Had a couple of hours to kill today. Got down to the bank right on high tide but still managed to get a few smaller whiting for bait and a feed for myself. Got 1 shark early and as I was packing up just leaving my live baits out as i always do a second shark got hungry for a live mullet. 

Hi guys.

i was in the process of getting solar installed, and unfortnately the company i ws going to use dissolved, so i have cancelled the installation. ( wasnt keen on the idea of not having the back up if anything went wrong after nstallation. product and manufacturer warranties would still be in place, but didnt feel very comfortable with the situation).

I was wondering if anyone had any personal reccomendations on good installers/companies to go with? There seem to be a stack out there and quotes seems to have huge variances.

Any info greatly appreciated!!!

Cheers

Goat.

Tipping comp this year...$20 buy-in, ESPN invite should come through to previous punters.

Flick me a PM or msg for bank account details .same as previous years though.

Margin will decide if a draw occurs, Winner takes all

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Password - Fishwrecked

Kick off 16th March Dee's V Dogs

So a few months back, when planning a camping trip, I said to the wife that we needed a trailer to cart our stuff as the Ford Ranger has a holding capacity for about 4 days. She said 'Why dont we get a tinny then and put everything in that?' I knew I married well!

Anyhoo after a few months of dealing with plonkers and covid tax, I managed to get a 4.2m Dory wide body with a 25hp Merc 2 stroke on the back. It has spent around 18 years of its life living in a car port with a few crabbing trips along the way. Not very heavily used by any means.

The bloke wasnt a boatie and thankfully didnt drill any holes in it. His level of boating was that the rod holders were tied on with Galv wire......yeah.

So after a bit of work removing two decades of memories (shells and sand under the ribs), installing a cleat for the anchor and bolting in rod holders we took it out into Owen Anchorage for a float and run test. 

Very pleased that it floated (no leaks) and the motor ran without a glitch, well other than a couple of stalls as I clicked it into gear - that is an easy fix.

Now its time to refine it.

When underway, there is a huge amount of spray coming off the front of the leg that sprays up and out the sides. It soaked the rods and reels in the rod holder and a little bit of the spray ends up in the boat. Any ideas here?

Also, the motor pulls like a teenage boy! We will end up with left arms like Popeye. I have tightened up the friction on the motor to try to minimise it but i guess i need to twist the skeg.

The only other thing I can find that is 'wrong' with it is the winch post on the trailer. It is made on an angle (a manufacturing stuff up) so the winch is cranking up on a 5 degree angle causing the tape to fold over. Must have had the first day guy on the jig that day.

Looking forward to some camping trips

Looking to get some T-shirts supplied and printed locally (I already have the logos).

Anybody have a recommendation for a good place to deal with? Preferably NOR Perth.

Hey All

my white gunwale rubber has a lot of black scuff marks on it $1200 bucks to replace is not in my budget at the moment 

can anyone recommend any products that I can use to clean the black marks off or even what paint I could use to paint the whole lot black cheers Darryl 

 Hey all, I've recently bought a boat and it has a 60hp 4 stroke yamaha on it, the guy I bought it off said he had been using 98 unleaded in it, I've read that they are designed to use 91 unleaded, my question is do I continue using the 98 or just use 91?

 Finished work at a bit after 11 and as usual the rods were in the car. High tide of 6.8mtrs at 1:45  it gave me some time to fish. 

The wind was blowing around 30ks but from behind so not to bad apart from sands blasting the back of the legs. 

Got my feed of whiting before they shut down and kept a couple for live bait which resulted in a nice trev which swam away nicely after , a monster shovel lost at the waters edge after er r a 45 minuit fight and finished with a small shark. 

Watched a nice storm front go through with a bit of lightning and lots of rain but none for town.

 On one of Russ' pages I was asked to provide a video on how to clean a shark, seeing as I haven't been out or look like gloing out to get one in the near future I penned a description on how to do it.

Many moon ago I put a thing on the site on how to clean them, not a video though I will try to catch one and get missus to record it when I clean it.

How to do it

Cut tail off.

Cut across the back of the head where you see the small crease above first joint in its spine taking care not to go through into the throat.

Roll it on its back and grab a front fin, cut from behind the fin following the gill cavity along to the head where you cut through the spine and the point under its chin. Do the same to other side of shark so that the chin cuts meet up

Remove both pelvic fins, cutting deep enough to remove the 2 small bone underneath

Cut from its vent up the belly to where the 2 chin cuts meet up.

Put one hand under its head and bend it towards it belly, if you have done your cuts properly it should come down and bring the throat and innards with it, Drag it down past the bottom of the belly cavity and cut it off.

That will have exposed the brown strip along the spine , this has to all come out.

Once this is removed wash it and make sure the small hole down the spine through to the tail is clear as blood can block it and go rotten.

Fingers crossed this will help those who have trouble cleaning them and dispel a few myths about cutting fins off and other bullshit.  Cutting fins off only removes something to hold onto when you try to grab them

 Been a few weeks since the whiting have shown themself . Went down for a quick session between doing my run and my next truck coming in.  Certainly looking forward to the fresh feed of whiting. 

 A few months back we decided to get a new trailer for the tub as the other one was in desperate need of some repairs . Rather than fix something that would not be cheap to do we went with new. 

