GrantHarris

Just an update on the mounting saga. I discovered by accident that the Scotty rail mount can only be used on rails that sit ON TOP of the gunwhale. Because mine are flush mounted on the inside I have 2 constraints. The 1st is that there is no clearance between the rail and the cutaway of the gunwhale for the tightening lugs and the second is that there is no way to brace the mount for the qweight of the downrigger with a piece of wood. Now thanks to a few contributors on this site I went with the gimbal mount which sits in the flushmounted rod holders on the boat. I had to replace the plastic holders with stainless steel ones (no problem there) and opted for the mount with the 9 inch shaft which locks into the pin at the base of the rod holder and clears the top by about 10mm. I'll post a picture up here for everyone to see. Cheers and many thanks to all the suggestions and the help.

Yep. But Hangar with double a on account of my flying. Have I bought something from you??

Had no idea what one was until I started reading this site. I have just picked up a new Scotty 1050 from ebay for $350 complete with 7 and 10 pound bombs and intend to mount it this weekend and give it a go. I have never caught a kingfish before and am hoping this will help.

Thanks John - I'll look forward to seeing the pic. Cheers

Netic, that is a point I hadn't even thought about. I will give Tony a call. Thank you for the advice.

Yes all except something that was very silvery/white in colour - couldn't tell you what it was though and we threw it back.

Thanks Steve I look forward to your posting it - I hadn't considered this option. Cheers

Good Morning. I have recently purchased a 1050 Depthmaster and I am now considering the best mounting option. I don't want to permanently fix it so am considering either a Gimbal mount or a rail mount. I have a Haines Signature 520c and it has gunwhale rails on port and starboard on the inside of the gunwhale that can be used to mount bbq's and other things. I would like to use the Scotty 1027 rail mount so as not to use up one of my rod holders but I am not sure if the 520c rails will accommodate the 1027 mount and I can't find any store that has them in stock. Could someone please share with me their experiences with a rail mount or direct me to a store in Sydney that might have one in stock so that I can look at it. Thanks in advance for what I have no doubt will be all of your useful insights and knowledge. Cheers

Great advice thank you

Brilliant thanks

Hi A mate of mine wants to take his young son fishing and the criteria is that he has to catch some fish. They live just up the road from Clifton Gardens and i was thinking of recommending he go there and just fish for Yakkas with a bait jig and some berley. I'm unfamiliar with the topography and would like to know if this is feasible? Thanks

Update from the weekend: Thanks everyone for the advice. We went to Little Box Head and within 20 minutes had enough to keep us going for the day. A simple slurry of burley made of bread, fish oil and cat food in combination with a Wasabi bait jig had us pulling them in sometimes 3 at a time. Cheers

Well Rod, Broken Bay (Little Box Head) is our destination on Saturday morning so I will certainly give these techniques a try. Thank you once again for all your help. It's making this summer's fishing (the first I've done in 10 years) very enjoyable

Hello everyone Encouraged by the excellent (almost overwhenlming response) I received to my query regarding squidgies I thought I might pick your collective brains on this one. I've never caught them before and would like to know the best way from the boat. Being a bait fish I guess some sort of floating rig with a bit of berley. Then obviously once I have them I need to use them so some advice on livebait hooks and rigs (don't have a downrigger yet) would also be appreciated. Cheers and many thanks

Thanks Stewy - it certainly gave my Quivertip and little Spirex reel a workout. Now Kelvin as for flathead I can only go on what another very kind person posted to me in a pm a couple of weeks ago and that is Lobster Beach on an incoming tide and ettalong on an outgoing tide. I cannot confirm though because I have never caught a flattie before and am in search of my first like you. I can confirm though that the easern end of Lobster Bay seems quite popular with anglers with a 2 or 3 boats arriving just after us pretty much right on the turn of the tide mid-morning. Admittedly I did not have the right sort of baits with me having left my squidgies in the car back at the ramp so I was not really expecting to catch anything and hence didn't stay for long. But it was worth watching how others fished for them (with success) and I certainly picked up some tips for rigs and techniques so it was half an hour well spent in that regard. I will keep you posted though on any progress.