General Discussion

General Chat, Anything of Interest

What 4WD would you recommend for around 15 - 20K?

 Gday guys my son wants to start looking to buy his first 4WD, he's got up to 20K to spend. It will be for just beach and tracks fishing / camping.  Im no expert on second hand 4WD's just thought i would put it out there and see what suggestions we get. Cheers for any thoughts/tips 


Brickie wanted

 Anyone on here a Brickie or knows of one SOR to make a couple of piers for a pizza oven ? Cash waiting . Also would need a plasterer to render it after ,

Cheers Paul


Eagles Wooden spoon

 Just wondering if anyone knows where I can buy one to send to a friend ?


Firewood

 Bit of a long shot but has anyone got a need for some land clearing chasing some firewood for the parents and thought I'd try my luck here 


Boat Import

 

G'day all,

Any of you FW members on here have any experience or knowledge of the process, cost, pitfalls of importing a boat from the US??   I expect in the long run it ends up cost neutral to buying here, but there's a good variety of options across some solid builds that I've always liked (wellcraft, Boston whaler, Grady-White etc) which is what has peaked my interest. Importing for my own use, not looking to import and then sell to make money from the transaction. 

Any experiences, info or advice appreciaited. 

 

cheers Mac


Overlander accommodation

 Hi FW crew, got a trip to Exy coming up but won't be able to leave Perth until the young fella finishes school around 3.00pm. Not sure if I should pack the swags (will just be me and him so easy as) and just pull over anywhere, or book a room at the Overlander and make life easy. Not expecting to get there until quite late.

Any one with recent experience there or other suggestions? 

 

Cheers,

BD.


Ningaloo 1st time

 Hi All

Am heading up to Ningaloo for 2 weeks in early July for the first time,  I will towing a boat up, just wondering if people can recommend some where to stay. Will be leaving from warnbro need to be at south lefroy on Saturday morning the 8th to meet up with family, me and the wife will be going on Thursday the 6th of July so need some where to stay over cheers Darryl 


Keeping Fish - Interesting

Found this video about storing fish. Found it very interesting, especially how long you can keep fish from warmer waters.

 I'm sure some of you ex wet liners knew this, but coming from cray fishing, I had no idea.

https://fb.watch/k_WMXQjdOT/?mibextid=871sk5

Oh, and a couple of picks from 2 saturdays ago fishing metro. Got a couple of bugger ones which I didn't get photos of.

cheers!

 


Quick trip out last weekend

 Another bloody awesome quick run out of Two Rocks last weekend. Went straight out to a spot me and a mate drifted over a few weeks ago, perfect run out but bloody cold. Hooked one dhu on first drop that threw the hooks boat side, couple more drifts got me a baldy on jig ( after not being able to get one for years, getting 2 in 2 trips was great) and a nice size dhu. Loving the grappler and slow element pe2 combo


Jockey Wheel help ?

 Hi All

Need to replace a jockey wheel on sons trailer he just bought to start a side business doing property maintenace etc . Its a biggie ... dual axle 6m in length all up

( ex landscaper trailer , so it has the mower ramp up front , toolboxes , hydraulic tipper tray etc) .

So its going to be a pain to move around and manouvre by hand solo ( mind you he is 21 so has a bit of muscle compared to me but it is awkward) ...  anyone had any experience with the 10 inch Ratcheting Alko jockey wheels or similair just for those times when you need to do a bit of solo finessing to get it on towball or in storage spot ?

 

They are about $200 around town so was going to get for his birthday next week , just didnt want to waste my time and money if they are crap as was considering same for my boat trailer. 

 

Cheers

Mike      


Bullet 7.2 - Bit of a photo dump

As some may know, we were lucky to purchase a 7.2m bullet boat a few weeks back and over the past 6 weeks, have managed a few trips out with 150 odd nautical miles on the clock in that time period.

We are still yet to master some big fish though have caught plenty of squid which is arguably my favourite seafood.

Over the weekend, we managed to crack our first legal demersal with a size legal (on the old scale) Blackarse making it to the deck. 

My young bloke has outfished me catching tuna, his first pinky last week and the black arse yesterday.

We got the boat as a '"*ck it" kind of thing to live while we are young and it was such a good decision.



 

 


Where the hell are all the boats coming from

 Drove up from Perth to Carnarvon today and saw well in excess of 120 boats heading back to Perth......big boats cats you name it...fishing comp perhaps. Heaps and heaps of road kill north of Billabong.and one utter moron who passed me on doubles with oncoming .....heavy braking avoided a disaster ........Asian tourists regretfully .


abrolhos tckle rods/reels

hey guys.

just wondering of anyoe has any experience uing the abrolhos tackle range of jigging rods or reels, in particualr to spiral overhead, pe2-3, and ld jigga 1500?

or anything similar.

any commenss good or bad?

lookig to replace a jigging rod.

cheers

 


Transport to Karratha

 I need to mlove a camper trailer from Perth to Broome in mid-late June. Does anybody have any suggestions for a good (hopefully cheap) company?


coral Bay in September

Could anyone shed some light on what coral Bay is like for  weather in September.  Looking at a week mid month


WC future is dark n gloomy....

 Gday fellas,

 

How does one post pictures on this site?

 

Just back from a Hunting trip in NZ, if anyone is interested i'll post my first ever pic on here like a big boy...

 

I couldnt be fucked reading the 200 new messages on the footy thread and WC do seem to deserve their own thread...