Went with southwest trailers . Got it back yesterday and from the pics it looks realy good. Will be getting a good test when  the boat get towed up to hedland next month

 Quick session . Overcast with wind howling but managed my 2nd GT . This one took a live mullet that had it's tail bitten off by a small shark. It was still alive and bleeding so I thaught what the he'll and threw it out there . 

Couple of quick pics and released it to harass more bait fish 

 Hi All

After some advice about where to head for a few nights in May. It's a family trip so leaving the boat behind and taking the off-road camper. Have two young kids under 6 and was hoping for some advice on the most family friendly place to stay? Keen to stay as close to the beach as possible but I've never been in to either place so not sure where best to head.

Anyone have an opinion?

thanks

 No work today so fishing it was. Kept 3 sharks all around 700 long and let another 5 go. Lost a couple of queenies,  they certainly love to jump when hooked. Got a good feed so no complaints 

 Not a lot going on but managed a few for the plate. Kept 2 Queenies as they were gut hooked and released another 2 around the size of the bigger on. Got a couple of small sharks and managed a few whiting which have been a bit scarce lately. 

After the 2015 and 2018 GFs it looks like old mate has pissed his pants again. He could have at least done the righty and let the club trade him to Freo before pulling the pin.

At least Oscar will be able to play as a permanent forward and hopefully drop less chest marks.

I need to get more light into the cockpit area of my boat. The cabin area is very well lit but you can't see jack shit sitting in the cockpit. Wife probably prefers it that way lol!

I've got a couple of really bright LED's from Jaycar but they're not sealed marine units. The marine ones I can find are not that bright so I'm wondering if the Jaycar ones are okay to use. They will be mounted on the underside of the fibreglass targa and the whole area is enclosed with covers and clears, but it's still a marine environment. I don't care if they only last a few years but my concern is if the corode and stain the glass.

Appreciate thoughts from those with experience.

 While fishing I have been gathering shell's and created something for the wall. Hope you can pick what it is hiding in there

 Hi all, I'm in the market for a custom shed build. Just wondering if anyone on here is in the shed game or has recently had a good experience with a business that they can recommend. Job is in balcatta and shed will be around 6mx8m with all the fruits like side access door roller doors roof vents dust proofing etc. I got a few quotes before the world went mad so I've got an understanding of what I'm up for cost wise, just thought I'd check here before pulling the trigger.

 I tried looking it up but couldn't realy make heads or tails of it with all the size jargen.  

Could someone help me out . Got a couple today and released several more as I wasn't sure on the limit. Less in the water is better but I don't fancy getting busted 

 Was thinking about what always used to be in my tackle box but isn't now

As a former Bunbury jetty rat who had handlines hidden on pile caps for when I wagged school so we could get a fish or two to pass off to the pensioners down the end, the Red Cross landing or at the Blacksmiths shop if they had been unsuccessful.

Bits of sheet lead were the thing that stood out, Used to wrap around the line depending on if skippy turned up while fishing for gardies and you needed the bit of extra weight  and vice versa

Has anyone used one of these dual hitch ball mounts with a bike carrier and their boat? It’s an absolute PITA getting all 5 bikes into the boat and I am looking for an option to whack the adult ones on a carrier and these look like a pretty good option if they are legal to use.

Cheers JF

 Another good day at the bank today. Got a Queenie that went on a jumping spree along with a couple of sharks and the Usual whiting. Not a bad way to spend the time

 Chasing a power cable for a Garmin gps 750s, does anyone know where to find one of them

 Went down to the bank for some r and r . Wasn't too much going on other than the usual whiting and small sharks . About an hour before high tide I did a bait check on both rods . Livies were no longer living . Fresh poddy mullet on one rod and a gardie on the other. About 10minutes later the mullet got taken with line screaming off tho old Shakespeare,  looked at the other rod and it was going off as well. (Usual all or nothing ) As I had lighter line on the Shakespeare I chose to stay with that. As I looked out I saw a  Queenie jumping and thaught oh well if it get off no loss. After about 15 minutes back and forth with lines crossing I got the big brassy on the beach and as I was untangling the lines the Queenie went nuts again so landed that one as well.  Got my feed of whiting and a nice lizard as well . Great feeds on the way . The brassy was around the 12 to 13 kg range so it's another p b for me 

 Got this one today out on the bank. I'm sure it's not a GT 

 Happy new year all.

Did anyone else have extended power issues during the heatwave? On Boxing Day we relocated our family dinner from my sister's in Darlington to our place in Sorrento on the basis we have a pool and aircon. 15 minutes before they start arriving the aircon dies - brownout. Some lights working and the odd powerpoint. Needless to say not impressed! Luckily there was no hot food planned. No estimated time for rectification which is not much fun when you're sweltering as the ceiling fans wouldn't work either.

Got up on Monday, packed the boat and pissed off to Rotto. Power came on briefly that afternoon and then the other phase went out soon after until Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 48 hours without sufficient power to keep food cold, run AC or fans is no joke in 40 plus heat. Friends nearby had the same issues but that was a separate WP incident. I don't think it's a secret that Perth summers are hot so I think the scale of problems aren't really acceptable with over 34,000 customers (probably 100,000 people) impacted. There are no doubt FW members that know a lot more so I'm interested in your thoughts.

On the plus side Rotto was bloody awesome!