so if ive been  reading right will any aftermarket transducer match up with any sounder?

i have a hds 5 but im using the trans ducer from my old lms527c  it works  ok but  question is how much better will a aftermarket transducer made the sounder and in what way?

would it be better to get a better transducer or get the lowrace structure scan?

most of my boating is done below 80meters if that helps

It's a bit close to the event but I thought I'd put it up anyway. If you're looking for a light lure rod for the Exmouth Invitational, or if you just want a plastics rod for pinkies as we start moving towards the season check out the Lemax SlimMax SC.

The rods come in a range of sizes but the 6'6" and 7'0" rods are great plastics or light sportfishing rods and have accounted for some unbelievable fish locally, in the northern parts of WA and overseas. There's some YouTube footage at the bottom of the text if you want to see them in action and get a feel of what they're capable of.

The rods come with Lemax' custom silicon carbide guides, have a Fuji reel seat, they look great and they're competitively priced. If you're a Daiwa Sol user the gold and blue deco makes it a great match. There are a couple of baitcasting options which I think supplies are running low of at the moment but if you want one down the track then talk to any of the stockists and they'll be able to sort something out for you.

Giant Arapaima: the battle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUJeLZ3q6HA

Giant Arapaima: the victory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiel5AG3hQ

These are great rods that won't let you down.

before the question let me make it clear that in no way shape or form am i having a dig at anyone this is just out of interest so dont any one take it to heart.

i have noticed alot of fish id piks comming up on the sight wich is a great thing as you can learn from it BUT most of these piks are either paver shots or kill shots in the kitchen esky etc etc.
so my question is if you dont know what it is y kill it?? doesnt make sence at all. it just seems maybe its just kill for the hell of it . i have always been tought if you are unsure take the pik and release it safely get the id and it goes from there.
please can someone shed some light on the situation

Guys, I have always fished for Bream with bait but now want to start using lures. I have used them before for bream but not really put much effort in to it. I want to change that.

If you had to choose 6 to start with what would they be and why?

I know Brenz will automatically say the Zipbait Khamsin that he seems to be doing so well with but what else?

I will be dinghy based if that makes any difference.

Cheers

BJ 

Just chasing some recent info on the tantabiddi ramp, i have never seen it before and have never used it either obviously. I have searched on here and people are talking about bog mats on the low etc.

Tides are on the spring side of the scale and with the comp having the high in the middle of the days there is going to be lots of launches and retieves for all around the low tide marks so for those locals and those already there is there certian times to avoid the ramp. I'm hoping to get one very early start in and i'm considering just using Bundegi for this.

I have a Mitsubishi Pajero 08 model and my boat is a 5.3m Polycraft which is 1.6 tonnes BMT. Bog mats have been ordered and will hopefully be here in time.

Cheers guys

Just need some advice, I have a tld25 spooled with about 500m of 10kg that i use for sailies around dampier. I am not sure if I should re-spool with a heavier line class (15 or 24) or if I will get away with the 10 for exxy next week? going to be using it for trawling for blacks ect. Cheers

Hey Guys,

Anyone thinking of heading out this saturday as the weather looks fishiable for most of the day just gotta keep an eye on the sweel.

Just wondering if anyones thinking of heading out :)

well good luck to anyone heading out.

Cheers Dave

Just off to Burns for a couple of hours now in week Six of my Three week vacation thanks to that wonderful Icelandic volcano.

hey guys

 Trip has been booked to new guinea for chrissy this year to catch up with the olds,  were booked into all the usual resorts arround kavieng but also tufi dive resort which has black bass fishing down the Musa River.  Has anyone got any ideas on what lures gear etc to take, or any good articles in fishing mags I can track down.  So far im thinking it's a bit like red bass fishing just in creeks and with baitcasters which i have done a fair bit off.

Ive got so far

calcutta 400 30 pound live fibre 8-10 kilo rod

shimano curado 200e7 20lb 6-10 kilo t-curve

twin power 6000 30lb  lucanus jig spin pe2-3 

im thinkin lures like rmg scorps, rapala x raps just dont know what sizes and what depths

any help

Looking for software to link my GPS to PC.

I have a lowrance GPS with navionics charts.

Does anyone use Navplanner or something similar?

Hi guys

Caught this fish a while back and wondered what type of fish species it is. Caught in about 40meters South West of Rotto The fish was in poor shape as it surfaced due to it been fouled hooked in the guts.

Thanks
Justin

tell us about the trip and throw up some pics.Dont leave ANYTHING out I hear you got the Russell Coight award for the trip.

I found a great website to view really old newspapers in perth.
Just found a few swan river shark storys....

jan 1888

1904

1923

 Given all the recent debate on release methods .

What happens to all the sambo's that are being caught for sport in deep water  ?

Are people taking the time and effort to release these on a release weight ?

Well the reels are spolled , the gardies rigged and 4 weeks till she is on.

Team Baba Bing has 2 new members this year with Jay and another mate Quinny( billfish first) jumping on board.

The excitement is all ready building up for me as I have not done a hell of alot of fishing this year .Hope to see some freindly faces and best of luck to everybody.

See you there, Craig

hows this.....

my brother and my old man are away down south on holiday with wives, kids, etc. the old man took down his 19ft ocean whaler, and they went out fishing yesterday. bro reckons they would have done 30 odd mile scratchin around looking for fish/ground, and had caught nothing all day, except for a few shit fish.

with nothing in the esky (fish wise), around 3 oclock decided to call it a day, and just go in and get some squid so as not to come home empty handed. the squid ground was broken weed/ sand patches as per usual, and the old man thought it looked ok for a king george or 2, so threw down a small baited hook, on 4kg line.

