I live near hospital . Trying to get home was task and a half . 1 way in . One way out . Friggin joke. Traffic is out of control. 1 good thing everyone taking it serious . I hope no one wants to get to hospital in a hurry .

 G'days Fisho's.

My wife and I are heading to Christmas island and Cocos island next month.

Any recomendations for fishing charters?

Wife is not a big fishing person so would mainly spectate especialy if it's large models being targeted.

Any other touristy suggestions would be appreciated as well, have a 4wd booked for Christmas island and normal car for Cocos island.

Cheers Wes.

 Hi fellas,

I posted a few months ago about where to go to get a custom made rocket launcher mad up for boat. Had a couple replies and not much luck sourcing someone willing to do it (everybody too busy) but now I have the canvas peeling off the Bimini over my head. Now I figure I just want a custom made hard top / rocket launcher made up and be done with the canvas. Going on a 21 foot striper. Can anyone suggest where too / who too go for this? Much appreciated 

 Hi,

Quick question hoping somebody will be able to help with. My 60hp 4stroke yamaha was stalling at idle. Ok when running. Took the cowling off and saw water coming out of a hole on the side of the engine. Looked a little closer and saw that a bolt had fallen out.

Doesn't anyone know what this bolt is for? 

I put it back in and engine running as normal. Just wondering if any damage could have been done. 

Had a great day off two rocks yesterday with Eric and ended up with some nice fish,  hooked a couple of beast Dhuies but not long after getting them off the bottom the taxman just smashed them and left nothing but broken rigs; only used a bottom meat one time and probably hooked the biggest shark of my life, after 10 minutes of loosing line and huffing and puffing had to cut the line to make it go away, still good to feel how much grunt the have.

I don't like knocking them as they have to make a living but the 35metre line behind Garden Island was heavily and I mean heavily potted today by a pro with green and yellow floats ".........trouble is he hasn't shortened the ropes which have to be at least 80 metres long.   there is rope all over the surface and for those early weekend risers you should be aware if heading out predawn.   Plenty of fish biting but no surface activity whatsoever.  

 Hey guys we are moving down to Bunbury and as I have never fished down there, what is it like and how far do you need to go to get a decent dhuefish or snapper. We have a 5.3m with a 145ltre tank.

Cheers :)

 I know it's not fishing related ( unless it's a fish Sammie ) yet seldom is the weather good enough up here to be out fishing every day. Having no decent bread available on the Island and a bun load of spare time I thought I'd have a red hot go at making my own. It's been an interesting journey making making a sourdough starter ( Pierre is his name you have to give em a name according to the sourdough fraternity) and trying to make a decent loaf. After a good nine months of trial and error I'm starting to bang out some good bread. Drool on gentlemen, drool on!. 

Enjoy 

 Hi all

Thought I might take my daughter for a whiting sesh on Saturday for her birthday. It's been years so any suggestions on depths etc. heading out from Hillarys would be much appreciated.

 Few pics from the last couple of trips , jumped in on the way home in 27m on a little ledge and grabbed a few roaches too !

 Hi Guys

Heading to Skark Bay May/June for a month and will have my boat there, I dont know the area well and are there any areas that are better than others, I am not wanting your "special spots" just any pointers that may help.

Thank you in advance  Delta

 A mate from Busso flipped me this picture. You've got to be kidding me!. The little Evoque has a towing capacity of 16-1800 kg. 

 Hi guys I am heading out there tomorrow arvo from Dawesville and are unsure where to anchor up for an arvo of snapper fishing. I am not asking for anyones hot spots just some pointers on how far I need to be out?

Cheers

 Evening all!

Been a long long time since I was last on here! My old boat was sold many moons ago and I've finally bought a new one. Although I have significantly downsized due to room on the driveway.

I've now got myself a 4.1m polycraft side console. Picking it up on Friday, and can't wait!

My question is - what would you guys recommend with a boat of this size. I'm thinking crabbing in the Swan, soft bait for flathead around the flats in the river, and aiming for squid just out of Freo on a good day. Maybe heading out into Cockburn Sound on a good day. 
 

Are there any other options for a boat of this size?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

 Hey guys. Just wondering if anyone has installed a airmar P66 transducer. I've just bought a 588 furuno and installed the transducer as per instructions and I can only get ground up to about 10knts. Anyone had any joy with their install and can get a good reading? Tips please. Cheers herbs

 Anyone been out to the FADS lately?

