Note that these are not my thoughts...Jamie Chester can't post on here and asked me to put them up...as he thought some people might find it interesting.

"Went and voted today as I won't be here for the election. Voted Shooters and Fishers and other outdoor recreational groups first but made sure that the libs were above labor and the greens (which were last) in the preferences. Personally I always fill out my senate voting slip in the preference section as well (an easy enough task if you can count to 50 or so) because then I can vote for a minor party but still have control over where my eventual vote will go (assuming that the minor party wont get up). I personally think it's important to do this as I can still make a statement by putting a one-policy group first (and allowing that group to receive the electoral funding from that primary vote rather than the over funded majors) and thus help send a message to the major parties as to what I consider to be an important issue while still being able to choose either liberal or labor. So for me it's not even important whether you are a lib or labor supporter - if you are a recreational fisherman or against government control over every little goddam thing we do then vote appropriately and send a message to the major parties. And if you don't understand anything that I'm saying - well that's my argument as to why compulsory voting is ridiculous because it gives ignorant/careless people the same amount of voice as those that are informed and considered."

 Sorry not fishing related but does anyone know of anywhere that transports cars from Carnarvon to Busselton at a reasonable price.. Cheers. nev

you guys might have seen this already. looks like were safe here in WA for now. but for how long?

 Said no to the x-pack, don't think it is worth $2000. Not sure about the extended warranty, are they just trying to get back money they lost on the deal?

 what is your #1 favourite fishing reel that you own or have owned?

i have noticed its not always your most expensive reel you like or appreciate the most

hi, i just caught a male and female yabbie and after a few days the female as tiny little balls under its tale, are they eggs?

thanks.

 Can Anyone recccomed a good fishing charter for the whole family? 

Around perth

Hey all

Just after some info from fishos who have played and caught some fish on these lures

are they werth the buck ?

looking at using something new this season here in South Aus

just after a bit of feedback on them

How deep of water can the be fished in

95 size and 20 grams aint really that heavy but fill me in cheers

seems there's a bit of discussion around about great whites here's some old pic's from 2010 that i had the pleasure of a visit near the cape

 hey guys im thinking of joining the quinns rocks fishing club in a few weeks, just wondering if theres any members on here and what they think of the club cheers ben,and is the beer cheap at the club this is very important !!!!! 

 Could anyone tell me some good spots to catch some smallish kind of sharks from shore around cottosle to freo area and tips and rigs of what you do just for some advice cheers :) 

so its going to happen somone is going to hook up to one of these sharks just wondering what the best way to deal with it? arnt they endangerd or protected?

 I'm preety new to the shark fishing sscene

my current setup is a 24kg backbone elite -shimano tyrons with 300m of 80 pound braid then with a 100 pd leader to some trave then just a crimped  huge circle hook - Should I be having a heavier leader and could someone show me your boobies me a technique of what they do with the trace to put a 2 hooks on it.. 

I have recently been down a cott groyne with no luck, haven't had the right wind for ballooning yet.. But have tried casting with gettin 20-50 metres out but no luck using fresh baits and everything 

Could anyone tell me a spot that's not to far from there aswell ? 

Also when ballooning how far should I be letting it go out 

im looking at buying a Hero3 "silver" edition. i have read that the battery life is shite. i would be greatful if anyone could give me any feedback on any experiance you have had with a go-pro? Thanks in advance.

 Time for the Holden Calais to go, was thinking of getting a Mitsubishi challanger. Seems like a good price $41 k driveway for a 4x4. Anyone have one

 just heard about new gosa getting released next year I believe did a quick google search and watched a video on youtube. They look impressive twin drag system lighter weight deeper spools.. coming in sizes 5000, 6000, 8000, 10 000, 14 000, 20 000 and a huge 25 000 il definitely be pre ordering one thats for sure. Whats everyones thoughts??

got a pm from a certain young bloke that is a member of fishwrecked asking for some advice on spearfishing made me start to think back to the days I was first diving with old paper sounders and no gps what we used to do was get towed behind the boat ( about 50meters back those old blue band merks used to spew out lots of oil which could make you feel crook) once we found ground we would we would dive it and then move on all up it probably wasn't the right thing to do as we took many times the limits we have today

just throwing it out there i was just wondering if anyone knows of any good spots for diving foe scallops,ive seen a fwe in the swan river but there very small,i know they used to commercialy fish for them in cockburn sound so im guessing they might be somewhere in the sound,any help would be much appreciated

hey guys I have just been told today that there are fish in lake Joondalup does anyone know if this is true and if so what species and are you aloud to fish there I always thought that only turtles and tadpoles lived in there .I live near there in Woodvale and its only a 20 in bike ride so it would be great if I could go fishing there while the oceans a bit ruff to go out on any info would be great thanks.

on Friday night,(23/08/13) just before the ffb out from woodies me and the bro decided to just stop for a look. we dropped down our lines and to our surprise as we broke the water quite a bright light flicked down the line as it sunk. same thing winding back up. about 2-3 meters from the surface the disturbance to the water from our lines created the light. for the record we weren’t smoking anything. id be interested to hear what this phenomena is.

 hey boys sold my little tinny and about to buy a 5 meter ali but woulnt mind tagging along even see jigging done first hand I have all my own gear freezer full off bait more then happy to buy booze bait and fuel and more then happy to return the favor after I buy my boat so plz inbox me only issue I work monday to friday 

 headed out saturday to try boat a feed, about half way out and the gps starts playin up (ohh nooo) but lil did i know by the time i was almost at my first mark she was completely dead and was in fish heaven... :(. tryed everything i could to get her back but no luck. it still hasnt sunk in that i am back where i started a fair few years ago. spotless... i thought instead of crying and beating myself blue i would celebrate her death, even gave her a burial. lol so just thought id put up a few pics of the fish she got me (excuse the rude head in pic1) and go get a new one. ( got the hds) now just need to go find all the lumps again. eery feeling starting from scatch again but thats life. just gratefull to have a tub. so if anyone has any spots and cant access a tub just send us a pm and were out the next day the weather gods shine on us. RIP gurtie, fun times... 

Hi All- Can anyone recommend a marine shop NOR who is generally competitive and who can also fit marine electronics. I'm after a Furuno 627 and want to get one fitted by the weekend.

Also what would you expect to pay to have only a transducer fitted? I already have the Furuno mount and power cables installed from a previous model.

cheers/Ben

hey guys I have just booked a day out fishing with swan river boat charters of Fremantle or Cockburn sound and wondering if anyone's been out with them and if there good any feedback would be good thanks.

Might turn out to be a reasonable day on the water out from Ocean Reef

Been checking Buoy, Seabreeze & Willy.

Fingers crossed, happens to coincide with my B'Day which would be a treat to get out there and bag my first Dhuie!

Anyone using these over here on the west coast?? Supposed to be the ducks nuts over east for reds especially

http://www.petackle.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=40&category_id=15&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1

 hey there all I live in bunbury and was wondering if there are many other fishwrecked members who live in bunbury and are keen to catch up for a fish some time.  I love hitting busso jetty and fishing the local beach boat fishing, river fishing you name it I love it. Just trying to meet more keen fishos. PM me if intrested cheers Jordan

hi, witch ugly stick sin rod bends all the way that can catch tailor to barra to mulloway.

thankyou

 Hi all ,

does anyone have any info on how jurien bay offshore is fishing at the mo. Any info would be much appreciated cheers

what is the difference between nannigai and bright snapper if any

what i thought was a nannigai , people told me last nigth is a bright snapper -not a nannigai