Looking for 1 deckie for Thursday as the two usual deckie's are working looking at heading out to the South West Bank usual stuff applies split fuel have all your own gear .Should be fishing in the mid 50's Boat is a 6.7 Surtee's gamefisher so plenty of room to land those big fish on

will be launching south side and prefer someone that knows there way around a boat.as hate babysitting

 Hi Just over at Rotto for a week with Family and Friends and there is not much happening. Winds not exactly calm either. Others say not much is being caught this year off the rocks and jetties - anyone doing any better?

G'day guys,

so I went down to Manjimup/Pemberton area on the weekend and spent all of Saturday from 8am-4pm chasing trout with not much success. after going to all the tourist spots and then a few of my secret hard to get to spots I only managed to land one trout for the day and that was at Bigbrook dam. I also had a couple of short hook-ups in the dam. the water level was insane and the current was super fast in the rivers. I did spot a few trout in the few clear waterways that I fished however most of the rivers look like chock milk. if your thinking about going down for a fish i recon give it a couple of weeks for the water level to subside a little bit and the current flow to slow.

Hello guys, just made it to exmouth and after 12 hours of driving went to put the boat in this morning.  Before I came up had everything serviced and thought i was prepared as i could be.   Launched in perfect conditions and started to head out the heads of the marina and steering died.   Dropped anchor and lucky for me i got some help with a tow back to the ramp.    I wish i got the guys details but he was a very friendly local who had just come back from squidding with the family.   Was very lucky.

Had a look and hyrdaulic fluid is leaking out a hose not far from the motor.   Only here for 7 days so dead keen to get out on the water.   My question is has anyone had something like this happen and is it an easy fix?  

Have put a picture of the busted hose in the hope that someone might be able to help.  Not much i can do here in Exmouth on a Sunday night so thought i might try on here.

 This must be the stupidist shark mackeral ever. Cam pulled the lure in so we could have a look at the whales, and says

"dad theres a fish here" 

the rods standing straight up, "yeah whatever"

so he lets out 1 meter of line and drags the lure back and forth twice-now we have something to feed Merv!

There's no doubt McArthy soft plastics are very popular and we work very closely with McArthy in implementing new colours & models etc. The " Lavender Shad " colour has been very popular and we have just received stocks of the " New " 11 inch Mamba in Lavender Shad.

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For the bream anglers the New McArthy colour in the 4" Bristle Worm will impress. Its " Motor Oil " but UV based so in the shop its motor oil colour but in UV light it can change colours including bloodworm type colour like the picture we took.

*** Theres more in the pipe line for bream & flathead McArthy soft plastis so stay tunned. Chasing a good range of McArthy Soft plastics? We have the largest range so pop by and check them out and don't forget to ask about the new colours & models coming!!!

 Hi 

Just thought I would share the devistation that has been happening in the Pond at the Bent St Ramp, Safety Bay. I have attached a photo of todays fish kill, lots of fish and a few crabs. Most of the crabs in the bay have been killed off over the last few days prior.

I have personaly witnessed this over the last four years, It cannot be good for our so called Marine Park

I believe it because of the nurient rich storm water that has been pumped into the bay over the last few weeks, starving the fish of oxygen.

Its about time that the drain was diverted to the open ocean, not an enclosed bay.(you can see the drain in the back ground)

Your thoughts

Chatty

my old man gave me 2 old fishing books yesterday.

Anglers Omnibus 5th edition, 1960

&

Complete Book of Australian Fishing edited by Roger Hungerford, 1977

i had a flick through them both, i like comparing the styles of rigs and thoughts on catching certain species between then and now. my general idea is that nothing has really changed apart from advances in gear(braid ect..). 

i doubt the books are worth anything but they might be when i give them to my son 

 Hey guys, I'm in need of some info , I'm selling my 2000 Evinrude 90 seperated and I've got ole mate who is keen to purchase a motor but because they are a pair I have the OMC binicle mount control , We have been searching for a single side mount controller with little luck.The prices that have been quoted for new have been varied from $400-$600 which is a bit pricey for Richard .

if anyone has or knows of anyone who may have a controller for sale that would be appreciated.

The other option might be to split the binicle control but unsure if this is possible ?

Any help would be apreciated 

Hey guys, took a while but I worked my way through countless hours of footage and have trimmed it down to just under 4 mins of action!

Some of the footage in the middle you might have seen already but theres more new stuff towards the end!

Anyway hope you guys enjoy it, I definitely had fun making it!!

Cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swmvLc9hkig&hd=1

Hello All ,

Just read on yahoo that the wives of the blokes that drowned recently are suing the government for damages ..

Thoughts ?

I have fished the Bar for many years and always look at the sign that says don't try to cross or words to that effect with a smile ...anyone else had any 'moments' on the sandbar ?

I did get washed off one winter it was MY fault and wouldn't blame anyone else ..I can swim like a fish and it saved me that day.

