Hi all,

I’m chasing an alvey reel either 651E5 or 700E5 specifically for rock groper fishing with my custom built fsu 6120 rod. Bit of a long shot here in the west but I love the old alvey.

cheers,

Crezz

 Heres a good example of what not to do with your rod... lesson learnt!

 For all those that love to visit Broome or even plan to one day. 
Broome for all their marketing as a tourist destination has very poor boat launching facilities. Beach launches with vehicles in door depth water is a common sight. 

Feel free to jump over and answer these couple of survey questions and hopefully there will be some funding sent their way sooner rather than later. 
 

Personally I’d stopped fishing the Billfish tournament as the launching logistics just got too hard and not worth the tow.

https://broomeboatingfacility.com.au/

Custom Deep Drop Rigs! 

It’s at that time of year when the wind finally starts to calm down and we start seeing some top conditions to head deep!

We at Southside are making up some extra heavy-duty, custom made deep drop rigs, made from the strongest of components that won’t let you down when targeting those XXL Bass, Hapuku, Blue eye, Grey band, Rubies etc.

These rigs are in-store now for $29.95… and we also stock the flasher lights and sinkers to match! Come through and check them out!

Don't forget Fishwrecked members recieve 10%OFF in-store as well!

 Hi 

Just wanting some info on Coral Bay or Exmouth

Looking at booking a week or more in July in either Coral Bay or Exmouth

We have 2 boys, 5 & 8 plus taking up our quintrex 475 so can't be going out to deep with the kids.

Do both towns have good boat ramps? 

Can you fish just of coral bay or is it all sanctuary zoned? 

Can anyone recommend which caravan park is good or hire house in both places

Also which is safer for beach fishing

Any other info would be great

 Hi 

Just wanting some info on Coral Bay or Exmouth

Looking at booking a week or more in July in either Coral Bay or Exmouth

We have 2 boys, 5 & 8 plus taking up our quintrex 475 so can't be going out to deep with the kids.

Do both towns have good boat ramps? 

Can you fish just of coral bay or is it all sanctuary zoned? 

Can anyone recommend which caravan park is good or hire house in both places

Also which is safer for beach fishing

Any other info would be great

 Just spent four days spinning hard for no salmon. Still a little bit early I think. Plenty of bread and butter fish. The beach is totally weeded up you'll be lucky to keep a bait in the surf for more than 2 minutes. Beautiful part of the country though so it's always good to get away. 

 has anyone heard of the spanish mackeral that are supposed to be getting caught in warnbro sound ?

Southside Boating and Fishing is now introducing boats to our store! 

First out is the Bay Runner, a compact 14”6’ well built little glass boat that is perfect as a tender or just for cruising the rivers or canals.

Five sealed foam-filled bulkheads under the deck makes this boat super safe and with tons of storage space, this boat will surely be a hit with families.

The boat can be powered with as little as a 30hp outboard with enough strength to carry a 75hp four-stroke and has many features such as moulded drinks/water holders, under gunnel moulded rod holders and an optional ski/trolling bar.

It is perfect for a fun-filled family day on the water as well as for fishing, squidding, crabbing and prawning as it has an easy to clean, self-draining non-slip deck.

The Bay Runner is built to last and comes with a split bow rail and three grab rails with a Perspex windscreen to protect the skipper.

This smooth water boat comes on a heavy-duty, licensed, galvanized trailer for less than 22K and must be seen to be appreciated!

Hi All, just joined the forum and this is my first post!

I am heading down to Denmark on Wednesday for 5 days of fishing, primarily chasing Salmon. I have a capable 4x4 and prepared to hit the beach and tracks.

I am looking for some advice on spots to fish. I have searched the forum's old posts, and I have earmarked Parrys/Mazzoletti's and Lowlands as some likely spots. I would love to try some rockfishing to expand my options such as Bonito & Skippy, if I can't find the Salmon. I am not keen on scaling cliffs or risking my life on dangerous ledges, however is there some relatively safe spots to rock hop with decent water out front, other than the typical McGeary's?

I would welcome any and all advice and I will post up some photos and a report when I get back!

 Whats the go with the goats on the highway?

Allowed to "catch" one for personal consumption?

 I'm heading to Abrolhos Island for 4 days fishing in May and will be planning to use slow pitch jigging and Plastics only so I was wondering if any of you had advice on Jig weights and plastic types/sizes. It sounds like there will be 6 of fishing and it looks like only myself and one other will be using jig/plastics.

Enjoy 

 Well we are planning a trip to Tamala station.. staying at either Tent landing or Baba head.Anyone been up there lately and if so how's the fishing go?

Not asking for any marks(but if your feeling generous) but any info on were to fish for a feed would be invaluable...cheers

 Off to Gnaraloo 5th May anyone else going besides you seakam this will be my 9th trip 

Heading to Exmouth on the 19th for the annual trip . Be there for 2 weeks .
Anyone else be up there at the same time ? Be chasing billfish if the weather is kind but hoping to get a Ruby but have never tried before .

Just started fishing out to around 70m to 100m in Perth metro and struggling to catch a dhu over 10kg. At what depth are people catching all these big kahunas on a weekly basis it seems  

 Speaking to a shop south of the river today and he was saying that Korea makes a decent hook

saying a brand called won yang were a decent hook

having used mustad hooks for a long time the price is always going up was curious as the shop supplies commercial boys and I've never heard of this hook

 Be interesting to see if this actually goes anywhere. 

