im new to ocean fishing and need help for a rod and reel for the boat i will be going on i will be fishing next to rotto just for king george and some skippy but i need something i bit bigger for the odd bigger fish i will be looking at a range from 150 to 300

cheers

Hmm, went in to check our slick pick (to see how many zero and one numbers ) we had and draw 2811 (yesterdays) is not posted yet. That's unusual.

has any one trolled for tailor or anyhting heading from freo to rotto will be going on a boat soon and i have heared about trolling for tailor has any one tryed it ?

Well apart fromn the die hard's that like to fish all year round, what do the others like to do when the weather gets lousy like tonight, besides talk on fishwrecked, i used to be into building fishing rods, which this winter might try and get back into.

Hi All looking for a bit of help in regard to  is there a good roadhouse to stop for the night on our way to exmouth next week.

We dont want to drive all the way there with the kids. The overlander is booked out and have not heard good things about billabong so any help would be great

We dont mined sleeping in the car or boat if needed

Russ & Sandy

HI

With all the new rules and regs on fishing,
why are they not thinking of aquaculture and replenishment?
Pink snapper for example would be so easy to do and stock direct to the
cockburn sound by the thosands. Maybe more funding needs to go into the
future of stocks aswell as reducing and tightening of rules to rec fishiers. JMO what u think?

With so many people heading off and returning from Fishing Trips (lucky blighters!), it's hard to keep track. I seam to recall (hopefully correctly) that Jody was hanging out to go on a trip.

Haven't seen Jody on line or posting for quiet a while. Is she away and ok?  

Just got back from a meeting with the boys at the shop and thought i would add a new post inregard to next tuesday night to remind everyone .

There will be finger food like pies sausage rolls etc there to nibble on, and a bonus , there will be a few cartons of beer supplied to have a drink on us, so come down and support the new site sponsor and meet the team, we will all be there on the night.

Remembering there will be discounts only available for fishwrecked members and dont forget the prize draw for all purchases over $100.

Courtesy of the ABC
Recreational fishing cited as a safety risk
Recreational fishing could be banned from the main wharf at Port Lincoln in South Australia for safety reasons.

It is among the recommendations of the Eyre Peninsula ports master plan released by the region's development board.

Local MP Liz Penfold says a loss of recreational fishing from the wharf would change the very fabric of Port Lincoln.

"We will lose so much of our amenity - we drive down there with our tourists, we take our children down there, we'll take our grandchildren down there," she said.

"That that access be cut off as it has been cut off in other places and I would hate to see that happen.

"We will lose part of what makes Port Lincoln Port Lincoln."

The plan urges that recreational fishing be discouraged from the main wharf for occupational health and safety reasons.

It says a steering group should be formed to decide the most appropriate course of action and involve Port Lincoln council, grain handler ABB, Flinders Ports and the local recreational fishing club.

The master plan also urges that the Parnkalla trail be re-routed away from the wharf for safety reasons.

A recent public rally at Port Lincoln saw fishing crews protest about a plan for mining industry exports from the area and prompted a suggestion that wharf facilities be relocated further north, so that tourism could become the main focus of the Port Lincoln waterfront.

Curtesy of the ABC
A man has been charged with drink driving after police found him slumped in his motorised wheelchair near a major highway in Cairns in far north Queensland.

Police allege the man's wheelchair had come to a stop in an exit lane, forcing motorists to drive around him.

After they roused the 64-year-old man, he recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.301 - more than six times the legal limit.

Inspector Bob Waters says motorised wheelchairs are classed as vehicles.

"The vehicles that we normally hear about with drink driving are the family car, the truck, the motorbike," he said.

"But there are also other classes of vehicles that are subject to drink-driving laws."

Mon 23 June, 2008
Coastwest grants help revegetate, rehabilitate WA beaches
A total of 16 community groups and local governments will share over $700,000 to carry out extensive revegetation and rehabilitation work on beaches and dunes along Western Australia's coastline.

Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the grants ranged between $7,000 and $118,835 for projects on metropolitan and regional beaches and most involved co-operation between volunteers and local governments or other coastal authorities.

“Coastwest grants directly support the implementation of the State Coastal Planning Policy, by funding community groups to identify, plan and carry out improvement work,” Ms MacTiernan said.

“The largest grant will fund the Perth Coastal Biodiversity Project, a far-ranging program to rehabilitate and strengthen vegetation communities in so-called ‘Priority One’ sites along the length of the metropolitan coastline – areas deemed to have high-integrity vegetation values.

“The project will engage five local governments from Joondalup to Rockingham, working collaboratively with the Swan Catchment Council and numerous community groups.