Balls

yoyo, I've been getting a little bit bored of Metro fishing, just waiting for summer to come so all the sharks and stuff come back. just wondering if the Mulloway are still running up in Lancelin off the beach towards the island? cheers.

hi anyone fished eagles nest near denmark am heading down there in a few weeks and wasnt sure how it fishes or what tackle to take

 has anyone tried to fish whiting on poppers, if so is it sucessful or a waste time.

G'day,

I'm looking at taking the missus and son (one year old) for a picnic and a cruise up the swan river tomorrow. After reading some previous posts I'm thinking of launching from Maylands and heading up towards Guilford and possibly further depending on the little fella. I was wondering if anyone could recommend or give me any info on some picnic areas up the river I might be able to pull up to or info on some public moorings. 

Also is it worth bringing a rod along or is it still to early for the bream to be back up the river.

Cheers

 hi, has any one fished at the avon river and what can you catch and is ther any good yabbie or marron spot in or near york. thanks.

Took the kids to the Royal show on Wednesday (big rip off) but wandering thru one of the pavilions spotted one stand that sold LED balloons 8 in a pack for $4 tried one out last night and very bright would be perfect for balloon fishing at night time they have a fixed LED light inside a normal balloon I bought two packs each pack has various different colours.Anyone tried these in the past for fishing?

I did also notice that there were no stores having any fishing or outdoor displays like in previous years

Enjoy

 gday all,

looking at heading out saturday, but the weather is doing my head in, seabreeze looks shit forecasting 20 knot winds but bom is saying 10-15 knots, even 10 knots from two rocks.

wondering if anyone else thinking of going out, or have thoughts on saturdays forecast.

cheers dan

 Hi lads, thinking about heading out to little island tomorrow in my new tinny, anything I need to be aware of?

Is it a protected area??

Cheers

 Hi guys any one got any good spots around Rotto taking family over for a week staying in long reach with 6m Whitley for first time woo-hoo.!

 hi, tommorow i am going to serpentine falls. is it worth me chucking the yabbie nets in and can you fish there?

thanks.

I know, i'm flogging a dead horse here, but after coming across this article I couldn't help wondering if anyone actually took the time to find some facts before forming an opinion. Practically everyone on here would had to have formed an opinion, posted comments about or, even signed some form of petition regarding the ol' supertrawler fiasco, i'm guilty too.

This isn't just about the supertrawler either, every time a controversial topic comes up, most poeple seem happy enough to just take as fact whatever they saw on Today Tonight, or read in The West, or heard from their mate Robbo, etc. Next minute everyones frothing at the mouth like rabid dogs, declaring minister/politicians/regulatory body is a (bunch of) useless imbecile(s) who should be sacked and given some concrete shoes.

So here's the link (if it doen't work, google 'trawling for trawler truths'). It's a whole 10 pages, and may take about 15 minutes. If you've commented on the topic, if you proclaim to give a sh**, then the least you can do is read it. It may not change your opinion at all, but at least you'll be better informed.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tudc.org.au%2Fnews%2Ftrawler_truths.pdf&ei=EfZMUuH9KKm8iAenqoHgDg&usg=AFQjCNEtwrjeCbA43wPQnX2zzP6AsX3vhw&bvm=bv.53537100,d.dGI

Final note of this rant: The bigger picture here is, if 'we' (rec fishers) want a voice, if we want to have some sway over the decisions that affect us and our interests, then we need to educate ourselves on the topic at hand, and present a coherent and valid argument. Knee-jerk reactions and uninformed opinions just give anyone else the licence to say "Oh, you don't know what you're talking about, your opinion doesn't matter then."

 Is anyone able to advise the current state of the (sea variety) around Wilbinga and Cervantes?

Cheers

D80

 Finally got a day off. Missed gettin out in the sound for snapper.. thinkin about a troll for tailor n a few beers in the river tomorrow. . Anyone had any luck lately?  Its been that long since ive been out on the boat. Just wondering if theres any around yet?    Cheers

 Hey Fellas, 

Looking for a name for the new boat, as almost finished.

Stumped on a name, and the big bananna is not a goer.

Something Punny would go well

Yellow Plate centre console

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wynx1ukwdVA

I have been succesfully squidding at Busselton Jetty many times but only when I was told by a person that fishes it reguarly what colour and size they are going for at the moment in jigs. Could you guys lease give me some help?

Thanks

hi lads

just after some info on landbased spots toi fish while im up there. ive got a 4wd so can get to any spots.

im heading out on mac attack while im there for 2 days and will have about 5 days free to fish the land.

just want to know where you boys think are good landbased fishing locations?

i have already been told that the top of the point is a great location just seeng if yousd ahve anywhere else.

cheers

Reece

 taking the kids and wife to kal in the morning hoping to catch a few tailor or a mulloway and even a few muddies. Anyone heard what been caught. Im taking the dinghy hopefully it helps :)