Another year has come and gone and the hope for glassy weather was soon evaporated in the week leading up to the trip with absolute rubbish forecast for as long as we could see. The previous two July school holidays were also windy and proved to be hard work. In the lead up to this years trip, we all commented 'surely we cant have 3 years in a row of shit weather..' how wrong we were. Over the course of the two weeks, the wind dropped under 10 knots for two days, with the majority of days being in the 18-24kn range. 

Undeterred and with the view of the fish arent going to catch themselves, we ventured out most days into the unhappy sea with at times more white water then not and the tops being blown off passing lumps of water. We were drifting over 1kn most days and had to up the amount of lead to hold bottom. 
We spent the majority of our time out in the 120-140s chasing goldband. We did well on the reds earlier in the year at a different location so we were all keen to hunt golds. Most days we seemed to get our bag, and return to the ramp late in the afternoon. 

We had a young fella on board most days who didnt fish much due to the depth but the smile on his face was priceless. When i was younger, a mate of my old man used to take me out fishing in coral bay and i still hold onto those memories dearly so its cool to pass on some memories to another young guy who will be driving our boat in the years to come no doubt

Swell was barely there most of our trip which was nice as that on top of the rank weather would have kept us ashore a few more days. 
We didnt have too much of an issue with sharks which was nice but they did pop up a few times. 
My uncle hooked (on consecutive days) a 6-7ft whaler shark in the side fin and dragged it up sideways from 140m...possibly the funniest thing we have seen in a while but the poor fella was sore in the days after. 

Interestingly enough we hooked a small green jobfish on the troll one afternoon which i havet seen too many being caught on line.

Nice to see lots of the same crew getting about up there and the trip was topped off nicely with a QLD win in game 3 of the origin. 

Was nice to get through this year unscathed as last year i sliced all 3 tendons in my finger and most of the nerves were damaged requiring a quick dash back to the city for micro surgery. Not having to deal with that was great this year...however i did have a few strangers come up to me and hang shit on me for doing it last year which i laughed at.

We stopped through the Galena Bridge camp at Murchison on the way home with what seemed like half of coral bay.

Only 11months until we are back there

hey lads and ladies,
planning a trip to NZ and have a few days up my sleeve.

chasing advise on fishing charters there, any one been before? hoping maybe for a big king\

TIA

pegz

 hey fellas installiung a few new rod holders for trolling got a fibreglass boat any tips  / methods on drilling the holes for the holders etc

I'm bloody angry, I have just read a half page spread in my local paper about the threat of white spot disease spreading to cru stations in WA and the threat of such an event happening.

The message the article was putting out was that fisheries where requesting all anglers to take care in what they were using for bait, and to give imported raw prawns a big miss so as to reduce the possibility of white spot disease getting into our fisheries with the devastating results that would follow.

Now at fist read this seems like a good thing to put out to the community as fishos are the last line of defence against the introduction of this disease getting into our waters. As they are the last chance this disease will be discovered, i.e. when you shell the imported prawn and put it on the hook or don't shell it such as may be the case.

I have seen a few articles on TV and other media about the devastating effect this disease has had on the prawn farming industry in Qld and it has certainly put a few of these guys on the bones of their bum.
When it was first discovered in imported prawns a ban was put on the importation of these prawns for 6 months, that ban has now been lifted.

I'm absolutely "miffed" that this situation has been allowed to come about, what has happened to the first line of defence against the importation of dangerous food or other stuff into Australia.

We have a specific government body whose job it is is to make sure stuff like this doesn't happen, so just how has this sad situation come to pass. My money is on the following scenario,

Papers covering the importation of these uncooked prawns is forwarded by the importer, some where in the wad of paper work is a document stating the all the required quality checks against these prawns having disease have been complied with and all are ok, "trust me" yeah right.

So all the ticks are in the right boxes everything is ok no need to have a random sample taken for an eyeball examination. Quality disease free prawns are guaranteed.

The head shed of these government agencies are paid a very good dollar to make sure infestations and disease don't get into the country, it appears to me that they seek the very easy road to doing there job by accepting if the ticks are in the right box on the relevant QA form then all is ok, this attitude has allowed White Spot to get into Australia and we are all going to pay for their lack of commitment one way or another.

WA gov has spent a good bit of money trying to get the Swan River prawn back on peoples menu again it would be a bloody tragedy if White Spot gets into the Swan River system and kills this project off before it can get fully established.

