[Easy reel annual servicing]

On 6/25/2019 at 8:31 AM, flatheadluke said:

Hi Noel, do you know which reels for example? Do they still use washers?  I’m curious to understand how a grease free drag system works, the only one I can think of is alvey (your hand on the reel).

logically thinking how a drag works, more washers means more points of failure doesn’t it? 

I’m basing my findings on two experiences, one a $300 daiwa 6000 sized daiwa reel and one a $5 Jarvis walker 2000 sized kids reel. The daiwa had 8 washers and kept catching, I cut it back to 6 then added a small washer on the shaft to keep the line level on the spool. I never had problems again. The Jarvis walker was really bad out of the box, one or two or three clicks on the drag would change the tension from almost free spool to almost locked up drag. It had 6 washers. I swapt the felt washers for nylon washers from Bunnings (perfect size and exactly twice the width) then cut back total number of washers to 4. Then I added loads of grease. Ultra smooth drag now, that has a good range of tension. It’s on my favourite squid rod.

i note that some of my better reels come with only two washers (one carbon and one stainless).

I use fully synthetic diff oil in the gears of my eggbeaters and synthetic automatic transmission fluid in the drags washers seems to work great.

[Criminals]

you would have to be hard up to keep reds that small 

[Fuel additives...anybody use them?]

On 8/20/2019 at 5:27 PM, kingfishbig said:

The problem is more about gums, varnish clogging up fuel injectors or carbies. It's safer to use a fuel stabilizer if you think you might not use the boat for more than 3 months. Boating has more in common with aviation than automotive use in that the consequences can be much greater if something goes wrong. Also another reason to disregard John Cadogan's missive.

yeah you are right can gum up boat has 200ltr tank and i leave it around half then fuel up with fresh fuel before going out should help things.

[Fuel additives...anybody use them?]

 I have a yamaha  4stroke and leave fuel in the boat for up to 6 months never had a problem with octane or anything else.

[Slow jigging whilst drifting - sounder confirmation before drop?]

with light winds just drift over reefs pick up somthiing with enough time

[Bellambi Boat Ramp Hazard]

try and work the tides around high helps but it is a crap ramp at the best of times

[Wollongong Area - Landbased Questions]

On 7/7/2019 at 1:11 PM, Spool said:

Hi guys, 

 

1) Windang Breakwall - wondering if this place holds Kingfish, Mulloway and Squid? 

 

2) Windang Breakwall - If I wanted to fish more near the main ocean which would be the best place to fish? Can someone show me some pics? Also what would be good wind and swell for safety and comfort?

 

3) Is there any other small breakwalls around Wollongong to Port Kembla area where it is easy to access the water without those big concrete and rock boulders? 

 

4) Is there any estuary system to fish land-based around that area? Please suggest a few.

 

 

Thanks

no kings there port breakwall or hill60 get kings landbase

[Do Bonito cook up any good?]

On 1/15/2013 at 11:43 AM, slabslinger said:

Just started getting into fishing with metal slices and managing a few bonito, tailor and salmon.

Mostly catching and releasing, though occasionally hot smoking a tailor but wondering if bonito is any good for sashimi or in the smoker?

Thanks in advance,

SS

yeah there good eating bleed them put on ice great to eat there a type of tuna, Eating any fish has alot to do with what you do after it is caught,

[Yamaha vs Suzuki vs Honda Tiller Steer 40/50hp 4 Strokes]

On 5/24/2019 at 3:44 PM, The Rev said:

Hi everyone 

I am looking at up grading from a Suzuki 40hp / stroke tiller steer to a 4stroke.  I’ve just had a double iguanal  hernia operation done and decided the manual lifting up and down of the  2 stroke needs to end..  I’m keen to get a 4 stroke that has hydraulic lift for the motor.  Any thoughts on what brands are best?  Reliability is a key thing for me.

The Rev

4 strokes those listed are all good quiet use little fuel dont go etec there rubbish

[Snapper fishing at night]

16 minutes ago, GoingFishing said:

G'day Raiders

Has anyone fished for reds at night ? Are they usually "sight" hunters ?

if you want to sit in the ocean at night good luck get rays and rubbish. Yeah deep water reds bite all day around 200ft on a good reef on the east coast  around high tide is good fresh squid and a stray line rig  works good dont go heavy line good luck.