General Discussion
Letters and Numbers Stamps
Submitted by sandbar on Wed, 2016-03-30 12:12No not about Lily,
Anyone here happen to have a set of letters and numbers stamps so i can stamp the VIN on my trailer drawbar please? I am in Baldivis and if you are close will bring trailer and stamp it there.
TIA Adam
- 5 comments
- 2054 reads
Bungs
Submitted by dakka on Tue, 2016-03-29 21:58Howdy all
probly a stupid question but if you don't know may as well ask.
My new boat has two Bungs a blue and a red one what is the difference between them apart from the colour I'm not to sure and how tight do people tighten them up hand tight only thoughts please.
- 9 comments
- 5047 reads
Steep Point Track Condition
Submitted by hodgey09 on Tue, 2016-03-29 21:41Heading into Steep Point next month on the 17th April & was wondering if anyone had been there recently & could comment on the track condition?
- 9 comments
- 3203 reads
Fisheries minister?
Submitted by wookstar on Tue, 2016-03-29 19:40So our mate Ken has been shown the side door who is fisheries minister now??
- 12 comments
- 2764 reads
Boat service providers in Perth
Submitted by Kainwoodward on Tue, 2016-03-29 19:13Hi all
just looking to see others experiences in getting there boat serviced, trying to find the balance between consistancy,reliability and honesty vs cost ( not that cost is an issue if the first three are found but occasionally fair and reasonable along with communication get missed)!
Just want others opinions and experience's good, bad or other
- 2 comments
- 1993 reads
Outboard hours technical info required
Submitted by Scaly Man Fish on Mon, 2016-03-28 20:26Hello to all , i take it there is a way a dealer can hook up to an outboard for eg 2006 Optimax and take a read out of hours used what other info can be obtained ?
- 1 comment
- 2194 reads
Charter cancelled
Submitted by Wilzee on Sun, 2016-03-27 11:58There is a very unhappy fisho on Facebook saying that they were on board a charter vessel ready to go to the Abrolhos out of Gero for Easter and the crew announced the charter was cancelled.
- 35 comments
- 4910 reads
Need to work on trailer ....where can I put the boat ???
Submitted by Krusty on Sat, 2016-03-26 17:50Hi everyone,
I need to do some work on my trailer and I need the boat off the trailer while I do this.
There is no way I can remove the boat at home and was wondering what people do when they are in this situation ?
It will take me the best part of a day to do the work I need to do so need somewhere to "store" the boat for a day !!
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve.
- 17 comments
- 3254 reads
Golf Ball Drive vs. Axe! (Non Fishing Related..obviously)
Submitted by shorething on Sat, 2016-03-26 09:04thought there may be some crew on here who find this interesting: http://youtu.be/9nvFd_l207A
who wants a go? Haha
also - here's one which didn't go so well (but could have gone worse!): http://youtu.be/eIQAt5_yvnY
- 3 comments
- 2443 reads
Rookie error - ETEC oil
Submitted by Shacked81 on Fri, 2016-03-25 10:45Hi All, Just made a major rookie error, boat is ready to go, packed, final check and the XD100 drum is empty. Anyone know where I can get some today?
Im in Mandurah but happy to travel.
Thanks, Ben
- 3 comments
- 2560 reads
A logical puzzle
Submitted by OOH YEH on Thu, 2016-03-24 20:25Here is apparently a logical puzzle !!!!! See if you can work it out .
Fill in the blanks using each of the numbers from 1 to 26. Five have been filled in 
- 8 comments
- 2717 reads
Freeway South
Submitted by Dale on Thu, 2016-03-24 16:00is a car park already. Expect a long drive if heading south, and please folks, drive safe and give the idiots a wide berth.
- 2 comments
- 2678 reads
footy Round 1 - Banter is back
Submitted by crasny1 on Thu, 2016-03-24 14:00Its back . Know there is the tipping page but not everyone is in that. So here go.
Don't think there is any particular one we can start to "pick" on with this one, but its good to be back.
Let it all start again.
Will also "bump" the top8 predictor for last predictions.
Good luck to all, but I take it back for everyone not an Eagles (or to a lessor extent Dockers) fan.
No longer really "2 team", more like 1 1/2.
