Im interested in buying one, does anyone here know if they are available in Perth ? I need to cast a bunch of sinkers in proper haste. My system is too slow haha, any insight is appreciated. 

Had enough of using squid . Only using one rig pain is ass . Couple of bites squid gone. Up you come. First dive in over a year. Dug out semi dry ( nice and hot) . Enough bait to last a while.

 Heading to Thevenard Island end of next week with our boat. Anyone there now or recent and know whether the sharks are a problem. Fingers crossed for decent weather. Cheers 

 Heading to Thevenard Island end of next week with our boat. Anyone there now or recent and know whether the sharks are a problem. Fingers crossed for decent weather. Cheers 

 Numbers and size definitely improving . 
water fairly clean slow start . But picked

up . Quick swap out too lighter jigs with 

the drop in the wind which pinged most 

of them . Especially the bigger squid I 

find the smaller jigs .. cheers pirate ..

We have been getting onto some nice whiting and other beach species down south.
I think it's time to introduce the mrs to the Alvey life. 

Who in perth has the best range of Alvey rods and reels for sale?

hopefully picture attached to brag  

 Gday, Up in Exmouth at the moment until Wednesday and was wondering if anyone has any idea where the Spaniards are hanging around at the moment? Have put in some serious hours trolling along the back of the reef from northwest reef all the way down to around turquoise Bay Area with not even a single hit on any of the hard bodies, laser pros, samaki pacemakers, nomad Dtx minnows. So just wondering if anyone could point me in a general direction of where they have had any success recently? There's a carton in it for someone if they point me to the goods ;) 

Cheers!

 
Enjoy 

Last time out the Furuno FCV627 failed to power up. Took head unit to Furuno/Taylor Marine in Henderson & they put in on their power cable and they tell me it powered up no problems so therefore the cable was the issue. Bought (~$150) & installed new cable. Head unit still wouldn't power up.
Multi-metered cables at fuses 12.77V, fuses fine, cut some small wire and inserted into cable end connection points (see diagram 7+ & 8-) still 12.77V. Contact cleaned the head unit connection pins, & they all appear to be fine. Anyone experienced this or can offer some fault finding I ain't already done?

After advice about any techniques/tools that people use for pulling occys out of their holes in the reef? 

I have always just used a cheap aluminium gidgee which for the most part does the trick, but I am sick of breaking the flimsy things! 

I typically try and lever them out with the gidgee so not sure I want to try this with a fibreglass gidgee.... Thiking something more along the lines of a hook fixed to the end of a pole to pull them out. 

Hi Guys,

With the ban lifted and northern season in full swing, it's a great time to stock up or upgrade your hooks!
We are having a 25% off sale on our BKK hooks with use of the "FishwreckedBKK” discount code.

BKK octopus beak

BKK heavy circles (glow white and black nickel)

BKK Lone Diablo singles

BKK jig assist hooks

BKK Raptor trebles

BKK octopus beak 6/0 and 7/0 Red 50pk

example of pricing

BKK Octopus 25pc bulk pack hooks from:

1/0- $8

5/0 - $11

10/0 - $13

BKK lone Diablo singles from $10.5

BKK raptors trebles from $14.2

Order at www.mackdogtackle.com.au and make sure you use "FishwreckedBKK" for 25% off all hooks at checkout. Cheers

Mackdog Tackle

 Hi guys, tried the search engine but maybe not using correct terminology?

Does anyone know if you can and where you can recharge your inflatable life jackets?

I have 1 auto inflate and 1 manual which are cpl years old now.

I think theyre the marlin brand.

Not sure how to test them, im assuming you weight the soda stream cartridges???

Any help or links to regulatory info, service details on them would be appreciated.

cheers!!

 Was hard goin with water vis .. wasn't too

sure on success !! Manged too find some clear

stuff hard upto the first reef! A lot of smalls 

but pinged a few good ones at the end ! Using 

4s too get the depth .. cheers pirate .

Each item is $10

Life Jackets:

 2 x MTI Youth 40-50kg (level 50)

1 x Bourke 10-15kg (type 1)

1 x Hutch WILKO 12-25kg (type 2)

winch cable 25ft x 5mm new in packet

 My mates sons where out fishing in the 150 meter mark out from safety bay. Hooked some snapper and decided to have a troll. The reel was screaming and line peeling off at a hundred mila an hour with the spool getting empty prety quickly so they started chasing what was on the end of the line. After finally landing the fish they were suprised to find it was a 20 kilo wahoo. my mate said they gave him some to try and he said it was nice on the tooth.

