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I go the other(western) side of molly for my yakkas, near the parked tug. The funny thing is that usually when the sun comes up they are a lot harder to catch?? Maybe extra berley needed then?? Its a pretty reliable spot though.

Out there doing it & a feed. Nice result 👍

For the OP. https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/unregistered.html https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime/registration/boatcode/index.html Have a look for the HIN plate, mine is on the back of the transom on the starboard side, if you don't have one at all you will have to go to someone who is on the boat code list- https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime/registration/boatcode/boatcode-agents.html#Sydney Even though the tinny I have now was registered when I got it it didn't have a plate as the original owner was not required to have one as he had had it so long, it was only on the transfer of the rego that the HIN plate was required. Good luck 👍

There are always better days to be had Rick, otherwise we wouldn't make the effort at all. Out there giving it a bash in rough going anyway so kudos to you for that

Nice work Jeff. The weather looks ominous but the swell & sea doesn't looks to bad

It may not be a nursery but if you do this long enough almost anything could show up

Fingers crossed for you Rick but its not looking to good for NSW coast right up to Qld. I had my fingers & toes crossed when the Nelson Bay meet was on but it didn't help any 😒 Hope you get to wet a line anyway.

Not sure Id be fitting solar panels to a boat, unless you are spending multiple days at anchor or consuming hell of a lot of power on electronics while at anchor. If anything up the 2nd AGM battery amp hours. Still if one wanted to having a set up with an Anderson plug available wouldn't hurt. You could have a solar blanket you could fold out then need be! Not sure how a solar panel would stand up to the seas or the salt air??

Welcome aboard. Are you also doing between the seats where you could stand & cast on a flat surface?? Everyone has their own ideas on how they want to do something like this so this is my experience. I used some cross members actually attached to the under edge side on marine ply(9 or 12mm,cant remember), that way I can actually pull the whole floor out in need be without anything attached to the interior of the boat I also used a couple of hardwood 2x4 attached to the floor(not pictured unfortunately) in the shaped of the hull along the centre part for support. It did add a bit of weight but I am 110kg so if I am going to stand on it it has to be pretty rugged & secure. I guess as FHL is asking, it all depends on if you want to stand on it or not??

Nice looking rig Baz 👍

Cheap considering a re build or replacement motor. We can all make mistakes, hopefully only once!

Nice report Bruce. Priceless times with the grandkids The fish are a bonus 😉

Great that you come up trumps but I bet after all the time off the water just getting back on was the most fun...…………..right?

Well only you know what it looks like but does it just need a new rope or is the mechanics shot?? Wind on winches are cheap as & available from ay store. Just look at the pull rating.

I like it Frank! Thing is those of us who grew up on 35mm or even formats like 110 film had to think about every shot. The main reason why is you had to pay for every single frame on development! Lighting, aperture, shutter speed, before we even got to the composure. Now just set on auto(ok its been around for a while 😂) I think back at the amount of money I spent on reels of film to get them back & only about 10% worked out how I wanted them. Now its just delete image or reformat card & start again. The people who did it the old fashioned way had use their brain & have skill, still now its just about technology 🙄 Im glad I grew up in that era myself because I understand how depth of field, aperture & shutter speeds work, as well as how ISO or film speed made a factor in your shot.

Yeh a bit hard to measure a large fish on a yak but if it was 90cm then according to the DPI weight calculator its around a 5.5kg fish! Nice 👍

Yet we are ruled by governments & bodies who dictate sanctuary zones & bag limits etc but yet want to permit to blast the shite out of certain parts because they will make money off it! Pretty typical, you only have to look at Qld or WA to see what they will do for a buck!

Nice job 👍

Yeh Ive had a couple come within a couple of metres of the tinny before. Not much of a danger I guess but you could possibly lose some stuff in the drink if it reaches the inside of an open hull vessel.

Well done Luko In such circumstances burleying up will normally give you an even getter result.

Its fun catching flatties or anything for that matter on SP's but the old faithful paternoster will bring in more fish any day! Well done & happy eating 😉

Its just from the planes coming into land, they create the air turbulence.

Sounds like you just need something as simple a VSR isolator. https://www.ebay.com.au/i/263934107452?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=263934107452&targetid=752504913024&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1000286&poi=&campaignid=1979582348&mkgroupid=72745766764&rlsatarget=pla-752504913024&abcId=1139426&merchantid=114323546&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrMHsBRCIARIsAFgSeI00O3y1Cvt2ixxDIVpLo4WuvaQGjd_EkAYk7CqVpCathXuU-BnqfHkaAmkjEALw_wcB Not sure if the systems on boats are any different to what people use on their 4X4's though?? Pretty sure they are the same thing! If you wanted to spend a bit more money then you could go with something like this where you can use the electric motor battery to start the boat if required. https://www.projecta.com.au/dual-battery-systems-accessories-1/12v-150a-electronic-isolator-kit If there is room where your boat battery is I would put the other one directly beside it & run a cable up to the Minn Kota, this means the 2nd battery will charge quicker as you wont lose as many volt if the battery is further away. Personally I would want to be able to use the 2nd battery as a back up to start the boat if it somehow ran flat while your out on the water.

Its just great to get out there right, catching anything is a bonus 😉 I was in BB in my tinny on Tuesday which was my 1st outing for a fair while. Christened the new squid rod with 1 small squid(don't know my species yet) While on the drift at the start of the day in the 15kph breeze I had a few Sp's bitten off just behind the hook. The nice weather & listening to the radio & just chilling made it a fun 4 hours on the water.

I've heard the nations capital is an even better location now 😁