New Member
Submitted by Stingray on Mon, 2007-01-15 15:43
G’day troops.
I’m new to the website and wanted to make my first post – I’ve been learning a lot from you all with the content posted, thanks. I’m new to Perth, so need all the coaching available to get my average up.
I got out on Saturday and caught a couple 50+cm whiting on the drift. Got one BA cod too. South wester was a bit of a bummer though!
Adam Gallash
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Hey Stingray
Welcome to fishwrecked mate, glad that the site has been helping you out.
I like your style, gotta have a coldie whilst doing the hard part of fishing, not sure about carlton cold thou. :) Jokes mate, great first post, look foward to seeing and hearing more of your fishing adventures.
Cheers,
Adam
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streetfighter80
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hmmmm beer and fishing
welcome to the site mate, the old kg is good on the tooth hey!
Andy Mac
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Welcome Stingray
Where do you usually fish from?
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
Youngest member of the Fishwrecked Old Farts Club
Stingray
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Hello Andy, I usually fish
Hello Andy, I usually fish around Mindarie. I’ve done a couple of trips out off Two Rocks, but was put off by the mammoth line up upon returning to the ramp.
I like the set up at Mindarie, good ramp. I have fished quite a bit at Gemini Wreck, but not a lot of luck yet.
sherbert
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Get on andys tail
He knows all the good spots lol
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Stingray
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I thought I seen Andy's boat
I thought I seen Andy's boat at the ramp on Sunday, but it wasn;t when the dude walked past - will keep the eyes peeled :-)
Cheers Jason
SPESS
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Welcome mate good start to a
Welcome mate good start to a great forum. Plenty of good spots around and plenty of guys willing to lend a hand.
Cheers Chris
SamC
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Surtees
i was looking at those boats a couple of weeks ago stingray and i saw those ballast tanks..
bloody good invention i reckon...do they jus fill up wid heaps of water to stabilse the boat in rough conditions?
those boats arnt cheap either...the cabin on thems pretty decent arnt they?
look like a mint boat though
cheers
colv
Cheers,
Sam
Stingray
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Surtees
The tank has a ballast flap to lock water on board if you have a heavy sea to travel in. Gives good stability at rest as it causes the spray chines to sink under the water line.
I got the full fit out in NZ, folding hard top, bait board, walk thru tranny, ballast flap, folding windscreen, live tanks etc (fits in any garage 2.1m high) in NZ for under $35K.
With the 17degree deadrise it’s a soft ride, very tender if you launch with the ballast flap closed to maintain shallow draft though. I’d recommend trim tabs with the clean entry hull, or she’ll thump hard if listed over while underway. I launch all the time on my own, and retrieval is easier than launching with a smart catch at the winch stem. Awesome boat, still feels small when you get to the ramp and the 6.5m+ boys are there but!
Cheers Jason
Mad_Spearo
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Nice!!!!
G;day Stingray!!! man that is a very good whiting. good catch...
Stingray
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Thanks Mad_Spearo, hows the
Thanks Mad_Spearo, hows the spearfishin been treating you mate?
Cheers Jason
Andy Mac
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Sunday
Spent last Sunday sucking down a carton of Carlton Premium Dry with the neihgbours out th eback of my place. We had dhuie wings, exmouth prawns, mandurah crabs all on the barbie, had a swim and sat there listening to Pink Floyd "The Wall".
Would have preferred to have gone for a fish but.
Any chance you can post a pic of your boat Jason, it sounds awesome.
Cheers
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Lukas
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Thats a nice big Kg there
Thats a nice big Kg there stingray. Boat sounds good too.
You gotta be in it to win it
SamC
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ohk...thats pretty cheap
ohk...thats pretty cheap then for what that boat is then!
yeh i saw those boats at this yard in mandurah and they were about $50-$60K but i spose u gotta add on freight etc..
yeh post some pics would be good
cheers
colv
Cheers,
Sam
Stingray
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Boat pic
Struggling to get the boat pic to attach to reply, will raise another post (I just know how to do that!)
Cheers Jason
Rajamullet
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LOTS
Lots of bluebone around this time of year stingray. Myself and Mad spero (Zaf) havnt been muck l8tly cause the wind has been really bad, the after marth of a small cyclone that past recently think there's another coming too.Hanging to get out ay.Cant wait till the water cools down lots of painted crays.MMMMMMMMMM.Hows the diving in perth?
Stingray
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Perth diving
Painted crays look awsome in the magazines - better in the glove I bet. I have only been out a couple times. Had a dive from the shore at Mindarie on Sunday, seen a few crays, but all right back in caves, couldn't get me big head in far enough to reach them! Your right, it was pretty poor viz. Seen some buff bream and a sea snake - them buggers are freindly :-(
Keen to get out on Staggies and have a look, any pointers on good cray diving spots aroung Mindarie?
Cheers Jason
Mad_Spearo
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Diving...
yeh diving has been great but not lately. like raja was saying bad winds and dirty water gives us no chance of going out, me and raja went out like a month ago (which was the last trip). about 8 or 9m (freedive) of nice reef and blubone was everywhere. spotted a school of morwong and a coral trout, didnt get any that day... so looks like ur bit of a keen diver too. so hows it going with that?
Stingray
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Mad_Spearo
Yea mate, luv the free diving, I just moved here from New Zealand where I was working for a bit over 2 years (from South Aussie originally). Dived around the north island, heaps of Kingies, Snapper and crays. Got some underwater photo’s of these green crays they call Pack Horse Cray’s (funny name), they have to be a bit over a kilo to be legal, and grow to massive beasts. The undersize ones are really friendly, and come out to have a look at you.
I haven’t been out much around Perth, works been flat out. Seen some small crays on Sunday, but didn't bother them.
Cheers Jason
Rajamullet
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NEVER
Never been mate im from port hedland.Been to yanchep lagoon a few times for crays did pretty well. Always used a cray loop. Good investment!!!!
Shag
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Compared to N.Z all our
Compared to N.Z all our crays are small mate .CHEERS SHAG
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THE GERMAN
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nice whiting mate
still drinking that posion i see ,have to organise a trip out after the big day the whiting look alright nice feed there!
Stingray
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G'day German
Hello, yeh good size fillets. Found a good patch of spikes behind the first reef north of Mindarie, too rough to anchor, the drift did the trick for a feed. Had a dive at that spot at Mindarie we looked at the other week, plenty of small crays, the odd bigger one, but pretty timid. See ya when ya get back.
Cheers Jason
OX
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Diving places
Gday Stingray and welcome to the forum.If you need a reasonable place for a shore dive then two rocks itself isn't all that bad (providing that there is not alot of weed build up).Generally you can get a good catch of crays from leemans landing and from just off the marina you will see the "two rocks" that the town is named after.Both these areas are good for crays (have done fairly well of them)and the cray holes in the reef are usually not to deep so you at least get a chance at the buggers. From Mindarie if you head left from the harbour you will see a reef marker bouy approx. 2nmiles distance from harbour and on its day produced good catches for me.Just a couple of spots to get you started mate.Hope to have helped.
Cheers ox
Stingray
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Cheers OX
Thanks mate, I've heard left of Mindarie a few times talking to divers headin out at the ramp - cheers for spots.
luke george
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gemini wreck
rekon you could give me the coordiantes for that wreck ive heard alot about it. I went out with some coordinates for it but they were wrong.... a wasted day would love to give it a go. send me a private message
max199
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Stingray
one is in 12-15m. Swim thrus and caves.31.41.260S 115.38.910E. These are the cords I was given so not to sure if they are spot on but give it a try. MAXY