Hi guys,

have been looking at a SMSF, there are pros and cons obviously does anyone here run one and have tips and or suggestions.

i have done reaserch and do understand there are set up costs and ongoing fees for auditng yearly etc.

thanks

shane

ad on gumtree yesterday for shark shields for $100 if anyone is looking for one?

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/fremantle/surfing/shark-shields-/1036237379

I had a look this morning and grabbed two of the dive units.

there were still quite a few left - mostly the Freedom 4 units.

all were in excellent condition and a couple had never been used.

im pretty sure that the batteries for these units cant be replaced - so when they cant be recharged they are useless, but for $100 and with the amount of use they would have had to date, still a good few years of use to go.

cheers

Brett

Went for a couple of dives on the weekend off Rockingham, and for the first time in a very long time, managed to spot a couple of flathead sitting in some sand patches between seaweed. Wasn’t quite sure what the one on Saturday was, but the one in the photo below, measured out at 49cm. Funny part is that I caught it with a snare which got me thinking, what has anyone else picked up with a snare?

In the past I have caught plenty of Cuttlefish, puffer fish and of course crays. I managed to noose a Dusky Morwong around the tail once but it flicked and broke my snare (day over crayfish wise), and have never tried again. 

So what have you caught via a cray snare?

Here is the type of advert that is nearly guaranteed the sell your boat in no time at all.

 Looks like we are getting close to work starting again .I was told by marina managment 20th of January.give or take a day or two. New panals are on the way and it will only take a few days to install. Maybe all go for ausie day long weekend . I had better get out this weekend before the crouds arrive. Fingers crossed

 Well spent the weekend at Rotto doing the freedive course with Jackie , top lady and a great instructor. Jesse reached 14.m  could have got 20m ,but the last spot the charter anchored was only 12m Jesse went down to the bottom and sat for 25-30 seconds before coming up.top effort. I did 12m but had trouble with one ear so didn't push it too much .Sure was different without a reg in the gob. We will be practicing our freediving for the next few months and then may try stage two 30m. Anyone looking to do a freediving course I would highly recommend Jackie .Just give Perth diving academy a call they are running the course each weekend $450 course two days diving of rotto with lunch provided .

We were involved in rather unusual rescue yesterday.

see nine news video attached - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s68ptgOckyA&feature=youtube_gdata

We received a call that a vessel had a person onboard that was in shock, not moving or talking. Position was 6nm West of Scarborough.

We left Ocean Reef Marina at speed and arrived on secene within 10 minutes. When we arrive found a vessel had picked up 2 crew from a nearby cargo ship that had jumped it the water. The second man had jumped in the save the first man.

Attempts were made to transfer him to our vessel but he would not move. After speaking the the captain of the cargo ship we escorted the other boat back to Hillarys where ambulance and police were waiting.

Apart from that a busy weekend with capsize Saturday and numerous vessel needing our assistance to get back to shore. Given the heat on land was not a bad place to be on the water once the wind changed direction.

Expected it to be a lot busier but I think most decided it was better in air con that out in 44 & 41 degrees

Just thinking off the faulkner's in Mundaring. Hope they fared better than some people that lost their homes.

ha ha ha...just stirring the pot. but on a serious note incredible footage and this guy has balls.

http://www.earthporm.com/man-tries-hug-wild-lion-wont-believe-happens-next/

I went over to Rotto on yesterday and on the reef outside Longreach Bay, there must have been close to a hundred pots. I snorkeled over to take a look and all the pots were empty and alot of the lines were tangled up. I really doubt the pots were set there as there was a good mix of short, long, very long and very very long lines, but suspect that they might have been moved by the currents and all ended up in about the same place. So if you are missing pots, go take a look.

 Has anyone got or know of anyone who has ajustable rod holder mount for bait board i will gladly pay tomorrow for a hamburger today, lol.

Here are some of Katies pics she has done over the last few years. Guys anyone looking for a personalised tattoo she could be interested in drawing something up (she does not do the tattoo's )

My daughter Katie has been working on this for a while now ,well worth the wait .Will look great above the fish tank THANKS kATIE LOVE IT

 Time to change rigs! I Have Upto 20k tops and coming out of a 5.2 plate cc. 

Requiremets :

5-6m Auminuim Pref plate  

Pref 4 stoke, but loved the etec, just done 1000 too many hours 

Room to rollout 2 swags on the deck  

Primary use fishing and ducking over to rotto for an ovenight 

T top if cc, and seat behind/in front of console

Good condiion trailer 

Fishfinder Vhf Nav lights

Storage - side pockets and under deck/seat storage

Rod storge 

Flotation

Must fish 4 blokes 

Desirable :

Live bait tank 

 lights for night fishing 

Mp3 cd am radio 

I like the  look of the one in the picture, missed out by a few days  

What things would be best things to go for? Anything I've missed? 

Am chasing a few chooks for home, anyone know a place North of the river where you can buy them?

Called a couple but seems most don't have any at present. Young ready to lay chooks, prefer Rhode island reds.
Plenty of Isa browns about, but hoping to get the bigger reds.

Cheers
Bodie

Watched a bit on ABC 7.00 news with the tree hugger Peterfy and a couple of others preparing a boat to head out and interfere with the shark baiting program. The ali dinghy looked like the one NOAH used to transport animals on to the ARK powered by a 15hp Chrysler outboard. Think they were only in service for a couple of years and finished approx. 20 years ago----looks like they are getting some real modern gear to wage their campaign

Looking forward to when the first baits hit the water and the reaction to it.

