hey guys iv done a cret 2 in fishing opperations at challenger tafe freo and want to get on a cray boat can any one give me any tips to get on one iv tryed so hard any one own or know any body thats owns one and that wants a strong young fit decky

call me. mathew brown 0430213743 cherz

Does anyone know if it is possible to launch a big trailer boat at Cervantes?

Just wondering if anyone knows if shark shields are available for hire in Perth ??

We have got a photo shoot on from Friday to Sunday and may involve getting in the water somewhere between Fremantle harbour and out to Rotto and figure it could be a good idea to look at the possibility of hiring a shield if possible.

cheers,

Paul

I am picking up this convo from Colin's earlier thread as I think it needs a little more discussion.

I overnighted last week up the coast and came home pretty much knackered. Being an older member I need my Nanna Naps. You guessed it, I unloaded the Esky for attention later. Much later as it turns out. Like a WEEK later. I received a call from the missus while I was at work. She had a day off. "Vince! You going to have to stop fishing". "Why" I said. ""because the fuggin Esky is rank. I lifted the lid and almost passed out" she said. FFS. OK so I have a problem again.

Anyway.... Yesterday I decided to fix the problem. Her answer was for me to take it to the tip. No fuggin way mate! Firstly, it goes in my car and that aint happening. Secondly, the Esky is recoverable. So..... I don a face mask and tripple secure contents in large garbage bags and securely tie. Three bags should hold the problem. Almost at puke stage I rinsed the Esky and used the foul water very well by throwing it over the front lawn.... Hmmmmm OK. I may as well have dosed the whole front with a 20 kilo bag of Dynamic lifter.

Anyway... my fix was 2 x 24 hour soaks with a high concentrate bleech formula. That fixed the whiff but there is a bad aftertaste so to speak so it looks like 1/2 a litre of fresh lemon juice and some vanilla essence.....

Why is fishing so difficult???

Came home from a morning trip out with the kids yesterday and when we got to the ramp there was quite a line up to get out.

There was a fella there with his father who i would say was in his mid to late 70's pulling up to a ramp right in front of me, with the wind the way it was he was having quite a bit of trouble docking on the jetty. Anyway after a few attemps the old man takes a step out when the boat was a good 800 900mm  away from the jetty and the inevitable happened, he didn't quite make it to the jetty and his only foot on the boat slipped straight off the gunnel and in he went with a knock on the back of his head as he went in boots, tracky pants, jacket and all. I thought to myself holy s*%t here we go.

I had just had a swim anyway and was ready to give the missus the helm and jump in but luckily he was able to keep a grip on the rope he was stepping onto the jetty with and his son helped him back on board. Disaster averted.

There were marine police on the finger jetty next to him taking peoples speeds as they entered the marina and i've gotta say they didn't give this bloke a second look, didn't even bother to see if he was ok once docked as he hit his head quite hard. More interested in booking people.

On another note this was the first time i used this marina to launch and it's a good setup all round except i was a bit puzzled why there was so much space between the ramp and the jetty. there's a big kerb that keeps the trailer about a metre and half away from the ramp, not sure why. Get's a bit a tricky when the missus is only 5 foot high ha ha.

We did get some fish but nothing to write home about.

Cheers 

In just over a fortnight  the recreational fishing regulations are going to be different to what they were six or so weeks ago.  Have the new regs been finalised yet?  If so can someone post them, preferably in simple English.

hey just wondering if there are any bream in the lower reaches of the margaret river???

and are there any mullaway there?

just wondering because my dads going down to a resort or hotel right on the river somewhere and im gonna go down there friday arvo and him and i want to get the lines in the water if there arent any fish in there we could probably just go off of the beach for some mullas...

cheers redfin 4 life

Went down to Bayswater/Bassendean for a bream fish this afternoon with the kids Met a mate down there with his Kids.

When we arived uncle Tim was just landing a 20ish cm bream much to Heaths delight my 2 1/2year old.

By the time we set up little tim had landed a trumpeter and a bream both about 20cms

Uncle tim had landed 2 bream both about 20cms 

and Mal had a good run that got him snagged after he had also landed a bream about 20 cms.