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/03/Phone-hook-up-investigates-scaly-problem-of-shark-bite-offs.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3aWZ_Ye_VBSVn8W_QkPZBeLnYJ_VM0Ag7BLtglNdtOC3BzQWa4A_Uzixw

i'm headin to shark bay for a week over easter with the misso and kids. although i regularly go to dirk hartog on the boat (from Denham), i havent fished around shark bay for 24+years!

weather permitting i'm taking my new 22ft whittley, but i'm chasin general areas and info for beach and (if the weather permits) boat fishing around the whole shark bay marine park. 

I know theres squid at the jetty at night, and the shallows around town used to have good sand whiting, but it'd be great for my girls to land a few good tailor from a beach/rock, or a pink or 2 from the boat. I know some of the bays on the eastern side look AMAZING, but dont know if they hold fish or not? 

the search function looks rooted atm so I couldnt search there, so if anyones got some pointers, fire away! pm if you want to keep it hush ;)

pics below are from DHI trip september last year. 

cheers boys,

scotto

 Hey Fellas,

Just chasing a steep point track condition update. Mainly the first couple of sandy hills. Heading up there on the 4th of April with a 5m fibreglass boat. Cheers

 Heads up I had my shed and boat cleaned out (in Anketell) on Friday night and of all my fisihng tackle and rods was taken if anyone sees anything being sold.

Mostly high end gear Tiagra 80w reel with rod 2 electric reel and rod combo's approximately 15 rods mostly with reels including custom sword rods from Oceanside.

all my tackle as well deep drop rigs/lures/jigs mainly from Oceanside Tackle/bluewater Tackle and Southside Tackle.

Two generators as well a honda e22 and a very big Briggs and Stratton 7000 seriies,

so if anyone heres of gear been sold please give me the heads up.

 Ok, so the wife and i decide to have a drive along Myalup beach North late yesterday arvo ... there were quite a few vehicles on the beach and some that had clearly been there for several days  .. on the way back we found a campsite, that previously had people at, left abandoned with all the rubbish, tarps, burnt out weber BBQ, crab nets and ropes (all twisted and cut up), floats and crap all below the high tide mark and a huge blue plastic tarp (partly burnt and full of holes), left partly buried up in the sand dune. We gathered up what we could to take back off the beach to dump and then looked at the travel camera and identified the people responsible and low and behold got  clear footage of the 2 vehicles involved. We got back to Myalup carpark, inflated the tyres and headed back to the highway. Just before getting there, 2 vehicles pulled out in front of us  .. guess who .. the dirty, shameful, B*%"RDS that we had just cleaned up for ... I couldnt catch them before they turned left heading towards Mandurah (we turned right to head home), but the missus got a good photo of the pair along with rego ... 

So to the young pair that did this .. why the F$&K would you leave the beach in such a way? Where the hell is your moral responsibility? Why the hell couldn't you clean up after yourselves? Why the hell come to a beach to despoil it for others? You can clearly afford to own a shiny silver Landcrusier with all the trimmings and a tray back with so many extras and 3 fridge/freezers in the back but where is your logic in the way you live and treat 4x4 areas ?  We have your rego and video footage and will be passing it on to the local Ranger and whoever else wants to get in on the action of finding where you live and hopefuly prosecuting to the full extend of the law. It's people like you that are the ruin of everybodies enjoyment both for fishing, enjoying the outdoors and offroading. There is no place in society for the likes of you!

There .. I have had my rant .. now I will use my rubbish tip pass to get rid of your rubbish (shame on you)!

Hey, does anyone have a Saragosa 6000 or 8000 in good condition they are looking to sell. Or a combo with a Gosa on it. Cheers  

Anybody know where to get some 35mm ID Fuji reel seats from? I know they stopped making them but somebody might have some old stock. Other than that, who knows what a good quality replacement might be? Have 3 rods that have had Pacific Composites fitted and each one is either falling apart or corroding .. ideas please 

 Plan was for a squid . Swimming event

spoiled that .. ramps closed ! Decision was

made too try for some blues instead .

my mate had some tuna carcass so

no buying of bait needed .. gave it a 

whirl for over two hours and end count

was 12 nice males ..  good plan as 

the day was rescued .. cheers 

fellas .. pirate ! 

 Just a quick one,  what's everyone's thoughts on the old vro Johnson's ? My dad has one on the back of his pacemaker and we've had a few issues with it. Does anyone think they're worth fixing? I've been trying to get him to repower it for a while but he won't listen. It doesn't like traveling at 2200 revs, you feel it bog down and stall and then you have to restart it and give it some revs to get it going again. Is a 1988 motor.

Enjoy

Hi all, well I have finally collected enough heavy rods to suit all my old Alveys along with a couple of Alveys that people didnt want to sell seperately to the rods. To that end, I have 1 Alvey reel that needs new rubber brake pads and springs (lever and ratchet) and the other needs new springs (lever and ratchet) and a complete drag set (metal washer replacement as well).  It's suprising to see how much the Alvey has changed over the years. Mine were bought for me by my parents around 1978 .. they are fully stainless including the drag washers .. the newer ones that I have picked up have chromed drag washers that have already corroded (the reels in all fairnes are like new even though old). There is even a difference in the thickness of the stainless parts as well and the newer version has a much thinner spring wire (that has failed). I suppose it was the easiest way of saving dollars by reducung quality :-(

Anyway, I have gone off track .. does anybody know how totell the exact model number of the Alveys .. I have several Surf Champions with deep spools and a couple of newer but almost identical that have a different drag washer number? I would also like to know what the rubber washer is made of and if it can be sourced in a sheet to cut my own .. any info would be great

 Hi All,

Been pulling my hair out today trying to find where to buy all plastic boat trailer bunks with the 45 degree at the end in Perth. If anyone can point me in the right direction please? 

Spent a bunch of time on the hold to all boats only to find out here they closed.....Nice if they would change the on hold message to their customers!