I would like to see a ban placed permanently on the importation of all foreign crustations

Full stop

I'm tired of tying dropper loop knots and they slip under high loads so I'm interested in gearing up to make my fishing rigs with crimped connections. I'm keen to save some money and purchase in bulk but the quanities are more than I will ever use in a long time of fishing. I bought a crimper today and somes swivels and crimps in small quatities and the prices are mega expensive buying like this.

Is anybody interested in sharing and saving heaps of bucks on crimps and leader and possibly 3 way swivels?

Here is my suggested purchase and I'd be happy to split into 3 if there are 2 others keen.

 Alloy Fishing Crimps 1.2mm x 1000  $25

Total including freight would be $75 each for a 3rd share which would last ages!

PM if interested

 Hi guys

I have been regressing my reels and have found that the grease l have been using is way to thick and was wondering what you guys think is the best grease to put on your reels?

 Hey guys goin for a ealry morn bash at preston beach will be my first time there and wandering if ya got any tips about gutters n reef best baits ect...

Any help will be highly appreciated 

Cheers

 I'm heading North in 2 weeks, no location planned yet. Going for 2 weeks.

Anyone else heading North at the same time?

Local lad Tyson Tate and his son Tom have just won senior Champion male and junior Campion male in both the Esperance Deep Sea Angling Club and the Esperance Landbased fishing club for 2016/2017 season!
Anyone that fishes in an angling club for points knows that's its consistency and skill that racks up the points but to do it in 2 separate clubs is a solid effort and shows how dedicated these 2 are.
Each club has a monthly venue/meet plus annual Classic fishing comp so they would have to fish about 26 weekends at least in a year.

 Hi 

I have a 2 part question .

I have recently wired  a Markfish into my FCV587 and HDS7 Lowrance  GPS and I am not sure on the correct NMEA settings that are required to get the link to work correctly between these 2 units. The instructions on how to wire up was pretty easy but no info on the correct settings required for marking points via Sounder.

The 2nd part of question is what settings are we running for a TM260 transducer on a 587 ? I have checked the menu and found the list of transducers and it only has a 1Kw  rather than the model # or is it a wet box,Tranny mount or thru hull tranny.With many different transducers on market I would of thought that the model would be what you select.

Maybe i am thinking into it to much.

Thanks in Advance 

When it comes to quality stickbaits the Duel Adagio needs no introduction.

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If you’re looking to add to your collection the Adagio’s will be a welcomed addition. We also stock a wide range of other quality stickbaits from Small to BIG to suit every form of fishing.
 

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Enjoy 

Currently on this offshore well interventions vessel at anchor in Broome. There's a no fishing rule... spewing..

Gday all,

Thought I would say a quick hello, I live in Dongara and do quite a lot of fishing mostly around here and the Abrolhos.
Hope to add a bit where I can on the site and also will be looking for advice shortly when I will hopefully be looking for a new boat as my current boat is up for sale.

Cheers, Jake,

Still tossing up the best choice for my Voyayger Ghia floor. I was going for Kwick Grip from Whitworths and the grey colour is bit light and lots of sanding. Then thought mabe carpet would be easier and have looked at ribed carpet from

$42 per meter at Bunnings and dont know if it will last and is any good. The other end of the scale is $70 per meter at whitworths. Anybody done the same or has advise much appreciated.

From the Alvey Reels Australia Facebook Page - posted an hour ago.  A sad day indeed.

To our wonderful customers over many, many years. It is with great sadness I have to announce that Alvey Reels Australia will be closing down.

Our manufacturing facility at Carole Park has served us well since 1978 but sales of our reels are now so low they can not generate the income required to keep the business going.

Our loyal and skilled staff have kept the quality of our products very high and we are proud of this reputation as being the toughest reel on the market.

 Who's going for a fish this weekend chasin the one that got away last moon 

Just slightly off fishing, as far as I'm concerned the worst thing to hit WA since the Spanish flue outbreak of 1918/19 is NBN.

I have never suffered a more debilitating upsetting piece of stuff in all my life, the bloody speed is slower than what I had, it is prone to dropping out was a bastard to navigate through to get my Email back and functioning.

I admit that I'm quite illiterate as far as computers go, but even after seeking on line help it took a relative of Einstein to understand what they where trying to relate and I'm really "miffed" with the service.

