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Hi guys,

Does anyone have or used downriggers in perth?

Are they worth the money and do they work as I am thinking of buying one and what makes/mod are good?

looking for a boat cover for my tournament 21 foot doesnt have to be atowable cover its only to cover the boat while its in the shed to keep the dust of and the cats out tried bcf etc they only have them up to 20 feet any recommendations on where i can get one and the cost thanks

Forum members,

this may have been raised before but below are some good tips for those new to boating....i'm still trying to find the windscreen wipers on my Quinnie??

This website is well worth a read as well.... enjoy....   http://www.seaschool.com.au/Boat%20Tips%2010%20-%20Launch,%20Recover,%20Anchor%20-%20Sea%20School%20240104.pdf

Hi all

This month i am discounting the XT 100 Mackerel cooler box by $20.00. This discount now makes the monthly price $250.00. Great value. I have also gone to great lengths to invest in the best screws i can find for all boxes. I am in the process of changing all screws to marine grade stainless steel. Give me a call on 0403978583 or visit the website for more information.

Regards

Dave Allen

Just got a couple of used Alvey Reefmaster deck winches. Not sure what line to put on them. Have been told to use heavy ( 200lb+) mono backing and then fill it with 80 or 120lb sufix K - Braid. The K braid only comes in 200mtr lengths ( as far as I know ) and I was hopefully going to use the winches for deep water 200 - 500 mtrs in local water and off Exmouth . The only other line i could find in that sort of length that was not too thin to handle was dacron. If anyone uses a winch , what sort of line do you use or suggest. Any help would be great.

so is anyone heading out sunday ? forecast a bit average but hey still beats bein on land ha ha

takin the boat to bunbury on monday any reports thanks

  Just mounted the new toy a Lowrance 10HDS combo. After I mounted it I was in two minds whether to mount it again. This thing is huge, but it fits nicely next to the 585. It is a bit hard to see out of the window now but who cares. 

  I have got the Platinum + card and it is just awesome. I could not be happier with the unit, easy to use, big sceen so I can have the same scale but see further on the screen, no waiting for pages to pop up as the unit can zoom in or out without having to change screens and accurate as. I have fitted the optional antenna which updates quicker than the internal antenna and it is spot on, as soon as I start turning the cursor on the screen starts the track immedeatley.

One other thing, was quoted $600 to fit it but I would say give it a go yourself and get a handy mate or sparky to hook it up as mounting and running the cable was easy as. With the coin I saved I got a remote search light for night fishing.

All I can say is AWESOME.......................

 A friend of a friend grabs his son and borrows a mates boat which is named the "SS loser"

Here's the email.

 "Hey xxx (omitted derogatory term)

Funny story........... Well i hope you think its funny. Wasnt really at the time, well not for me, but for onlookers im sure it was!

The Mullet is coming off and The Beard , Woohoo , I've had the mullet for close to 30 years .

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We have one spare ticket for Saturday
Just after cost of ticket .... not like ebay :O
Send me a PM if'n your interested

What would be your perfect fishing trip for 1 day. Not thinking along the lines of catching everything in the water, more on the lines of conditions, company etc.........

anyone know if there is a boat ramp at preston beach

Just thought I'd give a bit of a plug for one of the site sponsors - Extreme Coolers.

A few weeks back I was looking at getting an Ice Box for the old boy's boat and after just becoming a member of the site, I saw the add and gave Dave a call.  He was very helpful going out of his way to show me what he had. 

Went and had a look and was quite impressed but as I hadn't looked at any others yet, Dave told me to go and have a look around first in case I saw something I liked better.  Well, after looking over the next couple of weeks, for the price he has these boxes at, I just couldn't compare anything else.

I ended up buying the 120L box which I took out for the first time over the long weekend and it does the job more than well enough!  After a long hot dayout in the boat, just about all of the ice was still there (but unfortunately not many fish).

So if you are looking at getting an ice box then you should give Dave a call and go and check them out.  He doesn't put any pressure on you to buy which is pretty rare these days. 

And No... I don't know Dave from a bar of soap and he didn't give me any money or ask me to write this.  I just thought he deserved a bit of a write up cause I am very happy with what I bought and was happy with the service I got!

Thanks Again Dave!

Has anyone got an old antena around they want to of load,will by or trade.its the lgc3000 antena with the red plug.mine seems to have shit itself.

did anyone else hear on rescue channel about someone finding a human bone floating around on monday?? would of been around the time i could see boat on fire down near freo??

just wondering how your local boat ramp fared with so many boats out on the water. We got down to point peron around 6:15 and there was around 30 boats out there already, we got back in at 2 and the place looked like the parking lot at the royal show, cars and trailors parked wherever they could. i dont think you could have squeesed a mini into the area. 

i was told by some people at work that no matter how many people with fishing licences you have on your boat there is a maximum of 2 bags that can be taken anyone know if this is correct or is it 1 bag per licence as in 4 licences 4 bags

All the best ya ole codger. Have a good day.
Cheers
Dale

Hey, Im heading to Contos this weekend for a camp and fish any tips on good fishing spots, tackle or anything else?

