JetSki Fishing WA
Hi everyone,
I am posting this topic to try and grow the JetSki Fishing extreame sport in WA. JetSki fishing is very popular in South Africa, New Zealand, and America with most members probably between to South African or New Zealand. Not sure which one of these two are the biggest but they are doing the JetSki fishing thing pretty often. New Zealand has been doing well with great fish comming out.
We are a few guys at the moment doing JetSki fishing in WA and we would like to encourage this way of fishing so as to grow the popularity in WA. It is very new here but I am sure there has been some guys doing it very quietly for some time. How about letting us hear about you, your catch and your JetSki fishing stories. Pictures would be great as well.
Why? It is a different way of fishing, It's exciting, you can move around pretty quick, it is easy, it is cheaper than a boat, it's a challenge because you have no help so it's you and your catch, its nice to go out and fish together as a group and this is the safe way to do it. There are more reasons than these but I gues for me its the excitement of the speed in getting to where you want to be pretty quickly and most of all, meeting new JetSki fisho's and going out fishing as a group.
I know this is not everyones kettle of fish but surely there will be some of you guys that would want to give this a go.
If you are interested in JetSki fishing and need some advise please let me know. Between the few of us currently doing this sport I am pretty confident that we can help, advise and assit by sharing ideas with you in getting the setup required to get started. Once you have the JetSki you are 90% there. The rest is easy. There is also a lot of help on the web sites so no shortage of information.
Very important - I would value support in this sport especially in the way we practice it. That is to obay all the local fishing rules and ledgeslation requirement regarding the boating rules, PWC rules and all that goes together with a responsible attitude. I am sure if we develop and promote JetSki fishing in this way we will be supported and respected in the fishing community.
Any experienced fisho's wanting to give advise here please do so. We can do with your help, advise and support. It will be very much appreciated.
Looking forward in hearing from you,
Regards
JR JetSki (Johan Roux)
JR JetSki
allrounder
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saw one of you guys come in at mindarie
the other day.I would have to say it was refreshing to see him pull in line and retrieve like a normal person instead of being a knob like most of the joy riders out there.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
JR JetSki
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Thanks for that Allrounder,
Thanks for that Allrounder, Its good to here that of the JetSki Fisherman.
JR JetSki
roberta
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There is a bloke in
the Caravan Park in Leeman (semi-permanent) does his cray pots and goes fishing on his jet ski, catches crays and fish, then he has a quad bike, all decked out for beach fishing, cool.
Ginger Tablets Rock
JR JetSki
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Hi Roberta, That's my mate
Hi Roberta, That's my mate Lindsay. I when out fishing with him in Leeman. The pictures above of the two ski's are of Lindsay, his partner and myself. The pic's of the fish are what we caught on the day. Lindsay caught the big Dhuie.
Cheers
JR JetSki
roberta
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Good one
he is about 6 vans down from us, we are on the road side of the caravan park. He left his quad bike for the park manager to ride around in, Daryl thought he was the ants pants hahaha. I have met him once, his van is next to ld farts mate Jimmy.
Ginger Tablets Rock
Gadsy
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Check your PM's JR
That rig of yours looks mighty interesting
JR JetSki
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Cheers Gadsy, Have replied,
Cheers Gadsy, Have replied, hope I covered everything for you.
JR JetSki
brenz
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bloody awesum mate
bloody awesum mate
Goodz
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A few of my surfer mates
A few of my surfer mates from down south do a bit of fishing from their jetski's when they're not towing in. Get a few fish I hear!
Got anymore pics of your jetski captures?
Dunno if you can say it's cheaper than fishing from a boat, those jetski's arent cheap :) Cheaper to run though I guess?
JR JetSki
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Hi Goodz, Glad to here
Hi Goodz,
Glad to here there are some guys doing this down south. Do they have there ski's rigged up etc. I would like to get in contact with them so we can team up on some fishing adventures whenever we go south or when they come north.
I don't have any new pic's but will post them when I catch something worth while, that's a promise. I did not take pictures of the squid, herring and garfish I caught. This is mainly for bait and snacks at home. It is fun catching them though.