“Two significant grants are for removing a beach stormwater drain to improve water quality on Rockingham beaches and for a major dune rehabilitation project at Coogee Beach.

“It is a sad indictment of human behaviour that one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals are killed in Australia each year by marine debris. A grant of $36,730 will support a South-West marine debris project to address this problem in the Capes area.”

The Minister said other grants would support dune revegetation and stabilisation and improvements to coastal paths at D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Geraldton, Kwinana, North Mullaloo, Prevelly and on Rottnest.

“One group, the Friends of Marmion Marine Park, has won a grant to create an educational resource for teaching children about coastal ecosystems and how to conserve and protect them,” she said.

The complete list of grants provided in the current round is as follows:

Rockingham Coastal Drainage Study stage two:

$54,200 to the City of Rockingham.

The City of Rockingham will remove a beach stormwater drain from Rockingham and Palm Beaches, which will significantly improve inshore water quality with flow-on effects for flora, fauna and human health.

Rehabilitation of coastal heath dunes and threatened ecological community:

$60,000 to Coogee Beach Surf Lifesaving Club.

The project will focus on rehabilitation and revegetating 3.8ha of dunes within the

Woodman Point Regional Park around Poore Grove, Coogee, in conjunction with the development of a regional surf lifesaving and multi-purpose community facility.

South-West marine debris project:

$36,730 to the Tangaroa Blue Ocean Care Society.

This group will target marine debris in the South-West through monthly monitoring activities, annual community events, data collection, reports, workshops, an educational website and media promotions of research findings.

Creation of Perth Beachcomber education kits:

$35,500 to Friends of Marmion Marine Park.

Working with the Department of Fisheries, the group will research and write the Perth Beachcomber education kit - a map, poster, guide brochure, student activity kit, teacher resource kit, CD ROM and folder - to raise understanding of local coastal ecosystems and build a greater appreciation for the care of these fragile systems.

Prevelly/Gnarabup foreshore rehabilitation and coastal access stage five:

$30,400 to the Margaret River Coastal Residents’ Association.

This proposal is a continuation of the objectives of stages one to four, the formalisation of selected paths, closing of unnecessary paths and the rehabilitation of the dunes close to the works.

Point Moore dune stabilisation and Respect the Beach program stage one:

$24,000 to Point Moore Coastcare Group.

The Point Moore Coastcare group will be building fences and erecting signs to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the dunes, and will work to control invasive exotic plants and animals (notably African Boxthorn and rabbits) with fencing,brushing and baits. It will also work to educate all stakeholders on the importance of dune preservation and the effects of vehicles on dunes and associated habitats.

Replacement of stairs at Rocky Bay:

$20,800 to Winnit Club.

In conjunction with the Rottnest Island Authority, the group will replace the dangerous stairway to Rocky Bay, at Narrow neck on Rottnest Island, which will ensure safe and easy access to the beach.

Dune stabilisation at Sandtrax and Port Beaches, Fremantle:

$16,400 to Conservation Volunteers Australia.

Working with the City of Fremantle, volunteers will build a viewing platform with fencing, install erosion control and plant thousands of plants to improve the biodiversity of the area and strengthen community involvement in the coastal zone.

North Mullaloo Beach dune rehabilitation:

$13,400 to Joondalup Community Coast Care Forum.

The group, along with the City of Joondalup will undertake dune rehabilitation to stop the degradation caused by increasing numbers of people visiting the beach, and help return it to its natural state.

Coastal rehabilitation of Kwinana Beach:

$10,130 to Kwinana Beach Coastcare Group.

Working with the Town of Kwinana, the group will continue the work of the last few years with extensive planting of native flora to benefit local fauna and improve the natural appeal of the area.

Fish Creek - Short Beach track stabilisation and rehabilitation:

$7,230 to the WA 4WD Association.

The WA 4WD Association will lay and pin 300m of rubber matting to stabilise the access track to Short Beach in the D'Entrecasteaux National Park. Volunteers will also build wind fences along the track to assist in rehabilitation and prevent degradation from vehicle use and wind blowouts, and plant seedling to further stabilise the dune system.

Community capacity building in the South-West coastal region

$77,801 to the South-West and Peel Coastal Management Group Inc(CoastSWaP)
This project will assist coastal community groups, local governments and partners to build their capacity in caring for the coastal environment in the South-West. It will focus on planning, facilitating and promoting coastal protection-related information as well as coordinating and supporting on-ground coastal projects.