Cheers

Derp

After 8 months and a couple of probs with the boat we finally got out further than the 30mtr mark. Our first port of call was at a big lump that rises 10 mtrs where we have got big pinkies and dhuies from in the past, the fish were there alright but not the right ones . First up Sandy got a sweep then a wrasse then up came a blue devil, after a couple of drifts we decided to move out to some ground we havnt fished for over 12 months. First fish that came up was a queenie of around 2.5kg by me which was an ok start, after another drift nothing. We then moved a bit further north in the 90's and it started to pick up from there. Brenden picked up 2 b/bums that were reasonable then it was my turn , i got smashed and pulled up a 4kg pinkie that looked like it had done a couple of rounds with Mike Tyson, fair few battle scars and blind in 1 eye by the looks, even still it was a decent fish. It was quiet for Sandy apart from getting a few big hits. At one point she got hammered from something huge and dragged her line a bit then dropped it then i got smashed by we think the same fish, i gave it a good strike to set the hooks and all i felt was a dead weight , wasnt sure what to call it for , after heaving this weight up from 95mtrs we got a look , all i had on was 68oz of lead , the bloody fish wanted both baits and left me with Sandys rig attached to mine. After quite a few more big hits another small pinkie and a small queenie came up and then returned. By this stage Sandy was getting frustrated as She still had no decent fish to her name. On the last drift this all changed, first fish up for Sandy was a red at around 1.2 kg , great fish ,there is dinner. Shortly after her line went off again and after a good fight another red came to the surface that went 2.5kg.That was the day for us, we had our limit and had to get in to go to work anyway, the water had just about glassed off so it was a good trip in, back at the ramp by 2. Had a great day out there with the wind starting to drop at around 9:30 and ended up with no wind at all. 

Well as it was so darn hot we chose to have friday of ,we got the ski gear and headed down the swan ,we were there at nine and there was only two other boats .skis,wakeboard, biscuts,kneeboard.we did it all ,i was that soar the next day god it gives you a good workout. Saturday we went to the footy ,corperate box aircon food and drinks ,shame the game was a fizzer.Sunday we had the lacal fishing comp ,wind was blowing early so we stayed in close,got heaps of herring and skippy,headed out around 12:30 and picked up a nice dhuie 9kg,then in for drinks and weigh in .i took out the prize for dhuie,and we got two door prizes so a great day. Was good to meet helen mine mine mine,of the forum ,hope you had a good day will see you next time Monday we went for a dive wind was still blowing so we stayed in close,got our bag limit of crays some big crays to,well over 77mm.then down the beach monday night with Lisa and the kids ,plenty whiting and herring around .in all a top long weekend.No pics to much going on to get the camera out.

Just wondered how everyone did today, we went out around south west bank got two sized snapper two b/a and a few undersized duhies. Seems every time we go out bottom bashing on a full moon the fish dont seem to want to swallow the bait they tend to just pick at the bait even the fish we caught today didnt bite hard like normal they more or less just picked at the bait and when we hooked them it was just a lucky strike. All in all it was a great day out just good getting out on such a beautifull calm day, litle bit choppy till about 11 but after that it was like a mill pond. So how did everyone go and has any one else got any theories on full moon bottom bashing.

I could not get the chance to get out today on our public holiday so i played this game to make up for it, nothing like a bean bag and a cold one infront of this game on a big screen. A bit of fun on the Wii with fishing rod attachment. Anyone else played this?

Derp

Chasing info on a good mobile boat/outboard mechanic that works south of the river.

Karratha Back Beach Ramp Users,

Apologies if this has been posted previously, but just read in the local rag that Back Beach Boat Ramp will be closed from Tuesday 2nd March for approximately 3 days for cleaning and dredging.

Dan.

After looking through the fish identification guide I notice Bod has been very busy in adding a large number new species to the list.
I think he deserves a pat on the back for his efforts,it must have taken a lot of his time and effort for everyone's viewing and information.
Well done Bod it looks really great.

I know its only the Newb Amuater Boys (NAB) Cup.

But im so glad West Coast, dissed Hayden Ballantyne. And want to back That guy whats his name,  Nick wtf a whooie..(NO Personal malice intended!)

Look at the scores From this week end...

Says it all...

just like a Western Derby...

We west Aussies know whos more superior...

Carn Freo!!!!!

(I know this has nothing to do with fishing. But its a west oz site nuff said)...