Now we were primed and ready to go we cast along the fallen tree just missing the shag sunning himself and had only just put the rod in the holder (was making a bourbon) when Little Heath started shouting and sure enough his little bream rod was doubled over :( by the time i got to it we were baited this happened half a dozen times till we got our first Bream 20cms ish long the others had also got 1 more each as well as uncle Tim landing another trumpeter.

We stayed about a hour and a half watched lots of bream and a few trumpeter get caught as well as caught a few bream our selves what a pleasent afternoon and suprisingly NO BLOWIES.

Sorry no pictures as the computer is just too slow at the moment this will soon change thought

just wondering if anyone has any north mole reports? might go down tonight

With the tuna season coming up i've started to think about my trolling gear,

What is the best way to attach your mono line to a shock leader?

At the moment i am using a bimini twist, then loop to loop connection to a wind on leader.

What does everyone else use?

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

could any one tell me how to set up a balloning rig 4 macks at steep point

One giant leap for ocean exploration.

By Daily Mail Reporter 28th November 2009

This huge vertical vessel could be the future of ocean exploration.

Called the SeaOrbiter, the huge 51m (167ft) structure is set to be the world's first vertical ship allowing man a revolutionary view of life below the surface.

Although currently only a prototype its inventor Jacques Rougerie thinks his international oceanographic station will soon be setting sail.

Out of this world: This is what the SeaOrbiter will look like - its inventor wants it to be a space station of the sea

Mr Rougerie wants the ship to be a space station for the sea giving scientists an insight into the little-known world under the sea.

'At the moment, they [oceanographers] can dive only for short periods before they have to be brought back to the surface. It is as though they were taken to study the Amazon jungle and then helicoptered away again after an hour,' Mr Rougerie told The Times.

“SeaOrbiter will provide a permanent mobile presence with a window to what is under the surface of the sea.”

The architect, whose home and office are houseboats, wants to launch half a dozen of the vessels.

At the moment he says he has half the €35 million (£32 million) that it will cost to build the first one, and is confident of finding the rest.

The SeaOrbiter would also be a useful tool for studying the link between global warning and the oceans. 

The future? How the SeaOrbiter might look exploring the sea

Mr Rougerie said: “It’s only in the last 50 years that we have found out that there are seasons under water, with plants flowering, with deserts, forests and an intense life. The food and medicines of the future will come from the ocean. We’re now starting to realise that oceans have a major role in the fragile equilibrium of our planet.”

When it does first set sail there will be six crew members, six scientists and six more people on board - these may be astronauts training in extreme conditions or doctors studying submarine human behaviour.

The SeaOrbiter will drift silently across the ocean - navigation tools, communications equipment and a lookout deck will rise above the surface of the sea.

Under the water level there will be a pressurised deck for divers to undertake daily missions over a period of months.

The ship's anti-collison system is based on the one used by the International Space Station.

Mr Rougerie is confident that the ship will be built. “A year ago, it was 50-50,” he said. “Now I would say it’s 90 per cent certain.”

The project was mentioned by President Sarkozy in a keynote speech this summer and has won the backing of companies such as DCNS, the shipbuilder, and Thalès, the defence electronics group.

Hi guys

I have been fishing a long time but never had the chance to to beach/surf fishing as I have never had a beach rod.

I was seriously thinking about getting the 13' Nitro Messiah 3pce surf rod.

Has anyone had any experiences with this rod and where I can buy it.

Also if you think there is something similar or comparable.

I also want to get one of the new Shimano Baitrunner D reels.

Any advice on which size and what pound line to use in braid.

I plan on mostly using the rod and reel to fish for Tailor on beaches when you need to get the mulies past the wash and breaking waves so I don't really need a really heavy set up.

