Hi Crew,  After having my little tinny for over ten years i sold it yesterday and used the money as a deposit on another boat.

5.8m centre console with a 115 saltwater series Yammy.

It needs a bit of work as it's been sitting around for 18 months in the weather. But i should be able to fix any problems in my factory and tidy it up a bit.

Now i can finaly get out a bit wider and take someone that weighs more than 60kg lol.

Cheers Grant

With thanks to Honsu for new bearings and 40lb line , I have decided to donate one of my Mitchell 499 reels for auction with the proceeds going to Fishwrecked as a donation for work done behinds the scenes to keep it as the top site around.

The reel has done a bit [quite] of work over the years and has some scars to show for it but the internals are in good nick. Nothing has been done to pretty up the outside of it, the winner can choose it if he or she prefers so what you see is what you get. The same reel in like condition would bring better than $200 on ebay.

Those of you who have used these reels will remember that they were and still are up there with the best eggbeaters used for high speed spinning from the rocks at Steep Point and Quobba.

The cut off point will be 2000 [8.00 PM] Wednesday night or if Adam has another time in mind.

Thanks and happy bidding.

Might enjoy this played at a Surgeons conference that had them in stiches.

http://f2.org/humour/songs/crs.html

I cant fathom how someone could spend that amount on a boat!!!!!!thats enough money to end famine in third world countries. Some people hey!

$4.5 billion superyacht the History Supreme is the most expensive yacht in the world. Picture courtesy Stuart Hughes

The 30m History Supreme yacht is adorned with 100,000kg of gold. Picture courtesy Stuart Hughes

• $4.5bn yacht world's most expensive
• Covered in 100,000kg of gold, jewels
• Even comes with T-Rex dinosaur bone
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NOW that's how you bling up a yacht.

A gold-plated super-yacht worth a staggering £3 billion ($4.5 billion) has claimed the title of the most expensive in the world.

The 30-metre long History Supreme yacht is adorned with 100,000 kilograms of gold that covers more than half its surface and even comes with a statue made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur.

The base of the yacht as well as the deck, dining areas, rails and anchor are wrapped in solid gold and the sleeping areas are covered in platinum.

There is also a wall feature in the master bedroom that is made from meteoric stone and an aquarium made from 68kg of 24 carat gold that cost $4.5 million.

Also on board is a luxury liquor bottle featuring an 18.5ct diamond, one of the world’s rarest.

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Designed by UK jeweller Stuart Hughes, the “mammoth” project took over three years to complete.

The vessel even outshines Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s $450m yacht Eclipse, which has its own missile defence system and a submarine.

The History Supreme was completed in Malaysia two weeks ago for an anonymous businessman.

 

History Supreme yacht

Designed by UK jeweller Stuart Hughes, the “mammoth” project took over three years to complete. Picture courtesy Stuart Hughes

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Mr Hughes has also produced laptops, beds, cars and a suit covered in precious metals.

 

History Supreme yacht

The base of the yacht as well as the deck, dining areas, rails and anchor are wrapped in solid gold. Picture courtesy Stuart Hughes

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FW Crew ,

                Does anybody know of a really good quality portable 12V LED lighting system that could be used for the likes of Mountain Biking or clamping to a Rifle Barrel etc. Would have to put out some good light and be quite long lasting, I`ve been told the "AY UP" system is good quality but thought i`d get some opinions here as there`s a wealth of knowledge out there.

Cheers Timboon...

Thanks to Fishwrecked Im now a boat owner.

I bought this this tub from member Emery,he advertised it here.

Top bloke to deal with,GREAT first timers boat,cant wait to get out on the briny to chase a fishie!!!!

Mark,THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate your advice,learnt heaps just chatting,cant wait to get out there and at them.

Your tub has gone to a VERY GOOD home,I assure you!!!

Andrew

Just saw this clip the other day. Two dogs having a swim with a fair few sharks around and one of them decides to bite a shark. Lucky Dogs i say! 

http://www.care2.com/causes/ouch-dog-bites-shark.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC4f9TCg4zw

hell I don't think I would have stood up again, let alone remounted let alone raced on...from last place to get into 14th again!!!

What a LEGEND!!!!

So I'm knackered and need to hit the hay but I'm pretty enthralled by the Murdoch's getting grilled by the British MPs on Ten. 

While I'm a Noam Chomsky / Neil Postman fan and I'd love to see these guys get hung out to dry if they're guilty the questioning that's going on I have serious issues with...  these MPs (three of them so far) look like they're out for cheap points, they want them to go down and they're framing their questions to box them into a corner.  That's no way to seek justice, if you take that line to you're questioning your approach to an issue isn't too different to the NOTW's approach.

Hope this doesn't go on for two many more hours!

/rant

Love watching this every year! Sure i'm not the only one.. I think if Cadel stays on his bike he will win it this year. Thoughts?? Huge result for him tonight.. broke the Schleks and Voekler and got time on Contador. GO CADEL!!

12kg yellow fin and 10kg Cobia.

Cobia caught on the bottom in 55mtrs and the Yellow fin were caught on the speed jets. All three went totally nuts. Great fun.

Report and pics to come.

Dave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asH8iHpHAL4&feature=autoplay&list=AV4oVf-d_DwKA7ONt93x6vpG_Rmh2pAsm9&index=2&playnext=2

RIP Skinny

In sad news we farewell a WA fisherman in Ian Smith (aka Skinny).

