hi guys,

I have just picked up my tinnie with a 25 Johnson 2-strokeoutboard on - The guy at the shop pull started it first time, and said they were prone to flooding, and it has a stupid prime lever thing on. He showed me the water coming out of the tell tale, and put in in gear and showed me it was all good.

I get home 10 minutes later, and the motor wont start???

There are no external kill switches and the motor is in nuetral - checked this..

i then toggled the prime thing, and it smelt flooded - took the plugs out and pulled it a few times, put them back and the motor started, but did not idle and died, I opened the throttle manually and kept it there, and the motor started and ran at a high idle, cause of the forced throttle - I held it there for a while to clear out its throat a bir, and noticed the water was not flowing from the tell tale, and dropped the motor to an idle, but it just died.

i checked the flow and it was fine on the muffs. The leg seemed to be hot, so i let it cool off, removed plugs, drained the carb from the screw on the bottom and the plugs are brand new - checked for spark, and they are sparking well.

forced the throttle agin and restarted the motor - same thing, runs erratically and wont idle.....

Any Johnson guys out there with a tip?

I can take it back to the dealer to check it, but must be something stupid, as it worked fine there??

Any help would really be appreciated

Hi,

i'm looking at getting a big baitrunner to match up with my 12' Ugly Stik for beach and rock fishing, as well as some bottom bouncing on a smaller rod. At the moment I can't decide whether to spend the extra $ on a 12000D or Thunnus or go with the tried and tested 6500B? I have heard reports of the D and Thunnus having gear problems and that the 6500B isn't as amenable to use with braid as the other two.....

Has anyone out there had experience with these reels and if so what are your thoughts?

Cheers!

Matt

 any queenies or GTs around down on the bundegi flats at the moment ? is there alot of bait about? going up their in 3 weeks just wondering there is a chanc of catching one 

cheers pom 

Hi Guys,

I am looking at buying a Quintrix 3,9 m tinnie for the sound/river and a quick fish or for crabbing etc.

I am 100 odd kg and tall, and want to know how these boats are for stability - would I be able to stand up on the boat when fishing, or will it topple over?

Do they bob around a lot on the water?

Would a 25HP motor be suitable for this size boat.

Thanks guys..

Hey guys, Needing help with balloon rigs off the beach, were do I sit my bait in the water, top, middle, bottom, do use use a weight, was wondering if anybody could help me out with any diagrams or talk throught a rig set up with lengths and all, not using helium or should I. Any ideas or anything would be great as have all the gear and don't want it to go to waste, Thanks Rails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRCrY74knw

apologies if you've seen it before.

G'day All,

I have been seeing loads of good reports coming out of two rocks was going to give it a crack soon, however there seems to be loads of congestion on the ramp in the morning, Is there much of a crowd around 4am? I would assume after 5am it would be a mad house.

Next question, has anyone / is it legal to stay overnight in the marina there? Either parked up and launch early, or sleep on the boat already in the water with an anchor out, obviously keeping close to the wall and staying out of the way of any night fishing boats...

cheers for the help in advance guys.

Matt

hey guys

just wondering when the bonito schools reach busselton

want to try and get some in my kayak for a bit of fun.

been looking at lowrance / raymarine / furuno and although i won't be upgrading for a few months so far this is the system I'm already leaning towards but keen to see how you find this setup, if your happy with it, what choice of transducer and sounder module you went with etc

Was wondering if anyone knows of anyone who does repairs/mods to to Mitchell reels. I am after a new drag washer set up for my old faithful.

Cheers

Richo

I was just wondering if anyone took a computor or camera to Exmouth for Gamex this year. I have looked everywhere & cant seem to find any reports or many pics. Is the weather that bad & keeping everyone in the marina or is it that you are all far too busy baggin & taggin. lol  I hope it's the latter.

I hope all goes well for everyone there, the weather is kind to ya & everyone stays safe. 

cheers Rob 

hi guys....going guilderton for a bit of night fishing saturday night and was wondering what the situation with weed is like up there? also any recomendations on rigs ect?? looking to get mulloway and sharks.

just gunna go right infront of the river mouth heard its not too bad there?? also blowing good easterlys so wouldnt mind getting a balloon out as ive got the gear but never done it before.

cheers dave.

 hey guys im servicing a mates motor, mercury 9.9hp, just wondering where i can buy spark plugs and oil for the leg from around fremantle area? cheers

Can anyone tell me if there are any fish in lake jasper wa worth catching

eg redfin or trout  that are sizable to eat ?

Hi Guys

Just hoping someone out there might be able to help me out with some Snapper advice.

I am just starting to do alot more fishing out on the tinny for other fish than KGs and squid.Just chasing some depth and rough location advice on catching snapper.We have been trying some lumps in close and pulling in alot of small snapper so I am wondering if we are in too close or if it is the wrong time of year?

Any help would be really appreciated.

Regards Adam.

hey does any one no wat quobba is like to fish in may, planning to do ballooning an spinning any info would be great                                                                                                                                      

hi guys heaing to moore river for the weekend hoping to get some fishing in off the beach and in the river any tips about rigs, bait or what to go for?

So Im heading up to Broome in the end of April. Driving up inland thru to Hedland and on up to Broome for a week, back down the coast to Exmouth for a week then back down south again.

Itd be stupid of me not to take advantage of the fishing while im up there! I have Exmouth sorted but Im chasing advice for Broome.

Im actually really keen to chase barra up there. I have done a search on here already so dont think im lazy - I went thru 10 pages of searches and didnt really get much info.