15 minutes later, in 6m of water, 1.25kms from the boat ramp they launched at, he boated a 13kg dhuie.

Hi all,

Never posted on here before but here goes. My name is Rob and I'm studying film at uni and we're making a documentary about blowfish in the Swan River with the angle of how annoying they are and what a pest they are to our favourite fishing spots. I am looking for anybody, male or female, preferrably a little older and with lots of character who is willing to give up there time for a couple of hours so we can interview them about their experiences with catching blowfish. Just answering simple questions like do you think the blowfish in the Swan River are out of control? What do you think should be done? What do you do when you catch a blowfish? pretty simple stuff. Also if you are older or know someone who older who fished the Swan River 'back in the day', and could tell a few stories about what it used to be like fishing the river before the blowies took over that would be golden. Let me know if you are interested in sharing some stories on camera and helping out a fellow fisherman. Cheers!

Rob

P.S. Filming would be low key, only a crew of 4 people, probably down the river somewhere with a nice background. Nothing too intimidating.

Of all of the issues discussed recently I was suprised that no one has addressed the need for some common sense concerning release of fish that clearly not going to make it. 

The last few trips out every blackarse I pulled up from 110 metres was done for even one that was doubled up with a pinkie that had no effects of trauma.  Luckily I caught them before we reached our bag limit. 

I have given this some thought and for me it makes sense to have an option of bringing in fish that are severely injured or dead and contacting fisheries to pick them up and give to a charity.

My last question is;  is this a common problem with blackarse in deep water??.....by the way they weren't babies and were well over the limit.

I have always used my release weight since moving here from the states 2.5 years ago.  Good on the bloke who came up with the idea!

Ben

Would like to try prawning in the river am I right to assume that the right time to go is when the tide is high and just turned as soon as it gets dark?

On the attched tide pic is 7.04pm a good time to prawn? is the tide running fast enough or wait until there is a bigger high tide?

any tips appreiceated

i know there is a lot of ifs and buts about this question, just after a genaral guide.

a mate is looking at a 1999 northshore 6.5 mtr with a 1999 200 2 stroke yammy.

the whole thing is in poor to very average cond including boat,motor and trailer.(380 hrs)

they are still licenced but do req work.

rough run down...paint is badly faded, gelcoat is a bit rough to feel , few cracks in gelcoat, motor badly faded but dose seem to run ok, clears and canopy need to be replaced, interior is worn but not ripped, trailer is ok apart from the brakes.

the boat has not been in the water for a couple of years at least.

a couple of better points, it dose have a new s/steel tank, flush mount gps/sounder, cd, 27meg radio, digatal epirb, good jackets, deck wash, live wells in the rear, kill tanks in the floor, drive on trailer, etc etc

preety much all the standard equipment that they come with (if you know the boat)

just after a rough idea what it is worth,

as is or in top cond?

i have my own thoughts but i dont want to influence any one

cheers

can we play region 1 dvds on aussie dvd players, laptops etc or only region4? if only region 4 is there something you can do to play r1?

 Does anybody know where I can get a reef anchor suitable for a 42' boat ?

Or is there a better option available ?

hi

whats been going on lately at hillarys im thinking of going for a flick what do u reocn ill catch?

many thanks matt

hey guys,

planning on going out for a day with a few mates and we are currently working out if it is worth going with 4 of us on a 5m boat, or 2 each in 2 boats (5m and a tinny)...

anyone got any thoughts on how many is too many???

cheers,

Scott

i noticed a few posts about prawning in the swan not looking for spot but wondering how far down the river they would run, such as guildford way?

hi yesterday i bought some owerbait minows for hillary what technique should i use im fishing of rocks i hoping to catch skippy, pnikies ,

many thanks matt

Hi everyone,

           I was hoping to get a bit of info for our upcoming trip to Exmouth and Karratha this June. We should have a couple of weeks in both areas but im unsure where to situate ourselves when we're there as we have never been there. We will be fishing out of a 5 metre console.

           In Exmouth, for fishing destinations and launching is it inconvenient to stay in the national park? are u better off staying closer to town? We would prefer to camp if we could.

            And same goes for Karratha/dampier, i hear the caravan parks get pricy up there, where would be some convenient locations in these areas to be central to a variety of fishing and launching options without doing to many km's?

          I know sometimes u cant have everything in the one place but some info prior to getting there would be great! If anyone has been in these areas and i know these spots have been talked about lots on this site, but for a new comer it would be much appreciated,

cheers

 Oldsalty 

just after peoples thoughts on if they leave motor running while drift fishing.

does the noise affect the bite?

hey all.

well i think theses rods have been around for a while but they look great for squidding.

the Emeraldas and the E-gee rods have no guide the line just runs up the middle of the blank.

this is the link for the E-gee rod http://www.daiwafishing.com.au/daiwa.cfm?page=rods&rods=lighttackle&product=egeerods

and this is the link for the emeraldas http://www.daiwafishing.com.au/daiwa.cfm?page=rods&rods=lighttackle&product=emeraldasrods

so wat im asking is dose anyone use them?

dose any one know how much they cost?

and who sells them?

they look the goods and for a couple of videos ive seen from them they look good.

cheers danno