 Latest rumour is tokyo are taking contractor to court ,and the contractor is taking tokyo to court ....mmmmm It could be 12 month before it even gets to court..still this is one of many rumours going around .Not going to happen in the next few weeks that is for sure.

 Can we all spare a moment to reflect with all the calls for dangerous animals that occasionally follow their instinct to feed to be eliminated as a threat to society the recent unwarranted and inexplicable cold blooded murder of a beautiful mother and her child whilst gardening and playing in the apparent safety of their home in warwick this week.

Please can we keep some perspective and unite as a race against these inhuman infections that plague our society from within. If only they had fins on their backs so we could recognise them and kill them before they were able to attack....

The real threat. 

Deepest sympathy to the families. 

 State Gov has canned the much needed Brome boat ramp as of 19 December. Silly thing to do as it has got to be the worst example of a boat ramp in wa. It has about 40 metres of ramp leaving you about 500 metres between the ramp and your boat at low tide. My mates there are fuming over that decision.

 After several months of waiting the new boat is finally ready, took it out for a test run over the weekend... Now waiting for the weather to be nice....oceanic built 7.5m hardtop 250 Suzuki 

 Retic controller needed to be installed in South Perth.

Any electricians keen for a quick job.

Dave

 Gday all, could any one on here reccomend a trust worthy 4wd mechanic in either the Rockingham or Pt Kennedy area. Myu wife keeps driving it against my pleas of 

not to. The 150,000 service is due and the auto box is surging from 2nd into 3rd. This is the part I am worried about and would like this fixed by someone who will not B.S me.

Thanks in advance. 

 So Drew asked if I could cut him a peice of cutting board for his rather sad looking aluminum bait board that came with the boat. I decided that with the $$ that jazz4is worth and the great looking boat that it is this bait board was simply not up to the standard it should have been. So with a week of my efforts some quality jarrah from bunnings and some other bling I created this! I am pretty chuffed to say the least! It came out amazing! Now I can't wait to blood it! Thanks for reading! Ads

Come on fishwrecked I love you baby,,don't die, your so slow I resorted to working at work today.

Whats it coming to these days. This is why i dont go out anymore. Away from all the twats for me but the twats a breeding and its becoming hard to go anywhere without coming across idiots.

RIP to the fella who wont see 2014 - and condolences to his family...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-01/one-dead-after-new-year-party-in-perth/5180712

Another place that will become off limits to everyone

Hi all.
Don't get on here much any more due to being busy with our café but I would like to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone on here. hope things go to plan for you all in the new year .
if your out and about this evening be careful on the roads, as im sure there will be some idiots out there

Hi all.

The Evapac vac sealer continues to be a very popular item.

As you should be aware, FW members can purchase this item from current FW sponsors Oceanside Tackle and Marine and Dunsborough Outdoor Sportz. I would like to announce that the Evapac is also now available at Getaway Outdoors in Bentley. This is making it even easier to have a look at this product. Drop in to see Glen and his team in Bentley who are always happy to help.

The Evapac machine comes with 25bags and jar attchements for all preserving needs.

What are the benefits of this machine?

1. Does not heat up at all while sealing, there is no need to wait between bags.

2. Safety moisture cut off which detects if there is too much moisture present which protects the element.

3. Powerful suction.

4. Proven testing by myself. My machine is nearly 6 years old and still going strong.

5. 2 year warranty.

These stores are owned by serious fisherman and will point you in the right direction.

Regards

Xtreme Dave

 Hi Gents, I was looking for some more GPS spots for fishing and decided that a book would be a great start, I bought one on line (The GPS handbook).

While it contains over 3000 marks, that cover Australia, there are no marks/spots, between Rotto/Coburn and Geralton. So for all you newbees looking for a local spot, the book aint gonna help.

There are quite a few around Coburn and Rotto and then the start from Geralton again.

That means 1 of 2 things,

1\ there are no fish there, or

2\ it's the one of the best kept secrets.

Me I'm gonna have to go with the latter.

I just returned from a wek over Rotto. So loveley! Camped it in the camp grounds. Got some great photos for my stock collection to sell. For the first time we stopped at Salmon bay. Absolutly beautiful!!!!!!!!! Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island , Western Australia by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island , Western Australia by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island , Western Australia by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr Lisa snorkling Salmon bay, Rottnest Island , Western Australia by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr As you can see in the last image , Lisa was out snorkling while i was out taking photos. When i cam back i found a dugite sniffing through all out bags and snorkle bag. Lucky i had the go pro on a 2 meter pole and killed to birds with one stone. Used it to shoo it off and get some great footage. As you can see its didnt bite just reared up and bumpped the camera and wasnt agressive so it goes to show that they arnt the bad ass snake everyone makes out but you do have to be really carefull. If i wasnt paying attention i would of grabbed my camera bag and may have been bitten . Spent the rest of the day warning tourists. I couldnt be there all day/ week or year so i pit this vid together to show the dangers and to take care.. Here is the vid.....

http://youtu.be/RCxIy1RkM_c

 hi  guys. .. Does anyone know someone in or around dunsborough to put a reese hitch tow ball to my holden rodeo at a decent price?  Thanks in advance