- 142 comments
- 6556 reads
Selling Telstra shares
Submitted by sea-kem on Wed, 2016-03-23 20:25Has anyone had any experience selling theirs or know how to go about it? Thinking of dumping mine after nearly 20 years they've made bugger all so a waste of time imo
- 22 comments
- 3406 reads
Towing Mirrors
Submitted by Leigh85 on Wed, 2016-03-23 20:02Just a quick one for everyone.......
does everyone with larger boats use towing mirrors
has anyone used the "Easy Fit, 2 Pack" from BCF, heading up to Exmouth next month and wondering if these would be OK?
cheers
- 5 comments
- 2507 reads
Footy tipping season opener
Submitted by Deleted on Wed, 2016-03-23 18:54Create a new post whenever this one gets to big. Try to keep this post for tipping banter and create the usual round by round banter separate.
seems like we have plenty of interest so the entry fee of $50 paid before round one gets you the code for the AFL fishwrecked tipping comp ive started
- remembering to enter tips is you responsibility
- at this stage iam happy to pay a 1st and 2nd but will make the final call a week out from round 1
- this is home and away season only
- equal first will be decided by highest final round score. if still equal will go back each round until a winner is decided
- players listed below, please make sure you are on the list and have paid next to your name
- when payment is made use your fishwrecked name and footy tipping so i can keep track of who has paid
- Total of $1300
- 1st = 850. 2nd = 450.
PLAYERS
gillyL. Paid
uncle. paid
dale. Paid
scano. paid
Big john. paid
Justin M. Paid
scottland. paid
randalldf223. Paid
chris raff. Paid
grey ghost. paid
sea-kem. paid
mattyb84. Paid
kirky79. Paid
MJ. Paid
terboz 123. Paid
alan james. Paid
crasny1. Paid
stevo81. Paid
brock O. Paid
Tadpole. Paid
timmy k. Paid
hilly9. paid
Stu gaff. paid
timmo. paid
bodie. paid
Humpback. Paid
- 31 comments
- 3250 reads
Any one up for Wagoe chalets mate let me down!!
Submitted by Nando65 on Tue, 2016-03-22 20:10Hey there, all booked for Wagoe just after Easter, 5 days and mate has just bailed, so if you are keen for a great fishing session let me know, don't want to cancel as been counting down the days! So if your up for it just email am based in Rockingham
- 1 comment
- 2364 reads
Fisheries, its not all happy stories!
Submitted by Rob H on Tue, 2016-03-22 18:25 Have a read of this below.
Basically Fisheries prosecuted a diver for bringing up more than his 8 crays and gauging onboard the boat, as many people including me.
Their idea was that you have "taken" those crays once onboard, despite this not being the case with pots, having 5 minutes to return the kakkas etc.
This guy took it to court and won, with the judge awarding costs to the defendant.
This annoys the shit out of me, and is the reason I got myself involved with Recfishwest.
Fisheries wasting their goodwill and everybodies time and money prosecuting stupid crap that has no effect on the fishery itself just like last years "you can only keep crays from your own pot".
http://www.wafishaman.com/content/just-a-reminder-about-fisheries
- 42 comments
- 5273 reads
the interia
Submitted by epic restos and... on Tue, 2016-03-22 13:58well heres a couple of happy snaps of the inside by night as mentioned still some minor details to be completed and finished but you get the jist
- 4 comments
- 2648 reads
What do you do for a living - 2016
Submitted by Adam Gallash on Tue, 2016-03-22 09:13I'm sure there was another of these back in 14/15 but can't seem to find it. Time for an update. So what do you do for a living in 2016? Me, I'm holding in there with Health and Safety at the moment and run the Site on the side, always busy and not enough time for fishing lately, but really need to start changing the work life balance again as the scales are getting tipped in the wrong direction lately.
(2013)
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/what-do-you-do-living-2013?page=1
(2010)
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/what-do-you-lot-do-earn-crust-2010
(2009)
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/what-do-you-lot-do-earn-crust
(2007)
- 130 comments
- 9594 reads
Anyone got a spare room in Kalbarri for this friday and saturday over easter?
Submitted by tomtom on Mon, 2016-03-21 09:21Hey all! So came to Kalbarri on a last minute decision and everywhere is booked up over the easter weekend. Loving it here and really dont want to go home early so hoping someone on here may have a spare room they would like to rent or even space outside to stick my swag. Name your price!
- 6 comments
- 2234 reads
now thats a improvement
Submitted by epic restos and... on Sun, 2016-03-20 18:32now you gotta be happy with this out come apart from a few minor details to be finished the upgrade is there, adjusted hull three more times and lets just say whoa stop the press what a hull. added 40ltrs fresh water, locker storage two underfloor catch tanks, barbicue under seat, rig holders, solor panels, trolling poles, insulated bait storage,storage for engal and a few other things. all i can say is what a weapon who needs 7m plus worth of hull lol
- 11 comments
- 2889 reads
AFL Rnd 1 (is it too early)
Submitted by randall df223 on Sat, 2016-03-19 20:24Footy is back!
Round one... my tips are locked in but i reserve the right to change them right up to bounce down on thursday night.
Just wondering how everyone thinks their team recruited over the summer? I see the Eagles prize recruit got three possessions on debut
and is unlikely to play round one. Richmond's came back to preseason 7kgs overweight. On the other hand geelong's has just cut sick and freo's is starring but may not be able to force his way into the team (i suspect ross is throwing outa red herring there).
Anyway, i think i am tipping
Whoever is playing carlton and essendon. West coast and freo, gws, roos, pies, port and geelong.