They went out yesterday morning behind the F/F near coventry and hooked in to some salmon. While pulling one into the boat a 3 meter white pointer came up and smashed into the side of the baot with its head out the water and took the salmon. One of the men in the boat was knocked to the other side of the boat and luckily fell on his arse instead of over the side. They didn't manage to get a whole fish into the boat after that. Plenty of salmon out there at the moment.

Enjoy 

 Hi

Does anyone know where I can buy / get hold od scrap lead. Needing to make some new sinkers

Thanks

 G'day,

I'm about to pull the boat off the trailer (box section) and attack some rust on my trailer. Not sureof the best way to go about it.

I'm thinking of just grinding/sanding rust where possible and once back to bare steel just primer and then paint.

What are best tools to sand/grind in the hard to get to spots? 

What are the best options to coat the bare steel? 

I'm not sure how to go about treating the insides of the box section so I'm guessing she'll have to rust from the inside out.

Any help will be appreciated.

Cheers

 braved the stupidly strong easterlies last week, high tide around

9am, drifting was challenging but after being bashed around in the washing machine for cpl hours with next to no results managed to hook a reasonable little dhu for dinner on a squidtrex, they really are a very versatile lure.

Had enough of the slop by then though and zoomed in behind garden island.... anchored and made the biggest burley trail since Albany whaling station days as we had a heap of overdue bait to turf but other than undersize pinks and the odd skippy very disappointing.

Still nice to get out regardless.

 Hi guys,

Well after 22 years of wanting it, 12 months of being able to do it and two months of watching the weather, we ticked something off the bucket list and headed to the Abrolhos Islands for a couple of nights.

I asked the wife to book out every Friday to Monday in April and May and after going into standby a couple of times, we headed up to Geraldton on Thursday, leaving home just after 5. After silently paying our respects whilst we drove up Tonkin Highway and arrived in Geraldton around 1030 needing to top up the fuel tank, get some bait and ice. 
After arriving at the ramp, we had to transfer some stuff from the car to the boat (water, spare fuel, fridge etc) due to weight issues, we were in the water and putting out the marina at 11:30. 

The Easterly had been gusty so it was pretty choppy heading across but from the right direction and only at 10-15 knots now, all was good and after a couple of pauses along the way to swap people positioning and consile the goung bloke who had some gut distress (just needed to fart), we made it over in just over two hours. Instantly, I cannot understand how the early navigators made their way around considering how the bottom goes from 40 up to 20 then back down to 40 then up to 10, then 5 then 20. Then to think of the Batavia folks - What a spot to hit!

We made our way down to the Guano jetty on Pelsart Island and threw the pick in near 1400 for a late lunch. Fisheries were doing the rounds but being that I enjoy anchoring in 600mm of water, they got half way to us before turning around so we didnt get to chat. We had multiple licenses onboard and had informed them that we were going so all was above board.

After lunch, the young bloke wanted to cast a lure so i set him up with a little soft plastic and after a couple of casts, he caught the fattest herring I have ever seen. I genuinely didnt know they got so fat and thought it was a mullet to start with but he rapidly bagged three before we beached the boat and went for a stroll on the island which is spectacular due to its ruggness. Beautiful near tropical looking sandy beach on one side and jagged boat breaking rock and coral a mere 30m away on the other side of the island. 

Back to the boat for hamburgers for tea while the sun set before throwing the spot light over the side to see what was happening. Plenty of little fish about so i threw in a squid jig and quickly caught 5 small ones which would be used as bait. 

The breeze blew through the night though with no swell, it was far more comfortable than any night we have done at rotto and very comfortable onboard, though there are few better things than sunrise. WE were all up and on the roof to watch the run rise over the sea. 

After the morning aboloutions were done, we beached the boat at the Guano jetty and walked along the beach the other way and did an hour or so long loop just looking at stuff. Back to the boat for pancakes with the young bloke catching another two herring for bait. 

High tide was 10 and with the plan being to have a fish before going to Gun Island, we headed back north out of the anchorage and followed the countour lines with C-Map and Navionics on the phone arguing about the best way, but we managed to get into see some cool stuff without touching any hard stuff. 

