General Discussion

General Chat, Anything of Interest

South west bank

Hi all

Has anyone fished on the south west bank?
Is it worth a fish? what have you caught on it?
Any info appreciated.
Thanks


Custom Trailers

Im looking for a good company that makes up trailers need one made to suit all our quad bikes Papas trailers is the only one ive looked into so far any others you can recommend would be great


Wet Box Transducer?

Can someone please explain to me how a wet box transducer is mounted, and the advantages of it.


engel vs waeco

just looking for any advise if anyone can help, looking at buying a fridge/freezer, either a engel or waeco looking at getting about a 40ltr one but don't no which one is better and price is not an issue just want to no if any one has either and what anyone could give me advise on as i am very confused on which one to go for.


Sharks

On a tour of Australia, the Pope took a few days off to visit the coast for some sightseeing.





He was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore. A helpless man, wearing an All Black rugby jersey, was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25 foot shark. As the Pope watched in horror, a speedboat pulled up with three men wearing Wallabies rugby jerseys.





One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while the other two reached out and pulled the blue semiconscious Kiwi fan from the water. Then, using long clubs, the three beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.





Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to him. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I heard that there were some bitter hatreds between Australian and NZ rugby fans, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."





As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies, "Who was that?"





"It was the Pope", one replied. "He is in direct contact with God and has access to all of God's wisdom."





"Well", the harpooner said, "He may have access to God and his wisdom, but he doesn't know s**t about shark fishing. Is the bait holding up OK or do we need to get another one?"


Looks like a magic week ahead!

Did you see the forcast yet?  Looks like a magic week coming up!

 

 


Saltist 30

I am looking for a low speed Saltist 30.

I believe that the ratio was 4.9:1 and it took in about 36" of line with each crank. I think the model was STT30T.

Is this reel still in production? Or has it been replaced by the STT30H which has a 6.1:1 ratio but also takes in about the same amount of line per crank? (I know that there is a STT3Th which is high speed at 6.9:1 and takes in about 47" per crank).


Builders - advice please

Hi Guys,




Need some advice on builders - pros and cons of your own experiences.
Who you think I should go with and not to go with? With the large
selection of builders in the market, how does one know if they are
getting a decent builder and value for money?




Some of the builders I have seen (mainly the mainstream "project"
type builders) are Ross North, Webb Brown Neaves, Domination Homes,
Metro/In-Vogue, APG, Summit, Don Russell Homes, Residential Designs and
Dale Alcock to name a few.




Any advice would be appreciated.




Thanks.


Redneck Fishing

Don't worry about dropper loops -vs- 3way swivels, just wiggle the fingers!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzH3oIQPwqA


crazy

http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Don_t_Swim_In_The_Congo_River_Pic

visit this site and click on dont swim in the congo river.. then go to google and search in pictures aligator fish some crazy shit! they shoot them with bow and arows!


bashing up at yanchep

hope none of our members were involved in the assult up at yanchep last nite. heard on the news a beach fisherman was bashed pretty badly, still looking for culprit.


bunbury offshore classic 2 march

Just to let you guys here is the results of the 2008 bunbury offshore classic

Below is a list of the winners and runners up for each of the fish species .

Dhufish – 21.165kg Rob Tassone, 18.190kg Bob Fitzgerald

Pink Snapper – 8.655kg Rhys Carn, 6.630kg Barrie Ugle

Breaksea Cod – 2.360kg Barrie Ugle, 2.190kg Mark Cates

Queen Snapper – 5.745kg Luke Green, 5.330kg Frank Grob

Shark – 17.570kg Earle Young, 12.245kg Mick Carbone

Whiting – 1.315kg Brad Batrick, 1.290kg Brett Henshaw

Flathead – 1.960kg Leigh Princi, 1.805kg Brett Beau Clarke

Herring – 0.305kg David Rickard, 0.285kg Kevin Pengilley

Skippy – 2.630kg Mark Brereton, 1.820kg Darren Montgomery

some nice fish this year i missed out the biggest whiting we got was 950 gm
seabreeze said it was going to be rough as but yet again not so bad a day
oh well next year
did any one else go in the comp at all


Suggestions???

I have one , but it is an antique and moves like one!  It takes 8 sec from switcing on till it is ready to take a shot and the shutter activates only 2 sec after you press the shutter release!  Cycle time before the next shot is 6 sec!!! Needless to say, this makes it a pain in the  behind when taking fishing photos.

So........ I am in the market for a new digital camera.  Any suggestions?  I am after one that is small enough to put in my pocket, not one of the big fancy ones.


New Mercury Outboards

HI All

Does anyone on the site own a 4 stroke mercury outboard?
And how did you run it in?
Whats the best way to run in a 4 stroke outboard?
Any info or suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks


herrison island

i heard you are only allowed to pass herrison island on one side of the island. What side of the island is this?


boat ramps.

 

any know of a boat ramp close to matilda bay. ???????????????


how deep is swan river

anyone now how deep the swan is.  i am going crabbing and wandering if i should add extra rope the the drop net, so i dont waste 5 hours and find the nets dont sit on the bottom.

 

cheers


NOT FISHING RELATED - Photoshopping pictures

Just found this site-take a look- its a great photoshopping website http://www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=18601&display=photoshop (copy + paste into ur broswer if the link dosnt work)


Where Would You Go?

Hey all

Im looking at moving out of perth for a year or so come half way through this year and am trying to decide where to go so that I can start making arrangments. These are the options I have.

