Hey guys after some advice on moving my TM/1kw transducer.  The 200Hzs worked fine but 50hzs very intermittent.  I marked the old position, the bottom of the transducer hung just below the hull.  I'm thinking similar depth but move it a couple of inches towards the motor.   In hope too clear the signal up. What do you think?

 Hi All.  Search function still not working for me sorry...headed up to C/Bay in a month for 3 weeks R & R...Bottom bashing, no issues always get a feed-however looking at doing a bit more trolling this year. Here is what i 'think' i know, however i am up for any simple advice offered- my knowledge is limited as we do not troll much on the sth coast, only when we head north. Some very sound advice on FW, always find feedback awesome.

Hard bodies- trolling approx 5-7 Knots. Mackeral mainly ? Have run a spread of 3 before, cpl deep divers, one shallow, kind off zig zag in 15-27 m headed sth of sth entrance. Caught a cpl, but never got more than 2 in a go. i might be too shallow/slow etc. 

For Tuna/Wahoo/Mahi Mahi/Billies- have some soft oscars to give a go but really have no ideas on troll spead- 12 knots?  Depth i have zero idea..?

Also gonna give the squid a shake this year-have always been around five fingers and got a few-not sure if there are better  general locations to try?

Been some good threads of recent adventures up there..jealous !!!

cheers in advance

 Hi All.  Search function still not working for me sorry...headed up to C/Bay in a month for 3 weeks R & R...Bottom bashing, no issues always get a feed-however looking at doing a bit more trolling this year. Here is what i 'think' i know, however i am up for any simple advice offered- my knowledge is limited as we do not troll much on the sth coast, only when we head north. Some very sound advice on FW, always find feedback awesome.

Hard bodies- trolling approx 5-7 Knots. Mackeral mainly ? Have run a spread of 3 before, cpl deep divers, one shallow, kind off zig zag in 15-27 m headed sth of sth entrance. Caught a cpl, but never got more than 2 in a go. i might be too shallow/slow etc. 

For Tuna/Wahoo/Mahi Mahi/Billies- have some soft oscars to give a go but really have no ideas on troll spead- 12 knots?  Depth i have zero idea..?

Also gonna give the squid a shake this year-have always been around five fingers and got a few-not sure if there are better  general locations to try?

Been some good threads of recent adventures up there..jealous !!!

cheers in advance

Hi Guys,

I've purchased a Daiwa Tanacom 1000, I was wondering what batteries people had there electrics hooked up too? I'll be using it on my cousins boat and don't want to connect up to his boat batteries (looking for a stand alone battery).

I found the below post which was from 2012 but hoping for some more up to date information.

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/battery-suit-electric-reel

I spoke to multiple staff members from different Battery World stores and was given different suggestions.

Cheers.

 any lost any spears guns on the road around carnarvon in the last few weeksn or so. ifso get intouch i will be able to help you get them back.

 Hi all,

Taking a week off LSL and trying to decide where to go and what to do. Taking a small tinny with us as well as the 2 kids and 2 dogs.

Have been to Ningaloo before and enjoyed it, figured Waroorra be much the same. Whats the beach/creek camping like at Giralia? Any dramas launching there? Any other info or thoughts will be appreciated.

Travelling down from Karratha. 

Search function doesnt seem to be working hence the question.

Cheers

Mullows

Gday fellas,

I’ve recently picked up my new rig, an immaculate Caribbean Concorde with a pretty new 115 Suzuki. My first glass boat, and I’m pretty pumped with how she’s gone so far. The previous owner has kept her PRISTINE, to a point where you would actually think the hull is brand new.

My only drama is I’m heading to gnaraloo in a few weeks, and I don’t think I’ll have enough time to whip up some decent stone deflectors. I’m hopin you blokes might have any quick or simple ideas of minimising stone damage from the tracks.

I was thinking of maybe wrapping the whole underside of the trailer in shadecloth, to stop the stones flicking up? or maybe a full height, full width temporary mud flap, that could go behind the Ute? 

Keen to to hear ideas, or methods you’ve been successful with. 

Scotto. 

 Blue sidescan is from the Simrad with Totalscan Transducer. Copper images from the Axiom with RV100 transducer

 Up at dark this morning dreaming of pink

sipping my extra hot coffee .. headed down

chopped a 2 kg mulie block with first cast

a nice tailor released.my mate wasn't to far

rocking down he caught plenty of whiting and

herring .rather large eagle ray for me which 

had another rig in with a star sinker so got the

tackle out and put em back . Whacked herring 

fillet on as mulies ganged were nt lasting got 

nailed by a salmon not long after then another 

nice fish 30mins later all round 10am . Good 

morning. Cheers fellas! Pirate..

Got back to the Kalbarri ramp this afternoon to see a boat trailer on the ramp, in the water and upside down !

Apparently lady was attempting to launch the boat and somehow managed to launch boat, trailer and fourby.

Vehicle was in the carpark loaded with camping and personal gear, doors open and water draining non stop.

Would certainly put a downer on your holiday. Sorry about sideways pics, can't get them to load right way up.

