General Discussion

General Chat, Anything of Interest

reels???

which do you prefer stella or dogfight and why???
just a q im interested in different oppinions
cheers brenz


Site Help

Hi

Can someone tell me how do i create a photo gallery for my pics?????

Thanks


dirkhartog island

hi all

 

Im heading to darkhartog island in may and was wondering what is the best way of fishing there . Lures or ballooning. and if ballooning is the go what is the set up as i havnt done balloon fishing before.cheers.


Pajero turbo Diesel for towing

Anybody tow with 1 of these or know someone who tows with one. Had a look at the Triton and towed the boat with it but found it tows like a dog, all over the shop and just doesn't feel right. Now looking at a Pajero VRX Turbo but i don't know anyone who tows with one. Will be pulling around the 2-2.2T. Have the current Pathfinder which goes well and so did my Terracan but if anyone out there has one would be keen to know what you think before i sign up on one for 4 years.

Thanks


Charter expressions of interest

G,day

I have booked a charter in shark bay for 10 people in August.
Great charter boat service and great people, i have been before.
Charter is live aboard for 4 days fishing/diving etc around
dirk hartog island. All tackle, bait, food and drinls included.
I have about 7 or 8 and i am looking for a couple of friendly
fishos to join our party. Total cost $1080 plus travel expenses(fuel,accomadation in sharkbay)
Thanks Rodrat


Issues Register - Changing Avatars & Others

Gang,

I'm having problems changing my avatar. I've accessed My Account then clicked on the Edit tab, then scrolled down to the Picture section. Once there, if I just try a (presumably replacement) Upload Picture, by browsing to the relevany sub subdirectory on my PC, it doesn't change it.

I've also tried deleting the image (on the remote (Fishwrecked) host) - which makes the display of the old avatar dissapear. But then when I do Upload, the old one comes back again! 

...and yes, I'm clicking on the Update button at the bottom of the pane. 

The attributes of the (intended) replacement Avatar is well within remote host specs. 

Any ideas?

If it helps, the URL for my existing avatar is http://fishwrecked.com/files/pictures/picture-1806.jpg

I've even tried a delete, cancel (browser) session, same prob.

Cheers!

 

Colin


Great weather forecast

Hi all
Just looked on seabreeze at the weather and the next 4
days are awesome. Anyone heading out? where ya going? what ya goin to target?


BDO 2008

Did anyone here go? Rage Against the Machine was awesome.

What did you guys think about it?


iron maiden

hey guys not fishing related but is any one going to the iron maiden concert tonite? im going and cant wait will go off


Wednesday and thursday weather

Weather looks good for fishing wednesday and thursday............probably all turn to shit as it normally does


Pinky info

Evening all

Every one has fishing secrets and info.
I have fished many times in the sound for pinkys and gone home with jack shit!
Whats the best rigs and bait etc to use to catch that dream big pinky???
What have you had success with when it comes to the humble pinky.


Exmouth prices

Hi All

Heading to exxy in 8 weeks (who's counting) and was
wondering if any one knows the current price on fuel and bait,
blocks of mulies, squid etc..........

Thanks


any members from the territory

Just wondering if there are any fishwrecked members in the northern territory eg Gove as i have moved up here and love my fishing and also have a 7 meter starcraft boat and will be looking for deckies as its too big to launch and retrieve on my own let alone the fuel prices up here (you boys down south dont know how good you have it with cheep fuel).. I know a few spots that are produceing well but want to find some more so let me know if ya up this way ....


boat railing

hey guys

am looking to get some railing for the boat and was wondering if anyone knows where i can get some aluminium tubing or the likes of.
any other ideas welcome

horizon


Blues


rims

im in need of some mags & tyres to fit a hilux surf,
the ones that came with the car are huge things8.5 inch wide ,tires are like new and great for the beach but not great for the bitumin
if anyone is interested in a swap for somethink a bit more sensible let me know

cheers
dave


Firefox SUX's

Changed over to firefox last week and it SUX , going back to Microsoft tonight .

I had a problem and thought it was a microsoft problem but found it was my router so I changed over to firefox to try fix the problem but can't get my head around firefox, it wont save pages etc etc

Well thats my little bleat over with .


Oil Changes...

For all those males that have changed their own oil - I SO can relate to this:

Oil Change instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change..
2) Drink a cup of coffee
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:

Oil Change: $20.00
Coffee:         $1.00
Total:           $21.00

Oil Change instructions for Men :

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.
2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss..
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin cussing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer..
31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands..
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car gets impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts:                     $50.00
DUI:                     $2500.00
Impound fee:           $75.00
Bail:                       $1500.00
Beer:                     $20.00
Total:                     $4,145.00
But you know the job was done right!