Implementation of coastal on-ground works in the Northern Agricultural Region
$77,801 to the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC).
This project will promote and assist the implementation of coastal on-ground works to ensure the protection of the coastal ecosystems within the Northern Agricultural Region, an area from Kalbarri to Gingin spanning 7.5 million hectares. On-ground works will include weed removal, revegetation, dune stabilisation, fencing and public access works.

Community driven coastal planning and implementation for Roebuck Bay, Broome
$77,801 to the Roebuck Bay Working Group.

Building on previous planning initiatives, Roebuck Bay Working Group will coordinate coastal planning, including the launch and implementation of the Crab Creek Management Plan and resulting on-ground works such as weed eradication from the Ramsar-listed area of the Crab Creek foreshore of Roebuck Bay.

Indigenous Engagement along the Swan Coastal Zone

$65,835 to the Swan Catchment Council.

This project seeks to ensure that indigenous engagement and understanding are integrated into the work being undertaken by local governments and Coastcare groups along the Swan Metropolitan coastline. The project will highlight cultural heritage along the coastline by establishing information panels at six sites displaying the site history in detail; the publishing of a Coastal Trails booklet to record traditional knowledge that is being lost from the region; and promote the understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures.

Perth Coastal Biodiversity Project
$118,835 to the Swan Catchment Council.

Sites in the Perth metropolitan area will benefit from a rehabilitation program aimed at strengthening priority coastal vegetation sites. Sites will benefit from community based on-ground works to reduce impacts from invasive weeks, erosion and human impacts.

Went to bed crissed as a picket last night and tripped over some shit on the floor, ended up going head first through the window and bounced backwards on the floor because of the ali roller shutter outside the window.

Severe concussion but not a scratch is all I got out of it, so I'm feeling pretty lucky right now and wondering what the outcome would have been if the shutter was up, prolly be a lot worse I reckon.

Time to buy a lotto ticket!

Al. 

HI ALL
With everday services and expences rising, it is hard to maintain
or buy things for enjoyment.
All aquariums need to be serviced and stocked and it cost money!
I would like to extend a invitation to all fishwrecked members who have aquariums or
would like a aquarium, to a special 10% discount on all stock. wet or dry.
The discount has no expiry, just make yourself know.
At my shop we stock a wide range of marine and tropical fish, corals, inverts
and all equipment to run and service your aquarium, aswell as foods, friendly service and advise.
So pop into
Rocky Reef Marine
2/15 Dixon road
Rockingham
08 9527 9493
www.rockyreefmarine.com.au
Open 7 days
Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm
Sat to Sun 10am to 4 pm
Ask for marc.

You weren't on Varanus Island the other week were you?

noticed this and thought someone here might be interested.....

http://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pageID=160&AdvertID=65243&source=other

can someone put a new pic up, on my screen all i have up is max's gut on my latest image, not sure how much more of it i can handle LOL

Just interested in which client you use and if you have any problems

Can you advice in the following format

Client: IE , FF or Other (Specify)

Issues: Time lag, Load failue etc (and periodicity - ie seldom, occassional, often, always)

Just curious.....

Got a few trips on the go for fishing and just wondering what length the plane will let me take on board, ie rod tube full of rods. Im only going within australia and not even sure which type of plane or company in which ill be flying. How do i find this info out as its not on the general info you get. Cheers Chris.

PS: Id like to take a 7' foot case if possible

Got this sent in an email and posted it as an Interesting reading. The guy who wrote this added his name and challenged anyone from the government or fuel companies to challenge what he has said.

Fuel: The Mass Debate

Or How to Knock About 50c a Litre Off the Price Of Fuel

First and foremost this debate should be centred on Diesel NOT Unleaded. Why? You may ask. Just look at the increase in supermarket prices for your answer. While it may cost you $5 or $10 extra to fill your tank everything that is transported (which is everything) rises as Diesel rises. My average basket at the supermarket per week has increased on average $30 and that’s for one person. Australia’s whole economy is tied to Diesel and therefore it should be afforded the same priority and status as water i.e. an essential commodity.

I own a small transport company and I have had to significantly raise my prices twice in the past year just to maintain profit margins. This cost you money too.

I am compelled to write this letter because I am sick of all the namby-pamby pussyfooting around everyone seems to be doing about the current fuel debate. I have spent considerable time researching this area because it affects my income. Contained herein is the WHOLE truth about the debate, the WHOLE big picture, if you will. NO-ONE till now has had the testicular fortitude to stick their necks out and present the WHOLE argument about just how much we are being RIPPED OFF. If you want the truth and the WHOLE truth read on.

