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Was quite wavey. Lasted only 40mins before turning greenish out there. I even decided against trying middle head. Is the anchoring that pulls the boat under? Sand ancor instead of reef ancor? or was it a big wave? Is is possible to have a mechanism like the lifevests, that "release" if is senses waterpressure. But then, if the boat is capsized, the ebirp would be inside the boat. Don't know how effecitve it would be.

Can you PM me too. Have same question and context.

Would such a system pass inspection? Not that I ever had to get my trailer inspected.

Can you hang something on the side of your Yack? Cut 2 big holes opposite sides, and cover the hoel with chicken net, 2 layers, shifted by 1/2 length of the hole. When the Yack moves fresh water should automatically push the inked water out. Your torpedo is also a good idea, Plumbing tube ( big one, maybe 1m ) and have a grid on both sides.

Best thing fishing is catching one of those things ( yet to experience ), next best thing, having one of those things on the line, even for a few seconds, and consolation price like you said is getting a legal one in. Well done. Quite tricky from land based.

Do it. I did, and reading posts like yours, remind me why I did it. Before I had an iflatable ( Zodiac Style ) 2.8m and a 4HP. I dropped it at Balmoral, Clifton and Spit Bridge. It was a bit heavy and required some lifting, which was not a problem at the time. Being inflatable I did not need insurance / rego / license ( because it never went fast ). Downside of course was that I never really ventured out far ( As an example, I never went to the wedding cake near Clifton ). I did not opt for the Kayak as I dont feel condifent / balanced enough. And the car was too small, did not want to buy kayak rooftop. If you decide for the boat, get a wheel lock. My area is rather save, but otherwise I would drill and insert a big ( eyed bolt ) and chain the boat. Do not leave anything of value int he boat. And if you spend the money, get a self inflatable life vest. I always wear one, even if I dont have to. It's really not annoying me anymore.

The material of the hook is also relevant. I don't think Stainless Steel hooks will dissolve, ever. I know of few places where they are banned.

Scenery is fantastic. Plenty of Wallabies hopping on the side of the road, even saw echidnas. Beautiful laggons, streams and lakes. Friendly people. The only person I saw that was "unhappy" was driving a car from Victoria. While the road improvement to Woods Lake ( with a 14% descent ) allowed us to get there with the Campervan ( slow driving ), I guess it did open the lake to more people. Still a beautiful lake, if you have a boat. Salmon was great, but the Brownie was even better. Cannot compare to fish from market, as I don't buy trouts here, despite loving them. Might need to visit the Blue Mountains. Now up to plan next spring in Tasmania.

My bought Flights to Tasmania for me and my son, for us to get out of her hair. Did some reading in Forums and prepared an itinerary so I had an idea where to fish. Day 1: Arrived at Launceston thursday morning, picked up the campervan, picked up bait from tackle shop, picked up preordered food from Coles and head of to Brushy Lagoon ( was not in my original plan, but since I did read it was stocked up with trouts and salmons in October, it was impossible to give it a miss. The 7 km bumpy drive with the campervan was a bit rough, but we made it. We were greeted by bad weather, drizzling interchanging with rain. We first tried with lures, with no results. We then switched to floats with worms. Within the next 2 hours we caught 4 salmons Lunch in the campervan, and then off to the highlands. Stop at Breona, only to see that the lake was well below it's normal. Making it not so attractive to fish. Dinner at Great Lake Hotel and then Stop at Pine Tier Lagoon. Some fishing before ending first day, without takes. Day 2: Some more fishing at PineTier, but without success. Followed by a drive to Bronte Lagoon. Fished there, saw a Brown Trout almost jumping to shore. and that was it. Then it was time to visit lake Echo, but this was too 6 meters under the level, and very hard to access. Tried one or two spots, but no fish in sight. Then travel down to Dee Lagoon, again a quick try, but decided to move to Bradys lake. We fished where the water comes in from Dee Lagoon, saw fish jumping, and I managed to hook a trout on spinner, but it got off ( spinner without barbs ). Drove to Tungathina Lagoo for the night Day 3: Morning Fishing at Tungathina laggon, but no fish. Drove back to the water outlet at Bradys Lake. This time I managed a brown Trout Drive to Arthur's Lake, Fish and Lunch, and then LONG drive to Woods Lake. Which was a bit of a disappointment. Hard to fish as there was a strong wind, difficult access to the water, and about 20 trailers at the boat ramp. Packed up relativelyi quickly, and drove back to Arthur's, at Jonah's Bay camp site. Campfire and steaks for dinner. Fished the shore of the lake till dark. Day 4: Drive back to the flatlands, quick stock up of sinkers and mud-eyes at the fishing shop in Longford, an then fishing the weirs. I caught a small salmon and my son a big one. 10 minutes Later he caught a nice Brown Trout He was really happy now. Smile from ear to ear. Got to the Camping Ground at Longford, where my son did a bit more fishing, while I cleaned the campervan. Day 5; Returned the campervan with 578 Km more then when we picked it up, and flew out at 9:30am.