Good luck everyone. And heave ho!
- 53 comments
- 3539 reads
Borrowing a child's pfd
Submitted by dakka on Sat, 2016-03-19 18:51Howdy all
my daughter and her partner are comming down on good Friday he has 4 year old boy I want to take them out on my boat but I don't have a child's pfd is there anyone in the Warnbro, waklki, safety bay or Rockingham area have one that I could borrow for the day I would be most grateful if someone could help out thanx
- 3 comments
- 2115 reads
Lowrance HDS importing/ exporting waypoints help please
Submitted by Quobbarockhopper on Sat, 2016-03-19 16:59Hey all
Am having some issues putting some waypoints into a both a HDS8m Gen 1 and HDs12m Gen2 touch plotters. Ive spend a lot of hours trying to figure this out, and assume Im going wrong somewhere along the way, but cant work out where- am experiencing different issues with both models on the HDS. Any help would be greatly appreciated…
1) HDS8M Gen 1ssues: We have an excel document with a fair few spots on it. I converted it to the following format (S24° 44.372' E113° 12.539' ) and saved in CSV format. I then have used the trial version Expertgps to convert this to a .usr file (the type the HDS like apparently). I then put the .usr file on a SD card and tried to load it into the HDS8m Gen1 through the usual means (utilities > files > .usr file > import). The .usr file then shows in the “my files” section- see first pic below). So it seems like it has been done.
But, when I go to my waypoints list, none of the marks show up in the list. Am I missing a simple step? Or is the CSV-.USR conversion through ExpertGPS the issue? Or perhaps the coordinates format Im using is wrong (even through it seems to successfully convert them to USR?)
And
2)When I try to import the spots (using the .usr file to the HDS12mGen2, it allows me to import the marks and they show in the waypoint list, but the details are blank (coodinates etc just listed as 00.000.000 etc- see the 2nd pic belowion 4 versions of the file to put them onto both GPSs thinking that might be the issue, but its not working with either
The more I play with them, I think I must have stuffed something up in the conversion of them, but the fact that both units have different issues with the file seems strange.
Or, maybe much better still (and would hopefully solve ALL the issues- if anyone could recommend to me a process that can get the spots from an excel document (either .xls or .csv file) in the S22° 23.372’ E113° 15.559' format onto both the HDS8Gen1 and HDS12gen2, I would be very much appreciated
Thanks heaps in advance. Ill owe whoever helps me a 6 pack at least!
- 4 comments
- 5346 reads
Crabfest
Submitted by Mike17 on Thu, 2016-03-17 10:49Can anyone direct me to the boating restrictions that will be in place this weekend for the Crabfest in Mandurah?
- 5 comments
- 3013 reads
Job done!
Submitted by sea-kem on Wed, 2016-03-16 13:01 Latest job finished and very happy with the outcome. I'm sure a few Fishwreckers will be reading these in time to come 
- 9 comments
- 3271 reads
its officail
Submitted by epic restos and... on Wed, 2016-03-16 04:40well its officail Epic Marine is expanding due to overwelming demand, but dont worry people im not moving just overtaking the complex.now i just need a decent offsider (very strict guidelines lol) always more than happy to help and the wait times hopefully better so pop in and say gday
- 3 comments
- 2982 reads
Landcruiser Ute Exhaust Options
Submitted by Kyle Evill on Tue, 2016-03-15 19:58G'Day chaps,
Looking at upgrading the exhaust on the dual cab. im pretty set on a 3 inch roo systems exhaust and getting an ecu remap but also had my eye on a 3 inch beaudesert system with remap.
Anyone got any experience with these exhausts or any other good suggestions?
- 13 comments
- 3151 reads
Boating etiquette or is it just me
Submitted by todd davies on Tue, 2016-03-15 15:02Is it just me or over the last few years there seems to be more boats coming closer to you when you are fishing or diving.Im not sure what drives individuals to b line to a boat if they see them fishing or diving but certainly over the years its getting unbelievably frustrating. Two weeks ago Saturday the 27th of feb I was diving of myalup with a mate and my step son watching the boat (dive flag up) and a muppet drove past my boat and stopped on the bubbles above where we were diving to what I can only assume to mark the spot. Not only is this practice extremely dangerous its illegal to do so. Unfortunately my step son didn't get the boat number but described it as around 6m marone bar crusher with a radar and two large white antennas. He had a radar for god sake and still had to park on top of us which gives you a good indication of his intelligence .unfortunatelly without a number we couldn't complete a full report with dept of transport. Is it just me?
- 3 comments
- 2711 reads




Recent comments
13 hours 42 min ago
16 hours 25 min ago
17 hours 10 min ago
19 hours 28 min ago
20 hours 33 min ago
20 hours 43 min ago
21 hours 25 min ago
22 hours 21 min ago
22 hours 25 min ago
23 hours 2 min ago