why is it so quiet on here tonight , hasnt anyone got any pics , stories or questions

old pic , old stories anything will do

Heard on the mid day news of a couple of blokes airlifted off their boat out from Rotto after being found unconscious.It said they were overcome from carbon monoxide from the boat exhaust.Might be more on tonights news

Whats the bream activity like lately??

still haven't had a proper session, did a quick run up near garvey park and soaked some prawns, only got a few tiny bream. Then the mossies set in and my gf was very unimpressed.

Thinkin about headin to the narrows, anyone been catching there lately?

guys,  need help urgently for this reel.

think it is a abu garcia suveran.

was given this reel by a guy who live next door to me as he is moving off and knows i did abit of fishing when i was in WA

this reel have what i think are corrosions.. and i think its kind of bad.

need help on advice and tips on how i could stop the corrosion or even better restore the reel till its formal state.

guys,  need help urgently for this reel.

think it is a abu garcia suveran.

was given this reel by a guy who live next door to me as he is moving off and knows i did abit of fishing when i was in WA

this reel have what i think are corrosions.. and i think its kind of bad.

need help on advice and tips on how i could stop the corrosion or even better restore the reel till its formal state.

The bomb squad rushed to Sydney's CBD on Thursday only to discover that a package left under a motorcycle was an innocuous tackle box full of fishing gear.

Phillip Street went into lockdown around noon (AEDT) after a passerby noticed the box resting among a row of motorcycles parked outside the NSW Rugby League Headquarters. A number of buildings were evacuated in the area, including the Queens Square tower housing courtrooms for the NSW Supreme Court and the Federal Court.

The street was closed off between Martin Place and King Street to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Courier Matthew Smith had identified the item when police rushed in to clear the area. "It's like a tackle box but it had a padlock on it," Mr Smith told AAP. "I was in the middle of a job, I've got a tonne of boxes in the street. They (police) told us to stop and come to the end of the street."

Sniffer dogs, the bomb squad and a pack of police cars and rescue trucks were on the scene for over an hour while the tackle box was carefully examined without being disturbed. Meanwhile, lawyers from the court building stood on the pavement working on their legal papers and crowds gathered at the edges of the exclusion zone.

"A decision was taken to move some people from the location," Inspector Pat Morris told reporters at the scene. "We don't let the area be open to the public unless we're 100 per cent sure that it is safe to do so."

About 1.20pm, a bomb squad officer returned from the scene in a relaxed state, carrying the box in his hand. After examination, it was determined a forgetful fisherman was to blame for the false alarm.

"It was examined and found to be items consistent with fishing," Insp Morris said. Police did not know who the tackle box belonged to and did not find anything inside that identified its owner. The street was reopened and police left the scene a short time later.

http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=557628

Packing up the warehouse prior to moving - i have what one of guys says is a Mitsubishi Triton - older model - rim and tyre. Tyre is about 40% and is a Olympic Overlander R205-R16 LT. Rather than lug it to the new premises if it's any use to anyone in Bunbury PM me and you can have it for nix.

I was just wondering what the rules are in regards to putting a spot light on a boat so you can see where you are going at night.

Last year in exy I always seemed to be coming in when it was dark, would be good to see where im going.

I had a P.M. from Damo6230 kindly inviting me to go breaming in the Blackwood as like me, he is a Busso area resident. Damo mentioned some of the bits in my user profile were familiar being an ex NT resident himself. Out of curiosity i looked at the user profiles of those currently on line and i was a little disapointed to see the majority had no details at all. I understand those of you with extensive contact with the legal system or an unfortunate fascination with goats would be a little reluctant to advertise the fact - but a bit of basic info would be good. Like a lot of users i am familiar with the more prolific and outgoing users such as the Cols, Adam, The Faulkners etc but often wonder about a lot of other less frequent posters. I am not stalking you people but it's nice to know a bit about the posters and a bit of a profile gives an idea.

Have been fishing some new ground of late, with some very promising results. Have found an area of ground probably passed by many, we have been sounding out the holes and edges for the last few trips. And this area gets bigger and bigger. We have had 9 dhuies 4 dropped fish and 7 released, in three trips .All dhuies, don't seem to get any other species. All fish are dark in colour. for the newbie fisho's trying to get a handle on things put in the hours driving around sounding things out ,and the rewards will come .Some of the best fisho's this site has spend many hours driving and watching the sounder ,and they all come up with fish . I still think there is a lot of ground holding some good fish, in this day and age with all the pressure from fishing, to find ground untouched holding numbers of fish is a great achievement and the fish are just a bonus. I love the hunt, finding that little rock ,lump ,edge or hole that hasn't seen a line pass by. Look at Ryan T the fuel time and hours, and he comes up with the goods. Fishing pioneer with some great achievements to his name, so good luck with the hunt and look forward to some stories and pics.

