Enjoy 

 As a rec skipper that fishes the Midwest to Exmouth coast in a 21 foot glass boat, I hate to think the damage that would occur from running into the 2m x 2m metal cylinder that washed up at Green head.  A decky mate came across an oxy/acetylene cylinder bobbing off Wedge while on a cray boat that would of been very ugly to come across at pace. We often wonder what happened when a boat goes down and space junk doesn't normally come to mind. 

Fella I knows son. If anything available , let me know and I will put you in touch

Is there anyone up here looking for a deck hand, that maybe going out for the day, that would be happy to take him? Or you know a mate up here that is? 

He has been out deep with me in our own boat plenty of times, and has very good sea legs, is capable and doesn’t get crook at all the shit head! 
 He’s just after the fun and thrill of fishing up here, you’ll get to keep what he catches, and he knows how to help clean a boat. 

 Took my boy out today on a pupil and 

booked leave day ! Hit 3 pods and few 

stragglers! Got our 15 one person limit 

rather quickly .. out from mindaire . 
had crack on skippy with not a fish 

in the trail . Done on squid two hrs 

later .. 15 for a 4kg bag.. give it a 

shot fellas still numbers too be had .. 

cheers pirate..

Hey all

Looking for some opinions on some mid range bottom bouncing rods. I've been rocking a beauty of a $15 broomstick for years now and whilst it's not pretty and cops a few laughs it's still caught fish. But thinking it would be good to have something 'nice'. 

I'm looking for something that will cover me for demersals big and small and the odd trip away with the potential for some bigger models or sambo by-catch. Possibly some jigging in there too. I've got a 5000FJ Stradic to go on it for the moment but would think about putting something slightly bigger with a max of 50lb braid at some point (if needed).  

I'm partial to one piece rods in the mid 6ft range and have looked at the following. I thought I was set on a Daiwa saltist hyper till I picked up a Demon Blood which I got a little smitten with. Definitely has me considering the extra $100. I've got vouchers for the big blue shed shed so will have to come from there.

Daiwa Demon Bloods - Either the 6'3" PE4/5 or the 6'4" PE3/4 - tossing up between the two weight ratings

Daiwa Saltist Hyper V2 - Something like the combi jerk 6'4" PE2-4 or Hiramasa 6'3" PE4/5

Also briefly looked at the option of a T-curve 200 or a Terez which would probly be the 6'9" 40-80lb

PE ratings on rods have me stuffed too. Depending on the type of braid the lb rating can change dramatically. Why not just rate it with lb??

Anyway, I've clearly enjoyed looking at all the fancy tech and options so keen to hear from people who have actually used them! 

Cheers! 
 

Interested to hear from the more experienced snapper boat fishermen around metro waters.

Would you expect to find a 50+cm pinkie in amongst 42-45cm fish, or if your catching those smaller fish is it best to use your time moving on and finding new ground, on the basis that that the school will all be a similar size? It's good for confidence catching and releasing those smaller guys but it could also be telling me i'm in the wrong spot and need to move on and keep searching. 

I guess if you have gone to the trouble of setting up a burley trail you'd stick it out, but if I was drifting with SPs there's nothing really lost in moving on..

Cheers.

 
Enjoy

Gday all,

is there any word out there on the potential lifting of the ban? Its been 5 years. Appears to be tonne of them whereever I go. Calls and emails to Recfish and Fisheries unanswered as usual. 

Surely they'd be looking at a review shortly?

Perhaps a reduction in the bag limit as they did with Herring - that'll help. 

 FW Crew,

I hope this finds you well....

It is the time of the year where the wind blows its arse off and the boat remains dry, I thought I'd head for the stones for some ballooning etc etc....

I want a threadline reel and rod to suit, something that can handle a Kingy or Sambo....

I've git what used to be regarded as the best you can get in a Sabre 670 but thats 7ft and over head.....

I want to be able to cast placs etc.....

I'm not interested in the top of the wazza gear, something good value that will do the job....

Cheers legends

 Hi all,

Heading to Kalbarri in August, searched the forums and already got some spots to possibly go and try.

I did see on FB that you can catch squid in Kalbarri? Has anyone ever done this or know where I should point my rod? 

Oh and landbased only.

Wondering if there is something in particular that causes you to get knots in your line when casting? I have a Daiwa aird 5500 paird with 50lb braid that I use for throwing lures and even baits a decent distance from shore.... without fail every session, at some point I'll end up getting knots in my braid when casting which usually result in me needing to cut the braid at the knot which is a real pain in the ass..... is there a known reason why this would continue to happen so frequently? 

