I have a HDS7 and am finding that after a few KM's it drops off the track and starts again.

Is there a setting I need to check? Have had a good look but can't seem to find the issue.

Help would be really appreciated.

Matt

 Hi fellas,

just wondering if anyone out there has a hydrofoil 400 se. Comes with disc grips so don’t have to drill holes. Thinking of getting one rather than the 300 se to help Boat stay on plane at low speeds. Any feedback would be great. Throwing it on a 60hp merc

 Picked up my boat last week after in being in for it's 100 service.  After being unable to start it and investigation this is the condition I found the fuel filter and sparkplugs in.  I would've thought that both the fuel filter and sparkplugs would be replaced.

 So the decision was made to hit it Friday and the wind and weather gods were smiling. Was a weird current with the light winds going one one and the current the other but you soon adapt. The morning was slow until around 11 when I finally nailed a good fat Baldy that kept chasing my bait when I time the hit perfectly and hooked him up. Quite once again with lots of pickers so decided to rig up a small Wrasse rig to get a couple up for bait, well as Murphy's law will have it drop the line down on my lightest kit a couple of little nibble and whack! Big fish on size 3 hook and a bit of Occy the size of half a prawn. Anyway slowly but surely started to gain some ground on the big boy before he spat the hook (edit the feet stamping tantrum lol) Anyway the bugger was hungry and hit my other heavier set up, no get away on that one as I made sure the hooks were set. Don't you just love that first colour and the silver flash knowing you have a cranking Banger on. Just a smick over 10kg. Days Bag 2 Baldies, 2 Dhue and 5 crays Happy days!

 Goes wrong

https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/fisherman-sparks-police-search-after-hooking-shark-and-losing-kayak-in-melbourne-ng-b88748773z

It has just been announced that the 2018 Carnar-fin comp. has been knocked on the head.

Bluewater Classic 2018 Results

Baldchin – 3.38kg – Nigel Hasct

Breaksea – 1.91kg – Ron Vincent

Dhufish – 18.08 – James Omond

Flathead – 1.15kg – Mike Tremblar

Harlequin – 1.53kg – Armando Carbone

Herring – 0.332 – L.M. D’Raine

King George – 1.145 – Nathan Riganello

Pink Snapper – 7.95kg – Kim DeLange

Queen Snapper – 5.03kg – Steve Lennox

Sand Whiting – 0.297kg – Jake Dimer

Skipjack – 2.34kg – Tony Bericon

Tailor – 1.52kg – Shaun Murphy, Wesley Moran

 Stepan Sawynok from Infofish and Stephen  Wiseman from Westag will be holding this info night at the Ibis hotel on the 26 of February from 7pm to 9pm.Head upstairs, there should be street parking. They will be talking about tagging. Stefan will be talking about the new trackmyfish tagging app.this app will be used in the upcoming Swanfish competition.This will enable a live scoreboard for this event. This app allows immediate  upload of fish to the Trackmyfish app. Brag matts and tagging kits will also be available on the night.

 So...the missus want sushimi.

Beats me why, dont ask...but whats the best way to bleed tuna? I assume cut the throat, but do you also fin them or anything? Ice bath straigh away?

Thanks

Gday All,

After info/ stories from people that have taken their own boats and stayed on Thevenard or Direction islands and have first hand experience about the place.... I usally fish exmouth and surrounding areas when i head north a couple times a year but have been thinking of doing a week around these islands. Seems like a good spot looking at maps,charts and photos but it actually fish well? How much do they sting you for fuel on the island as the accomodation is pretty pricey too.

Any info is much appreciated. 

Cheers

Rob 

 Looking like great weather for the classic tomorrow, for someone entering for the first time has anyone got any info on what time you can sign on from at Hillarys? Going to be pretty insane down there in the morning I think. Good luck to all going in the comp! Should be a great day.

Enjoy :-)

 Hi All, has anyone been down the summer time track recently, just wanting to know what condition it is in and also is there much overhang from trees etc. atm as I will have rods on the roof? Cheers.

 Just wondering if anyone would be willing to point us in the right direction for crays in pots in the South West. 
Currently in busso but planning to launch old dunsborough way and head around the cape and pot somewhere there.

ny ideas on bait that is more suited to down this way or things we should be aware of.

Certianly not asking for spots just a generic bit of info would be helpful as we have some of an idea at present.

Have they started walking back in shallower yet?

Cheers

Jess

 Just an update on Yardie creek crossing for anyone headed up this way.  It is now the worst it has been in years for launching any boat bigger than a dinghy other than the top of a big tide.   Vehicles are now crossing on low tides but it is hit and miss as to how boggy it is.  Ive seen a few go accross and It was dodgy at best.  It will probably seal over in the next few months if we get no rain.  Launching on the northern side beach  isnt possible as the tiny channel runs right up against the northern dune  and its like quicksand. It has been a mission surfing lately even with a 10ft tinny. 

 Gday everyone

Just wondering if anyone uses a program on their computer to house all of their marks i guess as a backup to the GPS but also to input many at a time and see where they all are.
Navionics type isnt ideal as i have to manually input them, i was more hoing someone has a program you can load in as many as you like at once and get a visual on where they are all located.

thanks

Jess

yo,

what sites are you blokes using for your sea surface temperatures these days? most of the ones that are easy to find aren't detailed enough, can't be zoomed in, or are out of date.

Calamari Classic is only 3 weeks away....
we are pleased to announce our accommodation partner Discovery Parks Woodman Point has come up with a special offer for competitors.

so if you want to fish the Calamari Classic and then stay and party on to the live band, you can stay the night right there with a selection of accommodation options.
Please click https://www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au/special_offers/wa and scroll down to find the Calamari Classic at Woodman point option.