I would also probably use it for whiting fishing as well and thats about it.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi guys

Im looking at buying a new reel for the big rod but i also wanted to use something interchangedly with a beach rod, at the moment i have an Okuma salina(? looks similiar to that model) with a pretty large line capacity (500 yards i think) that has pretty much died of late, so was looking to replace it with something along the same lines, not really interested in overhead reels as im mainly landbased at the moment and the problems i have had with overheads arent worth the hassle. Also looking at getting a decent beach rod so any recommendations would be great as well.

Cheers

Well launched at hillarys at 7am. Ramp was busy, ran into a few fishwrecked members heading out as well. Wind was blowing pretty hard from the east. Went down in front of Scarbs to get a feed of whiting. From 0 to 10m baby whiting 10cm long, one squid. Then headed out to 20m and still small whiting15cm long , which was weird for this spot i normally fish. I then went out to 28m straight off the back of the centaur reef marker..and thats when we hit the mother load. Old mate pulled in the biggest of the day at 30cm, and we caught a bag in a little under an hour. Wind dropped off, and after an hour of cooking in the sun, it was time to head home for a cool redback.

I volunteered to help launch the FADs today with the PGFC on the Maritime Image. About half a dozen of us met up at the jetty in Freo, the FADs having been loaded the night before.

It was a pretty blustery morning, certainly it would've been unpleasant on a smaller boat and that wind was freezing. We made pretty good time none the less and launched them largely without incident*.

The weather really fined up on the way in though, half thinking about heading out again when I got home, but I missed the window dammit.

You can see the weather really fined up later in the day.

PS: ta for the half a sanger George!

 * someone else's phone, one small tangle, some missing skin

 FAD Season starts now!

Hillarys, the last to launch, on the way out.

Lines being paid out for the Hillarys FAD

Anchors ready to go on the shooting board

Hillarys anchors on the way down FAAASSSTTT!!

Does anyone know whether the new jetty down in Rockingham is open yet??

Im looking at buying a Daiwa SL20. Been looking at them for a long time and recon they are hard to beat.

Ive just seen that a new version is available .. SL20SHB . i think its basically the same reel but in a new colour, black and blue.

Does anyone know what the specs are for this reel, i cant find them anywhere.. the price is higher but not sure if the specs are. Anyone know??

And what can i do to this reel to upgrade it a bit? I was banking on spending a bit closer to $250, so recon i might as well put it into this reel with a few decent upgrades. Anyone upgraded theirs?.. where to get it done?

Cheers,

George.

hey guys got a few reels for sale prices are as follows

revros 3000 - $120
revros 2000 - $120
bc luna 1003 - $300
abu garcia 7500c3 - $180
okuma titus 50W - $200
okuma titus 20L - $180
okuma titus 50L - $180
okuma titus 30 - $150
okuma catalina CT30CS - $180
okuma catalina CT30L - $180

Give me a pm if your interested Cheers Luke

With the weather looking allrite on saturday i think i will be going out for a jig. Any body else heading out?

So the boys are keen to get away from the girls for the night and have a night fish before a morning snorkle for crabs about Woodmans Point. Is there any chance of catching anything other than sting rays there at night? I've never fished there before myself but can't really be bothered fishing if it's only rays on the menu...

Sat morning is looking like a nice excuse to get out of bed early and hit the water!

Just going for a snorkle for some blue mannas but recon it would be a nice day in the boat to play with some fish. Let us know how you went if you got out and about.. love to hear some reports of squid action or out wide jigging!?

hey all

was just taking a long shot and wondering if anybody would be able to give me the Co Wards to the barge off hillarys. If any body could help my out that would be GREAT

thanks guys

cheers

luke

This is edited from Steve Lague of the West (24 November 2009).  Wish I'd been there to write it!

If we don't get to do or see anything else, it won't matter, it's already been worthwhile." That was the comment as we powered back to the 24m catamaran Odyssey, anchored inside Clerke Reef as the sun was setting on the first of a seven-day diving cruise at the Rowley Shoals.

He was sitting on the gunwale of a 12m dive tender, still on a high. On our first day, we had dived at a site called the Aquarium, drift snorkelled on an outgoing 10m tide and swum with a humpback whale while she fed her calf. 

