just chasing some depth and rough location advice on catching snapper.We have been trying some lumps in close and pulling in alot of small snapper so I am wondering if we are in too close or if it is the wrong time of year?

Any help would be really appreciated.

Regards Adam.


quobba

hey does any one no wat quobba is like to fish in may, planning to do ballooning an spinning any info would be great                                                                                                                                      


moore river fishing

hi guys heaing to moore river for the weekend hoping to get some fishing in off the beach and in the river any tips about rigs, bait or what to go for?


broome barramundi

So Im heading up to Broome in the end of April. Driving up inland thru to Hedland and on up to Broome for a week, back down the coast to Exmouth for a week then back down south again.

Itd be stupid of me not to take advantage of the fishing while im up there! I have Exmouth sorted but Im chasing advice for Broome.

Im actually really keen to chase barra up there. I have done a search on here already so dont think im lazy - I went thru 10 pages of searches and didnt really get much info.

Do you think it would be best to go on a barra fishing charter or can anyone help me out with advice to go after them on my own?

am I going at an ok time of year for them?

what sort of gear should I lug up there with me?

any advice is appreciated guys as Im right at the start of my barramundi education at the momet!

cheers


borrow a kayak?

 hey going up to exmouth in 3 weeks and was wondering if anyone had a kayak i could barrow or could buy for under $100?

plz can u help ?

 

cheers pom 


Albany over Easter

Hi guys heading down south for the Easter holidays. Left the camp site bookings a bit late. Have one place ,but it seems to have a bad rap. Do you guys know any good caravan parks with powered shady camp sites clean ablution blocks. There are 3 families coming on the trip so would need 3 camp sites

Thanks in advance

Wesley


wedge help

hey all,

 

looking at heading to wedge this weekend to do a spot of land based fishing, only down side is im a boat fisherman so quite the hopeless character when it is coming to landbased. ive got all the right tools and equipment for it. just not the right set of knowledge to help me succeed up here.

 

where would be good to catch something big there? what would i use to do so? is it any good for a spear fish?

 

cheers

 

greatrex


inflatable boat help

hi guys need some feedback.

lastnight i decided to go for a crabbing sesh using my cheapo inflableboat as i just bought a electric motor, did a test run last week to make sure everythings good. so lastnight me and my mate got all the crab pots rigged up and started to blowup the boat and the boat started leaked from god knows where.

as i am commited with the electric motor, i am thinking about upgrading to a small 2.3m zodiac style inflatable. around 700 bucks.not cheap thats why im asking you guys for help before blowing more cash.

pretty set on one as i can fit it in the boot of the car.

how much tougher are these things, and any advice from ppl who has one will help me greatly.

 

thanks in advance

 


exmouth spots

going up to exmouth in 3 weeks, and looking for spots to do some ballooning from, but they have to be with in bike ridiing distance from the marina, cause dad said he wont driv me no where :/ 

 

cheers pom 


Tuna on Whiting Gear

After a good sess on Saturday with Daz and TimVB where we bagged a nice mac and dhu,my old next door neighbour asked if I could take him out for a run on Sunday. Pretty stuffed from the day before, I was relieved when he suggested a quick whiting fish inside the 3 mile was all he was after. Happy days, a couple of nice cold ice coffee's and gentlemans hours start of 8.30am.

 

Stopped in 15 m after getting a few fish on the sounder, anchored, open the Masters Ice Coffee, and bang, double hook-up of fat whiting immediately, and this went on for the next 20 minutes. Cool bananas, nice feed of whiting for the neighbour, he was happy, I thought I might get home by 10 am and keep the missus happy.........but.......

 

.......the next whiting came up nicely sliced in half..........I hardly felt it so likley a maccie....dammmm! My interest levels quickly elevated, Dr Jeckel be gone, Mr Hyde came out and on went a couple of live whiting that were sent to the depths........swim swim swim, my scaly little freinds.  

 

5 minutes and bang, a nice run, but bitten off on the snelled hooks....... so I put a fresh new livie on with wire this time, and after 10 minutes of nothing I bring it up to check it. On the way up, a bloody big fish swooped back and forward  numerous times but balked right at the livie.....damm wire.......still not sure what it was.....but for the world looked like a big trevor, too light for a sambo.......a gold spot possibly?????

 

Back down with another livie, a few more whiting for the esky and them wammo.......after a great fight, a very fiesty bronze whaler was landed and dispatched......flake ahoy!

 

Right, that is that, happy to go home now.

