Fish and Survive

27/03/2023

04/10/2020

If you're in Esperance and love boating, make sure you head to the Esperance Deep Sea Angling Club on Friday to learn how to maintain your lifejacket. The Department of Transport will be there at 6pm to help show how to maintain your gear.

03/09/2020

Concerning news coming from NSW regarding a missing rock fisher.

28/08/2020

🤙 🤙Fathers’ Day lifejacket bulk buy offer👍 👍

There isn’t a fish worth losing your life for – that’s why wearing a lifejacket is crucial to make sure you return home after a day’s fishing.

It’s particularly important that dads return home safe to their families, so we’re offering a Fathers’ Day bulk buy offer on Crewsaver Lifejacket bundles ahead of the big day on 6 September.

The Crewsaver inflatable lifejackets are designed to be worn comfortably at all times and to be inflated in an instant in case of an emergency with every dollar we make from the sale of these lifejackets going back into promoting safe fishing.

So, give your dad the most important gift this Fathers’ Day, the reassurance of a safe day out on the water! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2YCqWLm

23/08/2020

A strategy to help ensure WA’s recreational fishers return home safe to their families after a day out fishing has been announced, with $560,000 allocated by the State Government to the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund.
The funding will support Recfishwest to continue to deliver its Fishing Safety Strategy for the next four years, which focuses on making rock fishing, salmon, abalone, rock lobster and spear fishing safer.
The strategy includes 75 angel rings, more than 100 rock anchor points and 1,000 safety signs installed at high risk locations around WA, plus the expansion of a free loan lifejacket program across 23 locations between Quobba and Esperance. To find out more, visit
https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/08/Fishing-Strategy-designed-to-keep-recreational-sector-safe.aspx

07/08/2020

Fantastic news 🐠

Today, Western Angler magazine editor and Recfishwest Safe Fishing Ambassador Scott Coghlan joined Fisheries Minister Peter Tinley to announce $560,000 funding to support Recfishwest in continuing to deliver our successful State-wide Safe Fishing Safety Strategy for four more years.

The commitment will play a crucial role in ensuring fishers return home safe after a day’s fishing. Recfishwest's loan lifejacket and angel ring programs will be expanded through the funds with more rock anchor points installed at hazardous fishing spots, along with the development of a hazardous swell and weather condition alert system for recreational fishing.

Read more about the State Government's safe fishing commitment here: https://bit.ly/3fAFelw

07/08/2020

🚙 A friendly reminder to take care when 4wding along our beautiful WA beaches, fishing or not, its easy to fall into trouble after the recent weather conditions. Do your research before heading out 🚙

30/07/2020

⚡⚡ FLASH SALE ⚡⚡

The best water-activated lifejackets on the market now half-price!
Don’t miss out, these lifejackets are designed for all types of fishing, are one size fits all plus comfortable enough to be worn at all times.
Gone are the days of stuffing your old yellow foam lifejacket under the seats, it’s time to upgrade, and there’s no better time.

https://fishandsurvive.com.au/products/lifejacket-crewfit-165-sport-auto

Benefits:
Peace of mind knowing the lifejacket will inflate upon submersion in the water
Fit snug on the body so won’t impede on your fishing
Compliant with marine safety standards (actually goes above and beyond)
Top of the range bladder turns you onto your back should you fall in the water (turn speed less than 2 seconds), supports your head and reduces wave impact

*Please note firing mechanism is due for replacement in Oct 2021.

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29/07/2020

The importance of up to date safety equipment was dramatically highlighted for four boaters whose vessel capsized as the result of a surprise big wave off the coast of Quobba, north of Carnarvon.

The lucky escapees, survived what could have been a fatal incident, by grabbing their water proof emergency bag which contained an EPIRB and mobile phone after it floated to the surface, enabling them to notify emergency services. All four people on board had also opted to wear self-inflating lifejackets while boating in the area.

This near-miss shows how having the proper in-date safe fishing gear on your boat can quite simply save your life. Make sure your boat is fully equipped with in-date safety gear before you next head out.

Western Angler magazine Fishing Around Western Australia

Four people have had a miraculous escape after the vessel they were in was smashed by a massive wave in the State’s Gascoyne region this morning, hurling them into the ocean in the process.

12/07/2020

This is why it’s so important to check your life jacket and safety gear every twelve months, check out the canister on this lifejacket!