Hi all, I am after some advise.  I am getting a Furuno 585 with M260 tranny from a sponsor for this site. Currently I have a Navman 6600 for my sounder and a GP 7000 for my plotter.  Which one do I keep as a plotter Gp 7000 or Trackfish 6600.  The Trackfish is nicely mounted in the dash in front of steering wheel, which would have to be removed and panel replaced to suit the GP 7000, if I end up keeping the Gp 7000. I know that the GP7000 is worth way more, it also has a more recent C Map than the Trackfish 6600.  I will then mount the 585 on the dash where the GP 7000 is currently.

Just wanna know what others would do?  Look forward to your replies.

What seems to be the best way to target Yellow Tail Kingfish??

Do they just rock-up unannounced or can you target them as you would Sambos??

Once they're around they will hit Knife jigs, SPs and most baits.

They are heaps of fun to catch and better yet taste great cooked or raw.

I would like a bit of knowlege on how to actually target them ie; what time of year?, what kind of ground? wrecks, channels etc......

Cheers again.

Has anyone got any tips on making your berley?  I've read about combining pollard, tuna oil and bread, but was wondering what else people use and how they prepare it?  I went and spent $5 on pre mix berley for berley sinkers, $10 on berley pellets for the berley cage and $8 on tuna oil today, and am thinnking there must be a more cheaper way...  Does anyone reccycle fish scraps or crab shells etc etc?

Looking to take an overseas visitor camping/fishing this weekend. Where is a good place not too far from metro where i can camp and fish for redfin. It will just be an overnighter, so nothing too serious. Have a 4wd so can take it off road if need be.

cheers

Hey guys,

Going to get a new reel, strict budget of $150

Going to be predominantly used for Tailor fishing off the beach, but also Makkies up north

Must be able to take 300m of 20lb braid. 

ATM I am looking at:

Stradic 5000

Abu Soron STX 60

Daiwa Exceller 4000

Any other additions would be welcome

Cheers, Andrew

Hey im heading up to kalbarri for the first time this saturday for a week with the girlfriend and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the weathers been like up there and what people have been catching?. ive just bought a 13ft sensor surf and a 14000 saragosa so im super keen to see how they go.i havent got a 4wd so ill probly be doing most of my fishing around chinamans,red bluff,frustrations if the weathers good. mainly chasing tailor and hopefully my first mulla and also what baits are preffered up there ive heard of people using gardies or will mulies be fine? cheers

Not Fishing related but if your interested check this out. The guys are due in at the Royal Perth Yacht Club (Crawley ) tomorrow at 12.15pm to end their 9500 km journey. Here is the link  http://overthetop.com.au/

Hi all.. Me and my family will be heading up to Kalbarri this friday will be saying until monday we will be taking up the boat. Does any one know where we could catch some decent fish P.S the boat is 6.1m so we can go ocean. Also what do you catch there this time of the year as we ve never been to kalbarri. Cheers Jesse

ive got my yard preped for some fake grass ive had one quote true putt

i need 69sqm any guys on here in the game and want to quote

or even company recomendations

thanks

Hey guys, Iv seen them use these on adventure bound when they portion up the fish for freezing. Would definitely help the fish keep alot better in the freezer. Im not after the electric sealer but the one where you pump the air out of the bags using a little pump. Cant seem to find exactly what im after on ebay..

Thanks in advance

P

Hi folks,

Heading away for a long overdue LB adventure with fellow fishwrecked junkie Simmo Ryan.

I was just slightly north of Cervantes a few weeks back and there was a heap of weed on the beach. The water was slightly murky and there was a little weed in the water, but nothing to put you off fishing. This time of year the beaches around Leeman and further north are usually very weedy and the water a muddy brown close in with some areas hard to fish.

Just wandering if anyone has either fished the region or taken notice of the current situation? Need to make a call on where we go prior to the weekend.

Cheers

Buschy :-) 

Hi guys,

I am going to kalbarri fishing with a mate from the 19/10 and was hoping to get some spots or areas where we can fish.

We both have 4x4s and a few gensets + a mass of flood lights for fishing at night.

Any help would be GREAT

 G'day guys thinking about heading up north for the long weekend for chogom nuts to the queen coming here and was wondering if there where any boat ramps in lano I've seen people launch from the beach but currently don't have a 4wd and been towing with my mates vs commodore any one reckon to risky or she be right

Probably only for the northerners, but southerners also raid the north. I have been advised about numerous ways to rig these tough little mudcrap imitations to a hook, but the crab has more often than not been eaten off. I have been hooking it through the claw with the rest off the crab hanging free. I have been told that the bluebone munch on the crab body but cant resist the claw and thus your on. Wrong so far (for me that is).

Even heard of some glueing the hooks on to their back with epoxy!!!?

Now I dont want to use a 100lb+ handline but a descent spin outfit to tackle with them, but I am determined to concurr  this elusive beast in a good size. Caught heaps off u/s bluebone/tuskfish, usually as a by-catch targetting other species. I tend to approach each trip with a mission goal but after the Mrs starts cleaning up on all sorts of bottom dwellers on bait I still revert to this smelly habit often. Concurred a few trout now, so mission is bluebone again.

Cheers for any info.

Neels

I'm looking to get some presents for people in the form of a fishing charter, though have roughly $120 per person to play with. It seems all the charter boats in Perth want to head out half way to africa and catch behemoths and so only offer full day $200 plus charters.

Does anyone know if there is a company that offers half day charters for around the $100-120 mark? Even a day out chasing squid and skippy would be fine - these are non fishing friends so 20kg+ sambos are not necessary.

