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 Hi all found a heap of old Perth newspaper reports from 70s 80s in a old fishing book given to me years ago so I would share will post more when I get time here's a couple some have dates ,palm beach report from oct4 75 and one with Mulies block is dec 82 and one is to the day 43yrs ago the last time it rained in Perth enjoy 

Gents

ive just picked up a box of tackle and boat bits at a garage sale and in it is a down rigger and some attachments

Are these used much in WA and has anyone had any success

these is  a little on YouTube  of the yanks using them but I thought they maybe handy trawling deep for makies

keen to hear people's thaoughts

 Started pulling the lil Whaler apart yesterday. Plan is to turn her into a big open dingy with a 100 horse tiller steer on the rear. The main deck came out in one piece which is great so it can be re used. Just need to dig out the old fuel tanks and all of that damn foam.

I'm going to buy my boy a Y6 graduation pressie and am thinking a nice combo would be something he'll keep for many many and get heaps of joy out of. He's taken a liking to my Type J/5000 Biomaster or Catalina/5000 Biomaster combos which gives me anxiety when he uses them so looking for something similar.

Budget is around $500 and probably go a 5000 Stradic so can anyone recommend a rod around the $150‐200 mark. 

The Saltist 18 PE2-4 rods look like they will fit the bill so has anyone used one of those?

Cheers JF

 I'm looking at networking a couple of Lowrance HDS screens via the Yellow Ethernet connectors.

I only need about a 200mm long cable, does anybody know where I can get the connectors to fit Lowrance/Simrad from please?

I've had a scour around the internet and cant find them and I want to make one up myself.

Thanks people.

Richy

I need some help with my Simrad Evo 3 setting the custom depth.  I can use it and zoom on the bottom up to 8X, but if I am in deeper water it reads fine with 8X zoom.  I then try and set upper depth and lower depth, so say in 150m of water, I set the upper depth to 100m and the lower depth to 170m but it doesn't read.  I have the same problem with my Elite TI so I must be doing something wrong.  Any suggestions?

Hi

Further to a recent post, I went ahead and purchased an Icom. Went for the entry level unit IC-M200.

Installed it this morning and when I went to test it a while ago, I found that I couldn't select Hi power on channel 77. The manual does say that some channels cant select Hi. This would be a bit of a problem as Ocean Reef sea rescue use this channel

Any advice will be most welcome

Thanks

Enjoy 

Wont be long till the Crab season of 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7obD5Xadkbo

 Anyone going out tomorrow, weather looks like it should be OK. Hopefully the sea will have settled

Hi everyone,

I have been looking at some other posts on this forum on the topic of vinyl wrapping your own boat.

Most people seem to have been successful at wrapping on their first attempt which is awesome however, since we are trying to improve our service as an online diy boat wrap kit supplier, I was wondering if anyone had any doubts or concerns that we could address?

We have had great feedback (especially from members of this forum!) on our designs, instructions and prices which is great but we are still happy to answer any questions and offer tips etc, whether you got your wrap from us or not.

BTW I am loving this fourm - been spending way too much time on here haha!

I guess losing a limb will be far less  traumatic if it is just a "negative encounter" rather than an attack.

Or maybe it's being politically correct so that the sharks aren't offended.................. !

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/shark-attacks-rebranded-as-negative-encounters-or-interactions/news-story/481fa80caa8c57074516d25cc3abfad4

 I will be caravanning in Onslow for a week arriving 14/8 and leaving  22/8 this year and I am keen to get out to try for a mackerel or two. I have tried the charters that usually operate in town but for one reason or another they are not operating. I thought that there may be a local or someone who knows a local who may be going out during this week. I have my boat fishing gear, rod reel lures etc with me. I was even lucky enough to catch some nice gars in Carnarvon. 
A bit of a long shot I know but I thought I would give it a try. I can obviously contribute to fuel etc. 

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help. 
Mack1

Enjoy 

 This has to be one of my favorite eating fish. and pretty darn fun to catch too

Hi all

Re-doing my pot winch connections as they had corroded badly.

I have an inline circuit breaker which attaches via an anderson plug on the removable winch switch to a permanently mounted anderson plug on the boat.

I am considering using a bit of carbon conductive grease under the nuts on the breaker and then coating the nuts and posts with a sealer - possibly starbrite liquid electrical tape - which I already have.

Also thought of using a drop of carbon grease on the anderson connectors. 