 Was chatting to the crew off of Olympia up her in Coral Bay after they had been wet lining for Goldband. Mentioned that they managed to get a tonne of Goldband , which was 1/ 10th of there quota. They mentioned there was a trawler up her 6 weeks ago that caught 53 tonne. I asked how could this be he he said that they were operating under a commonwealth license. 

I didn't realise there was a difference. Didn't really seem fair to me.

Gunner

 But the skips took over from 35 cm to the big one 62cm. Was good fun, throwing em back in the end. Boat out 2 times in 4 days Gully!

Anyone know if you can use a throw net off the ammo jetty? Thanks.

 Hi guys. Heading up to Exmouth on thurs. first time with the boat. Have a 5.4m ally cuddly. Was after some rough ideas on what conditions to look for? I.e easterly better on west side, or w in gulf? Also any indications on what limits ppl would consider, ie less than 14knot se and less than 2m swell? I’m not familiar with the area so sometimes can be a struggle to picture what s forecast on paper will mean on the water!

any help greatly appreciated!

cheers, goat.

 I'm keen to respool one of my reels with Daiwa saltiga boat braid. I want to go with PE4 but I'd go with PE5 if anyone wants to share. I reckon I'll need about 400-450 of the PE4 or about 300-350 of the PE5.

You have to buy it in 1800m spools and I don't need that much.

I can get it arrived in Perth for $300. Anybody keen to go halves or thirds? I have a line counter so can coind of my third or half...

Hi Everyone

Ever since going fishing at Greenhead during Easter i have been hitting the river a lot with my girlfriend who has really taken to the hobby. Its been about 5 years since i have done any real fishing and im falling for the Swan all over again and have a few questions. 

Gear - has it improved much or changed? still got plenty of TT jigs, ZZman, gulp placcys and little 10grams slices. Currently running a Penn Pinpoint Tournament and a Affinity 2000 but i am thinking of getting a Shimano Zodias/Samurai Reaction with a Penn Battle series 2 in a 2500 for the girlfriend and maybe something similair for myself. Whats good on the market for chasing flatties, herring off the metro groynes and bream/tailor in the swan? Is Flurocarbon leader still the Sh1t or has something bested that?

Spots - Because of all the work at Elizabeth Quay, has that changed the river much? is point reso still good for tailor/flathead, is claremont still good for the same? 

Bait - I noticed the bluebait and river prawns have come under the hammer pretty hard? whats the story behind that?
 

So in the few weeks i have been hitting the Swan/metro area again i have got the following. Sizeable and plenty of Black Bream under the Causeway near Trinity College, Black Bream and whiting at Salters/Canning river SP Yacht club, tiny Tailor at Applecross jetty, flounder at mossies (saw some monster tailor chasing bait fish but i was on diving heard bodies :( ), decent herring feed at Floreat and the GF got busted off at Hillarys rock wall (probably a chopper).

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 Experts...

My internet is crap here at work and i'm time poor to do my own research so i'm after help with a good sounder/gps combo....

Its for the inlaws boat which a new 628 furuno is going to be the main sounder but of course the combo will be used in sounder mode at times also....

Ideas between a grand and 2k please?

Cheers in advance....

 Hi Everyone

We have a 6.7m bar Crusher and a petrol Toyota Prado. On our trips up north we use more the. 28L/100km. We are looking to change out the Prado shortly, and I’m keen to find out if anyone has had any luck with reducing fuel consumption to something less then what we currently do. We obviously do all the drag and weight reduction things already, but it hasn’t made all that much difference.

thanks everyone

 anyone heard / used the new version of Seaborg mega twin (1200mj model)?

We are going to steep point in June, and were going to boat across from Denham. However we are curious whether any of the Tamala sites were capable of launching and retrieving a 6.7m Fibreglass Boat.

I did search the forums but could only find vague details on whether it would be possible.

 Hi everyone

first time on this site, amheading to Port Gregory for the week and am chasing some info or spots to hook up. Will be doing a little land based, but mostly boat fishing. Any spots that people want to help out with.

any info appreciated.

From yesterday 

 Nice cray from a dive inside the reef lacking a few legs but came up a treat as popcorn cray

 Epic weather today flogged out too 28m

out from mindaire nearly inline with yanchep

bit of a trek in my little tub. Hard goin nuthin 

but under dhus and pinks .. managed this

nice gummy at the end of the day .. 

cheers fella s pirate . 

Day 1 of 6 glorious weeks of long service leave starts today and we're heading down to Busso for a week Sunday with a fair old swell rolling through so most likely going to stay inside the bay and concentrate on getting the kids onto some squid etc and hitup the 4 Mile but have the KGs moved into the shallow sand patches yet? Used to get them in the middle of summer in my uncle's dinghy in the 90s but just can't find them these days.

Cheers JF

Enjoy

imagine the shit storm u'd have to go through to get something like this done here ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3UpAGRJ9XM

Advice please. Going to Pallinup on the weekend and looking for some advice on what lures/rig/bait to catch some big arse bream around the river and beach. Probably doin a bit of spinning into the fallen trees etc. But any ideas please!!! 

 Anyone own or ridden in a 730ht bar crusher that can comment on the ride/performance?

cheers