[port blacks]

cheers scratchie..I chatted with one guy fishing in close up in stocko bight  he said water patchy had one bit for zero and seen two jumpers..hopefully better by next wknd..stayin at middle rock and decide what to do dependin on weather..thanks rick

[port blacks]

any news on small blacks at the bay .im fishin up there next week .hope to find a couple at least...scratchie ?????any reports dude...rick

[Exterior damage - anything to be worried about?]

if it were mine I would be glassing it straight away..rick

[silly mistakes.]

ten to twelve wraps down four back over the top make sure tag goes out the same direction main line went in..never had a failure..rick

[What are the rules around tying up to public jetties]

ive lived in the area for a number of years and the only time anybody came and checked was when a houseboat tied up there for three weeks giving all us fishos and other boaters the shits cause its also a pump out station for human waste..thus the shits..haha..rick

[What are the rules around tying up to public jetties]

a jetty in front of boatharbour summerland pt had 4hr mooring times painted on by wyong council..don't know about other councils..rick

[Pedestal Seat Installation Help]

I have an inspection port just in front of my fuel tank in the rear of my vsea..it off to one side and I use it to drop a bilge pump in to drain any water that gets in if im on the water for extended periods..i intend to install a full time pump in there but havnt got around to it yet..i installed ports in front of the bases i put in my easyrider I used to own .it let me put alloy plates under the bases and made it rock solid by spreading the load over a larger area...mark the ports hole drill a few holes and cut out with a jigsaw with the blade cut shorter so you don't hit the hull underneath and do damage then sikaflex and screw it down..voila..rick

[What size boat for reef fishing around Airlie]

I found in that area and further north its wise to make sure you have a large working bige pump as the torrential showers of rain up there can dump a lot of water in your hull quickly..by the way nice lookin rig...rick

[Pedestal Seat Installation Help]

have you thought about cutting a hole and installing an inspection hatch for access..either in front or behind pedestal not to the side as you may have a stringer to contend with..rick

[My first bass]

uh oh another one hooked on bass..there goes another hundred on lures bahahaha

[Changing water pump impeller]

should turn better with that much more grip

[birthday shout]

just scrolled down and seen the birthdays  happy birthday big neil and all other members..rick

[Changing water pump impeller]

did you remove the catalytic converter ???it gives heaps more performance

[My first bass]

if your not hittin trees your not throwin close enough lol..rick

[Changing water pump impeller]

I think you have the wrong model installed there...rick....bahahaha

[Swansea Heads trip]

Swansea bar has a bad rep but its not that bad there are large lead arrows in the channel look over your shoulder as you go out or follow others..rick

[Lake Macquarie storm Sat night]

not out on Saturday but got whipped by the southerly buster on tues arvo...5 miles off redhead when it hit..then got to run allthe way down the lake into 30 knots of wind to get back to summo

[Swansea Heads trip]

if you can go outside there are reasonable dollies on the fad..livies on blacksmiths bommie in front of surf club..rick

[New Ideas.]

squid vicous nuclear chicken  flatties  lluuvv them

[Swansea Heads trip]

dave the squid are just starting to fire..try 50<100 mtrs out from dropover where channel meets lake..we use two small jigs on dropper rig on bottom...quite good flatties at the moment.sps anywhere channel or lake..rick

[stolen cat]

sometime between 2.30am and 5.30 am this morning my neighbours cat was stolen from the footpath in front of his house..its a 5.2 ally cat .blue in colour.windscreen model no canopy.twin 60hp johnsons not sure yr mod but white in colour..taken from gorokan..twin axle trailer...name on side  KRAZY KAT in white  I don't have fotos but if seen pm me..rick

[A species of emperor ? (Spangled Emperor)]

spangled I would say we get a few here at Swansea most summers..nice eating..rick

[Catching large Mullet]

mash up bread for burley to get them interested then try a small piece for bait...I catch them while fishin for bream with floating pieces of bread on the surface...rick

[Game fishing comps]

good luck na   wot call sign are you...im not fishing but I will listen to skeds..rick

[Motor Height]

what pitch prop are you running ??