[Tunks Park Launch - Saturday 1/6/12 - looking for tag along boats]

Juggs will keep ya posted we are planning to go from botany in the next few weeks as boat is moving southside to coogee

[Help Needed]

As suggested by members we have added this new section.

Please assist us by posting links here to previous helpful posts on DIY stuff so we can move them in here

Enjoy!!

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

I think a good structure should be splitting the DIY section into 4 categories

Boat (definitely the biggest - as most DIY opportunities)

Shore

Rock

All

And then maybe into ideas/how to's

e.g.

Boat - Safety

Boat - Fishing

Boat - Maintenance

Boat - Trailer

Boat - Electrics

Shore - Live Bait

Shore - Beer Chairs / Fishing Seats

Rock - Safety

Rock - Gaffs and Fish Retrieval devices

Rock - The Ultimate Kiddies pool/Live Bait Tank! / What aerators last?

Rock - Lighting

All

All - Home made lures

All - The worlds best Burle

...

Just a thought mrsswordfisherman

[Tunks Park Launch - Saturday 1/6/12 - looking for tag along boats]

Most likely heading out for days fishing - hopefully out of the heads.

Just interested if any other boats wanted to tag / join up.

We will launch from Tunks about 6 - head for liveys at Balmoral - then out the heads. Conditions apart from rain look prime.

We have a 4.5 mtr fibre glass runabout - so okay for close shore fishing/<2m swells - don't have a big motor - but we will get there okay for 2nm+ a little bit with low swells

Just interested to see if there are any raiders that will be heading out and interested to find some partner boats for regular runs - we are heading out most weekends!

Will revert to Rose Bay/Roseville Bridge - once the ramps are back in action - or may start to launch from botany

Going for kingeys / pelagic's - but if no luck may go for some bottom bashing - table fish (flatties etc)

PM or sms on 0402..473..517

Report - on the water by 550 - with lunds, pillies, burley + fresh squid + fresh occy.

Struggled to get liveys at balmoral - but picked up 12 yakkas over an hour + 1/2

Got out the heads - Piker caught a big leathery a good 35-40 cm (this thing had teeth!) - got a few various sized pickers + one big ray - all let goes bar the leathery

Our livies got smashed (7-8) but no big takers - pretty bad weather after 1pm - so headed in at 2pm - solid days fishing.

Nothing on troll - my mates squid though on Friday (31.5 - was epic a good 1kg - and about 45cms)

[Few little recent PB's]

Nice little salmon and bonito the yo Zuri is more than half the size of the fish, must of been a very greedy bonito

eyes bigger than his stomach - little big man syndrome! - sent him out for strip bait - but was tempted for sashimi - but no soy/wasabi - or more important a clean spot to eat.... but I tell ya - an awesome thrill - I never believed in trolling - but have the spreads out now! (trying 1 popper, 1 skirt + 1 deep diver) - also chucked a sluggo out at slow troll - with a weight!

[Whats this fish?]

Hi raiders,

Is this a sweep or morwong?

cheers,

dave

Definitely a sweep - good pelican breaky! - annoying little buggers - especially when trying to get some good yakkas - apparently they can be okay live bait.... any comments? We had a nice pelican that joined us for a bait sess - we kept the yakkas and gave him the sweeps!

[Few little recent PB's]

Salmon - was on fresh caught squid - bottom basher rig - off balmoral near middle head.

Bonito - in between north and south head sydney - using yozuri deep diver!

[DIY Dual Live Bait Tanks]

Yes - it does! - would like some feedback / suggestions. Have found with the scoop - I can happily leave the pump running + get good flow. When moving I do need to close the valve to half - when settled happily runs at 3/4.

Did have a learning experience on Saturday - didn't use tie downs (the bilge pump) on the filter / base - has only some push down clips to the strain / filter cover screwed to the scoop. My burley bomb (homemade) - was left down and pulled against my inflow tubes - and broke my positive power cable - so time for V3!

I do carry a few corks (good suggestion for all boat kits) - was thinking worst case when I want to swtich the pumps - to cork the bottoms.

Any ideas?