Cheers
Matt

hey everyone im going fishing this week from my boat and im not sure where to go to catch squid?

cheers

hey everyone im going fishing next week with my dad and i was wondering if any one knows where some good spots are for tuna around perth?

cheers

The annual pink snapper spawning closure in Cockburn and Warnbro Sounds is now in force and recreational fishers are reminded of the importance the fishing break provides to the species.

South West Bioregions Manager Kevin Donohue said it was essential that fishers observed the closure to pink snapper fishing that applied in the Sounds.

“The four month spawning closure, which began on Saturday (1 October), runs until Wednesday 1 February next year (2012),” Mr Donohue said.

“Pink snapper enter the Sounds each year to spawn, when the water temperature starts to rise in spring and these spawning grounds, on the doorstep of the Perth metropolitan area, play a vital role in supporting the species.

“It is important that adequate protection is provided for the breeding fish.”

“Research tagging work has shown pink snapper will travel considerable distances to join the spawning aggregation and Cockburn and Warnbro Sounds are the most important nursery area for pink snapper in the West Coast Bioregion (that extends from near Augusta in the South to north of Kalbarri).

“During the closure period, pink snapper taken outside of the Sounds can be transported through, and landed within, Cockburn and Warnbro Sound.”

Mr Donohue said pink snapper was also one of the species that could not be taken, during the annual demersal fishing closure for the West Coast Bioregion, which would be in place from Saturday 15 October and continue up to and including Thursday 15 December.

“Recreational fishers should be congratulated for abiding by the closure during past years and demonstrating responsibility and stewardship for this very important fishery,” he said.

“It will take time for West Coast demersal scalefish to fully recover, given that species like dhufish and pink snapper are slow-growing and can live to nearly 40 years of age.”

Information about the full list of fish species, which are subject to the demersal closure, is available on the Department of Fisheries website at www.fish.wa.gov.au or from departmental offices. Look for the Recreational Fishing Guide – West Coast Region.

My Biltong drying nicely

 Hey all.

I'm thinking about going squidding on wenesday at woodies but i'm not sure about the whole waste teatment water around there. Has it moved on/ is it safe to eat the squid that i catch?

What is the main problems that would be caused by eating the catch in those areas?

Cheers danno.

evening gents

Iam off to steep point in a couple of weeks

I have been there dinghy fishing many times but this time we are going to try ballooning we have got some balloons and I think a few tips on how to use them but would be interested in any tips on where to get the cheapest gas and the best type of bait to use under the balloon

cheers

 Hey guys, heading up to quobba after exams. Just wondering, if there is one lure you will always have up there, what would it be? 

Hi all,

I'm a regular visitor to Kalbarri WA but for the first time this year I'm taking my boat (5.5m Genesis) and I'm looking for some pointers on predicting the conditions on the infamous "washing machine" conditions at the mouth of the Murchison.

I'm a competent boatie, - ive been through the mouth a few times but always got lucky with the weather and so haven't been caught out yet! My question is not HOW to get in and out of the river, my question is: "is a specific combination of conditions that turn it really nasty?"

Is it say just a strong westerly? Or is it incoming tide combined with high swell etc etc if I knew this then I can limit my chances of having to wait for a cray boat to come in to follow!!

I'll be asking the locals at Xmas but nice to get other opinions etc

Can anyone help? There isn't much on the Internet besides "be careful" which is obvious!!

Cheers
James

Hi FW members

WaterWorld-WA has just launched their new web site.

You can now make a PARTS ENQUIRY or BOOK A SERVICE on line, saving you time so you can focus on the more important things in life like fishing and beer.

All our available for sale boats will also be up on the web.

There are some handy links there too.

Keep a look out over the next few weeks for special deals ( XD100 oil) as well as many other products that will be discounted.

Our on line chandlery store will be up and working shortly, for all your boating needs.

Some great pics in the onelastcast comp.

Up for grabs in this month's comp will be a pair of floating sunnies from a new brand.  It will run from next week.

Well done to Paul on winning the last comp (awesome awesome pic).

Regards

The WaterWorld Team

hey guys ive heard that there are some small bream in the hutt river and i was wondering if its a myth or there are acctaly bream in there and do they get bigg

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Got a 2500 that needs a bit of a service... should really be sent back to shimano but need it by tuesday.

suspect it just needs a good internal clean... cant get into it, need a very very very small allen key..

anyone serviced one of these???

Not really a fishing discussion, but the family want to see some whales and I'm thinking about just following the whale watching cruises out from hillary's one day.  Anyone have any better suggestion?

With the westerlies forecast all weekend and even into Monday just had to go for a bash. Still not possible to go wide and certainly a day for the lea offered by islands. Still some fun to be had.

Moved to one of our favourite westerly leas and tucket in fairly close, but it was still blowing with the recorded gust of 28knots at Dampier on return.

We must be bloody mad.

Anyway I was targetting trout, and Gillian was just doing her usual thing. F$%#ng outfishing me. First over the size in a hectic bite, so no picture taken  wide was this trout. At 60cm I think her PB but we are not stats fishers.

Next overboard whilst I caught a just size NW snapper was the first of her 3 goldens.

All released well but I had to hold the fish on a wobbly boat.

I did get into some fun but only ended up with a nice cod, but nothing else off note apart from a monster cuda that fortunately bit through the leader.

Hope you enjoy this Sunday Madness going out went all conditions are sh***te. Sometimes you just have to fish.

Gear Jill's secret weapon ( I sure some can tell but thats what she calls it) and mine a Stella 8000 SW on a Sumarai Jig 10 (awesome, especially when you have to get them up fast or you hook something big).

Cheers

Neels

Heyy

Im heading down to the ammo jetty tonight and was wondering if the chopper tailor are running there yet and if they are, what rig should i use (was thinking of a lumo tube down to 3 ganged hooks with a mulie-unweighted)

Cheers