The Boat Shack

After 21 years of serving the local fishing community and having been personally involved in 13 of those years, it's time for a change. The Boat Shack has joined with Plastic Fabrications / The PFG Group to bring Seamaster Fishing Supplies to the NW Coast. We have moved to 129 Wright St in East Devonport, in the same complex as Prairie Signs, next to Chas Kelly Transport. We are currently hard at work setting up a huge amount of stock in a large warehouse and signs will be up over the next few days. All the usual boating and fishing equipment will be available as well as a lot of totally unique products. Thank you to all my loyal customers over the years and I look forward to exciting times ahead.
Harry.

Salty is on the board!

This is what we've been waiting for! Jason Sims and Badger Jago cracked the snapper today off Devonport, the best went 6.5kg!!

I've spent the winter renovating the shop, creating more space and a new lay out. Stock levels have doubled and there are some great new products and special deals on older stock. Concentrating on more "unique" products, you will still find the basic fishing tackle and boat gear that you need day to day. For expert advice and friendly service, call in and check out the new look store!!

Never put in at the Don before

What do ya reckon Josh Steven, up for some couta'n? You can bring your mate Salty too

The fishing has been fantastic this summer and at the front of the pack have been these blokes, Glen Saltmarsh and John DeBruyn. They have been spending more time on the water then anyone else I know and producing the goods.
First it was good mako on threadline tackle New Years Day, then kingfish off the northern tip of the island and now after a lot of effort they are harrassing the local snapper population!!
Friday night with Josh Steven and Chris Poole on board aswell they landed 12 snapper all around the 3 -4kg mark.
Skipper Glen gave a few tips away -
They have been driving around over good patches of reef and looking for fish marking on the sounder, then anchoring over them.
Using fresh bait caught that day on "snapper style" rigs.
Fishing just before dark through to midnight, tide doesn't seem to matter much.
Putting up with cod and parrot fish is part of the game until a snapper grabs the bait.

Don't usually like photo's of myself but the amount of laps around the island Ive done over the years chasing these things. . . . I've tried skirts, bibbed minnows, live baits, down riggers you name it and a quick trip out last night with Mick Banham resulted in success. Get out there if you can, a massive school of big salmon, kings, mackerel, 'couta and pike smashing small baitfish is a sight to see!! Oh and do yourself a favour and get in to a tackle store and get some Squidgy Pilli Flick baits!

Last week it was snapper. . . . this week kingfish!! John Debruyn and Glen Saltmarsh spend more time on the water then nearly anyone I know and have been rewarded with this kingy caught yesterday off Devonport. It was caught on a small surface lure and there were more of them mixed in with a big school of 3kg + salmon.

A few Pics from Comp day 2014, feel free to Tag yourself or friends, I have lots more photo's and if you want copies feel free to contact me.