The breeze was around 15 knots from the east so the good side of Gun Island wasnt really doable so decided to head up towards Sandy Island (should be called 'exposed lump of coral island') passing over some absoloutely spectacular coral and finding it amazing that we are in 10m of water only two boat lengths from the island. 

There were fish showing on the sounder, and even though i could clearly see none the bottom, I thought I would fish the drop off off the edge of the coral. After remarkably managing to not snag on the coral, and still seeing no fish, we continued to drift with a drogue in and a minute or so off the coral, the rod went bezerk. After a couple of minutes with some good fun runs, we landed a decent 65cm pinky!. Our first quality fish up there, quickly dispatched and into the ice box. 

We had another three drifts and got another two big hook up's but didnt manage to set the hooks.

With lunchtime approaching, we decided to pack up and head back towards the eastern tip of the islands and found another patch of fish, dropping baits with my daughter fairly quickly catching a decent Spango and my young bloke solo landing a 56cm Baldie...conveniently hooked while i was having a wee off the other side of the boat so high 5 to Claire and Blake for getting it up so i could net it after i had a a quick rapid shakes on the starboard side. 

With our bag limit done, it was time to head over find a spot for lunch so we went back to the Guano jetty and up along inside the reef where we processed the snapper for lunch. We were quickly greeted by a pair of sharks which slowed our plans for a swim. Half the snapper was cooked up and eaten. WE ended up getting in for a swim before heading west of the guano jetty for another swim but with a few sharks moving around, it was quick but refreshing. The coral was phenominal. 2m high lump of coral that would have had branches that were 30mm in diameter. 

After more of a chill out we again beached the boat and strolled along the inshore side of the island towards the light house. The beach towards wreck point turns into something similar to Shell beach in Shark Bay so not ideal for tender bare feet. 

Back to the boat for dinner hot dogs before laying on the roof for half an hour watching the stars and moon rise. That was one of those unforgettable moments with the subtle tones of John Butler revreberating through the top of the cabin, the kids wrapped in Oodies with us watching the world. 

After another decent sleep with a two hour interval around midnight to murder a mozzie that had discovered how delicious i was, we woke up to watch the sun rise again followed by another walk on the beach before another fish by the young bloke with snapper and corn flakes for brekkie. 

The last forecast I saw had a weather window from 1100 to 1400 so we had two hours to stuff around before heading over so back to the spot we fished the day before to try to bring a couple to home. 

We managed a small pinky, decent fight with a sambo for Blake, and a few Blacktip Rock Cod which were decent enough to throw in the esky. 

With the clock nearing 11, we thought we would nip in to see Rob but as we got closer, noticed the conditions were a bit charactor building and opted to have one last pee in the lee of Newman Island before making our way back. 

Conditions were sloppy with 15-20 knots from the SSE but we managed to bounce between 15-20 knots most of the way and only missing two waves that shortened my spine with the return trip taking 1 hour and 58 minutes from logging on at Newman Island to entering the marina at 1315hrs. After a quick takeaway HJ's for lunch, we were on the road at 14:02. There was a cray boat on the horizion as we left the islands and they didnt know it but we were racing. I finally got past them while we were half way up the channel, but more wanted to get behind them so they could knock off the waves. 

Used 61l of fuel on the way to the island and 60l on the way back. 171l all up out of 340 taken across and 117nm During the first two days, we didnt get over 22 knots and only hit 26 knots to blow the cobwebs out just before the marina. Average was just under .7l/mn for the trip which I am happy with. 

We consumed near on the exact same fuel in the ranger towing 3t over 860km. 

Considering what we did over three days, i was very pleased that the only thing to go wrong was discovered just out of Gingin on dusk where we realised that both headlights had blown at some point. Thanks to the servicing arrangement with Ford, a quick call to roadside assist and an hour and a half wait, we had new globes fitted in and were back on the road, arriving home at 20:50. A big day. Apologies to the RAC contractor whom was called away from fishing at Guilderton on his saturday night. Time to add globes to the spares kit. 

Overall, the best trip we have had on the boat, easiest anchorage, best fishing. Everything was just really easy. 

Thansk to Rob for the chit chat before we headed up and also whilst we were in transit! This site is better for people such as yourself. 

We will definitely do it again and what we did was very doable, though the sunday at home to wash and unpack was really good. 

