Well this was a first. Had a take on the jig on Friday and couldn't quite work out what is was. Thinking maybe big dhu with big tail beats. Somewhat disappointed when up came a 350 dhu with a huge cuttlefish engulfing it. Amazing sight and huge cuttlefish. Poor dhu was very much under the weather with a rather large hole in its head! Cuttlefish let go at the top and very unwell dhu went down on the release weight probably to be finished off by his friend!

WOOHOOOOO.....after endless hours and days of research here through old posts and youtube and few test runs with sounder and few days of trial and error scored my first WA SNAPPER of MANDURAH..am so stoked!!!!!!!

http://news.sky.com/story/1493352/captain-dies-after-being-impaled-by-swordfish

 How busy are they today. Bout to head out in an hour to solo launch my dinghy and don't want to hold everyone up too much.

Would Ocean Reef be my best bet for a quick and easy launch and retrieve?

Immmmm Back!

welll...for the short term anyway. NZ is beckoning once again but wont be till next year.

I come back from site on Thursday the 4th of June. So, if anyone needs a decky from the 5th-7th of June & the 13th till the 17 of June let me know!!! keen to get out and get a dhue, its been a while, while living in NZ!

Just for everyones reference, I love my jigging/plastics, well thats all i really do to be honest. Not a big bait fisho, but if your happy for me to fish jigs and plastics while you fish bait, i am keen!

Can, read sounders and have no issue going in search of new ground.

Willing to throw in cash for fuel, assist clean the boat etc etc.

PM ME , then i will happyily give you my number...

I had a boat before moving to NZ,so know the ins and out of being a good and respectable deckie!

Terboz

has anybody visited or bought anything from this site I believe it is in china,the prices seem to good to be true im chasing 3 alutecnos 80's and $485us each seems dubious or they are imitations?

Went down to Woodman Point this morning, sun shining, water pristine and turned around and drove home. Not one bay available in the main area and the overflow half full. Can you imagine what its going to be like this afternoon.

 Dose any one know if the Augusta river mouth is open?? And would you get out in a 7.1m boat??

Im going down in September and staying on the Blackwood river house boats. I'd take the big boat of I could get out the mouth. 

I i know there's a new marina but don't want to pull it out then launch at the marina then same same on the way in

 Hey all,

I cannot seem to renew my rfbl online claims transaction unsuccessful every time? Does anyone know a way to check if the license is valid just in case a direct debit has ocurred? This is the only reason I can think of why it wont accept payment from either of our credit cards?

Kind of annoying when your fishing tomorrow?

Regards, Old Salt

 Goes to (drum roll):   sea-kem 

I recently bought a secondhand bow rail for my boat but it didn't fit my boat. So I pm'd sea-kem for advice on bending the rail.  He went out of his way to assess the bowrail and my boat to advise on the best method.  I've successfully bent the rail to suit my boat.

Thanks again, Andy!

The bow rail came off a 18.5ft Guardian. My boat is a 19ft Penguin Huntress.

 Where did hlokk go ? Has anyone heard from him? If anyone can lend a hand getting in contact with him I'd really appreciate it 

 Finally got the boat off for trailer repairs. Back end of keel on tyres and slowly dragged out the trailer and put the stands under, have managed to keep the front end high so can slide the trailer back under easily. Replacing all the zinc plated U bolts with galv ones. Why they ever put these on is a mystery to me as they corrode quick once the coating is compromised and that affects the galv. All new rollers going on with stainless pins, the old ones will need to be cut off with a grinder as the steel pins have rust expanded in the roller tubes. I'll be double nutting everything too and readjusting the hull support slides as they were out of alignment and making the boat pull left when winching on.

I need to replace the electric motor on my submersible bore pump. The price currently being quoted is extremely high to what my expectations where and I wonder if you guys have any previous knowledge or experience on the actual costs. Pioneer 5A/12C submersible pump motor. Apologies for this being out of line with a fishing forum

Anyone been out in the last couple of days (or week) & can shed some light on the current.
Went out last week and fished the back of the bank & the current was ripping.
Sea anchor out one side and fishing the other side with horizontal lines. Couldn't hold bottom.
Perfect day on the surface.
Actually had a cray boat pull up next to us a he said 'Every pot he's dropped in his line has taken the floats down as well'..
Anyway got f*ck all out there so we moved in and fished some lumps in the 40's.
Beautiful day on top of the water, but a bad day below...
Gonna head out again on the weekend but can't be f*cked going all that way for the same conditions..
Would go for a squid in Safety Bay but that sounds like a 'Shit" idea too.....
Any thoughts!

going to manjimup next wekeend for some motorcross event. i was wondering if there are any fishing options down that way? any help would be great.

cheers.