JR JetSki
JR JetSki
bod
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jetski fishing
you might know this guy too JR.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/trolling-sound-garden-carnac
JR JetSki
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If it is Beau then we have
If it is Beau then we have communicated but not officially met in person.
JR JetSki
beau
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rediculously excited about
rediculously excited about this
Faulkner Family
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would be good in the warmer
would be good in the warmer months but i think you would get a bit cold and wet during the winter, unless you go north of cause. would be interesting to see one of you guys get a billie on the ski
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
chookc
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A good wetsuit booties and gloves and tour coat will take care
of the cold problem
JR JetSki
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A good sharkskin wetsuite
A good sharkskin wetsuite and old Jacket takes care of the cold. Its only my feet that gets chilly even through the booties. The worst is the spray on the face, the salt water takes its tole after a while. I always have heaps of fresh water bottles with me to rince my face and that helps a lot. What's amaising is how one can forget all of these issues when you get a bite, then it is all worth it at the end of the day.
JR JetSki
derp000
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i had a Jetksi tear up the water today right on my fishing spot
If it was not so cold i would swam out to him to teach him a lesson
I Fish because.............
SandGroper84
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The guys from the tv show
The guys from the tv show ifish, caught sails from a jetski at the rowley shouls, looked like heaps of fun, they had the main boat raise them up then they would switch bait from the jetski. Looks like you've got a good set up there JR JetSki
Love this Country!
JR JetSki
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Hi, Thanks SandGroper. I am
Hi, Thanks SandGroper. I am hooked on these TV fishing programmes, they give a lot of handy tips. The iFish guys make it look so easy but I guess you need to know what youre doing when you catch a billie like the one they caught. Got to be carefull with those fish, if they get spooked they can hurt you as you're not that protected on the Ski as on a bout. It is a lot of fun though, maybe my day will come some time, just got to make it happen, Cheers.
JR JetSki
SandGroper84
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i didnt think it looked
i didnt think it looked easy, would be with a main boat raising them, but as far as hooking a reeling them in.. not so much, and ive had a saily leap onto a marlin board of a 25 bertram before, was still very green aswell, the easy part was tagging it, getting it untangled and back into the water whilst still green not so easy, still have the scars up my arms from the bill
Love this Country!
JR JetSki
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I have never seen one up
I have never seen one up close, does the bill have sharp edges that can cut or is it just the pointy bit thats dangerous
JR JetSki
SandGroper84
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like a barstard file, or
like a barstard file, or the roughest grade file you use for steel if you dont know what a barstard file is, not nice when you forget the leader gloves
Love this Country!
JR JetSki
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Cheers for that. I supose he
Cheers for that. I supose he uses it to mulch his food from time to time.
I can just dream about catching one of them from the Ski. Have to go far north for that and get a massive charter bout as well for company and transport. Would love to do that before I'm to old.
Another friend of mine towed his JetSki to the Abrollos Islands last week and he got some decent Makerel and Groper. He has not joined the website yet but I will try and convince him to post some pics.
Regards
JR JetSki
ruste13
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i need to rob a bank......
i need to rob a bank......
JR JetSki
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I'll help you if you come
I'll help you if you come JetSki fishing with us, HA HA HA,
Let me know when you're ready, Fish are waiting
JR JetSki
brenz
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ill take ya up on that offer
ill take ya up on that offer jr.
you rob the bank come give me enough cash for jet ski and ill let ya keep the rest.
then ill come for a fish lol. wish i had the money though
ruste13
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this reminds me of a
this reminds me of a joke....
A dyslexic bank robber runs into a bank and yells "Air in the hands motherstickers, this is a f*ck up!"
cheers russ
Sammut
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I've been deciding if I
I've been deciding if I should get a jet ski or a boat for fishing. Got about 15 to spend and I don't think I can get a big enough boat for that price to go out in the ocean around rottnest and stuff like that. What are your thoughts?
JR JetSki
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Hi Sammut, sorry for the
Hi Sammut, sorry for the late reply, I was in KL for the week, got back this morning.
