Hi

Wanting to try improve my knife sharpening and am looking for suitable leather offcuts to make a large stropping leather.

I currently have a Nirey belt sharpener which does a reasonable job but doesn't achieve a really good edge. I previously had a chefs choice 3 stage electric sharpener and that did a better job. I could achieve a shave quality edge with that, but it wasn't very robust and eventually the rather weak motor failed

So hoping someone might know where I can get some leather. ( I believe cowhide might be suitable)

Thanks

Eric

Hi, Just returned from Ningaloo and although still caught some fish was definitely ruined by losing 80% to the tax man. Particularly anywhere deeper than 20 meters, So the discussion on the long drive home was. Is it worth the trip anymore, and what options closer to home should we look at. From all reports (Carnarvon / Shark Bay / Coral Bay) all have same issue. So what about Kalbarri or lower? Where can you still get the northern species but not have to kill so many fish to get a feed?

Dopolo

Hey guys,

I’m after a couple of suggestions for up in the Pilbara. At the moment I’m still figuring out where I want to head to, I’ll have about 4-5 weeks with a 3.9m fiberglass dinghy (fully rebuilt and very capable). I’m looking at going up at the end of January into February.

I’m wanting to mainly hit creeks and inshore reefs, obviously with the smaller boat, while also, with weather permitting, some pelagic trolling.

I’ve heard good things about Balla Balla and would like to check out there while also spending some time around Cleaverville and point Sampson area. Further south I wouldn’t mind looking at 40 mile. I’m definately going to be spending about week in the gulf of Exmouth around Giralia and Exmouth gulf stations on my way back.

I would love to get as remote as possible, especially to creeks, and have the vehicle and equipment to do so.

Are there any other spots that I should be looking into at the moment, and any spots that I listed that I should ignore ??

Because it is a while before I leave I’m still only pre planning spots to hit up. Should also add that i'm planning on doing the trip solo

Thanks heaps for any input,

Nathan.

Now that I’ve finished cleaning the corrosive dust from all the shit we took with us, I’ve got time for a little write up.

We were up there for 2 weeks, staying at the 3 mile, and a few mates/missos/kids took the numbers to 10 adults 5 kids 4 dogs, however most were leaving after 1 week. Marnie and her family aren’t the caretakers there anymore, and the new chick isn’t as friendly, especially towards dogs. I took my 5.5m Caribbean, and a mate took his 7.6m Jackman. The track in was FUCKED.... like FUCKIN FUCKED. Slow traveling and a few muddy puddles, I haven’t seen it that bad for a long time. 4 hours from Carnarvon to the 3 mile....

Day 4 saw a HUGE storm roll through from the north, with seriously borderline cyclonic northerly winds, swinging straight west at around 100km/ph with sideways rain at around 12am tuesday morning. It flattened a lot of tents and campers at 3 mile. I avoided damage (and a lot of sleep), but a few mates didn’t. We usually get a weather event when we’re up there, but I’ve never been through anything like this, let alone while camping!

We did manage to get out a bit in the boats before and after the storm, but I am going to go on record in saying the sharks are now completely and utterly out of control up there. Every lump that showed fish, we got sharked at. I had a whaler shark nearly 4m try get a big cod right at the boat! We lost around 80% of the fish we hooked. Over my 2 weeks, I managed a few big cod and a few mackies, all from under 20m deep, but generally, anything deeper was a complete waste of time, gear, fish and fuel. I honestly don’t even have an answer on what can be done about them either.... they are now past the point of no return.

Regardless of above, after the storm cleared and the others started heading home, the weather got really good, and we had a pretty relaxing holiday. Took the kids snorkelling up towards the cape, and had a ball. 4 year old daughter even happily snorkelled with a reef shark! As mentioned, fishing very shallow I managed a couple of big estuary cods, and a few mackies, which I was pretty happy with, although I still lost more than I caught. For some reason the cod and cobia don’t get as much attention from the Noah’s as other species.

After the storm, a HEAP of plant/machinery took to the tracks, and by the time we were leaving, some parts of the gnaraloo/Quobba road were as smooth as the freeway. Some still very shit, but it reduced the trip down to 2 hours from the 3 mile to Carnarvon.

The 7.6m Jackman crew had an unbelievable amount of bad luck, with 2 x shredded tyres (from the stupid rocks along the roads at 3 mile camp), cracked hub on trailer, damaged (beyond repair) radiator (new one had to be freighted to Carnarvon), snapped axle on trailer, and their tent flattened and flooded from cyclonic style storm.

I’m not sure if i will go there again on a proper fishing trip. Family trip wise it was mint, but the sharks have DESTROYED the fishing up there to a point where it’s no longer enjoyable.

 As stated in the title 

have looked online fairly sure I can but wondering if anyone has done this saves me buying a new transducer 

thanks

jess

 Hey guys looking for a cast net anybody got one for sale ??? Cheers 

 I made a brief video on how I set up the drag on lever drag reels. Is there anything you guys do differently?

 G’day guys, scoping out the weather for the end of the week and have spied a possible window to shoot to the Abrolhos Friday afternoon for a night or 2. For the guys that frequent the place can anyone advise a good anchorage in the southern area. 

Trip will depend on the swell dropping out as forecast and the wind playing the game also, although not been out to the Abrolhos before we are experienced in long range trips and offshore boating. We will be in a bar Crusher. 

