It's been 3 months since I have taken my 4.5 metre f/g dinghy out and I have been sick of hearing tales of the snapper that are around at the moment.  The wind on Saturday looks great, but the swells are around the 2 metre mark.  As a relative newby at navigating through the reef off Hillaries, can anyone tell me how that swell forcast will affect getting out to clean water?  Thanks in advance.

Baz

 OK - in the market for a secondhand boat and looking more and more at private sellers.

Now for the question - (N.B. I have looked at DoT site and it doesn't provide the answer)

If I buy a secondhand car I can get a REV check to make sure there are no amounts owing on the car. What process do I take to make sure when I buy my boat there is no finance oustanding on the boat and some finance company wont come and retrieve the boat off me?

 Just wondering if anyone is using simrad nss as  a dedicated fish finder with the thru hull transducer fishing anywhere from 100-450mts deep 

 Gents, got a 21.5kg Dhu the other day. Wondering if anyone knows who could turn the head into a wall piece for me? Or if it is even possible? 

Thanks in advance 

located Mandurah 

got home from work and missus confirmed accomodation bookings at Exmouth for 2 weeks in October

way better than the outback tour we where talking about

away goes the swags and out comes the diawa 50 = bill fish!!!!!!!!!! 

 hi guys,heading to denham/monkey mia in a week taking boat up and doing some land based fishing also,just woundering what the fishing would be like at this time of yr for snappa/macks etc and bit of an idea on were go would be appreciated.

cheers.....

 Hi guys

I am heading down to to esperence in early september. And l thought i would pack the rods l will only be doing landbased fishing for smaller species such as herring, squid, snook, tailor. Are there any salmon still around. One more question what type of rigs do you guys use catch snook off the jettys.

Thanks in advance

 Hi folks, i heard that the launch ramp at Denham will be shut down for 2 weeks from 8 August 2016.

I think its the ramp in the ceter of town.

Can anyone tell me what the ramp at the end of town is like, the one opposite the caravan park.

I am taking a 4.0m tinnie up there at the end of this week & would be good to know if it is ok for launching.

Thanks.....

Lucky enough to be heading to the Abrolhos at the end of this month and haven't fished there for a while. Thought I'd put this out there for the regular visitors, what do you regard as your "must haves" for bottom bouncing tackle? I have a few jigs and soft placcies, also a bit of trolling gear but I expect we will mainly be dropping baits to the bottom. Taking the usual spare spools of braid, leader etc, just after some advice from the Abrolhos regulars on anything that works particularly well. Don't want to get out there and think "Damn, I wish I had of brought ......"

Cheers,

BD

Been around the site for a fair while but have lurked in the background since moving to the country 5 years ago. Had enough of travelling hundreds of kilometres to fish and of the cold here in the central wheatbelt.WE ARE MOVING!

First choice was Carnarvon - been a Quobba regular for over 30 years non-stop and also love the flats fishing for whiting etc. Sadly, the crime rate and anti social behavior precludes our buying there. That leaves Kalbarri or Karratha. Any views on which may be best from a fishing point of view for a couple of retirees? Mainly landbased fishing but do have a tinny.

Thoughts appreciated.

 Has anyone fished there? Is it any good? Are there big fish? Or is there fish?. Going over for a trip . I was wondering is it worth taking some fish gear:):).can only sight see some much. Staying 4 ,5 nights at lake. Any info would be great. Only going to take plastics and few lures.

 Hi guys, wondering if any one that has used a rod leash find they get in the way?, I have just recently bought my 2 boys (4 & 6) a new rod each, problem is I am worried that they will drop them in the drink, these aren't cheap Kmart rods so was thinking of the leash idea but thought they might get in the way, any feedback is greatly appreciated

Cheers Yewie

Hello its been a while.

I went out for a fish yesterday and borrowed a saltiga reel for a try. Only to find that when i got to the fishing spot  ( 20miles ) that somehow the handle had worked its way off the reel and was no ware to be found. The rod and reel was in a rocket holder on top of the roof/canopy. Why and what can i do to prevent this ? The reel seemed fine before setting out for the trip.

