Hmm- I wonder how many more cases Fisheries have pending:

http://www.infogo.com.au/1/stg/?http%3A%2F%2Fau.news.yahoo.com%2Fthewest%2Fregional%2Frockingham%2Fa%2F-%2Fnews%2F28469793%2Fman-fined-for-selling-crabs-over-facebook%2F

 I dont go to BCF often but dropped in today. They had some plastic crabs lures on display with a video loop, Jig heads that sit the crab up at 45 degrees. Probably have been around for a while but i hadnt seen them before. Looked very interesting but that doesnt always mean they work. I think they were called Manic Crabs.  

Has any one used them?  

 Hey guys, just been out the last few weeks off Bunbury in 14 mtr and getting a good feed- I love winter time, shallow fishing

Broke my handle and looking on ebay, thay can only be bought from the US.  Gonna cost more than a new reel.   Anyone know of a tackle shop in Australia that might have the handle i need

 Hi lads.

Im in the market for a new PE3 lure casting rod. Thinking around 8ft as it will mostly be used from boat and rocks.

looking to throw lures from about 30gr up to maybe 90gr.

will be matched to a Stella 5000 with PE3 line.

Any body got any suggestions worth a look at? Budget is flexible but dont really need top of the range. 

Cheers Jayce

Come in and celebrate the end of the financial year with the crew at Compleat Angler Nedlands. Next weekend, on the 20th and 21st of June we will be having a huge 20% off store wide sale, including, but not limited to, our massive range of rods, reels, lures, line, tools and camping gear.

Please be sure to mention you’re a VIP member so we can apply the discount (you can become a member for free on the day).

Doors open at 8am-5pm Saturday 20th  June and 9am-4pm on Sunday 21st – be sure to get in early to take advantage of our huge sale on all of your favourite gear.

Conditions Apply:

·        Excluding Sale Items.

·        Some Stock Items Excluded (eg. Carpenter, Ripple Fisher, Hots and Ultra-Premium Stick baits/Poppers.

·        No Holds.

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·        Please remember to mention you are from Fishwrecked.

If you have any questions feel free to call on (08) 9389 1337.

Cheers from the Compleat Angler Team.

 We'll guys my fishing for this year is over what a great year it has been done many a trips out of tw rocks and Jurien and have caught a lot of quality fish did Gnaraloo in April and had a great trip as always .

next Sunday of to Phuket four four and a half months and will get to the simolin islands for some fishing back to Perth in October just in time for the fishing ban so if anyone traveling to Phuket in this time send me a pm and might be able to take you on a fishing adventure in Thailand .

cheers Colin 

 ok guys, looking to take the boys and one of their mate's out next Sat for a Snapper and Squid bash. The trip has two elements as the boat's just been serviced and new steering cable so want to give her a run before Gnaraloo in August. So just looking for some Pinky tips area wise, I've heard a lot of you head to the back of the five fathom bank? So what sort of depth, time of day etc. Even better if someone's heading out for a run on Sat would love to tag along and help you berley up, be good to meet some local crew and this will be a novelty fishing metro for me. We'll probably head to Parmelia bank afterwards for some Squid.

Cheers

Andy

 Had a plan to get some herring for some rockwall bait !! Seen sea breeze and thought a sleep in would be the go ? Didn't get out of bed til 9,30am which good having to get up crack of sparrow 5 days a week !! Chuckd the family in the boat !! Little fella had a sleep over so he ate his sandwhich and past out till we got back to the marina!!! Anyway got out there dropped anchor berlyed up !! And in came the gardies !! Could've walked across em !!! So while waiting for the never arriving hezzas !! Me and mrs and daughter gave them a good crack !! Wasn't hard at all !! So all you boys got a north trip coming up get out there and belt a heap !! Caught enough for wat I needed and jiggd up a few squid quite quickly !!! Fishing just inside first reef Quinn's !! Any way good luck wreckers !! Da pirate !!!

hey guys just realized that my grease gun has run dry and they don't sell the old grease my old man has used for years! just curious what you guys use in your grease gun? is there a type of grease that I can use for the gimbal bearing as well as engine splines and couplers? don't mind if I have to buy 2 different types just easier to do it all with one!?! also im looking for bulk bottles of gear lubricant in 5 litres or so and just wondering if anyone knows where to get them pref NOR but will do what I have to. am running a 6.2 merc with bravo 3 leg. cheers guys

