SaltyGreek
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Hello all long time no post…
I have a GME GX600 VHF currently installed in my boat. The unit powers on and all the functions work however it doesn’t pick up any channels nor make any sound whatsoever. I’m thinking this could be an issue with my antenna and/or the speaker within the unit but I’m not 100% sure. Anyone got any ideas on what could be wrong or how I could fix it?
thank you
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I've come to believe they just know when you're there. They'll come out when you're not rigged up or there but as soon as you're there they're gone. happens to me too much
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1 hour ago, noelm said:
It's funny how the "old fashioned" less advertised, simple gear still works! Fish are pretty simple creatures that change very little over the years, simple feathers and Squid lures have worked forever and still do. My father used to make a simple feather lure, or just a long piece of white cloth on a hook, with some sheet lead rolled around the shank to catch Bonito for bait, 50+ years ago.
The squid skirts are an awesome way to fish and nothing is more addicting than watching the rods buckle in the holder and listening to the drag scream. The white cloth on a hook would probably still work, I’ll have to try it when I’m in a pinch.
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9 minutes ago, BaitDropper said:
Yep, that's so true.
Clever marketing and fools with there money have made fishing far too complicated and unnecessarily more expensive in my opinion.
Some of the gear I have, is often laughed at, but only before we go out.
And don't get me started on the need for every new reel that comes out, with special new features, that are a MUST if you have any hope of catching.. LOL
Yep I agree things are much too complicated now. Simple is best imo
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Thanks to all your tips we managed to catch a decent feed of tailor today. We had 7 hook ups, 1 double hook up, landed 5 and kept 3 all between 7am and 9:30am. No luck finding the Mac tuna but that’s for next time. The smallest we kept was 31cm
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4 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said:
Just to add- if you can find some plain white feather skirts they are just as good (if not better) if they have red/white feathers pull the red ones out. Go 7/0 for the 115mm skirts- just make sure the hook is right at the end. If you're lucky enough to find feathers (lead head) with mother-of-pearl/ shell eyes they are way better than the red plastic ones. 75mm skirts are mainly for Frigates
ahh damn I saw a few of them in the tackle shop today, I thought they looked pretty good. Ill have to change over all the hooks tomorrow as they all currently have 2/0. Im happy to catch anything on the skirts but I'm mainly looking for little tuna or bonito. lol ever since my first marlin outing I've been addicted to towing lures
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2 minutes ago, wazatherfisherman said:
Mustad 34007(stainless) are the ones Noel suggests 8260(tinned) are the Limerick, both straight patterns. Don't use anything smaller than a 5/0 or you'll lip and lose fish. Standard hooks for Stripies, Kings even Frigates we used to use 6/0, 7/0 or 8/0- don't worry they aren't too big unless you are using real small skirts, even then 5/0 is minimum size and make sure the hook sits with the bend adjacent the rear of the lure
I’ll have to look up those hooks as I’m not too familiar with the mustard codes.
The skirts I just bought are 75mm and 115m so ill probably use the 5/0s for the 75mm and 6/0 for the 115mm -
54 minutes ago, noelm said:
We used to use small pink ones and put a bean sinker in the head, a single straight hook and they were good for Stripes and stuff, big ones were never as good. They look like offset hooks, if they are, it will spin and twist your line real bad.
Thank you. The hooks here are ganged hooks but I removed the first one so it was just the 2 hooks left. I had a quick test in the pool and it didn't seem to spin but I think ill go with a 1/0 or 2/0 long or short shank for the smaller ones
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Hi all I’m looking to try trolling some squid skirts around Botany Bay to see if I can land myself a mac tuna, kingfish or any other pelagics that might be around. I’ve never really tried it before. I’m just wondering how these lures should swim in the water. Should they sit just below the surface or should they kind of drag along the surface and make a small wake?
This one here is a bit big maybe 5 inches but I’m going to go get some smaller pink ones as all the ones I currently have are deformed.
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On 2/3/2023 at 2:46 PM, Larkin said:
Good catch! 👍
I remember seeing people prawn at night all the time on the sand flats next to St George sailing club. That was probably 25 years ago - not sure how it would go these days.
Would have to check it out they might still be around
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17 hours ago, jenno64 said:
Nice work on the flatties and prawns!
live they are a deadly bait!!
We had 3 out live whilst we were catching them but none of them got hits. Maybe it was just a slow night
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1 hour ago, Little_Flatty said:
Some good size prawns there. A 49cm flatty is a perfect eating size!
How’s uni going? You would’ve just started if I remember correctly.