 
Enjoy 

 Gday guys I wanna have a go at trolling gardies and scaly mackeral baits for spaniards this summer. Just wondering if anybody on here uses them? If you can advise what brand and size/weight chinweights to use and where to get them (BCF, anaconda and Bluewater tackle dont have them in stock on shelves). Cheers for any tips

 Hi All

heading up to Monkey Mia in a month with the kids and just wondering if anyone has any spot recommendations to take them

We're staying at the RAC park and apart from the dolphin area fisheries says we can fish there so that works but if anyone knows of somewhere else im all ears

Cheers, 

Hi guys

I have a fridge that keeps freezing over and drawing way too much power. Does anyone have any recommendations in Perth for a repair?
I'm fairly certain the thermistor is the issue but I'm not an expert. 

Jim 
 

With an ageing crew, it was time to throw a winch and tipper on the thunderbird. I wasnt keen on cutting handrails or putting perminant block/winch type set ups on  so with the inspiration from Lil Johnny and his recent conversion I came up with and executed a plan. Now it needs to be tested. Feel free to throw any feedback this was if you see something that I maybe havent. Needs a little tidy up with endcaps on beams bolts trimmed etc

 Hey everyone,

     Found myself in Karratha with six weeks of free time before being booked in at locations south of here, can't complain, want to head up to cape leveque and back but am very unfamiliar with this patch of coastline,

     Looking for any info on where to stop on the way for a week or so? Or stuff at Dampier peninsula ?Got a 4.5 m tinnie with a 50 on the back. Anything I'm looking at booking is obviously a bit short notice, point Samson booked out for a while etc

  Got a third wheel for beach launching but the missus has no idea (new to the ocean), boat ramps be handy,

 cheers guys,

any info much appreciated

Hey Legends Finally got to go fishing with my oldest baby,

between uni and working 3 jobs.

fishing for the first and probably last time this year together  was a real treat.

youtu.be/p9hNDtmYhPA

 Off to Point Samson soon and would be keen to get some assistance on locations to, and not to troll or drop anchor and baloon for a Mackerel. I have a 5.00m Caribbean. 

Thanks for any advice.

Mack1

 
Enjoy 

 Hey guys we are heading up to the Ningaloo coast for a 2 week break...anyone been there or up there at the moment would appreciate any advice on were to fish,depth etc as its our first time. We have a 5.5m ally hardtop with 115hp on back..no electric reels unfortunately. How are the sharks?

Cheers

Howdy Team,

Would anyone SOR happen to have a pipe bender I could borrow to do 8 bends in 38mm OD aluminium tube? 

Hoping to make a small canopy for my boat before Friday prior to making a bigger one over the next few weeks. 

Cheers
 

Caught this fish pictured below, but am unsure of the species.  YTK, Tailor and Amberjack have been suggested. Went 75cm and caught in 25m.

Video footage here - https://youtu.be/YQgQAd3FIzQ

 Hard goin in the weather managed 

too get a feed with some sweet chilli .

cheers pirate..

 
Enjoy 

 Open season. Catch as much as you want as long as you eat it before  coming ashore. Good old Don punch , rules for some and not for others. 

 Yesterday, out from OR, sloppy and windy to start off with, we got a few sbt down deep and a nice pinky and baldy on BJs purple swing heads, nice day out, thanks Mark

 Howdy Folks,

Gave the Tezzas trailer a service on Saturday which was primarily spray everything rusty with Lannox and replace the bearings though suspect my brakes are suss and am seeking advice.

It is a dual axle Tezzas trailer holding a 3t boat with Hydrastar electronic / hydraulic setup on it. Totally foreign to me.

When the trailer is jacked off the ground, the wheels dont really free spin with ease due to the brakes being pretty firm against the hub. One of the, if you try to spin the wheel, it will only do one rotation before stopping. 

I did wonder if there was some sort of electronic emercency stop that when there was no power (not plugged in) that it applied the brakes though I threw a laser thermometer on the hubs (where the brake disks touch) and three sit at 30 degrees (same as the external of the hubs) and the one with tight brakes is 60 degrees after a 30 minute drive....so it doesnt go away when the plug is plugged in. 

Hydraulic brakes are new to me and the box on the hitch that seems to have hydraulic fluid in it along with a battery has a test button on it, which, when i press 'test', says 'recharge'. The 12v battery in the breakaway system is showing 12.7 volts. 

Do i need to go to a trailer manufacturer? Brake specialist or a a mechanic? Or is there a simile thing I can do? 

I have a Redarc brake controller on the car and it works. 

Please be kind....

 

 Quick stop at maccas with the boy.. 

knabbed few in close .. nailed a cracker 

shot out back to first reef ! Banged a 

couple more . Bloody chilly day .. 

cheers pirate.

 Went out to the 5 fathom with Guy this arfo, ended up with 3 snapper, 2 at 52  cm and 1 at 70cm, quite a few undersized, and a nice sambo released by Guy, had a break off's so didn't hang around for 1 more, nice arfo out.