[Port Stephens- snapper time!]

yeah mate just looked at foto better...shifting bommie???

[Port Stephens- snapper time!]

cant wait for next weekend..looks like a bit of breeze all week then droppin fri night..yeehaa.....nice fish jeff...any slimies showin yet ??..rick

[Power loss]

you should flush every motor well   seem to be hearing lots of people having salt buildup probs lately...5 mins of your time makes a big difference to engine longetivity..rick

[Yamaha 60hp 2stroke overheat at idle]

fished for years outside   never caught a moron...sorry if I misspelt it

[Boat sounder with gps or without.. what do you think?]

that's a bit harsh foghorn

[Boat set up.]

are the snags ready....splash

[What sort of trevally? (Brassy Trevally)]

at 24kg  gt   brassys don't have as blunt a head as gts...definetly not golden wrong mouth n head shape...rick

[The Entrance October Dark]

cheers stapo..rick

[The Entrance October Dark]

hi stapo are you scoopin from boat or shore..i was thinkin bout throwin vsea in at gorokan bridge and comin down to try in the main channel or northern channel...rick

[Boat sounder with gps or without.. what do you think?]

pinging does put fish off especially snapper I have found...rick

[Bate Bay]

nice feed mate...yum..rick

[Boat sounder with gps or without.. what do you think?]

hard to pik vsea/Viking in small foto..they are awesome hulls..i luv my old vsea   shes a great boat..what did you buy this time..rick

[Boat sounder with gps or without.. what do you think?]

nowadays I cant imagine fishing without a gps..I have two hds5 units..a sounder and a combo..the combo is on gps 99%of the time..occasionaly I use split screen with sounder on different frequency and zoomed when looking for something specific...see youhave vsea foto with your name..ihave one with red trim also..rick

[Illawarra trip]

good day by the sounds of it..bass pt is great place dived there many years ago....speared a lot of fish on the southern side  but it can be hard to fish..keep the reports comin tash..I cant hit the water till next week  too much work..rick...ps wheres the hat

[Coffs beach]

good stuff  better than tv any day...rick

[Yamaha 60hp 2stroke overheat at idle]

spot on jeff  the water pressure from hose is pushing water out telltale....change the pump housing and impellor with that much salt buildup showing....you can try a product called saltaway for flushing motor...I havnt seen it for a while but think its still available...rick

[Yabbie Pumps]

plugger thong you nong       .bahahaha

[A few fish]

nice

[Yamaha 60hp 2stroke overheat at idle]

if the impellor was completely shot you wouldn't have telltale..hopefully thermo is the fix...rick

[Georges Jew]

excellent catch..rick

[Questions on Gelcoat fiberglass.]

you can buy small fiberglass repair kits..resin and mat inc...cut up mat splash resin in there wit brush and shove some mat in..it may take three or four fills  thelast coat mix white paint in resin then sand back when done..you can buy fiberglass bog in small tins an fill hole with that first..rick

[First outing - plus report]

great report congrats on pb..rick

[Catch ID (Forktail Catfish)]

bingo  your a winner..rick

[Hawkes Nest]

Same applies  bream hunt the edges of rock wall where it meets sand   burley works well along river edge at windy

[Savage 480 Osprey]

look under the hull and check for powdery lookin areas or raised bubbles if painted  if it has bad electrolysis you wont miss it..rick