Enjoy 

 No undersize

 First timer heading up to Exmouth in late July going to drag the boat up. Completely new to Exmouth have been doing a lot of research to figure what to take and where to head. Was wondering if people would be interested in sharing some knowledge in return for Abrolhos/gero, horrocks info. Have also been looking for a map of the south passage out of tanta. Appreciate any help guys 

 Shot out of woodies on sat for an early morn session before the heat, went to a spot in the 50s for a dhuie first drift baldy the second drift then lost a good dhuie on the 3rd and they shut down so came into the 30s and found heaps of black arse and a bigger baldy finished the morning buy pulling the pots and needed up with 8 still some whites around in the 20s 

 Gooday All

I was offered a chance to jump on board the boat with the MACKDOG Tackle lads this past week, just out off Two Rocks where the idea was to put the new Mackdog  Underdog jigs to the test.

It was the first time using the Hybrid style jigs and they did not dissapoint.

A good start with a 53cm Dhu and a size Baldie on the first drop, things slowed a little as the heat rose, however on finding a lump with signs we we then able to lift 3 decent size Breaksea Cod with the largest measuring 52cm a really nice fish indeed.

Another decent size Baldie was added to the keep and the day was done with a really nice bag.

The various colour Makdog Underdog Jigs worked a treat with the Pink and Purple being the most effective on undersize snapper and Dhus, and even a 6ft Shark. 

Feel free to contact mackdog tackle at https://www.mackdogtackle.com.au - support local lads...

On the return trip a the most amazing event took place - you would not belive it if we didnt have the proof - a fair sze flying fish "flew" through the starboard side window (at about 25knts) of the boat maybe 30cm x 45cm straight into the cockpit past the skip and hit the port side window in the cab and ended up in the bucket behind the passnger seat, I was standing in the middle and saw it unfold we were amazed and I picked it up and released it with a short flight. It was a amazing event to have witnessed.

Tight lines all

 Last week in the steering heat a mate of mine Started sending me pics of the stonking fish he was catching on his time off, that ontop of the reports being put on here made me change my mind on the snapper bash I was planning for Saturday to a trip out to the back of rotto to try and catch my boats first dhue for me. With some very helpful points supplied by a fellow fishwrecked member my son and I got up at 3am and headed out to 50m. First drop and I swear my son must have dropped the bait straight down some things throat. He had abit of trouble at first getting his co-ordination going but it didn't take long to sort out and he had my boats and his first ever dhue also his biggest fish, he has lost bigger snapper but this is way better anyway. We fished until 9 and I was worried he was sick but he said he was just tired but a pretty good day where he smoked me all I brought home was the black ass. 

 Headed out early to a spot I have in the mid 30's and not even a bite for an hour and a half easy, started to think it was going to be a long day.

Had another mark about a mile away and thought would give that a crack, The drift was all over the show and was taking us north off the area i had pinged, well it was a blessing in disguise as the sounder lit up with big flares and my mate was on with a good fish. First Dhuie up a cracker, dropped my bottom meat and within about a minute I was on with a just size Dhue so decided to release him as he was very healthy imo. Dropped the jig back down with mauled bait on and it was hit before it even made the bottom, another cracking Banger. 

Decided to shift out into the 40's on the flat coral for Baldies, which paid dividends of filling out the bag with two Baldies and Pinkies.

Topped off with 7 good size crays the beers went down well that arvo. 

 Went out of rocky this morning with a Grant an  old fishing mate, started off real slow but we ended up with a small dhuy each on the swing heads sweetened with a bit of wrasse

 Hi All, am chasing some Yo Zuri Hydro hard bodies for Maccies and other pelagics. Most places sold out but will certainly look at online and 2nd hand if anybody has a couple they want to part with. Prefebaly in the blue or green or redheads.

Cheers

 Manage to get a few trips out this summer. No fancy photos but we caught a feed at least. 

 Has anyone got a seaworthy stern pad on back of there glass boat? I bought it online from boat warehouse and in description says jumbo has a strength of 400kgs. When I open packet it says max transducer weight of 3 pounds (1.3kgs). I was planning on fixing a tm260 to it which would weigh at a guess 2kgs. Not sure if I should do it or not

Day out yesterday in pretty nice conditions, head out 40ks to try me luck finding some new ground. Bit slow going early until we found some hard ground in the 50s resulting in a few solid BA for mate Leah...struggled for a bit before moving into the 60s and finding a small lump and showing which resulted in a nice 850 Dhue tipping 10kg, was a funny fight losing the initial fish well off the bottom before the heavier model jumped straight on...must have been following it up...seems the big fella had survived a previous fight with a 80g jig already in its gob.

Second drift didn't produce any fish but a first with a massive GW showing up from deep below...would have went 4m plus easy and very fat, amazing to see her circle a few times but after missing the first close show was under able to get any decent photos...but made my day, was a beast!!

Moved into the 40s for a bit...no fish but sounder shot had me thinking the big girl was still down there.

30s we tried for a few KG's, decided to rig the 80g jig found in the Dhues month...resulting what I was calling a massive kidney slapper...didn't last long before something took this hard snapping me off. In all an enjoyable day out.

Bit more good weather to come..get out there gents and tight lines!!

Enjoy