Well, after not catching any decent fish in exi, i'm still itching to catch a proper dollie before the FAD's get pulled for the year.

Anyone heading out looking for a deckie? Fuel, bait, ice, own gear, etc as per usual, and happy to provide a few drinks as well. Hopefully theres still a trip left before the season end.

OK so this is not fishing related albeit I need my vehicle to get there.

I decided to do a full service on my TD5 today only to discover that the sump plug was not going to move at all. The result now is that the plug is stripped and despite spending good money on a tool to remove the stripped plug, It still refuses to budge.

I have a few ideas like welding a piece of bar to the plug so I can forcibly remove it. The problem I see here is that the plug looks like it's alloy as it is very soft.

Any ideas guys before I take an oxy torch to it? LOL

Back from Sydney GO FREO enjoy

With all the hype last year of Australians Northern West Coat Oil Problem whats your opinion on the American Oil crisis ?

the tinny

can someone please explain how to attach mutiple images to a thread .. keep in mind im not overly computer literate
cheers brenz

Just thought what do others do.

I am lazy so my paternoster rigs are usually  dropper loop(s) with the sinker on the bottom. Mostly I use a single dropper loop, and I simple loop a hook on.

But what I have found when using single droppers (ie when I use Snells) so there is no loop to loop the hook onto, I prefer to tie the hook with a Uni knot, and a simple blood knot on the sinker. I mostly get snagged on the sinker, and find the knot gives way easier, thus loosing a sinker not the whole rig. The mainline braid doesnt seem to break even though the strength is less.

Just wondering how others set up their rigs.

Neels

Yet another species from Tasmania

Good luck Ian "Skinny" Smith in the 2 Bream comps. Flying from Karratha to compete is keen and I am sure all of us Northerners wish him well.

Good luck mate

Neels

gday all

i was wonderin what the bream fishin is like in the swan this time of year, coz the other day we beached the boat up to a little bank in the swan and saw about 50+ bream scattered all over the sand flats.

hi guys, this is my 1st time fishing in perth. what should i expect to catch in rockingham? is there a jetty or fishing spot for anglers? i might be going on sunday morning to afternoon. juz wanna try out a new environment. what kinda rod n reel should i be geared in n fishing line too... thanx

sorry to do this to you guys again but i am geting the daiwa advantage rod and want to match it up with a red back reel is that a good choice im going to put 8 lb braid on it and guna run sorf plastics and metals sound good what size do you guys think

hey guys im thinking about bying the saltist 6500 has anyone got this reel and know were is the cheapest place to get one and what pound braid to put on it i was thinking 50 to 80 pound

Looking for a new 3000 size reel to be used for flicking plastics for snapper and lures up north. Budget around $400. Like the looks of the new 2010  certate but its out of my budget. What other good options are there??

cheers

thinking about heading to canning bridge this week end for an all nighter, any mullas around that area???

hey guys,

What cheapie reel would you guys recomend on an uglystick 10ft med/heavy rod line:6-10kg ..preferabbly less then 35buks max (dont have much money to spend on it)...I now may sound bit cheapie but managed to get the rod at an awsome price, courtesy of a great fw member .

Ish

I was interested in what length most guys tie their drooper loops and hooks, i generally tie a 100mm loop and then have 150mm of loop and line to hook, but have heard that some guys go 400 to 500 mm or longer is better but i only find that the longer loor only causes tangles

Sorry Guys in Sydney and having problems uploading pics

I'm itching for a fish and look at the weather forecast for the weekend! It's crap!

Anyone planning on braving the conditions?