This years Calamari Classic has a great after party planned to celebrate, so you can kick on after the fishing has finished with a nice meal(included in the entry fee)

why not bring the whole family down to the weigh in and party too......

www.calamariclassic.com.au

 hi guys thinking of going to pb this weekend is it better fishing north or south will be fishing most of the night, hope for mullas or anything really any info would be good cheers

Without wanting to Jinx it...

Could the weekend forecast possibly be true? 

fun piece below on the way stats can be used or misread when it suits the political agenda

In other words, we could be witnessing a huge explosion in shark numbers from the high estimations of juveniles in the east coast genetic testing.

Juvenile great whites are often found closer to shore than adults and have been involved in a big number of “curiosity” attacks when they interact with humans.

We would be silly to be lulled into a false sense of security that there are only 1460 great whites off the WA southern and western coast when there actually may well be 10,000 or more.

Research by the University of NSW on juvenile great whites found their jaws did not develop power until they mature, meaning they existed on fish until about 3m, then moved on to mammals. “This study also explains why many shark attacks off NSW by great whites are aborted after a single bite, as those involved are usually juveniles who may sustain jaw injury if they persevere with the attack,” study co-author Dr Vic Peddemors told Australian Geographic in 2011.

But such a bite from a 3m shark can be catastrophic for a human. Juvenile great whites may not intend to be people killers — but they are.

And they are off our beaches in very big numbers.

This new CSIRO research is not the good news that the shark huggers are suggesting.

https://thewest.com.au/opinion/paul-murray/paul-murray-big-bite-in-juvenile-shark-data-ng-b88743318z

 So yesterday on the way home from work we were looking for a fresh bit of RK for cray bait as i thought i'd run outa Dhu/Snapper/Nanny heads....

Pulled up along side a minging Wallaby that filled the cab with fumes so off we took, another 20kms we found a freshish skip so we did a U'e and pulled up along side....

First thing i noticed was a yellow info tag on its rear leg, I assumed someone had either done a joey check after they hit it or someone else has seen it and done a Joey check so either way someone has done the righty and let concerned passers by know that the Roo did'nt have a little one in the pouch....... 

But........

No......

In fact what the tag said was worth a photo,

ID on the tag - The Roo Tamer

Job no. - 001

Incident that occured - Failed to look left, failed to look right and failed to look left again!!

I shit you not some bastard has taken the time to pull up and fill out an info tag with the above info on it!!!

Anyway, we lopped the tail off and off we went....

So this morning i went to check the pots and some mother fucker seems to have taken them or pulled and moved them but regardless they arent where i left them!!

On the way out ( bush track down south ) we bumped into the Fisheries, i couldnt help but tell my Roo story to them....

That got me thinking why is it illegal for ammos to use critters as bait?

I get the whole fur/export $$ thing for pros but why cant i use fluffy from next door should he cross the wrong side of his sanctuary?

Two part question.... Did anyone here hit Skippy after he failed to look both ways and secondly why can't ammos use furry critters for bait?

I eagerly await your reply!!

Saturday. Looks like it will be a bit breezy. Sunday looks nice, but knowing the MAAC guys it will be run Saturday.

 I was speaking to a mate today who said he’s goto rig for snapper is a double snell rig with running sinker. Personally wouldn’t have a clue at a good rig for snapper but I find with whiting can’t go past circle hooks and a couple of them. Anyone else want to share what they are using?

All, beware there is a scammer lurking about on FW. yesterday, I received a text message form a mobile number, saying he'd seen my post on FW asking for a sounder. he asked if I wanted to buy a HDS9 gen 3, with nav card, for $450. firkin good deal I thought. I agreed to the sale, and only after that did he mentioned he is located in Bunbury. I asked if he comes to Perth, to which he said he doesn't, and we then agreed to transfer money and he would post it. I then asked him to send some photos of the unit, of which he did. a few minutes later, I did a quick google, to see what a HDS9 gen 3 looked like, and BANG, up pops the same pictures off a eBay ad! the cunt was trying to scam me... I hit him up straight away, saying his photos are off ebay, and to send more photos, etc, and then..... SILENCE. no response. GONE COLD. I now see he is trying to flog off a HOOK9 on Fishwrecked this morning. his user name is Davidgham, he has only been a member for 1 day, and his phone number is 0411 260 445. he is now saying he lives in Albany (not Bunbury). I also have his bank account number, and he is getting reported to the cops. beware peeps. save the number in your phone. these cunts do exist.

G'day guys, trying to target a metro mackie this season and just wondering what everyones goto lures are for them?

I cant rig a bait to swim to save my life.. so we usually have a mixed spread of skirts on top and some shallow and deep divers, have been doing well on tuna so far this season but no sign of a mackie yet

have been heard good things about the Rapala deep divers, just wondering if there are any others worth trying?


Cheers

 A mate caught this near the Applecross Jetty a couple weeks ago. Put it on Redmap and got the response that it is only the 2nd reported sighting South of Coral Bay.

Enjoy

 Hey guys I'm chasing a mounting bracket for a tm 260. I have a drop down pole that came with it but not suitable for my tub if that is of any interest to any fwers cheers paulzey

 Hey guys

It has probably been bought  up loads of times but ill see what you says.

Sea sickness what do people take or use. I am alrigal untill we stop then up comes what ever i have eatten or drunk ( free burley).

I am thinking of getting some of them sea sick braclets has anyone used them before or certain type of tablet i know from my wife that used to be in phamacy different types work for different people

Thanks