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rickmarlin62

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  1. weight in a hull is a good thing  especially in a working sea  your hull wont lift and bang as much heading into a chop..my mate that fishes with me all the time has a 5.5 stessl striker  but prefers to fish in my 4.8 vsea glass boat..better ride more comfortable and cheaper to run...I have a 60hp yammie he has a 130hp yammie...generally a glass boat in the same size as alloy will ride better be quieter to fish in when at anchor  and you don't have to worry about stray hooks or sinkers that disappear causing electrolysis in your hull....my thoughts  but everyones different in what they want..in a perfect world with flat comfortable seas a tinnie is fine but I fish a lot in ordinary conditions and love my little vsea for its ride and handling..our group that all fish together laughingly call tinnies bang bang boats for a good reason give me glass any day..rick

  2. don't worry new signing its good to have a crack at it..thers heaps come up on here ive never seen and im 55 and fished and speared all my life...some of these emperor and sweetlip are normally caught a long way north of here..ive caught them at Swansea and port stephens..cheers rick

  3. I own an extra cab rodeo that used to be a paddy wagon..i had issues with springs inverting so I built some stoppers..i will put foto up later..i have also had to weld cracks on the chassis  so I know how easy it is for this to happen..im a fencer so I carry plenty of loads  common sense says put it as far forward as possible...ps.I HATE SPEED BUMPS...rick

  4. you can anchor up with the crowd in esmerelda or use coal shaft bay on southern side or little cove tucked in eastern end of longest beach on north side...depends which way the wind is blowing..i sleep in my boat up there all the time..throw second anchor so you don't drift if wind changes..others have woken up on the beach..rick

  5. current runs too hard in channel next to rocks and you don't want to be near north wall over last 400mtrs as its a break zone on entrance bar..go out in line with cardinal markers and drift for squid between heads and moon island  there should be other boats so watch where they fish...rick

  6. twin hulls work better with air in the tunnelonce you get over 5.6mtr..under that most are average..websters run singles but are expensive if you can find one..i fished for many years in 18ft shark cats 20ft broadbills 26ft brdbll..6.omtr dominator  7.0mtr dominator..i like cats..they are designed to use air and water pressure in the tunnel to give b etter ride..unfortunately I have had the experience of being caught in a sea that was so rough we couldn't get up and travel..sooo we were virtually dead in the water..only my opinion but stick with a glass vhull 5.5/6.0mtr with adequate power and you will have less costs..dramas ..maintenance...there are heaps to choose from..seafarer cruisecraft haines  Yalta  etc etc...if you are confident on the ocean you can go smaller..i have 4.8 vsea and run to shelf off here 30 nautical mile..fads 12 naut mile  seal rocks 20 naut mile   lots to consider so read what other frs say as everyone thinks differently..thats why fr is so great...rick

  7. we have been getting good bream off wyee pt..sit 100mtrs out from tree line on edge of shallows there are marker posts as you head south toward pt .left is shallow right is deeper...right on dark best time...good tailor have been getn caught trolling deep divers north of Wangi round fishing pt and further north..there are still good blue swimmers getn caught  mates at our weighin on sunday had some crackin big males .7kg weight..rick

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