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Cool .... 😎 .... leaves more for me ! Cheers Zoran

Thanks @Yowie. Yup cod are poor man's lobster if cooked right - think we'll crispy fry this one, haven't decided as yet. I swear by SPs on ocean flatties - I make sure to use fully white or mostly white minnow shapes. Curl grub and other shapes have not worked for me. Could be a locality thing... go figure! Where I fish, we have caught quite a few small octopus as by catch, and one of the flatties threw up a white occy leg... so perhaps the long white SP simulates and occy. Anyway, it works on my boat ! Cheers Zoran

Looks the goods... hope the prop is a quick fit and you're out on the briny. Cheers Zoran

Top write up and report. Cheers Zoran

Top day and great write up Dieter ( @61 crusher )THANKS !... really enjoyed the fishing, mateship and our share of the flatties/red spot that we've eaten so far. We definitely got a feed but that big one has still eluded us ... we must try again ! Here's are a few of the pictures from the day and the link to the video. Good start .. the 730am count. We won't say who was in front ! And then the 1015am count: BTW, we used 2 hook paternoster rigs, with a 10cm SP minnow on the top hook, salted pilly or yakka bait on the middle hook and a sinker jig at the end. Most of the flatties, the 2 whiting and the rock cod were caught on the bottom sinker jig. I call the next picture "DIETER-MINATION" The FAD action ......water temp 24C My share of the pickings... Cheers Zoran

Exactly the same principle KC. cheers Zoran

Ok chaps, yesterday I had Dieter ( @61 crusher ) with me so we could have easily driven on, but instead I took the chance to test the Boat trailer winch gear reducer - Cordless Drill powered. I also tried to test worst case - bow just kissing first roller and winding full length of trailer. Happy to report the reducer was a success. This is the Haines compared to a Landcruiser - it's taken slightly to the rear so emphasises BARRYCUDA's big ar*e ... but you get a sense of the dimensions from the photo. Thanks Dieter for taking the below video. I used an old Ryobi 2 speed drill (1800rpm and 480rpm) on Hi speed with a fully charged 5ah battery pack - at end of retrieve battery had 3 out of 4 bars. The bearing has worn on this drill and it no longer drills accurate holes so now it's going to live in the boat trailer kit box. Hope this helps someone else with shoulder/arm issues when driving on is not an option. Cheers Zoran

Oh mate... I feel for you. I think we have all been there at some time .... the bent rod and screaming reel ... then that dreaded limp line leaving a long burning memory of what could have been .... Anyway .... that's why its called fishin' not catchin' ... I have found that the only way to get over it is to go out and cast that line in again. Cheers Zoran

Just awesome. Fantastic shots - especially considering you were out there. Photos remind me of that cloud chart that you could buy many years ago ... which gave you an insight into dangerous clouds. Only way I know Rick is to upload to youtube (you need a gmail account) ... and then paste the link in FR. PM me if you want more details. Cheers Zoran

I'll be giving that a go for sure 👍.... thanks so much for sharing ! Cheers Zoran

Top effort! Especially given the foot problem. Love the dinner presentation. What’s the orange salad recipe? cheers Zoran

Yes.... its called a Snapper Shrine ! Cheers Zoran

Top report @Scratchie .... agree about that photo ...forget "the Mona Lisa" .... we raiders have "the Sunrise Snapper" .... ! Who needs more ! Cheers Zoran

Hey Peter, glad to help and hope it works for you as well. Let's keep in touch regarding that offshore sesh. Cheers Zoran

Hope everyone came out ok !

You’re a FishRaider champion @Pickles . What a blast of a day for you and your crew. Thanks for sharing. cheers Zoran

Ryobi 18v cordless drill - in the workshop already. Ryobi battery already with drill. Starter motor $0. Wiring, switches and connectors $0. Steel plate $0. Re-purpose old winch 1 day (and a couple of beers). Fully demountable, fully transportable to another trailer - no exposure to weather and vandals. Manual function not affected. Retrieval rate to be confirmed - but lots of combinations to try. cheers Zoran

Hey Peter the reducer is removable. Fits both the 15:1 and 5:1. I thought I had a torn rotator cuff but a cat scan has shown I have a frozen shoulder (adhesive encapsulitis) - so I’m exploring anything that helps with boating. PM sent. cheers Zoran

Hey Raiders, I had previously posted that I had installed a 15:1 hand winch and used an old cordless drill on low speed to winch the heavy Haines up the trailer. As it turns out, the cordless drill approach was a hit and miss. It worked on less steep ramps but it also developed a problem where the winch gear teeth chattered and slipped as even on low speed the drill was too fast for the meshing to work. Could just be the quality of the winch. There are no chipped teeth and the teeth don't slip when manually wound, which told me it was a speed related issue. Anyway, having a bit of time on my hands as the trailer was in for the 5yrs brake pad/disc/bearing work ... I had a look at the old winch , cleaned it up, slimmed it down and converted it to a 10:1 or 5:1 further reducer. This should now make light work for the drill to winch up the Haines. Heres some pictures Reducer attached to the 15:1 spindle Reducer attached to the 5:1 spindle So given the reducer has 10:1 and 5:1 ratios, I can now get 150:1, 75:1, 50:1, 25:1 ratios out of the reducer and winch combinations, then 15:1, 5:1: 1:1 out of the trailer winch. Plenty to chose from to get the speed and torque that works best with the drill. Cheers Zoran BTW, heres the old post for reference:

Congratulations! Now that’s a king. Well done. The sashimi ain’t half bad either. cheers Zoran

Well deserved @Pickles !!! Love your posts. BTW now that you have struck GOLD there’s little reason to go after that $1M kingfish eh? cheers Zoran

Awesome. You’ve got them kings sorted. Very impressive. cheers Zoran

Thanks @New Signing and Sam ( @GoingFishing) ... My original post shows the seabreeze fcast ... wind was NE less then 10kts (very light), seas were SE (glassy).. the short video confirms the glassy conditions when we were there. The current underneath was definitely North to South (the chain was north of the buoy... I know that as a fact because there are several new SPs hanging off it 🤣 . The boat drift was to South - South West. .. it was the underlying current that was moving us south and the wind pushing us slightly west... but the wind was so light it hardly mattered. I carry two chutes / sea anchors ... but didn't deploy as my conclusion was the NE wind was so slight it didn't contribute much to the Southerly current force. It would have been an ideal day for a spot lock electric. Cheers Zoran

Bewdiful ! Very fine catch indeed. Top post to match. cheers Zoran

@DaveBM DPI issues a brochure that summarizes safe eating quantity and frequency for different species west of the bridge for an average healthy person. I’ll try and dig it up and post later on. I guess most of us have the attitude why knowingly ingest a poison when we are not starving or desperate and there are other safer options. Cheers Zoran https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-skills/fishing-in-sydney-harbour