Hey all, im just about to purchase my new landcruiser ute and was wondering if any1 had any ideas for a custom plate???? I know it doesnt hav anything to do with fishing other than it will get my boat in the water and get me up 2 places like steep point ect.. Thanks guys and gals.

getting my first car at then end of the year and i have my eyes on something like a hilux surf...

anyone had one of these? any feedback?

looks the goods to me

chuck some rod holders on the bull bar and tackle in the boot and away i go :D

There was this man named MAKO MAGIC

He had this boat he thaught was a classic

Then one day he decided he wanted a bit more

So he went out looking and found this COMMODORE

He soon found out there was a bit of trouble

It needed a new name and on the double

There was a suggestion to leave it just blank

So nothing could be seen right down the flank

As there was one who wanted to call it BLAKE

But when you looked it seemed a bit fake

There would be a problem with calling it STEALTH

Because it might be promoting its wealth

But when it comes down to it he is a big wisher

He was thinking along the lines of BILLFISHER

BLACK MAGIC was the call from a bloke named Paul

AS Mat took a look and said it was a good call

Bazza,Shazzam,Striped or Smoked

When it happens he will be stoked

Well this weekend see's the start of the 2009 V8 season starting at clipsal 500 in Adelaide, so since there is always that FORD holden rivalry i thought i would get in first and say goooooooooooooo FORDS lol

To all those that are Irish or are of Irish decent and celebrate today , happy St Patricks day

be wary of that green beer but have a great day

Having used these new yellow boxed squid for the last few trips, I am desperate for the blue box variety to land on our shelves again.

The yellow boxed ones are way to big to use whole, and the carapaces are filled with vile brown muck. We found that the only way to use was to open the carapace up by slicing lengthways, scrape all the crap ot then cut the carapace up into large skinny triangles. That way they suited the two hook snells a bit better and we could make mulie squid sandwiches, that seemed to work ok.

The heads were obvioulsy a good size for a 10/0 hook, but some we had to slice in half as well.

Anyone else hate the yellow box variety?

Anyone know where the blue boxed ones are being sold still?

The weather was great on Sunday just gone (15/3/09) and me mate Bob and I decided to go out to the west end for a troll. We took off from CPBA at around 8 ish. About half way out this what looked like an old penguin type cruiser sped past us toward rotto which really didn't bother us but for the fact that they broke down a few hundred meters in front of us ( we found this out because they waved for our assistance).

Now before we go any further I will help anyone in need of assistance any time regardless. But what I witnessed on this day is beyond it.

We saddled up beside them and asked them what the problem was and the man on board said that the engine just stopped. Now there were two couples on board upper middle class types.

I asked if their radio was working and he said that it wasnt as his arial had been broken. I said that I would radio in for him and request sea rescue to give them a tow in as I was a bit too small to do this.

They flattely refused this request (why?? Ill tell ya soon) they went on to say that they will look at the motor and try to fire it up shortly. I said that if you get it going you should head back home as I wold not trust this not to happen again today. Wesaid that we would hang around in the vicinity for the next 20 or minutes just in case.

Any way they did eventually get it going and guess what... they went further out to sea for about 200 metres until their boat broke down again.

They waved us over and we went to see them again. My deckie was getting a bit frustrated at the fact that they continued out to sea, and asked the question
1 Do you have a skippers ticket? No real answer.
2 Do you have an EPIRB? a half backed yes
3 why are you still pursuing out to sea when clearly you are not capable?? no answer

They again refused us to call it in.

What we did find out is that they ran out of oil. They asked us if that was the cause of the motor stopping and could we give them some.

I had none to give otherwise i would . What I can say is that they had no idea what they were doing out there. they had no radio and I guarantee that they had no EPIRB or skippers ticket.

When they got their boat going they wuld run it until it over heated and stopped and wait to cool and start again.

All in all we lost 3/4 hour of our time for a bunch of idiots.

BTW the water police were out checking all water craft on Sunday. Where were they when these idiots were around. To make matters worse I didnt write down their number to give to the police.

After that a good day was had on the water.

There is a site for us all to see

Our neighbors our friends even you and me

Putting up stories and pics to share

For some its a bit too much to bare

Some people get a little bit jelous

As others tend to be get a little bit zealous

We see photos and stories from a far

You can get on this site wherever you are

From over east or over seas

This site is here and aims to please

You can access this site from north to south

Its even better than word of mouth

We get insight of rigs and tips

Even read about all the fishing trips

You can get to meet a lot of people

And its not in a church with a steeple

Someof us treat it as a wholy shrine

Because this site is yours and mine

We sit in front of a computer for hours on end

Until you think youve gone around the bend

You see the stories of ones that got away

To swim off and play on another day

You see pics of whiting and the big gt

From marlin and sailfish from the deep blue sea

People fish from land or boat

We put up these photos just to gloat

You see the storys from a far

Most of these places you can get to by car

Some of these you need a four by four

But when you get there you may be in awe

It doesnt matter how old or young

The aim of this game is nothing but fun

Some of the stories can get a bit long in the tooth

But these will be speaking the truth

Some of you guys on here may feel a bit henpecked

But thats because you spend your time here on FISHWRECKED

Waking up early on a monday morning

With sleep on my mind and still a yawning

Logging on to check out the weather

You could have knocked me down with a feather

Having the perfect day to go out fishing

But with other plans i could only be wishing

As i have an appointment with the dentist chair

All i could think was this is just not fair

Then i realised i was a bit of a jerk

If i wasnt there i would be at work

With only six weeks untill my hollidays

Spending my time in so many ways

Fishing and diving or whatever takes my pleasure

There will be something to do whatever the weather

As the sun was not yet in the sky

With all the sleep still in my eye

Sitting down with these thaughts in my head

I just got up and went straight back to bed

Come on were are the pics ,someone must have been out for a fish.im heading out tommorrow as i worked all weekend report tommorrow night.