I don't know how to lookup exactly what speed I'm getting I only go on how long it takes to refresh the screen or lookup things on Google, I now have time to put the kettle on bake some scones and then still have to wait. If this is an example of "new great tech stuff" you can keep it.

Is your power bill starting to become an issue, then maybe it’s time to think of installing a Solar Power System.

Solar Power Systems have now hit their lowest pricing range ever. However with the rebates changing and the STC’s (Solar credits) reducing in value, prices will start to rise. Rebates on residential properties will fall by 9% per year for the next eleven years until there is not rebate at all. STC’s have already fallen by over 10% this year alone, again adding to the cost.

If you are thinking of a Solar Power System, now is the time to buy.

Pricing for small 1.5KW systems start at just $1499, 2.5KW from $2099 up to a 5KW system for $3699. All of these prices are for fully installed systems.

We do a range of inverters including Fronius, SMA, Goodwe, Sungrow, Zeversolar, ABB and Delta.

If your property has a shading issue then the Solaredge system is available as well.

All of our panels are TEIR ONE panels and include Jinko, Canadian, ET Solar, Infinity and the top of the range LG neon Black 320W Panels.

So if you would like to save money on your power bill, or just get a quote and an idea of your possible saving please give me a call, a private message or an email to the number and email listed below.

 Went for a lil fish down at pk jetty Monday morn to get some baits ended up catching atleast 30 nice sized whiting and 8 mullet was also tryna land me my first eagle ray which ended with verry little to no success. Lost 3 in total, 1st one spat the bait before i could get to the rod to hookup, 2nd my brother just about got spooled instantly with 300m of 20lb n 3rd raped me on my 4000bg n 7-15kg rod with locked drag!  

These fish are a awesome sport fish and id like to know where they get all the power n speed from

Yea the batoid

 Hi All,  this is a courtesy note to let you know Fish Ranger have just released their new Wind 3D feature.   Wind 3D provides paired forecasts and observations at all the weather stations in your area so you can see what wind is currently doing, and what its forecast to do, in your entire region at a glance.  You can look at the weekly group forecasts and any single day of the week as well. 

We welcome your feedback and appreciate the support that Fishwrecked users have given the Fish Rangers site.

To access the new feature, go to the site and select any coastal location, then select the Wind 3D menu near the top of page.  Here is a link for convenience to one of the FAD's near Rotnest: 

www.fishranger.com.au/forecast/wind/for/18.07.2017/as/1/day/location/FAD%20-%20Perth%20Game%20Fishing%20Club

 need some one to connect an anderson plug in me car i have all the batterys solernoid cables etc just need to connect to main battery run throw to boot of car to another battery would probrly take an hour any quotes much appreciated cheers

Guess who for . Little andys misses great artist. Occy was cut up with normal dinner knife. Fat free Italian dressing. Spicey malt vinegar . Garlic . Cajun spice, chicken salt. Black pepper. Tender as

Andys new swifty almost done . All screws out. Chips ect. Deck all done. Everything re sprayed.1 coat of flow coat on deck up to yet( needs another). Underneath all chips gone resprayed. Very itchy , but really happy with outcome turned out mint. Trailer fix up next. Then he is away:):)

Can anyone tell me if Fisheries can book you for not having your licence on you? 

Ive lost mine somewhere. I read the 2016/2017 rules, and it says you have to produce it when asked by a fisheries officer, but it doesn't say if it's an offence or not. 

Has as anyone been or heard of anyone getting stung? 

 Hi all, Have managed to finally get the boat back in the water Since we left Karratha two years ago. Have launched at Dawesville 3 times now and have returned empty handed after trying to locate some ground in the 30s and 20s not having much luck if anyone could offer any info or point me in a general direction would be much appreciated. Failing that i have some quality gps spots for Karratha if anyone would like to swap 

Cheers

Wal

 May have been covered previously 

I'm chasing a cover for my daiwa megatwin to keep the water spray off it whilst traveling during th day fishing 

can't find anything online, will need to be neoprene 

my question is does anyone have something like this or can recommend someone who can make it 

thanks 

 Has anybody please got any tips for catching a feed of crabs in Shark Bay, I hear they are back in good numbers this year.

Thanks

Steve

Hi all

Just wondering who people use to insure their tinnys?

Have a 3.9 Quintrex with a 15hp honda 4 stroke, both about 13 years old I think

Cheers

Jamie