Here are a couple of videos of the anchorage because when we were planning to go, I really struggled to find what the ground would be like down there for anchoring. 

youtube.com/shorts/mB0Z_TeB4s4

youtu.be/MInItjrjNi8

youtu.be/fiB3jJOhsEM

 Got out early  . 4.30am fishing small Dhu 

and cuttle with a nice sized skippy . Shot 

out another few ks ! Too the Baldie spot 

my mate reckoned .. was right on money 

there . Nice Dhu for me huge Baldie for my

mate . Weighed tad under 5kgs .. another 

two baldies and we were done . Back at ramp

right on 8am .. cheers pirate.

 Hi guys, can anyone inform me as to why the Bunbury Fishing platform is closed? And if it will be reopened anytime soon?

Went to take my daughter there ages ago and closed but no idea why?

Yesterday we found ourselves about 15 nm off the coast at Coral Bay. 
'we suddenly lost all power on the boat. No radio, GPS, SOUNDER & unable to start the motor.  we were out of phone range. 
'The batteries were both brand new & topped up before our trip up. We'd been out twice since our arrival without any problems. 
'we checked all we new how to on the boat & were unable to establish a cause. 
'With no apparent option I activated the emergency beacon. 
'the response was everything you could hope for. 
'Given the remoteness of our location just added to the thanks we feel for our emergency services. 
'The boat will now visit a specialist to identify and rectify whatever the problem is before we venture out again. 
'I just felt it necessary to write a brief report & express my sincere thanks to our emergency services. 

 
Enjoy

Windy and cold . Got some real good ones . Lost some thumpers due to wind .

Hi guys,

recently bought an electric reel to take fishing up north. Haven't bought a battery yet but just wondering what everyone uses and what's the most economical to do the job? Probably only use it few times a year. Do I just buy a car battery and then trickle charge after each day of fishing? Any advice is appreciated 

Hi all, just thought I'd share a recent good experience I had with Jack and the team at PK boat services. I know it's easier to find bad reviews than good online so I thought I'd share a good one. I booked the boat in for a transducer and fairing block install on my reef runner and made the 5 hour drive south to get it to him. He got the boat finished and back to me in the same day including removing fuel tank and modifying to fit the transducer in. Also they are happy to communicate after the sales with any help you may need. Any way I couldn't be happier with the new FCV800 and B265LH, also here's a pic of install. Cheers

Yeah another one of these. Lets see how long I stay interested.

After trying sunrise last week, i thought we would try sunset this week. 

We hit the water just after 3 and after a couple of drifts for squid, we went and saw some mates on GI for a chat. 

After chatting for way too long, we made it to 'the spot' in Challenger Passage at around 3 which was just before high tide. 

After finding the least rocky spot to throw the pick in 8m of water.  With ~8-10 knots of WSW blowing, there was a little bit of chop but it was tolerable....until the tide took hold of the boat and was holding us side on to the wind. 

With three rods in (1 unweighted mulie, 1 slightly weighted and 1 soft plastic) and plenty of mulie pieces going in and burley going over the side, the water was full of the good stuff. 

With the boat hanging really odd (90 degrees to the wind, the anchor rope was beside the boat.....) the first hit on the soft plastic turned out to the be anchor rope. Had to cut that line...but then the unweighted line went off and was taken up by my daughter who pulled in a near meter long snook that i dropped at the boat.

Slowly the pinkies came on with one of the rods getting belted with my line snapping immediately (i suspect my line is shit as this is happening a bit). After resetting the line that caught the anchor with a sinker and a piece of swuid, it went off and after a moment or two i could see a nice silver shimmer in the water which was netted perfectly by the boss. 

Anyone within a nautical mile of where we were would have heard the performance I put on and truth be told, I pulled a muscle in my peck by celebrating too hard....

My first size pinkie since September 2017 at 56cm. It fed both us and my parents for tea last night. That was at 17:58 and we fished for another 30 minutes afterwards catching another 3 small ones and a wrasse before running out of useful bait. 

Smash burgers for tea in Pigtrough for dinner at around 7 in a wafting southerly listening to the mighty eagles fondle with the dockers until half time before making our way home to catch the last 5 minutes of the game on the TV.

How did everyone else go? 

 Hi gents ,

im using low frequency out in the 180 -320 m for years and then this trip to Exmouth my low frequency won't read the bottom or show depth at all 

any suggestions?