I have a 10ft tiny, a old 1985 2stroke that sometimes is a bit unreliable. But I have oars. Have an old life jacket and a mobile. Can affort epirp yet.

I recon I should be OK!!!!!

"Reminds you all of a story not so long ago"

LOL++++

 hi guys, i saw some pictures and videos of big sambos bieng caught inside hillarys baot harbour. what are good times, bait or lure, what season ect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baycoZXPd-4

 hi, were can i catch cobbler? i heard that were not aloud to catch them in the river until 2017 so is there any other places like marinas? also what bait, time, leader, hook sinker ect. do i use and would a 1/0 circle hook be good?

 Hi guys.

Thinking of grabbing a couple of LED flood lights for night/squid fishing. These seem cheap:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/craigie/other-parts-accessories/round-27w-led-work-flood-pencil-offroads-lamp-light-truck-12v-24v/1048596111

Thoughts?

Morning all

Does anyone have an experience/ advice with getting their transom rerated?

I have an 06 Yalta 555 and it is rated to 150hp/ 220kg, but in order to fit a yam 150 I want  it would need to be rerated to approx 235-240kg.

I am aware there is a formula that is used to do this, but I would like to get it done properly through someone reputable to get the required revised compliance plate for insurance/ piece of mind etc…

I live in Carnarvon and have read that it can be done by remote if the required measurements stack up? If not, can anyone recommend anywhere in Perth that does this?

If it comes to it, I would consider getting the transom reinforced if its not silly money. Obviously, the design of the transom itself would determine the cost but if anyone has done this/ heard of this done etc and knows of a ballpark $ figure, that would help a lot before I start making calls. Also, any recommendations on this would be great. Im hoping to get the new Yam fitted by Chivers, not sure if they offer this but will also be asking there later today.

Ive already been down the different motor path (zuk, honda etc) and am pretty set on the (heavier) 4 stroke. I know the new Mercs are way lighter than the rest, but also want to stay away from them

Cheers, any advice would be great,

Anthony

 i am looking at a generation black supercasta and wondering has anyone used it if so, is the but long enough to bring up a fish?

any other rod ideas for casting and light jigging would be most appreciated under 300$ 

thanks 

 I want to go on a holiday during summer. The things I am looking for are:

• Great Beaches 
• Better fishing
• Close campsite
• In WA
• and if possible a good snorkell spot

suggestions please?

Had our first real crack out deep dropping in my boat off Metro waters over the weekend. Weather was pretty good, but didn't manage to find much except the usual green eyed sharks.

Later in the day we found a ledge that dropped 30 or so meters but being late in the day didn't get much time to look over it.

I took this photo which was on top of the ledge before it dropped down to 320m.

Anyone able to tell me what they think?

Thanks

 Hi guys I'm looking at buying a new reel for my missus and I have a stradic 2500 fj and love it but seen the new symmetre and wondering if anyone's used it and what they think be using it for bream flatties stuff like that just thinking because there's about 100 dollars diferrence thanks for your feed back

 hi, were csn i get some saltwater mussles enough for a feed thats as big as the ones in iga. any spots in the ocean not the river?

 My boat trailer was damaged on the weekend and witnessed by 2 other people who both left their details. Now Club Marine is stating that I have to pay my $500 excess and I only receive this back if they are able to recover the money from the offender. That now means that instead of fixing myself I need to decide whether I want to risk paying $500 to have someone else fix the damage and hope I can get my money back. I'll be changing my policy immediately and suggest others avoid club marine as well. 

 Hi guys I'm about to get on board the soft plastic train and I'm wondering what rod/reels are being used? 

I will be fishing in the 30s to 60s chasing the usuals dhuies, pinks, nannys,

I'm really liking the stradics for a reel but which size I don't know, 

also any tips on the hot plastics be appreciated 

cheers 

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Lowrance-Elite-7-Fishfinder/Chartplotter-Combo&i=705710

Has anyone got first hand experience with one of these units? My boat has a small Hummingbird unit on it which is just a sounder / GPS (no plotter or waypoint ability) and I am looking at getting a few more smarter bits onboard.

 hooked up on a small blackass. Then this dhu came along and gave me a better fight. 

 Came back from a great days fishing to find the rear end of my 12 month old EZ Loader trailer had been smashed into. Luckily there was a note on my windscreen from a very nice witness saying they saw a guy hit the trailer get out look at the damage on my trailer looked at his trailer saw no damage laughed got back in his car and moved to another spot. 

Now if I report it to the police and have the witness sign a stat dec can I claim it on my boat insurance without having to pay an excess?? Really annoying!!! I would of just fixed it myself and asked for him to chip in for the parts if he'd left a note. Now I'll let the insurance company deal with it and hopefully he gets stung with a big bill! 

 hi guys, today i went to whitemans park and there was a small lake packed with freashwater mussels. so i brought 13 home, what type are they, what do they eat, is it hard to bread them and are they good eating?