 

Jacky boy, I think if the hawks smoke WC this week then surely the hammer will come down on a few heads in different departments at the club...

 

List management

 

Medicos

 

Footy Dep all need a clean out...

 

Harley Reid the gun that will be next years no.1 pick must be hoping he doesnt end up in the west as Its going to be a lengthy rebuild this one me thinks!

 

My thoughts only of course!


Firearms E-petition link

 

Link to petition below, I'd encourage anyone with an interest in outdoor sports to sign, as the ongoing attacks on outdoor pursuits will continue.

I'd hazard a prediction that not that far in the future, bows and spearguns will also be subject to such licencing and restrictions.

The people who are putting this shit together are those who have no connection to these pursuits and their thinking is "I can't see why they need it"?

https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/LCePetitions.nsf/petitions/23-0015

 


a few fish from broome

1st week in Broome and t he wind has been constant. Got out on the water a couple of times so far.

Now we find the transmission in the ranger is shot . Luckily still covered by new car warranty


Steep Point track condition

 Off to Dirk Hartog on Saturday, don't suppose anyone has any info on condition of track to Steep Point 

cheers


Ceiling Patching Question

I need a new exhaust fan in my room but the hole is 300mm and I want an inline fan which only needs a 280mm cutout.. They left the cutout above the hole but am I better off cutting a square bit of gyprock secured to batons and taping the seams rather than reinstalling the 300mm cutout and just plastering the circular seam.


First Baldy

 Went out Nor on Sunday, me in my tinny and a mate in his. Hit our regular snapper spot for first light and got the burley pumping, I landed a few keeper size snaps and then the small sharks turned up, weren't taking hooked fish but lost a dozen rigs to them. My mate didn't get any snapper but some nice SBTs decided to make them selves at home in his trail, got 3 then decided to go abit deeper. He landed 1 dhu just before I got there and another while we were drifting next to each other, he buggered off home so I gave it a couple of extra drops and landed my first baldy, pretty average conditions but still a great trip for both of us


Tools explained......brought a smile to my face

 TOOLS EXPLAINED

 
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
 
 WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh shit!'
 
DROP SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
 
PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
 
BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
 
 HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
 
VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
 
 OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
 
 TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
 
 HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
 
 BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
 
 TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
 
 PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
 
 STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
 
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
 
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.
 
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
 
 UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
 
ADJUSTABLE WRENCH: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench".  Commonly used as a one size fits all wrench, usually results in rounding off nut heads before the use of pliers.  Will randomly adjust size between bolts, resulting in busted buckles, curse words, and multiple threats to any inanimate objects within the immediate vicinity.
 
  SON OF A BITCH TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'SON OF A BITCH!' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.
 
(This is a mutation
of a column written by Peter Egan and published in Road and Track back
in 1996. Thank you to Lynda Brighton for finding the information on it

ready for first trip away

Only 1 week to go and off to Broome for our first trip in the camper. Only prob we had was the draw bar for the trailer was too short but sorted out with an extra 500mm


Small centre console at Abrolhos this weekend

 Anyone happen to know the guys with the small centre console at Southern Group this weekend?

Had swags on the top etc.

If so, can you flick me a message please


CMAP Reveal Thoughts

 HI All

Got myself a Lowrance HDS9 live over Easter during runout sale at BCF , old chart plotter was a 14 year old 5 inch Lowrance LMS 525 so bit of an upgrade but still sitting hooked up on dash as spare...

Live comes with standard CMAP which looks fine , just seeing if anyone uses the CMAP Reveal and if its worth the $300 splurge for the Reveal WA coast map .

Have googled about and seen a bit on FW site by Jackfrost a while ago , seems somewhat limited ( I do Hillarys metro and Lancelin to Jurien mainly )  but curious around any updated personal experience and thoughts.  

Cheers  

Mike


Denham question

 

Hi all,

Heading to Shark Bay in June as we do each year, staying in Denham.  Been there a number of times before and go ok catching Pink and Black Snapper which is all good, but reading through posts on here and seeing some you tube vids I've seen lots big Bluebone caught. We've come across small models of these in the rocky shallows occasionally but nothing of size.  Any advice on the type of depth or ground profile more likeyly to hold these in the bay?  Also seen some good Rankins caught, so again any advice on the type of ground for these appreciated.  Found plenty of reefy broken  ground in different areas to the north of the channel but all seems to just be loaded with Pinks, and I'd like to try target something different.     

Appreciate any info or advice 


Not something you see in the Sound very often

 Don't know you would chase squid with this craft


Cue crab fest

 Had a great week up the stations with my boys and couple of mates.lots of dog and donkey sign but no joy.

Millions upon millions of triops- freshwater crabs breeding in every puddle and wheel rut. Station manager hasn't seen them in 12 years.  Bungarras were so fat.


Any GIFAA Members here?

Howdy folks,

I am hoping to become a member of the Garden island fishing and aquatic association and need two members to sign the form. Are there any members I could borrow the signatures of, please? 
 

cheers 

 

 


Caravans

Looking to potentially pick up a caravan for the family for weekend trips from Exmouth, most likely just into Ningaloo/Warroora etc. With our second child arriving last week, looking to off-load the camping gear and have a set-up that we can just hook up and get away for a few nights when the weather is good. 

 

Question is.... for those types of locations, is a full off-road setup a must or will a semi-off road van be fine to tow in to those locations? I know bugger all about vans!!