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If you're after big fish I would have a float ( smallish ) 1 meter from the sinker ( main line - fix float - 1 m - sinker - swiver - trace - hook ) This way the fish can take 1 m of line, before the float hits the sinker, and the line goes at an angle from the sinker depending on how tight you keep the line.

I replaced the boat floor: Marine Plywood, sealant and exterior glue from DIY shop, carpet from Fishing and boating and something else shop. Take the rotten floor out, use it to cut out the same shape and size of the new plywood, drill holes where needed. Seal timber ( I used the fiberglass resin ), redrill holes, glue marine carpet on, Install it back in to the boat. Price don't remember exactly. Think $200 for the plywood, $200 for the resin, $ 60 for the carpet and $60 for the carpet glue ) Time: With good weather 2 weekends.

When I got my ropes for pulling inflatables behind my boat, O got sold 2 ropes. 1 that connects the two hooks, and has a roller, where the second rope connects to. This way: a) the stress is distributed, the towing rope is not directly connected, and turns are softer on whatever is being pulled.

I noticed the trailer is not braked. I think with the 750kg limit you might cut it very close. Also the trailer has still a regio sticker, which has been abolished 2 years ago here in NSW, don't know about QLD.

Port Jackson = good old memory of nice pull on the line.

I've heard that XL jewies are much better then the smaller one. With the increase of legal size, this won't be a problem anymore. Never was lucky enough to catch one above 70 so far. So can't tell if true.

Take a garden hose, put it in your boat, open the water, switch the battery on, close the drain of the boat, wait. If nothing happens the boat doesnt have a bilge pump or it's broken. If water starts to flow out somewhere, you have one that works. Don't forget the reverse the steps otherwise you get a hefty water bill, and the battery might run out.

Hi This is my son's and my second trip to Tasmania. First Trip was to lake Pedder, and we loved it ( We did not catch anything, but was magic nevertheless ) This time the starting point is Launceston, and plan is quick stop at brumby's dams, on the way to Great Lake, Arthur's Lake, Woods Lake and Lake Crescen. the return to Launceston. We rent a 2 WD campervan. I thought I get a few worms and Honey Maggots, before leaving Launceston, and use the spinners and lures fromt he tackle bag. We will be land based. Any thoughts, hints, warnings, timps, suggestions? THanks

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Sling shot: Don't cast from a static position where you hold the rod at the back. Start from a position where the rod is in the front, swing the rod back, with as much strength as you can while still holding the line, and when you feel the maximum weight, sling-shot forward.

Lucky you have those red pants on. Wasnt it something red in the pic for submission to COTM ? You have my vote. Was this up from spit bridge? Might go out with JR. And happy to catch Rat Kings inside.

Hi. I am not a retirees, but a cashed up immigrant. As soon as I arrived in Australia, I bought a house ( pushing up the prices of the house ) and a boat and a car. I then read throgh the posts on the australian fishing forums for good spots, went online and bought rods and reels from chinese, american and japanese websites ( because Australia has ridicolous prices and some shops with horrible customer service ), found a job, and now occasionally fishing the harbour for some flatheads. Anything wrong with this?

Same here. Even if it does not happen often ( that I catch a fish that is )

My fishing license was not quite so detailed. In fact it was much less detailed. And I am glad I did not buy a new boat. There is TONS of things you should know before boating. Which many of those I did learn at the expense of my boat. Good riddens it's an alu boat and stillfloats.. See list below if you want to have a laugh. My reccomandation is: Go out with someone else who is really experienced, and tells you all the little tiny things you might not hear in 90 minutes. You need to log the activities, go out three times. So I think fishing is not really on. But you'll save yourself so much in fixing the little things. List of misshaps: Bungs out when boat in water, boat in gear when trying to start it, forgot to lift engine driving off ramp, forgot the remove the stap down before trailer in water, forgot to retrieve anchor when moving to next spot, forgot to disingage reverse block on trailer, forgot to punp feul before starting, forgot switching battery on, hats and shirts flying off the boat, unsecured rods falling in the water, baitboard in the dunk, anchors lost because used sand anchor on reefs, . . . . .

In other threads I came across, some said that NSW "reccomends" keeping some "spare" old one in the boat. Some of the threads were 8 years stale. And nothing found in the boating brochure for 2015. I'll keep only 2 sets, the one not expired and the one that just expired. Older one's will be disposed as recommended.