Are Buff Bream any good to eat? I have a 6-7kg one from today's haul.

 Have booked a charter for the Monties in November , looking at putting together a gt combo for some poping/ stick baiting , a Samuri pop10 with a Catalina 6500h loaded with 80 lb braid. I know it's probably not everybody's favorite choice, but am I going in the right direction   Is it overkill ? Or would 60 lb be enough. Cheers Simon

 Not sure if this is a gingervitus redbeard or a crimson pubic-hairus

 I wasn't going to bother putting up a report as the weather we had up there was less than ordinary, but I felt I owe this to the guys who have given me some good feed back over the last few weeks. It was also good to meet Nick off the site up there and would have loved to shown him what the deeper water has to offer.The only really good session we had was on the Friday arvo we got in there where we landed 4 good Rankins in a bout half an hour. The rest of the trip it blew it's guts out and was only able to fish in close, so all my good marks were un reachable. So we camped up at the Eddagee roadside stop off which will be the order of the day in future trips (just don't use the toilets lol)

Few beers and a bbq always gets the pending excitement of the trip going

We headed south about 20k's in close where we found reasonable ground with plenty of big Red throat, Spanglies and this ripper of an Estaury cod I estimated at around 8-9kg once again the photos don't do em justice

We got checked out by fisheries that night, and I had to mention this because on of them was a real honey :P so one highlight lol. The last time we got out we nailed another big Estuary, couple of Rankins and this Cobia which put up a good show on light gear.

I also hooked into this bad boy which spooled half of my Stella 10k before I could stop and turn him around, I must admit it was good fun pushing that outfit to the limit, he was a good 5'

This is what I love doing most when heading out of the bay, we did hook one huge Spaniard but lost him boatside (grrrr deckie) 

I do love the place and will be back up there bigger and better next year, can't complain as we'd had 3 awesome previous trips. On a side not the tracks are in the best condition I've ever seen them up there and was able to sit on an average 60kmh the last 20k's in. Those that have been there will know that's pretty good.

 Does anyone use a personal GPS tracker for way points when fishing? Was looking at the garmin etrek 10. My boats not that big so I thought a hand held GPs unit may be ok if I have some waypoints to head to. Any thoughts?

New yammis a week or so away... does anyone use the Yamaha Marine Insurance? If so, how is it price wise and have you had to make a claim- how did it go?

Havent rang of a quote yet, but by looking at the level it appears to give in the PDS, am guessing it will be prettty pricey...

 Hi guys , had a ripper day on the water yesterday , got some nice dhus on jigs and a 14kg cobia first drop in 44m off mindarie , this spot keeps surprising us as I've caught a red emporer there and a spangled as well and we usually get mulloway as well as some big dhu . 

 hi, what can you catch a point peron around the reef area. what bait and times are good there. thanks

hey just a video I made of our time up at the game fishing camp out hosted by the average angler great time and good to learn some stuff of some great fisherman keen to help out http://youtu.be/dsrNAegEZlU

Took the 6year old grandson for a quick Squid today, he really loves being out on the water..

Anyhow got enough for a couple of feeds..

Hi all,

Got a strange problem with my boat. Although some of the issues may be not enough use, I went to turn over the motor today hoping for a fish tomorrow to find the barrel is jammed and wont turn. The key goes in and out without drama and I've got some INOX in there to free it up if there's a drama inside, but it wont turn. It's as if the "wheel lock" is on like a car would. What is frustrating is I did have it turning over without issue 2.5 weeks ago.

Its a Honda ignition if this helps. It's only 4 years old which makes no sense to me as it's under cover due to hard top.

Any ideas on freeing the lock or a good place to go for a replacement?

Cheers

 Hi everyone. I was going to go tailor fishing tomorrow morning. I live south of the river but anywhere is great. It will be my first fishing off the beach, I have heard tailor is better fishing at night but can't go at night. I was thinking trigg beach using a gang of 4 5/0 hooks and a size 3 or 4 star sinker with 30lb trace. Any info on a great beach for morning tailor fishing would be great.

lachie

 Took my troubled son for a fish this morning. Got out before sunrise, tried a few spots along the James Service and also along Five Fathom Bank. After 4.5hrs = 1 Skippy. What am I doing wrong. We were out early, burlied hard, plenty of structure, but no Snapper!!!

Wondering if any Rocko/Mandurah fishos have any tips, so I can keep the son involved (and my frustrations)

Thanks

Looks big .......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsnTNM6SlBA#t=16