Decapitated Kangaroo!

Col (Hays)'s thread on Smiths/Yallingup - brought back a lot of (mostly) fond memmories of times when my younger brother and I used to surf down there.

Every Friday night, we'd pack my little Ford Escort van (beast machine NOT!) and make the familiar trek down to Yallingup car park.

In those days, there where no freeway sections, and the stretch of road down near Madorah/Singleton was know as 'the mad' mile on account of there being one lane each way, and the tendency for everyone to put the foot down and overtake with absolute disregard for common sense and safety.

As I said, MOST recolections are fond, but one incident is most prominent:

My brother and I would take spells driving. On one particular occassion, having seen a few roos, as I was belting myself into the passanger seat, I turned to my brother and said 'don't hit any roos'. He grinned and said ' I'll do my best'.

What I should have said was 'Don't hit any kangaroos, even dead ones'. Let me go on.

No sooner had I lapsed into a chest on chin doze, cathartic by the constant drone of the motor and monoty of an unchanging night road view, then there was was a might BANG and the van lurged suddenly upwards.

Groggily, I arose from my slumber, to see the (very hard) head of a decent sized kangaroo, pierce the floor pan between my feet! The escorts where renown for very thin floor pans (as several bush track gashes had previously proved). 

The forward momentum and sharp edge of the floor pan hole decapitated the head (of the already dead roo) and splattered blood right through the cabin and across my legs.

What a nightmarish awakening!

We made it to yally's car park and washed ourselves down thoroughly and, as best we could, washed out the cabin.

I might add that 'roo parts etc' had, by then, congealed on the hot exhaust and other surfers down there were not quiet about the smell.

Episodes like that are hard to forget!      


FWA programing times

Am I the only one who gets peed off at the programing schedules regarding fwa? I have been waiting since before 4pm for it to start as the tennis is on hoping it would come on after but no what comes on? according to efing Jim...... it seems that the fishing shows are always the ones to get cancelled when there is some other sport on is this an agreement with the producers of the show I wonder. whatever it is it gives me the shits why cant they get a regular time slot so we dont miss it?(or was it on earlier?)
not that it's that good at the moment but it's all we have (apart from fishing australia) at least that one is all fishing and a bit of sponsor adds at the end.


gamex ,who,s going

looks like ive tee,d up a deckie spot for gamex .IM STOKED.just wondering what other fishwrecked crew will be there for the gamex week. im sure there will be a few .might have to catch up for a coldie or three
im definately a novice at this sort of fishing but am looking forward to picking a few brains and gaining some experience in this sort of fishing


cool


Lost

Lost grandpa

All Grandpas, heed this WARNING:

Do not lose your grand kids in the mall.

A small boy was lost at a large shopping mall. He approached a uniformed policeman and said, 'I've lost my grandpa!'

The cop asked, 'What's he like?'

The little boy hesitated for a moment and then replied...

'Crown Lager stubbies and women with big tits'


Thursday late arvo squidding

Hi All



Fishy fingers and myself headed out in the sound tonight for a squdding session.

We started out from the officers accomadation on the island and picked up two or three squid. Shortly after we headed to the southern flats were we cleaned up

with a good catch of squid. Headed home with about 25 squid some as lrg as 450grams.

All in all it was a great evening on the water.


hot enough for ya?

so anyone head out today in the beautiful easterlies that blew like buggery till 11 and then dropped off, so the heat could make you shrink?


Harbour Jetty High From the Water?

Hi Folks

Something that's driving me nuts!

I remember being on a jetty in a harbour/inlet in WA (south of 26) that is very high out of the water. I thought it was in Princess Royal Harbour - ALBANY - but stuffed if I can find it.

Sorry, don't have a photo - was ages since I've been there.

Anyone tell me where it is, or has it been dismantled?


Peter Russell Clark bloopers!!!!

Goes to show my age  :)

*** Warning language***

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9nsP4QsMiFA


Where to get a Reticulation Bore Pump reapaired or replaced in Rockingham?

Any one have any idea where close to rockingham I can take my bore pump for repairs or who also sell new pumps. She not working and my back yard has become a desert!


Whats the best weather site?

HI All

What is the best boating weather site?
I usally look at seabreeze or BOM but they seem to contradict each other and
always give out high winds.
I know people are going out boating and the weather is ok.
So whats the best site?
Thanks