It was the perfect size to eat but we decided to release it in the end along with the other just legals.
Uni hasn’t started just yet Ive got about 3 weeks before it starts
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Went out with my mate Matt this afternoon with the goal of netting some prawns. We met up at 6:30 and whilst we waited for the sun to go down we flicked plastics on the sand flat for some flatties. The bite was pretty good landing 6 between the both of us in a short amount of time, the biggest one going 49cm. Not the biggest of flathead but still good fun. Once the sun went down we pulled out the torches and nets and started hunting our prawns. We walked up and down, finding lots of smallish prawns swimming along the surface with the mullet but we didn’t bother with them. The bigger prawns we caught were found around the rocks and on the edge of the structures. After 2 hours or so we had 25 to take back home. For the Georges river I think that’s pretty good also considering that we’ve never really done a proper prawning session. Has anyone else tried to catch prawns in the georges and if so did you have much luck?
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On 1/17/2023 at 5:46 PM, Bowler Bob said:
Spot Lock is the single most used button on my Minn Kota. I'm a relative newbie, but couldn't imagine anybody not wanting it...
Yeah I’ve had another think about it and after a recent session on the boat I’ve found where it could be very useful.
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On 1/6/2023 at 5:20 PM, mii11x said:
Mate just fit it up to what you have up front, use stainless washers to pack the motor's mounting plate level if you have to, but I wouldn't be spending $1k on having a dedicated plate fitted. I'd prefer to use that extra money on a sounder upgrade.
Sounds like the way to go I’ll talk to my dad about it and see what we can do
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On 1/7/2023 at 4:57 PM, frankS said:
That looks pretty good, something I could do by myself. I’ll keep this idea in mind
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On 1/2/2023 at 7:49 PM, mii11x said:
It's not 100% necessary for a plate, when you tighten the mounting plate of your electric it should straighten it out really. To have an ally plate welded on I'm guessing would be around the $300 minimum mark. I'm no expert on the cost though, I'm just taking a guess at what I would expect to pay.
Got a picture of the front of your boat man? What electric motor are you planning on fitting?
This is the front of the boat. It’s not as curved as I thought so maybe I could secure the mounting plate straight onto it. I’m looking at getting a 54 pound minn kota it doesn’t need to have spot lock but I’m having trouble finding the ones without spotlock in stock anywhere.
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Apologies for the late replies I haven’t had a chance to uncover the boat and take a proper look at what I’ve got to work with.
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Hi all, I'm looking to get a bow mount electric for my ally craft 410 rhino, I was just wondering if getting a plate welded onto the front is necessary to mount one especially since the smallish area on the front has a slight bulge.
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9 hours ago, Fishingwazza2019 said:
Great report a catch. Nothing like a fishing break between exams 🙂 Hope the HSC results are as good as the fishing.
Thank you. The results were just as good if not better than the fishing too!
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On 12/18/2022 at 11:46 PM, mrsswordfisherman said:
Well done young fellow. What will your path be now?
Thank you. I’ll be starting uni next year doing sport science at Macquarie
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On 12/10/2022 at 5:22 AM, big Neil said:
What a fabulous report. Firstly you fill us in with your fishing experiences. Obviously you are a very capable angler, who can trust his capabilities enough to confidently land Jewfish on light gear. You also display a great knowledge of reading the water and being able to find bait AND quarry with confidence.
Secondly you show discipline. The temptation to go fishing is put on the back burner while you complete your desired level of study. You obviously know yourself well enough to figure out where more schoolwork is required. You get that sorted and then you can go fishing.
Thirdly, you have the physical aspect of life sorted by playing sport regularly...great for the physical and mental parts of development.
Summing up, young fellow, the future is in good hands when people like yourself step up to the penalty spot.
Good luck with your future goals.
Keep it up, bn
This made my night, thank you. I try to keep a balance of all 3, but it leans more towards football and school during the winter especially when I was working on my major work, but at times I’d give myself a break and go out for a fish.
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On 12/10/2022 at 4:25 AM, Pickles said:
Well done @SaltyGreek, all the best with your HSC results and future career plans. Hooking and landing the “grey ghost” is certainly addictive.
Thank you, hsc results came out and I’m definitely happy.
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4 minutes ago, jenno64 said:
Great post salty!
love to read about a plan that gets the chockies!
impressed by you already beating your goal for the year!
Thanks, it’s always very satisfying when the plan comes together. I set the goal of 5 per year in 2020 and I almost achieved 5 Jews on one occasion this year but for now I’m trying to get to 15 before December 31st!
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GME GX600 problems
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Thank you I’ll check it now