The Rowley Shoals is made up of three coral atolls on the edge of the continental shelf about 260km west-north-west of Broome. They were named in 1818 by Captain Philip Parker King. He named Mermaid Reef, the most north-western of the three atolls, after his ship. The middle shoal was named Clerke Reef after Captain Clerke, who had reported it from a whaler some time between 1800 and 1809, while the south-western shoal was dubbed Imperieuse Reef after the vessel from which it was sighted by Captain Rowley in 1800.

All three atolls, which are each about 85sqkm, rise from very deep water with near-vertical sides that form shallow lagoons. Mermaid Reef rises from 440m, Clerke from 390m and Imperieuse from 230m.

They are renowned for their virtually untouched coral gardens, giant clams, inquisitive potato cod and abundant fish life. There are more than 230 species of coral, including 28 different species of staghorn, and 688 species of fish, including sharks that inhabit the shoals.  Clerke and Imperieuse reefs were declared marine parks in 1990, with the size of the parks increased four-fold in 2004. There are still areas at both these locations where fishing is allowed. Mermaid Reef has been declared a Marine National Nature Reserve and no fishing is allowed. Since 1977 charter boats have been taking fishing and diving enthusiasts to this remote location.

It is a 16-hour cruise from Broome over a stretch of water that can become both very rough and windy, restricting the season to October and November.  It is this isolation that ensures the Rowley Shoals remains one of the most pristine coral atolls in the world. It also means that fewer than 250 "tourists" visit the region each year.

After a long night and morning of cruising, fortunately for us on calm water, the first sign of the atoll was a slim white line on the horizon. The line is Bedwell Island, a small sand island that is home to one of only two colonies of red-tailed tropicbirds in WA, and the only land we will see for the next seven days. There is also a small island at Imperieuse atoll which is the most heavily fished and the only one of the three atolls that does not have access to the lagoon.

As we closed in on Clerke Reef, and Bedwell Island, the colour of the water started to change. It reminded me of the waters around Rottnest Island, only the blues are more vivid and the water clearer.  The destination is a site called The Aquarium, the only dive site inside the atoll and one of the shallowest. Falling back into the water was like easing into a cool bath on a hot summer's day and the water was about as clear, with amazing visibility up to 40m.

For the next six days we dived at least three times a day, and on two days added night dives to the itinerary. Despite the extreme depths of water we kept our dives to a maximum of 30m, which was more than enough to thoroughly explore the ever-changing landscape that includes vertical walls, gorges, swim-throughs and big caves. Most were also drift dives, where we allowed the outgoing, or incoming, tide to waft us along the outer wall, exploring on the way. 

The variety of corals, range of colours and abundance of fish life in all sizes and colours at the Aquarium was something I had never seen. The beauty of these natural wonders is enhanced by soft corals in every imaginable colour, massive gorgonians and coral forests that are home to an unbelievable variety of fish. Trying to adequately describe the fish life is difficult.

The shallower water is dominated by tropical fish, with pelagics also cruising just under the surface with sharks up to 3m and in healthy numbers, patrolling the vast schools. The first encounter with a black or white-tipped shark takes your breath away. Like most of the other fish at the Rowley Shoals, they simply ignore you, going about their business, even feeding on other fish. 

There were also giant clams, big turtles, eels, and in certain areas gentle, giant potato cod. The swim with the humpback whale was an unexpected bonus of the trip.

AFP
November 27, 2009, 10:59 am

Have been out and pulled our pots on 4 occations but no Crays we tried in shallow 4-6 metres and out to 8-12 metres using 4 pots moving them around but can't get any Crays in our pots. How are you guys doing with your pots?

Kev

As a kid mum & dad used to take us down to the Mandurah bridge to dab net for prawns does anyone know when they start running as i would like to take my kids & boat down and have a go at getting a few any info would be great,thanks.

What is the best way for me too upload new photos? I guess i need to crop as the last steep pt photos were way toooo big

Id like 2 add quite a few but im not sure what is the best way of going about this

Is it ok to ask for my own gallery or would it be better just postin a few at a time?