yes southeast out of port entrance 140 to 150ft everything out there good reds mowies pigfish etc just dont use heavy lines 20lb mono is fine good luck.
Head southeast out of port to 140 150ft there is a big reef out there get some fresh squid and those red rock cod are top eating if you get a decent size one they call them poor mans lobster.
Yes its a difficult thing i have told people to go home many times at hill60 but it falls on deaf ears. One thing i have learnt over many years of fishing is that the ocean is a very dangerous place to be in or on or near.
if there isnt to much current go buy a cheap tin of tuna mix it up in a bucket of sand and keep putting small bits into water it will bring alot of fish around.
Very hard to diagnose but i would do a compression test first, Reason i said that is it could be low on comp when hot expansion of bore piston rings etc then look at fuel spark etc good luck.
braid isnt any good of rocks breakwalls hook a decent fish and its game over when it touches rocks also i would be using fresh baits for jews around the full moon good luck with the lures
For welds to crack the aluminium sheets,plates are moving-flexing under load around the weld area etc so metal fatigue is happening causing them to crack need to strengthen the area.
What about the people that fillet and release or keep undersize fish. I sold a barcrusher many years ago and was asked if it had secrete compartment to hide fish by a caller.