He had great passion for fishing and just loved to get out on the water and get a rod and reel in his hands. He was the type of bloke that would give you the shirt off his back, everyone who knew Skinny would have told you that.  We are all better off for knowing you.

I'll miss you and surely remember you every time I wet a line.

My condolences to his family,  RIP MATE

Whos excited about seeing Red Dog??

I personally am quite keen.  One of my work mates got a part in the movie as a pilot.

Does anyone know when its screening - I believe it is showing in Karratha first?

Hi Fella's,

My first post here.

I am heading up to Karatha for work and was wondering if the tackle shops there are open Sundays? (my days off).

I was wanting to set myself up with an alround spinning rod & reel combo for land based fishing at places like the causeway and creeks for Barra or whatever will take a lure or plastic up that way (may set up for livies later on when I am more settled in).

If anyone there has some 2nd hand gear for sale I would also be interested.

Cheers

Steve

http://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/horror-as-tiny-worms-attack-victorian-couple/story-e6frg3sl-1226088154191

Guess they wont be keeping any Black Bream from now on.... lol

Hi,

Need some new brakes and cables on my dunbier trailer. Any recommendations on who to go to?
Location SOR

Thanks
Justin

Went for a run to the back of the 5 fathom today for a couple of dives with the straight hooks. Was a balmy 14C at 20m out there today. Nothing of much interest about, no crays to be seen though another nice cave was marked for cray season, no decent fish but did manage to find the anchor I lost out there a couple of months ago. All in all I was pretty happy just to get out and stoked to find my lost anchor. Conditions were pretty good, a bit of chop early but beautiful on our way back in. 

Depending on how generous the tax man is with my return I'm thinking of finally upgrading my Canon 1000D with something a bit more proffessional. Probably going to get the 7D for it's 8fps shooting capailities. Just after suggestions on what lense/s would be good for it from a fishing perspective (98% of my camera use is fishing related).. was thinking a 18-200mm might be suitable for now and later on I would like to get a wide angle. Any suggestions?

Was in Hillarys this morning and had a look at the damage. vessel was a Markham Dominator about 5 years old. Spoke to the crew who went out to rescue them and they said it was very rough conditions. Took 7 hours to tow the vessel back to Hillarys up side down. Looks like a write off.

The guy fishing the Bunbury Mangrove Boardwalk on Friday morning at about 11.30am, are you on the forum?

If you are can you please chime in. Cheers!

After watching some video's with people fishing right next to oil rig's in the Gulf of Mexico, I was wondering if in Western Australia, are you alowed to go near the oil and gas rig's to fish ? .

I noticed they worked like massive FAD's and local tour guides, and even pro fishermen were taking advantage of the masses of fish that surrounded these platforms. Some boats even moored of the rig's and spear fished under them.

I'm not interested in the right or wrong of drilling for oil or gas in Australia, ( don't want to start a debate on that subject ) Just the legality of fishing these structures in the Mid to North West of our state.

Cheers Grant

I am thinking of getting the structure scan transducer for my new hds5f but it's $500 and want to see if anyone has used one You get a 80/200 transducer as standard but the pics look so damn tempting http://www.lowrance.com/Products/Marine/StructureScan/ Thanks

THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, AND THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECOND LINE:

1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: Marrying you has screwed up my life.

2. I see your face when I am dreaming. That’s why I always wake up screaming.

3. Kind, intelligent, loving and hot; This describes everything you are not.

4. Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss, But I only slept with you ’cause I was pissed.

5.. I thought that I could love no other — that is until I met your brother.

6. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you. But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl’s Empty and so is your head.

7. I want to feel your sweet embrace; But don’t take that paper bag off your face.

8. I love your smile, your face, and your eyes Damn, I’m good at telling lies!

9. My love, you take my breath away. What have you stepped in to smell this way?

10. My feelings for you no words can tell, Except for maybe ‘Go to hell.’

11. What inspired this amorous rhyme? Two parts vodka, one part lime.

WHO SAID POETRY IS BORING?

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WK2LpUoqX6A&vq=medium

The Shark Whisper  ( Nina)

I had heard of this guy  Joe ( the camera man )before, but seeing it is unbelievable....

will he finally pip vettel to the post in tonights british GP??

coming from a pom , i hope he does!

I dont think this happens to often.

was sort off fun!!!!

Neels

My missus requires a new camera, her old one carked it (again, its now out of warranty)

Was advised by a friend who has a canon 450D, to look at that model.  I have a compact point and shoot model, so we looking at getting one to take some quality photos like some of the FW members post up.

Any advice from knowledgable members would be appreciated

Thanks

Howdy fishwrecked crew, I have an 07 4x4 Hilux Dual cab and am toying with the idea of lifting... I`m not interested in the look at how high and silly my car looks lift I just want a bit more clearance for those soft beaches. Has anybody got any advice on the matter??

had the boat in self storage in midland some barstard s gone and cut a hole through the wall with an angle grinderor somthing and stole all my fishing gear and tv out of the boatif anyone hears anything can you let me know had some shimano gear diawa and penn and pluger i think they need there legs broken tv dvd was a 10 inch awa with a battery pack on the back cheers any info would be great