 Hey guys,

recently I've been foolish a buggered up my helm and steering cables so the boat has been out of action for a while now as I gather the funds to fix her, been a bit hard with my new roster/building a house  and so forth anyways......

normally I would start my outboard every time I'm home, ( every second week) and she was sweet, she is a 1994 Johnson 40hp with oil injection,

after i buggered the steering I gave my fuel to a friend and when home and washing her I let it run dry( out of fuel) as I knew it would be a while before I could get it on the water again,

After three weeks of sitting in the shed I have gone to start it and it would fire and run for maybe 3-5 seconds

then die out, I tried this about ten times with similar results, checking the spark plugs and they seemed fine and I checked the fuel lines from tank to filter and that all seems fine any ways I had placed to be and had to pack her away again until today, so today with fresh 98 fuel I once again tried to get it running,

same problem, runs for 3-5 seconds then dies, sound like its possibly starving, So a few curses and looking for small faults with limited mech exp, I discovered now that I'm leaking oil out of the prop and skeg , it looks like motor oil and not leg oil all though I cannot be too sure, 

I've  also noticed that one of the spark plugs rubber bracket ( for lack of a better word) wiring seemed bit dodge and when removing it it actually stayed on the spark plug itself but after a bit of fumbling I got it back in but I know I'll need a new one of these,

one last try before I call the mechanic and add it to my list of bills at the moment and this time I continued to press in the key to keep squirting fuel in when it started to die, this kept it running for longer at a higher revs but once I dropped it down to just idle it died again,

i hope ole someone may of exp this type of problem before and could hopefully give me an idea on what it may be,

 Hi guys the time has come where I am going to be upgrading boats. Now unsure what mine is worth before advertising just wanted to rack you brains on what people's rough idea on what I'd fetch for it. So it's a 2006 quinnie Coast runner 4.75. Has a 60 hp yammy  four stroke with 380 hours. Lowerance hds 5 sounder offshore flare kit and Epirb. Vhf  radio life jackets and sand anchor.  Still have a few things I will need to do before I sell or advertise. Any help would be appreciated. 

 Just a question. Putting the boat in at point Perron in the morning does anybody know of somewhere around that area to by decent bait first thing in the morning?

 Cheers 

ive got some new boat carpet in a 2.7m long roll im

hoping to bring up to carnarvon.

if anyone is towing a boat or something else with room to throw it in I would be very appreciative

carton of what ever you drink...

thanks

jess 

 Hey guys heading to the monties in 8 weeks any advice on fish to chase what to bring etc thanks 

Just a heads up to anyone buying a boat -
I looked at a boat about a month ago with a mate of mine who is looking to upgrade, long story short he did not buy it but i have since found out that the boat we looked at has now been repossessed - so just thought it was worth mentioning given the current enviroment (especially) if you are looking to buy a boat make sure it is not encumburred
A PPSR search (which is not expensive) will tell you if the asset has is held for security against anything

cheers

Hi guys,

a little advise please. I have a Lowrance HDS7, and was wondering about the correct placement of the transducer. The depth display goes to crap if I go over about 10 knots. Should it be just above the line of the bottom of the boat, or just below the bottom.
any suggestions welcome.

 About 3 weeks ago i got a small burn on my thumb while removing a tray from the oven. Just a tiny blister and nothing to worry about.

Around 1 week ago that small blister was really giving me grief. Felt like a pain just on the edge of a nerve.

Yesterday i cut the dead skin away from the area and put a plaster on the tiny exposed area of new skin.

Last night it was annoying me still, so i started to cut the last of the dead skin away from around the edge, and out popped a bit of bone?? WTF..

Looks like this has been in my thumb from mid April when i was fishing in Shark Bay.. Got spiked in the thumb while scaling a Pinkie..

hi guys I know this has come up before but all the posts I have read so far are dated 2011, I was gone go spinners in Albany but the weather is crap there tomorrow onwards however in Esperance it seems nice. I notice several charters here anyone know wich has the best rep ?

i may have to extend my stay here 8)

Enjoy off to Bali next week

 Just had this sent to me:

River breaks thru-Keep watching past the pic's onto the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoRa0OaGIp0

 Reel got submerged beach fishing for several hours. Full of sand, I de-lined it, and piece by piece carefully removed all the parts and began clearing sand from all the nooks and crannys. 