DON’T – Listen to spin doctors from the oil companies. THEY HAVE A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH.

DON’T – Listen to the government – state or federal. THEY HAVE A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH.

DON’T – pay too much attention to news or current affairs programs. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDAS.

So here we go, how to make fuel cheaper!

FIRSTLY – DISBAND FUEL PARITY

Parity, for those that don’t know, is government sanctioned price fixing (simple as that). Parity allows fuel companies to sell their products for the highest current price they find in the Asia Pacific region. It completely disregards supply and demand economics and eliminates any need for competition amongst themselves.

Don’t believe me? Just look at the price of Diesel. If you remember growing up when Diesel was always 10-15c p/l cheaper than Petrol you might understand this more.

How can a product that costs far less to produce (partially a by-product of producing Unleaded as well) and a product that Australia uses more of than any other fuel be MORE EXPENSIVE than Unleaded? Simple, ring Singapore, where they don’t use a lot of Diesel and import all their fuel, find out how much it’s selling for there and charge the same here – sound fair? NOT!

Any other industry who tried this one would be hauled of to the High Court quick smart and prosecuted for price fixing! Oh but hang on, our government ALLOWS them to do this

NUMBER TWO – BARRELL PRICE

That price the news loves to show us each night is the PREMIUM GRADE crude oil price. Australian oil companies DO NOT buy PREMIUM GRADE crude oil! In fact Australia produces around 70% of its own oil and imports about 30%. The cost of production per litre produced here is cheaper than that of imported fuel, but in no way is this factored into the pump price, because they don’t need to (SEE PARITY ABOVE) we pay a pump price based on PREMIUM GRADE crude oil price the same as if we imported all of it, say somewhere like Singapore! Starting to get the picture?

NUMBER THREE – LEVIES

Everyone knows that both State and Federal Governments take a large slice of the cost of a litre of fuel. This equates in total to about 46% of the price per litre. This money is used for infrastructure, road trauma etc. etc. so fair enough right? WRONG!

What is wrong is that it is a PERCENATGE! Look at this. If a litre of fuel costs $1.00 then the Government gets 46c p/l, right? A week later fuel rises to $1.10 p/l; the Government gets 50.6c p/l, bingo! Something tells me that in one week, their costs, IN NO WAY have gone up 9%!

As I stated previously – THE GOVERNMENT HAS A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH. THEY MAKE LOTS MORE FREE MONEY! Why else do they allow fuel companies to maintain PARITY?

If they changed the tax (sorry, levy) to a flat rate tied to the GDP then the fuel price would drop drastically and immediately!

NUMBER FOUR – GST - THE DOUBLE DIPP

Now this one is outright "THIEVERY" and also applies to cigarettes and alcohol.

GST = Goods and Services Tax, correct?

46% or 46c in every dollar in the price of a litre of fuel is TAX (sorry; again, LEVY).

What part of LEVY is a good or a service? YOU CANNOT TAX, TAX RIGHT? WRONG!

You do the math.

Say fuel costs $1.00 p/l – the GST component = 9c

But hang on a minute 46% or 46c of this is TAX!

i.e., 4.14c of the GST is ILLEGALLY CHARGED ON THE TAX COMPONENT! Not much you say?

FOR EVERY LITRE SOLD IN AUSTRALIA EVERY DAY!

That equates to millions of free dollars for the Government! I’ll say it one more time - THE GOVERNMENT HAS A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH. THEY MAKE LOTS MORE FREE MONEY!

The GST on fuel should be 5.4% not 10%. At $1.75 p/l this would drop the current price by around 8c p/l.

Feeling a little annoyed? You should be!

Even without disbanding parity and introducing real competition among fuel companies, you should be paying about 40c less per litre!

My name is Graeme Strempel, (gusto1@arach.net.au) and I run a small transport business, I happily welcome anyone, Government and fuel companies included to prove me wrong.

If you feel strongly about this issue then pass this message on to everyone in your address book. Eventually someone might take notice.

Well, I'll come out with it now since I CAN'T ADD PICS TO MY POSTS AS I DON'T HAVE THE ICONS, I was going to but,

I'm a permanent deckie for awhile, Last break I finally cracked it with the pup, The pup is my boat(insert photo here if possible) there is a meaning behind the name, Last break went out for a fish and my canopy annoyed me to the end with the rain, then I went to drop the pick and opened the step through window and the latch fell to the floor (BIG WHAT THA) then when I pushed the window around it came of in my hand ( AN EVEN BIGGER WHAT THA )lucky I had hold of it and just didn't push it overboard- all the rivets have corroded. So after all the rambling..