Any thoughts of pros or cons on the above

Cheersw

 Needs small amount of work. Located Thursday Island.

 Hi guys

A couple days ago i came back from a fishing trip testing out my new fin nor lethal lt100. I left the reel in a rod holder whilst we trekked it out to a spot in 70m of water. It wouldve copped a bit of sea spray during the trip but i gave the reel a gentle spray down with fresh water once we got back from the ramp. a few days later as i was tying on a new fg knot, i noticed that the reel was making a squeaking noise when winding slow and and a noisy whirring sound when winding fast. I took the spool off to see if there was something wrong with the spool that was causing the noise, but it was still making the same sound so it cant have been the spool. I then spun the reel's handle off to see if it was the handle making the noise, it wasnt. Theres something up with the reels internals making these sounds and i was wondering if it could be that salt water has already intruded just with one fishing trip or if maybe the internals just havent been lubricated enough by manufacturers (although i did notice that there was a lot of grease throughout the rotor and drag system) or maybe the sounds being caused by something else entirely (maybe just that it's a cheap reel).

Just wondering if anyone has any idea whats wrong or what i should do. Im not sure whether i should take apart the reel as im not confident that i can put it back together. any replies would be greatly appreciated.

 Monday night - Tuesday morning, should get the pinkies firing for all you diehards -  hope you do well - be bloody careful on those rocks fellas! cheers

Hey guys,

anyone know any mobile auto sparkys NOR or anyone clever with sounders that I can pay cash? I'm normally not too bad with sorting issues with wiring out myself but this time it's broken me. I'm also scared that it's actually my sounder that is stuffed. Any names / numbers would be appreciated. Cheers

Enjoy 

 HI can someone please explain putting GPS Co ordinates gps has hour000 minute 00 seconds000 what do you put when seconds has been given to you with a decimal point example 114 20 15.5

Hi All

What is steep point like in late December/early January?  Is it pointless going up due to the wind?

Been before but in September/October

 Got some gear to unload cheap -   never been used. Posted this a while back will do prices cheaper  just want them sold i wont use them cheers

SKIRTS:

4 x 30cm large marlin skirts (solid resin head) $20 each  or (all 4  for $60)

black magic 32cm super stripy No.2 - $30

Richter soft oscar 10 inch  $25 each

richter soft grassy 8 inch $20

3 x richter dorado 6 inch $15 each

SOFT PLASTICS:

first row down top to bottom

2 x 7 inch mcarthy bullheads  5$ each

2 x 7 inch mcarthy jerk minnows  $5 each

2 x Zman 8 inch streakz XL  $8 each

second row down top to bottom

2 x mcarthy 6 inch paddle tails  $5 each

2 x savage 130cm Fat T tail minnows  $10 each

JIGS

1 x Caprice 130g  $25

1 x juicer 130g  $25  ($40 for both)

Nitro soft plastic elevator jig heads 4oz and 2oz  $10 each

nitro saltwater pro jig heads 1.5oz and 1oz  $10 each

4 x 2oz jig heads  $2 each

jigs ranging from 130g - 90g  5$ each 

small metal jigs $5 each  (3 for $10)

Harbor occy heads with assist hooks  $15

rogue UV squid skirts( no assist hooks)  $10 bucks

All other small skirts and artificial small squids $1 each

if you grab a fair bit of stuff will take a few $$'s off as well

Stock up cheap for next summer, located quinns/jindalee

Dave  text  0488 429 918 or PM me

cheers

Does anyone know anyone rocko area /mandurah who can make small bimni going from screen to rocket launches. All stainless there just need new cover.( old one still on there Canvas ) Not for me . (Andy) it seems COVID has made shops up there prices huge Amounts . Any recommendations welcome. Cheers.

Enjoy 

  Gday all

  The Misses and I are off to Denham again as we do most years and are going to do a sleep over on the old crestcutter at Turtle bay which we have       never been there before.  I have a few Qestions

  Are you allowed to land on the island and walk up to Cape inscription to have a look at where harthog landed and then hop back on the boat or     should I contact the ECO resort on the Island .

  Can you anchor at turtle bay for the night

  Thanks in advance

 Saturday weather looking good so thinking of heading out to direction bank off two rocks (hopefully lockdown finishes friday night). Anybody been out lately? how did you go are they biting out deep  cheers

 A recent fishing trip prospecting a newly found area in search of Snapper