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I cant remember, Ive had mine for about 3 years now but I just checked the instructons and they dont actually say anything about using a fuse Although it does say that it will approximately draw 1amp per pound of thrust on full power. I would have used this as a guide and put in a 50amp.

Nice.... We got into a few salmon aswell but on the Saturday. Looks good on the plate too.

OHHH shiit man. Just when i bought the PE7 Jigman. I havnt even used it yet. You know I would use Squidgy braid (Rapala) every time as Ive found this to be the strongest out of all the braids. Try and test the 60 or 80Lb. Only problem is its thick. Thats why I dont want to use it on the 20000 because I want to fit atleast 500m of line.

Hey mate. I have a 55Lb Minn Kota and it uses a 50Amp fuse. This should be fine for your Watersnake. I dont think it makes a lot of difference to the life of the battery which way you charge it as long as you dont go too high on the amps. For a 100Amp/h battery charge at no more than 10amps. For 90Amp/h- 9amps and so on. You can trickle charge aswell but this will take forever on a half flat battery.

Hmmmm? I was anchored at Molineaux on Sat at 6am and I can tell you I was the only boat there on the whole area. We did manage 1 Trev there but there were a stack of Yellow Tail so we moved to the oil wharf aswell. We scored a nice feed there but not as many as you (81). Sounds like a great catch man, good on you

What does this Power Tune stuff do mate? I assume it will give a good clean out and get rid of gum and deposits? Ive got an 88' 60HP Yamaha thats never been done.

It does sound like a fuel problem. Probably too much. Are you pumping the fuel bulb at all? I would make sure the plugs are fairly new or get new ones. Also check you have decent spark on each plug and check the gaps.

I agree Netic. Ive had good days fishing in all different types of senarios and I do study and take note of things but dont get overly technical. I dont really think you can ever perfect a technique and catch fish all the time. You can do all the studying you like and follow it all, and there will still be unexplainable days when you dont get the fish you thought you were 'supposed' to get.

Just wondering if anyone knows of any hot food/take away type shops that are close to the water on Botany Bay. Somewhere you can stop on the boat and get lunch? Some days I cant be stuffed packing a lunch. There is enough organising, packing and unpacking of gear , cleaning etc when running a boat to have to worry about food aswell. Also, hot chips and the like taste soooooo much better when your out on the water

Good on you man for putting it back to live. Wish there were more people like you. I always put my big ones back aswell.

I bought my Aussie spec Stella from Japan aswell to save money. I mean I like buying the Aussie released models rather than the Jap ones. I know some of the Jap ones are better. But say for example I was gonna buy an Aussie Stradic, but then the Jap one is better. The Jap one costs more aswell. If I wanted something better than the Aussie Stratic I would rather get the Aussie Twin Power than get the Jap Stratic. U know what I mean?

They have a latch that goes across that would have stopped the rod flicking out. I always use it for that reason. I also drilled a hole straight through the stem and put a small bolt through to stop the holder from swivling. These holders arnt the best, but I cant find anything that has the same adjustments that is much stronger so I still use them. Someone needs to make something in STEEL with the same adjustments as these holders. Then you will have a really good rod holder.

I just bought a 20000FA Aussie released Stella and its worth more to ME than the Jap Stella. Yeah, its just my personal preference I suppose to liking the aussie models better. If I lived in Japan then I would prefer to have their models tho....

How did the rod fall in?

Use the braid that is coloured every ten meters. Or put your own marks on the line every meter with something. Cant be that hard. The Berkley rod holders can adjust horizontal. Thats what i have on my boat. I reckon, just put the reel into reverse and lower the line, same as a downrigger. Should work well. Plus you have a drag should it get caught instead of ripping everything apart...

Hey man, yeah the weather is looking good for this weekend. Keep trying, theres got to be a few flathead in that area. Try chucking a few squid jigs around there aswell.

Hey man, are these Stradics Aussie models? I dont know why but if a reel is not an Aussie released model I stay away from them. I feel they are out of place or not worth as much here or something.

Ive had an idea for a while and Im gonna try it out this summer. I wouldnt mind other peoples opinions on this aswell. I want to get an old rod and cut it down to about a meter, and put a small pulley on the end. Then get a large old eggbeater on it with 50LB braid and tie the bomb onto this. Then I will just put the rod into one of my rod holders and adjust it horizontally. Should work perfect and wont cost $400 plus. All I have to buy is the bomb. The bonus with this is you have a drag system should the bomb get caught anywhere. By the way what happens to a normal dowrigger if it was to get caught somewhere? I dont know never used one but I think it would do some considerale damage to the downrigger and boat???

FARK that thing is M A S S I V E.

Hi Rob. Out of those three reels I would get the Twin Power for sure. I like the handle knob better on the Shimano. (better shape and non slip material) and I dont like the drag clicking system on the Daiwas. But if I was buying a new reel myself in a 2500 I would get the Stradic over anything else because it is the highest quality reel in 6.0:1 ratio which is a big advantage in my opinion on a 2500. Something to think about anyway dude

Cool....Id love to have a little flatty like that at home in a tank.

You sure were keen mate on Sunday. Atleaset you enjoyed yourself thats the main thing. I planned to go out on the Bay aswell. Got up in the morning, had a look at the rain outside and saw the weather reports and thought , oh well lets go anyway it will probably stop soon hehe. My girlfriend was complaining all the way there, saying shes not going out in that rain (coming down on the windscreen) and i kept saying nah thats nothing its just a sprinkle, it will stop soon. Then it comes down harder and Im still goin to her, its just sprinkling thats nothing hahahahaha. We get to the ramp at the Container wharf at 6.00am and its still raining and I can see the trees swaying all around the place so it wasnt looking good. The place was dead, the only people there were two blokes training their greyhounds in the water. (poor dogs I was thinkin) I got out of the car, the cold wind and rain hit me, got back in the car and went home.

They sound like cheap ass quality reels to me.

I would say that the only diference is the size of the gears inside the reel. I wouldnt think anything else is made 'tougher'. I tend to get a higher ratio in my small reels and a slower ratio in my bigger reels for two reasons. One you use a big reel for big fish so you need low ratio to wind them in. Secondly, a big reel has a big spool so will be fast even with a low ratio compared with a small reel.

Hi mate. I use a 4000 size Shimano with 14LB Rapala braid for luring kings and jews and find it just right for average fish that you seem to get on lure. If i was using baits i would definitly go bigger than a 4000 Shimano. Just remember a 4000 Daiwa is a size bigger than a 4000 Shimano. I rekon a 4000 or 4500 Daiwa would be OK for baiting. Me personally would stay away from a Symetre or Sedona in anything bigger than a 2500. In small sizes on small fish they feel alright, but you notice the play alot more in these cheaper reels in bigger sizes and they feel crap. I think from memory these two reels only have a 1 disk drag aswell which isnt that good. I generally get a better quality reel the bigger in size I go.