I'm a permanent deckie for a while, came home put the pup in the shed and started striping ( insert picture here ?) so I'm fixing all the things I've always wanted to. Although its only a little boat but gunna do all the things I've wanted to for so long, make up a new dash plate to get rid of all the old holes from different sounders gps and stuff, New bimini/canopy and all new hoses/fuel/wiring radios a little bit of bling too, so thats me out of fishing for a while, until it's done UNLESS....

I'M NOW A PERMENANT DECKIE......WITH ALL MY OWN GEAR, A FREEZER FULL OF BAIT, AND A BIG DRINKS FRIDGE..

Hmmmmm.....The boys fishing in Onslow learnt this lesson the hard way....

Did someone have to go to hospital????? Hopefully when the boys arrive back tonight they can fill us in......and show us the pictures of all the trout they got....

Och

yeeeeeehhhhhaaaaaaa....... this is the first time i been here and no one else here as well........ now i can really think im going crazy... i can talk to me and even answer myself..... hahahahaha... shite, isnt that the first sign of madness???? when you answer yourself???

Hi Crew,

Recently I've been looking for an underwater housing for my DCR-HC32e PAL video camera and have found out that they have stopped making them.

So, I am looking at purchasing a new video camera with underwater housing as a package.  Does anyone know of any online sites that have good packages at good prices?  I am looking at buying overseas with the good dollar price but have to be careful with ntsc/pal issues etc.  If theres anything local I will look at that too, but its hard to compete with the international $ at the moment.

Anyone got any ideas.  I have tried ikelite.com but they are purely housing specialists.  If need be I will buy from two seperate sources, but one would be better.

Cheers,

Adam 

I finely bit the bullet and towed my boat up from Perth to Tom Vegas with two of my mates, Also a two day stop off in Onslow. It all went pretty good apart from losing two mud guards off the trailer and getting a $150 fine for speeding through Dongara. (Stupid me 78 in a 60 zone as you first come in to town.)

We left Jane Brook (Midland) Thursday the 12th at about 3:30pm and arrived in Onslow Friday the 13th at 5:00am. We sat at the shell station until it opened, We filled the boat up and headed to the caravan park to get a camp site, then strate to the boat ramp and took off.Headed for Mangrove Island it took us a little while to get there being the first time boating in Onslow but it was worth it, 3 nice size coral trout, 2 red throat, 1 blue bone, 2 mangrove jacks, one big GT, a heap of different mackle and 5 of the biggest squid I have ever seen.

Day two, We got up at the crack of dawn after a big night on the piss, filled up and started to head back to the same ground we fished on day one, but the wind was not on our side, so we look around for some ground but to no luck. We turn around and came back in to the river which was a lot of fun, one trevally after the other, then the queen's come on also a heap of cod. We didn't keep any fish that day but when the sun started to go down we drop the crab pots.
We ended up with 8 monster mud crabs.

We left Onslow at 4:00am sunday the 15th to drive to Tom Price, due to the fuel station closing at 1 pm in Onslow we couldn't fill up the night before so we got to Nanutarra roadhouse where we had wait until it opened. Let me tell you about that place, them w****kers should of been wherein balaclavas,THAT PLACE IS DAY LIGHT ROBBERY. Finely got to Tom Price (watch out for the moo cows)and drop the boat off then turn around and head back to Perth. Arrived in Perth at 1am Monday the 16th a hole 21 hours later to say a good buy to the missus and jump on a plane at 4am to fly strate back up for work.(By the way the missus has only just started to talk to me now)

WHAT A WEEKEND. Sorry about having no photo's on this little story but in the mad rush of flying back up I left the camera on the bench at home so I will add them in next week.
If anyone see a black 5.4m pacemaker with derelict down the side from Onslow to Port Headland don't be shy say G'DAY.

HI ALL

Does anyone know of or has a link to a site that i can look at weather history for past years?

Thanks

HI ALL

Well i spoke to a mate today and it looks like we are headin to exmouth in oct/nov time.
Spoke to our site leader adam today about weather that time of year and was wondering if any one else has been
to exy during oct/nov and what was the weather like? More importantly wind?

Thanks

seen this on yahoo today, so funny i must say, looks like the fish won lol

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080617/2/17bcx.html

While browsing the net before i can accross this website , has so many top pics with so many catagories in it, well worth a peek at

http://www.oceanwideimages.com/

Hi guys i was just wondering if anyone knows when shimano and diawa release there new cataloges? Keen on getting some new gear but wondering if i wait for something new and exciting to come out. Cheers Chris.