Last year we were pulled over and checked by fisheries on our way back from exmouth but every year we have always labled our catch including if full fillet or half fillet is in the bag . Any way to cut along story short they we so impressed with our lables they kept a sample to show people (LOL). It saved us near on 11/2 hours as they did not need to pull all our catch out they could estamate the weight .

Any ways just thought i would share them with you all if you require a template for avery lables just pm me.

Date      /04/09   full or half Fillet

Name     Sandy     Nathan    Russ    Brenden

RedThroat Spangle Red Emperor       Ranken or Estuary  Cod     Coral Trout         Mackerel   Shark       Tuna     GT     Cobia    Groper

All you need to do is put a ring around the species and name plus add the date  if your species is not on the lable there is room to write it on.

Russ & Sandy

I want to buy a video camera before I go on the trip to exmouth. Will be using it on the boat and for other family events. I have never owned a video camera so really have no idea what to look for in a good video camera. Does anyone know any good brands, prices, What to look for in a camera etc. Any input would be great. Thanks

Hi all

I'm lucky enough to be spending a few months in Exmouth from the start of April. The trouble is I'm going to be towing my caravan up but want the boat up there too. I've come up with 3 possible solutions:

1. Does anyone own/ work for/know a truck company who does the run I can throw the boat on? It doesn't even have to be to Exmouth. I can come to Carnarvon etc to pick up.

2. If anyone's driving up in late March/ early April (ie Gamex) and not towing a boat, I'll chuck a few hundred bucks their way for fuel if they tow mine. It's a 15' fibreglass centre console with a single axle trailer. Tows really easily with a low profile.

3. Tow the van up, turn around and come back for the boat. Not my preferred solution but might be my only option.

Can anyone help? If you know someone heading up or someone at a truck company it'd be a huge help.
Thanks
Tim

who is going out fishing over the weekend or even diving, looks like the weekend is going to be hot with 38 for sunday

Heard  the salmon were going past albany  way, has any body got any reports from the s/west .They cant be far away.

Courtesy of the ABC

A British man fed up with his wife's complaints has advertised her for sale - and received a number of offers.

"Nagging Wife. No Tax, No MOT (ministry of transport test). Very high maintenance - some rust," wrote Gary Bates, 38, in a small ad in British classifieds magazine Trade-It, more usually used to buy and sell cars or household goods.

Mr Bates, a self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, south-west England, snapped after his wife Donna got on his nerves while she was watching television and decided to place the ad as a joke.

"She was nagging me for doing something small, while she was watching some rubbish on TV," he said.

"So I just thought I'd put an ad in to get rid of her.

"I didn't think anyone would ring up, but I've had at least nine or 10 people calling about her. It's gone mad.

"There was no-one I knew - just people asking, 'Is she still available?'"

The couple only married last year, and Mr Bates said his 40-year-old wife - whom he advertised in the magazine's Free to Collect section, along with some of his fishing tackle - initially gave him "a bit of an ear-bashing".

But he said: "She's seen the funny side of it now though."

Hi All

My name is Rich and i am new to this awesome site, great stories, great info and pics. Also i would like to thank Adam for sorting my logon out "cheers cobba".

Live in the southwest, love my fishing when i can get out, no pro like some of you guys and gals.My biggest fish to date is a 21.5kg Dhu off Myalup in 15m of water. Heading to Hamlin Bay for Easter cant wait. Heading to Shark Bay at the end of May not sure what the fishing is like up there. I am also in the process of upgrading the boat to a something slightly bigger to get offshore.

Brooka

wondering wat a penn delmar 285 in good nick would be worth iv got one i was thinking about selling.    275yrds/30lb mono, 2.5:1 gear ratio.

4 Weeks ago i was made redundant, no warning, no notice, half way through the morning i got the call, and all over... This is from a job where i was in a "secure" position, supposedly.

I've never been unemployed, had to do my first resume, now it's been 4 weeks, and it feels like 6 months.

I now i'm not alone, and to all those out there like me, hang in there. It seriously sucks to be in this position......

p.s.  If anyone is looking for someone, for anything, i'm an ex-Boilermaker/Welder, now Workshop/Production Manager.

WAS JUST KEEN TO FIND OUT HOW MANY OF YOU FINE GENTALMEN WILL BE ENTERING THE SWANFISH 2009 FISHING COMP?? AND WHAT DO OU INTEND TO BE CHASING?