Also further too -have been thinking of adding a second valve - and having valve on both inlets - allowing me - to use 1 or 2 - and also resolve the drain out issue.

Have no valve to the T junction then 2 valves to each tank!

[DIY Dual Live Bait Tanks]

Just wondering is the primary valve a 1 way valve also? (wouldn't the water siphon back out when the pump is turned off?)

Yes - it does! - would like some feedback / suggestions. Have found with the scoop - I can happily leave the pump running + get good flow. When moving I do need to close the valve to half - when settled happily runs at 3/4.

Did have a learning experience on Saturday - didn't use tie downs (the bilge pump) on the filter / base - has only some push down clips to the strain / filter cover screwed to the scoop. My burley bomb (homemade) - was left down and pulled against my inflow tubes - and broke my positive power cable - so time for V3!

I do carry a few corks (good suggestion for all boat kits) - was thinking worst case when I want to swtich the pumps - to cork the bottoms.

Any ideas?

[installing srew in bungs]

While your at it ,punt the plastic ring seal and replace it with a rubber o ring seal,for a completely waterproof bung.

Cheers,

Bruce

Bruce - its a late question - but where can you buy the rubber o ring seals?

Cheers

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[DIY Dual Live Bait Tanks]

Uploaded a youtube

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....... - just in case the below doesnt work

much better when parked and have made improvements for last weekend.

Bank tank is like a spa (good for squid) + many liveys - front great for keeper tank and yakkas - happily kept about 25 travs - last weekend all day.

No big drain

Budget spit

Battery $150

Pump + Scoop $75

Outlets + tubing - $75-100 - probably underestimated build a little bit

[Tunks Park Launch - Saturday 1/6/12 - looking for tag along boats]

Most likely heading out for days fishing - hopefully out of the heads.

Just interested if any other boats wanted to tag / join up.

We will launch from Tunks about 6 - head for liveys at Balmoral - then out the heads. Conditions apart from rain look prime.

We have a 4.5 mtr fibre glass runabout - so okay for close shore fishing/<2m swells - don't have a big motor - but we will get there okay for 2nm+ a little bit with low swells

Just interested to see if there are any raiders that will be heading out and interested to find some partner boats for regular runs - we are heading out most weekends!

Will revert to Rose Bay/Roseville Bridge - once the ramps are back in action - or may start to launch from botany

Going for kingeys / pelagic's - but if no luck may go for some bottom bashing - table fish (flatties etc)

PM or sms on 0402..473..517

[DIY Dual Live Bait Tanks]

Using Bias and Whitworths mainly I found it's pretty difficult to try and match it all up.

I've found that Bunnings have a huge range of the fittings at a fraction of the price of marine dealers.

Then only purchase the speciality items from marine shops

Geoff

Thanks for the TIPS! and feedback - your right about marine shops - bloody $12 just for an inlet / outlet fitting. Tried to get buckets from Bunnings but no good sizes and didn't think to check the irrigation section for fittings

Probably all up about $300 bucks to build - with some spent on failed - 1st version setup.

I'll try an upload a youtube. The back tank when running - is like a spa. A yakka even made it all the way home - and was swimming round the boat while we were washing it done.

If you have a reasonable size boat - ditch the battery aerators - and get yourself a blidge pump! Valves are highly recommended - I can still only run my pump at half with current outlets - but works an absolute charm.!

[DIY Dual Live Bait Tanks]

Don't know if many people have done it - but building your own quality live bait system can be a bit daunting.

The added challenge is matching all of the different parts and shop stock. Using Bias and Witworths mainly I found it's pretty difficult to try and match it all up (only can fit / check match in the shop and sometimes you need to use non preferred items / sizes) and compensate for your own's boat size and layout

Though I'd share a few of my photos

It's got

Big Spare Battery (for all accessories) - trickled charged during the week.

1000 gph bilge pump

Primary Value

1 * T Splitter (wanted Y shape but no stock in size)

1.5inch Tubing

4* Inlet / Outlets

Bracket with scoop

Didn't want such a strong pump but it fitted the scope available perfectly

Attached V1 and V2

The setup works extremely well