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    St.georges basin

    in Tackle Talk

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    On ‎10‎/‎02‎/‎2018 at 2:55 PM, JimC said:

    Hi Kyle. I live here. The basin usually fishes ok around the drop off where the channel enters the basin. Other spots are just out from the weed beds around the bank as the depth can drop off quite fast. Across the middle and southern end the depth is around 9 metres. You can catch some good fish out deep away from the pickers. This is where I find the larger reddies. Some anchor and burley but I like a slow and steady drift. There are a lot here who lure fish and others who stick to bait. If a N.E. wind is blowing you can forget fishing on the southern end of the basin as it gets too rough but around the northern end it would be fine. Jim

    Hi JimC, when I lived at the basin 30yrs ago I never seen or heard of reddies or jewies (as in the map) ever being caught there, but there was still netting going on then, but have had some very nice taylor around 40-50cm in the middle of the basin

    Haines 16R

    in Boating

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    On ‎03‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 8:06 AM, antonywardle said:

    I had similar concerns when I had an Evinrude 120HP on the back of mine. Its said I could have a 130 I think it was but the older two strokes are pretty heavy. I think mine was around 180 kilos. I replaced it with a newer 90HP  which was around 40 kilos lighter and the back end sits up a bit. I'm guessing your suzi would be similar weight.

    Big thing to watch are following sea's and if you put out a drogue. I never felt comfortable  with the old engine even though I think it was probably going to be ok.  My Engine well gets a lot of water in it when I am outside drifting. 

    Are you able to move things around to redistribute the weight to put the nose down a bit?

     

     

     

     

    Hi, I think the Suzuki weighs about 120kg  and I have a 80L tank in the bow and will be moving the battery up front also

    Haines 16R

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    Hi Everyone, just picked up a Haines 16R very good nick for age 1985 Suzuki 85hp on the back, but the two holes in the engine well are under water  when sitting is this right or is the motor too heavy it says it is rated to 115hp, I want to take it outside on calm days but worried about how low it sits

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