youtu.be/OK1nx6K4XMo

The weather had been atrocious during the last few weeks with zero opportunity to get out on the weekends.  Finally there was a glimmer of hope as the heavens cleared and the winds dropped providing a rare window to get out and do some fishing.  I called up my fishing mate Glen on the Wednesday and he confirmed that he was good to go for the weekend.  Come Friday and the boat was prepped, bait purchased and the rigs tied - all ready to go.  Glen called me late on Friday to say that his son had popped in for a surprise visit from the navy and he was therefore unable to join me - bummer.  Well, there was no time to organise another partner to join me and the missus already had plans for the Saturday, so it was going to have to be a solo session.

I launched at sunrise and headed straight to Rottnest Island targeting one of my favourite bommies where I had decent success with snapper in the past.  The ride was pretty bumpy as the remnants of the previous evening’s wind was still making its presence felt.  An hour later I finally reached my destination and after anchoring introduced a fair amount of burley to the swim.  I scratched around for a good five hours catching undersized fish apart from a blackarse which I pulled up from the bottom with the KP (more stories to come about the KP).  After much frustration I eventually decided to pull the pin and as I was heading back around the West end of Rotto I spotted an angler involved in a decent tug with a fish.  I cut the motor and watched him land a fair sized YTK.  I could not go home empty handed and decided to give it a bash myself - all whilst maintaining a fair distance from the other boat.  After dropping some burley into the swim the YTK made their appearance and soon had heaps of them around my boat with me literally hooking a fish on every cast - not necessarily landing them though.  In little less than an hour I managed to land eight YTK, the largest being a solid 90cm fish.  Feeling much happier about the outcome for the day I headed back to the boat ramp before the winds once again churned up the ocean.

Watch YouTube video

https://youtu.be/EoZvqWEULQM

 Does anyone know of someone that has or can point me in the direction of someone in Perth with a Seafox 236 CC , or 236 WA that would be willing to help me for a few hours one day in a few months getting a trailer at duralite measured  up, so I don't have to tow mime down from Exmouth. If there is someone who can help, I will compensate you for your time in the way of cash, let's say $100 an hour ??PM me if you can help

Any IT experts on here who could build a simple web site for potentially affected businesses to register please ?

Then we can slam McClown and One Punch with the full gravity of their dictatorship

If you could PM your contact details 

I have no problem paying to assist

thanks in advance

I'm gonna bit the bullet and get some kinda suspension for the passenger seat for my old boy. I've had a look at the suspension bases but at $1‐2k that's completely out of range for something I don't sit on 

The other option is swapping out the pedestal for a gas one.

Can anyone offer any other options and provide feedback on the gas pedestals?

Cheers JF

 Looking at buying a more comfortable boat prior to retirement. I was wondering what sort of fuel bills I could expect from outboards in the 90 to 115 hp range

have a read and support this if you value your fishery

https://recfishwest.org.au/news/proposed-west-coast-demersal-nine-month-ban-there-is-a-better-way/?fbclid=IwAR0f7r2PymEPJXiyoQArZsadcjwSvtfCVOQmVAhNJj5Zjs62_QxPCew3rYs

Proposed west coast demersal nine month ban? There is a better way.
August 25, 2022

Following last week’s shock announcement about the Government’s proposed nine-month west coast demersal scalefish ban, Recfishwest has written to Minister Punch. We have asked him to explain how the package of 17 recommendations we put forward in July did not meet the Government’s catch reduction targets.

Our recommendations were developed after months of hard work, working through the responses from the biggest recreational fishing survey in WA history and with months of considered input from our West Coast Demersal Expert Working Group.

READ THE PACKAGE OF WEST COAST DEMERSAL RECOMMENDATIONS WE MADE TO GOVERNMENT HERE

Recfishwest has also asked the Minister to restore the public comment period back to six weeks as originally agreed, rather than the four that the Government has now made it.

Recfishwest CEO Dr Andrew Rowland said, “The Government’s current proposals largely ignored key recommendations put forward by Recfishwest – including a dhufish spawning closure during the peak spawning time. Instead, the Government is asking fishers to choose between two totally unacceptable options that will cause a huge amount of social pain and economic hardship.

“We worked in good faith over the last few months, yet after all the input from the community and the constructive solutions put forward, we learnt through the media that our package was deemed by the Minister to be insufficient to achieve the desired catch reductions. We have not been informed how each element of our package was assessed and exactly where the package was deemed to have fallen short of meeting the challenge set by the Minister.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – RECFISHWEST ON NINE NEWS

Recfishwest has already been contacted by hundreds of fishers concerned about the impact a nine-month closure will have on their way of life, as well as regional caravan park owners, charter operators and tackle shop owners who hold grave concerns about the future of their businesses if these proposals are implemented.

