I'm chasing a list of companies that import boats into Oz from the USA. Please list the ones you know of or have used and what your boat importing experience was like - good or bad.

Doesn't have to be only in Perth. I spoke to a guy at Woodies who used a company in Queensland to bring his over but he couldn't remember the name.

The ones I have found on the net are:

http://www.boatservicesaustralia.com.au/

http://www.westcoastboatsales.com.au/index.php

http://www.dbimports.com.au/

Looking at a landcruiser 80s  Anyone got any other type of 4x4 in the same price bracket  10.000 to 15.000

steve

Might keep the old girl as well

Went and saw brenz at Tackleworld to spend my Calamari Classic winnings, a $50 voucher, picked up an 8ft Shimano Catana 2-4kg for $70 with chasing salmon in mind. Yesterday i chucked my Daiwa Eclipz on the Catana and took the ski out with a mate to chase some squid in the sound. The squidding was slow, 5 in about 45 mins. After catching a few KG Whiting using some tentacles, which my mate had to bite off because we forgot the knife haha, decided to trolll some plastics around the southern point of GI. We threw out the plastics as we went under the causeway and after 20secs it got taken by a herring then it spat the hooks so i started reeling the SP in just to keep it moving when it got slammed by something with alot more grunt! It hit like a tailor but was running for cover deep like a skippy, but when i saw the brown/gold tinge of the fish coming up from the bottom i thought it might be some kind of cod! Didnt realise what it actually was until i had the fish about a meter from the ski, an awesome looking 35cm juvi sambo! Even though it is tiny compared to what alot of you other members catch, im still going to claim at is a sambo off the ski! Cant beieve how hard it went for its size, alot harder than any salmon ive caught at that size!

I was buzzing for about 10mins after, and i just kept telling my mate i couldnt believe it haha. I would love to get onto a school of smaller fish around the 1-4kg mark, does anybody know any inshore spots or are they not that common?? I think i read a comment from Aussie Breamer that he caught some rats aswell as 1kg skippy around stragglers and mew?

need some clarification on a $100 bet....

as you do and get on the piss with some mates!!!!!!and the subject of fishing comes up...as always..

he says that wobbygong sharks are protected and i say they are not?(in the west coast region)

can someone confirm this with written proof as i have searched and cant seem to find anything in wrighting?

and no you can not share my $100!!!!he he

i have had someone agree with me but i would like to see it in wrighting to prove to my mate,,, hey, if i am wrong which is very possible, i will  cladly hand over my $100 to him.

i have found the protected shark list in the fishing guide, but no mention of wobbys.

also i can not spell for shit, or is that the bourbouns blurring my vision????

thanks ron

i know there use to be fish in there, but just wondering if theres still koi and what not in there?

cheers.

hey every one just wondering where people are fishing tonight?

Seeing as the demersal ban is nearly over, and the chase for DHUIES will begin in earnest.

What is your favourite way of catching them and with what bait.

I use live herring but am going to start jigging for them this year. I have a couple of packets of Mcarthy's in 6" baby elf and red mullet, and 7" hot orange, chartruese pearl and the glow bullhead minows.

But i am pinning my hopes on this thing of beauty.

I want to get a spotlight for my boat but unsure of which way to go. My boat is a 4.7m trailcraft runabout and I want to get a spottie to do more night fishing. I don't know if I should get a fixed mount one or a handheld. Leaning towards a handheld but What are the pro's and cons?
Next is deciding between led or halogen. I have dual batts so I don't know if power consumption will make much of a diff?
Any recommendations?

Cheers

Just after an idea on how you guys rig up when trying to catch skippy from a boat. And any other tips you may have.

Cheers

hi guys i want to no what is your weirdest catch?? the fish you caught on the wrong gear at the wrong place??

mine would have to be after catching mahi mahi all day at the fads we took off back to the fourty metre mark for duhies dropped down and caught another mahi mahi quiet strange and havent caught another mahi mahi around perth in that depth of water since!

Something happens during a night fish and a few Beers! This case an idiot (me) foolishly stepping on the Dropshot in a pitching sea. Fool but thems the breaks. Now I have a lonely Sara 5000 and would like some opinions regarding the best choice for the reel.

Any help appreciated.

Neels

Enjoy

Hi Guys,

I want to buy a new overhead reel and rod to troll for tuna in perth.

Would like some recommendations on Light gear something like PE3 for rod/reel set up Just need some ideas of some decent reel/rod combo

Thanks guys

hangin to throw some lures around maybe canning got all the gear but never done it .anyone keen?brg

Just finished work, no work tomorrow... keen and itching for a fish... but strong winds not ideal for the usual moles fishing....

