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    Need A Boat, Advice Needed!

    in Boating

    Posted

    Thanks for the response.

    I didn't think having a half cabin would be so restrictive for soft plastic fishing. I love SPs and plan to fish with them a lot, I guess if you only had a couple of anglers on the boat then a half cabin should be ok, but if you had 4-5 then it would be beneficial to have an open boat. Is that correct or is any kind of cabin a no no for SP fishing.

    Also in regards to the engine, If I'm considering a few older boats around 1990, and they each have different brand outboard motors, e.g. Mercury, Yamaha, Johnson and evinrude, How would you rank them in terms of reliability?

    Also how many hours is a lot for a boat, is < 200hrs ok, what about 300hrs?

    Cheers

    Which Kingie Rod $100-$150?

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Hi Fishraiders,

    I am looking for a value for money rod to target kingies, around $100 or maybe up to $150 if necessary.

    I will be matching it with my Shimano Baitrunner 8000D, will probably be loaded with 30 or 40lb braid.

    It will be used for livebaiting both from a boat and land based, and also for throwing lures to kings and other pelagics. I'm unlikely to be doing any jigging.

    I think I need at lesat 7" length and I've already got a 6-10kg rod so i'm looking for something rated a bit stronger (possibly 10-15kg or do I need more?)

    Any suggestions/recomendations?

    Surf And Rock Fishing

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    I used to use Mono, but now I've changed to braid. I use a spinning reel and I like the ability to cast further with it. I find that if I do manage to hook a big fish and if it does manage to run me into the rocks, I get busted off whether I'm using mono or braid.

    I guess for livebaiting you could use mono, but you then will need a spool with big line capacity.

    Sambos Of The Bricks

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    I caught a big one on Saturday. I filleted and skinned it and made Thai Fish Cakes with it, they were great. The fish is very bland and a bit tough so you need to put lots of flavour into it.

    I highly recommend cutting off all of the red bits from the fillet otherwise it will taste awefull.

    Cheers

    Narrabeen Lake Flatty Hunting 05/12/09

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    G'day Golem.

    I pin them just behind the dorsal. Make sure you don't put the hook too

    far near the spine or it'll die.

    Sometimes I pin 'em by the tail if they are larger livies and trim one side of the tail

    as this makes them really swim hard to escape predators.

    Thanks Pete, Can you please tell me, do you use a sinker, if so what size and where do you put it? Just a running sinker to a swivel and then a leader or a paternoster rig or what?

    Thanks

    golem.

    Avoca Rocks 15/11/09

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Mate, I know how you feel. The same thing happened to me today.

    I cast a small surface popper off my local rocks and it got smashed by something big. I don't know what it was but my line just started screeming off the reel. After losing about 50mtrs of line it didn't look like stopping so I started palming the reel and the ping I lost it.

    I can't stop thinking about what it might have been.

    I agree with you, first thing to do is go out and buy some better gear.

    Cheers

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