 

A minute from Hillarys and tuna went nutz everywhere, bustin up all over the shop. PHARK.......only whiting gear or trolling overheads set-up, so on with some twities on the whiting gear and with some trepidation me and the neighbour pinged the tuna schools..........40 minutes and quite a few swear words later, was just about to give up chasing schools of flighty tuna, very frustratng stuff! Then wham, double hook-up and it was on. Completely nutz, 2500 size whiting reels and 6 lb line were sizzling, and after me trying to climb arounf the boat to chase my fish, I lost contact and dropped it. Cliff was stll on, and it was not looking good, the little Shimano el cheapo whiting outfit was protesting loudly, and the spool was looking rather empty.

 

Started the boat and the chase was on, for the next 35 minutes we chased the tuna! After many tuna circles Cliff bagged a very nice stripey tuna on 6 lb line, quick photo and the tired tuna slowly swam off.

 

Bit more chasing and I am on, this time I rigged up my Certate 2500 with 8 lb braid and got the stripey to the boat within a minute......just missed the net shot, and then 5 minutes later, I am still tring to get colour after a few good runs......go hard on light gear these stripeys! Landed it very green and then released after a quick snap.

 

Home by 3 pm to a grumpy wife but a VERY happy skipper and deckie.


Jurien Fads

Going to Jurien on Sat for a week just wondering if anyone knows if the Fads are out, and if so do you have the co-ordinates thanks.


Beach launch south of Exmouth

Hey guys.

 

Is there anywhere to launch a boat south of exxie so that you can access the creeks around learmonth ?


anyone going out on friday

so just wondering with the e winds anyone going out to baloon anywhere taking out the big gear and sending out a blue mack see wat i get off metro anyone else???


darwin charters

am heading 2 darwin in the last week of may and was wondering if any one can recommend any good charter operators up there. Am only looking at a day trip(full day or extended)and would prefer blue water over barra.have already done a site search so have a few ideas but am keen 2 hear of others experiences.


Bali - Lembongan Island fishing?

Hi Guys,

I am heading to Bali for a few days soon, and will be staying on Lembongan Island for a holiday. Any good fishing around there? Anyone have a contact on the island that can set me up for a good days fishing?

Can you eat the fish you catch around there? What can I expect to catch - I believe there are Mackeral around..?? I would like to go out with a local guy on a small skiboat or longboat, and fish with their equipment? Any ideas on the cost of a trip out for a day?

Davo


Witchdoctor swimming action

Team

 

I have two witch doctors, one a black pete, one a ritcher. When i set them, they always seem to swim right for 5 minues, then stop and sorta swim with the head pointing toward the boat. Then 5 minutes later, you will see it doing it zig zagging. (very fast, sending out huge flashes!) Curious to know is it just me, and are the doctors swimming right? or am i doing something wrong? I want to get the doctors doing the zig zagging 100% of the time....

 

brett


wanted to borrow C-Map user card

does anyone have a Cmap user card I can borrow to transfer my marks? They are just a blank card.

Jeppeson want $80 for one.

 

cheers Rob


E shed mulloway

hey guys

just wondering if i would have any luck getting a mulloway in a early morning sesh down at E shed, or are they mainly

a night time feeding fish?

 


Ocean alive with raging Tuna schools

 Went out yesterday and encountered massive schools of Tuna busting up Baitschools every where north of Mindarie!

This went on all day, from morning till we came back @ 4.30pm!

Awsome to be amongst this!


Pilchard teaser head? Thing is amazing!

 I've been trying to troll Pilchards for ages and I believe I have finally knocked it out of the park this time. This bait head I've been working on doesn't roll the bait, it SWIMS it. Unbelievable. Trolled a 10 inch Pilchard over 5 mph on video. Posted on You Tube, search - GuideProInc to watch. I call it "Jughead". I've made 3 sizes, sm, med & lg. Have a peek at the vids. You won't belive these things. Critiques and comments welcome.


Surf reels

Hey guys Looking for advice on a good reliable surf reel, would like good casting distance, would be targeting tailor, mulla, sharks etc. Was thinking a shimano spheros 14000, was everyone thoughts on a beach reel. Thanks rails


Daiwa Saltiga Ballistic Rod

 Just wandering If anyone knew where I could pick up a saltiga ballistic overhead surf rod.


Seasport Charters

Hi all

With all the positive talk on this site about Whitey from Seasport Charters I have convinced my wife to buy me a birthday present of two spots on the boat. Is there certain times of the year that I should be aiming to do the charter (eg before mid April etc). I have limited experience at boat fishing so any decent size fish, fishing any style will be a bonus.

 

Thanks in advance for the advice.