Gday All 

 can anyone help me out here please, a mate of mine in Carnarvon has a project going on with a 21 foot Pacemaker. He wants to wack a pod on it made out of Ali, has anyone out there know of any reputable  welders who could help him out?   Cheers nev 

just an idea i found on another forum and it is going exceptionly well.
the idea is to move lures you no longer need for lures you do.
for eg you put up the lures you no longer want with a pik to show colour cond etc and either put up what lure you are chasing or see what lure someone is willing to trade.
just an idea to see if anyone would be keen as i know you all have stuff that is not being used that you would rather swap for something else.
brenz

hi

im thinking of purchasing a new rod an reel or rod i currently runnning a 3000 sized reel i was thinking geting a 1000 sized outfit for small stuff manly lure fishing  or should i buy a good 3 to 5 kilo rod  and match it with my 3000 or should i get the 1000 sized outfit with 2 to 4 kilo?

any help appreciated

cheers matt

just recieved these and thought i would share a laugh or two,no offence to the ladies

Thu 20 May, 2010

The State Government has helped ensure the sustainability of Western Australia’s fisheries by boosting the Department of Fisheries’ spending to $62.7million.

The aggregate spending, which rose from $59.9million in 2009-10, includes an additional $2million to help carry out a range of compliance, education and other recreational fishing initiatives.

Fisheries Minister Norman Moore said the funds would help employ an additional 13 Fisheries and Marine Officers (FMOs), to boost the ranks of the State’s compliance officers.

“From July this year, the additional FMOs will give the Fisheries Department scope to establish an additional six land-based mobile patrols, equipped to go on extended trips to remote areas,” Mr Moore said.

“As well as reaching ‘secret spots’ along WA’s coast, the mobile patrols will have a role in educating fishers about sustainability rules and reinforce the fish for the future message.”

The Minister said the introduction of a new recreational fishing licence structure, including the new boat fishing licence taken up by more than 48,000 recreational fishers (as at April 19), would provide additional funding for recreational fishing.

“It is estimated recreational licences will raise $4.9million in 2010-11,” he said.

“All funds raised by the new licensing regime will only be spent on rec-fishing initiatives, with input from stakeholders representing recreational fishers.”

Mr Moore said an annual allocation of about $1.5million was budgeted from 2011-12 to establish a marine park in Camden Sound, north of Broome, and ensure adequate compliance, research and monitoring programs were in place to protect the marine environment.

“Department of Fisheries research activities will focus on baseline research and ongoing monitoring in and around the sanctuary zones.” he said.

The Minister said $4million of the Budget announced today would help secure WA’s offshore fisheries compliance through the building of a new vessel, to replace the department’s ageing long-range patrol boat, the PV Walcott.

“Of the two offshore patrol vessels currently in operation, the PV Walcott was purpose-built to berth additional personnel, operate in rough seas and remote areas, and to undertake extended patrols in the State’s north,” he said.

“It is important to replace the vessel by 2013, to assist the effectiveness of the department in keeping WA’s fisheries sustainable.”
WA Budget statements are available at http://www.ourstatebudget.wa.gov.au

Minister's office - 9422 3000

Heading up to Shark bay as a family for the first week in June, have hired a 6m runabout for a couple of day (wasn't enough notice to get my old trailer sorted for the trip)

Any how heading out with the family for a day out there, but also curious if anyone else will be up there an is interested in coming out for a deeper fishing day as i dont think the family will cope with me out deep, too young to be good deckies :-)

Also if anyone has any suggestions about areas to target up there with the family that would be a great help

Cheers

Hi All,

Looking at an upgrade, from what the specs say, the above setup should be awesome, any feedback appreciated.

hey all egi people ive just found a few charts and pics to show u how to work the jig and line and size and colour for each day. enjoy.

i cant seem to up load the pics so here the site and click on the links on the left hand side.

http://www.duel.co.jp/english/fishing/eging/step7/index.html

its good coz it in english and is easy to read.

cheers danno

Hi guys,

 going to mags this wend, does anyone can give me some known spots for fishing, espacially salmon?

 thanks

striky 

Howdy everbody 

Does anybody know how long in cms the state record bartail flathead is ? it was caught in swanfish 96 but i can only find out how much it weighed .caught a couple of hooters up north and just want to compare

Cheers 

Has anyone had any success fishing the Nullarbor? I will be driving across it again soon and might stop and wet a line. I have had some fun on Pinkies west and south of Ceduna before but I am thinking there is better fishing to be had in the more remote part of the plain. I know there are cliffs most of the way but there is also a few spots to get down to the water and I think chasing Mulloway, Salmon etc. could be worth the hassle?

Anyone done it?