Cheers Graham

 Anyone have the latest merc 80hp? I'm upgrading  my engine in the next couple of months (once good deals start rolling out) and I was considering a suzuki yamaha & now the merc as the 80 is 2.1lt engine capacity. Weight isn't a issue as a heavier motor would be in my faviour as I have a bowrider.

Boat is used for skiing crabbing fishing. Along with a lot of ravo pub runs.

 Has anybody here tried a swivel roller tip and if so what do you think ?

Do roller tips actually have much less drag than a normal tip ?

Enjoy

With nice conditions decided to have a crack at the deep drop

http://youtu.be/ddFCxwkN0CM

I am looking at buying a Shark Shield (Freedom 7 Model)for my son's Birthday. He is a keen scuba diver.

Its been a few years since this topic was really raised on this forum and we have had a few fatal shark attacks since and some media regarding the Shark shield.

Looking for people who have knowledge and use of the Shark Shield who can opinions. Also would appreciate any real work encounters with sharks with a Freedom 7 turned on.

trueblue

 Looks the goods for Dhue bash.?

Good Ozzy Stuff:  https://www.facebook.com/blackaswebseries/?fref=nf

Hi Guys, is it safe to leave your car at Woodies point boat ramp on Friday avro & into the eartly evening for a quick snapper hunt between the Islands. Or does the carpark get raided by low life scum

Good day Gents

I recently imported a boat on au spec trailer. Can anyone please give me advice on what I need to do to get it registred. I live in sorrento Where is the closest? Doess the boat have to be on or off the trailer during registration. I was also told to I need a number stamped in ths frame?

Cheers in advance.

Hi everyone,

The family and I are moving to Karratha to live for a few years.

What gear do you recommend for beach fishing and maybe small boat fishing ?

Looking for myself, pluys my 2 sons aged 10 and 12.

We don't want to spend a fortune, we're not mad fishermen or anything like that, but would like to experience the fishing as I've heard it is awesome up there.

Cheers !

 Some super smart fu-$^& idiot decided it would be a good idea to leave 100m of rope on the surface out from point peron just near the swell buoy in 30m of water. Obviously i managed to run it over while at speed and lucily it didnt do any damage. Another boat drove past me whle i was coiling it and just missed the other end of it. The rope was green 12mm and i put 4 shortening coils in it. Fu^*(% idiots. if its still there be careful.

Has anybody got one of these for the transfer of a mark from a furuno sounder to any plotter 

http://www.mark.fish

https://youtu.be/edBpp5430u0

hey guys,
I have brought a new Lowrance Hook 7, to run along side my Elite 7 HDI. Can these be linked ?? is it hard to do?. I am thinking that if I spot some lump / fish on the Hook 7, that I could mark the spot somehow & it would show on my HDI unit !! or am I wrong. The Hook 7, does NOT have GPS, it is solely for scanning what is below. Searhced the web, can't find any useful info about linking these 2 units

thanks in advance

Nothing to do in Busso yesterday with 7m swells and 30kn winds so decided to head to Canal Rocks to watch the carnage roll in and boy am I glad I did. There were waves breaking 1km off the rocks and covering them in foam when they hit with some mad bastards jumping off the bridge into the water as it rushed through.

I've been down there before in some severe conditions but was left gobbsmacked at what I saw mother nature throwing up yesterday!

Got back to me car and it was covered in about 1mm of salt!

youtu.be/Vl8wdBoRHcc

youtu.be/vvrKe3Zy3sU

 hi guys, i have just baught a 12 foot dinghy, 15hp honda and i was just looking for spots. i wanna to try for snapper. Is there any spots in the sound where i might have a chance? or even spots for skippy, black arse and other fish of the like?

 Found some good ground 20+km west of cape, but Guardian Angel Mr Mako was very protective They sure put on show when hooked.

i am going to make my own burley fro snapper etc. and i was wondering what was good to use. i have lots of fish parts from salmon, tailor, mullet, whiting and herring i was also thinking of putting premixed burley in and some mulies. is their anything else i should chuck in?