sam bros

I have a 455 quintrex escape with a Honda 40hp outboard If you see me, come say hi. It'll be nice to meet some raiders.

Thanks BN, I had heavier gear with me but it would'e taken too long to rig up a plastic on that. So I used the lighter gear Hopefully next time I'll land that kingy

Hi Raiders Had a fish on the boat in the harbour last week. Arrived before sunrise to the boat ramp, we launched and we were on our way. Plan was to get some livies and head to north head and maybe long reef to target some kingies. Could not get any live bait whatsoever and conditions outside the heads a bit rough, we changed our tactics and decided to troll around north head for a Bonnie or a kingy. Managed to get a couple bonito and a salmon as well. Caught on trolled halo twisty and Xmas skirts. Also got a few casting into busting up schools. As my brother was reeling a bonito in, there were a few kingys following it. Told my brother to leave the bonito in the water and I quickly got a light plastics outfit and dropped it over the side to try and hook onto the kingy. After maybe 3 secs of the plastic being in the water a fish takes it and goes for a screaming run. I was only using 6lb line and leader so i didnt have much hope of stopping this fish. The fish kept running with a lot of headshakes so I knew it was a kingfish. But after a couple mins into the fight my leader had snapped and the fish was gone. Overall still a good day and got a feed . At the boat ramp while I was filleting the fish, there was quite a few people looking at what I had caught. One person said if they tasted nice, So I cut some up into sashimi pieces and gave it to a few people there with a bit of soy sauce and they all loved it.

Nice work mate, The harbour is alive at the moment

Nice report That is a good feed of flatties

Thanks mate I've been meaning to make more videos Just haven' had the time

Stonker Jew mate Tailor fillet is my favourite bait for jewies

Cant complain with a feed of whiting

Nice work mate, I've been meaning to give those SP worms a go

Its usually packed in the morning and then afternoon it quietens down

Still sounds like a nice day out on the water. How did the shoulder hold up?

Ouch hopefully heals up

Nice work, that is some good sized dollies How many nm out is the Hacking Fad from the heads?

Very sad news. A lot of inexperienced people go out on the water this time of year. I saw on the news that the boat that had capsized was a 5m fiberglass boat so probaably wasnt the one you encountered

Hi Raiders, Just thought id share a story that happened yesterday. I was walking through Rhodes with a mate and decided to stop by the boat ramp there and watch all the people take there boats out for the first time in a year to try and get on the water on new years eve. The chaos was amazing with multiple arguments. There was one guy who particularly stood out because he had no idea what he was doing, He had an old fibreglass half cab with a 50hp mercury engine that looked like it hadnt started in years. After about 15 mins of not being able to reverse down the ramp, I went over to help him out. I guided him down the ramp and asked a few questions. He said he had bought the boat a couple days ago and this was his first time ever reversing a trailer. Apparently he took the boat to a mechanic the day before and they said everything was in good working condition. It was about 6pm and conditions were getting really windy and there was a lot of current pushing the boat. He rolled the boat off the trailer and tried to start the boat but the boat wouldnt start. At the same time the boat was being pushed down the ramp by the wind and crashed into the jetty and sort of got jammed under the walkway and the ramp itself, sort of beaching itself. I got on the boat and saw that the fuel line was half ripped and wasn't connected to the fuel tank. I sort tried to connect it as best i could and started it up for him to get it into deeper water and try to dock it on the jetty. I started it up after a few attempts but realised that his steering was not working so had no control of the boat. The boat had taken on a lot of water as well, I look at the bung hole and there is no bung. I asked him where the bung was and he had no idea what a bung was. By this stage i was standing in about shin deep water. The boat had to get back on the trailer ASAP. I started the engine again because it had cut out and drove the boat to ramp and told a few people to hold the boat there while i put the trailer in a better position to retrieve the boat. The wind made it very difficult to push the boat into a good position to put it on the first roller and winch it in, but after a couple attempts and a few people holding the boat we were able to winch it back on the boat. Honestly if we weren't there, He would of definitely lost the boat and maybe even his car because at one stage he had reversed his car so far down the trailer his entire back wheel was submerged. It still amazes me how people have no common sense and have done no research as to how to use a boat, yet they want to try and get on the water during the busiest time of year. I don't know what kind of mechanic he went to but the boat was definitely not in good working condition

Thanks for all the replies @antonywardle managed to get a spare from a shop @Fab1 Thanks for the advice. Just got a bit unlucky. The original tyre went flat on Sunday. So I put the spare on as there was no other choice. An hour into the drive to get up to the coast on Monday, Half the tread just gave way and flew off the tyre. Had enough tyre pressure to get to a safe place and park the boat. So that was the spare tyre gone. Returned the next day with a new spare tyre from a shop and continued on the trip I'm usually very prepared, I have a proper compressor, spare parts and extra bits and pieces just in case something goes wrong Just got unlucky this time

Hi Raiders On the way up the coast for a holiday the boat trailer tyre went flat. I don't have a spare. Would anyone know of any tyre shops that would be open on boxing day around the gosford, entrance or Newcastle area.

Which wharf is that?

Nice work mate What bait were you using

Great read mate, Hopefully more kayak reports to follow

It seems so much shorter than that whenever I go out, Maybe time goes so fast on the water and I dont even realise. Just out of curiosity, what app is that?

nice report That certainly would be a great story to tell at school

Love the boat, looks really good in black

Love the report mate Good to come home with a feed Is it actually 22kms from Apple tree bay to the heads? seems much less than that

He engulfed the lure nice work mate