Do you think it would be best to go on a barra fishing charter or can anyone help me out with advice to go after them on my own?

am I going at an ok time of year for them?

what sort of gear should I lug up there with me?

any advice is appreciated guys as Im right at the start of my barramundi education at the momet!

cheers

 hey going up to exmouth in 3 weeks and was wondering if anyone had a kayak i could barrow or could buy for under $100?

plz can u help ?

cheers pom 

Hi guys heading down south for the Easter holidays. Left the camp site bookings a bit late. Have one place ,but it seems to have a bad rap. Do you guys know any good caravan parks with powered shady camp sites clean ablution blocks. There are 3 families coming on the trip so would need 3 camp sites

Thanks in advance

Wesley

hey all,

looking at heading to wedge this weekend to do a spot of land based fishing, only down side is im a boat fisherman so quite the hopeless character when it is coming to landbased. ive got all the right tools and equipment for it. just not the right set of knowledge to help me succeed up here.

where would be good to catch something big there? what would i use to do so? is it any good for a spear fish?

cheers

greatrex

hi guys need some feedback.

lastnight i decided to go for a crabbing sesh using my cheapo inflableboat as i just bought a electric motor, did a test run last week to make sure everythings good. so lastnight me and my mate got all the crab pots rigged up and started to blowup the boat and the boat started leaked from god knows where.

as i am commited with the electric motor, i am thinking about upgrading to a small 2.3m zodiac style inflatable. around 700 bucks.not cheap thats why im asking you guys for help before blowing more cash.

pretty set on one as i can fit it in the boot of the car.

how much tougher are these things, and any advice from ppl who has one will help me greatly.

thanks in advance

going up to exmouth in 3 weeks, and looking for spots to do some ballooning from, but they have to be with in bike ridiing distance from the marina, cause dad said he wont driv me no where :/ 

cheers pom 

After a good sess on Saturday with Daz and TimVB where we bagged a nice mac and dhu,my old next door neighbour asked if I could take him out for a run on Sunday. Pretty stuffed from the day before, I was relieved when he suggested a quick whiting fish inside the 3 mile was all he was after. Happy days, a couple of nice cold ice coffee's and gentlemans hours start of 8.30am.

Stopped in 15 m after getting a few fish on the sounder, anchored, open the Masters Ice Coffee, and bang, double hook-up of fat whiting immediately, and this went on for the next 20 minutes. Cool bananas, nice feed of whiting for the neighbour, he was happy, I thought I might get home by 10 am and keep the missus happy.........but.......

.......the next whiting came up nicely sliced in half..........I hardly felt it so likley a maccie....dammmm! My interest levels quickly elevated, Dr Jeckel be gone, Mr Hyde came out and on went a couple of live whiting that were sent to the depths........swim swim swim, my scaly little freinds.  

5 minutes and bang, a nice run, but bitten off on the snelled hooks....... so I put a fresh new livie on with wire this time, and after 10 minutes of nothing I bring it up to check it. On the way up, a bloody big fish swooped back and forward  numerous times but balked right at the livie.....damm wire.......still not sure what it was.....but for the world looked like a big trevor, too light for a sambo.......a gold spot possibly?????

Back down with another livie, a few more whiting for the esky and them wammo.......after a great fight, a very fiesty bronze whaler was landed and dispatched......flake ahoy!

Right, that is that, happy to go home now.

A minute from Hillarys and tuna went nutz everywhere, bustin up all over the shop. PHARK.......only whiting gear or trolling overheads set-up, so on with some twities on the whiting gear and with some trepidation me and the neighbour pinged the tuna schools..........40 minutes and quite a few swear words later, was just about to give up chasing schools of flighty tuna, very frustratng stuff! Then wham, double hook-up and it was on. Completely nutz, 2500 size whiting reels and 6 lb line were sizzling, and after me trying to climb arounf the boat to chase my fish, I lost contact and dropped it. Cliff was stll on, and it was not looking good, the little Shimano el cheapo whiting outfit was protesting loudly, and the spool was looking rather empty.

Started the boat and the chase was on, for the next 35 minutes we chased the tuna! After many tuna circles Cliff bagged a very nice stripey tuna on 6 lb line, quick photo and the tired tuna slowly swam off.

Bit more chasing and I am on, this time I rigged up my Certate 2500 with 8 lb braid and got the stripey to the boat within a minute......just missed the net shot, and then 5 minutes later, I am still tring to get colour after a few good runs......go hard on light gear these stripeys! Landed it very green and then released after a quick snap.

Home by 3 pm to a grumpy wife but a VERY happy skipper and deckie.

Going to Jurien on Sat for a week just wondering if anyone knows if the Fads are out, and if so do you have the co-ordinates thanks.

Hey guys.

Is there anywhere to launch a boat south of exxie so that you can access the creeks around learmonth ?

so just wondering with the e winds anyone going out to baloon anywhere taking out the big gear and sending out a blue mack see wat i get off metro anyone else???

am heading 2 darwin in the last week of may and was wondering if any one can recommend any good charter operators up there. Am only looking at a day trip(full day or extended)and would prefer blue water over barra.have already done a site search so have a few ideas but am keen 2 hear of others experiences.

Hi Guys,

I am heading to Bali for a few days soon, and will be staying on Lembongan Island for a holiday. Any good fishing around there? Anyone have a contact on the island that can set me up for a good days fishing?

Can you eat the fish you catch around there? What can I expect to catch - I believe there are Mackeral around..?? I would like to go out with a local guy on a small skiboat or longboat, and fish with their equipment? Any ideas on the cost of a trip out for a day?

Davo

Team

I have two witch doctors, one a black pete, one a ritcher. When i set them, they always seem to swim right for 5 minues, then stop and sorta swim with the head pointing toward the boat. Then 5 minutes later, you will see it doing it zig zagging. (very fast, sending out huge flashes!) Curious to know is it just me, and are the doctors swimming right? or am i doing something wrong? I want to get the doctors doing the zig zagging 100% of the time....

brett