 Hmm- Did a runner and caught.  That's got to hurt the hip pocket:

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/About-Us/Media-releases/Pages/Dhufish-lobster-and-other-offences-cost-more-than-7000.aspx

so how would i go about catching squid? What lures/colours and where could i find them, also how should they be stored after being caught?

hi everyone. Just doing a bit of science study and noticed something that makes a lot of sense. I have realized sounders use sound waves to shoot to the closest object underwater, traveling at 1500m per second and when the sound hits the object it goes back up to the boat, which does the equations which tells you how far away the objects are. I found this interesting, so I was wondering how does it recognize there is a school there? How does the sounder realize that it is not the bottom?

Gday Guys,

Chasing some info on places who do ali boat repairs in the south west.
I have a 5.5m cc, the welds on the centre console to the floor are starting to crack.
Anyone know who does good work at a reasonable price?

hey all just joined here and had a query for a while.

Looked around on google and youtube etc and can't find any info on how to read my basic sonar unit that came with boat.
Its a cuda 360 eagle model any tips or where get some info on as they are now obsolete I believe.

cheers all

Scotty

Took the kayak out for a quick squid this morning, ended up with 4 average size squid 3 cuttlefish (released) and these 2 big squid. Biggest tube went 33cm. 85cm to tip of tentacles, other slightly smaller. The large one put up the best fight from a squid ive had and towed me for a couple of minutes in and out of mornings. Great fun on a friday morning

Well its another Long Weekend and hows the weather looking - Nice!!!!

Just a heads up, we're Open all Long Weekend ie;

Friday until 6pm
Sat 8-5pm
Sun 9-5pm
Mon 9-5pm

 hi guys,

Just sitting here at coogee working wishing i had day off to enjoy the beautiful weather when i notice big flock of birds going nutso about 1km off shore. Then i see some very big splashes and flashes of white as reason why birds are so excited.

I must be a mile or so from them at least but bodies of fish leaping are nice size even from here. School heading towards woodies.

Please someone get down there, not a soul out there atm.. Sob

I am searching and saving, searching and saving for my first real boat and started looking at the 4.8m trailcraft then the 5m trailcrafts and quintrex and think I have settled on the boat that will be my target which is the Haines Hunter Breeze in the 5-5.3m around the 2003-2005 vintage.

At first I was hesitant to get a glass boat first up but with young kids I just don't want them getting belted when we get caught in a breeze and I'd like to head out deep with my bro and mates knowing it will be in relative comfort. I also want something I can solo launch and retrieve, use for some ski biscuiting and still take up river chasing dem breams.

Does anyone have the Haines Hunter Breeze in the 5-5.3m range and can give me some insight into how they handle average seas, how easy they are to solo launch and retrieve and what size donk would be the absolute minimum I should be looking at as well as anything else about them. I've found one with a nice hull but it's got a 70hp on the back which to me seems well underpowered.

Enjoy

 We have one of them super trawlers working east coast and from what I have read has permits all the way over to you guys.  I think it's a joke and going to play a big factor in this years tuna season . 

 Have any of  You guys given thoughts on this boat ? Or future boats 

 Hi all,

i'm looking for a decent rod for the beach / rocks / cliff - casting baits chasing snapper / mullas etc anywhere from albany to canarvon way. 

my wish list for this rod is;

- good casting distance 

- light in weight (as in the physical weight of the rod - not casting weight or line class)

- must be able to cast / handle 4 oz of lead plus bait - mulies / mullet / whatever

Im going to chuck a twinpower 10,000 reel on it, probably with 40lb braid. 

ive got a budget of max $300 - so for this im thinking either the shimano tcurve revolution coastal 1302 -$289 or a daiwa sensor surf 132 which is $279.  I have the shimano tcurve revolution 1002 which im really happy with , so im

Has anyone got or used any of the above or can reccomend something else to suit? 

 Anyone have any information on the boat ramp heard it was closed at the start of the week. Will it be open on the weekend. 

Question;

Sharkbay bag limits, we normally do overnight trips to the islands and to be safe only take 1 days catch pp. Someone told me if you can prove the overnight trip/stay on and island you can take 2 days catch pp. I know the rules 1 days bag from 12-12pm but can anyone shed light or experience with Fisheries on this one coming back to Denham ramp.

Any help would be appreciated.

 hi I am in coral bay fishing at the moment and I was wondering what the passage is like with a bit of swell.

I was thinking about going down inside the reef and then heading out to get a more comfortable ride.

What amount of swell can you get through safely on and would someone have the coordinates please.

Thanks