Any local knoledge will be appreciated 

cheers 

With my local tackle store out of 5oz owner jig heads.. I gave Big Johns a go - Hooks are solid.. love the heavier jig heads.. pretty rare find at a good price. Had a solid day over the new moon.. released lots of dhus including one over a meter estimated at 17 kegs.. Can’t recommend Big John enough. 

Few questions, 

Does anyone know where i can get a vent right? I’ve contacted him twice directly but haven’t had a response. 

Also, who do i talk to in regards to getting involved in tagging dhufish.. would be nice to see a recapture one day

Thanks in advance for any advice on these subjects 

Jim

 Looking for somewhere to do my RST in bunbury

 With all the reports of good catches of pinkies in geo bay lately I thought I'd give it a crack. We headed out yesterday mid morning. Plan was to squid until the bite time which was around 1.30pm. Managed to bag out on squid and then went out a bit further and anchored up. 15 minutes in and we got our first bite which resulted in a solid pink. Moments later we were on again and pulled in another pink around the same size. The next half an hour we managed four more. Ended up with our bag of six fish all around the 10kg mark. What a hot session, one we won't forget in a hurry.

 Caught and released today 30m out of ocean reef

Headed out off Hillary’s tonight for a snapper bash in some mint conditions! Unfortunately it was very quiet on the fish front with hardly even a bite, plenty of skippy in the burley trail but weren’t interested in any baits I had out. Anyone else have some luck tonight??

Cheers, Mitch

 G'Day All,

It was a glorious day out yesterday. Scored an awesome LAGO (Late Afternoon Glass Off) perfect to test the new boat.

Can any one let me know if there is a treatment for Bimini material.....mine is a little thin and I am wondering if there is some sort of rubberised spray-on goop that could be applied and extend the life of the material before it wears through. Or is it a simple case of when it wears out it's kaput?

Love Ya Work and tight lines.

GO

 Heading to Carnarvon for the annual trip next week, with the new exclusion zone thinking of heading up the coast to Beajiling Shoals & Darwin Reef. Question? has anyone fished up that way & apart from keeping an eye on the swell is it worth the 30-40km trip, any hints on depths to be fishing & what we might catch. Last the channel in the fascine has it improved for access?? thnks Kelvin

Enjoy

 Got out for a afternoon dive today in some pretty magic conditions above the water and some decent visibility below. Not heaps of crays about but much better than working and got a feed for our troubles  

 Gday all, will be heading down to Esperence these winter holidays chasing salmon and some squid in the bay if the weather allows. Would love some info on what’s happening on the salmon front and where would be a good place to have a fish for them. Info on anything else thats on the chew would be awesome as well.

Cheers       

 Anyone heading up to Quobba for the week of the 14-21st July? 

 Got out in the tinny today and got lucky enough to land another 5 and even a sneaky Dhu!

 I am looking to buy a pot tipper soon. Who makes a good quality tipper in Perth? Its for a 6.2 metre boat.

Thanks.

 Anyone use this software through there electronics, is it worth doing??? Seems a much cheaper option than replacement gauges?

 Hey everybody, first time on this forum. Hoping to head up to Shark Bay with tent and tinny mid July and trying to find out if I need to have a EPIRB or is the Freycinet area considered protected waters?

Have tied to get the info from DoT but waste of time. Thought somebody on this forum might know.

Recently we presented a Deep Drop Talk Night at CPBA and it was a great success with 250 people attending and plenty more people that unfortunately missed out.

Below are some of the Specials we offered and now extended to everyone who is keen to get a really good DEAL!!

* Limited Stocks.

 https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/wa-boaties-to-be-hit-by-fee-increases-in-the-thousands-of-dollars-as-part-of-governments-harbour-plan-ng-b88861141z

After 8 years with a trailer boat, we bought a boat needing a pen.  Fees are currently over $8k.. + GST.

According to this, fees are set to increase by 10% plus inflation every year until they have more than doubled.

Fairly sure private organisations don't need nearly $20k per year to cover their costs providing a pen and power. Does anyone use a non-government mooring? - If so, how much for a 12m boat and do you have any spaces?!

Thanks! 

SWMBO has granted permission for a boys fishing trip during the 3rd week of July after the school holidays...

We have another boat lined up ready to go to so it looks like it’s a go…

Now we need to decide where to go? I did Exmouth last year over new years and the fishing was pretty tough… We only really got to grips towards the last day of the trip but the wind was howling for 5 out of 8 days.

Exmouth? Coral Bay? Gnaraloo? Ningaloo? Others?

I’ve done Denham/Shark bay twice in the last 3 years so would rather venture a bit further… Coral Bay and Exy tick the easy box being well serviced with supplies/fuel/bakery & a several pubs…

My concern with Gnaraloo & Ningaloo would be the track conditions, my mate with boat no 2 is not known for his mechanical maintenance and the condition his trailer would be in if actually it got there. Whilst my trailer is new and pretty well built, it is also not spec’d for heavy dirt road use.

I’ve done Coral Bay 5 times in the past 10 years and love the place, however this would be my first real trip with a big boat… (3.7m tinny that I didn’t cross the passage with)

Thoughts/Suggestions?

 Hey guys we are on our way up to Denham today for a week and one of the boats in our group had left a box of reels behind. Is anyone coming up in the next day or two and wouldn’t mind bringing them up for us??

thanks

Jonny

 hey guys was just wondering if yous think tonight would be good for a snapper fish of the rocks or would the night after the storm be better ? cheers 

 If there is more behind this story i don,t know, but seriously I am trying to support our law enforcers but what the hell is going on.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/06/09/19/34/perth-fisherman-fined-for-cracking-a-beer