JetSki fishing is a unique sport and you have to consider what you want very carefully, I can not tel you that you will like it. Best advise I can give is for you to go and get a demo ride on a JetSki and see if you like it. Visit some of the JetSki fishing forums and read up a little on the sport. Below is just some areas of importance to consider.
In WA you are not allowed to go further than 5 NM out on a craft shorted than 3.75 meters. JetSki's are only about 3.3 - 3.4 meters and are just to short for the deep see fishing ventures. It also depends on what you want to go and catch, if you are willing to travel up north or south you can get places where you can catch most of the speicies withing the 5 NM limit.
Safety is the major thing, My advise to JetSki fishing is, never venture out alone on a Ski, always have another JetSki fisho on his ski to go with you. Two Ski's are better than one. In that way you can watch out for each other in case one has an emergency of some kind. Always check the weather and make sure you have all the safety equipment as required on boats, EPIRD, Flares, etc. (I can not over emphasise this point and I am sure everyone will agree with me on this). You do not need a marine radio but I would advise you to get a portable radio, Another area of importance is the discipline in riding, boat ramp etiquette etc.
Let me know how you go and if you are sure this is what you want to do I am sure we can help you with advise as to options that are available for you. Most of us have equipped our ski's with home made plans and efforts. Nothing wrong with that, it works and is much more cost effective than buying ready made rod holders etc.
Best of luck with you descision.
Regards
JR JetSki
JR JetSki
Tony Halliday
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how is this going to effect you guys?
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/regulations-could-stop-surfers-using-jet-skis-to-tackle-big-waves/story-e6frg14u-1225872916761
quote"
Under Department of Transport rules for jet skis, riders can operate only in a designated waterski area and must carry an observer on the back of the craft. "
do these new rules have huge effects on Jetski fishing and zones you can fish in and launch from.
I know the rules are ment to keep the cowboys under control and is now effecting the surfers being towed out, but how are the new WA Jetski rules going to effect jetski fishing?
I know the ruling is directly linked to Tow-in-surfing, but seems to be a bigger issue about limiting jetski usage and range from shore etc. Are we going to see simular limitations?
regards
Tony
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chookc
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I think this issue is related to towing skiers or surfers into t
the waves. You must have an observer on the back of the ski when towing any form of board rider tube etc..
Most tow in surfers only have the driver and the guy being towed hence breaking the rules
JR JetSki
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Thanks for the comment, its
Thanks for the comment, its alway nice to get this feedback as it will help keep us alert of all the regulations etc. I don't believe this will go through after they have investigated it, hense for the following reasons, Surfers pull a floating devise for the surfer to hold on to. Same as the Jet Ski rescue devise used by life savers. Riding in conditions like these guys do there is nothing safer than a JetSki craft as it can negotiate the conditions very quick. It is difficult enough to have a spotter facing backwards on a Ski, leave alone having a spotter in conditions like they surf in. It will just give the rider an additional person to worry about. Turning fast in waves you need to control your balance and if the spotter does not work with you on this one he could be wiplashed of the Ski. In my opinion it will be more dangerous using a spotter than not. My take on this is that they follow the same log on, log of rules as fisherman going out to fish. At least then someone knows where they are and what they are doing. I just wonder if the guys making these rules have ever been on a JetSki in conditions like these. I don't believe they have??
I am sure us fisho's will be ok on this one.
Cheers
JR JetSki
JR JetSki
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Where are the new JetSki
Where are the new JetSki Fisho's, come on guys it's great fun!
JR JetSki
Freo_Boi
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Inside sitting in front of the heater
F**k Winter...
wesdawindat
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Im Keen!
HEy JR
Im Keen buddy, Have got a Yamaha GP 1300R, bit of a performance ski but was the best deal at the time and in good nick with low hrs so reliability wont be a problem, i want too set her up with esky and rod holders, looking at going fishing in the northern area and would be great to get some advice on set up and locations
Cheers
JR JetSki
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Hi Wesdawindat, Send me your
Hi Wesdawindat,
Send me your email on a pm then I will send you a complete brochure to guide you on how to rig your ski. Unfortunately I can not attach a pdf on the post.
Welcome to JetSKi fishing.
Cheers
Johan
JR JetSki