There is a better way

Andrew said, “Without question there is a better way to speed up the rebuilding of these fish stocks – which are not in ‘decline’ as has been suggested in the media. The fishery is clearly sustainable with DPIRD’s latest State of the Fisheries report classifying this fishery as ‘recovering at an acceptable rate’.

“Only giving fishers the choice between an eight or a nine-month ban is simply unacceptable, especially while we know our package will achieve the required outcomes with much less economic and social carnage. We have asked the Government to explain how our recommendations were assessed and where they fall short.”

What you can do

Recfishwest will continue to communicate with the fishing community on our course of action right through the consultation period and beyond. Many people are asking how they contact their local MP to let them know how the proposals will impact them and their families. If you need tips on how to reach out to your local MP, our guidelines here should help.

“We appreciate your support and we’ll stand strong to protect your fishing experiences and the fish stocks upon which these experiences rely,” said Andrew.

Enjoy 

Hey fellas, getting a boat built next year and just chasing any feedback anyone can give on a few things. 

* anchor winch,never had one before so what type?

* deck armour,how does it hold up on a fishing boat? Gnaraloo trips for example,dirt,dust blood & shit

* minn kotta,size ? 
  
   Mainly bottom bounce and jig,will be 610 plate but fairly heavy.thanks for any advice given 

Obviously a big ban with a choice between diarrhoea and dysentery in terms of length.. But apart from that...,

Recs able to keep 6 dhuies per boat with no size limit

Charters able to fish spawning aggregations of dhuies with a 12 passenger operation able to retain 24 dhuies.

Spearos able to retain two blue groper each. Good for finishing off spawning pairs I guess.

There were so many ways to better address this situation. If you wanted to maximise pain while minimising gain then this is a good plan. Otherwise it is complete shit. Possibly the worst fisheries management decision I’ve ever seen. And that’s saying something.

Im actually affected deeply by how profoundly stupid and inept it is. The fact our taxpayer dollars fund this sort of creation makes it even worse.

How could rfw be outplayed and misled on this so badly? What is the point of a fisheries dept and ministers office that is capable of this ineptitude? And if we as a recreational fishing community continue to be reactive and blame shift and remain uninvolved rather than try and be proactive with rec industry driven initiatives before the poo hits the fan.... well what did we expect would happen?

i remember a heated discussion with a member on here recently re them catching 18 dhuies in a day because they “couldn’t get away from ‘em”. This extensive ban, sadly, is a little bit of reaping what you sow. 

I thought it might be a good time to find out if anyone has heard anything on these illegal boats pillaging our waters lately?

Seems like they've got a pretty good deal going! No rego for boats, no license fees, no ramp fees, no insurance and I've certainly missed more fees us blokes have to pay

We might get to fish in The west coast fishing region for 3 months a year while they can take as much fish from WA waters they would like. 

Wondering if it's worth a mention in the emails to the ministers especially the grange swindling state daddy that everyone loved a few months ago. Remember he was telling us follow the science back then? He has been saying that a bit lately hasn't he? 

 I have worked for decades using data analysis and it concerns me that the recent plan to ban fishing is taken from a report by the body that always intended to change the rules in a significant way.

You can make figures give you any result you want and its not that I don't trust this government I just don't trust any of them.

We need to demand an independent analysis of the information gathered and how it was used to determine the value of it before accepting the result.

Today’s squid. Few days ago occy run . ( water cold) Stock up ready for big year of dhues . Got 2 of highly rare dhues yesterday . Pink . Black ass . Kg . Fox fish and what Moking put up.i do agree ( taste unreal) poor mans crayfish .spikes hurt like hell

Looks like 13 to 15 and 20 to 22 both houses sitting

This isn’t a vote . Should be third option ( no) My advise do not vote for what they put up ( means you agree to it ) letters /complaints yes . This isn’t a vote at all . Look I am not the smartest person in world . There is no 3rd option . There way or no way attitude sucks d..ks . It’s wrong . Up to individuals picking 1 off there options . Wouldn’t be good

Enjoy 

This one for old timers .any info be great . Old style cold rivets . Looks like cast ally ?(possible) . And the old handline . All very old . Very thick leather??????

 After living in Carnarvon where it never rains and moving to Innisfail where it always rains my boat let me in a little issue she has.

A constantly wet bilge.

I had no idea how the water was getting in and it was starting to hurt my head.

