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Crayfish heads

Hi all

Caught a few crays and some have been steamed or boiled whole and then got as much meat out of the heads and legs, but not sure what to do with crays that I have removed the head and frozen tail only. I would imagine that head and legs only dont need to cook as long as whole crays ?

Up to now been mincing therm up and adding to burley but freezer cant take any more burleym and dont want to waste. Any suggestions - Cheers

 


Carribean 26 for sale

  Carribean 26 0pen for sale. 1998 v6 mercuiser 4.3 litre. Licesnded trailer new brakes and lines. Furno 585 with 1 kw transducer. If any one more info get in touch.  


New Exmouth Marine Park - EPA Report

New marine park ajoining new national park on eastern side of Exmouth gulf. Including the Islands...

What will this mean for fisherman?


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dot directoutage

  

 Need to pay my RFL but web site is still down . Does anyone know when it will be up and running again .


Golden retriever proof

Over holes ,set heaps of new lawn . Matt over top with stainless spikes to hold in place . Then I top dressed . Try dig through that. Little bugger watched me all day doing it .


There’s never a dull moment on Thursday Island part two

 Looks like there's going to be a cheap centre console up for grabs in the near future.


Yellowtail Kings on a Fizzer

Some of you may have seen on my last YTK report a comment from member NORUN NOFUN hoping I could test out a couple of his unique handmade timber lures on the local Kingfish population. I contacted him on his Facebook page "Scotty's Lures" and last week I flew home from work to find a neat package in the letterbox. To NORUN NOFUNs' credit, no more than 15hours from arriving in my letterbox, the lure was hanging from a fishes mouth. An explosion of whitewater erupted on the lure, the dual props proving irresistible to a pack of kings on the second cast of the morning.

Cheers Scotty for reaching out to me mate, really appreciate it and looking forward to getting out there again and giving it a flick.

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Self centre trailer mods

 I need too up date the rear of my trailer is a pain in the ass at the best of times and the transom or tapered bunk rollers are giving me hell so I was thinking of removing them and placing some of that blue bunk on either side  angled towards the centre roller and replace centre roller with a self centre roller would that work. Crude drawing incoming

 


best outrigger base placement on hard cab- help please

 Hey all

 

The boat Im currently building is getting close to being ready so now its down to the smaller parts of the fit out that I haven’t already planned (OCD a bit so theres not much!)

Im still not sure where the best place to mount the henderson outrigger bases I have (also pictured)- on the side of cab or top of the cab? And in each location, what is the best direction/ angle to mount them? Keeping in mind the bar work thats already there etc 

I have some decent two peice outrigger poles and rigging gear so wouldnt be travelling with them installed much/ if at all 

Im aware that the type of base limits options a little, but these things only get used a few times a year in reality so wasn’t too keen on $1.5K+ for a decent set of telescopic type bases

Attached are a couple of pics of the layout for reference

Any input from game fishing gurus would be awesome and appreciated- PMs welcome!

 

Cheers!


Cosy Corner Beach - Near Albany

 Hey everyone,

 

Has anyone fished here?

 

What can you expect to catch? What rigs and setups should I bring.

Tailor, and maybe Mulloway?

 

Cheers

 


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Chasing metro/Rotto/Garden island/ Carnac kingies

 Hey Guys, looking at chasing some kings this weekend. Anyone got any advice on where to start with regards to location, time, bait, lures, techniques ect? Cheers


Anyone know when next issue of western angler will be out

Have heard my brothers huge 128cm Barra is pictured and I would like to send him a copy 


landbased fishing

 hi everyone 

i am fishing land based in monkey mia in a couple of week and wondered if anyone knew any good landbased spots for things like coral trout and black snapper and the lures/bait that work well 

thanks 


Pot rebuild

It was in bad way..getting pots ready Today picked it up base dropped off. Gold .little andy pissed himself. Ready to go now.


Steep Point December 2021

Hi everyone,

Anyone been up to Steep recently?  Just wanting to get a gauge on track conditions in and whether many fish have been around.  Camping at Blackies for a week, early December and towing a 4.2m tinny in.  Hoping to focus a fair bit on boat fishing, ballooning  and off the rocks.  I've spent hours combing the old threads, any other advice welcome.

Thanks


Our New Charter Business

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Everyone read the new paper released today

By fisheries on scale fish stocks ect. 18 th November.


Help Targeting Dhu's

Gday,

Im chasing some advise on trying to target my first legal Dhu. Me and my dad have had the boat out many times throught last season and the season before but caught absolutly nothing. The whole season we got 1 legal pinkie and 3 breaksea. Been launching at freo and fishing as far out as the 60-70 meter mark behind rotto. Not asking for spots as i know they are hard to come by(But if anyone is happy to share i would be more than greatful) just trying to figure out best baits, rigs, what to look for on the sounder ect as we have tried everything we know for 4/5ths of bugger all over the last couple of seasons

Any advice is much appreciated

Cheers

 


Anyone know

Story behind this one? Must of hit collie ledge? Guessing


Dead whale off rotto - warning to swimmings/spearos

A mate of mine is at Rotto and just told me there is a dead whale floating near the Southern entrance to Thompsons - sharks everywhere


Boat carpet

 Any supplier recommendations for new boat carpet? We have the old stuff to use as a template and want someone to supply and cut and we'll put it in. I've done a search but the results are mostly old.

Cheers


Southwest mechanic

 Chasing recommendations to who in the southwest can do the seals on the lower leg of my outboard after doing the water pump impeller I dropped the oil and yep she's milky


boating rules

 Hey guys and gals. Does anyone know when the new boating rules ( life jackets, radios, ect) are coming into force???The white season is coming in and it would be nice to know.


Hillarys Ramp Safety

Old mate in the Black Quintrex today did more damage than I've ever seen before.

At least 6 strained necks, countless broken ribs and corked arms delivered by wives and girlfriends.....God knows how many cold shoulders.....Well played mate.


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Dunsborough Busso

 Hey everyone. Just heading over to Busso for the weekend and wondering how the fish are hittin... I have a tinny with me thinking of trying to catch a KG if anyone could head me in the right direction that would be awesome! Mightb go for a fish of the busso jetty too.. Is it worth trying to catch a mully there? Cheers everyone... Dave


what the hell

 apparently if you fill up your dingy tank (today ) , you have to remove it from the dingy if your pushing into your 60s as i am it can be a struggle geting it in and out  , what is wrong with just filling it in your dingy , in my opinion no  different to filling your car or a  big boats  fuel tank  or are i missing somthing