I wanna know what I should do now in terms of oiling it and maintaining it. There isnt any green corrosion-looking shit in there yet, just sand mixed with the oil already in there. A friend mentioned RP-7 / WD40, but I have also heard this is a big mistake. Any thoughts appreciated.  

Hi Guys,

A group of us are heading up to jump on board this charter again. A couple of spots have opened up on our trip for various reasons.

See details of this awesome charter here:

http://www.montebello.com.au/

The special price for one of these spots is $2500 (usually $3000, so no further discounts apply). The dates are Sunday 28th June 2015 (leave from Exmouth) through until Saturday 4th July 2015.

You should come home with a box of quality fillets as well which makes this an absolute bargain.

I have done this charter before and it really is fantastic.

I know it's short notice but PM me if you are interested.

Cheers,

Max

has any one had a go at down rigging for snapper

im keen to give it  crack and see how it goes

whats your experiences?

does any one recomend any lures - minnows, divers

that they have used and found to work extremely well?

cheers

i was just going for a walk along claremont jetty tonight and saw quite a few groups of people crabbing and fishing

they seem to set up the crab nets before dark and stay until 8.30-9.00pm most nights

i saw lots of undersize crabs in buckets and some undersize breams being caught...

when the weather is nice the jetty is quite popular

-i'm sorry, when there are large groups of people down there catching undersize crabs ,etc

i am NOT going to bring out my phone and take pics....

even i know that would be dangerous

WHY IS THIS THREAD LOCKED ?

 Hey guys!

On the long journey from Mandurah to Carnarvon this morning I had plenty of time to think about things!

I am finishing the journey to Exmouth tomorrow and was thinking about attempting to create a day by day post for the trip letting the FW members how I get on each day. A lot of advice has been taken on board from FW members in planning this trip from new gear to Carnarvon stop over accom and potential ground to fish in exmouth to try and get my first Red. 

Feel free to follow the post if you wish! 

Had a very stress free drive to the Carnarvon Caravan Park today. First question is where are all of the sheep, goats, cows and dead Roos along the north western coastal highway? I passed one goat near Gladstone and didn't see another animal for the whole drive? Also maybe 1 dead Roo. 2 years ago I recall not being able to drive 100m without passing a dead Roo on the side of the road? 

 We've just had 2 spots become available for a trip we are running to Fiji in October (22nd - 30th).  We've based it on the peak tidal movement period (26th) for the best fishing!

Last year was fantastic - the action was constant with GTs, Maori Wrasse, Coral Trout, Yellowfin Tuna, Dogtooth Tuna etc. all boated.  We had some very large fish lost and a few surprises like free swimming sailfish/wahoo and big Dolphon fish!  It was nice at the end of the day when you were fully stuffed to walk 30 seconds back into a 5 star resort and be pampered with awesome meals and more than a few drinks!

We're looking at expressions of interest at this stage with the total cost somewhere around the $4000 mark - $3000 for 7 nights accomodation, 6 full days fishing, food, airport transfers etc - basically everything except booze.  Flights are around the $1100 mark.

If you're interested drop us an email at and we'll send you out the full package details or ask any questions you like here!  I'll leave you all with a few photos from last years trip!

An aerial view of the resort:

 What do people recommend. Was looking at the fsu 6120 blank as starting point if anyone has used one would like to know how good they are.

Going to be using it on beach and rocks down south.

Got avet hx mc raptor going onto it with 600yrd 60lb braid with mono topshot.

Hi Guys
If any one has any interest in Down Rigger fishing, I wrote an article on in, for Ian Sewell's magazine. The Western Australian Fishing Magazine. June /July issue.
Cheers
John

First time up at shark bay as I always drive past to Exi was happy with the outcome fishing out of Steep Point and did my first overnighter up at Turtle Bay .
We had awesome conditions caught approx. 25 different species over 7 days . Highlights included pinkies in 16m water one after another for 4 fishos over about 1.5 hours with all released . Catching a good feed of crabs over at monkey mia chilli crabs that night yum. deckie Pauls big 840mm coral trout in 12m water .Deckie andys robbo sea bream /first ever/.
Deckie Qs 1.2 m Cobia in 100m of water at steep point.My catch of a very lost Break sea cod in 100m of steep also.

all in all was very relaxing crabs beer / fish beer/ weather beer/ and the fishing comp which we did not enter was well organised and what an after party /BBEEERRR.

See you again SHARK BAY.