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job well done mate

very very impressive mate, job well done, keep every one here updated when your project is finish, i would love to see the finishing result. your old man definitely have some incredible skills.

brilliant idea ,i will definitely go and get my self a ice cream scoop.

at least you caught more then me,

thanks raider for the advices. I tried mixing chicken pellets and bit of pilchards as berley, but dont think it work very well. do you have any advice on how to make a good stinky berley ?

Hey squishy im planning to go out again in 2 weeks time pending on forecast, fishing its like a drug addiction

Hi Raiders I havnt been fishing in a while, so a mate and i decided to go out early morning yesterday to bottom bash around clifton, been hanging around for 1-2 hours and there was nothing. Just after 8am we decided to head out to the heads hoping to bring home something decent for dinner, we followed a few boats out side of the heads, and it seem like they weren't having any luck either, we decided to head back in to the river until we came across seagull attacking a school of bait fish, it caught the attention of other boats too, started casting a jig into the school, hoping something decent would take it, the bait fish only lasted for about 3-4 min and it left and so did the seagulls. we ended back in to the river only to manage to catch one legal size bream, feel so disappointed. =(

thanks guys, didnt end up going, so disapointed. now im sitting around waiting for better weather.

thanks mate, best advice i have herd all day. been so desperate to fish, that i was willing to risk my life .

Hi Raiders ive been dying to go for a fish, and this sunday is my only chance. planning to go clifton early morning tomorrow, ive been reading the weather forcast and wanted to make sure its safe to take the boat out. The forcast wind prediciton mention it will reach 25knot wind. thats sound kinda scary. does any one have any advice, or should i just stay put and go another day.

Hi mate i havnt been fishing for years and miss it very much, trying to get back into it could you please share your crayfish catching details, where and how thanks mate would greatly appreciate your help

Hi Raiders ive got a 1980s hains v133 fiberglass running on a 70hp 2 stroke johnson i havnt had it for long plus dont have much experience on it either i left it in salt water at a relative place for about 5 months now im having the following issues 1. tilt rams seased 2.fibre glass damage from barnacle growth need new gel coating and reseal 3.steering rack seized what would somthing like this cost to repair and coould someone please recommand a place that is cheap as this is my first boat and dont want to spend to much but a great little boat good size to tow along for a beginner like, dont want to replace it as i cant affort to buy another one greatly appreciate any advice and help thanks all

ive ate a bream caught at birchgrove years ago which isnt far from iron cove i wouldnt eat crabs from the parra or georges river system.

hey mate can i ask what do u use for berley ?? thanks mate

thanks for the advice when summer ends ill take it straight for a service

Hi Raiders im planning to go out this friday night with a mate of mine trying to catch jew fish as i never had any luck with them. we re planning to fish around cabarita and abbotsford, could any one advice me would that be a good spot to start or am i no where near them. thanks raiders

you actually have a good point there might be a tilt and trim issue since u mention it im thinking since my petrol tank is at the front of the boat when i accelerate the nose of the boat would aim toward the sky ,therefore it tilt my petrol tank and it struggle to feed petrol into the motor thanks everyone on fishraiders for giving me advice and solutions to solve my issue

it is over reving, seem like is struggling to gain power in the motor my acceleration stick would be all the way down but it struggle to hit the speed

Hi raiders I took all of the advice mention ( thanks you all ) today went from parramatta river all the way to birch grove At first it was abit rough with the larger ferry and boat creating big wash but non the less it gave me huge experience and a confidence boost, still not keen enough to take it under the harbour bridge as yet , when I do I will definatly inform you. I've got an odd issue with my motor, not sure if this is common I owe a 70hp Johnson 2 stoke around the 1970s 1980s model , is well looked after from the previous owner he only did around 300 hours, When I start te motor it turns on no problem Then I would do about 30knots on the water heading to my destination , and came across a sailing boat , I would slow down give way and avoid collision , after the sailing boat has pass , I would accelerate , that's when my problem occurs the motor seem to struggle to give power I can't go any fast then cruising speed. Reach my destination fish for about an hour, Turn the motor back on to head off to another spot , motor turns on fine , I would accelerate to 30-40 knots no problem. This problem only happens when I slow down and then speed up again , the motor seem to struggle and the noise comming from it felt like its over reving. Does any one know or had similar experience ?

Thanks for the respond really appreciate it I would love to catch them to eat Now u mention is not safe to eat kinda killed my hopes Would u eat any fish caught in parramatta river ?

Hi raiders Back few years ago I was fishing of a wharf near cabarita There was a 12 year old kid pulled up a massive muddy from his line. My question is Is there mud crabs in the parra river? Where do I start looking ? And what bait do I use to put in the trap ? Last of all are they safe to eat ?

Hi raiders How often do u need to service an out board motor ?

thanks guys for your honest opinion i guess i just have to go out more often until i could build a bit of confidence ill just hang around parramatta river for the mean while

Hi fish raiders I'm new to this, but I love fishing. I've bought my self a Haines v133 fibreglass boat only taken it out a few time, not a very experience boater I was wondering if its safe to take it from parramatta river right to the south/north heads, I drove my mates boat under the harbour bridge and found it was pretty rough, and he has a stacer aluminum which is alot bigger and deeper then mine. All advice would be greatly appreciated . Thanks