Mutt

Hey! Heading down to Callala Beach for a week and heading out in the boat (Quintrex Coastrunner 475 60hp) into Jervis Bay for a bit of fishing! Planning on staying in the bay but would appreciate any advice on areas to fish- particularly closer to Callala Bay ramp- targeting flathead, bream, whiting etc Also can you pump nippers around Myola? Any help greatly appreciated!! Hope everyone gets a fish in this weekend- weather down South looks great! Cheers, Mutt

Thanks for all the positive comments- it was a day to remember!

Seabreeze forecast was perfect so headed off outside Ulladulla at the gentlemen’s hour of 7am... high tide was about 9:30am. For some reason the sounder wasn’t working so used ‘old school’ marks using local landmarks and dropped some salted pilchards down in about 70m of water. I think we hit them on the head! First drop a 64cm snapper and new record for the boat! The next half hour was incredible with my best mate and my godson landing five nice snapper- highlight was my godson landing a 60cm beast on his Shimano estuary combo. Landed a few other species and kept a nice pigfish and plate sized morwong. Took my 7 year old out a bit later and he nailed a nice 40cm flathead. Just finished a fresh fish feast - highlighted by the whole snapper Thai style on the BBQ! I am one proud and happy father, godfather, mate and skipper tonight.... Tight lines! Mutt

Happy New Year! Managed to tear the young one away from the iPad for a quick session off the beach at Bateau Bay. Using live beach worms he managed a few throwbacks before landing this cracking whiting. He declared it better than ‘Fortnite!’ Tight lines for 2019!

Have promised my 5 year old and godson a fish and after a lot of trailer repair work was great to get the boat in the water for a little fun. Launched about 3pm and battled the wind and showers to Towra Point. Drifted using prawns and nippers for countless undersize flathead, whiting and snapper with a shovel nose and ray thrown in for a bit of fun. Kids were having a ball! Finally my 5 year old brought one in with little fuss, thought it would be another undersize but looked down and saw a 46cm flathead, grabbed the net and made my son's year! His PB and would he shut up about catching the biggest fish in the boat!!!! Until, my mate brought one in fairly quietly, looked into the water and saw a great flathead. He's been trying for years with little luck to get a good size flathead and here it was. After a good fight close to the boat we landed it and we had two great fish and two PB's. His was fat and 59cm. Fish dinner tonight! Cheers! Mutt

Thanks so much for your advice, this is simply the best website and I really appreciate everyone's advice and comments. As I'm going away soon I wanted to get them done asap, took the advice and called in a favour with a mate and all done! Tight lines!

Thank you so much for your advice - looks like the pre wired lights are the way to go and a cheaper option than getting it done by an auto Electrican. Fab1 one of the lights is not working (have replaced bulb etc) and feel there may be corrosion or wiring issues - which is why I was looking at putting in LED lights. I really appreciate your comments and advice! Dave and Raging- thanks, looks like that will be the best option and sounds like a novice like me can do it! Cheers and tight lines!

Happy New Year! So with a friend I totally revamped my trailer just before Christmas (repairs/rewelding/replace) - very happy with the work except we are both novices at anything electrical. I'd like to replace the lights with LED lights and to be honest am totally confused with what to buy / do / etc. We did position the lights higher as the number plate kept scraping. I have attached a photo of the old lights and wiring and looking on eBay etc have seen lights range from about $20 to $200+. I have also attached a picture of one of the 'thousands' of lights I thought would be ok from eBay. Went to a local trailer factor today who quoted $250 to install and supply new lights. My questions are: 1. What lights do I buy??? What are the main differences?? Do I get 12v etc? 2. Are they easy for a novice to replace? 3. Is it easier to just pay and get it done??? Any thoughts/advice greatly appreciated! Mutt

Thanks Oz_Brett, will see the estimated cost and if it's pretty costly then I'll look at new. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks JD, I did try Google but no real 'new' trailers which is what I'm thinking I'm up for. I have had trailer repairs done here previously so might get them to have a look and their opinion as well. Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello! So after a great day on the water at Lake Conjola, trailer broke pulling it out. The final metal cross section snapped due to rust (see picture.) I'd say the trailer came with the boat I would say it is about 13 years old and there is some rust. I'm thinking I'm up for a new trailer so would appreciate any recommendations (please PM me) as I'm down at Ulladulla until Thursday and if can get it done here- would save a lot of hassle! Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks everyone....I always say this is the best website! So a quick report... Weather gods finally smiled on us down the coast and we headed out from Ulladulla harbour this morning at about 7am, a lot of boats going out. The bait shop was closed, luckily had some left over salted pilchards and prawns. Headed out in a medium swell to about the 45 metre mark, basically directly out from the harbour. The wives and kids wanted fresh flathead, so started a very slow drift. Nothing for about a half an hour or so, then the fish turned up with a bit more current and drift. All fish caught over the next hour or so and we left them biting! Headed back to a reef and tried for a snapper or 2 but no luck there. At the cleaning table there were some great fish being cleaned, some quality reds and a nice gummy as well as some great flathead. Beautiful morning on the water! Cheers! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Will write up a report later but we are basically 2 km off the Harbour in about 45m of water, happy just to feed the family today! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We are nailing it on the flathead, conditions great! Have caught gurnards before but never ate them... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Live off Ulladulla.... Are these good eating??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for all your help, looks like a few other issues with flares as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Now, that would be fun.. NaCIH20K9! Thanks for all the help! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know there are a few older posts about this but just wanted to confirm. I have some old flares to dispose of (I know I could always take them to a soccer game! [emoji3]) I'm sure I read I can drop them off at the nearest police station, is this correct? Or do I have to take them to the Roads and Maritime at Engadine? Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cracking fish on 6lb mate! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Another fun family day out on the Bay! Took the brother in law and the nephews out for a spin yesterday, left at the gentleman's hour of 8am. Boat started like a dream (after 10 long weeks of work and no play) and headed to the bait shop. I know it's old fashioned but I rarely miss on the old Hawkesbury prawns and generally the larger size prawns attract the larger fish and not so many pickers. Pumped a few nippers (boys loved this the most I think!) Started towards Kurnell / The Drums but a bit lumpy for the young ones. Anchored in about 5m of water and cast out with a variety of nippers / prawn / pilchard. Well the nipper was first, a blistering run on my brother in law's rod, not the most experienced fisherman (yet) but played it well, gave him a great fight and....BLOODY ray! Of course, I did the 'bloody big flathead' call first (they always look like big flatheads to me as they come up!) Next to go was the pilchard, and that dreaded feeling of big weight, no fight. A lovely Port Jackson came up, great fun for the boys! I had never noticed the sharp spikes near their dorsal fins before, they look nasty! Final fish was a hard fighting trevally that the brother in law played like a champion. Went a bit quiet so went into the river and drifted with the incoming tide. First fish on a pilchard piece, a 50 cm flathead, great there's my dinner... For the next 2 hours it was fish after fish, bream, small snapper, whiting, squid, toad, octopus, flathead. Most were undersize but the boys had a ball. Near the end, my lightest line went spinning. Had the best fight, drag set perfectly on the wife's new rod and boated my PB trevally (didn't measure but it was about 40+cm I'd say and FAT!) Went into Como for hamburgers and chips and was able to clean the 3 fish we kept (2 flathead and the trevally.) Made our way home, eldest nephew saying the day was 'epic!' Fried flathead for dinner and although there is a lot of waste, made sashimi out of the trevally - it was DELICIOUS with soy, ginger and wasabi, happy wife! LOVE SUMMER......