WHAT'S A BLOKE TO DO!?!?!? dont make me go to the swan and farm for blowies.... gimme some ideas on where else i can fish that will be sheltered from the wind or something!!

Cheers,

Dave

hi everyone, im heading up to coral bay over new years and was just wandering if anyone has fished out there before or knows of some spots to try? i have a 5 metre centre console i am taking up. any info would be great. thanks everybody.

Who is going jigging this sunday. Im hopin i can push my uncle to go again haha although he gets tired quick. Usually tired from the piss the night before :s. If he is not going im hoping some one will have a deckie spot :) a week without fishin and i feel miserable :).

hi guys just a quick one to say how good the service is at all boat business, earlier this year i imported a seafox 257 centre console and although an awesome boat (at a very good price ) the wiring and some other items left a little to be desired, so i took the boat to Maz, and Quentin and got them to check it over and come up with a solution , in the end i had the whole boat re wired , all new swithches,fuses a third batteryand the new isolation setup ,stereo,and a full array of l.e.d. lighting put in along with a new deckwash pump and bait tank pump, the guys did the whole job in a week and what a magnificent job they did ( at a very reasonable price )i can now go anywhere in complete confidence. well done quinnie and all boats    cheers

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Hey guys,

Im over in perth for 3 weeks from Melbourne. Looking to do some fishing. Can anyone suggest a good charter company? Is there any charters that do shark fishing at night? because I will be working night shift so will be easier to do a night charter for me.

Cheers

Paul

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Hi folks,

Had planned on going up past Leeman for a few days camping & fishing this coming Mon/Tue/Wed night. Looks like rain might be coming.

Just hoping for a quick brainstorm on places to go that are relatively isolated / quiet for a LB adventure. Preferably within four hours or so of Perth. Was planning to target baitfish and sharks - prob try for a mulloway and tailor too.

Cheers,

Buschy

Look out, the sharks from the barges are spreading! Had a poor innocent sand whiting taken from me right under the boat by a 6 ft bronzie (I think it was a bronzie?) yesterday out from GI. We might have to close the whiting fishery down if this continues.

Hi all just wodering who is going to the barges/wrecks on saturday , providing the weather is reasonable me and the boys are going out friday night to stock the bait tank with the ever reliable  live snook /herring and then hitting the sambos on saturday well be heading to some southern spots again till the boys have had enough then probably going to the northern aggs again to tangle with another big bitie !i'll take the shark pics myself this time if we get another big one to the boat and post a report sat night /sunday   i'll see yous out there    cheers (hope no one gets pulled overboard again as i can"t spare another outfit LOL!! and for those that were interested club marine covers reels up to $500 and rods the same no coverage on braid so in the end they are sending me 500 for the stella 269 for the tcurve 769 less 500 excess(that sucks ) so i get a cheque for $269.00 for the lost outfit $1500 worth , but i suppose its better than nothing!!  cheers

so i thought id have a go making my own wind ons....

got some 80lb dacron, managed to splice it 5 or so times leaving a small loop, passed the threading needle through one leg of the dacron and out near the bottom splice, passed the other leg through the threading needle but now i cant get the second leg back through the inside of the first. I have been trying for a couple of hours, broken the threading needle, yelled and swore at it, went n had a beer, then came back and yelled and swore some more. cant get it....

it seems when the second leg is essentially doubled by passing it through the needle eye then trying to pull the needle  back through it becomes too thick to pass through the inside of the first leg.

Please, what the hell am i doing wrong?

hey guys,

got some photos of some 40cm+ stud bream!! that i got two weekends ago,

got photos of them all but was on a camera phone!!!

can any1 plse tell me how 2 download pics from a phone onto the computer?

then will post them up.

cheeers, tom

Hey all.

I was thinking about getting a combo for flicking light lure around for bream, flathead, whiting and thats sort of thing and was thinking about getting as stradic Ci4 2500 and getting a nice light rod.

I was just asking for peoples advice about the reel as ive heard good things but also bad things about the reel. How many people like this reel? Has anyone had any bad experiences with it?

Cheers

Danno

just wondering is any one has heard any news on the crabbing in mandurah and if there getting many and info would be much appreciated

Anyone have or used these jig rods ?

All feedback appreciated,

Im chasing a navman 5500 gps or any other type of gps

u may want to sell, please contact me on 0402330597

Dalz