The bilge pumps do a great job of getting the water out yet there's always that little ( a lot...:) of water that the pumps won't suck up. Some research online and I decided to go down the arid bilge road and make a couple of set ups for the big duck, being a cat there's two of everything. I jumped online and ordered the pumps and timers and a trip to Cairns to the worlds best retic store saw all of the piping requirements met. The local electrical store provided the boxes and cover plates and I was in business. 
 

Whilst I was waiting for the gear to show up a mate of mine came over from Busso to hang out for a couple of weeks and we ended up down at the boat trying to work out how the water was getting in. Bilges were wet vacced dry and water was sprayed in all manners and styles with the water still getting and no obvious path shown. New deck hatch seals were installed and still the water got in. The bilges have a 70mm stringer running down the guts of em and I put a pump on one side to get rid of the water. One morning it clicked.... the water was only getting into the side that the pump was on. Switch sides and bust out the hose, hey presto the water is now on the other side. Turns out the water was running down the gunnels over the back of the transom and straight down the bilge outlet hole into the bilge. Fuck me....... The bilge outlets are high on the transom not giving enough height to have a loop in the pipe to stop this from happening, quick solution was to sikaflex a bilge blower clamshell over the outlet and no more water problems. 
 

Having collected all the gear to make a dry bilge system I went ahead and installed it anyhow. Pretty simple setup. A small diaphragm pump on a 12v timer with a pickup point on each side of the stringer, the pickup points are light switch faceplates with a barbed plastic thread running through em with a sponge on the bottom. Water gets sucked up by the sponge and sent over the side.

 Hi all,

This is an email from Recfishwest foreshadowing what might be announced today.

If they ignore the public consultation, this will be devastating for tackle shops, boat yards, coastal towns and all of us.

Time to act.....strongly I would suggest

 Hi Everyone

I'm heading to the montys in 3 weeks for 5 days chasing GTs and other topwater species mainly. 

If anyone has any areas they have had good luck or any other tips for that area would be great. 

Below is a good banger I got at the start of the year.  

 If you need a crewie please let me know

 Looking for some advice and ideas about this and hoping to speak with anyone who has succeeded with either soft plastics or diving lures. I have a friend who fluked one, and have spoken to a couple of old blokes who have done it too. I know the Saffas are right into it but i dont hear many people trying this in Perth. Cheers !

 Hi guys just booked my 2 stroke yammy in for a service at a local boat yard it's a 2002 model and straight away was told that they don't normally work on motors that old so I asked if his staff were capable of working on those motors he said yes then really tried to put me off with time frame and cost which with the way things are at the moment seemed normal to me. Motor has only 270 hrs on it just stalls every now and then at idle not regularly.  I'm a little worried that his staff are only capable of dropping and replacing oil not the rest of the process. 

Enjoy  

 
looking for recommendations for auto sparky to replace 7 pin plug with a 12 pin plug and install an Anderson plug in a Pajero location NOR

Cheers

Ledge64

If anyone has young fella needs a job ( full time) . Do not have to be young . Licence preferable ( not a must) . No drugs ect . Fit , rocko area. Have a friend looking for someone . Pm if interested. Then I will give details.

  Hi 

  Cannot find original post about the speed sensor . Got one comming from America for $91.32 us dollars converted to  $134.00 au  including postage . Thats a woping savings of $100au if i got it here .

  Now just wait for it to arrive . I am Hppy now .

 Hi fellow fish'os, am looking to head out from Bunbury this Thursday for our maiden voyage as we are new to area and as I have no marks any advice on were to head to catch a demersal would be really appreciated...my boat has a 115hp with 140 ltr tank..cheers

 This is a public service annoucement.

If you get to the jetty with your fishing rod, squid jigs, head torch, and bucket, and your head torch gives 2 flashes and refuses to turn on, it is NOT out of batteries.

It is in travel mode.

As I learnt 2 hours later, when trying to charge an already charged head torch back at my desk.

If you find yourself with a torch that flashes twice and turns off...  HOLD THE BUTTON FOR TEN SECONDS.  it will flash again, you let go the button, and all is good again with the world.

Lesson learnt.

I hope this helps a future fishing expedition.

 Plan was early nope missed the alarm 

ended up getting out there round 8,30am

burley the skippy was the plan. They 

were everywhere soon as dropped anchor 

pinned a few up early with good size drop

a couple more then couldn't get to take

Baits did have small plastics but forgot 

bout em being there in my bag onto the squid 

found good patch with 16 in round 40mins.

conditions not too bad for the morning.

cheers pirate.