 

 - Canarvon

 - Albany

 - Derby

 - Geralton

 - Port Headland

 - Bunbury

 - Northam

 - Narrogin

 

I'm thinking to get the most of a new experience I should look to go far enough away from Perth that driving back isn't going to be something that I can do every weekend. I was wondering if people could please give me their thoughts on these places and even give me suggestions on where they would go. None of them are really small towns im assuming but I would also like to know how it is socially because I'll be moving on my own and am going to have to slip into the community some how without knowing anyone is any of the towns.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks :) 

 


New Camcorder

Getting a new camcorder for Exmouth and have narrowed it down to a JVC GZ-MG345

40gb hard drive, good lense quality, compact design. 

Have had a look around and this 1 seems to be good value for money at $799.

Any thoughts on other camcorders that are in that price range.

I have never owned a camcorder so dont want to spend to much money. 

Thanks 


Rodrats testicles

Rodrat had his testicles removed today.......or was it his tonsils? ah well he aint talking much at the moment so it was probably his tonsils!HaHaHa....Get well soon ratboy!


Worlds hottest burger

Take a read

http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php?story=20070308-Cranky_Worlds_Hottest_Burger

Just found the recipe:
Off The Wall. 386 Main Road, Wellington Point.
10 slices of jalapenos, 2 grams of chilli powder in the burger, chilli jam, sweet chilli sauce, ground pepper and an entire tablespoon of Blair's Megadeath sauce. Tabasco sauce is rated at 4000 SHU and this megadeath sauce is rated at around 500,000 SHU
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The things you see while fishin WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

Me , Scano and a few mates went fishin down floreat beach and as we were walkin up to the drain we seen a nude body on the beach. I thought hmmmm i hope its a girl. As we got closer we both just about fell over hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

Some freak was starkaz with a bear bottle shrine to his knob!

Me and Scano had to get a few pics hahahaha!!!

Definatly the weirdest thing iv seen for a while especially at a famous fishing spot!

Should of seen the people walkin past what a crack up!


Cast net questions

Im going to Exmouth in April and was thinking it would be good to have a cast net to get bait. Do you need a license to use them up there and if so where can I get the license.

Im also wondering where I can buy a net and for how much.


What can we do?

I went fishing last Saturday(23rd) at the North Mole for a feed of Tailor. There were an abundance of em around although a few were under size. I got there a good hour before sundown and already the tip was full with cars!
I found a nice flat rock close to the water on the inside wall. There were alot of ethnic fisher peoples already loaded and waiting, so as the sun went down I started to check if there was anything yet. To my surprise I caught a small chopper and then another and another. They were ALL returned to the water ASAP.
The rig I was using were a set of two ganged hooks with NO treble setup. I noticed a few of the other fishos close by had a small treble on theirs which I thought, WHY?. I was cutting the mullies into two and throughout the night until 11pm, worked a treat for me.
Also I saw numerous under sized fish taken and NOT returned and alot of fish kept instead of being returned to the water! I probably landed about 30 tailor and kept 8 only. I'm not too sure what the limits are but I think it is 8 fish at 30cm and only 2 over 60cm?
I was really pissed off but what can we do as Rec. fishers and why are there NO VFO's around at such a specific time when tailor are about in numbers?
It was one of the best little sessions I have had catching Tailor and I hope this can be replicated in the future!


Fiji fish

Hey guys, going to book my honeymoon spot in Fiji, and already got the ok to bring a rod and reel from the missus:) Just want to know if there is much fish activity off the over water bures or off the beach. Don't really wanna spend another USD250 for a game charter when its costing a bucket load for the stay. I'm just not totally the type to sit around an island resort for 7 days i'd get bored with the stuff to do and i know my significant other would rather just sit in the spa and read a book.. So questions are:

1. Which resort do you recommend?(don't worry about price if its too expensive i'll throw it out the door)

2. Are there much fish off the beach or the overwater bures?

3. Lightest gear i should bring?

Cheers all,

Ben


mobile mechanics

gidday all i know i asked about mechanics before but can anyone reccomend a good mobile mechanic round this area rocko kwini cheers craig


END TO A GREAT MARRON SEASON

hey hows it going guys back for my ussal stint hope you where all out in the fresh air baging your self a few marron its been a pretty good year for me with marron numbers being plentifull.

How ever when i was snarring one of the rivers i cam across 3 blokes who all had enclosed nets i would say about 4 each and had a 20 litre white bucket full of undersized ones. I dont know what your stance is here with rules and regulation but it really does destroy marron populations and spoils it for every one who does the right thing n stuff ? i was just wondering if any one can help me on what i should do if a nother situation like this occurs and who can i call? to report this cheers ;)


Saturday Evening Fish

HI All

Headed down to a beach in port kennedy this arvo for a fish.
Went wif my dad, son and a mate. started of slow wif a few sml tailor and then my reel
started screaming. Started to get a little worried when i saw my line pouring of my reel and the spool quickly being exposed.
Was hoping that i had hooked a shark or big tailor but was bitterly dissapointed when a lrg ray surfaced 50 m of the beach.Took my mulie on the move!!!!
Managed to drag it up the beach for my 4 year old son to look at before returning it back to the water.
Conditions were great, no wind and the water was glassy.
Had a great session even if i didnt go home with any biggies!

Rodrat


Retirement.... WHERE

G'day guys , just going on from the homeless thread , when the time comes where do you see yourselves retiring to , I would love to go NORTH , I want to go to Darwin or somewhere near there but the wife doesn't want to go that far but everything in the Norwest is so expensive .

With all my broken bones I can't stand the cold so it has to be somewhere warm to H O T (and near the water).

 

So what about YOU!!!